HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Episode 7 BREAKDOWN! Game of Thrones Easter Eggs You Missed!

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[@NewRockstars]

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[@johndinobuff583]

Just a small correction, Meraxes was the dragon of Queen Rhaenys, sister-wife of Aegon the Conqueror. The other dragon should be Tyraxes, the dragon of Joffrey Velaryon.

[@Darkness-ie2yl]

Y'all simply have to stop whining. Please. For the love of all decency. For the love of sanity. Just stop.

[@theknightly1]

You say Dreamfyre lays Danaerys' eggs like that's a fact but it's only conjecture. I believe that Dany's eggs are the three that were sold off to the Sea Lord of Bravos during Jahearys reign but there's no proof of that.

[@clayongunzelle9555]

Nobody noticed that Otto was fidgeting with his fingers when talking to alicent, they have the same quirk

[@therealneal3034]

“I lost an eye but I gained a dragon.” Aemond really rode a dragon once and started spitting fire.

[@johnfilantres250]

Stephan to his former Urkel.

[@vivashvanbhushan3422]

Hahah

[@DoubleDuck_]

Just wait until the future episodes

[@Blackfist030]

@@johnfilantres250 this reference is gold

[@anyagetman8596]

@newrockstars is this newrockstars1 a phisher?

[@aji_esa8606]

Best episode yet,not much violence or nudity but pure drama and poetry

[@aji_esa8606]

@@ChrisInformation_Podcast i also like this one cs everyone has a part on it,and the kids acting is also good

[@burundianfamily2982]

if someone laughed through my sister's funeral like the way Deamon did, I would have punched em

[@aji_esa8606]

@@burundianfamily2982 it was ironicly funny but he realy should not laugh😆

[@bj079]

Yes, best episode till now!!!!

[@sangaman2007]

You don't have to remove violence or nudity to have a good episode. If done correctly, they both can drive the story. Look at GOT season 1 & 2

[@awhartig5847]

13:06 As a horse rider, I can attest: having your mount shake underneath you (a horsequake, if you will) feels like getting your spine rearranged. Being mounted on a 3 story dragon shaking itself would probably have enough force to snap your neck if you were caught off guard.

[@carljohnson595]

Alicent's call for an eye from "any of them" harkens back to Cercei's call for a dire wolf to die when Joffrey was attacked.

[@baykusreis]

First thing that came to my mind while watching the episode

[@BaBy_ShoWeR]

I mean eye for an eye right!

[@authorityfigure1630]

Yeah and instead of dismissing the emotional request like Viserys does Robert gives in.

[@shannond7437]

Aemond’s scene with Vaghar was perfect! We now will see him properly buckle in for each ride! 👏

[@AlerieHightower]

Ahhh, I see your foreshadowing there. 😉

[@Largueirus]

He will never drop from the saddle, indeed, until the watery end.

[@TheChinobi23]

Lol

[@crd88918]

@@Largueirus too far!

[@kristensmith8646]

nice spot I didn't think about that

[@weberry78]

I think Daemon laughed in order to draw attention away from his Rhenera’s kids since shade was being thrown at them.

[@februaryschild0216]

No, he's a troll. Very irreverent.

[@aileenpi73]

@@februaryschild0216 Daemon and the Uncle don’t get along, and the uncle was in fact throwing shade at family blood not thinning. Daemon laughed because it’s bull and in fact laughable.

[@NonaPrince]

I totally missed that ordeal, just thought it's a funeral thing in valarian

[@inst4rmin.x4_onYT]

If that was his intention, he most likely achieved the opposite though 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@RhapsodicXStyle07]

@@aileenpi73 Of all the time throughout the days, on the day of your niece's funeral you want to start shit

[@superstygian3751]

I think the darkness in lighting was done so much better in this episode compared to The Long Night, because here it creates an ambience of secrecy and is led by the dialogue, whereas in The Long Night, we actually needed to SEE the story happening

[@toooriginal3816]

It was better but still not great.

[@wendyc1902]

I'm all for a few scenes like that but it was too much of the episode. My only complaint.

[@chumuheha]

@@toooriginal3816 Yeah, the color correction during the scene where it was supposed to be around dusk was really weird. I thought my TV was broken because instead of actually color-grading it so it looked like sunset, they just desaturated it and brought the brightness down. You could clearly see in the reflections on things like armor that it was still the middle of the day when they were filming.

[@avisionofliquidspilt5126]

I could see it

[@apflor323]

@@toooriginal3816 bigger budget for lighting this time around....😁

[@AnonymousAnonymous-he7re]

Admittedly Emma D'Arcy & Olivia Cooke are better than I originally thought they would be. However, it is a shame that Millie & Emily are just gone.

[@lanaaugustine7833]

They said they might comeback in season 2 for flash backs

[@jasonwagner4266]

Milly

[@youtubemom497]

yeah i’m still not over it 😕 I really liked the original actors

[@larezzatruman8097]

I want Millie back.

[@WalterW001]

@@youtubemom497 I think in the BTS they mentioned that Olivia and Emma are actually the original actresses or were casted first. Then the younger girls were added on afterwards. But I understand what u mean and I will miss them too 😭

[@lou6018]

I like the little things Daemon does to protect Rhaenyra throughout the episode.

[@laserchiefwankoo204]

I was hoping hed kill criston lmao

[@ankushdeep8233]

like how he stopped criston Cole when Alicent had dagger on their heir

[@marg5404]

I get so much more out of each HotD episode through these commentaries. Many Thanks!

[@1966bustabeat]

I think it's worth noting that Rhaenyra and Daemon cut themselves with dragon glass (made by fire) in their wedding ceremony.

[@hotfoxx1671]

I came to the comments to see if anyone caught that as well! 🔥

[@wmyates17]

With the scene in the dark being dialogue based it wasn’t as bad as the battle of Winterfell because that was a whole load of action that we didn’t get to see. I do hope we don’t get a repeat any time soon in either circumstance though, they need to improve their night effects drastically.

[@guybercegeay5550]

The Bug Juice reference made my night. Thanks for that! That theme song pops into my head quite a bit, but I didn’t think anyone remembered the old Disney Channel classic.

[@melina_0455]

I was honestly touched when Aemond protected his mother by throwing the hot potato at Aegon, and Aegon catching it with nary a blink to protect both sibling and mother. There is loyalty too here.

[@UtkarshNeil]

The Night shot felt as if there is a solar eclipse occuring that's why the low light and another bad omen on the family

[@michelleromoleroux2660]

I thought exactly the same...

[@drstrange629]

Me too. I thought it was cool!

[@ceecee8757]

It's all filters. Kinda cool.

[@musickfreak]

I loved Aemond's flight with Vhagar. To me, it felt like Vhagar was testing him. At first with the reins, testing his resolve. Then Aemond mounted the dragon and was taken on a series of more tests to see if he could withstand what it takes to be a dragon rider, from the sharp incline, to the dive, the birds as aerial obstacles, and then to see if the boy could steer. At the end, Aemond passed and the two settled into an easier flight before landing.

[@anyagetman8596]

young sporthorses do this too :)

[@jaye2424]

I looked at it as Vhagar being the biggest oldest most battle tested. I think the ride might be that bumpy always as you can see when he takes off Vhagar has a hard time getting to a actual flight and keeping altitude. His turns seemed slower and sluggish as well. Maybe a mixture of a test and just the dragon Vhagar is at this time in it's life.

[@poopyfartboi]

@@anyagetman8596 had no idea, thats awesome!! I’ve always wanted to ride one.

[@sethh1943]

I’m confused as to why Larys wasn’t at Harrenhal for his father & brothers funerals and instead on Driftmark, seeing as how Larys would be the head of house strong now.

[@CharlieNagoo]

Because their funerals were off camera.

[@latigorapper]

Laenor will live on and become the ancestor of Greyworm! 🙂

[@devongy]

that would have been a great backstory

[@anyagetman8596]

I was hoping for that, but others have mentioned that his "son" comes back to deal with betrayal, so Laenor will likely do that himself. Two of the dragon seeds defect.

[@DarkSagauk]

Yeah as he was rowing away I thought he looked very similar to grey worm least I'm not only one lol. Also would be pretty kool if he some how ended up been his ancestor 👍

[@benjamingoldman3760]

I actually didn't mind the dark scenes on the beach. I actually felt like the imagery set a mood...and I also felt like it was quite realistic. Think about being on the beach at night, particularly in a non populated area. It's quite dark.

[@catalina_21]

Same!

[@catalina_21]

I had to squint a bit but i didn’t mind at all

[@bettymaep24]

I had to check if my TV was working properly 🤣

[@GamiCross]

Flying through the seagulls really makes me think this wasn't originally supposed to be night.

[@BotBehavior]

I’ve watched at least 5 different videos discussion the episode. I can’t get enough

[@loozziee]

Me too. There’s so many review videos

[@nicholaskanakis7212]

But this was the best.

[@michaelcasino8517]

Emma and Olivia are so good at their roles! Very convincing!

[@stayceplansmagic]

I LOVED the Bug Juice callback!! 🥰

[@15aacNewton]

Okay i found THE ONE

[@TheCrappyZipper]

I dont get that one

[@linds83]

Yaaaaasssss!!!

[@februaryschild0216]

I think Haelena's spider in the shell was predicting Larys' future with the Valyrons. I think Aegon said "mother". I could see Alicent kicking him awake from being drunk. Daemon's conversation with Viserys was heartbreaking. The look on Matt Smith's face was gutting.

[@SantomPh]

Larys never sides with the Velaryons

[@ltils9081]

The subtitles does say "brother" which confused me!

[@justagent5844]

@@SantomPh stay away from the wiki lol

[@comehereatar]

Best part was when Alicient slapped Aegon, can someone make that a meme 😂😂😂

[@AlerieHightower]

Like Tyrion slapping Joffrey. 🤣

[@Hyperi0nn]

"What was that for?" xD

[@cosmicriptid]

The perfect solution to the inheritance of Driftmark was the same as the inheritance of the kingdom. Marry Jace and Baela, Baela becomes queen. (Likely to be more of an equal than Alicent.) And Luke and Rhaena wed and inherit Driftmark. You keep the name and the blood.

[@namikazemitsuhide6803]

This has been one of the best episode so far. The way Aemon found his dragon and Rhaenyra found hers, just showed the contrast between them, and a great foreshadowing.

[@hallaja8338]

How did Rhaenyra find hers?

[@kartikeyakhanna17]

One mistake there Baby Joffrey's dragon is Tyraxes not Meraxes. Meraxes was Oueen Rhaenys's dragon during the conquest and died in Dorne.

[@michaelm.sinclair3205]

The dragon was testing his riding capabilities like a horse would.

[@hannibalwilmetcalf8363]

I wonder what's going to happen to SeaSmoke? Will it follow Laenor to the stepstones or will it remain at Dragonstone or Driftmark?

[@hhholsteiners]

The books saying that Lainor having a bastard son is a joke and we all know it. He will cone back claiming to be his own bastard son . . Putting it out there like he might have actually sired those kids after all ;). .

[@SantomPh]

@@hhholsteiners considering Addam of Hull is basically the Strong Boys all over again (bastards with mother claiming Leanor is the father), I won't miss him too much. Leanor returning to fight would be quite epic since the battle Addam enters is to avenge disloyalty-and Leanor is loyal

[@SantomPh]

@@hhholsteiners the speculation is that Addam is actually Corlys' bastard.

[@donteto]

@@hhholsteiners "hello fellow kids" ;-)

[@sitting_nut]

changing things create plot holes. that was bad writing

[@rainathemoodreader]

I got the Bug Juice reference and I appreciated it 😂 Those were the days

[@randomkai1870]

Shocked he missed that they used dragon glass to cut their hands and lips

[@rikorobinson]

I must be crazy, because I thought the night shots were GORGEOUS in this episode...And instantly knew it was an Arri Alexa. They really looked that bad to you??? I loved them.

[@mrmckie]

Looked perfectly fine on my TV too!

[@persaud101]

Yea most TVs can’t handle dark scenes unless it’s highend LG, Sony or Samsung… It was beautiful!!

[@rikorobinson]

@@persaud101 Ah, I hadn't thought of that. Yeah, I have a Samsung. It was stunning.

[@-CrampedStyle-]

That family scene was intense. LIke Thanksgiving at my house.

[@kylebrown3441]

Me and my brothers and sisters loved Bug Juice as kids. It was like The Real World camp edition for adolescents lol

[@asiamynor]

I got the Bug Juice reference! I sing it all the time and people rarely know what I’m referring to!

[@AITrademarket]

Why do I find myself changing allegiances with each episode 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@FWbaracuss]

The series is just Heating up! What a great episode!

[@denniskristos3800]

You didn't mention anything about the seahorse toy that Lucerys is playing with (it's plainly silhouetted on top of the retaining wall) when Lord Corlyss tells him, he'll inherit Driftmark one day. Symbolism?

[@vizeath]

I think that the actor playing Aemond is so good, Even though he won't be a likeable character, but his emotions seem on point... I guess he's gonna be a great actor growing up,

[@kevincarvalho5054]

I had no issues with darkness this episode, it surprises me that a lot of people couldn't see anything.

[@shockwave1126]

Same. I also had no probs with GoT 8x3.

[@Maryliz425]

Real kids, making friends, having fun on Bug Juice! Love it!

[@exia00z57]

10:10 This was definitely too dark to see. I put my brightness all the way up and still, couldn't really see. Great review btw, I can always count on you to have an explanation for the writing and the cinematography of shows lol. You always just have the deepest explanations for every shot

[@donteto]

"The long night" sends its regards

[@mrmckie]

Helaena also says that The Hand is weaving the threads!

[@kiidkif2009]

Oh i love tht our little prince doesn't want driftmark because tht would mean everyone died and he doesn't want tht...*sigh* the good doesn't last long in this series tho sadly

[@JasmineDreams]

I think Larys is the weaving spider, and his weaving is goading on the war between the greens and the blacks

[@mrmckie]

In addition to “The Hand”

[@alicecaraballo3910]

They need to pay more attention to Helaena!

[@SourabhDas95]

Aemons flight definitely had 'Test Drive' from How to Train Your Dragon vibes

[@ethiomonk7734]

Such a mastery of breaking down requires extreme hard work,.Thank you for helping us understand it very well.

[@mritty115]

Thank you for not trying to justify or excuse that abysmal directorial choice of making the scene impossible to see.

[@captaincarter7615]

The Bug Juice reference made me smile, thanks for that!

[@heavyarms951]

That bug juice reference was for me. 👏🏽

[@amandalong220]

Larys really has no subtlety does he? I mean his father and brother just died and instead of "mourning" them at Harrenhal (as would be expected), he goes to the funeral of an aquaintance on a faraway island and stares at the queen the whole time. Sus.

[@dannybecks]

The waterslide on Bug Juice was insane!

[@csars]

20:33 Pretty sure Meraxes died years before the series during the failed conquest of Dorne

[@NemeanCreates]

I only just realized now that the kings entire left arm is gone. Noticeable at 14:54 with how much the cloth wrangles around.

[@thephoenix2038]

So even since at a young age, Aegon II had a drinking problem

[@pinktribble]

I'm willing to bet that having so much put on his shoulders by his mother drove him to drink early in life.

[@anthonysilva3478]

That Bug Juice reference is insane 👌

[@MatthewDias25]

It's the Graeae or Gray Sisters that share one eye in Greek mythology not the Fates

[@theredravenworkshop3037]

That Bug Juice reference hit deep!

[@johnfilantres250]

Was immediately thinking of Drakes Fair Trade when I saw Aemond talk about gaining a Dragon in exchange for his eye.

[@caseofficer7333]

I wondered for a second if Rayneara deliberately got herself cut by Alicent.

[@elizabethmcgowenwatkins6066]

I watched the episode once on HBOMax and once through HBO on cable. The spectrum version was MUCH brighter than the streaming app. I could actually see what was happening. Turns out, I'd missed like half the episode the night before.

[@willyum1620]

This has honestly gotta be one of my favorite in the whole got universe

[@laurenmalone8194]

OMG the Bug Juice reference. What a throwback...lol

[@siddhantshukla7259]

just a small correction blacks at this point do NOT have Meraxes, Meraxes died during Aegon's conquest in Dorne

[@paul5198]

Thank you for lighting these scenes! It’s so hard to see otherwise

[@AJ_NtTWrstl]

i was pretty sure that was what demon was implying to ser qarl when he said in essos only your coin purse matters and I wasn't surprised to see laenor alive towards the end there.

[@HudsonSwag]

Hidden detail 18.5: daemon looks like he spoke to sir Cristin for a second during the whole knife altercation…

[@ITSMEGABBYAIMEE]

THANKS for that bug juice reference! I went to camp highlander. You brought back so many memories!! Haha. Cheers to the 30 something’s 🥂

[@axolotlinabottle]

Even on my OLED the night scenes were incredibly hard to see. I can't even imagine how they looked on potato TVs 😭 had to turn off the subtitles just so my eyes could attempt to adjust

[@SpecialOrder_937]

Aemond’s flight deserved the full blown Targaryen theme , not just a little riff at the end

[@Ljthewarlord]

I think they made it like this, so the audience fears with him at the start. I read the book but my wife thought the dragon would shake him off or burn him

[@SpecialOrder_937]

@@Ljthewarlord I understand why they only teased it at the end of flight to differentiate from Dany , but I felt like if there was a moment worthy of that theme so far that was it

[@ANJIN-p4q]

Is that the end of Laenor? Just straight up abandons his duties and runs away to Essos! Seems impractical

[@MrSurajgeorgeabraham]

Poor mom!!

[@OneLovee1997]

In the books he straight up died so I’m actually super happy with this different approach

[@ChannelSOFLYOFFICIAL]

Aemond's "I lost an eye but i gained a dragon" is the fictional equivalent to Leon Edwards "Pound for pound, headshot dead"

[@Huebz]

I knew we bought a good tv, but seeing everyone complain about how dark this episode really helped cement that. 😂😂😂

[@reddragonace20]

They cut there lips with dragon glass. So fire and blood is the main part of the wedding

[@adeyeleoluwajuwon8109]

I wasn’t afraid at all of daemon squaring up to sir criston

[@majorperk2275]

16:25 it also shows how viserys does not care or want to hear what alicent has to say

[@jacobdanforth9538]

“On one side… the blacks..” I laughed hahahahah

[@ozymandiaz1391]

Great work guys. I’m always looking forward to your break downs. Keep up the good work!

[@isadorepink5050]

I definitely got the Bug Juice reference lol

[@tartnouveau3652]

I still think you can make a scene “dark” without literally making it hard to see on a screen

[@Ms_lalalalauren]

Adjust your contrast and it really helps.

[@melgreen4255]

Totally agree

[@cameronjones4594]

Probably my favorite episode so far

[@jolee2987]

That opening monologue 😂

[@theblackenedphoenix]

I watched the episode on my laptop and had no issues seeing what was happening during the dark scenes.

[@mukshol1133]

You're so on point with pointing out the bad lighting.. I thought I was going crazy trying to fix it

[@mca_a1131]

Well done! You are the only reactor who noticed the necklace! And I came to understand the plot more and its hidden symbolisms after watching this! Kirimvose!!!

[@YRG_JR]

This episode really hits different.

[@dhrutikalapi2744]

Hey @newrockstars, a suggestion: turn down all the lights of the room while watching the episode all the scenes become perfectly clear....it worked for me...

[@RickLaw101]

Daemon laughed to take attention off the boys.

[@akaste9]

Greek mythologist here: There were three Moirae (Fates) in Greek mythology but the one-eyed sister trio are the Graeae (Gray Ones), sisters of the Gorgons. The Graeae are sea goddesses of sea foam or, according to other interpretations, gray storm clouds.

[@melgreen4255]

Thank you for addressing the darkness of some scenes.

[@SuperStarWarsFan1138]

As someone with almost nonexistant night vision, I say shame on the director for not adjusting the lighting properly.

[@ydimou]

Laughed out loud at the Bug Juice reference 😂😂😂

[@markphillip6723]

"If I'm king then everyone's dead" I felt that

[@The_Koolbreeze]

Happy to admit that I fully understood that Bug Juice reference lol!!!

[@prestonpowers7376]

I loved Big Juice growing up! watched it almost every night.

[@O-Snizzle]

Fingers crossed that they learned their lesson this time around when it comes to the brightness. I saw them defend it as an “intentional creative decision”. Ok. It’s still a bad decision lol

[@kaye6826]

I love how you explained it! Thank you!

[@cupcakeordeath]

Baela has a dragon, fam. It’s Rhaena who wants for one.