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House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 7 Review: The Greens are in for a major mood spoiler as the Blacks gain momentum, dragons and dragonriders in this episode. With Rhaenyra in full mood to change the tides and make the Iron Throne her own, she started seeking out dragonseed (any person who has Targaryen ancestral) and could claim a dragon courtesy their bloodline. While it backfired the last time, in episode 7, Rhaenyra strategises harder and brings together all Targaryen bastards.

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She plans this for her two big dragons – Vermithor or the Bronze Fury and Silverwing, both gigantic dragons and unclaimed. 

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If you were rooting for the Blacks, this episode is highly climatic for Team Rhaenyra because she’s gained more control over her council (with Lord Corlys commanding respect for her as the Lord Hand), has teeth to bare because of the new dragons getting added to her army of dragons against the competition and wide discontentment towards those ruling in the King’s Landing. There is widespread hatred towards Aemond Targaryen (the one-eyed King Regent) who rides Vhagar dragon and no sympathies for Aegon II who is lying crippled in his bed chamber after the unfateful fight with Rhaenys and Aemond.

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King's Landing is no fun in this House of the Dragon episode

The King’s Landing seems like a bad place to be in this episode with people trying to flee the Red Keep, with starvation skyrocketing and falling support for Aemond and Aegon II’s claim. All councilmen are hovering over one another for attention and trying to themselves a position of power in the absence of anyone strong. We miss Otto dearly, because you can hate his guts but not his diplomatic skills. Also, the second best to Otto his absence, his daughter and Queen Dowager Alicent has been banished from the council so she’s absent from most of the action too. 

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Things are finally picking up in Harrenhal as Daemon Targaryen seems to be out of nightmares for the episode. He’s been able to show some reserve and get in line with Lord Tully to get Riverlands to fight for Rhaenyra and his cause. It’s taken him a total of seven episodes to do this but we’re glad he’s been able to do it. 

The episode is a visual delight

House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 7 offers some great visuals because we get to see both the unclaimed dragons in their glory. First, we get to see how you actually claim a dragon – the Valyrian song, dragon accepting you as a rider and the final ascension onto his back. It’s glorious.

Ulf the White who claimed in Season 2 that his grandfather was Jaehaerys the Conciliator, has claimed Silverwing, a dragon flown by Jaehaerys’ wife. Hugh Hammer who was helping Aegon in the start of the season by making their dragon-killing weapons is now riding Vermithor. He is the son of Viserys and Daemon's sister who used to work at a pleasure house. Seasmoke, meanwhile is ridden by Addam Hull, bastard of Corlys Velaryon.

To add to it, both Vermithor and Silverwing can be called the two most exquisite dragons – they are true to their names, beautiful and a vision in the open sky. The Greens have a lot to worry about because they now just have one big dragon, Vhagar and who’s quite tired (if we put all fights up to date into perspective). 

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House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 7 is a true ode to dragons and we can finally see what led to the doom of Targaryens with their inflated egos and warmongering attitude. 

Read last episode's review here