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Episode 6, called Small Folk, 
begins with an expected change 

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to the opening credits. 
We're going to do a full 

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breakdown of the intro after the
season, pointing out all the 

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changes and what they mean, but 
for now, it's worth pointing out

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that Rook's Rest has been added,
and the red blood trail has 

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turned black, the color of 
dragon blood. 

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Amon's recent stoicism is 
replaced by rage, and as his 

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mother tells him he's becoming 
arrogant, he doesn't listen to 

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his counsellors and appears to 
view disagreement as disloyalty.

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Leading the Greens with a green 
dragon and red flags and red 

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banners, the Lannisters arrive 
at the Golden Tooth with 8000 

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men and lions in cages. 
Yep, and we hear a variation on 

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the reigns of Castamere. 
The actual reigns of Castamere 

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are probably present as well, 
since Tywin hasn't been yet born

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to wipe them out. 
Aymond is glad to have them all 

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as allies, but mad when they ask
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His plan is to hit Harrenhal 
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simultaneously and take on Damon
personally. 

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Meanwhile, we know the North 
Northern army is on the March 

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and has been granted passage at 
the Twins as they head towards 

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River Run, which the Western 
army will have to pass if they 

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want to get to Harrenhal. 
So a showdown between the 

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Lannister host and the hosts of 
the Riverlands in the North 

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could be imminent, but the 
Riverlands is still in disarray.

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Elsewhere, Orwell mentions that 
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delayed thanks to their own 
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House Beesberry, who are High 
tower vassals, blame the Greens 

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for the death of Lord Lyman, the
old Master of Coin Kristen Cole,

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killed back in episode 9. 
Fairpoint Beesberry's Amon's 

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calm demeanor returns in time 
for him to fire his mother and 

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recall his grandfather Otto. 
Because as he says, every king 

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needs a hand, but Amon does not.
The king and no one actually 

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seems to know where Otto is. 
Hearing that Aegon is awake and 

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improving, Amond goes to visit 
him aggressively. 

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He interrogates him about Rook's
Rest, mostly to see if he 

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remembers Vergar nearly 
incinerating him. 

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Aegon painfully claims he 
doesn't recall, but that is 

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almost certainly a lie to save 
his badly burned skin, as Laris 

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himself will suggest. 
Later in episode 5, Eamon 

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claimed Aegon's council orb when
he became Regent, but he gives 

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the orb back to Aegon here while
keeping the sword Blackfire, a 

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sign that he's ruling in his own
name, his own way. 

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Didn't take long. 
Laura's attempts to get in good 

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with Aamon, but is rudely shut 
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He just doesn't like Strong's. 
The King, however, sleeps 9 

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hours out of 10, is in horrible 
pain, fears for his life, and is

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heavily drugged up. 
The perfect opportunity for 

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Laurice to sink his hooks in 
deep. 

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Laurice tells Aegon how the 
world will view him now that 

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he's disabled. 
It's a heart rending scene with 

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brilliant acting. 
Laurice tells the King that 

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people will underestimate him 
like we saw Amon do moments 

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before when reducing Lars to a 
messenger. 

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It's easy to be fooled in this 
moment like Aegon probably was, 

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but make no mistake, while 
Laurice's life experience is 

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100% real, he's got a bigger 
goal here, which is to break 

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Aegon down emotionally as 
someone who understands in a way

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no one else can. 
Someone he can trust, not just 

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an advisor, a friend. 
Lars is probably right that 

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Aegon needs him because his 
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But Lars has no place in Eamon's
regime either, so he might need 

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the king just as much as the 
king needs him. 

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Never forget this line from 
Renly when he was trying to 

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convince Ned to take Joffrey 
away from Cersei in the wake of 

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Robert's death. 
He said protect her or no, the 

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man who holds the king holds the
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Allison speaks with her brother 
while frequently shooting, looks

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at Sir Christian, who looks back
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Gwaine notices but is too 
downcast to care. 

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There's no sign of his former 
humor now that this war has been

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given to the Dragons. 
He feels powerless even at the 

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head of an army resigned to 
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Now she feels powerless now too.
It's strange to see two people 

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of such high birth and station 
with such little agency. 

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Sir Kristen doesn't seem to feel
much better about any of this 

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either. 
Quaint and Allison talk about 

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her now 16 year old son, Daron. 
Dragon Rider, stalwart, kind and

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good with the loot. 
They talk about duty, ruled 

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their lives even as children. 
Gwen says their father Otto 

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favored her, which is why she 
came to court and he stayed in 

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Old Town, but he doesn't blame 
her for it and doesn't think the

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Red Keep is a good place to 
raise kids or to be 1. 

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Helena would probably agree. 
Child rearing at the Red Keep is

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gone poorly for her, though. 
It's the only home she's ever 

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known, and she wonders why one 
of her crickets has stopped 

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singing. 
So do we. 

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A riot breaks out while the 
green Queens are lighting 

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candles to the seven above for 
Aegon's health. 

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The small folk throw fish while 
praising Rainier as the tension 

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grows, but the inexperience of 
Aegon's drinking's guard makes 

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it worse. 
This is a call back to the bread

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ride in season 2 of Game of 
Thrones, based on the same scene

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in The Clash of Kings, Joffrey 
orders the Hound to attack 

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people who threw dung at him, 
leading an angry crowd to turn 

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violent, and one of the kings 
guard is killed. 

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There's a long theory that Virus
either knew the riot was likely 

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or even encouraged it. 
Here in House the Dragon, we 

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know for sure that another 
master of Whisperers, who claims

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to come from extremely humble 
origins, encourage this riot. 

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Lady Bizzari. 
First, she spread rumors at the 

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Red Keep with throwing lavish 
feasts and dances to celebrate 

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Prince Amon's ascent. 
Two women wronged by the Greens 

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are at the forefront of this 
propaganda. 

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Sylvie, the Madame whom Amon 
used to visit frequently, speaks

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loudly to Diana, who was raped 
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This comes with vivid food 
descriptions worthy of George RR

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Martin himself. 
Often other patrons hear the two

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talking and shake their heads, 
pointing out that Viserys love 

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to feast and drink, but he never
did. 

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So while the City star Viserys 
knew how to keep the peace, and 

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isn't it a shame that the heir 
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was denied her seat? 
Just saying. 

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Now, party vibe is the exact 
opposite of what Eamond is 

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bringing to the table, but the 
lie works because I guess it 

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sounds so tasty. 
We later see ulf outdoors before

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the riot, complaining about the 
sheep being LED past for the 

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Dragons. 
But it's Hugh who punches 

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another man to take his food. 
Sending shipments of food to 

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King's Landing was the second 
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The blame went to the Greens, 
the acclaim to the Blacks and 

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the annoyance to Aymond. 
Mazari's esteem in the eyes of 

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Queen Raniera has risen 
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Not only has she proved a useful
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providing emotional support. 
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progresses. 
Not just an advisor, a lover. 

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Raniera is lonely, estranged 
from her husband and others, and

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is worried she can't win the 
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It's a lot different than being 
laid up in bed with broken bones

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and painkillers, but it leaves 
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Mazaria tells her origin story 
to Raniera, complete with 

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paternal abuse and arise from 
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It's impressive and wins her 
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It's probably true too, or 
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genuinely believe in Raniera as 
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When Raniera tests out the feel 
of a sword in her hand, though, 

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the White Worm tells her that 
the blade quote becomes her. 

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This is symbolic of Raniera 
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violence. 
It's tools and Nazaria enables 

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this, encourages this. 
Rainier barely needs 

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encouragement, however. 
Her son, her husband, the men of

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her council have done things 
behind her back, talk down to 

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her, and in general showed 
various forms of disrespect. 

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This comes to a head a bit when 
she slaps Lord Seltegar and 

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tells him it's her fault, that 
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Which means she intends to be 
more intimidating and that will 

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require action more than words. 
A slap could seem like nothing 

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in comparison. 
Later, the Queen has decided she

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she needs to inspire fear, and 
the queen we keep catching her 

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reading about is Visenya, who 
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Visenya had Vegar, something 
Rainier does not, but she does 

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have the White Worm, whom 
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And Mazaria encourages Rainier 
to try again after failing in 

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her first attempt to find new 
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Because it's not that she lacks 
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on Vegar. 
She lacks for riders. 

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Rainier understandably, isn't 
eager to repeat anything like 

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what she saw when the Lord 
Commander of her Queens Guard 

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attempted to mount Sea Smoke, 
only to be burned to death. 

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It was an amazing scene 
featuring the return of the song

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with three heads, which Damon 
sang to Verbathor last season. 

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The failure hits Rainier hard. 
Sir Stefan Darkland had been 

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perhaps her most trusted night 
and this trust and his 

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grandmothers grandmother being 
Targaryen is why he was picked 

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first. 
Now, in order to find dragon 

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riders, she'll have to widen her
search, which means people she 

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might not know, let alone trust,
as she does on her Queen's 

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Guard. 
This is a good example of one of

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the major themes of the episode,
the burden of authority, where 

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rulers have to make difficult 
choices that sometimes get 

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people killed. 
So Lauris is not the only master

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of Whisperers getting personal 
with their sovereign, but 

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there's another character 
manipulating a person of royal 

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power while being useful. 
The enigmatic Alice Rivers Damon

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has gotten worse as the lack of 
sleep piles up, but this series 

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of waking dreams culminates in 
what so many of us were 

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clamoring for. 
Patty. 

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It's great to see King Viserys 
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Damon relives the moment where 
his brother exiled him from 

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court in House of the Dragon's 
very first episode. 

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He knows what his brother is 
about to say, but the memory is 

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so painful for him that he says 
don't just before Viserys 

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delivers the sentence. 
After so many dreams of his 

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family, this one finally breaks 
him. 

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He loved his brother and has 
regrets over his own disloyalty.

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He tries to leave the throne 
room but cannot and panics, 

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demanding, begging that the door
be opened. 

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Now we can't hear anyone yelling
about opening or closing doors 

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and not think of Hodor, who had 
Bran in his head, and Damon 

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thinks someone is inside his 
head, and he's probably right. 

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The powers Bran had command of 
our older than living memory, as

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Alice Rivers says, and she hints
that those powers are in play 

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here, in a game where he is but 
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And so is she, with Karaxi 
singing in the background, the 

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heart tree Even nearer and 
defeated by his dreams, Damon 

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finally sets his pride and anger
aside and asks for counsel and 

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then help. 
Notice that she closes her eyes 

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when he does this and soon after
an owl lands on her arm, since 

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she has already referred to 
herself as a barn owl. 

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The skin changer vibes are 
really off the charts here. 

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Alice tells him to do nothing 
and wait three days. 

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Unlike Allison telling Aegon to 
do nothing, it seems Damon takes

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her advice. 
The next we see he's back in the

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dream with Viserys, but it's a 
very different vibe. 

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He comforts his brother and 
tells him he should have been 

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there for him. 
It's a turning point. 

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He's not fighting his ghosts 
anymore, he's accepting them, 

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maybe even joining them for the 
first time. 

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He owns his guilt rather than 
denying it. 

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While this change is taking 
place within him, change is 

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taking place in the Riverlands. 
Sir Simon informs him that Alice

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Rivers herself tried to heal 
Lord Grover Tully but failed and

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he passed. 
He has just the barest of smirks

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when he says this. 
I think this means that young 

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Lord Oscar is now in charge and 
according to Alice, if he raises

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his banners it will actually 
unite the Riverlands. 

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Damon is pleased at the news, 
but hearing that an old sick man

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was helped to his death reminds 
him of the brother he was just 

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dreaming of, the brother who he 
failed and he weeps. 

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Was this the final stage in his 
dream arc, or will he still feel

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the effects of the so-called 
curse? 

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Over at the Vale, Reyna gives 
her stepbrother Prince Joffrey a

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speech about doing their part, 
even if it seems small and 

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unimportant, only to stumble on 
a huge patch of scorched earth 

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and burned sheep holding a 
dragon figurine while sitting in

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a classic Princess pose near her
half brothers Aegon and Viserys 

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and Aegon's hatchling Storm 
Cloud, Reyna inquires about this

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dragon. 
Lady Jane says it's large, 

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formidable, and wild. 
She also says Prince Reggio of 

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Pentas is ready to accept them 
upon the merchant cog Gay 

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abandoned, but Reyna is not 
eager to embark. 

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Over on Driftmark. 
Allen is promoted to 1st Mate on

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Corliss's flagship, but like his
niece Reyna, he is not eager to 

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embark either. 
Like another famous bastard, he 

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doesn't want it, but it's an 
order. 

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He expects to be fighting 
Lannisters and or Greyjoys 

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eventually. 
And that may be true, but it's 

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their old enemies, the Triarchy,
that might be coming sooner if 

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Eamon has his way and if Sir 
Thailand, whom Eamon sends, can 

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win them over. 
This could backfire as the 

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Triarchy are not trustworthy, 
but this was one of several 

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warnings from his counsel and 
family that Aymond ignored. 

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The Sea Snake is first seen 
standing alone at the painted 

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table, representing how he 
feels. 

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He puts on the hand of the Queen
pin because he's ready to carry 

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on the mission his wife died 
for. 

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And though he's lost his son and
daughter as well, he has 

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grandchildren and two bastard 
sons. 

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Alan wants to keep his distance,
though. 

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Not only does he not want his 
father's attention, he doesn't 

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even want his hair. 
And maybe that will never 

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change, but Adam does want his 
father's attention. 

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Alan tells Adam not to hold out 
hope, waiting for something that

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will never come. 
But he didn't consider sea smoke

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Choo Choo choosing his brother. 
I think maybe riding your half 

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brother's dragon is a sufficient
attention grabber. 

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Dad might notice you now, Adam. 
It certainly got Rainiera to fly

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off on Cyrax to learn who this 
new rider is. 

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She may soon discover it's her 
ex husband's bastard brother who

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she didn't even know existed. 
But as she takes flight, the 

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episode ends and so does our 
breakdown. 

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Make sure to catch History of 
Westeros full podcast episode 

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where everything here and much 
more is discussed in greater 

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detail. 
And check out our preview 

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episodes filled with predictions
and guesses and theories but 

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never leaks. 
Valar re read us.

