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House of the Dragon – Season 1, Episode 7 Driftmark

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House of the Dragon – Season 1, Episode 7

Driftmark

Aired Oct 2, 2022

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Fantasy

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As the families gather on Driftmark for a funeral, Viserys calls for an end to infighting and Alicent demands justice.

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While the copious day for night cinematography will prompt viewers to adjust their brightness settings, "Driftmark" is an exceedingly satisfying excursion into family spats and taboo reunions.

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Paddy Considine

King Viserys Targaryen

Emma D'Arcy

Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen

Matt Smith

Prince Daemon Targaryen

Steve Toussaint

Lord Corlys Velaryon ("The Sea Snake")

Olivia Cooke

Alicent Hightower

Rhys Ifans

Otto Hightower

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Eliana Dockterman

TIME Magazine

10/21/2022

Secondary characters have appeared and disappeared with little fanfare.

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Proma Khosla

IndieWire

10/18/2022

This is House of the Dragon and “Thrones” at its finest, with dynamic camerawork, nuanced performances, and palpable stakes for relationships as well as action.

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Nick Hilton

Independent (UK)

10/04/2022

3/5

After last week’s discombobulating decade-long time jump on House of the Dragon, the Targaryen and Velaryon broods have gone from mere babes (or glints in the eye) to rambunctious children. Drinking, wanking, fighting.

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Rob Bricken

io9.com

10/17/2022

Daemon doesn’t look at Rhaenyra and her brown-haired children, but everyone else certainly does. It’s so well-crafted that I assumed it was going to be the high point of the episode. I was wrong.

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Stephen Danay

Under the Radar

10/10/2022

6.5/10

Aemond has been interestingly interpreted by the show thus far. This episode more or less functions as his supervillain origin story, but the show is also much more sympathetic to him than the source material, digging into his sensitivities.

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Akash Singh

That Shelf

10/10/2022

The complexity of these emotions is the strongest heartbeat of House of the Dragon. The show’s pacing with the time jumps has created multiple instance of jarring readjustments for the audience.

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Synopsis

As the families gather on Driftmark for a funeral, Viserys calls for an end to infighting and Alicent demands justice.

Director: Clare Kilner, Geeta Patel, Greg Yaitanes
Executive Producer: George R.R. Martin, Ryan Condal, Miguel Sapochnik, Vince Gerardis, Sara Hess, Ron Schmidt, David Hancock, Charmaine De Grate
Screenwriter: Ryan Condal, Sara Hess, Charmaine De Grate
Network: HBO
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date: Oct 2, 2022