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House of the Dragon – Season 3, Episode 5 Unbowed and Unbent

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House of the Dragon – Season 3, Episode 5

Unbowed and Unbent

Aired Jul 19, 2026

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As the search for Aemond and Vhagar continues, Daemon attempts to control the spiraling situation in King's Landing.

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Glen Weldon

NPR

Aug 10, 2026

The addition of Tyland Lannister to the comedy duo of Larys and Aegon bodes very well. Aegon is clearly Moe, Larys is Larry, and while I'm sure Tyland wishes he were Curly, the guy's whole vibe is pure Shemp and always has been.

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Jarrod Jones

AV Club

Jul 20, 2026

B+

Doom, and the grace to accept it. No character has embodied this dramatic tension more distressingly than Ser Criston Cole, the series’ resident sad-boy knight.

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Amanda Whiting

New York Magazine/Vulture

Jul 20, 2026

4/5

Alicent’s sons, on the other hand, each end the episode with a glimmer in the eye — their old, maniacal selves returning as their broken bodies heal.

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Alan French

FandomWire

Aug 18, 2026

8/10

Another great episode of House of the Dragon proves that holding onto power is not as easy as taking it. Rhaenyra finds her allies showing their strength, while she loses others to far more devious plots.

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Jon Negroni

InBetweenDrafts

Aug 5, 2026

7.5/10

It’s not the strongest hour of the season by far, nor is it close to the weakest. Its cleverest little invention is the half-hearted pull from the Dornish words, meant to evoke the idea that a broken person can still be dangerous.

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Aidan Kelley

Collider

Aug 5, 2026

8/10

It's another chapter that maintains the slower, more methodical pace of last week, though it moves the needle a bit more with new character dynamics that could very well turn the tide of the ongoing conflict.

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Synopsis

As the search for Aemond and Vhagar continues, Daemon attempts to control the spiraling situation in King's Landing.

Executive Producer: George R.R. Martin, Ryan Condal, Sara Hess, Alan Taylor, Melissa Bernstein, Kevin De La Noy, Loni Peristere, Vince Gerardis, Miguel Sapochnik, Ron Schmidt
Network: HBO
Rating: TV-MA (V|L)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date: Jul 19, 2026

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