HOTD Episode 7 Is The Best So Far

At this point, I think Aegon is the realest one in this family, despite his repulsive behaviors, he's the only person in this family who isn't scheming and plotting, he's just trying to live his life and sleep with maids, what a simple man in a complicated world.

the scene where otto slaps aegon for being a twat is just hilarious

This episode made every character so grey. It was a rollercoaster of an episode where every scene would make you go from loving a character to absolutely hating them and then back to loving them. Also a perfect balance of action, drama, and slow build up paying off. More of this please HBO.

The scene with the kids all awkwardly watching their parents incest marriage was so unintentionally funny.

God, the way Alicents tears reflect in the camera… the dagger scene was the best scene so far. I love Aemond’s character, and I can see him becoming a mirror to Dameon, the other badass younger brother, as he grows up (their names are anagrams of each other, after all)

I gotta give props to the CGI-team for doing such a good job of showing that Vhagar clearly isn't young anymore, the loose skin on her throat, her relatively slow movements and her almost hoarse roar. Good job

I want to point out one dialogue from Viserys in this episode. When he was going to bed, he mistaken Alicent for Aemma. This goes to show that he still loves his dead wife and feels guilty over her death, and it helps encapsulate as one of the main reason why Viserys is still holding on to Rhaenyra as the heir, when there were a lot of red flags that said disinheriting her would save the realm a lot of trouble. He’s choosing love over duty, and by marrying Alicent for love and making Rhaenyra his heir for love, it’s a recipe for war.

They've had so many opportunities to have Viserys yell "STOP THIS MADNESS IN THE NAME OF YOUR KING" and I'm sad they didn't use any of them

This one really felt like game of thrones s1-4, no battles, nothing stupid, just good writing, great dialogue inducing conflict.

The whole family confrontation scene had me on the edge of my seat the whole time 😦

They said that this was the first episode they shot - imagine that. Putting your cast to interact with each other HERE, where their characters are all matured, having nuances and layers and mannerisms set by the previous episodes. Knowing this makes the episode seen even more incredible, specially the actings

I love that absolutely everybody thinks that this episode is the best yet. Before this, the ratings were all over the place for each episode, but not for this one.

The whole scene where nobody was willing to admit Rhaenyra’s children were bastards and Alicent snapping like that was just amazing and that alone made this my favorite episode so far

I can't stress enough how good Emma is with their facial expressions. Doesn't speak much but says a lot.

This is peak Game of Thrones. No overblown battles, no spectacle. Just great conversations in elegant rooms. The tension, the stakes, the ACTING! Olivia Cooke is coming for her Emmy, and she won’t be denied.

This was the episode I was waiting for ALL SEASON. I knew what would happen with Aemond losing his eye but this show is so great at showing the HOW it happened. This show is amazing for both the book readers and just the HBO fans.

I really liked how Corlys is more concerned with the name and legacy then the actual bloodline put him at odds with Vaemond.

This episode really established how tragic the conflict is going to be for all of the kids. Aegon doesn't want anything to do with it, he just wants to chill and have a good time, Helaena is completely different is going to be used as a pawn, Aemond has a cruel streak to him and is going to be very important, Jace has to live the knowledge of his real father, and Luke is too young to really understand the stakes of the conflict surrounding him, and Baela and Rhaena seem to be closer to their Velaryon family than their Targ family. It makes me hate Alicent even more because she continued the cycle of abuse started by Otto.

After watching Steve Toussaint’s incredible performance as Corlys Velaryon, I’m actually now excited for the Sea Snake tv show (hoping it isn’t cancelled like Bloodmoon half way through the development stage)

Alicent really took "an eye for an eye" literally huh? Fantastic episode