Summary of House of the Dragon S1E07 Explained

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In the seventh episode of "House of the Dragon", the funeral rites for Laena Velaryon are performed. It is revealed that she was the daughter of Corlys and Rhaenys, sister of Laenor, wife of Daemon, and mother of Baela and Rhaena. Many of her dragons also attend her funeral, including Aegon's dragon, Sunfyre, and Dreamfyre, one of the larger older dragons. Vaemond Velaryon makes a political statement about the importance of Velaryon blood, and Rhaenyra tells Luke that he will inherit Driftmark if Jace and Baela are not allowed to mourn their father and grandfather's death. Later, in a confrontation between Vaemond and Corlys, Jace reveals that he is not Laenor's son, and Rhaenyra orders them to keep their grief hidden or else the Velaryons will not support them. This causes tension within the family and sets the stage for a future conflict.

• 00:00:00 In the seventh episode of "House of the Dragon", funeral rites for Laena Velaryon are performed, and it is revealed that she was the daughter of Corlys and Rhaenys, sister of Laenor, wife of Daemon, and mother of Baela and Rhaena. Many of her dragons also attend her funeral, including Aegon's dragon, Sunfyre, and Dreamfyre, one of the larger older dragons. Vaemond Velaryon makes a political statement about the importance of Velaryon blood, and Rhaenyra tells Luke that he will inherit Driftmark if Jace and Baela are not allowed to mourn their father and grandfather's death. Later, in a confrontation between Vaemond and Corlys, Jace reveals that he is not Laenor's son, and Rhaenyra orders them to keep their grief hidden or else the Velaryons will not support them. This causes tension within the family and sets the stage for a future conflict.
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• 00:10:00 In this episode of "House of the Dragon," three-year-old Joffrey Velaryon witnesses a fight between his parents Rhaenyra and Baela over the ownership of Vhagar, a dragon Aemond bonds with to gain power. Rhaenyra and Baela get angry and attack Aemond, and the fight leads to Aemond losing an eye. Meanwhile, King Viserys tries to make peace, Alicent sides with Aemond, Rhaenyra sides with her sons, and Daemon seems to enjoy the conflict and chaos.
• 00:15:00 In this episode of "House of the Dragon," the deadly treasonous truth is spoken, and King Viserys fails to resolve anything. He just shouts at everyone in general to just be cool and be friends please, with his empty shirt sleeve flapping impotently. Then he tries to leave as though the problem is solved, but no one is satisfied. The king fails to make justice, and this whole scene is similar to Episode 2 of "Game of Thrones," when Arya Stark fights Joffrey, then King Robert fails to make peace. The Lannisters and Starks just learn to hate each other more, and the king’s failure to make justice plants the seeds for war. Alicent tries to make her own justice, ordering Criston to cut out Luke’s eye, to pay the debt of Aemond’s lost eye. Criston refuses – he’s not mad enough to mutilate a prince, but Alicent is. She takes Viserys’ Valyrian steel knife and attacks. After a lifetime of suppressing her emotions, of sacrificing her desires for the sake of others’ expectations, acting courteous and proper at all times, she finally explodes with murderous rage. Alic
• 00:20:00 In this episode of "Game of Thrones", Laenor tries to escape his responsibilities by sailing off into the sunset with his boyfriend Qarl. However, Rhaenyra is still married to Laenor's brother Laenor, so she has to plan a way to fake his death. Meanwhile, Daenerys tries to separate from her dragons but ultimately fails.
• 00:25:00 In this episode of Game of Thrones, Rhaenyra and Daemon get married in an ancient Valyrian ritual. This royal marriage might turn people against Rhaenyra, because it happened without King Viserys' permission.