It serves as a fitting reflection of how the latter rejected the formers attempts at reconciliation many years ago.
He is content with this existence, but that is a state of being that is also precarious.
Quite literally, it feels as though the show has itself grown up along with many of the characters.
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They have become new people with only glimmers of who they once were shining through.
Of course, a show is not merely good because it is unpredictable.
This week’s episode, thankfully, leaves that far behind.
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Everyone is navigating uncharted territory now, and we are right there along with them.
Central to this is how the aforementioned Alicent and Rhaenyra have each grown increasingly distant from each other.
The love they felt for each other when they were younger has hardened to hate.
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Both believe, to survive, they must stand in opposition to each other.
It is all part of how the story and all the characters have gone through a necessary transformation.
This extends beyond Alicent and Rhaenyra to one character in particular: Laena.
House of the Dragonpremieres new episodes weekly every Sunday on HBO and HBO Max.
