However, this time, it’s not the Greens and the Blacks that we are talking about.

This isn’t a strange turn of events forHouse of the Dragon.

The episode starts with two groups of boys fromHouse Bracken and House Blackwoodarguing over a plot of land.

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And did she just tell Daemon about his death?

It is, in fact, a necessity.

And, to add insult to injury, it also removes their agency.

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The reign of House Targaryen begins with this prequel to the popular HBO seriesGame of Thrones.Based on George R.R. Martin’sFire & Blood,House of the Dragonis set nearly 200 years beforeGame of Thrones, telling the story of the Targaryen civil war with King Viserys.

This is not an empty accusation.

This shouldn’t be the case.

Why, then, are they being reduced to silenced diplomats?

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House of the Dragonis currentlystreaming on Max in the U.S. with new episodes airing every Sunday.

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A close up of Gayle Rankin as Alys Rivers in House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 3

Alicent and Rhaenyra in her septa disguise in the Sept talking in front of candles in House of the Dragon

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