House of the Dragon episode 7

House of the Dragon episode 7.

We are nearing the end of the series. I have mixed feelings. I was having a conversation with friends over ‘Dio’ last night,t and we talked about how the day where someone could say, “you need to watch the first season to set the premise,” is officially over, and writing should be at a higher standard. I have felt this way through this series and a few edite.

But the opening solemnity allows for so many generations to have their moment. The dynamics and relationships shine in the ‘show and not tell’ school as all families and their hands are played to some degree. The love and the dreams for the next generation, the grief and the fears of the younger

The Valerians finally get a voice in the piece. ..the delivery of the line “history does not remember the blood. It remembers names’

Its n episode of physical stillness and emotional rolls and blows that works so succinctly 

And then! Christ, I can see all the work coming undone like a corset for the most straightforward play. Also, Matt Smith is now the spike of the show …literally.

The kingdom of drift mark does have a certain ambiance that has been lacking from the central life of kings landing, and it’s a great diversion from the compressed world for these courtly intrigues and seductions. But the episode does not leave anything to chance or random wonder.

Some great moments, even the weirdest twist on a boy and his dragon keep him enthralled. And then the harshest level of violence ensures.

It shocks its dangerous and realistic turn of events after our fantastic heights on dragon back. The anger of children is captured and the ramifications.

The show has often been criticised for its talk-heavy ways. But this shows how good writing can bring the emotion and range of great actors and display the tensions in the best ways.

As dirty secrets and shames are paraded, the notion of an eye or an eye becomes even more unhinged. Paddy Considine has carried so much of the show on his kingly shoulders. Not least the increasing ailments Visyis has.

But the finale is such an assured punch. It shadows everything we know about the dragon borne and makes perfect sense while being an utter shock at the same time.

I’m sold on next week and will feel somewhat adrift until then.