Stole My Line - A Fireside Film Podcast | Rhaenyra is Losing It: House of the Dragon 3.7

Rhaenyra is losing it, Daemon’s lie is discovered, Rhaena is taken, Ormund makes moves, Ulf decommits, and Aemond kisses his… well, a lot happens on this episode of House of the Dragon! On this episode of the hit outdoor movie podcast, Grant and Drew dive into the latest installment of the Game of Thrones spinoff. Will there be an ACTUAL finale this season??

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(00:00) - Intro
(01:11) - Episode 7 Thoughts
(04:11) - King Aegon
(06:16) - Rhaenyra & Daemon
(08:26) - Helaena’s Dreams
(09:07) - Ormund’s Antics
(11:11) - Predictions & Deaths
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# Rhaenyra is Losing It: House of the Dragon 3.7 - Fireside Discussion
# Transcribed 2026-08-03 14:36
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[00:00:00 - 00:00:05] Breaking news from ESPN. This is a spoiler warning for House of the Dragon season 3 episode 7
[00:00:05 - 00:00:11] Ulf has entered the transfer portal and he's committed to a new team.
[00:00:11 - 00:00:14] That's so funny. Yep, that's true. Roll a joke.
[00:00:25 - 00:00:29] Welcome back to Soul My Line, a fireside film podcast where we talk about TV2.
[00:00:29 - 00:00:34] I'm Grant. And I'm Drew. We are breaking down episode 7 of season 3 of House of the Dragons.
[00:00:34 - 00:00:37] Yes, we are. Lots of words there. But I like this episode.
[00:00:37 - 00:00:40] I liked it more than I liked the last one.
[00:00:40 - 00:00:43] I think some people, again, have been in our comment section saying,
[00:00:43 - 00:00:47] you guys are too down on this season when you say it's slow.
[00:00:47 - 00:00:50] Listen, we're allowed to say pacing is slow at points.
[00:00:50 - 00:00:52] This is, we know that that's the nature of the show.
[00:00:52 - 00:00:56] We can prefer faster paced moments and still appreciate what the show is doing.
[00:00:56 - 00:01:02] I think we are really starting to get to the point where all of these pieces are in place for a bangin' finale.
[00:01:02 - 00:01:04] Hypothetically.
[00:01:04 - 00:01:09] If House of the Dragon does a finale, which they haven't done since season 1.
[00:01:09 - 00:01:10] So we'll see.
[00:01:10 - 00:01:11] Yep.
[00:01:11 - 00:01:15] I don't know, but Drew, what did you think? Maybe just a random moment of this episode?
[00:01:15 - 00:01:19] I liked it. I thought we had super interesting things happening.
[00:01:19 - 00:01:20] I agree.
[00:01:20 - 00:01:22] Obviously spoilers for the whole episode.
[00:01:22 - 00:01:23] Yes.
[00:01:24 - 00:01:27] Probably my favorite moment was the four-dragging collision.
[00:01:27 - 00:01:28] That was pretty cool.
[00:01:28 - 00:01:29] That was sick.
[00:01:29 - 00:01:32] It's like, ah, this is the type of stuff that we have been building towards.
[00:01:32 - 00:01:34] So it was a cool little payoff there.
[00:01:34 - 00:01:37] Yeah, I think all the character motivations make sense.
[00:01:37 - 00:01:43] I like that Allison is at the castle with the witch lady, Perron Hall.
[00:01:43 - 00:01:44] And Alice.
[00:01:44 - 00:01:46] I'll keep track of the names for you as best as possible.
[00:01:46 - 00:01:47] Yeah.
[00:01:47 - 00:01:48] I think that's interesting.
[00:01:48 - 00:01:52] I think that, I patched, man, what's his name?
[00:01:52 - 00:01:53] Aegon.
[00:01:53 - 00:01:54] Aegon.
[00:01:54 - 00:01:56] He's a horny little dude.
[00:01:56 - 00:01:57] Yep.
[00:01:57 - 00:01:58] Kissing his mom when it's not actually his mom.
[00:01:58 - 00:01:59] Oh, I'm sorry.
[00:01:59 - 00:02:00] I thought, amen.
[00:02:00 - 00:02:01] Amen.
[00:02:01 - 00:02:02] I'm so sorry.
[00:02:02 - 00:02:03] Yeah, yeah.
[00:02:03 - 00:02:04] Aegon has a lot of screen time this episode though.
[00:02:04 - 00:02:06] Yeah, which is good, because he hasn't been in the season at all, dude.
[00:02:06 - 00:02:07] Very appreciative of that.
[00:02:07 - 00:02:09] He's actually becoming a very interesting character.
[00:02:09 - 00:02:10] He is interesting.
[00:02:10 - 00:02:12] He's pretty bratty in season 2.
[00:02:12 - 00:02:14] He's still kind of bratty here.
[00:02:14 - 00:02:16] But it's a little more like...
[00:02:16 - 00:02:17] But he's less bratty.
[00:02:17 - 00:02:21] He's realizing that he can be king, and also like he's earning it a little bit.
[00:02:21 - 00:02:23] He did just get poisoned by his mom.
[00:02:23 - 00:02:24] Amen does.
[00:02:24 - 00:02:25] So we'll see.
[00:02:25 - 00:02:26] I'm talking about Amen.
[00:02:26 - 00:02:27] Okay, well...
[00:02:27 - 00:02:28] Oh, you're talking about Aegon.
[00:02:28 - 00:02:29] Aegon's bratty.
[00:02:29 - 00:02:31] Aegon is postman.
[00:02:31 - 00:02:32] Yes, he's bratty.
[00:02:32 - 00:02:33] He is bratty.
[00:02:33 - 00:02:34] He is bratty.
[00:02:34 - 00:02:35] I guess Amen is bratty.
[00:02:35 - 00:02:36] Amen was also bratty.
[00:02:36 - 00:02:37] They're all kind of bratty.
[00:02:37 - 00:02:38] They're all...
[00:02:38 - 00:02:39] All the Targaryens are bratty.
[00:02:39 - 00:02:41] No, okay, so I should start with Amons.
[00:02:41 - 00:02:46] Amons, once he's vying for the throne himself, which he's kind of been doing for two seasons now.
[00:02:46 - 00:02:47] Yep.
[00:02:47 - 00:02:48] He's at Heron Hall.
[00:02:48 - 00:02:49] Yep.
[00:02:49 - 00:02:50] He's with Alice.
[00:02:50 - 00:02:51] His mom shows up.
[00:02:51 - 00:02:52] Yep.
[00:02:52 - 00:02:56] And then, I guess my old constant warning, he kisses his mom.
[00:02:56 - 00:02:57] He does kiss his mom.
[00:02:57 - 00:02:58] Again.
[00:02:58 - 00:02:59] That was weird.
[00:02:59 - 00:03:00] Well, it's not his mom though.
[00:03:00 - 00:03:01] But then it turns out it's not his mom.
[00:03:01 - 00:03:02] It's Alice.
[00:03:02 - 00:03:03] It turns out to be Alice.
[00:03:03 - 00:03:05] Because Alice wants a son.
[00:03:05 - 00:03:06] Yes.
[00:03:06 - 00:03:07] Yep.
[00:03:07 - 00:03:08] He's also a 400 year old witch.
[00:03:08 - 00:03:09] Yep.
[00:03:09 - 00:03:10] So there you have it.
[00:03:10 - 00:03:14] And then his actual mom shows up with a guy who's trying to kill him.
[00:03:14 - 00:03:15] Yep.
[00:03:15 - 00:03:18] And Amons, I don't know if he reads it or if he's just like...
[00:03:18 - 00:03:22] I think he's just a deeply mistrusting person and just kills people for the heck of it.
[00:03:22 - 00:03:24] And so, yeah, he kills that guy.
[00:03:24 - 00:03:28] And then Alice is put in the situation of like, well, crap, now I have to kill myself.
[00:03:28 - 00:03:31] I don't have a protector nor a assassin.
[00:03:31 - 00:03:32] So, yeah.
[00:03:32 - 00:03:34] Very interesting dynamics there.
[00:03:34 - 00:03:35] Any thoughts?
[00:03:35 - 00:03:36] I thought it was interesting.
[00:03:36 - 00:03:38] I think it all makes sense.
[00:03:38 - 00:03:42] I think it makes sense that he trusts his mom.
[00:03:42 - 00:03:44] And Alice is like, Ayo.
[00:03:44 - 00:03:47] She clearly is here for a nefarious reason.
[00:03:47 - 00:03:49] And he doesn't care.
[00:03:49 - 00:03:50] He does not care.
[00:03:50 - 00:03:53] And he's still kind of into his mom, which is also...
[00:03:53 - 00:03:54] So weird.
[00:03:54 - 00:03:56] Very strange.
[00:03:56 - 00:03:58] I guess like, I have the mental block of like...
[00:03:58 - 00:04:01] Or mental thing of like, okay, they're not actually siblings in real life.
[00:04:01 - 00:04:03] So I can kind of like wash it.
[00:04:03 - 00:04:04] Yeah.
[00:04:04 - 00:04:08] At least for like, my own internal reaction.
[00:04:08 - 00:04:10] I'm like, that's weird.
[00:04:10 - 00:04:11] But yeah.
[00:04:11 - 00:04:12] So I don't know.
[00:04:12 - 00:04:14] I think Aemon is interesting.
[00:04:14 - 00:04:15] I want to ship to Aegon now though.
[00:04:15 - 00:04:16] Oh, that's good.
[00:04:16 - 00:04:20] Because I would say he's arguably the most interesting character this episode.
[00:04:20 - 00:04:24] Maybe besides Daemon and Rhaenyra's and that dynamic.
[00:04:24 - 00:04:25] And Rhaena.
[00:04:25 - 00:04:26] Rhaena is also interesting.
[00:04:26 - 00:04:27] Yeah.
[00:04:27 - 00:04:29] But I would say Aegon kind of like...
[00:04:29 - 00:04:31] They set up the dragon thing.
[00:04:31 - 00:04:32] He's still alive.
[00:04:32 - 00:04:33] Like, Sunfire's still alive.
[00:04:33 - 00:04:35] They set that up a few episodes ago.
[00:04:35 - 00:04:37] And then he has this moment where he's like, I don't care.
[00:04:37 - 00:04:38] Like, I'm the king.
[00:04:38 - 00:04:40] I'm going to die here.
[00:04:40 - 00:04:42] And then he kind of has power.
[00:04:42 - 00:04:44] And then he has a dragon show up.
[00:04:44 - 00:04:46] He's like, well, my dragon's here.
[00:04:46 - 00:04:47] I'm just going to burn everybody.
[00:04:47 - 00:04:48] So I will burn this entire army.
[00:04:48 - 00:04:49] And then he does.
[00:04:49 - 00:04:50] Yep.
[00:04:50 - 00:04:54] And it's nice to have another player back on the board who is interesting.
[00:04:54 - 00:04:58] And who is arguably the rightful king, depending on who you stand for.
[00:04:58 - 00:05:02] I would say there are currently three kings slash queens.
[00:05:02 - 00:05:04] I think there's kind of four.
[00:05:04 - 00:05:05] There is kind of four.
[00:05:05 - 00:05:06] Because you have Daren.
[00:05:06 - 00:05:07] Yep.
[00:05:07 - 00:05:11] So probably the best candidate for the job right now.
[00:05:11 - 00:05:13] And then you have Ranira.
[00:05:13 - 00:05:14] Right.
[00:05:14 - 00:05:15] Then you have Aegon.
[00:05:15 - 00:05:16] Right.
[00:05:16 - 00:05:18] And then Amon's like, hey, I'm going to like start my own thing.
[00:05:18 - 00:05:19] I'm going to start my own empire.
[00:05:19 - 00:05:20] Yeah.
[00:05:20 - 00:05:23] So yeah, everybody's kind of just like vying for the throne right now,
[00:05:23 - 00:05:25] which is a very game of thrones thing.
[00:05:25 - 00:05:26] Yeah.
[00:05:26 - 00:05:28] But yeah, I mean, anything else you want to say about Aegon,
[00:05:28 - 00:05:30] besides I felt the scene was sick?
[00:05:30 - 00:05:31] Or that.
[00:05:31 - 00:05:32] I think the scene is awesome.
[00:05:32 - 00:05:37] I like that he finally stood for something and kind of said,
[00:05:37 - 00:05:42] I had enough of being this lonesome like beggar basically.
[00:05:42 - 00:05:45] I think it's very interesting that Laris is just like, all right.
[00:05:45 - 00:05:47] I know that was interesting that he's up and dipped.
[00:05:47 - 00:05:49] It makes a lot of sense for his character.
[00:05:49 - 00:05:52] I would say like, yeah, he would flee in that situation.
[00:05:52 - 00:05:53] Right.
[00:05:53 - 00:05:55] But yeah, I thought that was a cool scene.
[00:05:55 - 00:06:00] I'm very, I personally know where this story goes.
[00:06:00 - 00:06:02] So I know where Aegon's going.
[00:06:02 - 00:06:04] You've said that he's a big player.
[00:06:04 - 00:06:08] He is an important piece of the end of this story.
[00:06:08 - 00:06:10] I haven't read the book, but I did know this plot point.
[00:06:10 - 00:06:13] And so I'm interested to see where this continues to go
[00:06:13 - 00:06:15] because I like the journey we're on here.
[00:06:15 - 00:06:16] Right.
[00:06:16 - 00:06:18] I want to talk about Runira.
[00:06:18 - 00:06:19] Okay.
[00:06:19 - 00:06:20] Daemon.
[00:06:20 - 00:06:21] Yep.
[00:06:21 - 00:06:22] Reyna.
[00:06:22 - 00:06:23] Yep.
[00:06:23 - 00:06:25] We've got this really crazy dynamic going right now.
[00:06:25 - 00:06:28] It's been set up all season and it kind of comes ahead.
[00:06:29 - 00:06:30] Yeah.
[00:06:30 - 00:06:32] I think it's interesting.
[00:06:32 - 00:06:37] I, I mean, every, the whole time I'm watching this when
[00:06:37 - 00:06:40] Runira is super pissed, I'm like, surely you understand
[00:06:40 - 00:06:42] Daemon's perspective because you, Runira,
[00:06:42 - 00:06:44] would have done the exact same thing.
[00:06:44 - 00:06:45] Yes.
[00:06:45 - 00:06:48] And I think that's like, Runira kind of knows that.
[00:06:48 - 00:06:49] Yeah.
[00:06:49 - 00:06:51] Like she has this scene where she's like,
[00:06:51 - 00:06:52] yeah, I don't know.
[00:06:52 - 00:06:54] It's kind of an emotional scene where, you know,
[00:06:54 - 00:06:55] it's all comes ahead.
[00:06:55 - 00:06:56] The dragon collision happens.
[00:06:56 - 00:06:58] And then Daemon's like, I'm sorry.
[00:06:58 - 00:07:00] I really wasn't trying to betray you.
[00:07:00 - 00:07:01] Right.
[00:07:01 - 00:07:02] I'm also just trying to protect my kid.
[00:07:02 - 00:07:03] I'm just trying to protect my daughter.
[00:07:03 - 00:07:04] Yeah.
[00:07:04 - 00:07:06] And she's, he's like, I just want you to know that.
[00:07:06 - 00:07:08] And she kind of like, even though she's like,
[00:07:08 - 00:07:11] go the frick away, she kind of also recognizes that
[00:07:11 - 00:07:12] to a certain extent too.
[00:07:12 - 00:07:13] Like she doesn't just say like,
[00:07:13 - 00:07:15] Daemon, I'm killing you right now,
[00:07:15 - 00:07:16] which she could.
[00:07:16 - 00:07:17] Yeah, she could.
[00:07:17 - 00:07:19] So I don't know.
[00:07:19 - 00:07:21] I think that there's obviously plot points,
[00:07:21 - 00:07:23] loose threads still out in the void,
[00:07:23 - 00:07:25] but I like where we landed here.
[00:07:25 - 00:07:29] And she's still defended Daemon to the girl
[00:07:29 - 00:07:31] who keeps running like, if you like.
[00:07:31 - 00:07:32] Vasariya.
[00:07:32 - 00:07:33] I freaking, I hate Vasariya.
[00:07:33 - 00:07:34] I'm so sorry.
[00:07:34 - 00:07:35] I just, she's the one.
[00:07:35 - 00:07:36] She is really annoying.
[00:07:36 - 00:07:37] I'm not going to lie.
[00:07:37 - 00:07:38] She is very annoying.
[00:07:38 - 00:07:40] But she kind of got flamed this episode.
[00:07:40 - 00:07:41] She did.
[00:07:41 - 00:07:42] And she was, yeah.
[00:07:42 - 00:07:43] This is about time.
[00:07:43 - 00:07:45] From, I don't even know who this other random girl
[00:07:45 - 00:07:47] who was like, you're kind of terrible.
[00:07:47 - 00:07:49] I forgot who that person was.
[00:07:49 - 00:07:51] But she just showed up and had a whole conversation
[00:07:51 - 00:07:52] with Vasariya.
[00:07:52 - 00:07:53] And I was like, cool.
[00:07:53 - 00:07:54] I was like.
[00:07:54 - 00:07:55] I don't know.
[00:07:55 - 00:07:56] Whatever.
[00:07:56 - 00:07:57] So many names.
[00:07:57 - 00:08:01] But yeah, I think that I like the conflict that Daemon
[00:08:01 - 00:08:03] and Raniya had that was set up all season.
[00:08:03 - 00:08:04] I agree.
[00:08:04 - 00:08:05] I think it was really good.
[00:08:05 - 00:08:06] I think every character choice made sense there.
[00:08:06 - 00:08:08] And I think the result made sense too.
[00:08:08 - 00:08:10] Like Raniya is still trying to hold on to a little bit
[00:08:10 - 00:08:13] of what her father Vasariya stood for on the throne.
[00:08:13 - 00:08:14] Yeah.
[00:08:14 - 00:08:15] And not just like kill everybody.
[00:08:15 - 00:08:17] But then you see early in the episode that scene
[00:08:17 - 00:08:19] between Raniya and Elena when she's like,
[00:08:19 - 00:08:22] tell me, and she's like becoming a little violent
[00:08:22 - 00:08:23] with Elena.
[00:08:23 - 00:08:24] Tell me what you've seen.
[00:08:24 - 00:08:27] So like she's starting to lose that grip a little bit.
[00:08:27 - 00:08:28] Elena is super interesting.
[00:08:28 - 00:08:29] She has gotten very interesting.
[00:08:29 - 00:08:31] She's kind of a wild card.
[00:08:31 - 00:08:32] Yes.
[00:08:32 - 00:08:34] Like you see, I thought her dream sequences were sick.
[00:08:34 - 00:08:35] I thought it was awesome.
[00:08:35 - 00:08:36] Visually very cool.
[00:08:36 - 00:08:40] But like she has one dream of her baby getting taken away.
[00:08:40 - 00:08:41] Right.
[00:08:41 - 00:08:42] And another of her on a dragon.
[00:08:42 - 00:08:43] Yep.
[00:08:43 - 00:08:44] And I don't know.
[00:08:44 - 00:08:46] It's just very interesting.
[00:08:46 - 00:08:48] Where is her character going to go?
[00:08:48 - 00:08:49] Who knows?
[00:08:49 - 00:08:51] But she's like very important to the story this season.
[00:08:51 - 00:08:52] Right.
[00:08:52 - 00:08:54] And she was kind of just there the past two seasons.
[00:08:54 - 00:08:57] So I am a fan of it for sure.
[00:08:57 - 00:08:59] There was one other character that sprung to my mind
[00:08:59 - 00:09:01] that we haven't talked about.
[00:09:01 - 00:09:02] And we've had a little bit.
[00:09:02 - 00:09:03] Oh, Ormund.
[00:09:03 - 00:09:05] But he didn't really do a lot.
[00:09:05 - 00:09:06] He didn't do a lot.
[00:09:06 - 00:09:09] I mean, the biggest stuff is like he talked to Coralus.
[00:09:09 - 00:09:10] Oh yeah.
[00:09:10 - 00:09:11] Coralus is captured.
[00:09:11 - 00:09:13] And is missing a finger now.
[00:09:13 - 00:09:14] Right.
[00:09:14 - 00:09:15] That was crazy.
[00:09:15 - 00:09:16] That was kind of crazy.
[00:09:16 - 00:09:17] Very Ormund thing to do.
[00:09:17 - 00:09:18] He's very conniving.
[00:09:18 - 00:09:20] But there's still continues to build some tension
[00:09:20 - 00:09:21] between Ormund and Darren.
[00:09:21 - 00:09:23] Darren's like, I don't agree with this.
[00:09:23 - 00:09:24] Right.
[00:09:24 - 00:09:25] I don't like what he's doing.
[00:09:25 - 00:09:26] Right.
[00:09:26 - 00:09:27] But I look he can't leave at all.
[00:09:27 - 00:09:28] Yeah.
[00:09:28 - 00:09:30] Because if I leave, he's just going to keep doing what he's doing
[00:09:30 - 00:09:32] and no one's going to like me.
[00:09:32 - 00:09:37] And so Darren and Gwain are kind of just stuck there right now.
[00:09:37 - 00:09:40] But then the other big important thing
[00:09:40 - 00:09:42] which we opened this episode with
[00:09:42 - 00:09:44] is that he flips Ulf.
[00:09:44 - 00:09:45] True.
[00:09:45 - 00:09:46] Ulf's commitment.
[00:09:46 - 00:09:47] True.
[00:09:47 - 00:09:50] And Ulf is now for Ormund and Darren.
[00:09:50 - 00:09:53] That's what he said in this episode and I completely forgot who.
[00:09:53 - 00:09:56] I think it's Ormund who basically says like,
[00:09:56 - 00:09:59] or someone says to him like Runeer has six dragons.
[00:09:59 - 00:10:03] And then he says like, yeah, but they're six commoners.
[00:10:03 - 00:10:05] And I think it's super interesting.
[00:10:05 - 00:10:07] Well, that was, that was Amont.
[00:10:07 - 00:10:09] I think he was having the conversation with Allison.
[00:10:09 - 00:10:10] But yes, that's right.
[00:10:10 - 00:10:11] Right.
[00:10:11 - 00:10:15] That is an important thing of like the quote unquote illegitimacy
[00:10:15 - 00:10:18] of all of Runeer is everything of like her children.
[00:10:18 - 00:10:20] And of her dragon riders are like, they're not really.
[00:10:20 - 00:10:22] They're not the most loyal people.
[00:10:22 - 00:10:23] Also they haven't been trained.
[00:10:23 - 00:10:24] Right.
[00:10:24 - 00:10:25] Like dragon riding really.
[00:10:25 - 00:10:26] They're just kind of hopped on the dragons.
[00:10:26 - 00:10:30] And so yeah, when Ormund offers Ulf like Lordship
[00:10:30 - 00:10:33] and hire up Lordship too, Ulf's like, yeah, I'll take that.
[00:10:33 - 00:10:36] Which he asked Runeer for and she didn't give him, right?
[00:10:36 - 00:10:37] Yeah.
[00:10:37 - 00:10:40] Like Runeer hasn't exactly been the best at listening
[00:10:40 - 00:10:42] and honoring others when like,
[00:10:42 - 00:10:45] she hasn't been making a lot of personal sacrifices.
[00:10:45 - 00:10:49] She didn't give Corliss the Adam of Hall,
[00:10:49 - 00:10:53] like any of his sons, the Velaryon last name,
[00:10:53 - 00:10:55] which like in the grand scheme of things would have been
[00:10:55 - 00:10:56] a footnote in a book.
[00:10:56 - 00:10:59] And then yeah, she didn't really honor Ulf at all
[00:10:59 - 00:11:01] and give him any freedom.
[00:11:01 - 00:11:03] She just, yeah, I did use him as kind of just,
[00:11:03 - 00:11:05] I need you as a tool.
[00:11:05 - 00:11:06] So.
[00:11:06 - 00:11:07] Yep.
[00:11:07 - 00:11:08] Yeah.
[00:11:08 - 00:11:09] Super interesting.
[00:11:09 - 00:11:10] Why Ulf would have switched over.
[00:11:10 - 00:11:14] But I don't know any thoughts or predictions
[00:11:14 - 00:11:16] about where the finale is going to go.
[00:11:16 - 00:11:17] Again, we haven't read the book,
[00:11:17 - 00:11:21] so we're kind of just chilling with the show.
[00:11:21 - 00:11:24] I basically no clue where we're going
[00:11:24 - 00:11:26] because I have very little Game of Thrones experience.
[00:11:26 - 00:11:32] But I mean, I think, I mean, I feel like out of it,
[00:11:32 - 00:11:35] if anything, the show is very unpredictable.
[00:11:35 - 00:11:38] And I'm like, anybody could die at any moment.
[00:11:38 - 00:11:39] Well, let's do this.
[00:11:39 - 00:11:42] If you had to predict one character to die next,
[00:11:42 - 00:11:44] what is it and why?
[00:11:44 - 00:11:45] Um.
[00:11:51 - 00:11:52] I don't know.
[00:11:52 - 00:11:55] Maybe Damon.
[00:11:55 - 00:11:58] Oh, I don't think Damon does die to my knowledge,
[00:11:58 - 00:11:59] but that would be really interesting.
[00:11:59 - 00:12:00] Yeah.
[00:12:00 - 00:12:03] I think, again, haven't read the book.
[00:12:03 - 00:12:04] I think Allison.
[00:12:04 - 00:12:05] Oh, okay.
[00:12:05 - 00:12:07] I think I could see Allison dying.
[00:12:07 - 00:12:10] Because Amon almost died like twice.
[00:12:10 - 00:12:11] Right.
[00:12:11 - 00:12:12] But he'll probably be fine.
[00:12:12 - 00:12:15] I don't think he's going to die because Alice is on his side.
[00:12:15 - 00:12:16] Yes.
[00:12:16 - 00:12:19] And then name one character you want to die.
[00:12:19 - 00:12:21] You're like, I just hate them or want them to die.
[00:12:21 - 00:12:22] I mean, Ormond's horrible.
[00:12:22 - 00:12:25] Ormond is horrible, but he is fun to watch.
[00:12:25 - 00:12:27] He is fun to watch.
[00:12:27 - 00:12:29] Renear is not that great either.
[00:12:29 - 00:12:33] I don't want Renear to die, but I'm like, I don't know.
[00:12:33 - 00:12:35] I do know the end of Renear's story, so.
[00:12:35 - 00:12:36] Oh, you do.
[00:12:36 - 00:12:37] Yeah, I do.
[00:12:37 - 00:12:38] Well, here's the thing with Game of Thrones.
[00:12:38 - 00:12:39] Okay.
[00:12:39 - 00:12:41] A lot of stuff is referenced within itself.
[00:12:41 - 00:12:45] So if you've seen some content, you actually end up knowing stuff about other content.
[00:12:45 - 00:12:46] Right.
[00:12:46 - 00:12:51] Like, I'm pretty sure Sir Duncan is mentioned in Game of Thrones multiple times.
[00:12:51 - 00:12:52] Yeah, he is.
[00:12:52 - 00:12:54] So like, you can kind of pick up on the storyline.
[00:12:54 - 00:12:59] Like, yes, I know what happens to Duncan Egg, even though the actual stories haven't been written.
[00:12:59 - 00:13:01] Like, you end up knowing.
[00:13:01 - 00:13:08] So, it's interesting there, but regardless, I think that if I wanted one character to die,
[00:13:08 - 00:13:09] I would love Masaria to die.
[00:13:09 - 00:13:11] I think she's so annoying.
[00:13:11 - 00:13:12] She is really annoying.
[00:13:12 - 00:13:13] But we'll see.
[00:13:13 - 00:13:16] So, Drew, how are you feeling about Game of Thrones right now?
[00:13:16 - 00:13:21] Like, I know House of the Dragons is a little bit of a different flavor from An Eye of the Seven Kingdoms.
[00:13:21 - 00:13:24] I miss An Eye of the Seven Kingdoms every time I turn on House of the Dragons episode.
[00:13:24 - 00:13:29] I, again, I recently rewatched it and I just finished reading all the three novellas that are out.
[00:13:29 - 00:13:30] And I miss it.
[00:13:30 - 00:13:31] Yeah.
[00:13:31 - 00:13:32] Really bad.
[00:13:32 - 00:13:33] So, I'm excited to proceed too.
[00:13:33 - 00:13:34] I still like House of the Dragons.
[00:13:34 - 00:13:37] I understand why people are massive fans of the show.
[00:13:37 - 00:13:38] I get it.
[00:13:38 - 00:13:45] But I will say in the grand scheme of things, the show, I don't think I would watch the show unless we were doing this podcast.
[00:13:45 - 00:13:47] I think it is a weaker overall entry.
[00:13:47 - 00:13:54] I know Game of Thrones ends pretty poorly, but like, I think week to week House of the Dragon is weaker than Game of Thrones.
[00:13:54 - 00:13:55] In my personal opinion, I know.
[00:13:55 - 00:13:57] The highs of House of the Dragon are high.
[00:13:57 - 00:14:01] Yes, but I think the characters of Game of Thrones are a huge step up.
[00:14:01 - 00:14:10] Even though there's some great characters here, like, you just love watching, I mean, literally almost every single character in Game of Thrones besides Bran.
[00:14:10 - 00:14:13] I'm actually not a big Daenerys fan, but whatever.
[00:14:13 - 00:14:19] But like, I think here there's a lot of characters that I'm like, I like them from a writing standpoint.
[00:14:19 - 00:14:25] I'm not excited when I sit down to watch House of the Dragon on a Sunday night to see their faces on the screen.
[00:14:25 - 00:14:26] Yeah.
[00:14:26 - 00:14:28] So, that's my tangent.
[00:14:28 - 00:14:29] Yeah.
[00:14:29 - 00:14:31] There will be some House of the Dragon defenders in the comments.
[00:14:31 - 00:14:32] That's fine.
[00:14:32 - 00:14:33] And that's okay.
[00:14:33 - 00:14:38] Look, again, I respect that y'all like this show, but this show is definitely not for like everybody.
[00:14:38 - 00:14:44] I think, again, Drew, had you have seen Game of Thrones prior to this, I think you would enjoy this significantly more.
[00:14:44 - 00:14:45] That's probably true.
[00:14:45 - 00:14:46] So.
[00:14:46 - 00:14:47] I'm not enjoying myself.
[00:14:47 - 00:14:49] You have an interesting perspective.
[00:14:49 - 00:14:51] Yeah, I try.
[00:14:51 - 00:14:55] We haven't done this question in a while, and I'll ask you after the finale next week.
[00:14:55 - 00:15:02] But on a scale of 1 to 10, how much do you want to watch Game of Thrones right now?
[00:15:02 - 00:15:06] Like 4.9.
[00:15:06 - 00:15:10] What number do we need to get to for you to actually sit down and watch Game of Thrones?
[00:15:10 - 00:15:11] It's just a time commitment, I think.
[00:15:11 - 00:15:12] That's the biggest thing.
[00:15:12 - 00:15:13] Let's say you have all the time in the world.
[00:15:13 - 00:15:14] Then I'd probably watch it.
[00:15:14 - 00:15:15] Okay.
[00:15:15 - 00:15:16] Yeah.
[00:15:16 - 00:15:19] So, subscribe if you want us to have more time and money.
[00:15:19 - 00:15:20] Yeah, honestly, for real.
[00:15:20 - 00:15:21] I'm just kidding.
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[00:15:24 - 00:15:25] Sure.
[00:15:25 - 00:15:27] Anything else you want to add about this episode of House of the Dragon?
[00:15:27 - 00:15:28] I mean, I thought it was good.
[00:15:28 - 00:15:29] I'm excited for the finale.
[00:15:29 - 00:15:30] I hope they actually execute.
[00:15:30 - 00:15:32] And it's not like a season two finale.
[00:15:32 - 00:15:34] Which was a little hermits.
[00:15:34 - 00:15:35] So yeah.
[00:15:35 - 00:15:37] I hope something actually interesting happens.
[00:15:37 - 00:15:39] I don't want to wait like three more years for season four.
[00:15:39 - 00:15:42] And we finally get the finale of season three and season four.
[00:15:42 - 00:15:43] Right.
[00:15:43 - 00:15:44] Because that would kind of be not the vibe.
[00:15:44 - 00:15:46] So, we'll see where it goes.
[00:15:46 - 00:15:47] I'm excited.
[00:15:47 - 00:15:48] I like this show.
[00:15:48 - 00:15:51] And let us know who you want to die in this season.
[00:15:51 - 00:15:53] Don't spoil it, though, if you don't.
[00:15:53 - 00:15:54] Yes.
[00:15:54 - 00:15:55] Don't spoil it, please.
[00:15:55 - 00:15:58] I thought the shot of Kristen Cole's head on a spike was kind of cool.
[00:15:58 - 00:15:59] That was pretty sick.
[00:15:59 - 00:16:00] Yeah.
[00:16:00 - 00:16:01] Anyway.
[00:16:01 - 00:16:02] So, thanks for tuning in.
[00:16:02 - 00:16:03] RIP to that guy.
[00:16:03 - 00:16:04] RIP, Kristen Cole.
[00:16:04 - 00:16:05] He did nothing for like five episodes.
[00:16:05 - 00:16:06] Yeah, for real.
[00:16:06 - 00:16:07] It was awesome.
[00:16:07 - 00:16:08] But yeah, thanks for tuning in, guys.
[00:16:08 - 00:16:11] We will get to House of the Dragon finale next week.
[00:16:11 - 00:16:13] What else do we got coming up on this podcast?
[00:16:13 - 00:16:17] We have a full week ahead, ladies and gentlemen.
[00:16:17 - 00:16:19] We are doing Spider-Man Hot Takes.
[00:16:19 - 00:16:21] We are doing Ted Lasso.
[00:16:21 - 00:16:22] Yep.
[00:16:22 - 00:16:24] Which is a very different vibe.
[00:16:24 - 00:16:25] It's a little bit of a gear shift.
[00:16:25 - 00:16:27] This might be the biggest vibe switch.
[00:16:27 - 00:16:29] House of the Dragon at Ted Lasso.
[00:16:29 - 00:16:31] It's a pretty big vibe switch for sure.
[00:16:31 - 00:16:32] In cinema history.
[00:16:32 - 00:16:33] Yeah.
[00:16:33 - 00:16:34] We got Ted Lasso.
[00:16:34 - 00:16:36] We have a surprise episode tomorrow.
[00:16:36 - 00:16:37] We do.
[00:16:37 - 00:16:39] With a special guest that is very exciting.
[00:16:39 - 00:16:40] Stay tuned.
[00:16:40 - 00:16:42] It's one of my favorite episodes, honestly.
[00:16:42 - 00:16:43] It's gonna be a lot of fun.
[00:16:43 - 00:16:45] Um, what else do we have?
[00:16:45 - 00:16:47] I mean, if we're talking grand scheme of things.
[00:16:47 - 00:16:48] Oh, yeah.
[00:16:48 - 00:16:49] Got lanterns, clay face.
[00:16:49 - 00:16:50] Yep.
[00:16:50 - 00:16:51] Spider-Man brand new day drops.
[00:16:51 - 00:16:53] If you want to check out our review on that.
[00:16:53 - 00:16:54] Stuff on the channel.
[00:16:54 - 00:16:56] Um, I mean, we have a bunch of artsy movies.
[00:16:56 - 00:16:59] If you're into stuff that will be nominated for the Oscars,
[00:16:59 - 00:17:00] like the Social Reckoning.
[00:17:00 - 00:17:01] Or the Ford.
[00:17:01 - 00:17:03] Or I Play Rocky, maybe.
[00:17:03 - 00:17:04] Maybe.
[00:17:04 - 00:17:05] We got all that.
[00:17:05 - 00:17:06] If you're into Resident Evil,
[00:17:06 - 00:17:08] we'll be reviewing that movie next month.
[00:17:08 - 00:17:09] Yep.
[00:17:09 - 00:17:10] Duneste is coming up.
[00:17:10 - 00:17:12] And so, you're into all the Marvel stuff.
[00:17:12 - 00:17:14] We have some Duneste discussions.
[00:17:14 - 00:17:16] We've got a lot of stuff in the works here.
[00:17:16 - 00:17:18] So, um, well, we got you covered.
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