House of the Dragon Episode 7: The Battle of the Kiddos

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[{"selector":"#anim-2b649f66-d2f7-425c-88c2-3495095949ef [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] In Episode Seven, nearly the entire cast is present for Laena's funeral at Driftmark.

[{"selector":"#anim-215d5e91-0a4e-4080-a18a-0ef5585d1cb1 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] It's here that Rhaenya and Alicent officially become the adults of the show and their offspring become its main players

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[{"selector":"#anim-2a408e5d-74b1-4667-adfc-0aafb07884ad","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Episode 7’s primary arc is the furthering division between Rhaenyra and Alicent

[{"selector":"#anim-ded57a39-9aa4-4b5d-a071-e08940c6d149 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] HBO has turned House of the Dragon into a structural imitation of another of its successful series.