Julia, Kylie, and Caroline strain their eyes to watch House of the Dragon episode 7, ‘Driftmark’ thanks to Miguel Sapochnik, and begin their own familial strife over Alicent’s poo face.
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The intro & outro saltarello is performed by Stary Olsa from their album “Liepšaje (The Best)”, which is available for purchase on Bandcamp.
Episode Breakdown
- 0:00 – Intro, asks, and recap
- 12:25 – We’re struggling, guys
- 26:10 – Green burial practices
- 35:55 – Miguel Sapochnik turns off the lights
- 39:50 – Caroline ships RhaenyraxDaemon
- 46:10 – Hiccup’s first flight
- 51:15 – Kid punching and kobos
- 57:21 – Alicent monologues her motivations
- 1:15:00 – Laenor shows up with Starbucks
- 1:26:55 – We travel to the Fire Nation
- 1:32:35 – Highlights/lowlights
Related Links
- All UBS Podcast episodes
- House of the Dragon Failed Alicent Hightower (spoilers for HotD)
- House of the Dragon Is Winning This Thrones Hater Over (spoilers through 1×04)
- House of the Dragon is Actually a Compelling Story about Westeros (spoilers through 1×05)
- The Tragic Dance of Power and Patriarchy (spoilers for HotD)
- Game of Thrones retrospective series
- GoT Season 8 articles
- ‘The Wars to Come’ GoT Rewatch Project
- A Song of Pins and Needles (Caroline’s wardrobe analysis)
- Supernatural: End of the Road (Caroline’s Supernatural coverage)
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