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House of the Dragon – Season 1, Episode 5

We Light the Way

Aired Sep 18, 2022

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Fantasy

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Daemon visits his wife in the Vale. Viserys and Rhaenyra broker agreements with the Velaryons. Alicent seeks the truth about the princess.

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Holding true to the Westerosi rule that no wedding goes according to plan, "We Light the Way" is a disturbing midpoint for House of the Dragon, punctuated by shocking brutality and Queen Alicent coming into her own.

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King Viserys Targaryen

Matt Smith

Prince Daemon Targaryen

Rhys Ifans

Otto Hightower

Steve Toussaint

Lord Corlys Velaryon ("The Sea Snake")

Eve Best

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Eliana Dockterman

TIME Magazine

Despite its name, House of the Dragon would do well to remember the Game of Thrones is as much a mental game as a physical one.

Oct 21, 2022

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Scott Bryan

BBC.com

I like the fact that this show is less sprawling than the original. There are far fewer characters. The show also feels different to Game of Thrones by looking at the factions and fighting within one family rather than across many others.

Rated: Must Watch

Sep 28, 2022

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Ben Dowell

Times (UK)

... A blood-pumping, blood-spilling night before important cast changes in next week's episode.

Sep 19, 2022

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Rob Bricken

io9.com

The way Clare Kilner, who did a great job directing last week’s extremely horny episode, stages all of this is just fantastic.

Oct 17, 2022

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Akash Singh

That Shelf

But while the impact of [Joffrey's] murder on some of our characters is obvious, the impact on the audience of yet another tragic gay murder deserves consideration.

Oct 6, 2022

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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz

CBR

In House of the Dragon, at least up until now, men make choices, and women live with the consequences -- or die because of them.

Sep 24, 2022

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Synopsis

Daemon visits his wife in the Vale. Viserys and Rhaenyra broker agreements with the Velaryons. Alicent seeks the truth about the princess.

Director: Clare Kilner, Geeta Patel, Greg Yaitanes
Executive Producer: George R.R. Martin, Ryan Condal, Miguel Sapochnik, Vince Gerardis, Sara Hess, Ron Schmidt, David Hancock, Charmaine De Grate
Screenwriter: Ryan Condal, Sara Hess, Charmaine De Grate
Network: HBO
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date: Sep 18, 2022