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House of the Dragon Season 3 Episode 7 Breakdown | The Mad King Reveals & Dragon Dreams
This week on Take the Black, Daniel Roman and Marq Nettles break down one of the biggest episodes of House of the Dragon yet and debate whether the shocking revelations from Game of Thrones: The Mad King stage play should be considered canon.
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