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House of the Dragon Season 3 Episode 5 Breakdown | Classic Game of Thrones is BACK!
House of the Dragon Season 3 Episode 5 may have delivered the closest thing we've seen to classic Game of Thrones in years. Daniel Roman and Marq Nettles break down every major moment, including Criston Cole's doomed campaign, Roddy the Ruin and Oscar Tully's brilliant strategy, Aemond's mysterious visions, Vhagar's disappearance, Aegon's growing confidence, Daeron's rise, Rhaenyra's disastrous decisions, Daemon's changing loyalties, Alicent and Helaena beneath the Red Keep, and everything happening across Westeros.
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