House of the Dragon S1E5 Synopsis
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🗓️ 19 September 2022
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| 0:00.0 | People will always fill in the blanks with assumptions when they don't have the whole story, |
| 0:04.3 | and that's true for the worst gossips as well as for the best historians, both in the |
| 0:07.9 | real world and in Westeros. |
| 0:10.2 | This recurring feature of Human Nature was written into fired blood with distinct purpose |
| 0:13.9 | by George R. Martin, and in episode 5 of House of the Dragon called We Light the Way, |
| 0:18.8 | the theme is as prominent as the beacon of the High Tower. |
| 0:21.5 | In line with that, the episode title is also the words of House High Tower. |
| 0:25.2 | As he's leaving in the pouring rain, Otto tries to light the way for his daughter one last |
| 0:29.1 | time. |
| 0:30.1 | He tells her there can be no doubt that the realm will refuse to follow Raniera, which |
| 0:33.0 | will leave her no choice but to kill all other claimants, forcing the realm to accept |
| 0:36.8 | her by default. |
| 0:38.0 | Though her baby daughter might be spared, her son Aegon bears the name of the conqueror |
| 0:41.6 | himself. |
| 0:42.6 | That's a threat. |
| 0:43.6 | This may come to a head sooner than anyone is prepared for. |
| 0:46.1 | King Viserys' health continues to decline severely. |
| 0:48.7 | There are mounting signs that he may not be long for this world. |
| 0:51.4 | Otto explains it well that the king may yet live for years, but he will surely not grow |
| 0:56.0 | old. |
| 0:57.0 | In the look of him, one would think him much older than he is. |
| 1:00.3 | Time is not on the queen's side. |
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