Did you notice these 5 things in House of the Dragon Episode 5?

Number 5: Did you notice that the Castle in the background looks somewhat familiar?

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Yes! It’s the Runestone that you saw in Games of Thrones when young Robin Aaron was training, we could see it in the background.

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Number 4: A Similar Discussion: Remember when Marjorie had a candid conversation with Renly about his sexual orientation

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and insisted him to produce a heir while he can pursue his desires behind closed doors in Games of Thrones Season 2?

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Well, a similar conversation was held between Rhaenyra and Lenore when she discusses his preference for goose over duck,

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also the princess proposes that they perform their royal duties but satisfy their own appetites in private.

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Number 3: Rats! If you noticed, the rodents were previously seen in the dungeons and even the King's bedroom.

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Given Viserys's sickness and deterioration, their presence seems fitting. Their approach closer and closer to the King, foreshadows his downfall.

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When he collapses at the end of the episode, a rat licks blood up from the floor, a clear sign that Death and Disaster are getting ever nearer.

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Number 2: The Green Colour! Did you notice when Alison Hightower made an entry wearing a Green dress

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when her father was giving out a speech about the union of houses Targaryen and Valarian?

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While Green is a colour that is used by House Hightower to signal war, it is a foreboding prophesy of conflict to come.

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Number 1: Dance of the Dragons. Did you notice when Lenore compares Dancing to Combat? Set almost 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones,

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House of the Dragon focuses on a turbulent time known as the dance of the dragons. A civil war of succession over the iron throne.

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We can notice friction between Rhaenyra, Alicent and Damon is building. It's fitting then that a real dance ushers in the early stages of the conflict.

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As individuals join the dance it turns out to be more many-sided with members evolving accomplices and murmuring plans until it all erupts in bloody mayhem.

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It's a taste of what's about to happen in the actual dance of the dragons. Enjoyed the story? Share it with your friends.

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