Families grieve and conflict brews in new stills from episode 7

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The new promotional stills from episode 7, taken by Ollie Upton, show us Targaryens and Velaryons attending Laena’s funeral together and hint at yet further family dysfunction.

Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke), Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine), Helaena Targaryen (Evie Allen), Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint), Rhaenys Velaryon (Eve Best), Baela Targaryen (Shani Smethurst) and Vaemond Velaryon (Wil Johnson) solemnly look on.

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Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) holds her sons, Jacaerys (Leo Hart) and Lucerys (Harvey Sadler.)

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Corlys Velaryon stares into the middle distance and clutches his grandson, Lucerys.

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A stoic Rhaenys Velaryon comforts her granddaughter, Baela.

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The newly reinstated Hand of the King, Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans), gives Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) the side eye.

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Laenor Velaryon (John MacMillan) grieves for his sister.

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King Viserys and his brother, Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) have … well, I’d say a heart to heart, but that seems unlikely between these two.

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The newly widowed Daemon Targaryen smirks.

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The disintegrating King Viserys clutches a walking stick with an ornate golden dragon for a handle.

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The Queen of Green looks worried in the royal carriage.

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Ser Qarl Correy (Arty Froushan) looks conniving.

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Alicent Hightower and Aegon Targaryen (Ty Tennant) stare at someone or something off camera.

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Corlys and Rhaenys Velaryon protect Baela and Rhaena Targaryen (Eva Ossei-Gerning). They might be protecting another member of their family too. Who could possibly say?

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UPDATE! More images from the next episode have been released:

Driftmark High Tide, Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke), Vaemond Velaryon (Wil Johnson), 1x07 (1)

Driftmark, Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel), Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans), 1x07 (1)

Driftmark High Tide, Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy), Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke), 1x07 (1)

Driftmark High Tide, Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans), 1x07 (2)

Driftmark High Tide, Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint), Rhaenys Targaryen (Eve Best), 1x07 (2)

Driftmark, Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel), 1x07 (1)

Driftmark, Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy), 1x07 (2)

Driftmark, Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy), 1x07 (1)

Driftmark, Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans), Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke), Viserys Targaryen(Paddy Considine), 1x07 (1)

Driftmark, Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine), 1x07 (2)

Driftmark High Tide, Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans), 1x07 (4)

Driftmark, Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint), Larys Strong (Matthew Neddham), 1x07 (1)

Driftmark High Tide, Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine), Harrold Westerling (Graham McTavish), Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel), Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans), 1x07 (1)

Driftmark High Tide, Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans), 1x07 (3)

Driftmark High Tide, Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans), 1x07 (1)

Driftmark High Tide, Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint), Rhaenys Targaryen (Eve Best), 1x07 (1)

Driftmark High Tide, Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint), 1x07 (2)

7 Comments

  1. Rhaenys 😍

    So looking at the photos the entire episode seems like it will be set over a very short period of time.

  2. Pigeon:
    I’m really getting fond of Rhaenys, Eve Best is doing a wonderful job.

    Agreed. I actually have an impossible-with-current-info to prove theory that the manifestations of dragon blood in the Targaryen family are matrilineal. If correct, the. we will eventually learn more about Rhaenys’s bloodline.

    we know that Baela eventually has a daughter Laena, nmaed after her mother. We know nothing at all about if that girl had kids or who she married, but a strong candidate would be Benjicot Blackwood who has close connections later in the Dance to Baela’s spouse and Laena the second’s father. This would then imply that Rhaenys’s line became woven into the Blackwood line, from whence it feeds back in to the Targaryen family.

    Also, we know that her twin Rhaena will have 6 Hightower daughters eventually, and intriguingly we also know nothing about them and which families they married into.

    The theory could be nothing, but needs a more fleshed out family tree before we can know.

  3. Sheer speculation but it seems this episode will concentrate on the funeral and have a major argument between the greens and blacks, presumably this would set-up Viserys likely death (this is not a spoiler but clearly coming from the show arc) next episode?

  4. Man I’m so glad I’m not the only one who has grown to appreciate Rhaenys. Knowing what’s ahead, her role should expand considerably in the episodes to come.

  5. Jon Snowed:
    Sheer speculation but it seems this episode will concentrate on the funeral and have a major argument between the greens and blacks, presumably this would set-up Viserys likely death (this is not a spoiler but clearly coming from the show arc) next episode?

    I very much doubt Viserys will die until the last episode of the season. Everything that comes after is of such a different nature that it needs a new season.

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