![]() ![]() ![]() Viserys affirms his love for his wife.Īt night, Prince Daemon arms the City Watch and has them wear gold cloaks as they viciously restore 'law and order' by brutally dispatching and mutilating various criminals around King's Landing.Īt a council meeting about his actions, Prince Daemon defends himself against Ser Otto who dislikes his tyranny, but Prince Daemon is defended for performing his duties by Lord Corlys. Matt Smith and Milly Alcock in House of the Dragon HBOĪfterwards, King Viserys pays a visit to Queen Aemma in her bath and she notes how many previous children they lost to miscarriage, stillbirth and premature death, revealing that she can't go through this again if something tragic befalls the latest heir. However, in response, Ser Otto advises that they should not take action. Lord Corlys pushes for action against enemies in the Velaryon shipping lanes by the islands of the Stepstones that are under threat from forces from a Triarchy of the Free Cities of Lys, Myr and Tyrosh, led by Craghas Drahar, dubbed 'The Crabfeeder'. Princess Rhaenyra then pays a visit to her father King Viserys as he leads a Small Council meeting attended by Ser Otto, Grand Maester Mellos (David Horovitch), Lord Lyonel Strong (Gavin Spokes), Lord Lyman Beesbury (Bill Paterson), and Lord Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint), the Master of Ships and husband of Princess Rhaenys.Īs Princess Rhaenyra serves as cupbearer, the lords notice the absence of the King's brother Prince Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith), who leads the City Watch. Queen Aemma instils in Princess Rhaenyra how important it is for women in their position to give birth to children. They all return to the Red Keep and Princess Rhaenyra pays a loving visit to her pregnant mother Queen Aemma (Sian Brooke) who is nearing the end of her pregnancy. Sian Brooke as Queen Aemma Arryn in House of the Dragon. After landing Syrax to be placed in the Dragonpit, Rhaenyra is greeted by her guard Ser Harrold Westerling (Graham McTavish) and her best friend Lady Alicent Hightower (Emily Carey), the daughter of Ser Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans), the Hand of the King. The action begins with a teenage Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Milly Alcock) flying on the back of her dragon Syrax over King's Landing. We then jump forward to see the events nine years into Viserys's reign, which is set 172 years before the death of the Mad King Aerys and the birth of his daughter, Princess Daenerys Targaryen. Jaehaerys hoped this would avoid war as he knew the dangers if ever House Targaryen turned on itself. ![]() Prince Viserys was selected over his female cousin, Princess Rhaenys Targaryen (Eve Best), who was dubbed the 'Queen Who Never Was' thereafter. However, in order to stand on its own two feet, House of the Dragon needs to finally acknowledge that it doesn’t have any White Walkers, Three-Eyed Ravens or vengeful continent-hopping Dragon Queens to pad the story.A voiceover delivered by an adult Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy) narrates the story of how her father, King Viserys I Targaryen (Paddy Considine), came to sit upon the Iron Throne.Īt a Great Council held in Harrenhal in the year 101 AC (after Aegon's Conquest of the Seven Kingdoms), Viserys's elderly grandfather King Jaehaerys I Targaryen - who had ruled over 60 years of peace in Westeros - asked the lords of the Seven Kingdoms to vote on who should succeed him following the death of his sons. With Otto Hightower’s fall from grace, the stage is now set for the back stabbings that will inevitably lead to large-scale conflict. The stuffiness of the main narrative is hard to endure, but the clever themes that underline the events of this episode are strong. ‘King of the Narrow Sea’ is a step up from the previous House of the Dragon episodes, and that’s a good thing, but it needs to go farther, push harder, and make true inroads into series lore. If the entire season continues down this path, it’s hard to see it retaining viewers for the long haul. This is one singular plotline that rarely steps outside of its own front door, which means monotony is still a constant. The story is still moving slower than expected, and again, the reason is due to a lack of interweaving storylines that helped keep Game of Thrones feeling so narratively fresh. Queen Alicent confronts Princess Rhaenyra in House of the Dragon, HBO ![]()
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