Even though King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine) spent the last eight episodes declaring that he wanted his firstborn daughter, Princess Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy), to rule in his steed, that did not happen after he died. Instead, thanks to a misunderstanding between him and his wife, Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke), his firstborn son, Aegon II (Tom
Episode 9 of House of the Dragon saw Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) and her father, Otto (Rhys Ifans), ready to usurp Princess Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) after a misunderstanding. Alicent had sat with her husband, King Viserys (Paddy Considine), prior to his death, and he spoke of Aegon. Unfortunately, the king thought he was speaking to
The penultimate episode of House of the Dragon left plenty of viewers on the edge of their seats when Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) and her father, Otto (Rhys Ifans) decided to keep quiet about King Viserys’ (Paddy Considine) death. However, the pair were not entirely on the same page, with Otto determined to see Rhaenyra
Season 1 of House of the Dragon has been leading up to this very point, which is the start of the Dance of the Dragons directly. Last week, we saw the death of King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine), who passed away after having a conversation with his wife, Alicent (Olivia Cooke), which was entirely misconstrued
King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine) is the catalyst for everything that is currently going on in House of the Dragon. When his wife didn’t immediately produce a male heir and then later died in childbirth, Viserys ended up naming his daughter, Princess Rhaenyra (portrayed at the time by Milly Alcock), as the official successor to
Season 1 of House of the Dragon has introduced a huge amount of characters thanks to the various pivotal marriages of King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine), his daughter, Princess Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy), and his brother, Prince Daemon (Matt Smith). In fact, between Episodes 7 and 8, Rhaenyra had an additional two children and was pregnant with a
With only two more episodes of Season 1 of House of the Dragon, many fans are now wondering just how long this new epic fantasy series will run. Already, the TV show has been renewed for Season 2, which has some viewers wondering if HBO will try to contain the Dance of the Dragons conflict between
In every episode of House of the Dragon, King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine) seems to get older and wearier, and his illness is getting much worse. In fact, with all the time jumps, many viewers were questioning how Viserys has managed to make it this far already, and Episode 8 showed a king that was
Episode 8 of House of the Dragon saw a six-year time jump that also introduced a reunion between King Viserys (Paddy Considine) and his daughter, Princess Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy). Since Rhaenyra left King’s Landing for Dragonstone, she and her husband, Daemon (Matt Smith), had produced two children, sons Aegon and Viserys, so the reunion was
Not going to lie, I think this is my favorite episode of House of the Dragon so far. Even with that pesky little change at the end that isn’t book canon. But first, let’s look at everything else that happens in Episode 8 of HBO’s epic drama series. Right away, we learn there is a