Following the death of King Viserys I Targaryen, a war for succession begins. Prince Aegon II eventually takes the throne, meaning Princes Helaena becomes the queen. Princess Rhaenyra rejects this outcome and crowns herself as Queen of the Seven Kingdoms on Dragonstone. Helaena refuses to swear her allegiance to Rhaenyra, and as a result, Prince … Read more
So what happens to Rhaenyra and Harwin’s sons in George R.R. Martin’s book, Fire & Blood? Rhaneyra’s firstborn Jacaerys perishes in battle. Alicent’s second-born son Aemond kills Lucerys and his dragon Arrax mid-air, pursuing them both on his dragon Vhagar. Joffrey, the son that Rhaenrya birthed in House of the Dragon Episode 6, is killed … Read more
Ralph Ordaz This post contains spoilers for House of The Dragon episode 6, “The Princess and the Queen.” “Fire cannot kill a dragon.” It’s a line uttered by Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) in season one of Game of Thrones that fans (at least those not caught up with the books) have taken as a Westerosi … Read more
HBO Spoilers for House of the Dragon will be found below. And we have “Dracarys!” Daemon Targaryen looked the part of a badass in this week’s House of the Dragon. He could have easily died, however, given this war against the Crabfeeder isn’t going too well, two years into Daemon’s alliance with Corlys. And although … Read more
House of the Dragon, the first of several hopeful “successor shows” from HBO to stake its claim on TV’s Iron Throne, arrives in a much more crowded landscape, and with higher expectations than its predecessor ever had upfront. It goes beyond just how much TV (especially blockbuster fantasy TV) people have to choose from these … Read more
Despite incest being, well, icky all around, Game of Thrones fans actually wanted Jon and Daenerys to get together toward the end of the series. Even though Daenerys is Jon’s aunt since her brother fathered Jon, fans argued that intrafamilial relationships have always been normal for the Targaryens. And in the end, Jon and Daenerys … Read more