House of the Dragon Follows Game of Thrones' Tradition of Bloody AF Weddings

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(Warning: the beneath has spoilers from House of the Dragon.)

It wouldn't beryllium a royal wedding successful Westeros without a small bloodshed.

Following in the footsteps of Game of Thrones' Red and Purple Weddings, House of the Dragon's Sept. 18 occurrence featured its ain royally bloody wedding. Surprisingly, the chaos astatine the rehearsal meal for Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Milly Alcock) and Ser Laenor Velaryon (Theo Nate) was not caused by Prince Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith), Rhaenyra's uncle who was disinherited and has an uncomfortable fixation connected the princess.

Instead, the play astatine manus was brought astir by Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel), Rhaenyra's person and sworn protector. So, who exactly did Ser Criston kill? Ser Joffrey Lonmouth (Solly McLeod).

But, earlier we leap into the brutal face-off, fto america explicate however the 2 knights ended up successful this position.

Earlier successful the episode, Queen Alicent (Emily Carey), Rhaenyra's erstwhile champion person and existent stepmother, interrogated Ser Criston astir the rumor that Rhaenyra was spotted being intimate with her uncle successful a brothel. However, Ser Criston didn't recognize that Alicent was asking astir Daemon and went connected to admit that helium himself had slept with the princess, breaking his vow arsenic a subordinate of the Kingsguard.

Ser Criston was acceptable to dice for his actions—as helium antecedently projected to Rhaenyra, who had rejected his offer. (FYI, Ser Criston was precise offended by Rhaenyra's counteroffer that they support sleeping unneurotic since she and her caller fiancé had an "understanding.")

Upon Ser Criston's admission, the infuriated queen, who believed Rhaenyra erstwhile the princess defended that she was a virgin, chose not to punish the knight. Unfortunately, this determination enactment the knight connected edge, as it seemed that helium became fearful that his liaison with Rhaenyra would get out.

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So, when Ser Joffrey—Ser Laenor's lover—approached Ser Criston and made it wide that helium knew astir the knight and the princess, each hellhole broke loose. Specifically, erstwhile everyone was celebrating the upcoming nuptials between Rhaenyra and Ser Laenor connected the creation floor, a convulsive combat broke out, which resulted in Ser Criston bashing Ser Joffrey's look in.

The events of the evening seemingly sped up Rhaenyra and Laenor's nuptials, arsenic they joined successful an intimate ceremonial successful beforehand of just their family.

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Of course, the combat wasn't the lone play during the episode. Not lone did Alicent get precocious to the feast, but she besides wore her house's warfare color, proving that she was putting her ain interests supra House Targaryen's. The king's wellness besides worsened—and his information looked a batch similar greyscale.

We tin lone ideate what comes next!

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