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During the Oct. 9 occurrence of House of the Dragon, viewers witnessed a little infinitesimal of bid among the Targaryen family. However, that was each ruined acknowledgment to a confession by King Viserys.
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King Viserys conscionable royally screwed up.
During the Oct. 9 occurrence of House of the Dragon, Princess Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy) and Queen Alicent (Olivia Cooke) finally made up after being astatine likelihood for years. Not lone did Alicent acknowledge Rhaenyra as the rightful heir to the Iron Throne, but the erstwhile friends seemed acceptable to walk existent clip together.
Unfortunately, this infinitesimal of bid was derailed aft a deathbed confession by Viserys (Paddy Considine), arsenic helium told his woman astir the "prince that was promised" prophecy. "You wanted to know, if I believed it to beryllium true," the confused Viserys said arsenic Alicent comforted him. "Don't you remember? Aegon. His dream, the opus of crystal and fire."
As helium continued, Viserys said what Aegon (his ancestor, not his lad with Alicent) saw successful the North was true. "The prince to unite the realm against the acold and the dark," helium explained. "It is you, you are the one. You indispensable bash this."
This connection from the dying Viserys seemed to animate Alicent to instrumentality to her ngo of putting her lad Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney) connected the throne over Rhaenyra, arsenic she told her husband, "I understand, my king."
Here's the kicker: We don't really think Viserys knew helium was speaking his confession to Alicent. Earlier successful the episode, Rhaenyra visited her father's bedside and the sickly king archetypal thought helium was speaking to his woman wife. When Rhaenyra clarified that it was his daughter, she asked, "The opus of crystal and fire, bash you judge it to beryllium true?"
At the time, Rhaenyra ne'er got a wide reply from Viserys, arsenic helium was heavy medicated. So, clearly, his last words were meant for Rhaenyra, who helium wanted to corroborate arsenic the prophesized one. Instead, helium gave the self-righteous Alicent motive to transportation connected with her treasonous plan.
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And, arsenic those who've work George R. R. Martin's Fire & Blood caller know, the Targaryens yet find themselves successful a bloody civilian war, known arsenic the Dance of the Dragons. So, we tin lone ideate what comes next.
To spot however this play plays out, beryllium definite to drawback the caller House of the Dragon occurrence Oct. 16 connected HBO.
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