She’s caring, she can negotiate when needed, and she recognizes problems that others don’t seem to see. Rhaenyra isn’t perfect: She’s certainly made some mistakes, but who hasn’t in this show? She was actually named and raised to lead, and has the qualities needed to do so effectively. Give them a kingdom to rule and you’re just asking for trouble. But if we’re just going to circumvent what the king decreed and stood by for decades, then what kind of world are we living in here? Where is the honor and the respect?Īlso, do you really want the Joffrey Baratheon–esque Aegon and Aemond running the show? They’re already awful in every way imaginable, and they’re barely adults. In fact, he was pretty terrible by the end because literally no one listened to him … about anything. Like damn, does the word of the reigning monarch mean nothing to anyone? Sure, Viserys wasn’t the best king. While his brother Aegon would technically inherit the Iron Throne, all signs point to Westeros becoming Aemond’s to lose.Īrjuna Ramgopal: Aegon, Aemond-it doesn’t matter give me RHAENYRA, the queen who was actually named by the dying king himself, Viserys I. Really, the biggest (only?) obstacle in Aemond’s way appears to be Daemon Targaryen, but even in a classic showdown of youth versus experience, Aemond still has the realm’s most grizzled dragon on his side.
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Aemond had, by far, the biggest growth spurt of all the Targaryen kids-do the maesters in King’s Landing have access to PEDs?-and he apparently spent all his free time training with Ser Criston Cole for the inevitable civil war to follow. Vhagar alone gives Aemond an advantage, but as the latest House of the Dragon time jump revealed, my dude isn’t just going to rely on his dragon to vanquish adversaries. (I’d imagine facing Vhagar in battle is as brutal as trying to tackle Derrick Henry.) You can understand why: Even among fellow dragons, Vhagar is an absolute unit. Despite losing one of his eyes in the messy aftermath of riding Vhagar for the first time-a moment that sealed a lifelong bond between them-Aemond knows the trade-off is worth it. With that in mind, I’m all in on Aemond Targaryen, the one-eyed prince who just so happens to possess the mightiest dragon in the realm. Miles Surrey : There may be plenty of political operatives scheming within the walls of the Red Keep, but at the end of the day there’s nothing that wields more influence in Westeros than dragons.
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Sure, Daemon won’t be able to gain full control of the kingdom without snatching power away from Rhaenyra, but given how fed up she’s been with the whole “succession” thing lately, maybe she’d be happy enough for at least someone in her immediate family to rule and prevent a war that may claim her life, and the lives of her kids. He’s cut down (literally) those who’ve questioned Rhaenyra and her children’s claims to the Iron Throne, baited his nephews into showing their true, treasonous colors, and even found himself at least somewhat back in King Viserys’s favor.
When his (now deceased) wife Laena Velaryon begged him to go back to Driftmark and help rule there, he not-so-politely declined, preferring to lend the might of his dragons to Pentos and receive mounds of cash in exchange.īut now he’s back in Westeros, married to his niece/the future queen, and we’ve seen those ambitions return. It’s true that we haven’t seen his kingly ambitions in a few episodes-after Rhaenyra was named heir, our problematic hero took out his frustrations on the Crabfeeder in the Stepstones and has been pretty content to just fuck around in the Free Cities since. Megan Schuster : This one’s easy: Daemon. Of the people we’ve met so far, which single character would you back to seize the Iron Throne? The burning question heading into Episode 9: Civil war looms in King’s Landing. Without further ado, let’s get to this week’s prompt. This is a dialogue for the viewers treating House of the Dragon like a good ol’ mystery box that twists and turns from week to week. If you want to know how the story ends, you could easily Google it-or, you know, read a book.īut since some of The Ringer ’s staff have yet to read any of Martin’s novels, we decided to create this weekly precap for those of you who remain blissfully unaware of what’s about to happen next. Unlike the original series, which ran out of material to adapt by the end of its fifth season, key details from the Targaryen dynasty have already been published in Martin’s fictional history. Martin’s Fire & Blood, takes place nearly 200 years before the events of the original HBO series. The Game of Thrones spinoff, based on George R.R. As you’re probably aware by now, House of the Dragon is a prequel.
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