That’s right, folks, we’ve got another succession dispute on our hands! And just like the one that began the series, it pits a kid against the current ruler’s brother.Ĭorlys made clear last week he wants Driftmark to pass to Rhaenyra’s son Luke, despite the fact that he isn’t really a Velaryon, as his father is secretly Harwin Strong. Game of Driftwood ThronesĬorlys, we learn, was severely injured in battle, raising the question of who will become the next Lord of the Tides - commander of Westeros’ biggest fleet - if he doesn’t make it. Baela’s twin sister Rhaena is presumably staying at Dragonstone.
Meanwhile, Rhaenys (Eve Best) has been sitting on the Driftwood Throne in Driftmark, seat of House Velaryon, while her husband Corlys (Steve Toussaint) is fighting in the Stepstones, and she’s taken Daemon’s daughter Baela (Bethany Antonia) as her ward. At Dragonstone, Daemon gathers three eggs laid by Syrax, Rhaenyra’s dragon, early in the episode, so perhaps his daughter Rhaena (Phoebe Campbell) will have another shot at getting a dragon of her own after her mom’s was swiped last week.
Fire & Blood explains that Alicent was furious when she found out, taking it as an intentional slight (which the book suggests is an accurate read). Yes, Rhaenyra gave her son the exact same name as Alicent’s (Olivia Cooke) son. Rhaenyra and Daemon have also had two kids together since last week: Aegon and Viserys, who unlike her other children are actually legitimate, as their blonde hair makes clear. The time jump means we never get to see everyone’s reaction to Daemon and Rhaenyra’s quickie wedding, but the book, Fire & Blood, notes that the “king, court, and commons were all outraged,” with Viserys (Paddy Considine) declaring that getting married so soon after their partners’ deaths was an “insult to their memories.” These days, though, he has far bigger problems. Joffrey, the child Rhaenyra gave birth to in episode six, is also seen being read to by the fire. Jace is the older one studying High Valyrian at Dragonstone, and he would be Rhaenyra’s heir when (or if) she ascends the throne. Since their wedding, Daemon (Matt Smith) and Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) have settled on Dragonstone with her bastard sons Jace (Harry Collett), Luke (Elliot Grihault), and Joffrey, all of whom have been recast.
Don’t worry, though: This will likely be the last major cast change of the series. Just when we were getting used to House of the Dragon‘s new cast, the show has yet another time jump this week, flashing forward around six years and replacing the children with new actors. Let’s break down the latest episode, and go over what we missed during the time jump, with some book context: Let’s do the time warp again House of the Dragon jumps forward in time yet again this week to give us another messy succession dispute.
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