This may fuel her determination to protect her own sons’ interests following Viserys’ death – and her seven-pointed star is on the rise. She thinks he means their son Aegon, the witless rapist they have raised.
Viserys talks about two Aegons: Aegon the Conqueror, who made the prophecy, and the “prince who was promised,” the Aegon Targaryen better known as Jon Snow. When Daemon gets in between them Aemond backs down – for now.īut later that night, as a cloaked figure hurries to Mysaria (Sonoya Mizuno) to report all these events, a raving Viserys talks to his wife about the Song of Ice and Fire prophecy, and she misunderstands him in a way that may be significant. That might be why Rhaenys stands, thoughtfully, over Vaemond’s body as the Silent Sisters prepare him for burial – or she might be plotting something less friendly than her public support of Rhaenyra.īut after Viserys leaves, Aemond rises to give his own toast to his nephews, who he calls “handsome, wise…and strong.” The allusion to their parentage is naked but plausibly deniable, and the provocateur visibly thirsts for the excuse to duel Jacaerys or Lucerys. Vaemond isn’t wrong in his contentions, and in fact his claim harks back to the argument last time between Rhaenys and Corlys about whether name or blood matters most for a legacy. Once again, the show is taking sides and creating a clearer set of good guys and bad guys. Martin’s Fire And Blood, where Rhaenyra was reported to have dispatched Daemon to straight-up murder Vaemond and take the tongues of family members who repeated his claim. Incest: it has downsides!Ī few general points about this whole affair: Rhaenyra’s plea to her father about the throne shows that she understands the perilous position she’s in and is trying to reckon with it, something that has not always been obvious – but she still relies on the men in her family for support rather than trying to build her own, wider power base. He claims he’s trying hard to live up to expectations, but there’s little sign of any such effort beyond the fact that he dutifully married his backward sister, Helaena (Phia Saban). That’s followed by what appears to be a genuine effort to get Aegon back in line, but it falls on arrogant, deaf ears that don’t immediately remember the incident she’s talking about. She pulls out classics like, “ I believe you but I worry that others won’t” and reminds the poor girl that it’s a prince’s word against hers before administering money and, essentially, the morning-after pill.
There’s some natural feeling for the girl in her eyes, but her response comes straight from the #MeToo playbook of enablement.
What a prince.Īlicent’s meeting with the rape victim, Dyana (Maddie Evans), is another insight into the deformation of her character by power politics. Oh, and she has to take time out of her schedule to deal with her son Aegon’s (Ty Tennant) rape victims. Alicent’s time is split between caring for him, ruling the kingdom alongside her father and a newfound devotion to the worship of the Seven, whose seven-pointed star now appears all over the palace. Viserys is sinking fast and dependent on milk of the poppy – just call it opium – to control his endless pain. Daemon himself, on this evidence, spends his time clambering about in search of dragon eggs. Rhaenyra and Daemon appear happy on Dragonstone too she is overseeing High Valyrian lessons for her son Jacaerys (Harry Collett) and pregnant with a third child by Daemon, after the twins Aegon and Viserys. Rhaenys is handling Driftmark capably, it seems, and raising Daemon’s daughter Baela (Shani Smethurst). Patel, and she plays her cards well.Īfter such a long gap, we get a nimble look at how the family’s different branches have evolved.
It’s a stacked deck for this week’s director, Geeta V. Rhaenyra and her hubby, Daemon (Matt Smith), scramble to King’s Landing to meet this challenge and we get yet another family gathering that devolves into accusations, acrimony, and at one point a near-brawl. They have no reason to be friendly to Rhaenyra or her sons’ claims as the health of King Viserys (Paddy Considine) fails. Vaemond pledges to bring his petition to the king and, more to the point, to the realm’s effective rulers, Queen Alicent (Olivia Cooke) and the Hand, Lord Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans). Shots fired! Once more the legitimacy of Rhaenyra’s (Emma D’Arcy) elder children is called into question.
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