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☆ Here's why Rhaenyra Targaryen may become queen in 'House of the Dragon' season three
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewWarning: Major spoilers ahead for "House of the Dragon" season two finale and the book "Fire and Blood." Rhaenyra Targaryen and her biggest rival, Alicent Hightower, form a pact to take over the kingdom in the "House of the Dragon" season two finale. AdvertisementRhaenyra takes over King's Landing without Alicent's help in 'Fire and Blood'Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy) uses her dragons to take over King's Landing. He and Rhaenyra took over King's Landing with their dragons, their team of dragonriders, and a fleet led by Corly Verlaryon. AdvertisementRhaenyra struggled to raise enough money to look after King's Landing because most of the gold had been sent away.

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☆ Here are all the dragonriders who might appear in 'House of the Dragon' season 2
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The war between the Blacks and the Greens heats up in "House of the Dragon" season two. Here's all the dragonriders who might appear in season two. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementWarning: Major spoilers ahead for "House of the Dragon" season two, episode five. The Dance of Dragons has finally begun in "House of the Dragon," and it's about to get even more dramatic as Rhaenyra Targaryen attempts to recruit new dragonriders for her army.

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☆ Aegon's fate on 'House of the Dragon' is left unclear — here's how he dies in the books
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewWarning: Spoilers ahead for season two, episode four of "House of the Dragon," and the book "Fire and Blood." It's seemingly a ploy to lure one of Rhaenyra's dragons out, and it works: Rhaenyra sends Princess Rhaenys and her dragon Meleys, the "Red Queen." Unfortunately for Criston Cole and Aemond, his partner in crime, Aegon chooses that moment to take charge, flying into the battle on his dragon Sunfyre. In the book, Vhagar lights Aegon the Conqueror's funeral pyre, which incinerates his body but leaves his Valyrian steel blade, Blackfyre, unharmed. When Rhaenyra arrives, he promptly feeds her to his dragon, Sunfyre.

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Elliot Grihault and Emma D'Arcy as Lucerys and Rhaenyra in "House of the Dragon." Ollie Upton/HBOLucerys and his dragon Arrax's deaths are truly the biggest tragedies of "House of the Dragon." Not only did Lucerys' death essentially kick-start a terrible civil war, but it was entirely accidental. There is a short moment where Lucerys thinks he has escaped, and then Vhagar leaps out of nowhere and rips the dragon and its rider apart. Lucerys may have lost his life, but Aemond now has to live with the weight that an accident caused the death of a relative and a civil war.

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☆ Rhaenys had to die on 'House of the Dragon' for the war to begin
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Those who have read "Fire and Blood" weren't surprised to see Princess Rhaenys Targaryen, the Queen Who Never Was, and her dragon Meleys fall to Aemond Targaryen and Vhagar. But for "House of the Dragon" to fully commit to its devastating dragon war, fought between a woman with a rightful claim to the throne and her usurper younger half-brother, Rhaenys needed to die. Eve Best and Steve Toussaint as Rhaenys and Corlys Velaryon in season two, episode four of "House of the Dragon." Ollie Upton/HBOBut despite her acquiescence, the wrong of denying Rhaenys the throne hangs like a pall over "House of the Dragon," and Rhaenyra especially. When her husband, Lord Corlys Velaryon, brings up her denial of the throne, Rhaenys says that she shuttered her ambition "a generation ago."

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☆ 'House of the Dragon' star Eve Best breaks down Rhaenys' sacrifice and unleashing dragon warfare on Westeros
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

At least, according to Eve Best, the actor who's played Rhaenys for a season and a half on "House of the Dragon." Best as Princess Rhaenys in season two, episode four of "House of the Dragon." Advertisement"She deliberately, at the end of episode nine, chose not to start a nuclear war, very rightly," Best told BI. "Then it becomes an instruction, and it's then the final piece of guidance to Rhaenyra," Best told BI. "It has to be a sacrifice, because I feel that for Rhaenys, she's done everything to not have this war," Best told BI.

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☆ 'House of the Dragon' star Ewan Mitchell isn't sure if Aemond has 'mommy issues'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Does Aemond Targaryen have mommy issues? Ewan Mitchell says that Aemond found a "surrogate" in his very old, powerful dragon Vhagar. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . "House of the Dragon" star Ewan Mitchell thinks that Aemond Targaryen probably just needs a little more affection from his mother. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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"House of the Dragon" finally returned on Sunday night, two years after season one aired on HBO and became a smash hit. Rhaenyra, in mourning, needs to see her dead son for herselfRhaenyra discovers the remains of Arrax, her son Lucerys' dragon, in the season two premiere of "House of the Dragon." Daemon makes an oopsieDaemon (Matt Smith) and Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy) in "House of the Dragon" season 2. Back in King's Landing, the assassins that Daemon sent after Aemond close inEwan Mitchell as Aemond Targaryen in "House of the Dragon" season two. Olivia Cooke as Alicent in season two of "House of the Dragon."

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☆ 'House of the Dragon' director reveals why they 'tamed down' one Rhaenyra scene in the season 2 premiere
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Rhaenyra Targaryen comes to terms with her son Lucerys' death in "House of the Dragon" season two. Director Alan Taylor revealed that they had to tone down one of Rhaenyra's scenes in the premiere. AdvertisementWarning: Spoilers ahead for season two, episode one of "House of the Dragon." One of the "House of the Dragon" season two premiere's most emotionally cutting moments could have been even more heart-wrenching, according to director Alan Taylor. During a scuffle in the skies between Vhagar, Aemond's dragon, and Arrax, Lucerys' dragon, Vhagar takes a bite of Arrax and Lucerys and sends their remains tumbling to the sea below.

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☆ Here's what will happen to Aemond Targaryen on 'House of the Dragon,' if it follows his fate in the book
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Aemond Targaryen starts "House of the Dragon" season two fresh off the murder of his nephew. Here's what happens to him in the book — and potentially the show, though that's not confirmed. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementWarning: Major spoilers for the season two premiere of "House of the Dragon," the book "Fire and Blood," and potential spoilers for future episodes of "House of the Dragon." Aemond Targaryen is off to a rough — or excellent, depending on how you look at it — start on "House of the Dragon" season two.

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☆ A comprehensive recap of everything that happened on 'House of the Dragon' season 1
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Palmer Haasch | Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Read previewWarning: spoilers ahead — obviously — for all of "House of the Dragon" season one. "House of the Dragon" season two is finally almost here — but it's been a few years since season one aired on HBO. AdvertisementHere's everything you need to know before diving into "House of the Dragon" season two. Paddy Considine as King Viserys in "House of the Dragon" season one. That's about where things end in season one, leaving plenty of aftermath for "House of the Dragon" to tackle in season two.

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☆ Here are all of the dragons in 'House of the Dragon' and who they belong to
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

"House of the Dragon" season two introduces even more dragons. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementWarning: Spoilers ahead for "House of the Dragon" season one. "House of the Dragon" season two continues to explore the "Game of Thrones" timeline before the likes of Jon Snow (Kit Harington) and Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) were even born. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: —, Jon Snow, Kit Harington, Daenerys Targaryen, Emilia Clarke, Rhaenyra Targaryen, Emma D'Arcy, Lucerys Velaryon, Aemond Organizations: Service, HBO, Business

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