“House of the Dragon” is heading towards the final episodes of the first season and there is still a lot to do. But since the series is based on a book, written by George RR Martin, it is already possible to get an idea of how it will turn out, and the ending promises to be as shocking as the Red Wedding and Ned Stark’s death in ” Game of thrones”. “.
The series is moving increasingly towards a historical period where Westeros will enter a huge and deadly succession war within the Targaryen family, known as The Dance of Dragons, an event that reduced the power of the House of the Dragon and brought the dragons to the brink of extinction.
The book “Fire and Blood” tells the story of the Targaryens, including succession problems starting with Viserys I’s predecessor, King Jaehaerys, and the whole story of the Dance of the Dragons and its aftermath.
Therefore, it is already possible to get an idea of what will happen from now on in the series, despite the fact that the HBO production has the freedom to make changes to the story. The book, unlike what happens in the story with the points of view of different characters from “A Song of Ice and Fire”, the series of books by George RR Martin on which “Game of Thrones” is based, is told as if it were a book of history, “written” by a Master from within this universe.
Therefore, there are different versions within the story for the events and the series often opts for one or the other to go that far, or even mixes the versions.
If “Game of Thrones” has taught its fans anything, it is never to get too attached to a character, because he can die in a shocking way. And “House of the Dragon” shouldn’t be any different. Most of the characters – and their dragons – we know so far will die in the Dance of Dragons and very few will remain at the end of the story.
After the death of King Viserys, which will likely happen in the first season, Queen Alicent will conspire to crown her son, Aegon, instead of warning Princess Rhaenyra – chosen by the king, her father, as his successor – of his death. The bloodshed will begin there already and the kingdom will be split between black and green, with Rhaenyra also crowning herself.
There will be several deaths in the Dance, but perhaps the most shocking of all is that of Rhaenyra, who will sit on the Iron Throne for a short time. One of her most beloved characters so far, the princess will manage to occupy King’s Landing, however her people will turn against her. Then the queen will flee to Dragonstone, not knowing that her brother Aegon had always been hiding there and was recovering from the injuries sustained during the war.
If the series follows the book, Rhaenyra’s death scene should be extremely shocking: Aegon II, Rhaenyra’s brother, hands her over to his dragon, Sunfyre, so that he can feed on the queen who is still alive. The war was still raging for some time after this event and King Aegon II would not stay long on the throne.
Daemon’s son of Rhaenyra, Aegon III, who witnessed his mother’s death, takes over the Iron Throne after his uncle’s death, ushering in a postwar period in which House Targaryen is weakened, which at the eventually will lead to the extinction of the dragons (until the birth of Daenerys’ three dragons in “Game of Thrones”) and the removal of the family from the Iron Throne several years into the future.
“House of the Dragon” premieres its seventh episode this Sunday (2), on HBO and HBO Max. The first season will have a total of 10 episodes and the series has already been renewed for a second season.
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