Thus he connects Daemon Targaryan’s finding of the three eggs laid by the dragon Syrax with Daenerys and the action of Game of Thrones. Inside there is more valuable information.
‘Easter egg’. It is the expression used in English (Easter egg) to describe those more or less hidden references that appear in a fiction and suppose a connection, a clue or a wink for the most astute spectators. In The House of the Dragon we have already seen some who establish a direct dialogue with Game of Thrones, like that dagger of Viserys that shines in the dark and that is the same one that Arya Stark used to pierce the frozen heart (dyes and stabilizers) of the Night King. In chapter 8, the ‘easter egg’ is a literal egg. Not one, three. And the number, as you know, is no accident. But there are more deductions besides the obvious one.
We describe the moment. In a trance that has nothing to do with the rest of the episode, more focused on the final putrefaction of Viserys, we see that Daemon Targaryan accesses a remote cave in Sherpa style and finds some kind of smoky and smoking rock. He stings it and inside he finds an egg, a dragon egg.
In the next scene, he explains his find to two dragon keepers:
“Syrax has laid a new clutch. Three eggs. Three eggs! Leave them in the hot chamber”
Various considerations. First, biologists plan. We knew that the female dragons could lay several eggs at the same time, but until now we had not seen that they lay them all together and covered by a kind of magma. Ask the air. How is sex between dragons? If Syrax is the mother, who is the father? Don’t they hatch them? What causes the mother dragons to steal their eggs? Do they recognize their creatures afterwards? How long does it take for the chick to hatch? Is it a fixed time or can it vary, but vary a lot? You already know why we asked this last one.
And now more questions for which we do have an answer. The eggs are from Syrax, the dragon Rhaenyra rides, so the hatchlings will potentially be assigned to her children. The two older ones are supposed to already have theirs, but since he has another one from her marriage to Laenor Velaryon (obviously with Strongseed), two more with Daemon and one on the way, they’re not even enough for everyone. Here comes a very relevant piece of information: as you already know (or you think you know, we are putting the doubt in your body) it is assumed that none of those three eggs will hatch in a loooong time. What can be read as a cursed reminder that we also analyze at the end.
That’s it, that image says it all. Daemon finds three eggs, three, in a scene that has nothing to do with anything that happens in the chapter. It is inevitable to think that they are Daenerys Targaryen’s eggs. Those that she received as a wedding gift as a useless relic and that ended up becoming a key piece for the future of the history of Westeros.
Are we sure it’s Daenerys’s eggs or is it a trap? The truth is that in George RR Martin’s books there is no convincing answer. years ago when Game of Thrones was on air, much was theorized about the origin of the eggs. Among the most plausible options, it was speculated that they could be some eggs that belonged to Rhaena Targaryen, the youngest daughter of Daemon Targaryen and Laena Velaryon – remember that as a child she cried because she did not have a dragon. According to the books, he had a long relationship with a woman, a certain Lady Elissa, and it was she who ended up selling those eggs, laid by Dreamfyre, in Pentos. Other fans of the saga point out that it was Helaena Targaryen, the daughter of Viserys and Alicent (the one with the bugs), who lost those eggs and ended up petrified.
In any case, it’s all speculation because neither in the books nor in the series Game of Thrones it becomes clear where those three specific eggs came from. That is, both George RR Martin and the screenwriters of The House of the Dragon they had free rein to channel this plot to their liking. So we insist: unless they are setting us up for a reason that escapes us, which right now sounds unlikely, if they have shown us Daemon with three eggs at this point in the plot, it is because they want us to know that they are , which are Daenerys’ eggs. Why? And why now?
As we said before, that the three eggs appear at this time is a damn reminder. In the chapter in which we have seen the final decomposition of the reign of Viserys, or what is the same, the beginning of the end of the Targaryen house, the three eggs send the following message to the viewer: no more dragons will be born until 200 years old. So far they have come. From this moment on, as far as the dragons are concerned, there will only be death and destruction. In the remaining two chapters of this installment and in future seasons, we will only see casualties. Of dragons and Targaryens. This is the true story of The House of the Dragon. While Game of Thrones it was the story of how a Targaryen, John Snow, would save Westeros from the ghostly winter, The House of the Dragon It is the story of the collapse of a great family. Whatever happens, there can only be one left. A Targaryen and three eggs.
We know that and that dragon eggs don’t expire in 200 years. And without dyes or stabilizers.
Source: Fotogramas
Camila Luna is a writer at Gossipify, where she covers the latest movies and television series. With a passion for all things entertainment, Camila brings her unique perspective to her writing and offers readers an inside look at the industry. Camila is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in English and is also a avid movie watcher.
