Season 1, Episode 3: “Second in His Name”
At the series premiere of “House of the Dragon,” Viserys described the Iron Throne as “the most dangerous seat in the kingdom.”
It also looks like the most boring seat in the kingdom. A target of endless pleadings and complaints, reproaches and unwanted advice, it never stops even after leaving the throne for a weekend in the countryside.
Viserys has spent much of this week under siege from all sides, trapped and trapped like a sacrificial stag through the fury of Raenira, the machinations of his courtiers, and his own self-doubt.
And it tried to unite the king’s teenage daughter and two-year-old son before his chief adviser became his father-in-law. of wine.)
It’s enough to make you sullen and want to drink your way through your toddler’s birthday party. All I had to do was pour my own wine while wrestling with responsibility.
Return to Westeros in “House of the Dragon”
HBO’s long-awaited ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel series is here.
The show’s latest time warp has taken us years after last week’s bombshell marriage announcement. Now two years old, Aricent is pregnant again. Rhaenyra refuses to play a happy family with her father and her young stepmother.
In Stepstones, SeeSnake’s highly publicized clash last week is heading the way of most foreign misfortunes. (Conquest is easier to propose than to succeed, a fact commonly ignored by hawkish leaders determined to blunder and conquer.) Daemon and Bellarion were such Who knows how you’re losing to an army with lousy archers.
But most of the action revolved around a hunting party congratulating Aegon and his father, with Viserys continuing to decline physically. He cannot even mount or dismount a horse without a stepladder, he cannot even kill a stag on his first attempt.The wine was of no avail – “The gods have punished me for my indulgence,” he said. later told Aricent.
But the real question is a conundrum of his own making: to keep his promise to his daughter, or to do what most others want and name his young son heir.
The tension between love and duty is a major theme in ‘Game of Thrones’, culminating in Jon Snow killing the newly despotic Daenerys in the series finale for Realm . The Ancestor of the Dragon Queen tackled the same problem in this week’s Dragon. Viserys considered his old dream of a boy “wearing a conqueror’s crown” against his decision to name Rhaenyra as his heir. “What if I’m wrong?” he asks Aricent. At the same time, Rhaenyra was fending off marriage proposals from strategically useful fools.
Viserys ultimately chose to keep his promise, later vowing to Rhaenyra that he would never replace her. (The privileged classes mostly prefer to keep things in order, which Rhaenys said last week.)
But whatever the political cost, there were more indications that Viserys was not wrong in wishing to promote Laenira.
She continues to go her own way, resisting moves to marry into the wealthy Lannisters. (Admittedly, it seems easy to reject Sir Jason, who is ridiculous and constantly steals conditioner.)
Going on a hunt of her own, Rhaenyra bonds further with Ser Criston, enlisting his help to harass the boars that attacked her and fight future battles by wearing animal blood for the rest of the trip. (Did the boar represent the chauvinistic pig patriarchy of Westeros? Discuss.) White Heart, a stag, voted for her column.
Besides, the Targaryen men didn’t get along for most of this week’s episodes. I was. He also took to heart the messenger who brought the shameful news of the king’s aid in the failed Stepstone war effort, and once again showed his penchant for Mercury’s brutality. Are you sure you want another one?
Daemon later redeems himself and makes a mutineer charge through enemy lines, quickly emerging from a cave, dragging half the club feeders behind him.
Even if the setup seemed improbable, Crabfeeder dispatched most of the ground forces to greet one man and set fire to Caraxes, a demonic dragon piloted by Raynor, son of Seesnake. It was fun to watch the Battle of the Throne again, with the (Theo Nate) — And the archers have gone missing over and over, eventually incarnating some into demons. However, action scenes routinely defy logic. I have never shot an arrow at a man running at full speed with a white target on his head.
As a result, Daemon will be victorious and bring glory to his name. Good luck finding a messenger willing to bring the news to King’s Landing.