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Later, Rhaenyra, Rhaenys, and Rhaena all meet in the garden. We'll see how it pays off for this Queen. Thrones fans will remember the Faith of the Seven as Westeros's official religion-the one that Queen Cersei foolishly aligned herself with before the High Septon made her walk the streets naked in shame. The new couple accosts the Queen about the removal of the Targaryen crests throughout the castle, which have been replaced with the seven-pointed star of the Seven. Meeting with Rhaenyra and Daemon, Queen Alicent explains that she and her father, Otto Hightower, are not ruling the kingdom, but merely 'following the King's wisdom.' Daemon retorts by asking how that wisdom is expressed. So, we definitely will not be rooting for him to succeed in any way from here on out. This is not the first time he's done something like this either. He's technically married to his sister, Helaena, but he's a big crybaby and an apparent rapist.

The Queen then chides and slaps Aegon across the face, telling him that he is 'no son of mine.' Aegon is also, as I mentioned earlier, basically the same age as his mother now. After hearing her story, Alicent hands her a sack of coins and pays her off 'for her troubles.' She forces the maid to agree to secrecy and drink the anti-pregnancy tea this show so often passes around. She's rightfully terrified about both the event and its potential consequences. The Queen's son, Prince Aegon, seems to have raped the poor girl. (A quick check on IMDb revealed that her name is spelled Dyana, so I was pretty close.) Anyway, Dyana is hyperventilating in the Queen's chambers. A normal name!? I bet it's spelled Dyaeanna. We quickly transition to Queen Alicent talking with a maid named Diana. 'That's a name fit for a king,' Viserys jokes, before he becomes overwhelmed and needs to rest. The princess introduces her father to his two new grandchildren (which she had with her new uncle-husband): another baby Aegon and Viserys Jr. Viserys has a noticeably fancy, frilly golden shirt on. You know what I'm thinking a this point, right? I can't wait to see how awful the King looks now.Īnd oh man, does he look bad! King Viserys is downright skeletal and bedridden when Rhaenyra arrives, resembling the horrifying visage of a vampiric Prince Philip. He and Rhaenyra plan to go as well to defend their claim, which means it's time for another big family reunion. Daemon's daughter, Baela, writes a letter to her father, informing him that Ser Vaemond is sailing to King's Landing to consult with the Queen. Princess Rhaenyra's illegitimate children.) He openly challenges Rhaenys and threatens to take the seat of Driftmark by force if he must. In his absence, Corlys's younger brother, Ser Vaemond, seizes the moment and declares that he should be granted the claim to Driftmark over ' House Strong's pups.' (A.k.a. During an ambush at sea, pirates reportedly slashed his neck and he fell overboard into the ocean! Whoa, what?! The maester at Driftmark informs Rhaenys that Corlys's miraculous recovery has also not been going well, because he's come down with a fever. After the deaths of Laena and Laenor ( sort of), Rhaenys hasn't seen or heard from her husband in over six years.

Possibly an even greater shock: something has happened to Lord Corlys. Plus, what kind of genes is Ser Criston working with here?! The knight has not aged in what must be at least 20 years of time-jumping now. The new Aegon actor, Tom Glynn-Carney? 27 years old.

Is it just me, or does everyone now look roughly the same age? House of the Dragon wants to trick me into thinking that a grown man is now Alicent's son and Olivia Cooke didn't age at all.

So imagine my shock when Episode Eight revealed that the kiddos have grown to near-adulthood as well. Sure, it may have seemed odd when House of the Dragon replaced the roles of the young Princess Rhaenyra and Queen Alicent with older actors, while characters like Ser Criston Cole stayed roughly the same age. Another time jump! The children are all much older-and it's the most awkward change in the fantasy epic thus far. It's a dreadful declaration for viewers who are still trying to resettle into the Game of Thrones prequel following the massive cast changes we've seen since Episode Six. 'It's been six years,' Rhaenys Targaryen announces smack at the beginning of House of the DragonEpisode Eight.

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