He considers the people he attacked criminals, but it seems like he just committed a massacre of innocents. His men engage in beheadings, genital mutilations, and they sexually assault women. "King’s Landing will learn to fear the color gold," he declares. One night, Daemon abuses his power and sends his golden-caped knights to murder random people in the street. When a council forms to name a successor between his brother Daemon (Matt Smith) and his young daughter Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock), King Viserys tells them that he, "will not be made to choose between my brother and my daughter." It's the kind of indecisive declaration perfect for an impending civil war. Unable to produce a son, King Viserys (Paddy Considine) faces, years later, the same dilemma that put him in power. The patriarchal members choose Viserys, and it's his rule where our story really begins. A council forms to help choose his successor between his granddaughter Rhaenys and his grandson Viserys. King Jaehaerys I Targaryen, grandson of Aegon the Conqueror-the legendary dragonrider who first conquered the seven kingdoms and created the Targaryen dynasty-is left without an heir.
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If you think memes like "when my boyfriend leans over at a Marvel movie and whispers, 'that's Phastos,'" are accurate, wait until guys start explaining how a character named Lyman Beesbury became the Lord of Honeyholt. It's clear from the first mention of the Targaryen family squabble, however, that it's only a matter of time before HBO starts giving fans easter eggs-like introducing Davos Seaworth's great-great-great-grandfather. Set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, the prequel series, which debuted on HBO this Sunday night, was designed to be accessible for anyone just jumping into the Thrones-verse now.
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House of the Dragonco-showrunner Ryan Condal previously described the HBO fantasy series as " Succession with dragons." The Targaryen royals bickering over who will be next in line to the throne doesn't place his comparison far off, but the sheer amount of bloodshed and double-crossing firmly roots us back in Westeros, more than it has us snoozing over King's council meetings. For the Targaryen family? It means that marrying your siblings will likely not produce the kinds of heirs you need to successfully rule a kingdom. History repeats itself, always and forever. Martin fashion, House of the Dragon begins with one generation making the same mistakes as the last.
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