The words of the house/film are fire, blood, and FailedWarning: This article discusses major events from the Season 2 finale of “House of the Dragon.”
How many Targaryens does it take to convince Team Black’s biggest wildcard to support his wife? It’s no fault of Rhaenyra’s (Emma D’Arcy) that she couldn’t do it on her own given her husband Daemon’s (Matt Smith) nefarious ambitions to seize power for himself, but luckily an unexpected ally in Harrenhal arrived to get our favorite evil prince back on track. The secretive Alice Rivers (Gayle Rankin) has been messing with Daemon’s mind for practically the entirety of Season 2 and it’s strongly implied that she’s responsible for all the hallucinations and dreams that have plagued the Targaryens and has given us a number of unexpected surprise cameos, such as young Rhaenyra played by Millie Alcock and even the return of Paddy Considine’s King Viserys in recent episodes one more During Daemon’s latest sighting, Targaryen — and it’s not the one you’re thinking of.
The tease of Daenerys Targaryen deserves a detailed analysis in itself, but the dream scene contains an even more unexpected surprise. After touching the mysterious weirwood tree, Daemon first sees a hideous figure that almost seems to grow out of another weirwood tree. This is followed by a three-eyed raven flying by, and those who have watched “Game of Thrones,” as well as book readers who have done their homework on author George R.R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” novels, will have a pretty good idea of who it is: Brydon “Bloodraven” Rivers, who May He’s the mysterious man who calls himself the Three-Eyed Raven, who we met in “Thrones.”
Bryndon Rivers Explained
Big news for the most annoying person you know (an “A Song of Ice and Fire” fanatic like me): Brynden Rivers has finally been shown on screen, and it’s a big deal. In the history of Westerosi in the book “The World of Ice and Fire” written by George R.R. Martin, this legal bastard son of King Aegon IV Targaryen (commonly known as “Aegon the Unworthy” because he was the worst king to ever sit on the Iron Throne) plays a huge role in world events — though, interestingly, he wasn’t actually born for decades. after The dance of the dragons as shown in “House of the Dragon”. So, between him and Dany, Daemon has visions of two future major Targaryen characters that don’t yet exist.
But Brynden, whom Martin describes as basically an albino with a “Wynstain” birthmark on his face roughly the size and color of a bloody crow (hence his nickname), looms large in the history books. He would eventually take part in his own Targaryen civil war, known as the Blackfyre Rebellion, and strike the decisive blow to end the conflict forever. He went on to serve as the Hand of the King, but his prior actions resulted in him being exiled to the cold Wall in the far north and joining the Night’s Watch. However, after taking on the position of Lord Commander, Bloodraven disappeared beyond the Wall and was never seen again… until, the fan-theory goes, Bran Stark and his friends met a man calling himself the Three-Eyed Raven (played by Max von Sydow in Game of Thrones), who admits in the books that his real name is Brynden.
the plot thickens!
House of the Dragon is probably not the last time we’ll see Brynden Rivers
If this Daemon subplot tells us one thing, it’s that you should be cautious when you’re in the presence of weirwood trees and the mysterious weirdos that hang around them. Daemon isn’t the first person in Westeros to learn this, as Bran the Broken (he has) This is the most interesting story ever, wouldn’t you know!) would become a greenseer who was able to travel through time using this vast network of trees and spy on the most important historical events across all the Seven Kingdoms. He did this only with the help of his mentor, the Three-Eyed Raven, and one of the biggest theories among “A Song of Ice and Fire” fans has always been that he and Bloodraven are actually one and the same.
However, this cameo in “House of the Dragon” isn’t just a fun aside for book fans. During the journey, Brynden meets a knight named Sir Duncan the Tall, who escorts him into exile at the Wall – the same Duncan who is the main character of the upcoming spinoff series, “The Hedge Knight.” In official canon, this is nothing more than the briefest snippet of dialogue… but wouldn’t this upcoming show be a great opportunity to lay even more groundwork for Bloodraven’s legendary adventures beyond the pages? The fan-favorite character could easily become the main character of his own show, but perhaps some more connectivity between “House of the Dragon” and “The Hedge Knight” could be the next best thing.
All eight episodes of “House of the Dragon” Season 2 are now streaming on Max.
