HBO 's House of the Dragon returns Sunday night for the fourth episode of the eighth episode season, setting up a back half filled with war.
SPOILERS: Be warned there will be MAJOR SPOILERS about Sunday's episode of House of the Dragon so read on at your own risk HBO 's House of the Dragon returns Sunday night for the fourth episode of the eighth episode season, setting up a back half filled with war.
The Hightowers ultimately struck first blood, with Aemond Targaryen , Alicent's son, killing Rhaenys and her dragon Meleys... though he may have also even killed King Aegon though his fate is uncertain at the moment. The episode begins with Daemon entering an empty room at the Harenhaal castle, as he hears voices in High Valyrian as he approaches the throne.He cuts the vision's head off as the crown clangs to the ground as the beheaded Rhaenyra says, 'There has been a raven.'
'Ser Criston's army, now tripled in strength, might have Harrenhal as its destination. Even if you can raise a host of Rivermen, they will not be ready in time to face him,' Simon says, as Daemon says, 'Let's see what your Lord Paramount is made of.' ' Aegon's army departed King's Landing a fortnight ago. The castles of Rosby and Stokeworth have both fallen without siege,' Strong says
'All very touching. Are you here to speak with your grandsire's voice? For House Tully and the Riverlands?' Daemon ask. The episode cuts back to a harbor where Rhaenys meets with Alyn , the man who saved her husband Corlys Velaryon . The episode cuts back to a harbor where Rhaenys meets with Alyn , the man who saved her husband Corlys Velaryon .
Rhaenys says, 'I'm given to understand my lord husband owes you his life. But I was not told his savior was so comely. Your mother must've been very beautiful' The episode continues with Baela Targaryen saying, 'Ser Criston Cole's host has taken to exploiting the tree cover to conceal its movements. He now only travels by night to confound our dragons.'
Gormon says, 'Can Daemon hope to meet it with his own in time? And if I know the Riverlands, he has more disentangling ahead of him than the end of a Lyseni orgy. Have you heard word from your father?' Alfred is told to, 'Mind your tongue, Ser Alfred,' but he fires back, 'Does it speak falsely, my prince? This council is rudderless.'
The episode cuts to Criston Cole who tells Men of House Darklyn, 'All who bend the knee to the true king, Aegon, will be spared. You can earn back your honor by raising his banner and fighting in his name against the Whore of Dragonstone. All who refuse... Will have their death.' The episode cuts to Criston Cole who tells Men of House Darklyn, 'All who bend the knee to the true king, Aegon, will be spared. You can earn back your honor by raising his banner and fighting in his name against the Whore of Dragonstone. All who refuse... Will have their death.'
Aegon insists, 'I need to be informed of these things if I am to make informed rulings. I will not be made to look a fool in front of -my allies and enemies.'Aegon says, 'Rook's Re-- a pathetic prize. I gave no such command,' as Aemond adds, 'The castle is small, weakly defended, and Lord Staunton sits on Rhaenyra's council. After Cole smashes it, we'll have Dragonstone effectively cut off by land.
The brothers both speak in High Valyrian before Aemond says, 'Harrenhal is a useful morass. It will keep Daemon well-occupied while we strengthen our host and weaken Rhaenyra's support on the mainland. We will deal with it in the Riverlands in time. But right now. Rook's Rest is an easy target and a worthy effort. Don't you agree, my king?'
Aemond says, 'He sent word to me,' as Aegon adds, 'To you? The two of you have been plotting... Without my authority?' Larys adds, 'I did not know you shared your lord husband's love... For the histories,' as Alicent says, 'If not his love, then certainly an-- an abiding interest. The voices of history guided Viserys. He knew that his wisdom alone could only reach so far.'
'How are you settling in? I've come to know the face of tortured rest well enough. Sleep can be... Thin in this place,' Alys says. Alys says, 'So, you've come here after quarreling with your wife? You arrive here alone to claim the castle and yet, send no ravens. Do you now plan to make your own claim? Perhaps to prove yourself to her.'
Simon says, 'It was you who summoned me, Your Grace. I was given to understand that you wanted an army.' Larys says, 'Our lords in the Crownlands are grousing. Their herds of livestock struggle to keep pace with the dragons' relentless appetites. Vhagar's in particular.'Tyland Lannister adds, 'Oh, that would be a relief, as we have no more coin to lend to the effort. Resources are certainly growing no more plentiful in the face of the blockade. The demand on the blacksmiths, armorers and tanners for equipment has only grown apace with Ser Criston's army.
'Cole. Aemond. They pursue their campaign without seeking my aid, or even my thoughts,' as Alicent asks, 'What thoughts would you have?' Back on the battlefield, Criston orders his troops, 'To Rook's Rest! To battle!' But Gwayne disagrees.'We shall move now and strike by day. They will not expect it,' Criston says, but Gwayne retorts, 'They will not expect it because it is f***ing madness. Did you forget the little encounter we had on the road to Rosby?'
Rhaenyra Targaryen says, 'Where?' Jace says, 'To support the war that your vassals have been fighting in your absence... Your Grace. Cole's host has grown since riding abroad. He raised the levies of both Rosby and Stokeworth and, with their combined strength, sacked Duskendale. Duskendale? The city has fallen. Many Darklyn men declared for Aegon. Those who refused were put to the sword.
Rhaenys adds, 'Cole's victories have only emboldened him. He marches on Rook's Rest. His host was just hours away -when Lord Staunton's ravens took wing.'Alfred says, 'Cause Lord Staunton is a member of this council. And because his castle is small and vulnerable and there for the taking. Cole knows we have no army on the mainland.'
'I should've told you when you first became heir to the throne. It's a secret that Viserys told me when he named me his successor. And it has passed from king to heir... Since Aegon the Conqueror's time. I never told you because I was unsure that I believed it myself. The Targaryen who sits the Iron Throne is not just a king or a queen. They are a Protector. Ordained to lead the Seven Kingdoms, to strengthen them. And to unite them against a common foe.
Criston says, 'Order the Darklyn levies to break off and move ahead. We must keep the dragon's attention divided. Make the signal,' as two archers fire flaming arrows into the sky. They see another dragon - Aemond's Vhagar - soaring into the skies, as Cole smiles, drawing him out of hiding. The preview for next week's episode keeps it a mystery about whether or not King Aegon survived his fall.
Alys later tells Daemon that he was, 'made to wear a crown,' perhaps planting the seed that Daemon will betray Rhaenyra. The series is set 200 years before the events that unfolded in HBO's flagship series Game of Thrones, and 100 years into the rule of House Targaryen over Westeros. That number was a 22% drop from the 10 million viewers that tuned in for the series premiere back in August 2022.
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