Episode 5 of House of the Dragon Season 2 saw Daemon's Harrenhal-induced dreams get exponentially weirder.
But for all his bluster and talk about deserving to be king, it's clear Daemon is going through it. After chopping off young Rhaenyra's head during one of his Harrenhal-induced visions in Episode 4, Sunday's installment saw him fantasizing about sleeping with his, er...own mother. Obviouslyis nothing new in this show, but we've never seen them cross that taboo parent-child line before.
"You were always the strong one. The finest swordsman. The fearless dragonrider," he imagines his mom telling him during this twisted encounter."Your brother had great love in his heart, but he lacked your constitution. Viserys was unsuited for the crown, but you, Daemon, you were made to wear it. If only you’d be born first. My favorite son.
It's clear that Daemon has some pretty significant mommy issues, which seem to only be exasperated by Alys taunting him about never knowing Alyssa. This conversation, held in Harrenhal's courtyard, ties into the episode's insistence on the idea that,Daemon maintains that," cannot succeed...The people who support her will not be led by her. They look to a man for strength."
However, later that night, he's awoken by Ser Simon for a surprise audience with the Riverlords, who inform him in no uncertain terms that the barbaric tactics he used to bring House Bracken to heel—the exact types of things that Rhaenyra would surely forbid—have only served to ensure their houses will never ally with him.
If Daemon wants to avoid the fate Alys predicted for him from the start—"You will die in this place"—it seems he may have some important lessons to learn from the women he's spent his life looking down on.TIME may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice.
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