TheGame of Thronesuniverselends itself to intense fandom.
Martinand the showrunners are aware of the devotion the series inspires.
They lean into it, frequently serving up the kinds of fan service thatThronesfanatics lap up.
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This includes Easter eggs, which crop up frequently in theHouse of the Dragon, especially.
There are also Easter eggs that foreshadow plot developments to come or convey veiled information to the viewer.
(Sometimes they’re even literal eggs.)
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Here are ten of the show’s most enjoyable ones so far.
“Visenya Targaryen was a great warrior.
Indeed, Daemon (Matt Smith)wields the blade in the show.
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It sees him sacrificing his own wife during childbirth so that save their son.
However, he loses both in the end and is shattered.
“My wife and son are dead!
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I will not sit here and suffer crows that come to feast on their corpses!”
he snaps at them.
It’s an indication thatHotDwill be just as bloody and brutal as its parent show.
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He’s identifiable by the red lion sigil on his clothing.
The viewer never meets any Reynes inGame of Thrones, but the original show does mention them.
Indeed, they were the most famous victims of the Lannisters' wrath.
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He claims the colossal Vhagar as his own, leading to an argument with Rhaenyra’s children.
However, Aemond is not too fazed.
As he says, an eye for a dragon is a good trade.
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TheHouse of the Dragonwriters seem to revel in this kind of sneakily prophetic storytelling.
It’ll be interesting to see which other seemingly throwaway lines go on to have greater significance in hindsight.
It’s a phrase that Martin uses countless times in theGame of Thronesbooks.
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Part ofGoT’s appeal is that the fictional universe feels so rich and real, despite being fantastical.
The viewer gets the sense that the world extends beyond the edges of the frame.
After all, that work recounts the Targaryen history in detail, including the events ofHotD.
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In one scene, King Viserys shows Rhaenyra a model of Old Valyria, the Targaryen homeland.
He describes this mysterious, vanished world in awed tones.
“The Valyrian capital was built into a volcano, much like Dragonstone,” he says.
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And this was the Anogrion.
Where the bloodmages worked their craft.”
The witch betrays Dany, causing Khal Drogo (Jason Momoa) and Dany’s unborn child to die.
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Dany’s eggs were also petrified but hatched due to the aforementioned blood magic.
“Those are Daenerys eggs.
This is a cool link between Dany and her equally fierce ancestor Rhaenyra.
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