Daemon ruins those who dare to get close.
Sorry,Jamie Fraser; Daemon Targaryen (of all people) is coming for your Wife Guy crown.
Rhaenyra’s more dramatic approach summarizes them astwin flames destined to burn together.
The reign of House Targaryen begins with this prequel to the popular HBO seriesGame of Thrones.Based on George R.R. Martin’sFire & Blood,House of the Dragonis set nearly 200 years beforeGame of Thrones, telling the story of the Targaryen civil war with King Viserys.
Daemyra balance one another out.Rhaenyra needs Daemon’s revitalizing fire; Daemon needs Rhaenyra’s tempering wisdom.
Season 2 mercilessly tests the couple’s endurance.
She has an inherited duty to protect her realm from theWhite Walkers.
Daemon sneers at such fantastical weakness.
As theirSeason 2, Episode 2 fightproves, those jagged edges cut down to the bone.
His visions disembowel his insecurities and lay them at his feet for his guilt-ridden perusal.
Andit’s surrendering himself, body and soul, to Rhaenyra’s service.
Wait, so now she can go into minds?
Daemon’s purpose isn’t to rule.
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He exists to help:to defend his familyand champion the woman he saw sitting on the Iron Throne.
He’s a minuscule part of this prophecy, a tiny spoke on the wheel of fate.
And he does;he releases his futile iron gripand shows up for his family.
The would-be conqueror finally bandages his scars and rejects the last dregs of his self-serving resentments.
Instead, she finds thevalidation she’s always needed and been desperately starved for.
Even before Season 2, Rhaenyra was lost and desperate, an island to herself in her grief.
Even thoughDaemon’s storms blew him off coursetoo many times,he’s been her lifelong anchor.
Now, he’s her truest one, laying a cloak of security and understanding over her heartbreak.
No longer mustRhaenyra carry the prophecy’s burden alone.
For all their lives, it’s been Rhaenyra seeking him out while Daemon flees.
When the scene opens, Rhaenyra steps away from him.
This time,Daemon approaches her with tender reassurance not like a predator.
What otherHouse of the Dragonman has demonstrated this growth, maturity, and self-awareness?
House of the DragonSeasons 1 and 2 are available to stream on Max.
