The king is dead, long live the, um… Queen?
And, right now, only one side of the Dance of the Dragons knows whats what.
Its up to Princess Rhaenys (Eve Best) to bring her former daughter-in-law up to speed.
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The queen has taken her husbands ramblings about King Aegon to heart.
Prince Aegon to the Iron Throne.
Classy as always, Ser Criston.
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Time is also an important factor.
They must act quickly to anoint Aegon and neutralize Rhaenyra.
Viserys would never want his own daughter dead, not to mention his brother and his grandchildren.
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But none of this matters if the alleged heir to the throne is nowhere to be found.
On one side is Queen Alicent, who goes to her daughter/daughter-in-law to find out about Aegons whereabouts.
One thing is for certain: Aegon is somewhere enjoying the pleasures of Kings Landing.
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Aemond and Criston go looking for him in the towns brothels, but come up short.
In face of such horrors, Arryk echoes Aemond’s opinion that Aegon isnt fit to be king.
With her little spiders spread all across town, she guides them straight to where the prince is.
The problem is the prince didnt want to be found.
All of this is to no avail.
Aegon is taken to queen and preparations to make him the next king are put into motion.
Sadly, her reign might be nearing its end.
But Lord Larys has a price.
It turns out that it is not power that he covets or notjustpower but a bit of feet action.
And what better feet to appease a lords fetish than the Queens?
Extortion and weird fetishes aside, things are going well for Alicent.
She even advises him to be kind to Rhaenyra.
Whether he will listen to her is a different matter entirely.
As for the nearby lords, they all swear fealty to King Aegon, Second of His Name.
Wait,allof them?
He tells them about the kings sudden change of heart and asks them to pledge their banners to Aegon.
Those that decline his request, however, arent met with an understanding look of defeat.
Alicent tries to reason with Rhaenys to make her drop her support for Rhaenyra.
Then, Alicent moves on to flattery, telling Rhaenys that she shouldve been queen instead of Viserys.
Last, but not least, she promises Rhaenys and her granddaughters the Driftwood Throne.
However, Rhaenys is not without allies in the Red Keep.
Ser Arryk breaks her out of the castle and tries to get her out of town through Blackwater Bay.
Once inside the castle, she makes her way to the dragon pit and rescues Meleys.
Alicent runs to protect her son, but he was never in any real danger.
At least, not immediately.
House of the Dragonairs on Sundays on HBO.
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