House of the Dragonhas taken over the TV landscape.
Months after the Season 1 final, it is still being discussed.
Fans are desperate for more content but have a long time to wait.Season 2will not be released until 2024.
Perhaps that’s why fans are so focused on the deleted scenes.
These moments offer more insight into Season 1, even if many only have slices of information available.
The deleted scenes have gotten more attention than normal.
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And there seem to be a lot of them, with more popping up regularly.
Though the show as it aired was phenomenal, it’s a shame to miss out on these scenes.
With Aemma (Sian Brooke) pregnant, it seems his dream is coming true.
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But Aemma dies brutally in childbirth, and their son, Baelon, doesn’t long outlive her.
While the show made it clear that Baelon didn’t survive, the baby originally had a death scene.
Considine explained that an extended version of the scene was filmed, which was even more upsetting.
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As Viserys mourned his wife, a maester approached to tell him the child didn’t make it either.
But even without showing the death of a child, the episode was plenty emotionally charged.
Passed from king to heir, only a few know about it, but Daemon notably doesn’t.
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When Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) mentions it, he’s confused and even chokes her.
But Viserys did intend to tell Deamon.
Rhaenyra/Alicent Confrontation
The relationship between Rhaenyra and Alicent (Olivia Cooke) was central to the show.
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But that was never filmed.
The two friends may not see eye-to-eye about the situation, but at least Rhaenyra was there for her.
An image from the scene wasreleased as an early promotional image, showing Alicent’s wedding dress.
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His promise includes celibacy, but he breaks that oath to sleep with Rhaenyra.
This scene would further emphasize what he swore for later when he breaks it.
Another cut scene shows him and the servant in the background kissing.
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An image surfaced of Daemon holding the girls while they cried.
Showing a different side of Daemon would have certainly helped the character, but the scene was cut.
After all, Laena’s funeral showed the family mourning, each in their separate ways.
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Cut from the scene is a toast from Daemon to his brother Viserys.
A cut conversation between Rhaenys and Baela (Bethany Antonia) is what finally wins her over.
As Rhaenys hesitates, her dragonrider granddaughter insists that she will fight.
Proudly, Rhaenys recognizes Laena in Baela’s words, happy to see the reflection of her daughter.
The scene would have brought out Baela’s spirit in a way that the show has yet to do.
And it would foreshadow her importance in the future of the story.
Perhaps another deleted scene featuring the prophecy, or simply Rhaenyra preparing her son for the war ahead.
The scene would follow him as he processed and figured out how to break the news to Rhaenyra.
This change resulted in a different final shot.
