![]() ![]() For what it’s worth, Rhaenyra and Harwin’s relationship is the worst-kept secret in King’s Landing, with only the king himself refusing to see it. Yet another major off-screen development that fuels the latest on-screen drama. Rhaenyra’s ex-best friend isn’t wrong in her suspicions, either: Jace, Luke and Joffrey are all the biological sons of Ser Harwin Strong ( Ryan Corr), better known as Breakbones, who has become the princess’s lover at some point in the past decade. Baby Joffrey marks her third son who looks nothing like husband Laenor Velaryon ( John Macmillan), a fact that hasn't gone unnoticed by the princess’ adversaries-namely, Queen Alicent. ![]() Rhaenyra’s new child is the Valyrian straw that breaks the dragon’s back. Tensions between the princess Rhaenyra and Alicent are so high, they can’t possibly rise higher-until they do exactly that. Lyonel Strong ( Gavin Spokes) remains Hand of the King, though not for long. Criston Cole ( Fabien Frankel) is still a member of the Kingsguard, now faithfully at Queen Alicent’s side. Emotionally, much is as we left it, just intensified. That’s the rough narrative terrain when we hop back into the story 10 years down the road. Currently taking residence in Pentos with his wife and twin daughters, Daemon’s days of fighting and lusting for the throne appear to be behind him-with the word “appear” doing a lot of heavy lifting. Even across the Narrow Sea, Daemon Targaryen ( Matt Smith) has a new family of his own alongside Laena Velaryon, daughter of the Sea Snake ( Steve Toussaint, absent in this episode but assuredly still in the mix).Her new baby, birthed into the world at the top of the episode, is Joffrey, taking his name from his father’s late lover. On Rhaenyra’s side of the family tree, her sons are named Jaecarys ( Leo Hart) and Lucerys ( Harvey Sadler), the former of whom is next in line for the Iron Throne once Rhaenyra takes her seat. ![]() On Alicent’s side: Aegon (played by Ty Tennant, son of David, yet another Doctor Who connection here in House of the Dragon), Helaena ( Evie Allen), and Aemond ( Leo Ashton). The baby joins the growing cast at the heart of the royal family, as Rhaenyra and Alicent both have kids of their own, now full-fledged characters.On the bright side, he seems to have the same cognitive power as ever before… which is to say, not nearly enough of it. Ten years and nonstop leech treatments haven’t done much for the poor king, who is fully down one arm. Despite a cliffhanger ending in which he collapsed to the ground, King Viseryes ( Paddy Considine) somehow survived the ending of last week’s episode, albeit looking worse for wear than ever. ![]() Ready for the nuts and bolts? Here we go: Indeed, so much has changed between the events of “We Light the Way” and “The Princess and the Queen,” it’s worth bullet-pointing the headlines quickly so we can all speak the same language. Now, we’re fully sprinting into the future, moving ten years deeper into the lives of Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower, now played by new series regulars Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke. The first five episodes of House of the Dragon incrementally pushed the story into the future, but as of the sixth and most recent outing, “The Princess and the Queen,” we’re done tip-toeing down the halls of time. ![]()
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