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Warning: Contains major SPOILERS for House of the Dragon's season 2 finale, and George R.R. Martin's book, Fire & Blood.
Why Alicent Agrees That Rhaenyra Can Kill Aegon Alicent's initial hope is that Rhaenyra will take King's Landing and spare her children, except for Aemond . Rhaenyra, however, knows she won't be truly accepted as queen by all without killing King Aegon... and Alicent reluctantly, shockingly agrees. In a way, she has no choice: Rhaenyra and her army will try to kill Aegon regardless. But that she does acquiesce is a sign of how far Alicent has fallen.
Alicent has always attempted to put duty first, using ideas of honor, righteousness, and virtue to convince herself she was doing the right thing. Now that cloak has to be removed: Alicent can no longer do the dutiful thing, which would be what best serves her king. She chooses the path of freedom and, importantly, her daughter over her son; the person who least deserves to suffer over the person who has caused so much of it himself.
It's a smart decision, because Alicent and Rhaenyra have always been mirror images, best friends who, if things had worked out just a little differently, could have been down the same path together. Alicent has long envied Rhaenyra's freedom, but she also had the power - as Viserys' queen - that Rhaenyra herself wanted. Now each is getting what they had coveted in the other, but at one hell of a cost, is a poetic endpoint for this part of their respective stories.
Does Rhaenyra Take King's Landing & What Happens To Alicent Based on Fire & Blood, Rhaenyra does take control of King's Landing, which is now very likely to happen in House of the Dragon season 3. There is said to be a short yet bloody battle for the city, before Rhaenyra, Daemon, and Addam descend upon their dragons. It is at that point Alicent agrees that the city is now Rhaenyra's, but even then, warns she won't hold it long and that Aemond will return for retribution.
On , the king is able to convince several remaining Team Black members, such as Ser Alfred Broome , to help him take control. Daemon Targaryen's Visions & Why He Bends The Knee To Rhaenyra Daemon's Visions Include Bloodraven, A White Walker, And Daenerys Close Daemon Targaryen has had several visions at Harrenhal throughout House of the Dragon season 2, but the biggest of all was saved for last. Prompted to touch the weirwood tree - which has George R.R. Martin's face on it, no less - by Alys Rivers, Daemon is given a vision that shows the future of House Targaryen in Game of Thrones.
Game of Thrones never really got into the Three-Eyed Raven's identity in quite the same way, so it was never clear if the version there was supposed to be Bloodraven or not. However, Daemon's vision leaves no doubt that is the case, with the raven itself basically confirming it. How Brynden becomes the Three-Eyed Raven is another matter, of course.
What is the reason for that? Since this is Daemon's vision, it could be showing him that, if he doesn't support Rhaenyra, he will bring about this doom. Alternatively, it could be more broadly reflective of House Targaryen's mistakes, and how their actions and in-fighting bring about their own downfall.
Daemon's Death & Rhaenyra On The Iron Throne Daemon's visions then return to purely House of the Dragon territory, showing the body of his dragon, Caraxes, and then himself lying dead in a body of water. This shows Daemon his own future, as both he and his dragon die in a battle over the lake at Harrenhal.
This seems to mean that either Helaena was knowingly able to enter Daemon's vision or, perhaps more likely, she was receiving a similar vision at the exact same time. That while Alys was showing Daemon his fate, Helaena was also seeing the future, whether that's something she's shown from the gods, a dragon dream, or if she possesses an even greater power such as greensight.
Who Locked Otto Hightower In A Dungeon? Where Is The Former Hand Of The King? Otto Hightower has been missing ever since Aegon fired him from his position as Hand of the King, but he returns with a twist in the season 2 finale: he's locked in a dungeon. As it stands, there's no telling exactly where he is or when this happened, since all we see is the cell and this isn't taken from the pages of Fire & Blood. However, there are some standout possibilities.
It does seem like someone is coming to visit Otto at the end, based on what appears to be a torchlight and him looking up. This could just be whoever is in charge of ensuring he is given food and drink to keep him alive, but if it's a known character, then perhaps someone like Grand Maester Orwyle, who is loyal to Alicent and, thus, Otto.
House of the Dragon has seemingly cut Nettles and, given season 2 ends with Rhaena coming face to face with Sheepstealer, it certainly appears as though she is going to be the one who claims a wild dragon. There are multiple battles to be fought here. The Lannisters will first fight in the Battle at the Red Fork, which takes place at a crossing of the river in the western riverlands. The Hightower army, along with Daeron and Tessarion, will fight in the Battle of the Honeywine, which takes place in the Reach against various houses loyal to Team Black, including House Beesbury.
Rhaenyra and Alicent's conversation on Dragonstone, for instance, doesn't happen in the book, and there is certainly no indication of Alicent being willing to sacrifice Aegon and going to live a life of freedom with Helaena away from King's Landing.
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