With Season 2 a long way out, fans can only speculate on how the series will overcome this dragon-sized plothole.
House of the Dragon's story is established in Fire & Blood by George R. R. Martin, meaning that the detailed task of world-building is largely not the show's responsibility. Yet in the first season, House of the Dragon did not shy away from making changes, some of which disrupted the carefully thought-out world. With the unreliable structure of Fire & Blood, the series was free to make the story its own as it reveals the truth hidden in the book's more ambiguous version.
This change gave Laenor a happy ending, or as close to one as anyone in Westeros can get. And it makes sense why the showrunners wouldn't want to utilize the problematic trope of "burying your gays". At that point in the story, it made sense, considering Rhaenyra's amicable relationship with Laenor, who she viewed as a rare good man in their world. Yet Laenor's survival isn't without complication.
Yet the unique bond between rider and dragon may not permit Seasmoke to participate in the war. Riders and dragons must choose each other, as seen when Aemond claims Vhagar, and Seasmoke has already chosen Laenor. Dragons live longer than people and often choose a second rider after one dies, yet Laenor is not dead. The supernatural bond allows them to feel what their rider feels, so Seasmoke should sense that Laenor is alive.
Like the other unclaimed dragons, Seasmoke plays an important part in the war after getting a new rider. Of the dragonseeds, two betray Rhaenyra, and the third runs from the queen's jealousy. But Seasmoke and Addam alone remain her allies until their death in the Second Battle of Tumbleton. Addam and Seasmoke fight several battles beside Jacaerys and Rhaenyra's forces. Yet if Seasmoke cannot bond Addam of Hull, this will need to change.
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