The teens are driven back to the Red Keep, where they swing by the queen’s room. A teenage Rhaenyra ( The Gloaming’s Milly Alcock) hops down and lovingly pets her steed (who’s named Syrax) before bantering with a nearby knight, Ser Harrold Westerling ( Outlander’s Graham McTavish), and meeting up with her bestie, Alicent Hightower ( Casualty’s Emily Carey). THERE ARE DRAGONS IN THE SKY | A title card then leaps us ahead to the ninth year of King Viserys’ reign, “172 years before the death of the Mad King, Aerys, and the birth of his daughter, Princess Daenerys Targaryen.” Annnnnd, cue dragon! A giant, golden beast soars through the clouds and over King’s Landing, giving us a little aerial tour before landing in a clearing. Then she goes on to note that the council had been called to prevent a war over who’d be in charge, post-Jaehaerys, because “The only thing that could tear down the house of the Dragon was itself.” “The lords instead chose Viserys, my father,” the narrator explains, outing herself as Rhaenyra Targaryen, whom we’ll formally meet in a moment. Both stand with their spouses by the king’s side as he announces the person who will sit the Iron Throne after his death. Though more than a thousand lords attend, and 14 bids are made, only two potential successors are truly considered: Princess Rhaenys Targaryen ( Nurse Jackie’s Eve Best), the king’s oldest descendant and Prince Viserys Targaryen ( The Insider’s Paddy Considine), the king’s oldest male descendant. And because both of his sons are dead, he calls the summit to choose a successor.
Though the family’s rule was strong - with 10 adult dragons, “no power in the world could stand against it,” the narrator says - the king’s health is not. A female narrator informs us that we’re watching a council at Harrenhal, called by King Jaehaerys. PREQUEL TO THE PREQUEL | We’re brought into this new - well, old - world during a gathering held at the end of the first century of the Targaryen dynasty. Wanna know what happens? Read on for the highlights of Episode 1 (and be sure to watch our interview with Fabien Frankel, then ponder our burning questions about one particular premiere detail). (Well, it takes place a couple of centuries before the events of the original series, but you know what we mean.)
Game of Thrones’ much-heralded prequel spinoff House of the Dragon premiered Sunday, bringing us right back into King’s Landing like no time had passed. Saddle up your dragon: It’s time to return to Westeros.
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