![]() ![]() However, Alicent failed to include the fact that she had been secretly meeting with Viserys for months, arranged by her father as a way to set her up as a match for the king. Rhaenyra had been telling Alicent about her fears about Viserys’ next marriage and producing heirs that would contest her own position as the Princess of Dragonstone, but Alicent told her not to worry, and that Viserys loved her. Not only had House of the Dragon's young Rhaenyra Targaryen already been upset by the idea that her father would be remarrying only six months after her mother had died, but she also feels deeply betrayed that his next wife is her best friend. With Alicent being of more acceptable marrying age than Laena, being able to produce many heirs, understanding the importance of the realm’s histories, and being the daughter of the Hand, and easy for the king to get along with, she was the clear choice for him out of those who were proposed. Once Alicent went out of her way to fix one of Viserys’ dragon models that had been broken, he seemed to form an attachment to her that went beyond simple friendliness. These moments in House of the Dragon episode 2 did show that Viserys and Alicent got along quite well, and Viserys especially enjoyed her company and kindness. At the encouragement of the Hand of the King, Alicent was sent to King Viserys’ room in secret for the six months after Queen Aemma Arryn’s death, with such meetings particularly being kept hidden from Rhaenyra. With Daemon and Corlys preparing to wage war against the Crab Feeder as Rhaenyra finds herself more isolated in King’s Landing, House of the Dragon season 1, episode 2 sets up major confrontations in the next installment.Īfter much deliberation, King Viserys goes against the advisement of his small council (excluding Otto) and decides to marry Rhaenyra’s best friend Alicent Hightower. This decision leads an upset Rhaenyra to storm out of the council, while the spurned Corlys Velaryon leaves for Driftmark and forms an alliance with Daemon. Related: Aegon Twist Makes Massive Changes To Daenerys & Jon Snow's Endingsīy the end of House of the Dragon’s season 1 episode, King Viserys chooses the young Alicent Hightower as his next wife. All the while, Prince Daemon has claimed Dragonstone for himself and tries stealing a dragon’s egg but Rhaenyra arrives to stop her uncle’s petty pursuits, which angers Lord Otto Hightower as it proves his methods were ineffective compared to the 15-year-old princess. Meanwhile, Rhaenyra Targaryen continues to grieve for her mother and worries about her place as heir once her father remarries, including a warning from Rhaenys that when her father produces a male heir, the men of the realm won’t allow her to be the one who sits on the Iron Throne. Corlys Velaryon and Rhaenys Targaryen propose that he marry their daughter Laena, but Viserys objects due to her only being 12 years old. House of the Dragon episode 2 begins six months after the death of Queen Aemma, with King Viserys I Targaryen being advised to take a new wife.
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