House of the Dragon
Warning : SPOILERS ahead for Fire & Blood and House of the Dragon time of year 2 .
Summary
Daemon Targaryen is among the most controversial characters fromHouse of the Dragon , and one time of year 1 change makes him boundlessly more sympathetic — thoughseason 2 promises to reverse this and make viewing audience hate him . TheGame of Thronesprequel opens with Daemon compete for his brother ’s throne . However , he later strikes up a love affair with Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen , patronise her bid for the Iron crapper when King Viserys pass away . Daemon continue to engage in dubious conduct even then , but he becomes somewhat more palatable .
House of the Dragonseason 2 ’s trailersuggests the coming installment will reverse this , giving Daemon his most controversial plot line fromGeorge R.R. Martin’sFire & Blood . When this is institute to the concealment , it will rend away any grace Daemon accumulated during the previous season . ThisHouse of the Dragonseason 2 moment will rise what kind of character he is once and for all , giving viewers ample grounds to grow on him .
The dynamic between Daemon and Aemond Targaryen in House of the Dragon has major implication for Daemon ’s character spark , add depth to him .
House Of The Dragon Season 2’s First Trailer Teases Daemon Organizing Blood & Cheese
The house trailer forHouse of the Dragonseason 2 tease the infamousBlood and Malva sylvestris scene fromFire & Blood , and it also hint at Daemon ’s part in it . In Martin ’s book , Daemon hires two assassinator — Blood and Cheese — to take retaliation against the Greens for Prince Lucerys ' last . The pair wed up Alicent Hightower , then muster Helaena Targaryen and her two sons to their grandmother . When they arrive , the assassins force Helaena to opt which Word she wants them to kill . After begging to swop their lives for her own , Helaena choose the younger of the two : Maelor . ancestry and Cheese kill Jaeharys rather before fleeing the Red Keep .
Daemon chalks this up to " an eye for an eye , a son for a son . " And although the drone does n’t show him come to this conclusion , it does depict him consoling Rhaenyra after the expiration of her son and show him back in King ’s Landing . It also offers a glimpse of Helaena ’s excruciation , all but confirm thatthis scene will be as brutal on - screen as it is in Martin ’s generator cloth . Although Daemon is n’t directly take in this tragical present moment — one that willrivalGame of Thrones’Red nuptials — he ’s responsible for what happens . As such , he’ll return to a more villainous role inHouse of the Dragonseason 2 .
HOTD Season 2 Confirming Daemon’s Blood & Cheese Role Furthers His Villainy After Season 1’s Laenor Change
Daemon Targaryen startsHouse of the Dragonas a passably vile character , happy to vote out for his own entertainment and eager countermine his sidekick ’s linguistic rule . However , as season 1 continues , the series register a lenient side to him . AlthoughDaemon choke Rhaenyra inHouse of the Dragonseason 10proves that he ’s still have darkness inside , other fundamental interaction with her and Viserys testify he ’s capable of love and empathy . besides , whileFire & Bloodsuggests he kills Laenor Velaryon to be with Rhaenyra , time of year 1 ’s Laenor twistflips the script . Instead of paint Daemon as a remorseless killer , it depicts him as more merciful .
With Blood and Cheese , House of the Dragonseason 2 will undo any positive fictional character development Daemon undergoes in season 1 . The Laenor twist could have gone far in convincing viewers to root for Daemon . However , House of the Dragonseason 2 ’s worst moment will stop that in its track , forever corrupt his bequest .
