![]() The Grand Maester in attendance then tells him the only way to save the child is to perform a Caesaerean section. The King is summoned to her chambers as there are complications during the birth. ![]() ![]() Whilst Viserys is at a jousting tournament held in celebration of his second child, Aemma goes into labor. Viserys' wife, Aemma Arryn, is preparing to give birth to Viserys' latest child the pair have suffered miscarriages and lost children after birth in the past, and Aemma tells him that she wants this to be their last child, as she can't grieve another. He draws even more ire after we witness one of his brutal, violent raids on King's Landing as the Commander of the City Watch. (Image credit: Ollie Upton/HBO) House of the Dragon episode recaps What happened in episode one?Īfter a brief history lesson revealing how Viserys came to succeed King Jaehaerys after 60 years on the Iron Throne, (over his cousin, Princess Rhaenys), we jump forward nine years into Viserys' rule.Īfter we're introduced to some of the major players at court, we learn that Prince Daemon Targaryen is Viserys' current heir apparent, as the King's only child is his daughter, Princess Rhaenyra.ĭaemon has troubled Viserys throughout his time on the Throne, leaving him with few friends at court. King Jaehaerys (center) chose Viserys to succeed him on the Iron Throne. Now that the show is underway, we've got full summaries of what's happened so far listed below, but beware: there are spoilers ahead. One of those new worlds is Driftmark, the seat of House Velaryon and the Sea Snake which is situated in Blackwater Bay, near Dragonstone. We'll also be exploring some new parts of Westeros in the new show. As the trailers all pointed to Rhaenyra being named Viserys' heir, we expect this eventual civil war is likely the endpoint for House of the Dragon, too. This eventually leads to the vicious civil war between Aegon II and his half-sister, Princess Rhaenyra, who battle over the throne currently occupied by their father, Viserys I. From there, we follow the Targaryen dynasty as many kings and queens (both good and evil) rule over the Six Kingdoms. The book begins with Aegon's Conquest, which established the new world order over much of Westeros and saw the foundation of the Iron Throne as the unified seat of power over the realm. Martin's novel, Fire & Blood (opens in new tab). With long-tail streaming and more, HBO has pegged the last season of GoT as averaging around 44.2 million viewers domestically per episode, up around 10 million from 2017’s Season 7 average.House of the Dragon takes place 200 years prior to the Game of Thrones storyline, with the plot being derived from George R.R. Yet, compared to the 18.5 million who tuned in to CBS on May 16 for the series finale of The Big Bang Theory, Game of Thrones did pretty well last night all things considered (broadcast apples to premium cable oranges, pretty well indeed). had in 1983 with its 106 million viewers. In this diluted Peak TV era, obviously a finale on premium cable isn’t going to be a kingslayer compared with what series ender champion M.A.S.H. It also tops the HBO single-episode record of 13.4 million that the Season 4 opener of The Sopranos pulled off 17 years ago. Put in perspective and with the ongoing quarrel that has HBO off Dish Network right now, that’s 9% better than the death-from-above-fueled penultimate episode of May 12. In just linear viewing, the 9 PM ET-starting “The Iron Throne” snagged 13.6 million sets of eyeballs (and I don’t mean that in a The Mountain kind of way). The number reps a finale high too in a season that despite leaks galore now has five of the most watched GoTs ever Sunday’s series ender topped the once mighty conclusion of Season 7 by 14.2%. Martin’s writings was up over the previous combined high of last week’s “The Bells” by 4.9%. Which means, across linear viewing plus HBO Go and HBO Now, the 82-minute long sixth episode of the eighth and final season of the series based on George R.R. 'Game Of Thrones' Series Finale Sees A True Song Of Fire & Ice Burn To A Cunning End
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