There are a lot of politics in House of the Dragon, but until Season 2, the two sides have been very clear. There’s Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy), Vicerys’ (Paddie Considine) eldest child and the named heir to the Iron Throne on one side, and then there’s Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney), Vicerys’ eldest son who usurped the throne after Vicerys’ death in Season 1 on the other. Rhaenyra supporters are labeled as “Team Black” while the Aegon fans fall under “Team Green.” Come from Sports betting site VPbet
Up until now, the narrative was a choice between the rightful heir and the political maneuvering of Team Green. Rhaenyra and Alicent have been struggling to prevent an all-out war, but everything changed in Episode 4. The first battles of the Targaryen civil war erupted, marking a pivotal moment that irrevocably altered Rhaenyra’s course for the Iron Throne. In colloquial terms, s–t just got real.
Warning: The rest of this article contains spoilers for House of the Dragon Season 2 through Episode 4, “A Dance of Dragons.”
Ding-dong, the king (or usurper, depending on your allegiance) is dead. Aegon couldn’t resist riding into battle to capture glory for himself, but instead of being heralded by his soldiers he found himself on the barbecued side of Vhagar’s fire. Where Aegon saw a chance to inflate his ego, his brother Aemond saw a path to the Iron Throne and has now made things very complicated for Rhaenyra’s plight for the same throne.
