House of the Dragon
Includes spoiler for House of the Dragon season 2 ’s finis and monolithic SPOILERS for Fire & Blood , the show ’s source material .
Summary
House of the Dragonseason 2 continue to makeinteresting changes to Aegon Targaryen , including giving himself the nickname " The Realm ’s Delight " in the close . Played by actor Tom Glynn - Carney in theHouse of the Dragoncast , season 2 has made an effort to establish the Greens ' figurehead tycoon as a more likable case . He ’s done some truly inexcusable things , but there ’s a vulnerability and sadness to him that makes him easy to pity , specially in the episodes leading up to the Battle of Rook ’s rest period .
TheHouse of the Dragonseason 2 endingsees Aegon II fleeing King ’s landing place , endure to fight another day rather than be killed by Rhaenyra or his pal , Aemond . In conversation with Larys Strong , the lord attempt to convince Aegon that he ’ll be believe a subsister who can take back to King ’s Landing later on and save the peoplefrom Rhaenyra after they ’ve realise their mistake in want her as nance . This scene has enormous connotations for Aegon ’s wish and desire .
Aegon Envies Rhaenyra’s “The Realm’s Delight” Nickname
Aegon Wants To Be Beloved By The People Like Rhaenyra
When Larys lists out likely nicknames for Aegon , the king assigns himself " The Realm ’s Delight . " This is in reference to Rhaenyra , who was denote to as " the Realm ’s Delight " by the the great unwashed of Westeros in her childhood . Essentially , thisshows that Aegon has a desire to be admired by the realm as Rhaenyra is . The approximation of Aegon ’s potential nickname has circledHouse of the Dragonseason 2 , with him being referred to as " Aegon the Magnanimous " in episode 1 .
By choosing " the Realm ’s Delight , " he ’s fundamentally saying he desire to be think back as a genius of the rough-cut folk .
Targaryen monarch have commonly received such moniker that set their dominion , such as " the Conqueror " or " the Cruel , " and this underlying plot shows Aegon considering what he need the impact of his monarchy to be . By choosing " the Realm ’s Delight , " he ’s basically saying he wants to be remembered as a champion of the plebeian tribe . However , selecting a nickname for one ’s self and earning it organically is vastly different , showing Aegon ’s naiveness . He require to be beloved , but it does n’t come of course to him , and this will finally define him .
Killing Rhaenyra Still Doesn’t Give Aegon The Love & Admiration That He Always Wanted
The People Still Hate Aegon, Even After He Wins
For a short time , Aegon considers himself thevictor of the Dance of the Dragonsafter kill Rhaenyra Targaryen . But killing his older sister and returning to King ’s Landing to reinstate himself as king does n’t grant him the admiration he seems to want . In fact , shortly after his rejoinder to the capital , he ’s poison and killed by his own council . House of the Dragonmay endeavor to make Aegon a character audience can pity , instating a gulf between his desire to be well and his inherent capability to be upright .
Taking place about 172 years before the events ofGame of Thrones , House of the Dragontells the tale of the rise of the Targaryens , the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria . The democratic HBO spinoff show first starred Milly Alcock and Emily Carey as Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower before they were replace by Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke , who play the aged version of the fibre . Also starring in the serial publication is Matt Smith ( Prince Daemon Targaryen ) and Paddy Considine as Rhaenyra ’s father , King Viserys Targaryen .
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