But what about Rhaenys? She’s been filling in for Lord Corlys as he battles abroad. He knows that Laenor’s kids aren’t really Laenor’s why should foreign blood rule over Driftmark? Vaemond proposes that as Corlys’ own blood, he should be next in line. (His first son is already in line for the Iron Throne.) Corlys’ brother Vaemond Velaryon (Wil Johnson) won’t accept this. The seat of Driftmark is meant to be passed down to Lord Corlys’ son, Laenor, but since they believe he is deceased, the next in line would be Laenor and Rhaenyra’s second son, Lucerys. It’s been six years since she’s seen him, but she must prepare for the worst case scenario. The episode starts with Princess Rhaenys receiving news that her husband, Lord Corlys, has been severely wounded in battle and his odds for survival are uncertain. Especially now that another succession battle has come to the fore. But will it work? In the vein of a Real Housewives reunion, the gathering starts off hopeful but, inevitably, ends in chaos. Knowing he’s in his final days, he pleads his extended family to make peace with one another, to have dinner together like civilized, if not loving, kin instead of enemies who pull knives on one another. That’s except for King Viserys, whose nasty battle with a form of leprosy has reduced him to all but a breathing corpse. That means the younger characters, like Rhaenyra, Alicent, and Daemon’s children, have again been recast to depict the passing of time, but it can be confusing with their parents not visually aging at all. Welcome back to House of Time Jumps the Dragon, where yet another few years have passed between episodes.
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