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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 29

Rhaenyra Renews Fight for Iron Throne After 2 Sons Die as Daemon Invokes Prophecy

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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 29

Rhaenyra Renews Fight for Iron Throne After 2 Sons Die as Daemon Invokes Prophecy

Q: Is Daemon's spurned sorceress ally at Harrenhal about to become Rhaenyra's most dangerous new enemy?

Yes. The show is strongly signaling that Alys Rivers could become a major new threat to Rhaenyra. The key trigger is Daemon’s treatment of her at Harrenhal. After relying on Alys’s visions and counsel, he leaves without giving her what she wants, notably denying her Harrenhal and offering only vague future reward. That creates a clear motive for resentment, especially because Alys is portrayed as politically aware, emotionally perceptive and far from powerless. The timing matters. As Daemon returns to a shattered Rhaenyra and helps restore her resolve after Jace’s death, Alys is left behind just as Aemond arrives at Harrenhal wounded and vulnerable. That places her in direct contact with one of the Greens’ most dangerous figures at a moment when he needs help and influence. The additional reporting points to an immediate, intense connection between Alys and Aemond, with actors and coverage teasing a significant alliance. That would be dangerous for Rhaenyra because Alys offers something the Greens badly need: supernatural insight, psychological leverage and a strategic foothold at Harrenhal. With the war already widened by the Battle of the Gullet, the Triarchy’s devastation, Aegon’s flight and Daeron’s looming role, a new Aemond-Alys partnership could sharpen the Greens’ edge. It is not yet confirmed that Alys has fully turned against Rhaenyra. But the narrative evidence strongly suggests Daemon’s “tragic mistake” may hand the Blacks a new enemy at exactly the worst moment.

2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 29

Rhaenyra, shattered by Jacaerys’s death, decides to keep pursuing the Iron Throne after Daemon argues Luke and Jace cannot have died in vain.
Daemon sways her by invoking the Song of Ice and Fire prophecy he learned at Harrenhal, framing her claim as necessary for the realm’s survival.
The resolve comes despite a costly Black victory at the Battle of the Gullet, where Jace and his dragon were lost even as the Greens and their allies were beaten at sea.
Corlys survives and is found by Baela, Alyn and Addam of Hull, but his castle lies in ashes and Triarchy pirates are still ravaging the surrounding lands.
Episode 2 leaves the Blacks militarily advanced but emotionally broken, turning personal grief into the renewed motive for Rhaenyra’s war.

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The New York Times13h ago

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