Five days ago the first season of House of the Dragon came to an end and, how could it be otherwise, its last episode is still giving a lot to talk about. And it is that the episode, entitled “The Black Queen”, has left us endless scenes to analyze, among them, the solemn moment in which everyone kneels in front of Rhaenrya… all but one person, Rhaenys. Have you ever wondered why? We have the answer.
An ending worthy of Game of Thrones
When The House of the Dragon started, there were many who were skeptical – whoever writes these lines is included in the group -: the series game of Thrones he had set the bar very high and it was easy to fall into exploiting the George RR Martin universe without getting anything effective, leading to exhaustion. And all this despite the fact that the material for the new HBO Max fiction had potential, telling us the story of the targaryens and how his dance of dragons completely dynamited his dynasty as it was perpetuated until now.
Luckily, those of us who didn’t trust the format have seen how wrong we were. The House of the Dragon has been able to adapt quite well to make the pages of fire and blood to the small screen, giving us at least a fantastic first season, which has not stopped improving episode after episode and which has drawn some characters that, to a greater or lesser extent, have conquered us -Viserys, Daemon, Rhaenyra, Alicent, Aemond …
The last chapter has continued along the same lines and in addition to becoming one of the best rated in this first installment, it has given us great moments, such as Rhaenyra’s Coronation at Dragonstone and courtesy performance by all who were present. Well, everyone except Rhaenys, who just watched from the bottom and smile to the new (and legitimate) Queen of Westeros. This has caused many to wonder and wonder the obvious: why doesn’t Rhaenyra’s aunt kneel before her like the rest of her?
Rhaeny’s position
At the beginning of episode 1 × 10 no one doubted that Rhaenys is in favor with Rhaneyra. It was proven by the fact that he had refused to accept Aegon as king and that he had escaped to Dragonstone to warn Viserys’s daughter of everything that had happened in King’s Landing, alerting her that the greens were after him. she. However, the fact that he did not kneel – added to the fact that he did not end the life of Alicent and the rest of his family at the end of the penultimate episode when he had the opportunity – since he continues to doubt those responsible for the “death” of his son- has made some think that perhaps the intentions of this Targaryen are not so clear.
Nothing is further from reality. Although there is no official confirmation of this, it is understood that Rhaenys, before kneeling before the queen, you should talk to your husbandCorlys Velaryon (the Sea Serpent), and to decide with him if House Velaryon will support Rhaenyra’s fight -with all that that implies on a logistical level as well. The queen that never was He is therefore prudent during the coronation -although his smile denotes complicity- because it is what corresponds to him in his position. No more no less.
Once Lord Corlys Velaryon goes to council and swears allegiance to Rhaenyra and the disposition of her sea fleet, Rhaenys is 100% involvedoffering in fact to patrol the Gaznate Strait with his dragon Meleys to manage the paralysis of maritime trade and supply of the greens.
From what we know/hope for the second season and without going into spoilers, Rhaenys should have a very active role in fact in the entire military approach of the Black Queen. Her loyalty is more than clear.
