It was to be expected that the prequel series of game of Throneshad some easter eggs submerged, so now, the second episode of House of the Dragon and these link the series even more, because these references help deepen their world, so the pieces have begun to fall into place, so these are just some of the first many first connections and references that we can find throughout the season.
SPOILER ALERT!!!!—–>>>
If you haven’t watched the second episode of the House of the Dragon series yet, continue reading at your own risk.
Since the explosive revelation about the dream of Aegon the Conqueror of White Walkersa prophecy that changes a lot from how it was originally perceived in Game of Thrones, as it remains to be seen exactly how much House of the Dragon revisits that dream, but not until now, we know that it is not present in season 1, episode 2.
That’s not entirely surprising, though, given that there’s a six-month time jump and more immediate issues for House of the Dragon and characters to worry about: a spurned brother and from a dragon egg, all of which too. leads to its fair share of Easter eggs within the series, so the Game of Thrones references and little details are, as in the premiere, largely organic in nature, and whether it be dragons, the history of Westeros even beyond the House Targaryensor some character parallels, there’s a lot to dive into:
The Dead Lord Commander Is Ser Ryam Redwyne, A Hero Of The Starks:
Episode 2 opens with the death of the Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, Ser Ryam Redwyne, who is mentioned several times in the Song of Ice and Fire books, whom Jon Snow pretended to be in sword fights with Robb Stark as a child, while Bran dreamed of being a knight like him, an exemplary knight.
House Mallister was mentioned a couple of times in Game of Thrones, a house in the Riverlands loyal to the Tullys, and Ser Jaremy Mallister’s corpse was seen in Harrenhal, after the Mountain, Ser Gregor Clegane, killed the prisoners there. before leaving the castle.
“Bloodmages” remembers the fate of Khal Drogo:
The “blood mages” connect to Daenerys Targaryen, for although Valyrian blood mages were incredibly powerful and practiced the darkest forms of sorcery, they were largely extinct with the Curse of Valyria. Still, blood magic is practiced, and Mirri Maz Duur, who was responsible for the death of Daenerys’s son and Khal Drogo’s vegetative state, not only used it but also learned from a blood mage.
Viserys’ claim of “1000 dragons” in Old Valyria carries some weight:
Looking at his model of Valyria, King Viserys mentions that the Valyrian Freehold was home to 1,000 dragons at the height of its power. That’s an amazing claim: there will be 17 dragons in House of the Dragon; Aegon conquered Westeros with only three. And yet it is somewhat plausible. There were 40 noble houses, most of which were believed to be dragonlords; if they each had a few dragons each, then there would be at least hundreds, and that’s before wild dragons are taken into account. During the Rhoynish Wars, the Valyrians are said to have sent 300 dragons: it is reasonable to assume that not all dragons were at their disposal, so 1000, while on the high side (and much more than the number of dragons in House of the Dragon), is not unreasonable.
Otto’s “Choose violence” line links Daemon to Cersei:
Cersei Lannister in Game of Thrones season 6, tells Faith Militant that she will “choose violence”, well well, Otto Hightower also mentions that idea, albeit with a different intonation, as he is alarmed that Daemon “choose violence”, which is an interesting nod, fitting in with Daemon’s positioning as one of the most complicated and powerful characters in House of the Dragon.