Monday 26 September 2022 02:23 AM House of the Dragon: A full DECADE has passed since the last episode trends now
The second half of the first season of HBO's House of the Dragon offers the biggest time jump yet, with a full decade passing in Episode 6 since last week's Episode 5.
The new episode airing Sunday evening introduces two new actresses playing the adult versions of Queen Alicent (Olivia Cooke, replacing Emily Carey) and Princess Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy, replacing Milly Alcock).
The trailer also teases that Prince Daemon (Matt Smith) is now married to Laena Velaryon (Nanna Blondell), after killing his former wife.
Decade: The second half of the first season of HBO's House of the Dragon offers the biggest time jump yet, with a full decade passing in Episode 6 since last week's Episode 5
Princess: The new episode airing Sunday evening introduces two new actresses playing the adult versions of Queen Alicent (Olivia Cooke, replacing Emily Carey) and Princess Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy, replacing Milly Alcock)
Married: The trailer also teases that Prince Daemon (Matt Smith) is now married to Laena Velaryon (Nanna Blondell), after killing his former wife
The episode begins with an adult Rhaenyra in labor, as she's told by the midwife to keep breathing and push.
She keeps pushing as a baby boy is delivered successfully, as the proud mother holds her crying baby for the first time.
She asks if the child is healthy and one of the midwifes says he is 'kicking like a goat,' when an aide arrives and says the Queen has requested the child be brought to her immediately.
Rhaenyra says she will take the child herself as the women help her get dressed to go see the Queen... though she pushes out the afterbirth first.
She's met by her husband, who is pleased that it's a boy as she helps him walk to the Queen, as he jokes he's glad he's not a woman.
She stops, seemingly in pain, and he asks what it is but she tells him to keep walking as he thinks they were 'passed all this' with the Queen.
She stops on the stairs, clearly in pain, as her husband thinks they should go back, but she powers through as Laenor says this is 'absurd.'
When they get to the door, we see Criston is standing watch as they're let in to meet the Queen... though Alicent says she should be resting.
Viseryss enters and asks to see his grandson, as he holds the newborn, while Alicent asks if they have decided on a name.
While Rhaenyra says they haven't decided on a name, Laenor says they will name him Joffrey - seemingly after his former homosexual lover who Ser Criston killed a decade earlier.
Alicent says they should keep trying, adding, 'Soon or
