‘House of the Dragon’ game-changer: What the big death at the end of episode 8 means

nypost.com:

Spoilers ahead for episode 8 of “House of the Dragon.” King Viserys (Paddy Considine) is dead at last, after increasingly deteriorating each week throughout the series.

This has major repercussions for the story, including the question of whether his daughter and named heir, Princess Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy), will actually be able to succeed him to the Throne, as planned.

The episode begins with yet another time jump. It’s now been several years since King Viserys’ brother Daemon (Matt Smith) and Rhaenyra got married at the end of last episode.

They now have two sons, and she’s pregnant again. One of her sons is named Aegon, which is a hilariously petty move (since that’s also the name of her half-brother, Alicent’s oldest son).