House of the Dragon: King Viserys Targaryen prepares his daughter Princess Rhaenyra for the throne

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After making the shocking decision to name his daughter Princess Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock) the heir to the Iron Throne, King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine) starts to prepare her for the throne in the second episode of House of the Dragon.King Viserys was originally planning to name his first son, who his wife Queen Aemma (Sian Brooke) was expecting, though the son arrived breech, leaving Viserys with the decision to sacrifice his wife for the life of his son, or risk losing both.He decided to sacrifice his wife, though he ultimately lost the child shortly after birth, leading Viserys to name Rhaenyra the first female heir to the Iron Throne in the history of Westeros at the end of last week's series premiere.

Heir: After making the shocking decision to name his daughter Princess Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock) the heir to the Iron Throne, King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine) starts to prepare her for the throne in the second episode of House of the Dragon Viserys: King Viserys (left) was originally planning to name his first son, who his wife Queen Aemma (Sian Brooke) was expecting, though the son arrived breech, leaving Viserys with the decision to sacrifice his wife for the life of his son, or risk losing bothThe episode begins with a new title sequence in the same vein as the iconic Game of Thrones opening scene that showcased the map of Westeros.The episode begins with a scene of rotting corpses and crabs crawling along the corpses as many are heard screaming.King Viserys and the small council are talking of Ser Ryam, ‘a strong Lord Commander of the Kingsguard’ who passed in his sleep.The Lord Commander, Ser Harold, wants to find a replacement quickly, and they have invited a number of candidates to court.Lord Corlys.