‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2, Episode 4 kills off prominent character in epic dragon battle

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Spoilers below for the fourth episode of “House of the Dragon.” This week’s episode of “House of the Dragon” kills off Rhaenys (Eve Best), the most prominent character to die yet (and her dragon, Meleys).

It also severely injured King Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney).The “Game of Thrones” spinoff series is set around 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” following a civil war in the Targaryen family.

Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) is the rightful Queen, but her half-brother Aegon (Glynn-Carney) usurped her throne. With two different siblings claiming that they’re the real monarch, the kingdom is divided — and the two sides hadn’t yet battled each other on dragons, until now.

This episode sees Rhaenys — who is on Rhaenyra’s side of the conflict — clash with Aegon and his fierce brother, Aemond (Ewan Mitchell), on the battlefield, with all three of them riding their dragons.