Dragons from both sides of the Targaryen civil war finally enter battle in episode 4.
You created me Daemon.
All because your brother loved me more than he did you.
Matt Smith as His Grace Daemon Targaryen.Ollie Upton/HBO
As Daemon wakes from his nightmare, he imagines blood on his hand before it disappears.
Whatever is going on in Harrenhal, its getting to the normally fearsome warrior.
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But the curse of the castle continues to prey on his mind.
Eve Best as Princess Rhaenys Targaryen and Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon.Ollie Upton/HBO
After another nightmare, he stumbles upon Alys Rivers (Gayle Rankin).
The curse of Harrenhal might be driving him mad.
Corlys finally returns to the Small Council after hearing how rudderless it has become in Rhaenyras mysterious absence.
Fabien Frankel as Ser Criston Cole.hbo
Rhaenyra explains, I inherited 80 years of peace from my father.
Before I ended it, I needed to know there was no other path.
There is no way forward now but war.
Tom Glynn-Carney as King Aegon II Targaryen and Olivia Cooke as Dowager Queen Alicent Hightower.hbo
Let that be their undoing.
Her husband watches as she leaves, uneasy with the task shes taken.
In the caverns of Dragonstone, Rhaenys emerges armored and crowned like a Targaryen of old.
Ewan Mitchell as Prince Aemond Targaryen.Ollie Upton/HBO
She nuzzles her head into Meleys and whispers in Valyrian, Were off to battle again, old girl.
His forces have grown so has his reputation as Kingmaker but not everyone is so impressed.
Larys (Matthew Needham) claims this isnt an issue, since the castle will drive Daemon mad.
Freddie Fox as Ser Gwayne Hightower of the Greens.Theo Whiteman/HBO
From what we have seen so far, he might be right.
However, she still has to deal with the idiot she might have mistakenly put on the throne.
When Aegon complains no one cares what he thinks, she dismissively asks, What thoughts would you have?
Matthew Needham as Lord Larys Strong.Theo Whiteman/HBO
Wearing the crown does not give him wisdom.
But Aegon does not heed her words.
In Aegon the Conquerors armor, he mounts his beast and flies to the impending battle at Rooks Rest.
As the Greens begin their daylight attack, Rhaenys and Meleys descend from the clouds.
But before Aemond can join the fight, he sees Sunfyre flying into battle.
He calls Aegon an idiot in Valyrian and tells his dragon to wait.
However, Meleys is swifter and swoops under Sunfrye, tearing into the younger dragon.
Sunfyre almost crashes into the ground before Aegon manages to resume flight, but Meleys soon attacks again.
Aemond rides into battle without armor.
Dazed but alive, Rhaenys has a chance to escape.
As she rounds over the water, though, she knows a true Targaryen doesnt flee from battle.
Like a mighty warrior, she turns back toward Vhagar and commands in Valyrian, Attack, Meleys.
Though Meleys is mighty, Vhagar is easily three times her size.
Rhaenys still puts up a good fight.
Vhagar crashes to the ground, the force of it knocking Ser Criston unconscious.
Her claws crush many Greens as she gets airborne again.
All hail the Queen that Never Was, for she died a true Targaryen death.
Ser Criston awakens to a vision of chaos and death.
Knights have been incinerated in their armor and the forest burns where Aegon and his dragon fell.
As he finds Sunfyres broken body, Aemond stalks toward it with his sword drawn.
Was he about to finish off his brother?
If so, hes stopped by the sound of Criston calling his name.
Unconcerned for his brother, Aemond merely stalks away without another look.
