House of the Dragon‘s Finale Director Explains Daemon’sGame of ThronesMoment

House of the Dragon‘ssurprisingly subdued season two finale , “ The Queen That Ever Was , ” left a batch of threads dangle forseason threeto address . But since raw episode are n’t issue forth anytime soon — andfans wantanswers , dammit!—it ’s time to scour good morning - after interview for any sixth sense or hint . fortuitously , the sequence ’s director , Geeta Vasant Patel , is here to aid with some of the heavy lifting .

In typeface you have n’t watched last night ’s finale yet …

In an consultation withVariety , Patel , who also directed this season ’s third episode ( “ The Burning Mill “ ) , talked about Daemon ’s vision . It straight cite some crucialGame of Thronesmoments — include White Walkers and the birth of Daenerys Targaryen ’s dragons — and get it convinces the wayward King Consort to brook Queen Rhaenyra ’s title to the Iron Throne .

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House of the Dragonfirst cite A Song of Ice and Fire in time of year one ; King Viserys explain it to his girl as a prophetical dream had by Aegon the Conqueror , and say it ’s a tale every Targaryen rule must understand as they unite the realm against this supernatural threat . In season two , Rhaenyra passed the story to Jace , her son and heir . But “ The queer That Ever Was ” was the first timeHouse of the Dragonhas image the oral history — and it was also the first time the show has directly glimpse itsGame of Thronesfuture .

“ I was so prestigious that I would get to be part of executing that , ” Patel told the trade . “ When I received the script , all these beats of the visuals were listed , but there was quad for guidance . You have to figure out how all those thing are going to flow together … I imagine the firedrake [ next to Daenerys ] in shadow would be really interesting because it ’s not about Daenerys , it ’s about the story of history . We ’re in Daemon ’s point of view , so that vision had to tell the story to Daemon of the account of his people and that Rhaenyra needed to be on the throne . It ’s very tempting to be like , ‘ permit ’s show Daenerys ! Let ’s soar upwards in on this ! ’ But that ’s not what it ’s about . In fact , Daemon does n’t know who she is . It has to make Daemon sympathize that he has to bend the knee to Rhaenyra volitionally . ”

The vision also boast hints of Daemon ’s own doomsday - laden future , but Patel was n’t unforced to talk about what may or may not be coming in season three ( “ I can get in difficulty if I reveal anything , ” she said ) .

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Less cagily , she take on she — like everyone watch out — would like to recognize what ’s up with Otto Hightower . He ’s been MIA since leave King ’s Landing in disgrace , and a ready cut in the finale bring out the intellect for his absence : he ’s been locked away in a prison house … somewhere . “ I was enquire to frivol away that scene , ” Patel said , but she was n’t reach any context for it . “ I want to have sex where he is , too . I do n’t recognise ! ”

Head toVarietyto record the full consultation , which also digs into that tense shot between Rhaenyra and Alicent , and gives some point on the two new dragons that made their debut in the finish .

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