What happens to Alicent Hightower?

After the Dance of the Dragons, Alicent Hightower is imprisoned, lives in isolation, suffers mentally, and eventually dies from Winter Fever around age 45, outliving all her children and regretting her role in the war, developing a strong dislike for the color green. She spends her final year confined to her chambers, attended only by a septa and servants, often crying and talking to herself before succumbing to the illness.

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Was Daemon's body ever recovered?

It's possible he was still flapping his wing and slowed his descent somewhat. Daemon could have died. But it's suspicious that George deliberately wrote that his body was never found and that his death was never confirmed.

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Who does Alicent end up with?

Queen Alicent and King Viserys with their firstborn son, Prince Aegon. Alicent and Viserys marry, and the new Queen Alicent soon gives birth to their first son, Prince Aegon.

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What were Alicents' last words?

So in Fire and Blood it is said that Alicent was a companion and a reader for King Jahaerys. Her final words as she lays dying are: . I want to see my sons again, and Helaena, my sweet girl, oh ... and King Jaehaerys.

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Does Alicent open the gate for Rhaenyra?

Alicent (Olivia Cooke), whose power-hungry son Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) is flying to the Riverlands, will throw open the doors for Rhaenyra and not put up a fight. In a stunning turn, Alicent also agrees to sacrifice her firstborn son, Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney), whom Rhaenyra needs to kill in order to solidify her claim.

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What happens to Alicent after Rhaenyra dies?

Alicent dies three years after Rhaenyra in "Fire and Blood."

Rhaenyra struggled to keep the smallfolk happy because she raised taxes to afford the conflict. Three years after Rhaenyra's death, Alicent is placed under house arrest because she fails to persuade her granddaughter to kill Rhaenyra's last surviving son.

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Who did Daemon truly love?

He's 100% in love with Rhaenyra. It's all over his dialogue, body language and the way he looks at her. He is tender with nobody else like he is with her. Even Matt Smith himself said the only 2 people Daemon loves are Viserys and Rhaenyra.

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Was Egg the Mad King?

King Aegon V Targaryen, also called Aegon "the Unlikely" and informally known as "Egg", was the fifteenth king of the Targaryen dynasty to rule the Seven Kingdoms. He was the father of the Mad King and his sister-wife Queen Rhaella.

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Why did Daenerys go mad in the end?

From the beginning to the ending of Game of Thrones, it was Westeros that failed her, and Daenerys lost everything in her quest for the Iron Throne. So she finally snapped and unleashed all of her frustrations, grief, and pure rage on King's Landing.

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Who was the weakest Targaryen king?

King Aegon IV Targaryen, known as Aegon the Unworthy, is considered to be one of the worst Targaryen kings ever to sit on the Iron Throne. He sired numerous bastards, legitimizing them on his deathbed, an act that led to five Blackfyre Rebellions.

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Why did Alicent go mad?

Alicent was very prudent, felt like there was a right and wrong way. She knew she would be married off and have to fulfill duties as assigned and she becomes angry when Rhae decides she can do what she wants. What's more important, is in the books they aren't friends, and Alicent is much older than Rhae.

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Does Alicent sleep with Cole?

Why is Alicent Hightower sleeping with Criston Cole in House of the Dragon Season 2? The series didn't show any specific reason as to why Alicent Hightower is having a sexual relationship with Criston Cole, her bodyguard.

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Who wins at the end of House of the Dragon?

Aegon II Technically (But Barely) Wins

Neither Rhaenyra nor Aegon II exactly end up victorious, but Aegon has the edge due to straight-up killing his sister.

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Why did Drogon spare Jon Snow?

Game of Thrones' Drogon chose not to kill Jon Snow because of his Targaryen blood, his love for Daenerys, and Drogon's possible understanding that while Jon committed the act, he wasn't the reason for Daenerys' death at the end of Game of Thrones'.

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Who dies first, Daemon or Rhaenyra?

After the betrayal of Hugh Hammer and Ulf the White in Tumbleton, the events of the Dance of the Dragons seem to follow in quick succession. However, it was surprising to learn that 5 months passed between Daemon's death on 22nd May and Rhaenyra's death on 22nd October 130 AC.

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Did Aaemon Targaryen ever want the Iron Throne?

He had no desire for power even if hypothetically he could've potentially been a good king. He didn't want to create a rift between his supporters and Aegon's supporters. Refusing the throne and taking the black was his way of ensuring a clean succession.

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Who did Daenerys truly love?

During the wedding, exiled knight Ser Jorah Mormont pledges his loyalty to Daenerys while her benefactor Illyrio Mopatis gifts her three petrified dragon eggs. Daenerys is afraid of her new husband initially, but after learning the Dothraki language, she begins to bond with Drogo and genuinely falls in love with him.

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Why did so many Targaryens go mad?

The generations of inbreeding practiced by the Targaryens usually resulted in mental health problems, though at times they also produced severe detriments to physical health.

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Why did Dani become evil?

Mental illness was a powerful detriment in Dani's family, with her suffering from chronic anxiety, depression, and potentially borderline personality disorder, and her sister having intense schizophrenia that ultimately drove her to murder their parents and herself.

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Why is Jon Snow's hair black if he is a Targaryen?

Jon was half Targaryen and half Stark. So, he had dark hair. All of the Baratheon line had dark hair when Ned was looking at the history until Robert's children. They are the product of Cervi and Jamie.

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Why did Robert kill Rhaegar Targaryen?

After his betrothed Lyanna Stark was allegedly kidnapped by Prince Rhaegar Targaryen, and Eddard's father and brother were murdered by Rhaegar's father, the "Mad King" Aerys II Targaryen, Robert, Ned, and Jon started a rebellion.

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How bad are Aegon's injuries?

After the battle, Aegon suffers several broken bones and severe burns to more than half of his body, including his armor melting into his arm; he would take a full year to recover, almost always sleeping and barely allowing anyone to disturb his rest or company, and took so much milk of the poppy that he became ...

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Why did Daemon marry Laena?

Daemon fell in love with Laena (some people believe he saw Laena as a means to further his ambition), and asked Corlys for her hand in marriage.

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Who was Jon Snow's greatest love?

Although Ygritte is long dead, Jon still loves her and cannot bring himself to sleep with another woman.

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Did Rhaenyra love Harwin or Daemon?

Rhaenyra's love for Harwin and the loss she experiences due to their separation and his death contribute to her growing resentment and determination to fight for her rights and protect her children in the upcoming civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons.

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