Daemon Targaryen laughed at Laena Velaryon's funeral in House of the Dragon primarily due to the absurdity and audacity of Vaemond Velaryon's outburst, where he publicly questioned Rhaenyra's sons' paternity, finding the toxic political maneuverings at his wife's burial ridiculous, but it also served as a deflection, a display of grief, and a way to shift focus onto himself amidst the painful moment, revealing his complex, often inappropriate coping mechanisms.
Marriage and Death
When Prince Daemon Targaryen arrived on Driftmark in 115 AC, the singers claim he fell in love with Laena, although others believe he saw her as a means to further his ambition.
Celebrating a life: Funerals increasingly include memorials that emphasize joyful remembrance. Smiling in photos can convey gratitude, fond memories, and the wish to remember the deceased with warmth rather than only grief.
Baela and Rhaena are the two daughters of Daemon and his second wife, Laena Velaryon (Daemon killed his first wife Lady Rhea Royce, and made it look like a hunting accident). Laena died while she was pregnant with her third child; she demanded her dragon to kill her during a difficult labour.
Daemon Targaryen and Laena Velaryon are First Cousins, Once Removed = Not Incest. Rhaenyra Targaryen and Laenor Velayon are Second Cousins = Not Incest.
Laena suffers from complications during her third pregnancy. After Daemon is informed that it would perhaps be possible to save the baby through the use of a caesarean section, Laena resolves to die a dragonrider's death, walking to Vhagar and commanding the dragon to incinerate her.
In the book, Mushroom suggests that Rhaenyra was seduced by Daemon and that he took her virginity while Mushroom suggests that Daemon knew that Rhaenyra desired Ser Criston Cole of the Kingsguard so he started to offer her tips and training on how to best seduce him (including teaching her to kiss).
After Viserys declared Rhaenyra as his rightful heir, the furious Daemon left for Dragonstone and took Mysaria with him. They remained there for six months, during which time Mysaria became pregnant; when Daemon learned of her pregnancy, he gave her a dragon egg, and by that infuriated Viserys.
Jacaerys “Jace” Velaryon: Born in 114 AC, Rhaenyra's first son by Laenor Velaryon (but, really, by Ser Harwin Strong) is meant to be four years younger than his half-uncle Aemond.
Visenya Targaryen (figlia di Rhaenyra e Daemon) Visenya, like other Targaryen babies who were stillborn, are described with dragon characteristics, such as scales, wings and a tail, and although some think it is due to incest, it is actually because the Targaryens really are of the blood of the dragon, it is said that ...
The death of a husband or wife is well recognized as an emotionally devastating event, being ranked on life event scales as the most stressful of all possible losses.
Smiling or laughing when disclosing trauma can be an indicator of shame. Some trauma survivors hold deeply entrenched feelings of self-blame and other distorted and inaccurate thoughts about the role they believe they played in their abuse.
People nearing death may report encounters with people who are already deceased or describe having been places or seen things not visible to others. These experiences, often referred to as visions or hallucinations, are not typically a drug reaction or mental illness.
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.
And the age gap between Daemon and Laena is larger than in the books, I believe. And we don't get Laena and Rhaenyra's friendship. Laena was twelve years old and Rhaenyra was nine years old.
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.
In the book Fire & Blood by George R.R. Martin upon which the series is based, Alicent is nine years older than Rhaenyra.
He was born Aemon Targaryen [d] and was the last known Targaryen in Westeros. He was the great-uncle of Daenerys Targaryen, and unbeknownst to him, the great-great uncle of Jon Snow.
Helaena and Aegon had three children: the twins Jaehaerys and Jaehaera, and Maelor.
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'.
"House of the Dragon" portrays Daemon Targaryen's relationship with Laena Velaryon with more emotional nuance than the books, suggesting he did care for her. However, his love for Rhaenyra Targaryen appears deeper and more complex, influencing the power dynamics and central narrative of the series.
So theologians had to explain how Mary could have been ever-virgin––by the standard of having an intact hymen––and given birth (recall that quote from the Lateran Council: Mary “gave birth to Him without injury, her virginity remaining equally inviolate after the birth”).
Criston 'loved' Rhaenrya, or at least he thought he did when he consented to have a relationship with her. Because in his eyes, love was worth breaking his vows and he would do the right thing by marrying her.
She lost it to Matt, it was mentioned in the show. Caroline said that they were each other's firsts, but first loves or first you-know's or both is the question.