Daemon Targaryen's "betrayal" of Rhaenyra is complex, stemming from his lust for power, desire for the Iron Throne, chaotic nature, and genuine but twisted affection, leading to actions like exposing her, marrying others for advantage (Laena), and ultimately abandoning her at Harrenhal after a volatile moment where he realized she might claim the throne for herself, though he later pivoted back to her cause after visions and reflection. His actions show a mix of self-interest, ambition, and a warped sense of Targaryen destiny, often using Rhaenyra as a tool or obstacle for his own rise.
Since the claim to the throne is in contention, Rhaenyra realizes her husband might claim it for himself. Trust permanently broken between them, Daemon storms off and leaves Dragonstone for Harrenhal on the back of Caraxes.
Director of the episode Clare Kilner suggests that the cause of Daemon's impotence is the feeling of losing the power in the interaction. Daemon realizes Rhaenyra is into it and that was not something he was expecting. This makes him leave off in a rage.
In the only way that Daemon can, he does seem to love Rhaenyra and will do near anything to fulfil her wishes and see her on the Iron Throne—if only because he sees himself in her. They are, as Rhaenyra says, two sides of the same coin. They both embody the fierce pride and Valyrian fire of House Targaryen.
In the book, Hugh and Ulf betray Rhaenyra mainly because of their inflated egos, but it's hard to know if things will be the same in House of the Dragon.
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Hugh and Ulf will betray Rhaenyra and join the Greens. Hugh decided he wanted to become King of the Seven Kingdoms and Ulf wants to become the Lord of Highgarden. It was extremely risky for Rhaenyra to give Dragons to the Smallfolk.
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.
I think she was yearning for someone to see beyond her title and her womb. And here enters Daemon who is a rebel, a warrior, and someone who knows her and knows what she desires. It is sudden but she's a grown woman now and she wants to experience the freedoms a man in her place would be even expected to take part in.
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).
To leave her responsibilities, her betrothal, his vows, and to flee to Essos and marry him. In a way, a culmination of his fears, happiness, desperation, and feelings of shame made him fantasize about a way out. And like a fantasy, it was impossible from the get-go. Rhaenyra denies him.
Rhaenyra and Daemon's kids Aegon, Viserys, and Visenya Targaryen (deceased)
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.
(Spoiler)After Rhaenyra's death, Aegon-II was crowned again(it lasts for six months), during that period he says the title "queen" must belong to his mother, Rhaenyra should only be mentioned as a princess.
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.
On Dragonstone, after receiving the news that his wife, Princess Rhaenys, had fallen at Rook's Rest trying to come to the aid of Lord Staunton, angry words were exchanged between the queen and Lord Velaryon. Corlys blamed Rhaenyra for his wife Rhaenys's death.
"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.
Once she reached Dragonstone, Rhaenyra was betrayed by Ser Alfred Broome, whose men slew the remainder of her Queensguard. Her half-brother Aegon II then had her fed to his own dragon, Sunfyre, at Dragonstone.
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'.
Rhaena is dragonless for most of the Dance of the Dragons event in the book. However, she eventually gets a dragon when one of the eggs given to her hatches. She bonds immediately with this dragon and calls it Morning. Morning's birth was considered by many to be a miracle.
The vision features Daemon being intimate with Alyssa, highlighting his twisted sense of power and intimacy rooted in his mother's favoritism. Alyssa Targaryen, the mother of Viserys and Daemon, was a fierce and headstrong dragon rider known for her wit and roughness.
It was said that Ser Jon Roxton, after killing Hugh Hammer, slipped on the Dragonseed's entrails prior to being killed by Lord Hammer's men. The Caltrops' plans to kill Hugh Hammer and Ulf White were interrupted when Ser Addam Velaryon and the Blacks launched an attack on Tumbleton, which took the Greens by surprise.
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.
Drogon flew off with Daenerys after her death, burning the Iron Throne and leaving his destination a mystery. Many theories suggest Drogon may have taken Daenerys to Valyria or to be resurrected in Volantis.