House of the Dragon episode 8 teases one of the most epic battles in Westeros' history
House of the Dragon might only be in its first season, but it's keeping an eye on what's to come – episode 8 is already laying the groundwork for a truly epic confrontation in the future, as told in George R.R. Martin's Fire and Blood.
Now, before we go any further, you should be warned that there are major show and book spoilers ahead. Don't read the below if you want to avoid knowing key plot details that might play out in later seasons!
Still here? Then you're ready to dig into spoilers. In episode 8, Daemon and his nephew Aemond size each other up more than once – though Daemon is firmly on team black, and Aemond is on team green, the Targaryen duo don't come to blows… yet.
Much later in the Dance of the Dragons, AKA the Targaryen civil war, Daemon and Aemond are going to clash in a legendary showdown, called the Battle Above the Gods Eye. The fight is a culmination of a long running rivalry between the two.
In the battle, Aemond will ride Vhagar, the oldest and largest of the Targaryen dragons, while Daemon will be on his trusty Caraxes, that long, red, and distinctly noodle-shaped creature.
And make no mistake, even though there's only two fighters involved, this is one epic clash. "Their roars echoed across the Gods Eye as the two grappled and tore at one another, dark against a blood-red sky," writes Martin of the dragons. "So bright did their flames burn that fisherfolk below feared the clouds themselves had caught fire."
Of course, it's not just the dragons unleashing hell upon each other. Aemond makes the mistake of chaining himself into his saddle, while Daemon does not – which means Daemon can leap from Caraxes' back and dive straight for his nephew, Valyrian steel sword drawn. Aemond, trapped in his
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