House of the Dragon episode 9 lays the groundwork for a major upcoming disaster
House of the Dragon episode 9 focuses on the fallout of King Viserys' death, with the greens manoeuvring to use the loss of the monarch to their advantage. It's an episode packed with major happenings – but one event in particular is set-up by the episode's most dramatic moment.
Before we go any further, consider this your major spoiler warning! The following will delve into massive book spoilers along with show spoilers, including the fate of key characters, so turn back now if you don't want to know what future seasons of House of the Dragon might cover!
If you're still here, you're ready to hear about the spoilers. In the show, the Targaryen civil war has only just begun, but eventually it's going to lead to multiple tragedies, deaths, and disasters. One such tragedy is the storming of the Dragonpit, which causes the death of one of Rhaenyra's sons, five dragons, and countless civilians and Dragonkeepers – and is already being set-up in the show.
"Meleys killing all of those people is set-up/justification for the storming of the Dragonpit," predicts one viewer on Reddit (opens in new tab). Episode 9 ends with Rhaenys bursting from the Dragonpit atop Meleys during Aegon's coronation. Dragon and rider face down the gathered Targaryens and Hightowers, who have successfully usurped the Iron Throne. Rhaenys turns and flies away without killing any of them, but the havoc of her big entrance kills an untold amount of the innocent people gathered to watch the ceremony.
In George R.R. Martin's Fire and Blood, the storming of the Dragonpit happens while Rhaenyra is reigning in King's Landing. The common people rise up in a deadly riot, which a religious prophet known as the Shepherd spurs on, telling the fearful public that
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