Needless to say, there are major spoilers for House of the Dragon in this article. Just a major plot was spoiled by Shireen in season 5 of Game of Thrones, Joffrey spoiled another one earlier about Rhaenyra Targaryen. In the third season of Game of Thrones, Joffrey Lannister (or Baratheon, if you don’t want your head on a spike) spoiled House of the Dragon for fans. Rhaenyra Targaryen has been an all-time favourite of House of the Dragon fans, so here’s a warning: you WILL be exposed to spoilers regarding Rhaenyra Targaryen in this article.
Even if you have watched Game of Thrones before, you may have missed this small scene in which Joffrey tells his fiance Margery Tyrell about Rhaenyra Targaryen’s death. Because every aspect of House of the Dragon takes place around 150-200 years before Game of Thrones, the whole series is essentially one big spoiler. That is, we already understand what will occur in House of the Dragon, along with how Rhaenyra Targaryen will die.
So if you are in for some spoiler-rich content, read ahead.
Joffrey Says This To Margery About Rhaenyra Targaryen
Rhaenyra Targaryen’s death is revealed in season 3, episode 4 titled, ‘And Now His Watch Is Ended,’ when Joffrey ‘Lannister’ Baratheon, an abnormal result of incest, not so shockingly finds Rhaenyra being eaten by her own dragon while her child watched, funny. He is shown smirking while Margery Tyrell, his to-be-wife gives out a fake smile and looks at Joffrey like the psycho he is.
In the episode, Joffrey was showing Margery around The Royal Sept within the Red Keep where the crypt was. It was during the show-around, trying to win Margery’s heart by telling her gruesome stories, Joffrey spoils House of the Dragon for us. In the episode of Game of Thrones, Joffrey says:
“Rhaenyra Targaryen was murdered by her brother, or rather his dragon. It ate her while her son watched. What’s left of her is buried in the crypts right down there.”
Watch how sickly Joffrey spoils Rhaenyra’s death which will be supposedly shown in House of the Dragon at a later time:
How Rhaenyra Targaryen Dies In Fire & Blood Book
According to the narrative of “Fire & Blood,” Joffrey is referring to Aegon II Targaryen, the firstborn child of Alicent and King Viserys I, Rhaenyra’s dad, rendering Aegon II her half-brother. Aegon II Targaryen is a key figure in the Targaryen dynastic conflict known as the ‘Dance of the Dragons.’ During the war, Aegon II and Rhaenyra vie for their Viserys’s kingdom.
There is one good news for fans rooting for Rhaenyra though; she does end up on the Iron Thrones…for like two minutes. King’s Landing was under tremendous unrest when Rhaenyra took the throne and the rioting just explodes when Princess Helaena (spoiler alert) commits suicide. Following this, Rhaenyra flees back to Dragonstone, where she is surprised by her half-brother Aegon II Targaryen. She makes the mistake of provoking Aegon II by saying, “Dear brother. I had hoped that you were dead,” as her first words to him. This is when Aegon II orders his dragon Sunfyre to kill and eat Rhaenyra in front of her only living son, Aegon The Younger.
Yes, it was brutal and definitely not a thing to laugh about as Joffrey did in season 3 of Game of Thrones. If you didn’t already hate Joffrey, you do now.
