Unlike Daemon, who immediately wants to burn King’s Landing, Rhaenyra attempts to maintain peace and hold the realm together, honoring her father’s wish.
The episode—and the season—ends with a tragic confrontation at Storm's End:
arrives on his dragon, Arrax , only to find his uncle Aemond Targaryen already there with the massive dragon Vhagar . Dom.Smoka.2022.S01E10.PL.720p.HMAX.WEB-DL.DD5.1...
Upon hearing the news (and suffering a traumatic premature birth), Rhaenyra is crowned Queen on Dragonstone by her husband-uncle, Daemon.
To secure support, Rhaenyra sends her sons, Jacaerys and Lucerys, as messengers on dragonback to the Great Houses (Arryn, Stark, and Baratheon). The Climax: Storm's End Unlike Daemon, who immediately wants to burn King’s
After being rejected by Lord Borros Baratheon, Lucerys tries to fly home in a violent storm.
The episode focuses on Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen’s response to the news that her father, King Viserys, has died and that her half-brother, Aegon II, has been crowned King in King’s Landing—usurping her throne. To secure support, Rhaenyra sends her sons, Jacaerys
Aemond chases him to bully and scare him. However, both riders lose control of their dragons. Arrax breathes fire at Vhagar, and in retaliation—against Aemond's frantic commands— The Ending