Daemon Targaryen summarily executes Vaemond Velaryon for calling Rhaenyra’s children "bastards" in open court.
Six years have passed since the previous episode. The health of King Viserys I Targaryen has deteriorated significantly; he is bedridden, disfigured, and drifting in and out of consciousness due to "leprosy" (modelled after necrotizing fasciitis). tvs-hotd-dd51-sed-dl-7p-hbohd-avc-s01e08.mkv
In his final moments, a confused Viserys mutters fragments of Aegon the Conqueror’s prophecy ("The Song of Ice and Fire") to Queen Alicent, thinking he is talking to Rhaenyra. This tragic misunderstanding gives Alicent the (false) conviction that the King changed his mind and wants their son, Aegon II, to succeed him. File Metadata Breakdown he is bedridden