The Dragonpit Episode 8: The Last Supper

The episode opens at Driftmark where we learn that the Sea Snake is wounded in battle in the Stepstones. Corlys’s brother, Vaemond is telling to Rhenys that the line of succession should pass to him, rather than Laenor’s son, Luc. We then head to Dragonstone where Daemon has harvested a new crop of dragon eggs for his pregnant wife when he receives a note from Baela telling him of the challenge to Luc’s claim. Rhaenerya and Daemon decide to go to King’s Landing to petition the king that Luc is the rightful heir. We return to a King’s Landing that has changed much in the past six years — notably with the removal of the dragon sex tapestries have swapped out for the seven pointed star. Rhaenerya and Daemon go see a decaying Viserys to make their claim and try to talk sense into him. Unfortunately, Alicent and Otto have stacked the odds in favor of delegitimizing Luc and promoting Vaemond — a key ally they will need in the wars to come. The petitions are heard the next day in the throne room and all seems lost when a decrepit Viserys shows up to take the throne and question the entire proceeding. Pissed because he lost, Vaemond calls Rhaenerya a whore and Daemon cuts his head off. After the beheading, the whole crew gathers for supper and Alicent and Rhaenerya seem to make peace that lasts about 10 minutes before all of the kids start beating up on each other again. Alicent and Rhaenrya promise to work on their relationship, but Viserys dies leaving Alicent alone in King’s Landing with snippets of the Song of Ice and Fire. Next week will surely be the moment we have been waiting for.