House of the DragonKnows how set the internet ablaze.
The September 25th episode of the Game of Thrones prequel series featured the deaths of three different characters—Laena Velaryon, Harwin Strong and Lyonel Strong—and, predictably, fans had some strong opinions.
Laena (first).Nanna Blondell) met her end, instructing her dragon Vhagar to kill her rather than bear the loss of a child, a move that had someHouse of the DragonFans responded with fury.
“Nah man, they did Laena Velaryon so dirty,” One viewer tweeted. “WHAT THE F–K.” Another fan took issue with the way Laena’s death was written, which deviates from George. R. R. Martin‘s Fire & BloodNovel on which the show is built It is possible to say, “At this point the writers are just writing f–king fan fiction. i’m so angry.”
Harwin (Ryan Corr), the father of Rhaenyra’s (Emma D’Arcy) children and the heir to the Harrenhal castle,and Lyonel (Gavin Spokes), the new Hand of the King to Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine), both died in a fire at Harrenhal, which was set by Larys Strong (Matthew Needham)—Harwin’s brother and Lyonel’s son.