In the world of House of the Dragon, tensions are really heating up between Team Green and Team Black. As war clouds gather over Westeros, Rhaenyra Targaryen, played by Emma D'Arcy, isn't just nodding along to her council's advice. Nope, she's standing her ground, putting her kids' safety front and center. Episode 3 hits us hard with a pivotal moment when Rhaenyra sits down with her step-daughter Rhaena Targaryen (Phoebe Campbell) and drops a bombshell: she's sending her three little ones off to Pentos for safekeeping.
At first, Rhaena isn't exactly thrilled about playing babysitter when she could be out there battling alongside her sister and crew. But hold up—there's a twist. Turns out, she won't be babysitting alone. Nope, she's got company in the form of four dragon eggs. Now, these aren't just any old eggs; they're the key to the future of dragons in Westeros. The chest pops open, and what do we see? Three beauties that any Game of Thrones fan worth their salt will recognize: a green one, a black one, and a gold one.
Geeta Vasant Patel, the director of Episode 3, spilled the beans to Mashable that yup, these eggs are the real deal. They're the very same ones gifted to Daenerys back in the pilot episode of Game of Thrones by Master Illyrio Mopatis (played by Roger Allam), right after she tied the knot with Khal Drogo (Jason Momoa). Talk about coming full circle, right? Patel couldn't contain her excitement, gushing about how awesome it was to shoot that scene knowing the significance for die-hard Thrones fans like herself.
But hold onto your dragon scales—here's where House of the Dragon throws a curveball. See, the show's storyline isn't copying the book page for page. George R.R. Martin's Fire & Blood, the source material, has a different tale for these precious eggs. They were swiped by a noblewoman named Elissa Farman way back during Jaehaerys I's rule. Elissa, who had a thing going with Princess Rhaena Targaryen (not the same Rhaena we're watching now, mind you—different generation, different drama), took off to Braavos and traded the eggs for some serious coin to fund her adventures.
Now, how did these priceless eggs end up in Illyrio's hands? Well, that part's not laid out clear as day in the books, but the rumors swirl that they changed hands a few times before landing with him. Patel's confirmation of this twist in the show's plotline opens up a whole new bag of theories. Like, what happened to that fourth egg, huh?
One spicy theory bubbling up is that it could hatch into Rhaena's very own dragon. Imagine that—a dragon born from an egg with such a storied past. It's got fans buzzing and speculating non-stop.
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