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The clash between Aegon, Aemond, Rhaenys and their dragons as seen on TV plays out just the same in the book: with Rhaenys dead, Aegon fallen and Aemond unscathed. “King Aegon II did not die ...
But when Larys (Matthew Needham) tells King Aegon II (Tom Glynn-Carney) that Aemond “has gone in fury to Sharp Point and laid waste to the whole of the town,” there’s no explanation.
When King Aegon II flew in unplanned, Aemond takes the opportunity to claim the throne as well. Rhaenys and her dragon Melys are most certainly killed after their fight with Aemond and Vhagar, but ...
When she refuses, Aemond reacts roughly, but Alicent intervenes, berating Aemond for being reckless and destructive. Later, Aemond tries gently persuading Helaena, but she again declines, revealing she knows he burnt Aegon and Sunfyre at Rook's Rest. She also says she has foreseen his death in the war and Aegon retaking the throne.
Aemond berates Aegon in High Valyrian, further humiliating him as Aegon can barely speak it. Alicent discovers that Aegon has had Viserys' history books removed. Aegon vents his anger to Alicent over the council excluding him from important matters. She dismisses this, saying he, lacking wisdom and knowledge, is inferior to Viserys as a king.
Aegon brings his young son and heir, Jaehaerys, to a Small Council meeting and, when Ser Tyland Lannister gently restrains a mischievous Jaehaerys, Aegon humiliates him by insisting he give the boy a "pony ride" to which Alicent intervenes. The council discusses war tactics in anticipation of Rhaenyra's response to Aemond killing Lucerys.
Both Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney) and Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) burn Rhaenys (Eve Best) during the battle, but she seems fine, if a little blackened—until she plummets to her death. But it was the fall ...
As was bound to happen, Aegon and Sunfyre faced Rhaenys and Meleys in the air, and things weren’t looking so great for the king until his brother Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) showed up on Vhagar ...