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And today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 House of the Dragon twists.

Going to bring the baby out now for this list, we're looking at shocking plot developments that changed the course of the show in its first season.

Of course, book readers may have seen some of these coming, but that doesn't make them any less twisty If you haven't seen all of season one yet, beware of major spoilers which of these twists shocked you the most us know in the comments below, number 10 Larry's ends, The Strong's Larry's Strong slowly works his way into the show proper though by the time this episode comes around we are fully aware of his menacing presence, Lord Lionel is to escort him back to Heron Hall to watch over his seat whilst he continues to serve his hand.

But the hand is compromised by the acts of his son.

Larry's is exact opposite his brother Har Win has made a mess of things in King's landing by Father Ring ring nearest Children and doing a poor job of keeping it a secret.

Meanwhile Allison is regretful over her father.

Otto being dismissed as hand of the king in favor of Larry's and Har wins Father Lionel.

It is now that I must prove the absence of my own father.

He wouldn't hesitate to speak the truth to the King.

If Otto Hightower was still a hand, you cannot say my Queen that your father would be impartial in this matter.

No, but he would be partial to me.

This perks the ears of the duplicitous Larrys who arranges for his own father and brother to burn alive at Heron Hall to facilitate the return of the old hand.

When Allison learns of these developments, she knows she's unwittingly gained a dangerous ally, paris.

I did not wish for this.

I feel certain you will reward me when the time is right, Number nine Damon kills Rhea.

We don't see Rhea Royce in the first four episodes, but we do hear a lot about her from her estranged husband, Damon, and not often in a flattering light, you've not been seen in the veil or a rune stone for quite some time.

I think my bronze is happier for my absence.

Finally, episode five opens with her in the veil, but the arrival of Damon portends some serious doom.

But by the time the former realizes the danger, Damon causes her horse to panic and crush her money.

Yeah, we'd already taken to Rhea thanks to her no nonsense attitude and dry wit.

So it came as something of a blow when Damon finished her off off screen.

I knew you couldn't finish craven.

This frees up Damon to mary run era, though their series shifting union wouldn't occur until years later.

Number eight.

Aymond claims vaguer, vaguer is often touted as the largest known living dragon and she definitely looks like it.

So, you've got to know that claiming her would be a major power play.

Yes, once again, vaguer finds herself without a dragon rider in the wake of lina's death.

Aymond too often ridiculed by his younger family members for being weak, sees an opportunity to change his life forever.

He boldly struts out to sea vaguer, tempering the raging fire within.

He then rides her through the night, solidifying their bond.

This is arguably the most seismic dragon development on the show.

So much so that the admittedly shocking brawl that follows feels much less consequential.

Aymond may lose an eye, but even he sees it as a major win, But I came to dragon number seven Emma's death.

We expected house of the dragon to hit us hard out the gate yet not even we could have predicted how the child bed is our battlefield.

We must learn to face it with a stiff lip.

The early scenes established Queen Emma as being well into her seventh pregnancy with five of her previous ones ending in heartbreak.

We came to like the queen.

So we shudder to think this time for her would be the same.

It isn't it's much much worse they're going to bring the baby out now.

King V series is informed that the only way to save the baby would be to sacrifice Emma despite his good moral character.

V.

Series lets them cut into his dutiful wife.

V Series, losing his queen was already a game changer but the loss of his newborn son and potential Air only made the tragedy that much more devastating.

Number six, Aymond can't control vague are we kind of figured loose carries, wouldn't hear the end of him taking a man's eye and boy, does he not?

In the season finale, luke arrives at Storm's end to curry favor from the bar Athenians in the lead up to the Dance of dragons.

However, he's mortified to find Raymond already there and vaguer parked outside.

Give me all right or I will take it not in my whole, the boy came as an envoy will not have blood shape beneath my roof.

Almond is clearly still salty over the whole I debacle, but is prevented from evening the score inside the hall by Lord boroughs luke does his best to escape atop his dragon.

Arax but vague are is too large for it to be a fair fight.

Aymond taunts his nephew, but eventually neither can restrain their dragons from retaliating vaguer ends things herself by biting down fiercely on the dragon.

Number five V Series intends to marry Allison being a king without a queen and a prospective male heir.

The series is pressured into remarrying where our daughter.

Elena unites the two great surviving valerian houses with the tar Gary in dragons and the valerian fleet bound in blood.

You can show the realm that the crown's strongest days are ahead.

By all accounts.

Lena valerian is the smart choice that would further bolster how star Gary in.

But it's undeniably creepy seeing as she's 12 years old, your grace, it would be a great honor to join our houses as they were in old Valeria.

I would give you many Children of pure valerian blood so that we might strengthen the royal line and the realm.

Seras tu isn't thrilled about the match and despite his best instincts, he is compelled to follow his heart instead.

Otto Hightower has here to fore been planting his daughter Allison into Sarah's life and it all pays off for him when visitors announces his choice.

I intend to marry the Lady Alison Hightower.

It's also pretty weird seeing as Allison is the same age as V series Daughter Rain Era.

But this choice undeniably has huge ramifications for the realm as Allison becomes a major player in the game of Thrones number four Run era and Damon's, whatever you want to call it, you know what it is, It's valerian steel like dark sisters.

The first few episodes firmly established the love hate relationship between Ron era and Daimon Tarr gary in with the pendulum slightly favoring the former half of that dynamic but Ranieri's Ostensible goodness and Damon's unrelenting brutality made it seem like they could never be on the same page.

Well, never underestimate to Tar Gary ins who have the hots for each other.

Where are we going after?

Sneaking out of the red, keep Uncle Damon takes Rainier a on a night out on the town, ending things in a brothel, you can see where this is going, the two don't end up doing you know?

But they definitely do a few episodes later when Rainier is a grown adult.

Yeah, it's still weird but it does mark their solidified union leading up to the Dance of dragons.

Number three Damon's one man army game of Thrones gave us a plethora of exciting battles and extended conflicts.

So we were looking forward to seeing the war in the Step stones play out over the course of the season or at least a few episodes, not so fast, right in show time, Damon has been leading a grueling campaign for multiple years but were only treated to a couple of set pieces before he decides to end things himself.

Despite struggling here too.

For the promise of reinforcements from the series is all the motivation Damon needs to take action.

He feigns surrender only to bust out and turn the tide of the conflict singlehandedly.

We don't get to see it, but he decimates the crab feeder, a villain we were expecting to get familiar with number two liners faked death.

This plot twist is so good.

It even caught book readers by surprise.

I am nothing For 10 years.

You have indulged yourself at court lane or has since grown useless in a four show marriage that goes against his sexuality to make matters worse, not even his Children are biologically his, you deserve better than what I have been.

You deserve a husband.

Despite there not being passion in their relationship in era and Lehner have come to care for each other.

However Rin era and Damon realized they need to be together meaning Lehner has to die.

You have always looked down on me.

Did you love Leno and grant him this kindness set him free.

You forget yourself.

We mourn for Lehner as it seems.

His lover Carl has been hired to kill him.

So imagine our jubilation when it's revealed that Leonard's death was staged.

So he and Carl could run away together.

It's a brilliant twist and we cannot wait to see what's next for Lehner.

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The Song of Ice and Fire with House of the Dragon set about 200 years before the events of game of Thrones.

It wasn't exactly clear how the two shows would connect with each other if at all.

Well, leave it to the premiere episode of the former to spell it out in no uncertain terms histories.

They tell us that even looked across the black water from dragon Stone saw a rich land right?

For the capture, but ambition alone is not what drove him to conquest.

It was a dream by all accounts.

The song of ice and fire detailing the struggle between the living and the dead is the epic crescendo of Thrones.

So to learn that the series is well aware of the threat and how to potentially prevent it is huge news and if the world of managed to survive a Tar Gary in must be seated on the iron throne, a king or queen strong enough to unite the realm against the cold and the dark.

Egan called his dream the Song of Ice and Fire as he names run era.

His air carries imparts this knowledge on to her for her to pass down, ensuring the dance of the dragons is inherently tied with what's to come.

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