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Talk about bad timing.

However, Westeros silver-haired power couple was nowhere to be found during the seasons most important episode to date.

Their absences while increasingly frustrating during Otto Hightowers (Rhys Ifans) power trip are entirely explicable.

Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen and Emma D’Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen on ‘House of the Dragon’

His joke sent the evening into a brief tailspin, and the dinner quickly dissipated.

Episode 8 also provided the most frustrating misunderstanding in Westerosi history.

(To his credit, hes not entirely wrong.

Tom Glynn-Carney as Aegon Targaryen and Ewan Mitchell as Aemond Targaryen on ‘House of the Dragon’

Why Do Daemon & Rhaenyra Miss Aegons Coronation InFire & Blood?

In the show, Aegon II is more interested in debauchery than he is in ruling the Seven Kingdoms.

His book counterpart is far more resentful toward Rhaenyras children.

When Viserys dies in the book, Rhaenyra was still the heir to the Iron Throne.

During her fathers death, she was away at Dragonstone tending to her pregnancy.

One of their noted opposers was Lord Lyman Beesbury, a member of Viserys council.

Episode 9 continues to follow the events ofFire & Bloodpretty closely.

During the preparations for his coronation, no one could find Aegon II.

She then appointed herself as queen of the realm, which enraged Aegon II.

Thus, the realm was split in two, and theDance of the Dragonsbegan.