House of the Dragon
Includes SPOILERS for House of the Dragon time of year 2 , episode 6 .
Summary
InHouse of the Dragonseason 2 , sequence 6,Lord Larys Strong takes away a drink from King Aegon II , and there ’s a specific intension as to why . Matthew Needham bet Larys Strong inHouse of the Dragon’scast , and he ’s one of the more confutable lineament in the ensemble in term of his motivations . Like Littlefinger or Varys inGame of Thrones , Larys plays the game of information , apparently motivated by his own ends . But with this choice in episode 6 , there seems to be more choke on in his mind than just ego - publicity .
After being tell on by Aemond Targaryen at the Battle of Rook ’s Rest , Aegon II is out of commission for the clip being as the maesters of the Red Keep treat him back to health . Aemond Targaryen rule the small council and the Seven Kingdoms as Prince Regent , making headlong decision and enforce his will . Aemond has turn up to be militant throughout the season , and though Aegon had a fair amount of his own impotency , he was far easier for the adult to ascertain . House of the Dragonseason 2 , sequence 6 ’s endingsets up new take for the Greens .
Larys Stops King Aegon From Drinking Milk Of The Poppy
Milk Of The Poppy Is The Westeros Painkiller
InGeorge R.R. Martin’sA Song of Ice & Fireuniverse , Milk River of the Poppy is a potion used by maesters to help comfort the pain in the neck of patients who have get injury . InGame of Thronesseason 1 , Robert Baratheon is treated with Milk of the Poppy to ease him painlessly into his decease after he ’s skewered by a wild boar . InHouse of the Dragonseason 1 , Viserys Targaryen is invariably on Milk River of the Poppy to aid him through his pain in the ass , but during this sentence , Alicent Hightower rules in his place .
Larys Strong denies King Aegon the potion because he does not want the magnate ’s mind to be blunt .
Milk of the Poppy may relieve nuisance , but in doing so , it blunt the mind . Larys Strong deny King Aegon the potion because he does not desire the Billie Jean Moffitt King ’s mind to be dulled . He wants Aegon to suffer through the pain and render to his rude state of mind as quickly as potential , or at least as close to it as he can after the direful fight injuries .
Is Larys Trying To Help King Aegon, Or Hurt Him?
Larys Has More Power Over Aegon Than Aemond, So He Wants The King Healthy
In this present moment , Larys Strong is endeavor to help Aegon , but it ’s also a self - serving conclusion . Larys has far more control when Aegon is in mightiness than he does with Aemondand , therefore , want the king to recover and return to his seat of power as presently as possible . In general , Larys seems to side with the special K because he sees Aegon offering the realm the most possible stableness , which he probably believes he can thrive in . However , futureHouse of the Dragonseasons will continue to research his motivations .
take place about 172 years before the events ofGame of Thrones , House of the Dragontells the narrative of the rise of the Targaryens , the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria . The pop HBO spinoff show first star Milly Alcock and Emily Carey as Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower before they were replaced by Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke , who play the older interpretation of the character . Also starring in the serial is Matt Smith ( Prince Daemon Targaryen ) and Paddy Considine as Rhaenyra ’s father , King Viserys Targaryen .
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Image via HBO
