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Spoilers follow forHouse of the Dragonthrough thefifth episode, Regent,which premiered on HBO on July 14.
It takes a lot to one-upGame of Throneswhen it comes to incest.
Incest is pretty much a given in George R.R.
Martins Westeros, but until now,GOTandHotDhave approached it with different levels of approval.
(The things I do for love is not meant to be a grand declaration!)
Silver hair,lets go there, you know what Im saying?
Within that context,HotDhas presented its incestuous relationships in a more neutral or even positive light.
Viseryss issue with the suggestion wasnt the incest but Laenas age.)
Even within this through-line of Daemons visions, though, this one immediately stands out.
Daemon coveted everything else about his brothers life, why not his wife?
Daemon dreaming of cuckolding his brother with his brothers wife is fucked-up enough.
Is he upset that the dream isnt real or that his mother was its focus?
Does he think, like I do, that the duck Ser Simon Strong served was way too bloody?
Yet its also a moment ofHotDarcing back to its predecessor in terms of making incestfeel genuinely taboo.
