House of the Dragon season three is nearly upon us, and the younger characters we’ve seen grow up on screen—including Rhaenyra’s son, Jacaerys (or “Jace”), and Daemon’s daughter, Baela—are young adults as the Dance of the Dragons kicks into high gear. The tangled ways of the Targaryen family tree mean the cousins are engaged, despite the fact that their parents, who are uncle and niece, are also wed, having joined forces after losing their respective partners. (Don’t think about it too much.) As season three begins, Jace (Harry Collett) and Baela (Bethany Antonia) are hunkered down on Dragonstone, Rhaenyra’s home base while Team Black plots her reclaiming of the Iron Throne. Baela’s sister, Rhaena (Phoebe Campbell), is still chasing after that wild dragon in the Vale; her grandfather, Lord Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint), is preparing for the Battle of the Gullet. Her mother, Laena, is long dead, and her father, Daemon (Matt Smith)—who has, let’s face it, been an extremely hands-off parent anyway—is overseeing the clash in the Riverlands. Baela often acted as the voice of reason in season two, a remarkable quality amid the general state of chaos of House of the Dragon, where people tend to be driven by passion and fury more than anything else.
'House of the Dragon' Star Bethany Antonia on Baela's Role in the Targaryen Family
Bethany Antonia, who plays Daemon's dragonriding daughter Baela, talks about what awaits her character in season three.













