Warning: Major spoilers through the "House of the Dragon" season three premiere.If you're watching a show in the "Game of Thrones" universe, you should know you're signing up for some devastating character deaths.This is especially true for "House of the Dragon," a prequel about the bloody civil war that decimated the Targaryen dynasty.From the first moment that Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy) and Aegon II Targaryen (Tom Glynn-Carney) clashed over the Iron Throne, it was clear that death and destruction awaited both sides. As Princess Rhaenys Targaryen (Eve Best) wisely notes, "There is no war so hateful to the gods as a war between kin, and no war so bloody as a war between dragons."Here are the saddest deaths so far in "House of the Dragon," ranked below in ascending order.
11. Viserys dies after a long bout of illness.
Paddy Considine as King Viserys Targaryen in "House of the Dragon."
Hear us out: We loved Paddy Considine as King Viserys the Peaceful, but his death was so obviously inevitable that it didn't inspire much shock or devastation.For one, the king's death was always going to be necessary to kick off the war of succession known as the Dance of the Dragons, which is the whole point of this show. But more importantly, Viserys' death was preceded by a long, painful, leprosy-like illness, such that it almost came as a relief to see his suffering end.
