We’ve just reached the halfway mark for House of the Dragon season three, and it’s starting to feel like the show is scrambling to get the pieces in place for its fourth and final season. That would appear to include nudging certain storylines back on track after earlier deviations from George R.R. Martin’s source material, though we can’t be certain what lies ahead after this week’s “Tumbleton.”
However, if you watched episode four, no doubt you noticed certain things. Like Alicent realizing that her daughter, Helaena, is pregnant. It’s a quick scene, but she looks far enough along that her brother/husband, Aegon, could certainly be the father. And that means a previously absent character could be entering the narrative soon, just a little behind schedule. You also no doubt clocked that reunion between Aegon and his dragon, Sunfyre, who was assumed to have died in the same Rook’s Rest battle back in season two that Aegon himself barely survived. On screen, Sunfyre does look awfully lifeless, but Aegon insists he’s alive. We’re not here to spoil details for people unfamiliar with Fire & Blood’s generations of Targaryen lore. But both moments feel carefully planted in “Tumbleton” so that House of the Dragon will have cause to pick them up again as the Dance of the Dragons nears its conclusion.
