The first episode of ‘House of the Dragon’ has a very important birthing scene. The reason why this scene is important is because this scene for the later story, setting an important conflict.
A prequel to HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’, the show is set 200 years before ‘Game of Thrones’.’ House of the Dragon’ chronicles the heyday of Targaryen. Special attention is paid to the reign of Viserys I and the battle for the succession that erupted after his death.
Considering the importance of House of Targaryen, in determining the succession to the throne and who will be Iron Throne’s heir, the issue of birth, will play an important role in the story.
Sons are usually favored over daughters when it comes to inheritance, and the premiere of ‘House of the Dragon’ underscored this by celebrating the impending birth of the king’s son.
Unfortunately, however, the delivery did not go as planned and there is still no male heir.
This set off a series of events that eventually led to civil war, but there is another reason why this scene is important.
In the first episode of Season 1 of ‘House of the Dragon’, “Heir of the Dragon”, Aemma-Targaryen died of trauma during childbirth, and her son died a day later.
For King Viserys, the loss of his wife and son was heartbreaking – and would have been a disaster for the entire kingdom.
But there is another reason this scene is so important:It illustrates the very real dangers women face in childbirth, and the fact that women are at an even greater disadvantage in this Westeros created by George R.R. Martin.
This is particularly evident in the medieval period that inspired ‘House of the Dragon’. In this story, many people are having children for the Iron Throne heir, so it’s important to recognize these dangers.
Aemma-Targaryen’s death in and her son will not be the last prominent scene of childbirth in ‘House of the Dragon’.
Although the first episode ends with Rhaenyra being named as the heir, other House of Targaryen males will make stronger claims to reject her succession.
This reminds people of the ‘Game of Thrones’, Daenerys all the way to fight the hardships.
‘House of the Dragon’ has already released scenes with Viserys’ brother Daemon as a contender, but the coming years will see the birth of more Targaryen – especially more male Targaryen. They will challenge Rhaenyra for the heirship.
Not to mention, Rhaenyra will have children of her own as she seeks to support her rights. Every child born will have an impact on the future of House of Targaryen.
Fortunately, not all births are as horrific or tragic as the one that killed Aemma-Targaryen in the first episode of ‘House of the Dragon’.
As the executive producer said in an interview with THR, “We have a lot of newborns on the show and basically we decided to give them different themes and explore them from different angles, like I did with the series of battles in ‘Game of Thrones’.”
With this in mind, Aemma-Targaryen’s death clearly shows that her life was not as important as a potential male heir.
For the women who stay, the next ‘House of the Dragon’ power struggle may be even more exciting than ‘Game of Thrones’.
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