The Season 1 finale of HBO’s House of the Dragon featured a devastating loss for the Blacks.
After Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) came upon about her father’s demise and Aegon’s crowning (Tom Glynn-Carney), which usurped her place, she despatched two of her sons off to barter with homes that had beforehand sworn allegiance to her.
Jacaerys (Harry Collett) was despatched to Winterfell to talk to Cregan Stark, whereas Lucerys (Elliot Grihault), who was solely 14, was despatched on dragonback to Storm’s End.
Here, he was speculated to remind Lord Borros Baratheon (Roger Evans) that his father had as soon as sworn his allegiance to Rhaenyra Targaryen.
However, issues didn’t go in line with plan as his uncle, Aemond Targaryen (Ewan Mitchell), was already there and issues bought heated as Aemond demanded a watch for a watch in retaliation for Lucerys’ hand within the lack of his personal eye a few years earlier.
A resultant scuffle on dragonback then led to the demise of Lucerys, who was attacked by Aemond’s dragon and seemed to be eaten by the big beast.
Or was he?
The guide suggests Lucerys may need survived
As identified by Insider, most of what was proven within the Season 1 finale of House of the Dragon is the way it was specified by the guide Fire and Blood by George R. R. Martin, on which the TV present is predicated.
However, there are numerous variations of what occurred after the fateful assembly at Storm’s End.
This is a standard incidence in Fire and Blood, which is written as a pretend historic doc detailing a number of accounts of House Targaryen.
And it’s amongst these variations that exist the potential for Lucerys surviving the assault by Aemond’s dragon, Vhagar.
“It has even been claimed that the prince survived his fall,” it states in Fire and Blood.
“Swam to safety, but lost all memory of who he was, spending the rest of his days as a simpleminded fisherman.”
With this written within the textual content, it’s totally attainable that the writers for House of the Dragon may additionally select this selection for the TV model of Lucerys.
What is the probability that Lucerys lives?
While it’s attainable that HBO may resolve to have Lucerys reside after his catastrophic assault, it does appear extra possible that he died.
In Episode 10 of House of the Dragon, it regarded like a definitive assault of Arrax and Lucerys by Vhagar.
Lunging straight on the boy and his dragon, Vhagar bit the dragon in half and whereas it is vitally arduous to make out with full certainty, it seems as if he bit Arrax on the level on his physique the place Lucerys sat.
In addition to this, the autumn was fairly substantial.
Plus, with HBO already saving Laenor Velaryon (John MacMillian) from sure demise, it appears unlikely they’ll strive the identical bait and change once more so quickly.
Most possible, Lucerys was both eaten entire by Vhagar or fell to his demise. However, viewers will simply need to tune into Season 2 of House of the Dragon to seek out out for sure Lucerys’ true destiny.
HBO has not but set a launch date for Season 2 of House of the Dragon.