The penultimate episode sees Team Black finally get some more dragonriders.
Addam bends the knee, which takes Rhaenyra a bit by surprise.
You kneel quickly for a man so suddenly elevated, she says.
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As they fly back to Dragonstone, Jace (Harry Collett) watches their arrival.
Though the Dragonseed plot was his idea, hes none too pleased by this turn of events.
Neither is Lord Bartimos (Nicholas Jones), who huffs that the lowborn cant go around seizing dragons.
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She knows many of them.
Good point, Rhaenyra concedes: Well then, let us raise an army of bastards.
Its a choice she just cannot make.
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Viserys admits he never wanted to rule and that the crown crushes whoever wears it.
He holds it out to Daemon and asks, Do you want it still?
Daemon doesnt look so sure.
Along with many silver-haired men and women, Hugh and Ulf board the boat to Dragonstone.
Rhaenyra watches as they enter the castle.
They tell Rhaenyra in Valryian that they will take no part in this folly.
With a new dragonrider, Peace will be restored.
Rhaenyra calls to Vermithor and the great beast eventually emerges from the darkness.
He allows her to stroke her nose as she urges him Be calm in Valyrian.
But when Vermithor speaks, he decides its dinner time and roasted dragonseeds are on the menu.
Ulf gets knocked off the platform but survives by running off into the dragon caverns.
Rhaenyra watches, transfixed from above, as Vermithor unleashes terror upon his potential riders.
But she doesnt urge any of them to safety.
Before the dragon decides to attack, he sizes Hugh up.
As the man bellows COME ON!
at him, he must sense a true Targaryen warrior standing before him.
As Rhaenyra watches from above, Vermithor kneels and Hugh smiles.
The Bronze Fury is riderless no more.
Silverwing emerges from the shadows, pushing a terrorized Ulf down.
He surrenders to her, hands up as he waits to be incinerated with his eyes closed.
When no dragonfire comes, he opens his eyes to see the mighty dragon kneeling to him.
He laughs in relief and at his good fortune.
A dragon has taken flight over the Red Keep.
As Aemond rushes to mount Vhagar, we see Ulf is taking Silverwing out for a spin.
Aemond commands as he yanks frantically on his dragons bridle.
As the camera draws closer, we see what panicked Aemond.
Its Rhaenyra standing with Syrax, Vermithor, and Silverwing roaring at her command.
