‘Home of the Dragon’ Season 2 finale: Oh crap, Ser Simon Sturdy lastly referred to as Mum

Ser Simon Sturdy’s most likely essentially the most affected person man within the Seven Kingdoms. However this week, he made the decision.

The stealth MVP of Home of the Dragon Season 2, the super-chill and at all times modern Sturdy (Simon Russell Beale) has completed nothing however put up with Daemon Targaryen’s (Matt Smith) crap all season. Whereas the King ✨CONSORT✨ (remember it) has been offending the Rivermen and tripping balls nightly since he arrived on the largest citadel in Westeros in episode 3, Sturdy has been a continuing supply of fireproofed diplomacy for Daemon.

However within the season finale, with treachery on the desk, Sturdy has lastly had sufficient. And because of one strongly worded raven from Sturdy, Queen Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) makes it to Harrenhal finally, paying a shock go to to the possibly treasonous boy with all of the toys.

What occurs within the season finale with Daemon and that man Rhaenyra despatched?

Within the final episode of Home of the Dragon Season 2, Daemon has an essential however not solely personal dialog with Ser Alfred Broome (Jamie Kenna), an emissary despatched by Rhaenyra from Dragonstone to see what the hell her husband has been as much as. Throughout this alternate, Broome declares his disdain for a lady on the Iron Throne, having brazenly confirmed his disdain for a lady on the Iron Throne all season. The turncloak pledges allegiance to Daemon as “a leader of men,” and slinks off, most likely to weblog about it on 4chan.

However they’re overheard by Sturdy, who has seen his fair proportion of Daemon’s political bungles this season. Sturdy pledged fealty to Rhaenyra of Home Targaryen, First of Her Title, by the previous gods and the brand new, throughout supper when Daemon first arrived at Harrenhal, and he is not wavering in that loyalty for the Julian Assange of houseguests.

So, he does the one factor he is been avoiding: He sends a raven to Dragonstone, telling Rhaenyra of Daemon’s military and that he “fears treachery.” Noice.

Why does Rhaenyra coming to Harrenhal matter?

Ditching the feast of dragonriders at Dragonstone to reply Sturdy’s name, Rhaenyra jumps on Caraxes and heads to Harrenhal. Having let Daemon “find his own path” or some rubbish all season, she’s not about to let him collect his personal rattling military to problem her throne; she has sufficient of that drama with Staff Inexperienced.

When she arrives, led by a nervous Sturdy, Rhaenyra discovers Daemon’s constructed fairly the big military for himself — and hasn’t advised anybody at Dragonstone about it. “I wasn’t expecting you” is the very first thing Daemon says to his spouse, whom he hasn’t seen for months. He is sporting the face of a person who stated he’d be house quickly and simply began one other Warhammer marketing campaign.

“That seems rather a lapse in foresight,” Rhaenyra retorts. Yeah, dude.

We’ll by no means know if Daemon would have totally turned on Rhaenyra if she hadn’t confirmed up, however due to Sturdy, she does. Do not name it snitching when there’s treason afoot.

Ship up that flare, Ser Simon!
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So, why does Daemon (re)swear allegiance to Rhaenyra?

Regardless of marrying Rhaenyra and brutally killing everybody who does not bend the knee to her, Daemon’s actually made no secret of his craving to be king as a substitute of King ✨CONSORT✨ (remember it). Sturdy himself has refused to name Daemon so, regardless of his insistence.

However it appears that evidently after 5 episodes of nightly visions, the final of which confirmed Daemon the legendary prophecy of “A Song of Ice and Fire” and “The Prince That Was Promised,” Daemon finds a second of impressed cause past his misogyny and ambition. Whereas the military is sworn to Daemon, Rhaenyra’s very public demand for Daemon to declare his personal allegiance means he has a alternative — and he bends the knee.

FINALLY.
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“The realm’s only hope is a leader who can unite it, and my brother chose you,” he says. “You are the true Queen Rhaenyra, First of Her Name, Protector of the Realm. I am meant to serve you, and all of these with me, until death or the end of our story.”

“Leave me again at your peril,” she replies, and lady, sure.

Daemon’s military is an important piece for Staff Black, as till now, Rhaenyra’s power has remained in sea and sky, together with her many dragons and mighty Velaryon fleet. However now, and completely due to Ser Simon Sturdy, she has power on land too.

And the look on Sturdy’s face when your complete military bends behind Daemon, for the queen? That little grin? That is all of your work, king. To the Castellan of Harrenhal!

The Season 2 finale of Home of the Dragon airs Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and Max.