The second season of HBO’s House of the Dragon gradually exposes Daemon Targaryen’s inner demons as exhibited in his hallucinations while staying in Harrenhal. His scenes were mostly set in the ill-omened castle, suffering from dreams and visions he couldn’t explain.
While this so-called “Haunting of Harrenhal” by netizens was a great arc in the first few episodes, it has eventually felt somewhat dragging now. This fleshing out of his psyche has become too obvious.
Fans Are No Longer Happy With Daemon’s Hallucinations
Matt Smith’s Daemon Targaryen paid a visit to Harrenhal at Queen Rhaenyra’s behest to build an army in the Riverlands, but his trip took a strange turn after his first night slumbering under the castle’s roofs.
His visions of Ewan Mitchell’s Aemond walking in the hallways as he follows him and later discovering it was himself all along was the first hint that something was amiss with Daemon. It was followed by Milly Alcock’s return as young Rhaenyra sewing the severed head of Prince Jaehaerys, which could be a hint of the Rogue Prince’s guilt after he sent for Blood and Cheese to murder Aemond in Episode 1.
The hallucinations would ensue as his mind would soon conjure the image of his late wife Lady Laena Velaryon. Somehow this touches hidden strings in Daemon’s consciousness, that even after he had a good relationship with his late wife, he was never seen mourning her death.
Perhaps the most controversial of Daemon’s phantasms was that of his late mother, Alyssa. He engaged in an intimate flame with her, exhibiting an example of Freud’s Oedipus complex. This brings us to the next question: who would Daemon see next in his hallucinations?
Fans are hoping Paddy Considine’s King Viserys would show up in his visions and give Daemon some sensible words or perhaps a shock that would end his waking frustrations. Check out what netizens have to say:
This NEEDS to be the hallucination that brings him to his senses.
— Six💕 (@7minus1) July 17, 2024
I hope so. Would love to see Paddy again.
— Aemond’s Sapphire Eye 🏳️⚧️🇵🇸🔻 (@ereyes312) July 17, 2024
I hope he is in at least one of Daemon's visions.
— Brooksie (@mybrookie) July 17, 2024
Oh that would be great if he did! He was so masterful in the first season.
— or B-rad working his black job (@SammyMojito) July 17, 2024
Maybe in a vision giving him closure, and moving him past his BS so he can help Rhaenyra finally
— RCDC (@FallenLantern92) July 17, 2024
Many are clearly growing tired of the prince’s game with ghosts, and surely, Rhaenyra wants him back now in Dragonstone.
Insider Revealed Paddy Considine’s King Viserys Might Have A Cameo In House Of The Dragon Season 2
A post from Wiki of Thrones revealed they have gathered some information that Paddy Considine’s King Viserys might make an appearance in House of the Dragon Season 2. The outlet stated:
Our speculation is that Paddy Considine aka King Viserys is returning to the show in a flashback but we have no information about the scenes involving him in season 2.
It is more likely that he might appear in Daemon’s visions than in a flashback, just like they did with Milly Alcock’s young Rhaenyra. These cameo roles of past characters have become one of the major surprises in the latest season.
House of the Dragon Season 2 is now streaming on HBO.
