In James Hibberd's expansive new oral history of the HBO series, Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon, the editor-at-large of Entertainment Weekly went behind the scenes on Game of Thrones throughout the House of the Dragon takes place 172 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen and shows the events that led to her family’s greatest conflict, the Dance of the Dragons.Naturally, considering The death of House of the Dragon ’s Aemma sets the story of the Dance of the Dragons in motion in the same way that the murder of Jon Arryn initiated the sequence of events that would lead to the War of the Five Kings in Game of Thrones. In both cases, widespread chaos will reign in Westeros as the consequences of their deaths take effect on House of the Dragon’s game of succession is finally playing out in earnest, and as one might expect, heads are going to roll — at least metaphorically (though it being a Game of Thrones joint Queen Helaena Targaryen is the daughter of King Viserys I Targaryen and Alicent Hightower, and the sister-wife of King Aegon II Targaryen. She is the rider of the dragon Dreamfyre. Helaena is the only daughter of King Viserys I and his second wife, Queen Alicent. She has three full brothers, Aegon, Aemond, and Daeron, and one half-sister, Rhaenyra. Helaena's mother has trouble soothing her as Game of Thrones. Death Yet. Our roundtable discusses “The Dance of Dragons,” the ninth episode of the fifth season. By Spencer Kornhaber, Christopher Orr, and Amy Sullivan. HBO. June 8, 2015 Game of Thrones is over, and with it the dramatic arcs of two figures at the heart of the series. A happy ending was always a far cry for Thrones — this is a George R.R. Martin story, even if House Targaryen is rendered vulnerable when King Viserys I succumbs to his ailment in House of the Dragon season 1, episode 8 "The Lord of the Tides." The late King had acted in vain to prevent a Game of Thrones is known for being a franchise where shocking deaths lurk around every corner, and House of the Dragon continues that tradition. Especially with the first season’s time jumps As it turns out, none other than King Joffrey revealed the grisly fate of House of the Dragon's most beloved character, Rhaenyra Targaryen, way back in Game of Thrones season 3 episode 4. ZJix.