Rankin on Alys-Aemond 'Dark Power Couple,' Dragon Eggs, Vhagar MIA
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- Alys Rivers (Gayle Rankin) was revealed to be the woman Aemond was actually with during a hallucinatory sex scene that appeared to show him with his mother Alicent, part of a plan to breed more Targaryens and build their own dynasty.
- Alicent Hightower arrived at Harrenhal on Rhaenyra's mission to lure Aemond out so he could be killed, but instead poisoned him and fled in the night after a family dinner Rankin described as 'unbearable.'
- Rankin said Alys's feelings for Aemond are genuine despite his 'mommy issues,' calling the pair 'a dark power couple,' and confirmed Alys chose to show him her hidden dragon eggs because Daemon 'never really let his guard down' with her.
- Rankin believes Alys is approximately 400 years old and said 'I believe her' when asked about skepticism over the character's claimed longevity.
- Aemond and Alys are now sitting on a supply of dragon eggs with no full-grown dragon to defend them, as Vhagar remains MIA while Aegon has been reunited with his dragon Sunfyre — a threat neither character is aware of.
- Rankin admitted she does not know where Vhagar is either, joking 'Vhagar went to Crumbl Cookies and she needs to get back.'
Why it matters: The episode's events leave Aemond poisoned, without his dragon Vhagar, and unaware that his brother Aegon now has Sunfyre back — while Alys, who Rankin says genuinely cares for Aemond, has only dragon eggs to offer as defense heading into the Season 3 finale. The 400-year-old claim and Alys's status as a self-described prophet add wild-card stakes to an already dire military position for the supposed 'dark power couple.'
