House of the Dragon' episode 9

With Paddy Considine's Viserys gone, the Valyrian knives come out to seize the Iron Throne. Here's how the Hightowers' heist of the crown plays out.

Through all of this, House of the Dragon checks in on various figures dealing with the fallout of Viserys’s death. And so she sends out Ser Criston and her second son Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) to find Aegon before Otto’s veritable henchmen, the twin knights Erryk and Arryk Cargyll (Elliott and Luke Tittensor), can reach him first. Many are ready to step in and take immediate action, as Otto and his allies have been planning contingencies for this very occasion, unbeknownst to Alicent. In the middle of the night, Alicent and Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans) assemble the Small Council to share the news of the king’s passing, as well as his dying wish to install Aegon on the throne. King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine), first of his name, is dead. Episode nine of House of the Dragon fulfills the promise of the series’ previous eight hours, pushing the realm to the brink of a violent war for the Iron Throne, with the common folk of King’s Landing caught in the middle.