Top 10 Game of Thrones Easter Eggs in House of the Dragon (Season 1)
"House of the Dragon" had a lot of great "Game of Thrones" Easter Eggs for fans to discover. For this list, we’ll be looking at the sublest and / or most notable little details and references connecting this HBO prequel series with its flagship show over the course of its first season. If you haven’t seen either series yet, there will be spoilers.
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00:00You've come for the egg.
00:03Here it is.
00:04Welcome to Ms. Mojo,
00:06and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 Game of Thrones Easter eggs in House of the Dragon.
00:11It was an ugly thing, I regret it.
00:13We play an ugly game.
00:14For this list, we're looking at the subtlest and or most notable little details and references
00:20connecting this HBO prequel series with its flagship show over the course of its first season.
00:25If you haven't seen either series yet, there will be spoilers.
00:29Were there any other Easter eggs you noticed?
00:31Light up the comments below.
00:38Which is all to say that House of the Dragon starts off similarly to how Game of Thrones ends,
00:43and begins.
00:59To clarify, the prologue for the former shows us the appointment of King Viserys
01:04after a great council ponders the succession with no clear-cut air.
01:08Something similar happens in the finale of Thrones when the sitting lords of the Seven Kingdoms settle on Bran.
01:14Will you lead the Seven Kingdoms to the best of your abilities from this day until your last day?
01:25Why do you think I came all this way?
01:28Meanwhile, House of the Dragon also echoes the previous show's premiere by depicting the death of an Arryn.
01:34Much like how the murder of Hand of the King Jon Arryn kicks off the War of the Five Kings,
01:39the death of Queen Emma lights the spark for the Dance of Dragons.
01:52As George Lucas would say,
01:53it's like poetry, it rhymes.
01:58Unless you know the name of every episode of Game of Thrones,
02:02you're liable to miss a few references here and there.
02:04Case in point, Sir Otto Hightower's conversation with Alicent in Episode 3.
02:10With Alicent reluctant to have her son Aegon usurp Rhaenyra as heir to the Iron Throne,
02:16Otto reminds her of Aegon's birthright with a very familiar phrase.
02:20To deny that he is heir to the throne is to assail the laws of gods and men.
02:24Indeed.
02:25The Laws of Gods and Men is the title of the sixth episode of Thrones Season 4,
02:30which is memorable for seeing Tyrion put on trial for Joffrey's murder.
02:33You admit you poisoned the king?
02:35No.
02:36Of that I'm innocent.
02:38I'm guilty of a far more monstrous crime.
02:42I'm guilty of being a dwarf.
02:45Honestly, we love any reference to that standout episode,
02:49but the only further connection we can think of
02:51is the House of the Dragon one also featuring the Lannisters,
02:54and often not in a becoming light.
02:57Lord Jason Lannister.
02:59I gathered that from all the lions.
03:03Speaking of Jason Lannister,
03:05you might be thinking to yourself that he and his twin brother Tyland look awfully familiar.
03:09I bring urgent news from the Stepstones.
03:11The crowdfeeder has dug in for siege on Bloodstone
03:14while his men sabotage our fleet under the cover of dark.
03:17Not today, Tyland.
03:18Both are played by the actor Jefferson Hall,
03:20whom you might recognize for being in the 2018 Halloween movie.
03:24However, you'd be forgiven for forgetting that Hall has played a Westerosi character before.
03:28I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name, sir.
03:30No, sir. I'm not a knight.
03:32I see. Well, it just so happens that I am.
03:36Back in Game of Thrones Season 1,
03:38Hall appeared as Ser Hugh of the Vale.
03:40He doesn't last long, as he is promptly killed in a joust with Gregor Clegane.
03:48Thankfully for Hall, his characters managed to survive the first season.
03:54And even if they don't last much longer,
03:56they likely won't have to posthumously deal with false claims of killing the Hand of the King like Ser Hugh did.
04:02Pity what happened to him,
04:04just when his life seemed to be going so nicely.
04:08If Ser Hugh poisoned him,
04:12who paid Ser Hugh?
04:15Someone who could afford it.
04:17Number 7. Kingdom of Ash and Bone
04:20Though they're different in their own right,
04:22Rhaenyra and Daenerys Targaryen were going to be compared to each other no matter what.
04:26And this callback will only further that likeness.
04:29The simple truth is this. We have more dragons than Aegon.
04:33Viserys spoke often of the Valyrian history, as I know them well.
04:38When dragons flew to war,
04:40everything burned.
04:42I do not wish to rule over a kingdom of ash and bone.
04:46In the season finale,
04:48when Daemon suggests leaning into their dragon advantage in dealing with the greens,
04:52Rhaenyra shrewdly rejects this notion,
04:54aware of the fiery devastation that campaign would have on Westeros.
04:58If Viserys had three dragons and an army at his back,
05:02he'd have invaded King's Landing already.
05:04Conquering Westeros would be easy for you,
05:06but you're not here to be Queen of the Ashes.
05:10Her use of the ash motif harkens back to something Tyrion says
05:13and Dany echoes during the latter's conquest in Season 7 of Thrones.
05:17I am not here to be Queen of the Ashes.
05:21That's very nice to hear.
05:23Despite Dany's best intentions,
05:25that is exactly what she becomes when she sacks King's Landing.
05:29Let's just hope Rhaenyra can resist the temptation of abusing that kind of power.
05:33You freed your brother.
05:36You committed treason.
05:40I freed my brother.
05:45And you slaughtered his city.
05:51Weddings can be a royal pain,
05:54especially in Westeros.
05:56The Red Wedding in Game of Thrones did not go as planned.
06:00The Lannisters send their regards.
06:03Neither did Joffrey's wedding to Margaery,
06:06although we can't say we were sorry.
06:08The House of the Dragon's wedding between Rhaenyra and Laenor
06:10stayed true to this tradition.
06:12At the Welcome Feast,
06:13Ser Criston Cole brutally beat Laenor's lover Joffrey Lonmouth to death.
06:17You've yet to ask me for the truth of what happened.
06:20The truth does not matter.
06:22Joffrey's don't seem to fare well on either show.
06:25At least House of the Dragon is keeping things consistent.
06:28Incidentally, in the book Fire and Blood,
06:30things play out slightly differently,
06:32with Criston fatally wounding Joffrey during a joust.
06:35Number 5. Promise Me.
06:37Viserys' speech to Rhaenyra at the end of the first episode
06:40has oodles of callbacks to Game of Thrones,
06:43but we bet this one flew under most people's radars.
06:46Promise me this, Rhaenyra.
06:52Promise me.
06:54The exact words,
06:56promise me this, Rhaenyra, promise me,
06:58may not seem like much,
07:00but they're actually eerily similar to another pivotal moment in Game of Thrones.
07:05You're not a dream.
07:08No, I'm not a dream.
07:12I'm here.
07:13In the season 6 finale,
07:15Bran's vision takes him to the Tower of Joy
07:17where Lyanna Stark gives birth to Jon Snow.
07:20We don't hear Lyanna telling her brother Ned
07:22that Rhaegar Targaryen is the father,
07:24but when she similarly has Ned promise to keep Jon safe,
07:28her words are almost the same as Viserys',
07:31save for the name change.
07:33Ned.
07:36Ned, promise me.
07:40While many fans were debating
07:42on whether or not the Crabfeeder has greyscale,
07:44he does.
07:45Another aspect of his appearance
07:47is perhaps an even curiouser detail.
07:49House Velaryon is coming for you!
07:51As is plain to see,
07:53the Crabfeeder, real name Cragus Drehar,
07:56has taken to covering his face with a broken mask,
07:59one he got from a shipwreck.
08:01The Crabfeeder is backed by powerful entities
08:03within the Free Cities
08:04who wish to see Westeros weakened.
08:08And the King's failures have allowed him to accumulate strength.
08:11The mask itself is of Ghiscari origin,
08:14so it's unsurprising that it's fashioned
08:16after the symbol of the Ghiscari Empire,
08:18the Harpy.
08:19Anyone who watched Game of Thrones seasons 5 and 6
08:22will know the Sons of the Harpy,
08:24a brutal gang of Merenese rebels
08:26who oppose Daenerys' rule.
08:28They too wear Harpy masks.
08:31It's an interesting connection
08:33between two insurgencies
08:35that take place centuries apart.
08:45Obviously,
08:46House of the Dragon has a lot of dialogue
08:48that recalls famous Game of Thrones quotes.
08:50And this one is no different.
08:52Upon learning of Aegon's transgressions
08:54with Diana the Serving Girl in episode 8,
08:56Alicent scolds her
08:59Though the inflection and delivery
09:01are not entirely the same,
09:03the words are shared with someone else
09:05who also virtually presided over the realm,
09:07Tywin Lannister.
09:15Tywin says this to his son Tyrion,
09:17though they turn out to be famous last words,
09:19as Tyrion then fatally shoots him
09:21with a crossbow.
09:23Thankfully,
09:24Tyrion doesn't die.
09:26Thankfully,
09:28things go a little better for Alicent here,
09:30as her familial relationships
09:32seem at least a little better.
09:34Baby steps.
09:40The Great MacGuffin in episode 2
09:42is the dragon egg that Daemon spirits
09:44away to Dragonstone.
09:56As mentioned,
09:58the egg
10:00is from the dragon Dreamfyre,
10:02who may have a serious connection
10:04to Game of Thrones' Daenerys.
10:06In the books, Dreamfyre is written
10:08by Aegon the Conqueror's granddaughter,
10:10Rhaena Targaryen.
10:12At one point, Rhaena's sister-in-law
10:14slash lover Elisa similarly steals
10:16some of Dreamfyre's eggs.
10:18While not confirmed,
10:20it has been speculated that these eggs
10:22are the ones that eventually end up
10:24at the very beginning of A Song of Ice and Fire.
10:26Dragon's eggs, Daenerys,
10:28from the Shadowlands
10:30beyond Asshai.
10:32The ages have turned them to stone,
10:34but they will always be beautiful.
10:36While we barely see Dreamfyre herself
10:38in the first season of House of the Dragon,
10:40she could just be the mother
10:42to Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion.
10:44Dracarys.
10:46Before we unveil our top pick,
10:48here are some honorable mentions.
10:50Ser Harrold Westerling resigns.
10:52The controversial succession of a king
10:54leads to a new Lord Commander of the Kingsguard
10:56on both shows.
10:58Your Grace.
11:00The council has determined that
11:02Ser Jaime Lannister will take your place
11:04as Lord Commander of the Kingsguard.
11:06Play.
11:08Rhaenyra and Daemon witness a political play
11:10in much the same vein
11:12as the first season.
11:15Poison!
11:17Murder!
11:19I gasp!
11:21I die!
11:23I limp!
11:25Candle in the window.
11:27Sansa's fails in Game of Thrones,
11:29but Talia's definitely gets the message across.
11:31My condolences
11:33on the passing of your king.
11:35Royal Inheritance.
11:37Jace and Luke look even less like
11:39Laenor than Joffrey Baratheon,
11:41but they do have a lot in common.
11:43Jace looks less like Laenor than Joffrey Baratheon
11:45looks like Robert.
11:51Choose Violence.
11:53Otto Hightower and Cersei Lannister
11:55have similar vocabularies.
11:57To choose violence here
11:59is to declare war against your king.
12:01I choose violence.
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12:19Valyrian Steel Dagger
12:21This easter egg may be obvious
12:23for those who recognize it,
12:25but it's undeniably the single greatest
12:27connection to Game of Thrones
12:29on House of the Dragon.
12:31Aegon called his dream
12:33the Song of Ice and Fire.
12:35This secret
12:37has been passed
12:40from king to heir since Aegon's time.
12:44Now you must promise to carry it
12:46and protect it.
12:48Though not outright stated,
12:50it's evident that the Valyrian Steel Dagger
12:52in the possession of Viserys for most of the season
12:54is the same one that appears
12:56in pivotal moments on Thrones.
12:58First, when an assassin fails to kill Bran.
13:00And second, when Arya slays the Night King
13:02and ends the Great War.
13:10The Song of Ice and Fire
13:14This proves especially thematic
13:16considering the text etched into the dagger.
13:18As Aegon the Conqueror's prophecy
13:20foretells of the prince that was promised
13:22who's destined to save
13:24the world of the living.
13:26From my blood
13:28come the prince that was promised
13:33and his will be the Song of Ice and Fire.
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