The penultimate episode of House of the Dragon Season 1, titled shifts the focus entirely to King’s Landing as the realm deals with the immediate fallout of King Viserys’ death. The Death of a King and a Misinterpreted Wish
The episode opens in the silent, dark rooms of the Red Keep just hours after King Viserys has drawn his final breath. Queen Alicent, having misinterpreted the King’s drug-induced ramblings about "Aegon the Conqueror" as a dying wish for their son Aegon II to take the throne, moves to secure the crown. The Secret Coup Eps9House of the Dragon - Season 1
Lord Lyman Beesbury is the only member to object, standing by his oath to Rhaenyra. He is abruptly killed by Ser Criston Cole. The penultimate episode of House of the Dragon
'House of the Dragon' Season 1, Episode 9 Recap "Wait, What?" The Secret Coup Lord Lyman Beesbury is the