Will Rhaenyra Go Insane in House of the Dragon?

After watching episode 2 and a bit of 3 in House of the Dragon, I truly believe that we will be getting a ruthless and cruel Rhaenyra as the series progresses. This character has lost so much while trying so hard to get the Iron Throne, which she eventually does, but at this point in the game, I feel that it was so pointless.

She lost both of her eldest sons to the Hightower family, one was an accidental death, and the other one was killed in battle in the very beginning of season 3.

She lost her daughter while pregnant, which was a very disturbing and tragic scene to watch.

She lost her father to his illness, including her Iron Throne, because Alicent mistakenly believed that the throne was meant for their son Aegon.

She was forced to murder Alicent's father to show that she was the true ruler of the Seven Kingdoms.

And she had no choice but to send the rest of her children off for safety in another kingdom, while she continues her reign of rule.

Throwing all of this on one person is insane, and it's obvious from the small snippets we are seeing in season 3, that the future queen is slowly breaking from the inside. She is still trying to process everything, and she is struggling to listen to the demands that her now kingdom is asking of her. She is now forced to take on all responsibilities as a ruler, and none of it sounds pretty.

While she has a great team that will always stand by and support her, I honestly don't think that Rhaenyra was ready to take the Throne. I feel that she was never meant for this future, and she is pretty much forcing herself to take the Throne back, since it was promised by her father before his death. I feel that at some point during her rule, she is going to start channeling her anger and resentment on others, becoming a cruel queen.

I have a crazy theory that her husband, Daemon...who is unfortunately related to her in a disturbing way, is going to love this new side of her. Daemon has been portrayed as a knight that loves war, and I think that he might go crazy along with his wife, because he adores fighting. And what's worse is that at the end of season 2, after going on a massive journey through the power of a witch, he has now fully committed himself to his queen.

While this sounded great at first, it now gives me a bad feeling.

I truly believe that Daemon and Rhaenyra are going become ruthless tyrants, killing anyone who stands in their way.

I'm curious who the real villain will be after all of this begins.

Something tells me that the series is purposely trying to let the audience know that there will be no heroes, and only very few characters will be truly good people, caught in a corrupt world of politics and violence.

Seriously, the Hightower family really sucks, and I think that the future queen is now going to be stooping to their level very soon.

The series has been confirmed that it will be ending on season 4, so I wouldn't doubt that the series is going to have a dark ending. Of course, we all know that House of the Dragon is a prequel to Game of Thrones, so we know which family gets to claim the Iron Throne years later.

It's just so interesting to see how the Targaryen family lost their rule, and it's even more tragic, when you realize that the king, Viserys, who was considered weak, will probably be the only true 'good king,' in the history of Game of Thrones.

What do you think is going to happen?

Thank you for reading!

Emy Quinn