Warning: this article contains spoilers for House Of The Dragon episode nine.

Although Rhaenyra and Daemon were notably absent from last night’s House Of The Dragon, the drama certainly was not.

In the penultimate episode of the prequel’s first season, we pick up almost immediately after the death of King Viserys. As it so happens, Hand of the King Otto Hightower and his Small Council allies have been planning for this day for a long time to enact their long-awaited coup. The goal? To put Queen Alicent’s son Aegon on the Iron Throne.

HBO‘s House Of The Dragon episode 9: the internet can’t stop talking about this explosive moment