"We Light the Way" is the fifth episode of the first season of HBO's House of the Dragon . It serves as a pivotal mid-season finale, marking the end of the "young" era for Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower before the series' major ten-year time jump. The Royal Wedding
He shifts from Rhaenyra’s devoted protector to her most bitter enemy, eventually finding a new patron in Queen Alicent. House of the Dragon We Light the Way
He murders his wife, Lady Rhea Royce, in the Vale to clear his path for inheritance and potential remarriage. "We Light the Way" is the fifth episode
Larys Strong explains that the High Tower of Oldtown glows green when House Hightower calls its banners to war. He murders his wife, Lady Rhea Royce, in
His physical health continues to decline rapidly; he collapses at the end of the wedding ceremony, symbolizing the crumbling stability of his reign.