Daemon Targaryen’s dream in ‘House of the Dragon’ doesn’t fix the ‘Game of Thrones’ ending, the showrunner says

At a press conference on Monday, showrunner Ryan Condal said the dream was about showing Daemon the future, instead of providing answers about the prophecy.

He explained that Daemon is not aware of who Daenerys is, Collider reported.

“The connectiveness between this family and the family to come, and Daemon seeing something that — we know who that is watching that image — Daemon has no idea. That could be his future daughter with Rhaenyra who has three dragons born. He doesn’t know, but he is sensing that this was something that was shown to me for a specific reason,” he said.

He added: “And I think you know Daemon, in his own way, we know Rhaenyra is already kind of running with this idea of the prince that was promised.

“If Daemon also believes that that is Rhaenyra, as we’ve seen him say to her in High Valyrian in episode eight, there’s a very interesting thing that can be done with his interpretation of that reality as we move forward. So, for that reason, I think it was important that it was Daenerys, the image.”

Condal then confirmed that the episode wasn’t trying to provide answers to the prophecy from “Game of Thrones.”

“We are not trying to make any kind of specific interpretation of a prophecy that has yet to be revealed by its author. And that is George’s world and George’s space to tell that story. I think we’re, we’re more interested in playing with the character drama that lives in and around that imagery,” he said.

Condal’s denial of the prophecy is confusing because of how Daemon’s dream plays out

The prophecy of The Prince That Was Promised says that a legendary hero will save the world from a growing darkness — the White Walkers. As detailed in “Game of Thrones,” the Prince’s birth would be signaled by “a bleeding star.”

In Daemon’s dream, he sees a burning meteorite in the sky, before it cuts to the shot of Daenerys and her dragons. Visually, it looks as if the show is implying that Daenerys is the Prince That Was Promised, which makes Condal’s denial confusing.

Considering his comments referenced “Game of Thrones” author George R. R. Martin, it seems like he doesn’t want to make huge changes to the franchise and potentially stand in the way of the author’s next two books.

The end of the “Game of Thrones” TV series suggests that both Jon Snow (Kit Harington) and Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) are also potential candidates as the Prince That Was Promised because they helped defeat the Night King and the White Walkers in the final season.

The “Game of Thrones” ending also divided fans by turning Daenerys into the Mad Queen following the deaths of some of her closest friends. She then razes King’s Landing with her dragon, Drogon, killing thousands of innocent civilians in the process.

Many were disappointed by this sudden turn because “Game of Thrones” spent so long building Daenerys’ story so that she could rightfully retake the Iron Throne.

But the hype around “House of the Dragon” has helped revive the franchise, as the season two finale was watched by nearly nine million viewers, Variety reported.