{"id":6323,"date":"2026-06-22T02:11:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T02:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/house-of-the-dragon-season-3-premiere-multiple-deaths-heartbreak-for-rhaenyra\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T02:11:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T02:11:22","slug":"house-of-the-dragon-season-3-premiere-multiple-deaths-heartbreak-for-rhaenyra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/house-of-the-dragon-season-3-premiere-multiple-deaths-heartbreak-for-rhaenyra\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;House of the Dragon&#8217; Season 3 premiere: Multiple deaths, heartbreak for Rhaenyra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2Fhouse-dragon.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong><em>Warning: Spoilers ahead! Do not proceed unless you\u2019ve watched the \u201cHouse of the Dragon\u201d Season 3 premiere.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Goodnight, sweet prince.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/15\/entertainment\/house-of-the-dragon-season-3-is-all-gas-no-breaks-review\/\">\u201cHouse of the Dragon\u201d Season 3<\/a> opens by brutally killing another main character: Prince Jacaerys \u201cJace\u201d Velaryon (Harry Collett), the firstborn son of Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D\u2019Arcy) and the heir apparent.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In the \u201cHouse of the Dragon\u201d Season 3 premiere, Jace (Harry Collett) became Rhaenyra\u2019s (Emma D\u2019Arcy) second son to die. (Collett and D\u2019Arcy are pictured above in the HBO show.)  <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jace (pictured with Rhaenyra in \u201cHouse of the Dragon\u201d Season 3) died in The Battle of the Gullet. <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the episode, Rhaenyra is informed that ships are gathering and preparing to fight. She wants to fly her dragon, Syrax, into the naval battle \u2014 which is called The Battle of the Gullet.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Jace insists that, because his mother is the queen, she shouldn\u2019t risk going. He locks Rhaenyra in her rooms and disobeys her orders, flying his dragon, Vermax, out to enter the battle himself.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When Jace and Vermax fly over the water where the ships are fighting, his cousin, Lady Rhaena Targaryen (Phoebe Campbell), flies in on Sheepstealer, the wild dragon she recently tamed.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Jace had no idea that Rhaena was coming to aid him, and he gets both surprised and distracted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jace (pictured in \u201cHouse of the Dragon\u201d Season 3) flew his dragon into the naval battle and got distracted. <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jace (pictured in \u201cHouse of the Dragon\u201d Season 3) also disobeyed his mother Rhaenyra by entering the battle. <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since she\u2019s new at flying a dragon and Sheepstealer is feral, Rhaena has limited control over the dragon. The beast keeps spitting fire at people erratically \u2014 no matter what side of the war they\u2019re on.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rhaena and Sheepstealer distract Jace, leading to Vermax getting shot down by enemies on the ships below.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jace falls off a wounded Vermax. As he floats in the water, archers standing on a nearby ship shoot him in the chest with a bunch of arrows, killing him.\u00a0His body is left floating in the water.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jace (pictured in \u201cHouse of the Dragon\u201d) is fatally shot with arrows after falling off his dragon and landing in the water. <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Rhaenyra (pictured in \u201cHouse of the Dragon\u201d) was going to fly her dragon to the battle herself, but Jace locked her in her room. <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jace was trying to help his grandfather, Corlys (Steve Toussaint, pictured in \u201cHouse of the Dragon\u201d) who was involved in the ship battle. <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s very determined. He knows what he wants, he knows what has to do and he is not gonna stop anyone in his way to get it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>But, in the end, Jace <em>was<\/em> stopped \u2014 by a distracting dragon and a hail of arrows.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sharako Lohar (played by Abigal Thorn, pictured in \u201cHouse of the Dragon\u201d) is on the enemy side, and also dies in the battle.  <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Battle of the Gullet is known as the bloodiest naval battle in Westeros history. (Toussaint\u2019s Corlys is pictured on \u201cHouse of the Dragon.\u201d) <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The show is set nearly 200 years before the events of \u201cGame of Thrones.\u201d In the years after \u201cHouse of the Dragon,\u201d the Battle of the Gullet becomes known as the bloodiest sea battle in Westeros history.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The main forces fighting in the battle are the Triarchy, led by Sharako Lohar (Abigail Thorn) and Tyland Lannister (Jefferson Hall), violently clashing against Jace\u2019s grandfather, Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint), and his forces.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHouse of the Dragon\u201d follows Rhaenyra and her allies \u2014 which includes Corlys \u2014 fighting for control over the Iron Throne.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Corlys (pictured in \u201cHouse of the Dragon\u201d) is a valuably ally to Rhaenyra.  <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jace (pictured in \u201cHouse of the Dragon\u201d) is Rhaenyra\u2019s second son that has died \u2014 she has three more. <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In true \u201cHouse of the Dragon\u201d style, Jace isn\u2019t the only death the Season 3 opener contained.<\/p>\n<p>Sharako and Tyland also get killed in the Battle of the Gullet.<\/p>\n<p>Tyland\u2019s twin, Jason Lannister (also Hall) also gets beheaded offscreen, earlier in the episode.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jace is Rhaenyra\u2019s second son to die, after her half-brother Aemond Targaryen\u2019s (Ewan Mitchell) dragon <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/10\/23\/house-of-the-dragon-season-finale-recap-shocking-murder\/\">ate her son Lucerys \u201cLuke\u201d Velaryon (Elliot Grihault)<\/a>, at the end of Season 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For those keeping count: Rhaenyra started with five sons, and now she has three. Her oldest three sons (including Jace and Luke) were fathered by Harwin Strong (Ryan Corr). Her younger two sons (who haven\u2019t been onscreen much) were fathered by her uncle-slash-husband, Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Showrunner Ryan Condal called Rhaenyra\u2019s (pictured) story a \u201cShakespearean tragedy\u201d. <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Condal said \u201cHouse of the Dragon\u201d Season 3 (Rhaenyra pictured here) has a \u201cdarker mood.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This is the penultimate season, as HBO has announced the show will end with a forthcoming Season 4.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a darker mood that you\u2019ll continue to see unfold over the rest of not just this season, but going into the final season as well,\u201d Condal said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHouse of the Dragon\u201d airs Sundays at 9 p.m. on HBO.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/21\/entertainment\/house-of-the-dragon-season-3-premiere-multiple-deaths-heartbreak-for-rhaenyra\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warning: Spoilers ahead! 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