The collection finale of Recreation of Thrones divided audiences for a lot of causes. Whereas some followers appreciated the route David Benioff and DB Weiss took, others have been far much less thrilled. One of many ongoing debates is the identification of Azor Ahai, also called The Prince That Was Promised.
All through the collection, followers debated who would save the world from darkness, with many selecting both Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) or Jon Snow (Equipment Harrington).
Within the season two finale of the Recreation of Thrones prequel collection, Home of the Dragon, Daemon (Matt Smith) visits the Godswood and connects with the previous, current, and future via a Weirwood tree.
The character has been discovering mysteries all season, going to Harrenhal and dealing with his inside demons. In his imaginative and prescient, Daemon sees a number of issues, together with the three-eyed raven and his cousin-wife Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) on the Iron Throne. He additionally sees Daenerys Targaryen emerge from the fireplace with three child dragons.
Many followers thought this imaginative and prescient confirmed that Daenerys was the Promised Prince. Nonetheless, Home of the Dragon showrunner and co-creator Ryan Condal clarified that this isn’t the case.
Throughout a press convention following the Season 2 finale, attended by Collider’s Therese Lacson, Condal mentioned Daemon’s imaginative and prescient and defined why the interpretation shouldn’t be easy.
“It is only a extra complicated thought. I feel the connectivity for us is particularly in and across the dragons. We all know from historical past, though this isn’t a spoiler for anybody who hasn’t learn the e-book, that there are 17 dragons on this world.
After we first meet Daenerys, she’s wanting throughout the slim sea at her misplaced realm, and there are zero dragons. The connection between this household and the longer term household, and Daemon seeing a picture — he doesn’t know who that’s. It might be his future daughter with Rhaenyra who has three dragons. He doesn’t know, however he looks like he’s been proven this imaginative and prescient for a selected cause.”
Condal continued: “Daemon believes that Rhaenyra is the prince who was promised, as he instructed her in Excessive Valyrian in Episode 8. This perception can form his interpretation of actuality sooner or later, which is why it was vital that the imaginative and prescient included Daenerys.”
On the middle of this debate is George R. R. Martin. Condal indicated that they didn’t need to decide to a selected interpretation of the prophecy as a result of Martin had not but accomplished his e-book collection. Nonetheless, followers have been ready for the ultimate two books for years, so the definitive reply to the identification of Azor Ahai could not come anytime quickly.
