House of the Dragon’s Worst Character Intro Is Ruining Its Major Conflict (Despite Season 3’s Attempts to Fix It)

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They render House of the Dragon Season 3’s attempts to make him likable flat, and they hurt the Dance of the Dragons more generally. SPOILERS ahead for House of the Dragon Season 3, Episodes 1-7. After all, Season 1 makes Aegon instantly unlikable and irredeemable. He’s not even doing that, though, which makes Season 3’s attempts to sell him as more nuanced and likable fall flat. House of the Dragon Season 3, Episode 7 even reunites him with his dragon in one of the most exciting sequences of the series.