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*Warning: Spoilers ahead for House of the Dragon season three episode five and Fire & Blood*<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The latest episode of House of the Dragon<\/a>, \u2018Unbowed and Unbent\u2019, gives us a rare glimpse at young Prince Joffrey Velaryon (Oscar Eskinazi). His own mother, Rhaenyra (Emma D\u2019Arcy) is avoiding him, but she has a good (yet heartbreaking) reason to do so.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Season three episode five gives the characters room to breathe, showcasing the increasingly precarious position Daemon (Matt Smith) and Rhaenyra face in an attempt to strengthen their grip on King\u2019s Landing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Amid growing unrest and the Greens dispersed, they now have a sociopathic adversary to deal with in the shape of Ormund (James Norton)<\/a>, who is hellbent on seeing Daeron (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth)<\/a> take the throne on behalf of the Hightowers.<\/span><\/p>\n

As D\u2019Arcy previously explained, Rhaenyra is entering her paranoid era<\/a>, and this bleeds into her relationship (or lack thereof) with her son.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But first, who is Prince Joffrey Velaryon?<\/h2>\n
\"Joffrey
Credit: HBO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Prince Joffrey Velaryon is Rhaenyra Targaryen\u2019s youngest son from her first marriage to Ser Laenor Velaryon, making him one of the last surviving members of the queen\u2019s original family.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Although he is legally recognised as Laenor\u2019s son, it\u2019s common knowledge among both viewers and characters in House of the Dragon that his biological father is Ser Harwin Strong – the same true parentage shared by his older brothers, Jacaerys<\/a> and Lucerys.<\/span><\/p>\n

He is Rhaenyra\u2019s third eldest child, as she went on to have three more children with her uncle and now-husband Daemon: Aegon the Younger, Viserys, and her stillborn daughter, Visenya.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now around six years old, Joffrey is portrayed by actor Oscar Eskinazi and has so far remained largely on the sidelines in the Dance of the Dragons.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As a prince of House Targaryen and a member of the Blacks, Joffrey remains in the line of succession to the Iron Throne. He\u2019s also bonded to the young dragon Tyraxes, although the pair have yet to take on a major role in the war.<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019ve seen Joffrey several times throughout the series, first as a newborn during the later episodes of season one before Eskinazi took over the role in season two.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Following the assassination attempt on Rhaenyra and the escalating conflict, he was sent away for his own safety alongside his younger half-brothers, but he returns in season three episode five.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The sinister reason Rhaenyra won\u2019t see him<\/h2>\n
\"Rhaenyra
Credit: HBO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The answer to this is simple: Rhaenyra refusing to see Joffrey isn\u2019t because she doesn\u2019t love him but because she fears losing him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The civil war has led to enormous loss for everyone involved, including Rhaenyra. First, Lucerys (Elliot Grihault) was killed in season one by Aemond (Ewan Mitchell)<\/a> and his dragon Vhagar.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then, in yet another blow, Rhaenyra\u2019s first born Jacaerys (Harry Collett) died in season three during the Battle of the Gullet. These deaths had and continue to have a profound impact on the queen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe boys who clung to me. Who hid their little faces in my skirts. Dead. So that I can sit upon a throne of swords,\u201d she said as she grieved Jace.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As the next in line to the throne, Joffrey has a serious target on his back, and this is no doubt racing through Rhaenyra\u2019s mind. It\u2019s perhaps why, when she\u2019s told Joffrey has returned from the Vale, she looks concerned rather than happy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She waits until Joffrey is asleep and peeks at him from behind the door, with the serving woman saying, \u201cHe tried to stay awake for you, your grace.\u201d Judging by the books, she\u2019s right to be worried\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

How does Joffrey die in the books?<\/h2>\n
\"Jace,
Credit: HBO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In George R.R. Martin\u2019s<\/a> Fire & Blood, Joffrey meets a tragic end during the Storming of the Dragonpit, one of the bloodiest events of the Dance of the Dragons. By this point, Rhaenyra\u2019s rule over King\u2019s Landing is collapsing as riots break out across the city.<\/span><\/p>\n

The young prince ignores orders to stay behind and attempts to ride Syrax, his mother’s dragon, to the chaos to help. However, as you will know, dragons only accept their own bonded rider<\/a>, and Joffrey’s dragon is Tyraxes, not Syrax.<\/span><\/p>\n

Syrax takes flight with Joffrey clinging on, but quickly throws him from her back high above the city. The prince plummets to the streets below and dies from the fall at just 12 years old.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As per the book, \u201cTwo hundred feet above Flea Bottom, Prince Joffrey slid from the dragon\u2019s back and plunged to the earth\u2026 \u2018Mother, forgive me,\u2019 Joffrey supposedly said with his last breath, though men still argue whether he was speaking of his mother, the queen, or praying to the Mother Above.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Unsurprisingly, his death devastates Rhaenyra and marks yet another heartbreaking loss for the queen, who has already seen two of her sons die during the civil war.<\/span><\/p>\n

For all the latest film and TV updates and hot takes,\u00a0<\/i>like our Facebook page<\/a><\/i>.<\/i><\/p>\n

Featured images credit: HBO<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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