House of the Dragon Episode 9: complete review, highlights, twists, and recap. All you need to know.

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The ending of House of the Dragon episode 9 was genuinely unexpected and emotional, with the mind-blowing escape.

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The main highlight of the HOTD Episode 9 was Rhaenys' mind-blowing dragon-assisted escape from King's Landing.

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Earlier in the episode, after King Viserys death has been confirmed, Queen Alicent searches for her son.

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Queen Alicent was looking for her son Aegon Targaryen to tell him that he was about to be the new king.

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Queen Alicent's first stop is her daughter and Aegon Targaryen's wife/sister Princess Helaena Targaryen.

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As you know, Princess Helaena is a bit odd. she doesn't say a lot, and when she does it frequently seems like irregular babble.

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Queen Alicent visits her daughter and is going to tell her of her father's demise but Helaena interferes.

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Princess Helaena Targaryen unexpectedly interferes and whispers "There is a monster underneath the sheets."

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When Helaena said those words, Alicent fails to acknowledge them. As viewers, we also did not notice that.

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Finally, at the end of the episode, we all came to know who was Helaena calling the beast. She was calling Rhaenys' dragon the Beast.

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