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\u201cIf you can\u2019t handle the heat, get off the Iron Throne\u201d seems to be the motto of HBO\u2019s <\/span>House of the Dragon<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 and if anyone is feeling that pressure, it\u2019s Paddy Considine\u2019s Viserys Targaryen. <\/span><\/p>\n The much-hyped<\/span>\u00a0Game of Thrones<\/span><\/a> prequel is fleshing out George R R Martin\u2019s A Song of Ice and Fire saga, but this time, we\u2019re charting the blonde-haired Targaryen lineage some 172 years before Daenerys Targaryen is born.<\/span><\/p>\n Based on Martin\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Fire & Blood novel<\/span><\/a>, House of the Dragon has wasted no time in adapting the illustrated history for the small screen. More than just retelling the events of who lived and who died in the race to sit on the world\u2019s most uncomfortable chair, House of the Dragon is diving deep into the mythos of the Seven Kingdoms.<\/span><\/p>\n We\u2019re only four episodes in, and already, it looks like showrunners Miguel Sapochnik and Ryan Condal have debunked a major Game of Thrones theory.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n While Martin has never specifically confirmed it, a popular theory flowing over from David Benioff and D B Weiss\u2019s series is that Targaryens are immune to fire. This comes from the fiery arc of Emilia Clarke\u2019s Daenerys Targaryen. It harks all the way back to the iconic scene in season 1, where she stepped into the funeral pyre of Khal Drogo (Jason Momoa) and emerged holding her newly hatched dragons.<\/span><\/p>\n Instead of leaving the mystery up in the air, the showrunners hammered home Dany\u2019s apparent abilities when she torched a temple of Dothraki Khals in season 6.\u00a0<\/span><\/p> Now, House of the Dragon has confirmed fireproof Targaryens aren\u2019t a thing. Eagle-eyes fans noted something in the return of Matt Smith\u2019s Daemon Targaryen in<\/span>\u00a0episode 4<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n A<\/span>fter defeating the<\/span>\u00a0Crabfeeder<\/span><\/a> a year earlier and proclaiming himself King of the Stepstones and the Narrow Sea, Daemon was back to stir up trouble in King\u2019s Landing. The previous episode saw him best the Triarchy, but not before being struck by a flaming arrow in the opening scene<\/span><\/p>\n In the latest episode, you can see he carries a burn mark, seemingly confirming Targaryens aren\u2019t immune to fire.<\/span><\/p>\n The flaming arrow we see hit Daemon in the beginning of Episode 3 actually burned him and left a scar.