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Well, that must be one of the worst engagement parties in recorded history! The reunion between the Targaryens and the Velaryons was an unmitigated disaster, ending in a shocking and gory death that is genuinely hard to watch.<\/p>\n
In RadioTimes.com<\/a>\u2018s Beyond the Dragon, you can get our House of the Dragon<\/a> episode 5 review and reaction, unpacking all the most shocking developments in We Light The Way \u2013 and there were a lot to choose from!<\/p>\n Following her dalliance with Uncle Daemon<\/a> last week, King Viserys<\/a> seals wayward daughter Rhaenyra<\/a> into marriage with the dashing Laenor Velaryon<\/a>, in a move he hopes will bring political stability.<\/p>\n However, the king doesn\u2019t realise that Laenor is secretly gay and has little interest in being partnered up with a woman; a fact that Rhaenyra is shrewd enough to realise and uses to her advantage.<\/p> What looks initially to be a somewhat pleasant marriage of convenience soon becomes far more twisted, following a violent outburst by Ser Criston Cole<\/a> at the engagement party that will change his relationship with House Targaryen forever.<\/p>\n