One of House of the Dragon's biggest death mysteries was already solved twelve years ago on Game of Thrones . House of the Dragon makes for an excellent first prequel, given its epic scale and narrative parallels to the original series. Funnily enough, though, Game of Thrones already spoiled how the Dance of the Dragons ends .

Most audiences will have forgotten that Joffrey Baratheon mentioned Rhaenyra Targaryen's fate in Game of Thrones season 3, establishing the Dance's events in the TV world's canon. Given the changes made in House of the Dragon season 2, this might create a notable inconsistency.

A GOT Season 3 Joffrey Scene Confirmed That Sunfyre Didn't Die In HOTD Season 2

In Game of Thrones season 3 Joffrey explicitly states that Rhaenyra was killed by her bro

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