Vizzy T finally graced our screens again in Episode 6, but I don’t think we’ve seen the last of him. Daemon’s weeks of sulking around Harrenhal have him close to a breakthrough: He’s maybe one more hallucination away from some level of self-actualization. Let’s take a beat to break down his dreams—where they’re coming from, and what they might mean.
When it comes to furniture on House of the Dragon , I sure didn’t expect a random bedframe in Harrenhal to get nearly as much attention as the Iron Throne. For the second time this season, someone mentions that the bed Daemon is sleeping in is made of weirwood. That’s no accident—there’s a reason the show is emphasizing something so mundane.
And with Paddy Considine finally returning as King Viserys, it’s time for us to take a deeper look at Daemon’s dreams. One of the fun quirks of George R.R.
Martin’s world is that every religion in A Song of Ice and Fire appears to have real power (whether through true divinity or some association with magic), with the exception of the Faith of the Seven, the most widespread religion in Westeros. That includes the Old Gods, the pantheon of deities that are still worshiped in some corners of the realm, especially in the North. Followers of the Old Gods pray in godswoods—wooded groves of solitude.
Often these groves are filled with weirwood trees, and nearly every grove includes a heart tree—a tree that has had a face carved into it. It’s said that the Old Gods c.