The penultimate episode of House of the Dragon Season 1, titled shifts the focus entirely to King’s Landing as the realm deals with the immediate fallout of King Viserys’ death. The Death of a King and a Misinterpreted Wish
As the Small Council convenes, it becomes clear that Otto Hightower and several other council members have been plotting this succession for years—without Alicent's knowledge. Eps9House of the Dragon - Season 1
The episode opens in the silent, dark rooms of the Red Keep just hours after King Viserys has drawn his final breath. Queen Alicent, having misinterpreted the King’s drug-induced ramblings about "Aegon the Conqueror" as a dying wish for their son Aegon II to take the throne, moves to secure the crown. The Secret Coup The penultimate episode of House of the Dragon
