The penultimate episode of House of the Dragon season 2 saw Team Green remain divided as King Aegon painfully recovers from his injuries and Prince Aemond sits on his throne, all while Queen Dowager Alicent Hightower went missing from the castle to do some soul-searching. But despite only taking up a small amount of screen time this week, Alicent’s journey to the lake actually holds a lot of meaning and tells us a lot about her arc.
Warning, major spoilers for House of the Dragon season 2, episode 7 follow, so make sure you are all caught up with the series before reading on.
