Meanwhile in King’s Landing, Viserys spends most of his time in bed whacked out of his brain on milk of the poppy while his wife Alicent Hightower and Hand Otto Hightower rule in his name. But rumors persist that Luke doesn’t have Velaryon blood, which leaves an opening for Vaemond Velaryon to make a claim on his brother’s seat. As we remember from last week, Corlys wants Rhaenrya’s son Lucerys to inherit the Driftwood Throne. Corlys doesn’t actually appear in the episode, and his absence is causing all sorts of problems as people worry over who should replace him as the Lord of Driftmark should he die. “The Lord of the Tides” refers to Corlys Velaryon, who has taken a wound fighting in the Stepstones. It’s one last deep relaxing breath, in and out, before the scream of war. It’s more of a mood, a chance to sit with characters we didn’t know we liked this much until the show afforded us time to realize it. This one isn’t really about the big shocking moments people rush to Twitter to break down right after. I haven’t talked about the actual conflict yet, but that’s the kind of episode “The Lord of the Tides” is. But he exerts what control he can here, and it’s impossible not to applaud him for the effort.īut I’m getting ahead of myself. King Viserys has been slipping pretty much since the premiere, finding himself less and less in control of his family and kingdom as disease erodes his body. The whole episode feels like a last hurrah for him. That’s assuming he dies, which I do, although “The Lord of the Tides” isn’t 100% clear on his fate. He was the best of kings, he was the worst of kings, and I’m gonna miss him. Let’s pour one out for King Viserys Targaryen, First of his Name, King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Avoider of Conflict, Ride-or-Die Daughter Guy, and All-Around Mensch, even if he kinda-sorta murdered his wife.
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