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Alicent and Rhaenyra’s Secret Love Is the Heart of ‘House of the Dragon’

REUNION

Episode 3 of “House of the Dragon” finally saw the reunion of Alicent and Rhaenyra, delighting fans who have long projected a queer romance onto the two female leads.

Kaiya Shunyata
Kaiya Shunyata 

Freelance Writer

An illustration of Olivia Cooke and Emma D’Arcy
Photo Illustration by Thomas Lev/Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/HBO
Kaiya Shunyata

Kaiya Shunyata

Freelance Writer

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