"House of the Dragon" S3 finally gives Rhaenyra and Daemon their due

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Editor's note: The below contains spoilers for House of the Dragon Season 3, Episode 3. For two seasons, House of the Dragon has positioned Rhaenyra ( Emma D'Arcy ) and Daemon Targaryen ( Matt Smith ) as the series' main romantic dynamic . Within the taboo context of their House, they're made for each other: cut from the same elemental cloth, and just contradictory enough to be complementary. Yet twin flames destined to burn together can either fuse into a strengthened inferno or overpower and extinguish their closest ally. After hungrily circling each other during Season 1's first half, when Rhaenyra ( Milly Alcock ) was young, D'Arcy and Smith's intense chemistry suggests their characters enjoyed a happy marriage offscreen after getting married.