'House of the Dragon' fixes one of 'Game of Thrones' biggest flaws with High Valyrian scenes

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Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for House of the Dragon Season 3, Episode 5. This week's episode of House of the Dragon sees the plot thickening against Rhaenyra Targaryen's ( Emma D'Arcy ) rule, as she faces crises in both King's Landing and at home. In one of the episode's best scenes, she and Daemon ( Matt Smith ) discuss the plot against her in the Sept, switching between the common tongue and High Valyrian so as not to be understood by those around them. Although they remain in disagreement, Rhaenyra and Daemon's High Valyrian conversation is fascinating. It's not the first time the ancient language has been spoken in the series, but it does act as a reminder that, right now, House of the Dragon is the only series in the A Song of Ice and Fire universe that can give us these important scenes .