After the events in House of the Dragon season 2, episode 2, one of the most widely held hypotheses about Aemond Targaryen is suddenly far less likely. The film “Rhaenyra the Cruel” depicted the aftermath of Jaehaerys Targaryen’s horrible murder in “Blood & Cheese,” a reference to the two men who killed King Aegon II and Queen Helaena’s eldest son. Helaena had to become the face of the tragedy in an effort to turn the realm against Rhaenyra, while Aegon II viewed his son’s death as a personal insult and demanded swift action.

House of the Dragon season 2 episode 2 was mainly about how the death of Jaehaerys affected Aegon and Helaena, but it also showed how the tragedy was used as a political instrument by the now former Hand of the King Otto Hightower. With Aegon and Helaena front and center, Aemond did not have too big of a role in this episode. However, one particular scene all but confirmed that one popular theory about Aemond’s relationship with his sister is not true after all.