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Fans Are Reacting To The Two Big “House Of The Dragon” Deaths This Week
"I’ll never get attached to any characters EVER again."

Fans Are Reacting To The Two Big “House Of The Dragon” Deaths This Week

Warning: This post contains spoilers for House of the Dragon Episode 6.

Melisandre from Game of Thrones with her eyes wide open next to the writing "this post is dark and full of spoilers" HBO

This week’s House of the Dragon saw the deaths of not one but TWO (well, three, but more on that later) fan fave characters: Ser Harwin Strong and Laena Velaryon.

SIde by side stills of Harwin and Laena Ollie Upton / HBO

Both of them had minimal screentime but made a big impact, showing themselves to be caring, brave, strong, and ultimately too good for the world of Westeros and the messy Targaryens. 

Laena was yet another woman killed by childbirth in this show, although she got to her dragon Vhagar before she actually died to ensure she could “Dracarys” and go out on her own terms. 

Meanwhile, both Harwin and his father Lyonel (the third death, RIP to the best Hand the Seven Kingdoms has ever known) were murdered by Harwin’s brother Larys, who sent three assassins to burn them alive inside Harrenhal (Larys Strong, I will never forgive you.). 

The 10-year jump and minimal time we got to see these characters growing and flourishing, especially in their relationships with Rhaenyra and Daemon and each of their kids, makes their deaths even more devastating, if that’s even possible. 

A lot of fans are very upset (same)…

1.

Will Byers Villain Era ™️ @toxiccalm Me:oh I like these characters *20 minutes later* Character: *dies* ?#HouseOfTheDragon

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HBO / Via Twitter: @toxiccalm

2.

Pikoobear ⁷ @pikooverse Deserved better.#HouseOfTheDragon

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HBO / Twitter: @pikooverse

3.

mani @jasimidaisies they deserved more time with their kids 🙁 #HouseOfTheDragon

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HBO / Twitter: @jasimidaisies

4.

Kaylah Larin ?? @KaylahLarin We loose laena and Harwin in the same episode THIS SOME BULLSHIT #HouseOfTheDragon

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HBO / Twitter: @KaylahLarin

5.

sen @rhaenyrafilm ALL THE POTENTIAL. WASTED. THROWN AWAY. TAKEN IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE. I HATE IT HERE#serharwin #HouseOfTheDragon

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HBO / Twitter: @rhaenyrafilm

6.

r.a.y_ane #TeamRhaenyra @e_u_r_a_y_a_n_e Me: I can't wait to see the start of Harwin Strong and Rhaenyra's relationship, and how it developedHBO:#HouseOfTheDragon#HouseOfTheDragonHBO

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OWN / Twitter: @e_u_r_a_y_a_n_e

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? lina | it wasn’t in fb @rhaegarlya idk about you but i’ll just keep re-watching those domestic bliss scenes with rhaenyra, harwin and their beautiful boys and pretend this is how it all ended ❤️

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HBO / Twitter: @rhaegarlya

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r.a.y_ane #TeamRhaenyra @e_u_r_a_y_a_n_e So you're telling me that I had to watch Viserys fuck Alicent, but I'm not going to watch Harwin fuck Rhaenyra#HouseOfTheDragon#HouseOfTheDragonHBO

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VH1 / Twitter: @e_u_r_a_y_a_n_e

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JSrunner☮️ @JMarthrunner Taken too soon. RIP Best baby daddy in #HouseoftheDragon

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HBO / Twitter: @JMarthrunner

10.

out of context house of the dragon @oochotd It was always on sight for Rhaenyra ? rip to a real one #HouseOfTheDragon

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HBO / Twitter: @oochotd

11.

Milla @milladarciii [I’ll never get attached to any characters EVER again]. Thank you Ser Harwin Strong, the strongest knight and incredible baby daddy in the 7 kingdoms. Ryan Corr did an amazing job portraying Harwin #HouseOfTheDragon #harwinstrong

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HBO / Twitter: @milladarciii

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FeelingDizi☀️ @feelingdizi Ser Harwin will go down as the finest and most honorable baby daddy in Westeros #HOTD #HouseOfTheDragon

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HBO / Twitter: @feelingdizi

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depression @raccoonmum I’m literally sick to my stomach we got 3 seconds of Harwin and Rhaenyra being a happy family before his own brother killed him for some jealous, father stealing, raggedy ass ginger bitch#HouseOfTheDragon

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Twitter: @raccoonmum

14.

Sheepstealer ?? @NettlesDragon My baby Harwin Strong was gone too soon from this world ?#HouseOfTheDragon

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HBO / Twitter: @NettlesDragon

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Kylo/Dracopaintrain?4life @RubioChristy118 Me after watching my boi Harwin get BBQd thanks to his fuckface Varys/Littlefinger combo piece of shit brother ? GOD DAMMIT #HouseOfTheDragon

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HBO / Twitter: @RubioChristy118

16.

g? @_greenleigh Ryan Corr/Ser Harwin Strong leaving #hotd after becoming everyone’s Favorite Daddy in just 9.33 minutes of screen time #HouseOfTheDragon

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CBS / Twitter: @_greenleigh

17.

Mila @elaaott Laena chosing to die with her child on her own was hearbreaking but was her choice and powerful one. While that doctor was talking only about the child Daemon was concerned for Laena first. The differene from his brother. "My brave girl" indeed #HouseOfTheDragon #HOTD

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HBO / Twitter: @elaaott

18.

Jez @jezchlmt Miss girl really said “No one will ever decide if I live or die except me” #HouseOfTheDragon

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HBO / Twitter: @jezchlmt

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– @anothersoph Vhagar not wanting to follow Laena's command did something to my heart #HouseOfTheDragon

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Twitter: @anothersoph

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Da$ha☕️?? @fattysalmonroll RIP to the Queen and I mean LAENA VELARYON. Ate every second of her screen time?#HOTD #HouseOftheDragon

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HBO / Twitter: @fattysalmonroll

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?️ @atheena119 laena choosing her own death instead of having a man choose for her#houseofthedragon

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Fox / Twitter: @atheena119

22.

House Of The Dragon Source @HOTDsource This was so hard to watch, Laena deserved so much better ? #HouseOfTheDragon

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HBO / Twitter: @HOTDsource

23.

? ? ? @Reyloryn Laena you will be missed ??

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HBO / Twitter: @Reyloryn

24.

Ashaya ? @MeereeneseKnot Laena Velaryon, you were too good for this world. #HouseOfTheDragon

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HBO / Twitter: @MeereeneseKnot

25.

axl | hotd spoilers @danyratarg when daemon called laena “my brave girl” #HouseofTheDragon

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Twitter: @danyratarg

26.

mira ? hotd spoilers @kyIosbens he really was watching laena die here i’m so heartbroken #HouseOfTheDragon

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HBO / Twitter: @kyIosbens

27.

PepperRueni @CoBruhCor All I’m saying is that I would of loved an episode between this one and the last to show more relationship/intimate moments between Rhaenyra/Harwin & Damon/Laena #HouseOfTheDragon

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Twitter: @CoBruhCor

28.

DmenGore @DmenGore RIP Harwin and Laena the two people that kept the two of the most chaotic Targaryens grounded #HouseOfTheDragon #HOTD

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Twitter: @DmenGore

29.

ela//team black @snowstormwd laena and harwin they will always be famous

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HBO / Twitter: @snowstormwd

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Easybakeoven62 @easybakeoven622 Rip to harwin and laena some of the baddest bitches who ever lived, they deserved better #HouseoftheDragon

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Fox / Twitter: @easybakeoven622

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?️‍? The spiritual friend with rocks™ @plums_n_peaches This episoded hurt #HouseoftheDragon

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Fox / Twitter: @plums_n_peaches

32. (And before we go, one more shout out to Lyonel Strong)

MundaneMandate @MundaneMandate Everybody on about Harwin and Laena, but we should also acknowledge another great loss. The realest and most honest Hand there ever was. #HouseOfTheDragon

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HBO / Twitter: @MundaneMandate