The next episode will see Team Green hit a new low after the Battle at Rook’s Rest.

This week’s House of the Dragon finally put into action the moment all fans had been waiting for. The series chronicles the infamous Civil War between the Targaryen factions called the ‘Dance of the Dragons’ and this week’s episode gave a rousing sequence that sets the stage for what is to come in the rest of the season and the show.

After the events of the Battle of Rook’s Rest, the episode 5 promo of the show hints that Team Green led by the Hightowers will hit an all-time low. A glimpse of the slain dragon Meleys being paraded around the street is causing outrage among fans, proving that the show wants to position Rhaenyra as the protagonist.

House of the Dragon’s Episode 5 Promo Shows The Results Of The Rook’s Rest Battle

Rhaenys Targaryen in House of the Dragon | Credits: HBO Entertainment

The fourth episode of House of the Dragon saw the two Targaryen factions engage in battle for the first time on the field. While Aemond and Aegon show up to Rook’s rest with their respective dragons, they are greeted by Rhaenys’ dragon Meleys and the three engage in a fierce battle.

While the battle causes much destruction, including Aegon being injured, the ending seems to indicate that Rhaenys has been killed during the fight. A new promo of next week’s episode confirms that her dragon Meleys has been slain in the battle. Team Green seems to be parading the head of Meleys in King’s Landing, praising King Aegon as a dragonslayer.

Meleys in House of the Dragon | Credits: HBO Entertainment

This move has not been taken well by fans of House of the Dragon as the Targaryens have always been known for their respect for the dragons. They know that their claim to power is their control over the beasts, who are said to be indestructible. Showing a slain dragon might bite the Team Green Targaryens themselves as they might lose their hold on other nobles.

mind you not even Maegor The Cruel disrespected dragons like that they are pride and strength of House Targaryen that’s why all of Team Green are nasty Hightowers at the end of the day pic.twitter.com/d81qa11XMq

— Riana (@daenerysunnie) July 8, 2024

The move has been criticized by fans who seem to not include Team Green as true Targaryens as many of the members are Hightowers who have joined the family through marriage.

Fans Come To Otto Hightower’s Defence Despite Terrible Decisions From Team Green

Otto Hightower in House of the Dragon | Credits: HBO Entertainment

Many fans have been blaming the Hightowers for being dishonorable warriors in the Dance of the Dragons. Two of the most hated characters in the show, which includes Ser Criston Cole and Otto Hightower, seem to be on Team Green and the latest events do not do them any favors.

The show’s loyalty to Rhaenyra Targaryen increases with each passing episode as the fourth episode showed a significant loss to Team Black’s side with the death of Eve Best’s Rhaenys and her dragon Meleys. The upcoming episode shows the Hightowers parading around Meleys’ head on the streets of King’s Landing.

While the Hightowers are established as scheming and hungry for power, fans seem to defend Otto Hightower and believe that even he would not stoop so low. Otto seems to be well aware of the fact that the dragons’ indestructibility and the Targaryens’ power over them is what gives them the throne.

Idk if Otto would’ve done this. This was a Cole and maybe Aemond move. So thirsty for power they missed the plot

— Kimel F. (@FRYsmalls) July 8, 2024

I think Otto wouldn’t have allowed them to do this.

— Princess Sparky Esquire (@GiaNickfan) July 8, 2024

otto would have shut this down, it’s just a mess

— LUCY🐰 (@lucyqrow) July 8, 2024

definitely a cole move. steadily counting his last days..

— Daenerys • 🪼 (@missyners) July 8, 2024

when he downed aegon the heir, he didnt do that to him. the fact that maegor understood how dragons should be respected — A MAN AS CRUEL AS HIM still had decorum to understand that dragons are their power and humiliating it is a humiliation to the hosue. the greens fumbled HARD.

— DanyalShani2.0 (@Danyal_Shani) July 8, 2024

Whether Team Green will have a redemption arc in the coming episodes is yet to be seen as ever since the Blood and Cheese sequence, they seem to only have been on the wrong end of the Civil War.

House of the Dragon is available to stream on Max.