House of the Dragon Biggest Clue is Hidden In Aemond's Missing Eye
Stay back, he's got a blue eye!
Let's be honest, as much as we all hate Aemond Targaryen for what he did in House of the Dragon season 1 finale, we also have to admit he is one of the most complicated and intriguing characters of the show. And his behind-the-patch we saw in the finale might mean a lot more than what it appears to be at first glance.
Let's first remember what happened in the season 1 finale and what exactly viewers saw on Aemond's face. Huge spoilers for episode 10 follow, so if you haven't yet watched it, please, beware. After Rhaenyra finds out that the Hightowers usurped the Iron Throne, gives birth to a stillborn daughter and gets crowned at her funeral, she and the Black Council decide to send Jace and Luke on their dragons to secure the support of the most powerful Houses of Westeros.
Given he is younger, Rhaenyra sends Luke to a safer location, Storm's End, the domain of Lord Borros Baratheon. Little does she know, Greens also covet Baratheon's army and has already sent Prince Aemond to offer his hand in marriage to one of Baratheon's daughters in exchange for the Lord of Storm's End's support.
Naturally, when Luke arrives at Storm's End, his uncle is already there and has already bought off Borros Baratheon. In the heated argument between the Targaryens, Aemond pulls a good old "eye for an eye" trick and demands Lucerys to remove one of his eyes in retaliation for his own taken by Luke in episode 7. That's when he rips his eye patch off to reveal a glinting blue sapphire placed in his empty eye socket. Besides making Aemond looks even more extravagant, could this cold gleaming stone have some implicit meaning?
Well, the first thought that comes to mind is another blue stare owned by the notorious Night King and his White Walkers, the cold and the dark of the North shown in Game of Thrones and mentioned in Aegon the Conqueror's dream, Song of Ice and Fire. But does it hint at Aemond's secret connection to White Walkers? Most likely not. Aemond is a human and of Targaryen's blood, which automatically makes him an enemy of White Walkers. But his eye might indeed serve as a reminder about Aegon the Conqueror's prophecy, which guides the actions of at least two characters of the show – King Viserys and Queen Rhaenyra.
Another purpose of the blue gleaming eye could be to show how evil Aemond is shaping up to be, Night King-like evil. And when he follows Lycerys out of Storm's End and kills his nephew, his actions fully prove that.