Rhaegal of Game Of Thrones (Ep.3 summary): What happened to Jon's dragon (Season 8)

We are in the final phase now. Episode 3 of the last season of Game of Thrones is over and that means Season 8 is halfway through. Sunday's episode 3, "The Long Night", recorded a record time of 82 minutes, beating even the latest episodes yet to come, which also exceed the normal running time of the GoT. These 82 minutes were composed almost exclusively of the biggest battle scene in the series, while the forces of the night king finally arrived to engage the Battle of Winterfell (and Jon's dubious battle plan). Spoilers for episode 3.

A key element in this major fight was the role that dragons played (or did not play). After a bit of training earlier in the season, we could see Jon on Rhaegal and Daenerys on Drogon. At one point, the two players clashed with Night King and Viserion, and after falling back to earth and throwing Jon on the back, Rhaegal was not seen again. Whether intentional or not, the long duration of the episode was not used to clarify the fate of Rhaegal, as with Ghost, who was seen early and then disappeared in the fight, to no longer never be spotted. This left us wondering about the fate of Jon's dragon mate after the fighting ended. So what happened to Rhaegal? Is he as dead as Viserion?

Although Rhaegal seems to be very trying in the middle of the battle, we know for sure that he survived the Battle of Winterfell. That's because it appears, albeit very briefly, in the HBO teaser for episode 4. You can view the picture below, where he and Drogon can be seen flying around the world. above the sky of Winterfell, while Sansa looks from the castle. (We also have other pictures from episode 4 if you would like to see some of the other characters that will be shown there.) Do not expect shocking revelations.

Viserion and Rhaegal literally crashed into the blizzard, the cursed dragon trying to cook Rhaegal's rider while they mutilated themselves. The Night King took the opportunity to try to attack Rhaegal and put him to the ground for good, just as he did with Viserion during the episode of season 7 Beyond the Wall. But Rhaegal finally won the fight, tearing a piece of Viserion's face, and the night king and the evil dragon both fell to the Earth. But Rhaegal's injuries were rather serious and he also fell to the ground – he crashed, throwing Jon off his back, and that's the last time we saw the dragon.

The question that remains now is: what condition? Rhaegal will be ahead. Like other Daenerys forces, Rhaegal was beaten during the battle with the king of the night, Viserion making a huge cut in his chest. It also looks like he has tears in his eyes in the teaser (although it's hard to tell the dragons at any distance). It is highly likely that it will not come back 100% for some time, which could call into question its role in the battle for the Iron Throne at King's Landing (where we hope to get Cleganebowl) .

Daenerys had already lost much of her military power, which drove her to defeat Cersei Lannister, and dragons have always been her best badet. We saw it do a lot with one dragon, but a weakened Rhaegal (and maybe Drogon) will certainly be a setback.

If you are all trapped in Game of Thrones before episode 4, be sure to check out our Easter eggs and references from Episode 3 – there were plenty of them, and count Given the problems some people had with the level of darkness and visibility of Episode 3, you may have missed something. You might also be interested in a complete overview of all those who have not survived the battle and by our perspective on whether The Long Night has achieved its conflict resolution goals with the King of the night.