Talya was a lady-in-waiting to Queen Alicent Hightower and a spy in Mysaria's employ.
Biography[]
House of the Dragon: Season 1[]
When Rhaenyra is brought before Alicent shortly after giving birth to Joffrey Velaryon, Alicent tells Talya to fetch Rhaenyra a cushion. She later walks in on a conversation between Alicent and Larys Strong, but is quickly sent out.[1]
Talya secretly meets Mysaria and delivers her information regarding the recent events: royal audience to decide the succession of House Velaryon, the last supper of King Viserys, the factions of the royal family, and the subsequent fight between Rhaenyra's sons and Alicent's sons.[2]
Jon informs Talya about the recent death of King Viserys. In turn, she quickly informs Queen Alicent. In the following hours, Talya, along with other servants, are imprisoned at the command of Ser Otto Hightower, in order to prevent the news of Viserys's death and the plans of the Green Council to crown Prince Aegon from spreading and reaching Rhaenyra on Dragonstone.[4]
In exchange for a sexual favor, Larys informs Alicent that Talya is one of Mysaria's spies.[4]
House of the Dragon: Season 2[]
Larys informs Alicent that all imprisoned servants were questioned, and those found guilty of espionage were executed.[5]
Behind the scenes[]
Talya is portrayed by Alexis Raben, a producer on the show and the wife of Miguel Sapochnik.
In the books[]
In Fire & Blood, there is no character named Talya. The servant who informed Queen Alicent of Viserys's death, and was later imprisoned to keep the secret, was a man, and his name is not mentioned.
Appearances[]
– "The Princess and the Queen"- – "Driftmark"
- – "The Lord of the Tides"
– "The Green Council"- – "A Son for a Son" (mentioned indirectly)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 House of the Dragon: Season 1, Episode 6: "The Princess and the Queen" (2022).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 House of the Dragon: Season 1, Episode 8: "The Lord of the Tides" (2022).
- ↑ Talya. HBO. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 House of the Dragon: Season 1, Episode 9: "The Green Council" (2022).
- ↑ House of the Dragon: Season 2, Episode 1: "A Son for a Son" (2024).
Notes[]
- ↑ In "A Son for a Son," Daemon Targaryen and Otto Hightower mention that days have passed since Viserys Targaryen and Lucerys Velaryon's deaths. Unlike the first season, no major time jumps are expected; therefore, House of the Dragon: Season 2 takes place in 132 AC.
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