Every episode of House of the Dragon has carried the same quiet question: “Okay… but where’s Daeron?” Alicent and Viserys’ youngest son was mentioned a couple of times, but never appeared. For a fandom that counts every single dragon on screen and sketches family trees on napkins, this became an ongoing joke. “He’s away at boarding school.” “He moved to Qarth.” “He changed his last name to avoid the family drama.”

But today, the internet decided to put an end to the mystery. Social media is buzzing with strong rumors — some already treating it as confirmed — that Charlie Gordon will play the long-awaited Daeron. Yes, Daeron the Daring, mounted on Tessarion, the legendary Blue Queen. But just to add to the confusion, some people on Reddit are saying that Benjamin Evan Ainsworth could be playing Daeron, while others insist it’s been confirmed as Gordon — the trans actor spotted in a puzzling scene where he was handed over to Daeron as Ormund knelt. And let’s not forget that actor Harry Gilby’s name was also mentioned at some point.

And of course, the fandom went wild:

People are celebrating like it’s Christmas in Westeros
Posts demanding that Tessarion show up in the very first frame
Others worried Daeron might be “too late” to the party

The funniest part is how fans are treating his arrival: like he’s the cousin who skipped the family barbecue but showed up to the afterparty with a massive dragon and lots of opinions. Some are even rewatching the entire show, convinced secret clues were foreshadowing his entrance.

And that’s what makes this so exciting: Daeron is described in the books as the most gentle and diplomatic of Alicent’s children — basically the mediator of the Dance of the Dragons. The idea of him riding into the chaos on Tessarion while trying to do a family therapy session feels peak Westeros.

After two seasons as the “forgotten son,” Daeron now arrives as an event in himself. And if social media has anything to say about it, he’d better bring more than a dragon to justify his absence. The question is: will he be the unlikely hero the Greens desperately need — or just another name added to the Targaryen tragedy list?