--- description: Viewers are treated to an Easter egg in Episode 3 of "House of the Dragon," which confirms a major connection to "Game of Thrones." title: "House of the Dragon" Confirms "Game of Thrones" Connection image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltce524fe2f64d7e2b/698a585686f68e2bb96f54bb/phoebe-campbell-emma-d-arcy.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Television](/tag/television/) ## Television Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _House of the Dragon_ Director Confirms Major _Game of Thrones_ Easter Egg  by [Moises Mendez](/author/moises-mendez-ii/)  ## Moises Mendez Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 1, 2024 9:53 PM CUT  Rhaena Targaryen (Phoebe Campbell) and Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy) Rhaena Targaryen (Phoebe Campbell) and Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy)Theo Whiteman/HBO  by [Moises Mendez](/author/moises-mendez-ii/)  ## Moises Mendez Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 1, 2024 9:53 PM CUT Tensions are growing between [Team Green and Team Black](https://time.com/6984986/house-of-the-dragon-season-2-explained/ "undefined") in [_House of the Dragon_](https://time.com/6992532/ihouse-of-the-dragon-rhaenyra-alicent-song-of-ice-and-fire-prophecy/ "undefined"), and as the threat of war [looms over Westeros](https://time.com/6992540/house-of-the-dragon-harrenhal-alys-rivers/ "undefined"), Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy) is working against the hasty suggestions of the men on her council. She pushes back against her advisors’ proposals and puts the safety of her children first. In Episode 3, we see Rhaenyra sit down with her step-daughter [Rhaena Targaryen](https://time.com/6208973/targaryen-family-tree-house-of-the-dragon/ "undefined") (Phoebe Campbell) and task her with taking Rhaenyra’s three children to safety in Pentos. At first, Rhaena feels that the task at hand is not as important as going into battle with her sister and the others, until she is told she’d also be traveling with four dragon eggs, which are “the hope for the future.” **Read More:** [_Why New Targaryens Keep Popping up on_ House of the Dragon](https://time.com/6994221/house-of-the-dragon-season-2-baelon-the-brave-ulf-the-white/ "undefined") The chest [containing the dragon eggs](https://time.com/6987222/house-of-the-dragon-season-2-dragons-explained/ "undefined") is opened and we see three eggs that _Game of Thrones_ fans might recognize: a green one, a black one, and a gold one. The [director of Episode 3](https://time.com/6988172/house-of-the-dragon-season-2-premiere-jaehaerys-blood-and-cheese/ "undefined"), Geeta Vasant Patel, spoke to _Mashable_ and confirmed that the eggs featured in last night’s episode are indeed the ones gifted to Daenerys in the [pilot episode of _Game of Thrones_](https://time.com/6988703/house-of-the-dragon-season-2-cregan-stark/ "undefined") by Master Illyrio Mopatis (Roger Allam) after she marries Khal Drogo (Jason Momoa). “All of us who work on this show are big _Game of Thrones_ fans, so it was very exciting to shoot that scene,” she says. **Read More:** [House of the Dragon _Keeps Pushing the Song of Ice and Fire Prophecy—and It’s Not Working_](https://time.com/6992532/ihouse-of-the-dragon-rhaenyra-alicent-song-of-ice-and-fire-prophecy/ "undefined") The events that take place in _House of the Dragon_ are different from the book it’s based on. In George R.R. Martin’s _Fire & Blood_, the eggs were stolen by a noblewoman named Elissa Farman during the reign of Jaehaerys I. Elissa, the lover of Princess [Rhaena Targaryen](https://time.com/6994221/house-of-the-dragon-season-2-baelon-the-brave-ulf-the-white/ "undefined") (not to be confused with Rhaena from _House of the Dragon_, different generations), sailed to Braavos where she sold the eggs to pay for voyages. Per _Mashable_,the eggs’ journey to Illyrio Mopatis isn’t detailed in depth, but it’s theorized they were continuously sold until they made their way to him. Now that Patel has confirmed this major plot point, viewers can begin to theorize about what happens to the fourth egg. 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