House of the Dragon season 2, episode 6 brings back another major character

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House of the Dragon season 2, episode 6 is all about dragon taming – but it also features the return of a major character.

Now, consider this your spoiler warning. The following will dive into major spoilers for the episode, so turn back now if you're not up to date! 

If you're still reading, then you'll know just who returned in the latest episode. This is the second time we've seen such a cameo, after Milly Alcock returned as Young Rhaenyra earlier in the season.

So, what's going on in this particular vision? We delve into all the details right here.

How does Viserys return in House of the Dragon season 2?

King Viserys died way back in season 1, and his death triggered the war for succession that's still playing out in the show. How has he returned in the latest episode, then?

Well, once again, it's thanks to the strange visions Daemon has been having at Harrenhal, courtesy of Alys Rivers. Daemon has already hallucinated Young Rhaenyra and his own mother (in a very disturbing scene) but this is the first time he has seen his brother.

Viserys is seated on the Iron Throne in the first vision and demands to know if Daemon said the words "Heir for a Day." Cast your minds back, and you'll remember that this was a major bone of contention in season 1, when, after Viserys's newborn son died, Daemon – at the time the displaced heir to the throne – called the baby "Heir for a Day" and later stole the egg from his cradle.

In the hallucination, Daemon is then banished by his brother, but snaps out of the vision and threatens Simon Strong, believing him to be responsible for his strange thoughts.

That's not the end of Daemon's hallucinations, though. He sees Viserys again later, this time with his late wife Aemma (Sian Brooke), too. Viserys is weeping over the death of his wife and Daemon embraces him.

Daemon then wakes up at a table and, when left alone, cries. It seems Daemon might have finally learned the error of his ways, thanks to Alys acting as his witchy Ghost of Christmas Past for most of season 2.

House of the Dragon season 2 continues weekly on Sky and NOW in the UK and HBO in the US. For more on the show, check out our deep dives below:

• House of the Dragon season 2, episodes 1-4 review

• House of the Dragon season 2 showrunner on why Blood and Cheese is nothing like Game of Thrones' Red Wedding

• House of the Dragon season 2 showrunner doesn't feel the pressure of following the controversial Game of Thrones season 8: "Our challenge comes from within"

• House of the Dragon showrunner teases season 3: "You don't want to end up in that place where you're doing the same thing again and again" 

• House of the Dragon season 2 showrunner breaks down the complicated relationship between Daemon and Rhaenyra: "Conflict is the order of the day"

• House of the Dragon season 2 showrunner says Rhaenyra and Alicent's bond is still the heart of the show: "We understand that these two women are connected"

• Aemond Targaryen actor Ewan Mitchell breaks down that House of the Dragon season 2, episode 4 ending: "He very much knew what he was doing"

• House of the Dragon star Ewan Mitchell on why Aemond Targaryen lives to the same code as Robert De Niro in Heat

• House of the Dragon star Ewan Mitchell talks Aemond and Daemon's rivalry: "There's almost a romantic element to it"

• House of the Dragon star Ewan Mitchell explains how Michael Myers inspired Aemond Targaryen

• House of the Dragon season 2, episode 1 recap and Easter eggs

• House of the Dragon season 2, episode 2 recap and Easter eggs

• House of the Dragon season 2, episode 3 recap and Easter eggs

• House of the Dragon season 2, episode 4 recap and Easter eggs

• House of the Dragon season 2, episode 5 recap and Easter eggs

• Hugh Hammer explained

• How Blood and Cheese is different from the book

• How Rook's Rest is different from the book

• Cregan Stark explained

• Addam of Hull explained

• Daeron Targaryen explained

• The dragonseeds explained

• The House of the Dragon dragons, listed and explained

• Greens vs. Blacks, explained

• The White Worm, explained

• The Targaryen family tree

• The House of the Dragon timeline

• Who wins the Dance of the Dragons?

• The history of Vhagar

• The Song of Ice and Fire prophecy

• House of the Dragon season 2 release schedule