At the same time, The Red Keep in King’s Landing also faces its own series of problems, because thanks to the undoubted tension derived between Rhaenyra and Aegon II (Tom Glynn-Carney) The situation on the castle walls is increasingly tense. Meanwhile he Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) plunges into a new love affair with him Commander of the Royal Guard, Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel), King Aegon II begins to become drunk with power, making it clear that he is not afraid to use his authority to fulfill his whims.
The episode takes a funereal turn when, following the death of Lucerys, Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith)the husband of Rhaenyra, He decides to take justice into his own hands and go against his wife’s nature to avenge the duel in his own way. To do this, he hires two men to whom he offers an attractive sum of money in exchange for the head of Jaehaerys Targaryen, the young son of Aegon II and his wife, the queen consort. Helaena Targaryen (Phia Saban). In the darkness of the night, the criminals manage to infiltrate the castle and take Helaena hostage to force her to point out which of the twins was the boy and later decapitate him in front of her. Once the death of the infant is confirmed, the queen flees to the room of Alicent Hightowerwhere in addition to surprising her having sexual relations with Sir Criston and finding refuge away from the murderers, he confesses what happened and unleashes panic in the castle.
Olivia Cooke House of The Dragon 2, episode 1Courtesy of Warner
Thanks to the death of his son that Aegon II’s fury is completely unleashed and taking revenge on his sister and her legacy becomes his new purpose to fulfill and officially declares war. In a plot where the pieces have been slowly falling into place throughout the previous season, the murder of the heir for the purpose of fulfilling an eye for an eye by taking the life of one son for another is a breakthrough that could trigger the battle between the brothers, thus proving that when it comes to The House of the Dragon, anything is possible and there is no character that can be taken for granted. With an episode that welcomes the second part of this series, it has become clear to us that The fight for the throne is finally about to begin.
