Almost two years of waiting for one of the most successful series of recent times that has come to re-enchant fans of the world of game of Thrones. This Sunday came second season of House of the Dragon for the happiness of millions around the world.
A return that has a whole propaganda of the black team vs green teampart of the Targaryan and Velaryon against the Hightower and the other Targaryans; the rightful queen against “Aegon the usurper.”
A first chapter that had everything that was promised: emotions, crying and death.
What happened in House of the Dragon 1×02:
Attention! Below are spoilers for the first episode of the second season of House of the Dragon.
With a new intro, embroidering the events of the story and a new face that fans will appreciate, he returned House of the Dragon where we stay: the death of prince Lucerys in the hands of Aemond’s dragon.
Finally seeing Cregan Starka history of Winterveld and the first approach to the city of the Starks that we met in game of Thrones. Here, with the King of the North, we see how the news reachesLucerys’ brother, Jacaerys, on the ice wall.
Back on Dragonstone, Daemond is already seeking his revenge. “a son for a son”while Rhaenyra mourns away from the castle.
Both there and in King’s Landing they wait for the others to attack them, a declaration of war that is made with the death of the prince, but none of them asked.
At the castle, Halaena claims to have fear of “rats”just anticipating what is coming, while we find out that Alicent and Criston Coll are lovers secretly, just as he once was with Rhaenyra.
In the council, war is inevitable even though Alicent has tried to apologize to Rhaenyra in letters; while they have been blocked at sea by the Sea Serpent of the Velaryon.
After a long wait, Rhaenyra finally finds clothing and remains from Lucerys’ death, finally giving her rest with the arrival of Jacaerys, in one of the most emotional scenes of the chapter.
Alicent and Otto talk about how to achieve victory, while Aegon becomes more separated from them, especially from the king’s hand.
On the other side of the kingdom, “The White Worm” Myseria reaches Dragonstone where she meets Daemon again, who confronts her for helping the Hightowers.
“I want Aemond Targaryan”; Rhaenyra finally appears to decree what he wants, revenge for the death of his son. Something that Daemon understood, or more or less.
He arrives at King’s Landing to find those who are against the Hightowers and seek revenge. A guard and a rat catcher who knows how to enter the castle are called upon to kill Ameond. That’s right, the expected history and Blood and Cheese.
But the rat asks what happens if they don’t find it, but we don’t get an answer yet. If there is no head, there is no hearingor, they say later.
The guard is found by one of the maids, which speeds up the entire operation. In desperation, they find Helaena, but they reveal that Daemond asked for “a son for a son”. And of course, she was with her two little ones.
They force Helaena tell them which of the two is the male, since they are looking for a child. And she, seeing herself threatened with death, tells them who. Although the guard does not believe him because he thinks he will not hand over the heir, The rat knows that he is telling the truth.
A heartbreaking and powerful death of the child, Jaehaerys, and different from how it was in the books, although with the same result. “They killed the child,” Helaena said when she arrived at Alicent’s room and then finished the chapter.
Explanation of the end of the episode
The story of Blood and Cheese is key in the novel to start the war between both houses and the expected Dance of the Dragons. And it is that he “a son for a son” It is a cruel story but essential to unleash Aegon’s wrath.
Of course, it happens differently in books. Here the men who break into the house find Helaena and her three children, but They force her to decide which of them should die.
She chooses the youngest, MaelorOf course the Blood and Cheese don’t pay attention and they kill Jaeharys, heir to the throne. Besides, They tell Maelor to always remember how his mother chose for him to die.
Now, with the same result, a cruel battle and revenge on the part of Aegon II is expected. Besides that Rhaenyra won’t be very happy that not only was his request for revenge against Aemond unfulfilled, but a child was murdered instead.
When is the next chapter of The House of the Dragon released?
The second episode of the second season of House of the Dragon premieres next Sunday, June 23 at 9:00 p.m. Chile time.
