House of the Dragon
Massive spoiler for House of the Dragon time of year 2 , instalment 1 , and late events from Fire & Blood , the show ’s source material .
Summary
The time of year 2 premiere ofHouse of the Dragonhas opened with bloodletting , already seeing a character die and setting a case in point for a violent season with many more deaths . Many member of theHouse of the Dragoncasthave already pass on the series , with several main characters from season 1 already legislate for various cause . King Viserys I Targaryen ’s death is perhaps the most notable to get from season 1 , directly leading to the polite warfare conflict known as the Dance of the Dragons , in which his son Aegon and girl Rhaenyra both vie for the Iron Throne .
House of the Dragon’sseason 1 endingsaw the first lineage drawn in the warfare , with Prince Aemond Targaryen and his tartar Vhagar swoop in and killing Lucerys Velaryon , Rhaenyra ’s son . From there , war practically became inevitable , as the season 2 premiere showed Rhaenyra demanding payback for her fallen Logos . Despite declare Aemond as her intended quarry , the assassinsBlood & Cheese end up killing the son of Aegon II and Helaena Targaryen , as their rescript were to kill"a Word for a boy . "
TheBlood & Cheese blackwash differed from the bookFire & Blood , on which all the TV series ' events are found . However , the end result was the same , with Prince Jaehaerys Targaryen being their kill , mark the season ’s first major decease . base onFire & Blood , which examines the account of the Targaryen dynasty , let in the over timeline of the Dance of the Dragons , the rest of time of year 2 ’s pregnant deaths can be predicted . It ’s unreadable where time of year 2 will end up on the book ’s timeline , but supposition can be made give the eight - instalment reckoning and how the show step .
5Rhaenys Targaryen
Dies At The Battle Of Rook’s Rest
Rhaenys Targaryen , " The queen regnant Who Never Was , " is the most prominent fiber destruction that should happen inHouse of the Dragonseason 2 . Rhaenys ' decision to join the Blacks at the last of time of year 1 was pivotal to the growing conflict and will have a lasting imprint on the war . However , her story will in all probability come to a conclusion at the Battle of Rook ’s ease , which is confirmed to be one of the season ’s major action set pieces . This pee-pee sense , given the tactical maneuvers Criston Cole and Aemond have begin to jump in episode 1 .
Rhaenys rides out on Meleys to meet them in battle , but she ’s ambushed by Aemond and Aegon II , riding Vhagar and Sunfyre .
In the book , Cole habituate his grow land force to advance along the shoreline of the Crownlands , capturing castles and add their numbers to his , as he declares in the season premiere . At Rook ’s Rest , the Blacks are expecting an easy victory by dragonfire , thinking Cole has advanced with only his land USA . Rhaenys depend on out on Meleys to meet them in battle , but she ’s waylay by Aemond and Aegon II , riding Vhagar and Sunfyre . Rhaenys put up an fantabulous fighting , even film down Aegon and Sunfyre , seriously injuring both the king and his dragon .
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Ultimately , Aemond and the plain size of Vhagar take Rhaenys down , kill her . It ’s a annihilating blow to the Blacks given her familial ties , and has consequences for Rhaenyra hence forth . It was Rhaenys who contribute House Velaryon to Rhaenyra ’s side , and without her alive , Lord Corlys never full regains reliance in Rhaenyra . Whether this plays out inthe telly series as it does in the Word of God is unclear , asHouse of the Dragonseason 2 ’s Word of God changesare already piling up after just one installment .
4Meleys
When Rhaenys decease down , Meleys upsettingly goes down with her . Meleys is one of themany dragon inHouse of the Dragon , known for her red scales and for her great flight upper . She puts up a phenomenal fight against two full - grown dragon , particularly with one of them being Vhagar , butdoesn’t survive the Battle of Rook ’s repose inFire & Blood . After Lucerys Velaryon ’s Arrax , Meleys is the second dragon to perish in the Dance , beginning a longsighted line of dragon deaths that occur in struggle throughout the war .
Rhaenys and Meleys have been passenger and dragon longer than any other pair in the serial
Before Rhaenys , Meleys had been bind to Princess Alyssa Targaryen , with Rhaenys claim her after Alyssa ’s demise . Having been attach since 87 AC ( The Dance of the Dragons go on in 129 AC ) , Rhaenys and Meleys have been rider and Draco longer than any other pair in the serial , virtually two decades longer than Daemon and Caraxes . That ’s also far longer than most of the show ’s dragonriders have even been alive . The pair are show inHouse of the Dragonto have a exceptional bond certificate , making it bittersweet that they go down together .
Taking place about 172 years before the events ofGame of Thrones,House of the Dragontells the tale of the rise of the Targaryens, the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria. The popular HBO spinoff show first starred Milly Alcock and Emily Carey as Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower before they were replaced by Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke, who play the older versions of the characters. Also starring in the series is Matt Smith (Prince Daemon Targaryen) and Paddy Considine as Rhaenyra’s father, King Viserys Targaryen.
3The Cargyll Twins
Die Fighting Eachother On Dragonstone
The Cargyll twins , Erryk and Arryk , were introduce late in time of year 1 as members of King Viserys Targaryen ’s Kingsguard . Upon thesplit between Blacks and Greens , the Cargyll twins find themselves on opposing side in the conflict . Ser Erryk Cargyll travel to Dragonstone in the season 1 finish to imprecate fealty to Rhaenyra and fall in her Queensguard while Ser Arryk Cargyll remained with King Aegon II , both believing themselves to be on the right side of the conflict . Of of course , in George R.R. Martin ’s earth , this means the two , regrettably , have to collide .
InFire & Blood , Criston Cole considers maneuver to end the war easy before mobilize the Greens ' army to attack Rook ’s Rest . Cole plots for Arryk Cargyll to pretend to be his own brother , abstract into Dragonstone , and kill Rhaenyra Targaryen . Before he can find Rhaenyra , he trip upon Erryk , andthe two blood brother duel it out , dealing fatal wound to one another . Because this happens before Rook ’s residuum , it should in all likelihood be clean former inHouse of the Dragonseason 2 , meaning the Cargyll Twin Falls ' arc on the show does n’t last very long .
TheGame of Thronesuniverse has pitted siblings against each other many time , with the most noteworthy physical opposition being between Sandor and Gregor Clegane , The Hound and The Mountain . Cleganebowl was the plebeian terminus for the theory that the two brothers would face off , leading to the Cargyll twin battle to be referred to as Cargyllbowl forHouse of the Dragon . The deaths of the Cargyll Twin are far more tragic , though , as the two actually had real warmheartedness for each other before the war , whereas there was nothing but hatred between the Cleganes .
House of the Dragon time of year 2 has remove a minor character , which may have a long - endure encroachment on the show and the Dance of the Dragons ' end .
2Blood
Is Captured And Tortured To Death By The Greens
stemma is a character who ’s slightly different in the TV adaptation than he is inFire & Blood , but his fate will likely be standardized . House of the Dragon’sseason 2 premiere saw bloodline & Cheese pinch into the Red Keep with the goal of killing Aemond Targaryen , though in the end bump off the child Jaehaerys , Aegon II ’s inheritor . Of course , this is an act the Greens do n’t take kindly to , further nark up the already agitated and impatient king . Their fortune are n’t shown at the oddment of the time of year 2 premiere , but there ’s some info in the Koran regarding what encounter to them .
First , inFire & Blood , the character Blood is a sad sack , not a member of the City Watch . He was a penis of the King ’s Landing City Watch antecedently but had been removed from it for murdering a prostitute . In the show , he ’s changed to this persona to better befit Daemon record the city . Whether this changes his outcome is unclear , but in the book , he ’s found presently afterward and tortured for information by the Greens . He grant up Mysaria , finally dying by torture . In the TV version , he ’d in all likelihood give up Daemon ’s name or else .
Aegon II monastic order the Death of every ratcatcher in King ’s Landing , hang them all .
As for Cheese , there ’s no readable grounds that he lived or diedin the Word . However , following the incident , Aegon II orders the death of every ratcatcher in King ’s Landing , hang them all . Otto Hightower then brings one hundred cat into the Red Keep to deal with rats . present Aegon and Otto ’s dynamic in the show , it does n’t seem likely that Otto will hold Aegon ’s reckless mass hanging of chiefly ingenuous civilians and plausibly wo n’t flood the Red Keep with cats .
1Jason Lannister
Dies At The Battle At The Red Fork
Since the Battle of Rook ’s residual does n’t seem to be the last battle of the season , House of the Dragonseason 2 could reason with another smaller difference . The trailers for the season show Lannister armies mobilizing , which point thatthe season could make it to the Battle at the Red Fork . It seems like the Battle of the Gullet will be pushed to season 3 , as it has n’t been in any marketing , and it would likely ask hefty CGI for its dragon legal action , which might be too much after Rook ’s Rest .
As for the Battle at the Red Fork , Lord Jason Lannister of Casterly Rock is the most renowned fatal accident . Jason was check inHouse of the Dragonseason 1 test to make Rhaenyra ’s favor in marriage . He ’s a notably chesty man and was n’t too likable , but fall behind him sends House Lannister into disarray for the Greens , as his expiry have House Greyjoy to found a raid on Lannisport from the Iron Islands .
It will be interesting to see howHouse of the Dragonbuilds this scene if it does occur in time of year 2 , as Jason Lannister is n’t the most memorable character in the show . It could very likely be just a brief segment , as he ’s the most prominent part at the battle , and there are no dragons present . Still , Jason Lannister could be a keyHouse of the Dragonseason 2 death toward the closing of the eight - episode runnel .
take place about 172 class before the events ofGame of Thrones , House of the Dragontells the tale of the rise of the Targaryens , the only syndicate of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria . The popular HBO spinoff show first starred Milly Alcock and Emily Carey as Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower before they were replaced by Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke , who play the older versions of the graphic symbol . Also star in the series is Matt Smith ( Prince Daemon Targaryen ) and Paddy Considine as Rhaenyra ’s father , King Viserys Targaryen .
