Please note that the following details the main aspect of the first episode of House of the Dragon Season 2, which is available on the new Max streaming platform. If you haven’t seen it yet and don’t want to know anything about its content, I suggest you stop reading this article now!
A surprise awaited Dragon House from the very first minutes of the first episode of the new season! A new intro canvas has debuted, again accompanied by a slightly tweaked version of the theme drawn by Ramin Javadi (who previously illustrated the Game of Thrones series).
In the first season, the credits followed blood flowing through the model metal fences of the ancient city of Valyria. This opening sequence, which was not unanimous among fans, reflected the broad outlines of the history of the Targaryen clan, and in particular the history of King Visser I – the occupant of the Iron Throne at the beginning of the series.
Season 1 Credits:
A change that fits the continuity of the original series
Is it because he didn’t fully convince fans that the credits were changed? In Season 2, the series features an embroidered mural, slowly stained with blood, that recalls the past of the Targaryen clan, as well as events that will take place in the next seasons of the program, starting with the highly anticipated one. dance of dragons…
given during the interview The Hollywood ReporterSeries creator Ryan Condall is back for this unexpected change in credits. The latter reveals that the idea wasn’t to go over the Season 1 idea, but to pay homage to the Game of Thrones credits:
In the original series, the credits change as the geography evolves to show us more details about Westeros. We wanted to do the same thing with our credits, but at the end of the first season we realized that the blood and the stories that we’ve been talking about this season – for 20 years – were already done.
Dragon House: A New Beginning for Season 2
The death of King Visser I effectively changed the cards, leaving the Iron Throne vacant, with two heirs now vying for it: his daughter Rhaenyra, born from his first marriage, and his son Aegon, the product of his second union with Alycent Hightower.
Rhaenyra considers herself the legitimate heir due to her status as chieftain, while Aegon considers himself entitled because the crown should only be passed down among male Targaryen descendants.
Aegon II Targaryen is the current occupant of the Iron Throne
Thus, House of Dragon Season 2 marks a brand new beginning and the start of a bloody war between the two clans of House of Dragon. Season 1 ended with the death of Prince Lucerius; While Rhaenyra mourned, her demon husband quickly devised a real battle plan to make Aegon II pay.
“We decided to go for a radical change. The page has been turned and we’re now at war, it’s a story in constant motion and we wanted to visualize that.” he said. “I was thinking of the Bayeux Tapestry (depicting the conquest of England by William the Conqueror, editor’s note) which serves as both a work of art and a source in the medieval history of this era.”
Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen, eldest daughter of King Viserys I
Season 2 credits:
Other Targaryen series could see the light of day
Remember that the Targaryen story could lead to a new Game of Thrones series. If the next spin-off, titled A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, only remotely deals with the history of the Iron Throne, a new prequel focused on Aegon I Targaryen, the conqueror of the Seven Kingdoms, is in active development.
Dragon House is inspired by several chapters of the book Fire and blood. At nearly 1,000 pages, this work (available in two volumes, or the complete version from J’ai lu) covers the entire history of Clan Targaryen, several years from the time of Aegon I to the fall of Aerys II the Mad King. Before Game of Thrones started.
With adaptations of George AR Martin’s novels among the franchise’s priority projects, the American author (who has yet to finish writing novels) doesn’t have the time to come up with new original stories. Several animated series are also being explored, including a series already commissioned on the Sea Serpent fleet Corlys Velaryon.
House of the Dragon Season 2 episodes can be seen every Monday exclusively on the new Max streaming platform!
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