The House of the Dragon season 2: a massacre from the first episode?

The House of the Dragon season 2: a massacre from the first episode?



House of the Dragon: a highly anticipated second season

Moving on from the phenomenal success of game of Thrones it wasn’t easy, but it’s clear House of the Dragon he accepted the challenge with flying colors. In fact, the first season of this series, set before the original series and focused on the war of succession that tore the Targaryen dynasty apart, was a a real success with audiences all over the world. The evil intrigues have kept viewers in suspense for 10 episodes, and the second season promises to be very popular. The good news is that he won’t be affected by the writers’ strike currently paralyzing Hollywood. The filming actually went off without a hitch. since April and are expected to be completed at the end of September.

As a reminder, the first season of House of the Dragon ended with a shocking sequence, in which Lucerys Velaryon, son of Rhaenyra, dies under circumstances particularly horrible, devoured by the dragon Vhagar, ridden by Aemond Targaryen. This tragic disappearance only strengthened Rhaenyra’s hatred towards the Greens, led by Alicent. It is this event that will precipitate the famous Dance of the Dragons, which we will witness in the second season.

Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma d'Arcy) - House of the Dragon episode 10
Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma d’Arcy) – House of the Dragon episode 10 © HBO

A massacre from episode 1?

According to the first information published onlinethe title of episode 1 of House of the Dragon the second season would be titled A son for a son (which could be translated as A son for a son). For readers of the novel Fire and blood by George RR Martin, this is no surprise, because these words come from a letter from Daemon Targaryen, addressed to his wife Rhaenyra, in which he promises to avenge Lucerys’ death by killing one of Alice’s children. To carry out this task it uses the services of Sang et Fromage, a former Gold Jackets sergeant and a rat catcher. If this sequence occurs in the first episode of season 2, it will set the tone for future bloody events to come.

The presentation of the second season of the series is scheduled for spring 2024.

Source: Cine Serie

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