HBO’s popular series Game of Thrones’ much-awaited prequel House of the Dragon has finally premiered! The series opens almost two hundred years before the events of Game of Thrones and introduces Westeros under the rule of the House of Targaryen. With ten adult dragons under their command, the kingdom’s army is undefeated. Tragedy strikes and the current king, Viserys Targaryen chooses an unconventional heir.
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House of the Dragon Episode 2 Speculation
In an unfortunate turn of events, Aemma’s complicated pregnancy pushes Viserys to choose between his wife and his baby. As he’s desperate for an heir, he commands the maester to save the child. However, the child too dies a few hours later.
After the funeral, the matter of succession is raised again. Viserys chooses his daughter Rhaenyra as his heir. His ambitious brother, Daemon is bound to retaliate in some way as he expected to be king. What is Daemon scheming?
What kind of challenges awaits the House of Targaryen? Stay tuned to find out.
House of the Dragon Episode 2 Release Date
Chapter 2 of the House of the Dragon series has been released on Sunday, Aug 28, 2022 at 9:00 pm PDT. The chapter title has not been leaked yet.
No delays have been announced.
I. Is the series on break?
No, the series is not on break and will continue as scheduled.
House of the Dragon Episode 1 Recap
The episode opens almost 200 years before the war for the Iron Throne as seen in Game of Thrones. The Targaryens were at the peak of their power under King Jaehaerys I. With the King’s rapidly ailing health, the question of succession arose, leaving the kingdom in uncertainty.
After almost fourteen succession hearings, Viserys Targaryen was chosen as the heir.
In a flashforward to nine years, Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, daughter of Viserys Targaryen is introduced. Rhaenyra’s dragon is named Syrax and she’s close friends with the Hand of the King’s daughter, Alicent Hightower. After she returns from riding her dragon, she visits her mother who is pregnant.
Aemma tells her daughter that the discomfort of childbirth is how women serve the realm, but Rhaenyra doesn’t share the same opinion and would rather be a warrior. Preparations for a tournament are underway to celebrate the birth of Viserys’ heir, who he is confident will be a boy.
About House Of The Dragon
House of the Dragon is the prequel series to HBO’s blockbuster Game of Thrones based on George R. R. Martin’s book Fire & Blood.
Set three hundred years before the events of Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon will show Westeros under the Targaryen family’s rule before the dragons went extinct. It will follow the Dance of the Dragons, the Targaryen civil war between siblings Aegon II and Rhaenyra, who fought for the throne after the death of their father, Viserys I.
Directed by Ryan Condall and Miguel Sapochnik, the show stars Paddy Considine as Viserys I Targaryen, Emma D’Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen, Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower, Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen, Tom Glynn-Craney as Aegon II Targaryen, Rhys Ifans as Otto Hightower, Steve Toussaint as Corlys Velaryon, Eve Best as Rhaenys Velaryon, Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria, Fabien Frankel as Criston Cole, and Graham McTavish.
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