SPOILER ALERT! This story incorporates particulars from the season 2 finale of House of the Dragon on HBO.
Rhaenyra was greater than prepared for battle.
With an extra three dragons beneath her banner, The White Worm telling her that God was on her aspect and Daemon lastly coming back from his unusual vacation to declare fealty, Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) was all however assured she might overtake King’s Touchdown and return to the throne that’s rightfully hers.
However then Alicent (Olivia Cooke) got here calling with a shock promise: Rhaenyra ought to hightail it to King’s Touchdown the place she’ll discover the mad Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) briefly out of pocket and the gates open so can “enter as a conquerer.” In return, Alicent will hit the highway the place she will be “finally myself, to die unremarked, unnoticed and to be free.”
Somebody has to die, nonetheless, Rhaenyra reminds her — and it gained’t be one other one in all her youngsters. This time, it’s Aegon’s (Tom Glynn-Carney) flip: the fake King has to lose his head if Rhaenyra is to renew correct management of the realm.
“A son for a son,” Rhaenyra declares merely.
Reluctantly and tearfully, Alicent agrees and walks into the sundown.
Sadly, the second season finale ends there, with out the battle we had been all anticipating. As a substitute, we’ll have to attend till season 3 to see if Rhaenyra really has the higher hand. It appears uncertain, with Aegon being squirreled out of city and the fleeting picture of Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans) behind bars. Is somebody about to spring him so he can throw a wrench into Alicent’s plans?
The episode did provide a welcome Easter egg for followers of Recreation of Thrones. When Daemon touches the bleeding Weirwood tree, he sees the longer term which incorporates white walkers and the bottom of Daenerys sitting along with her child dragons. Daemon realizes the longer term doesn’t look so shiny for the Targaryens and that winter is, in any case, coming.
“I noticed that we can’t stand up to it,” he says to Rhaenyra.
Examine again to Deadline tomorrow for feedback from Govt Producer/co-creator Ryan Condal.
