*Warning - The following article contains spoilers from House of the Dragon season 2, episode 2* The second season of House of the Dragon has kicked off with a bang, and episode 2 didn't disappoint either, as viewers were left shocked by some unexpected deaths. In a heartbreaking turn of events, identical twins Ser Arryk Cargyll (Luke Tittensor) and Ser Erryk Cargyll (Elliott Tittensor) were pitted against each other in a battle that was destined to end in sorrow. The conflict was sparked when the universally disliked knight Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) commanded Ser Arryk to kill Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy) in retaliation for the death of Prince Jaehaerys.
Adding to the irony, Ser Criston manipulated Arryk into committing the dark act by suggesting he was responsible for leaving the prince unprotected, when it was actually Criston who had deserted his post to spend some private time with Queen Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke). READ MORE: The real-life story that inspired House of the Dragon contained even more violence MORE TV: Corrie star looks totally different in House of the Dragon after brutal soap axe The young boy was brutally killed in his bed in front of his terrified mother Helaena Targaryen (Phia Saban) by men hired by Rhaenyra's husband Daemon Targaryen, who had instructed them to murder Aemond Targaryen (Ewan Mitchell). Aemond was meant to be the target as payback for his earlier killing of Rhaenyra Targaryen's young son Lucerys (Elliot Grihault) at th.
