House of the Dragon Season 2 Premiere Thoughts and Theories By Child murder, death, despicable men doing despicable things, sex, booze, depressing violins, and dragons — just another typical day in the Game of Thrones prequel. Let’s dive into the new season with our House of the Dragon Season 2 premiere thoughts and theories. After a lengthy hiatus, the epic prequel to George R.
R. Martin’s once-popular TV series returns for more war-mongering to determine who will sit upon the always coveted Iron Throne: the Greens, led by Alicent (Olivia Cooke) and her son Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney), or the Blacks, led by Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) and her uncle turned husband Daemon (Matt Smith). The inaugural season followed King Viserys I (Paddy Considine) during his tumultuous rule as he contended with his family’s overdramatic whims.
I won’t do a full-on recap of Season 1 here; suffice it to say that too many people f—ing around and found out, literally and figuratively, resulting in a full-scale war. The Blacks contend that Rhaenyra and her kin are the true heirs to the throne, even though her kids are “bastards” (it’s complicated), while the Greens believe Alicent’s offspring, themselves children of the King, are meant to rule. Eventually, everyone fights, the King dies, more people fight, and Alicent’s crazy son Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) accidentally kills one of Rhaenyra’s sons during a dragon fight.
Where will Season 2 take us? Probably not that far, as t.
