was no stranger to seeing some characters meet pretty gruesome fates, and its prequel, , is following in a similar vein. The first two seasons of the HBO series have featured many onscreen deaths, from major characters to side players and other citizens of Westeros. Fans of the book by know that the divided royal Targaryen family will continue to experience more loss as the conflict over whether Rhaenyra Targaryen ( ) or Aegon Targaryen ( ) is the continues.
Ahead of the show’s season 2 premiere in June 2024, the cast exclusively told how they manage to keep things light on set while filming some of the show’s darker scenes. “I play house music on set, and if anyone gets annoyed, they tell me to turn it off — but nobody gets annoyed,” , who plays Jacaerys Velaryon, shared at the time. “So it’s great.
In between takes, I’ll just play some music normally on a Friday and everyone gets up and dances.” , who plays Baela Targaryen, told that one time Collett “dove into” a trash bin on set to make her laugh after the two of them became “delirious” filming the same scene for several days. Keep scrolling for a list of the most brutal character deaths (spoilers ahead): While the show’s season 1 premiere ended on a high note with Rhaenyra being named her father Viserys Targaryen’s ( ) heir, she got there as a result of her mother, Queen Aemma Arryn ( ), dying while giving birth to a son.
In a devastating scene, Viserys was forced to choose between saving th.
