House of the Dragon has returned. Season 2 has already brought with it – and it seems we're in for plenty more fire and blood where that came from. But, the biggest change from season 1 so far is the brand new opening credits seen in .
While season 1 featured that Targaryen blood running down a stone family tree, the new opening sequence is a tapestry of significant moments in the dragon-riding family's history. But just what does it all mean? Below, we've broken down the references to Targaryen history in the new opening credits. It's all totally spoiler free for episode 1, too, so you can read our guide even if you haven't watched the premiere episode just yet.
House of the Dragon season 2 new opening credits explained One of the first images we see in the new opening credits appears to be the Doom of Valyria – an apocalyptic event which completely destroyed the capital city of Old Valyria and, soon after that, the entire Valyrian peninsula. This also essentially erased Valyria, too, by destroying all record of its history, magic, and culture. All of Valyria's dragons were also wiped out.
Basically, imagine Ancient Rome fell spectacularly in one day and left almost no trace behind. Multiple volcanic eruptions caused the Doom, though whether these occurred naturally or were triggered by magic is a mystery. But, since the Targaryens had already relocated to Dragonstone at this point, this Valyrian bloodline survived the Doom – and so did their dragons.
After the Doom of.