House of the Dragon Season 2 Finale Leaves Fans Furious
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Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) makes a bold move to try and claim a dragon to get an advantage in the ongoing civil war in HBO’s House of the Dragon.
While Rhaenyra waits for Daemon (Matt Smith) to assemble an army in her name, she takes a bold risk by attempting to claim another dragon.
As it was revealed in the preview for this week’s episode, it can be a risky gambit, with the one who attempts to claim may die in the process.
With just two more episodes left in the eight-episode second season, it remains to be seen how this war will continue to drag out in the next few episodes.
The penultimate episode will air Sunday, July 28 with the Season 2 finale airing Sunday, August 3, both at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT on HBO.
Rhaenyra Targaryen ( Emma D’Arcy ) makes a bold move to try and claim a dragon to get an advantage in the ongoing civil war in HBO’s House of the Dragon .
While Rhaenyra waits for Daemon ( Matt Smith ) to assemble an army in her name, she takes a bold risk by attempting to claim another dragon.
The episode begins with an army of soldiers advancing on horseback carrying maroon banners, the Lannister army.
Jason Lannister meets with men from The Golden Tooth, with Humfrey Lefford telling Jason, The Golden Tooth is honored to receive you, my Lord Lannister. I have 500 fighting men, armed and full of spirit. I bring a thousand knights of my own, and seven times as many archers and men-at-arms. I have 500 fighting men, armed -and full of spirit.’
Jason tells him, ‘I bring a thousand knights of my own, and seven times as many archers and men-at-arms. By the time we are finished with the Riverland scum, the Red Fork will have earned its name.’
Humfrey tells them, ‘We are ready to March at your command, my lord. I suppose you will make for Harrenhal at once.
Jason tells Humfrey, ‘I want you to send a raven to King’s Landing. Tell my brother we are ready to March as soon as Prince Aemond is able to join us… On Vhagar.’
Humfrey asks, ‘And until the prince makes his answer, my lord?’ Jason says, ‘My men have had a long March. They are most eager to embrace the hospitality -of your keep.’
Back in King’s Landing, new king Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) yells, ‘He dares to summon me! “With haste”? Are the Lannisters so diminished that they cannot March from the Tooth to Harrenhal without an escort?’
He’s told by Tyland Lannister, ‘There is a large dragon in the Riverlands, Your Grace,’ but Aemond says, ‘I am the prince regent, not a dog to be called to heel. Tell your brother that if he does not deliver his host to Harrenhal, “With haste,” Daemon’s dragon will become the least of his worries.
The series is set 200 years before the events that unfolded in HBO ‘s flagship series Game of Thrones , and 100 years into the rule of House Targaryen over Westeros.
The series is set 200 years before the events that unfolded in HBO’s flagship series Game of Thrones, and 100 years into the rule of House Targaryen over Westeros.
By the end of Season 1, King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine) had died, with his only son, Aegon II, taking claim to the Iron Throne.
Rhaenyra felt that she had a right to the throne, as House Targaryen became divided between factions led by Rhaenyra and Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke), Rhaenyra’s former best friend and wife of King Viserys.
The Season 2 premiere suffered a bit of a ratings hit, with 7.8 million viewers tuning in last week through all platforms.
That number was a 22% drop from the 10 million viewers that tuned in for the series premiere back in August 2022.
The drop was attributed to linear viewing, those who watched the episode live on HBO, which was 1 million fewer than the series premiere.
The second episode of Season 1 actually increased to 10.2 million, representing a series peak, with 9.3 million viewers watching the Season 1 finale.
The show’s season two debut was penned by showrunner Ryan Condal and directed by Alan Taylor, who previously directed episodes of Game of Thrones, as well as HBO staples such as Boardwalk Empire, Sex and the City, The Sopranos and its prequel film, The Many Saints of Newark.
The series is set 200 years before the events that unfolded in HBO ‘s flagship series Game of Thrones , and 100 years into the rule of House Targaryen over Westeros
The Season 2 premiere suffered a bit of a ratings hit, with 7.8 million viewers tuning in last week through all platforms
The show’s second season kicked off with a revised opening titles sequence that was noticeably different than the one broadcast in the show’s first season.
House of the Dragon airs new episodes Sundays at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT only on HBO
The show’s second season kicked off with a revised opening titles sequence that was noticeably different than the one broadcast in the show’s first season.
The first season of House of the Dragon featured an animated opening that incorporated Old Valyria in a stone model.
It had been presided over by the late King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine). It included red blood streaming through Valyria’s streets, with symbolism alluding to the Targaryen leaders.
House of the Dragon airs new episodes Sundays at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT only on HBO.
