The second season of House of the Dragon will focus on the devastating consequences of the Targaryen civil war.
The first season ended with Aegon Targaryen ascending to the throne and Lucerys Velaryon giving up his life to Aemond Targaryen in a dragon duel. The conflict between the rival factions of the Blacks and the Greens will escalate in the next season, as both sides wield powerful dragons.
Recent leaks from the production of House of the Dragon season 2 offer a glimpse of an upcoming battle scene. Twitter user @UnBoxPHD and Daily Mail shared several images and videos from the set, showing a large-scale clash involving soldiers, horses, and fire.
The leaked images show several knights in vivid armor mounted on horses, while others engage in combat on foot.
The aftermath of the battle is marked by the presence of burned and unburned corpses on the grass. The leaked videos show the grisly scene of the carnage.
The leaked images also show the soldiers in colorful attire, as they advance into the battlefield with shields bearing their House sigils. The scene is littered with dead bodies and burned huts, and only traces of snow remain on the trees.
The close bond between Rhaenyra and Alicent Hightower prevented the outbreak of full-scale war for most of House of the Dragon season 1. However, there were still some violent confrontations.
Aemond lost his eye in a brawl with Lucerys and other Targaryen children, and Daemon defied King Viserys’ orders and killed his wife. These were shocking moments, but they will pale in comparison to the level of brutality in season 2.
The second season of House of the Dragon will have only eight episodes, two fewer than the first season. However, these episodes will include the above-mentioned battle scene, which will demonstrate the dire consequences of dragon warfare.
Season 1 gave glimpses of the dragon’s destructive power with the Crabfeeder attack and the Aemond-Lucerys duel. These were fierce encounters, but they were nothing compared to the full-scale dragon battles. The viewers will also empathize with both sides of the war, as they have been well-developed in the first season.
The leaked footage also reveals that the dragons will not only target each other, but also the human armies. The Targaryens will unleash their fire-breathing beasts against ordinary knights armed with shields and lances.
Even Lucerys’ small dragon is a huge advantage over the heavy metal armor that the other Houses’ soldiers wear. The Targaryen civil war will involve the whole of Westeros. As Daemon recruits more dragons, the stakes of House of the Dragon season 2 will only get higher.
About House Of The Dragon
House of the Dragon is the prequel series to HBO’s blockbuster Game of Thrones based on George R. R. Martin’s book Fire & Blood.
Set three hundred years before the events of Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon will show Westeros under the Targaryen family’s rule before the dragons went extinct. It will follow the Dance of the Dragons, the Targaryen civil war between siblings Aegon II and Rhaenyra, who fought for the throne after the death of their father, Viserys I.
Directed by Ryan Condall and Miguel Sapochnik, the show stars Paddy Considine as Viserys I Targaryen, Emma D’Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen, Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower, Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen, Tom Glynn-Craney as Aegon II Targaryen, Rhys Ifans as Otto Hightower, Steve Toussaint as Corlys Velaryon, Eve Best as Rhaenys Velaryon, Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria, Fabien Frankel as Criston Cole, and Graham McTavish.
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