Title: The Bloodbath Begins – House of the Dragon Season 2 Teaser
Subheadings:
1. House of the Dragon Season 2: Alicent vs. Rhaenyra
2. The Greens vs. The Blacks: Ancient Houses Take Sides
3. Lucerys vs. Aemond: A Deadly Clash
4. Rhaenyra’s Quest for Revenge: The Dance of the Dragons Begins
At the end of Season 1, Alicent and Rhaenyra are firmly against one another … because the first blood in the war between brethren is officially spilled. As Alicent gathers factions known as the Greens while Rhaenyra is backed by the Blacks, the two try and convince different ancient houses of Westeros to back them — so Rhaenyra sends her second eldest son Lucerys (Elliott Grihault) to Storm’s End to try and persuade the Baratheon clan. Unfortunately for Lucerys, his uncle Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) — who lost his eye during a tussle with Lucerys — beat him to it, and the two end up fighting as they leave the appropriately storm-ridden area of the Seven Kingdoms. Even more unfortunately for Lucerys, Aemond rides an enormous dragon named Vhagar, and the fight swiftly ends when Vhagar attacks both Lucerys and his own dragon Arrax, killing them both. In Rhaenyra’s dedicated Season 2 trailer, it’s clear that she wants revenge, and the army that supports her claim to the throne as Queen of the Seven Kingdoms is ready to attack Alicent’s Greens.
Whether or not Aemond meant to kill his nephew is an enormous question, but to Rhaenyra, it doesn’t matter; what matters is that she and her uncle-husband Daemon (Matt Smith) are officially out for blood. Now, the familial war known as the “Dance of the Dragons” can begin in earnest … which is to say that Season 2 of “House of the Dragon” will be a bloodbath.