We were all having such a good time in Westeros at the start of the year thanks to A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (well, unless you were Baelor Targaryen), and House of the Dragon is back to remind you that that’s the exception to the rule in Westeros, for the most part—and this time it’s not just Targaryens who are in for a rough one, but everyone under their rule.
HBO has released a new trailer for the return of House of the Dragon, as the civil war between the Greens and the Blacks gets even messier and bloodier. There are, of course, lots of dragons and big teases of the battles to come—but a lot of this trailer is also just undercut with the dread and doom of practically everyone involved realizing that there’s no way out of this darkness but through, and they’re going to have to ask a lot of themselves to make it through in one piece.
Yes, gone are those fleeting hopes that Alicent and Rhaenyra might figure out some way to remember who they once were to each other from last season (although anyone who’s a fan of George R.R. Martin’s worldbuilding knows that was doomed to fail anyway), but really, no one is having a good time in Westeros this time. Even with Rhaenyra seemingly ascendant in her power—once again firmly backed by her husband, Daemon—is going through it. Alicent is starting to realize that perhaps none of her kids should’ve come within touching distance of the Iron Throne, as the battered and broken Aegon plans to bring his cruel brother Aemond down once and for all. And then there’s Criston Cole looking miserable and despaired, but that one isn’t too much of a bother considering how easy he is to hate.
House of the Dragon has just one more season beyond this to bring us to the Dance’s brutal end, so expect things to get much worse before they get better when the season 3 kicks off June 21
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