Editor's Note: The following contains major spoilers for Season 2 Episode 1 of House of the Dragon.
House of the Dragon is finally back, and after that nail-biting season premiere, there's a lot to look back on. Season 1 ended on a grim note when Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) chased down Lucerys (Elliot Grihault) on his dragon, Vhagar, and subsequently killed Luke in a dragon attack. We know it was a mistake, but it has launched the country into a war. Episode 1 of Season 2 sees the lines now firmly drawn. The Greens, who support Aegon II (Tom Glynn-Carney) for king, are already facing a blockade to King's Landing. Meanwhile, the Blacks, who support Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy) for queen, are splintered as Rhaenyra mourns her son and Daemon champs at the bit, waiting for action. By the time Rhaenyra returns, teary-eyed and full of rage, all she says is the words, "I want Aemond Targaryen."
This is all the signal Daemon needs to sneak into King's Landing and hire a ratcatcher (Mark Stobbart) and one of his old Goldcloaks (Sam C. Wilson), a member of the City Watch, to assassinate Aemond. Obviously, things don't go as planned. The ratcatcher, historically only remembered by the name "Cheese" (while the Goldcloak is known as "Blood"), finds Helaena (Phia Saban) with her two children. With Aemond missing, Blood and Cheese force Helaena to choose which of her twin children is the male heir, Jaehaerys, and butcher the child in his bed while Helaena runs away with her daughter, Jaehaera. Traumatized, she bolts for her mother's chambers and walks in on Alicent (Olivia Cooke) and Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) in bed with each other.
We spoke with House of the Dragon showrunner and co-creator Ryan Condal about Season 2, first discussing the departure of former showrunner Miguel Sapochnik and what effect, if any, that had on the narrative as a whole. For Episode 1, Condal spoke about the illicit relationship between Alicent and Criston, and the longevity of their relationship. We also discussed Rhaenyra's temperament as queen and how much of that is related to trying to emulate her late father (Paddy Considine). Finally, we discussed the decision-making process that goes into picking which characters to adapt, and then Condal teased a little about the fate of Daemon and Rhaenyra's rocky relationship for Season 2.
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