House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 1 BREAKDOWN - Game of Thrones EASTER EGGS and Ending Explained

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Written by Brianna McLarty @briannatmclarty on Instagram and Tiktok!
Edited by Harriet Lengel-Enright, Randolf Nombrado, Brianna McLarty, and Lee Mazzio

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[seedlin]

The fact that Criston Cole could’ve prevented the death of Aegon’s son if he wasn’t so busy having sex with a hypocrite while being a hypocrite himself.

[cheappoetry]

Aegon feels more like a real human compared to Joffrey. He was the most interesting to me this episode

[allthatwecan]

Alicent dismissed the handmaids because she felt overwhelmed by the fact that Creepy Clubfoot bro selected them

[mariesia]

Rhaenyra and Jace scene got me crying. Also, at the beach when she sees the wing and Luke's cloak.

[arijohn]

I think my fave thing about this episode is that Rhaenyra had ONE LINE! Emma did her big one with this role!

[fitzofpassion]

I think that Alicent dismissing the servants was more of a nod to the fact that Larys is always watching and spying on her, that he picked her staff personally himself, like he mentions earlier.

[graffitisouth]

The only miss was Otto looking at Criston and Alicent when they walk in together, he CLEARLY knows something is up and now Helena has seen them together. The jig is up.

[havok]

"What if we can't find Aemond?"

Killing Jahaerys was always Daemon's backup plan. A son for a son. It was no accident.

[manvirshergill]

This opening scene was so freaking phenomenal, seeing Winterfell and the Wall and off course Cregan Stark himself. Loved it.

[alisterfolson]

The "Sophie's Choice" near the end was heartbreaking. Also, Cheese kicked the dog. John Wick would not approve

[newgod]

Cole still butt hurt by getting tossed by Rhaneyra lol now hes just a sex toy for Alicent as well 😂

[fai]

Sir Cristian Cole blower of backs, master of tongue! 😂

[masta_blind]

I had almost forgotten what good television was like

[tech_tm]

I think Daemon didn't "lost control of his scheme" because one of killers clearly asked "What if we can't find Aemond?" which hints that some one has to be killed

[mitzurien]

The shot where Criston picks up his vambrace is parallel to when Rhaenyra first took it off on their first night of being intimate.

In a narrative sense I actually really like that the second time we see Criston and Alicent be intimate again is at Rhaenyra’s old room where she and Criston did it the first time. It speaks to how Alicent and Criston may never move on from Rhaenyra especially when it could be possible that they remind each other of her. It’s also an ironic twist of both House’s downfall in the sense of keeping honor, duty, and sacrifice, especially when Alicent specifically said they couldn’t do it again.

[nicholasgarrick]

What a fantastic season opener it really had everything winter fell, and starks included.

[clairee]

I also think the change to the tapestry opening refers to the “history does not remember blood, it remembers names” theme

[NickelAntonius]

Maegor didn't take the throne when his father died. When Aegon the Conquerer died, his elder son Aenys became king. When Aenys died, Maegor seized the throne, usurping the crown from the rightfui heir, his nephew Aegon (aka "The Uncrowned").

[cinny]

🤣🤣 Sir Christian Cole...he literally got upset with Rhaenyra treating him a certain way when she was younger; caused all types of havoc behind it and low and behold; becomes Alicent's 304 in the end 🤔. So low Sir Christian, so low. Feel sorry for the man...have lil bit a dignity.

[nicholasgarrick]

Rhaenyra, and syrax finding the wing of arrax, ,and lucerys tattered cloak rrom the Fishermen was so heartwrenching.