It’s time to choose sides and prepare for battle, because the new trailers for Season 2 of House of the Dragon, just confirmed that we are headed for an all-out war between the Greens and Blacks, and it’s not going to be pretty. Again, by releasing not one, but two, trailers, House of the Dragon is showing fans that war is waging, and we must choose a side. And I have to say, I know which side I’m on.
Let me make something clear, I’ve always been on the side of the Blacks, and their Season 2 trailer helped prove that, as you can see below:
Following the Blacks trailer, we also got the Greens trailer:
Just like how we learned from the House of the Dragon teaser trailer that a “war between dragons” was coming and art that foreshadowed major tragedy, these trailers and the key art released the day before show the clear division between the House of Targaryen. If you weren’t aware of where allegiances lie, these trailers and art (pictured below) made it clear as day:
If you need a review of who is on which side, and what was the breaking point for this battle that’s coming in Season 2, I got you covered.
As you can see above, on the side of the Greens, you can see (from left to right) Tom Glynn-Carney as the newly crowned king of Westeros, Aegon Targaryen, Fabien Frankel’s knight Ser Criston Cole, Alicent’s devious son Aemond Targaryen played by Ewan Mitchell, and of course, Olivia Cooke herself as Alicent Hightower.
Then, on the Blacks (from left to right) you can see Emma D’Arcy’s Rhaenyra Targaryen at the center followed by her husband, Matt Smith’s Daemon Targaryen as well as Princess Rhaenys Targaryen, played by Eve Best, and Steve Toussaint’s Lord Corlys Velaryon.
As the poster says, and the trailer implies, they “all must choose” sides following the catastrophic events of HOTD’s Season 1 finale that saw Aemond chase Rhaenyra’s son Luke through the skies on their dragons leading to the death of Luke. This inciting incident was the breaking point for the rightful heir to the Iron Throne, and it marked the culmination of all the events that led to this aggressive rift between her and Alicent. Now, the question is: How will she use her power to get her throne, and how will Alicent and the Greens defend it?
All this and more will be answered when House of the Dragon hits the 2024 TV schedule in June. In the meantime, while we wait for the war to begin, you can stream Season 1 of HOTD along with its predecessor Game of Thrones with a Max subscription.
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