8 questions Home of the Dragon’s season two finale must reply

Home of the Dragon’s second season is sort of over.

Seven episodes are down and just one stays in Home of the Dragon’s action-packed second season. We have seen new dragons, and new dragon-riders, as we have navigated the twists and turns of the Targaryen civil battle referred to as The Dance of Dragons. The season finale will see what may be the most important battle we have seen within the Recreation of Thrones universe to date, as Criston Cole’s Inexperienced military confronts Daemon’s new-found host of Rivermen close to Harrenhal.

Then there’s the issue of Rhaenyra’s new dragons that Aemond and the Inexperienced’s must take care of, as there are all of the sudden 5 dragons simply throughout Blackwater Bay. There’s loads of different free ends that additionally have to be tied off within the season’s finale, or we could possibly be ready a very long time for solutions.

A possible launch date for Home of the Dragon’s third season hasn’t been introduced but, however with the size of HBO’s Recreation of Thrones-type productions, we would not see extra of the Targaryen civil battle till 2026. So, with solely an hour left in Home of the Dragon’s second season, these are the eight questions we will not wait to see answered within the season two finale.

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1 What is going to Aemond do?

There’s just one Vhagar

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The ultimate scene of the penultimate episode of Home of the Dragon’s second season exhibits Daemon studying of the Blacks’ latest riders, as he identifies a lure they set for him on Dragonstone. That is dangerous information for the Greens, who’ve spent nearly all of season two in charge of the battle due to the overwhelming energy of Vhagar.

The addition of the three new dragon riders drastically modifications the dynamics of the civil battle. The Blacks now have six dragons. None of them are the dimensions of Vhagar, however Vhagar cannot win two-on-one fights towards many of the Blacks’ dragons with out going through no less than severe harm. The Greens simply haven’t got the dragons to maintain all of their wants at this level. They want dragons to guard King’s Touchdown and likewise to safe their armies gathering on the land all through Westeros. They’ve Helaena’s dragon Dreamfyre, and one other dragon we’ve not seen but in Daeron Targaryen’s Tessarion, though it’s the youngest of the dragons at the moment preventing within the battle. There’s additionally the unsure standing of Aegon’s dragon Sunfyre. How will Aemond use these dragons with Rhaenyra’s dragons simply throughout Blackwater Bay in Dragonstone, and Criston Cole anticipating Vhagar’s help within the Riverlands?

2 How loyal are the brand new dragon riders?

Medieval peasants with nuclear weapons

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Rhaenyra efficiently discovered riders for her dragons after decreasing the necessities right down to having white hair. Whereas that was sufficient to ship Aemond operating away scared, there’s now the smaller drawback of who these persons are who management the facility of dragons.

We have seen Alyn of Hull pledge his allegiance to Rhaenyra, however we have but to see Hugh Sturdy and Ulf White do the identical. These two additionally claimed bigger dragons in Vermithor and Silverwing, respectively. Even when they do pledge themselves to Rhaenyra, what occurs the primary time they disagree with an order, like having to tackle Aemond and Vhagar? This has comparable vibes to Cersei re-arming the Religion Militant within the unique Recreation of Thrones sequence — an concept that blew up in her face.

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3 What different dragons will get riders?

Three unclaimed dragons stay

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There are solely three unclaimed dragons left in Westeros now that Vermithor, Silverwing, and Seasmoke all have riders. These dragons are Sheepstealer, the Cannibal, and Gray Ghost. None of them have been explicitly talked about within the present but, however the wild dragon within the Vale feasting on the native livestock means that it could possibly be the aptly named Sheepstealer. Within the final episode, we noticed Rhaena Targaryen go away the group with Rhaenyra’s kids and set out within the hopes of taming the wild dragon.

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4 What occurred to the Northmen?

A possible wildcard for the ultimate episode

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Within the first episode of season one, we see our first glimpse of the North in Home of the Dragons when Jacaerys Targaryen is taken to the Wall by Cregan Stark. Jace is ready to get the lord of Winterfell formally on Rhaenyra and Workforce Black’s aspect within the civil battle, however Cregan is unwilling to ship the complete military of the North since winter is coming. As a substitute, he supplied to ship 10,000 previous males from the North. Afterward, we see Jace negotiate the military’s eventual passage by means of the Twins with the Freys.

It could take a while for a military that enormous to march throughout the expanse of the North. Whereas previous males from the North do not sound that intimidating, these are probably the most skilled fighters the North has to supply, who’re simply searching for a superb battle after leaving their houses late in life to keep away from taking meals out of youthful mouths. They will wreak havoc for so long as their numbers maintain out. It is also price declaring that this military ought to emerge into the Riverlands.

5 Will something come of the Greens’ makes an attempt to discover a navy?

The blockade of Blackwater Bay continues

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All through season two, there have been a number of mentions in the course of the Greens’ small council conferences about their efforts to discover a navy to match the Velaryon fleet. It is solely grown extra necessary because the residents of King’s Touchdown develop stressed with the shortage of meals from the siege on Blackwater Bay. These hopes rested on two choices — the Greyjoys becoming a member of the battle on the Greens’ aspect or shopping for off the Triarchy. You may bear in mind the Triarchy from Daemon’s time preventing within the Stepstones throughout season one.

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6 Will Daemon and Rhaenyra reunite?

The Black aspect may win if these two may solely have a dialog

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The Queen and King of the Black faction have spent most of season two having a little bit of a marital spat, with Daemon ghosting Rhaenyra whereas trying to construct a military of his personal at Harrenhal. Now that the riverlords have lastly united with Oscar Tully rising to lord paramount of the Riverlands, Daemon really has a military. Sadly, that military brazenly hates him due to his conduct main to a couple battle crimes this season. In the meantime, Rhaenyra has gained three extra dragons to her aspect, one thing Daemon would possibly respect.

The 2 sharing a dialog may be the distinction within the upcoming battle towards the Greens and Criston Cole within the Riverlands.

7 Will Corlys title an inheritor to Driftmark?

Two of his bastards could possibly be the subsequent to take a seat the Driftwood Throne

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Alyn of Hull claiming the dragon Seasmoke and swearing himself to Rhaenyra made for a sudden rise in station for each Alyn and his brother Adam. Each of the brothers are additionally the bastard sons of Corlys Velaryon, the Lord of Driftmark. Naming both Alyn or Adam his inheritor would seemingly resolve a whole lot of issues for Corlys, who’s been searching for a brand new inheritor to the lordship all through season two, having already been turned down by his granddaughter, Baela Targaryen.

How will the individuals of Driftmark react to a bastard inheriting the Driftwood Throne, although, and which one would he select, the dragon-rider or the sailor?

8 What function will Daeron and Tessarion play?

Will the fourth baby of Viserys and Alicent lastly make his debut?

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Daeron and his dragon Tessarion have been teased all through the previous few episodes of Home of the Dragon, however we have nonetheless but to formally meet the character. He is the youngest son of King Viserys and Alicent Hightower’s kids, however he has been fostered in Oldtown, so we have by no means seen him within the sequence. The newest point out of the character was that he’d lastly put his dragon to wing, which means he is driving the dragon they usually can formally be part of the battle effort. What affect can they make, although, because the youngest dragon and dragon-rider within the battle?

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