In the second episode of “House of the Dragon,” the story starts with sadness in King’s Landing. King Aegon II (Tom Glynn-Carney) finds out that his young son Jaehaerys has been brutally murdered. He gets very angry with Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) because Criston was supposed to protect Jaehaerys. Instead, Criston was sleeping with Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) and not watching over the castle.
Everyone in King’s Landing comes together for a sad funeral to honor Jaehaerys. They even reattached his head for the ceremony.
Phia Saban, who plays Queen Helaena Targaryen, told Variety, “I remember them asking, ‘Do you want to see the dummy?’ It was really well-made,” she said. “They used gold thread to sew the head back onto the body, and there were flowers and everything.”
Advertisement “It was an amazing fake head,” added Olivia Cooke. “It looked so real. After a while, we got used to it and even sang on the back of the carriage between filming.”
They catch Blood, the person who killed Jaehaerys. To find Blood’s partner, Cheese, King Aegon orders all the rat catchers in the city to be hanged. Ser Criston Cole replaces Otto Hightower as Aegon’s hand. They start planning for war and blame Rhaenyra Targaryen for the baby’s death.
In Dragonstone, Rhaenyra is shocked by the news because she only wants Aemond Targaryen (Ewan Mitchell) to pay for killing her son Lucerys. She says she didn’t do anything to Jaehaerys’ death and then realizes her husband, Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith), must have been the one behind it. They argue fiercely, and Daemon flies off angrily on his dragon.
Once again, Criston plans revenge using a tricky scheme involving twin knights, Arryk and Erryk Cargyll. Arryk serves Alicent’s side while Erryk fights for Rhaenyra. Arryk pretends to be Erryk and sneaks into Dragonstone to kill Rhaenyra without recognition. But things go wrong when Erryk confronts him because he’s the only one who knows his true identity. The brothers remain loyal to their queens and fight a sad duel. It’s hard to say who is winning, but Erryk fatally wounds Arryk. He then apologizes to Rhaenyra and takes his own life, consumed with regret for what he’s done.
House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 2 Twitter reactions: Fans left heartbroken by the tragic death of this character
Fans of “House of the Dragon” felt a lot of emotions when the second episode came out on Monday morning. The episode had many twists and turns and ended with the sad death of a beloved character, Ser Arryk Cargyll. People shared some reactions on X (formerly Twitter) after watching the episode.
Many fans felt angry at Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) because his bad decisions led to this tragedy. One fan commented,
“Just finished the new ‘House of the Dragon’ episode, and I HATE SER CRISTON COLE SOOO MUCH! I hate how you walk, talk, dress, and sneak diss. If I catch a flight, it’s going to be direct.”
Fans also loved the episode overall and shared their excitement in the comments. One fan said, “Best episode so far.” Another wrote, “Fantastic episode.” A third fan commented, “It gets better and better every weekend.”
House of the Dragon season two premieres on Max every Sunday and the next day on JioCinema.
Source: Variety