House Of The Dragon Season 2 Ep. 2 Teaser Review: Deceit, Deaths Escalates & Dance Of the Dragons Begins

House Of The Dragon Season 2 is here and the makers released a trailer for Episode 2 filled with easter eggs. Read The Review here!

- June 18, 2024 | 12:07 AM IST

After a hit House Of The Dragon Season 2 premiere, HBO released a teaser for Ep 2, and here’s what we thought. — House Of The Dragon Season 2 Episode 2 Teaser Review (Photo Credit – Youtube)

After an explosive premiere episode, the stakes have officially gone up. The return to Westeros has been brutal and thrilling, rewarding fans after a nearly two-year wait. House of the Dragon Season 2 has kicked off, reigniting the tradition of Sunday night watches. Based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire and Blood, this series serves as a prequel to the HBO mega-hit Game of Thrones. House of the Dragon arrives with a bolder yet more somber tone. At the end of episode one, we witness a brutal death that sets the tone for episode two. HBO has released an official promo for episode 2. And we have a lot of thoughts!

After a long wait, fans were served the first episode of House of the Dragon Season 2, and the show got even more fascinating. After what happened at the beginning of the season, one could only imagine how much pressure the royal family members are under as civil wars start within the family and the greed of a few takes over.

The two-minute, 12-second teaser is chaotic in the best way possible. We see a King’s Landing in disarray, with King Aegon losing control and declaring that the war will happen. In the background, Rhaneyra questions Dameon’s loyalty and says she has lost his trust. With cascading and escalating scenes, greed takes over, and we see glimpses of violence and much more.

The sudden shift of tone strikes because now, after the morning of Lucery’s death, Rhaenyra is on a path to take revenge and be the queen she was meant to be. Criston Cole and Alicent let their passions run wild, and the rest of the episode builds out in the aftermath of the shocking death scene in episode 1.

Against the tense political backdrop of the Dragonstone and the sophisticated King’s Landing’s palace intrigue, the young and ambitious Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen wakes up as a political pariah thanks to her decisions made during the previous season, while a cunning Queen Alicent Hightower is more than willing to claim the political upper hand. It further builds up the characters’ perspective by dramatically interpreting power, subordination, and betrayal.

Given that genuine-quality cinematography clads Houses of Westeros and royal dramas with the best talent fully equipped from the show’s cast, House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 2 presents much expectation as a rising chapter. Fans can expect powerful relations, significant twists, and the uncompromising struggle for power in the world where dragons exist.

Fasten your seat belts for the deathly spin that will throw the viewers into the storm of the action-packed and fierce fight for the throne amidst the single territory – Westeros.

House Of The Dragon Season 2 Episode 2 airs in India on 24th June.