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House of the Dragon season 2 episode 8 is all set to arrive on HBO on August 4, 2024. With the season coming to an end, fans expect an action-filled episode as Rhaenyra, the rightful heir, finally claims the throne with her new dragon riders and replaces Aemond and Aegon.
As the second season of House of the Dragon draws to a close with the final Dance of the Dragons before season three, let's take a look at five defining moments that have shaped the show's history and left a mark on viewers, which one needs to revisit before the season finale.
5 defining moments from House of the Dragon Season 2
1) Rhaenys’s death
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In House of the Dragon season 2, episode 4, Rhaenys was the lone warrior in the Battle at Rook’s Rest. Before Aemond arrived, Meleys burned down half of Cole’s army, fighting for the rightful heir Rhaenyra.
Even after Sunfyre's attack her, she survived. However, when Aemond arrived on Vhagar, to save the day for Cole, he first attacked Aegon intentionally and then went on to take down Meleys. After Aegon fell, Rhaenys looked at Vhagar and Aemond, and commanded Meleys to attack in High Valyrian immediately.
As the dragons engaged, Meleys survived the dragon fire and Vhagar fell on the battlefield. However, on Aemond’s second attempt, Vhagar chomped Meleys’s neck. As Rhaenys and Meleys fell, Rhaenys embraced her death like a true warrior.
2) Cole and Aegon’s failed attempt to kill Rhaenyra
In House of the Dragon season two episode 2, Aegon and Ser Criston Cole send Ser Erryk’s twin Ser Arryk Cargyll on a secret mission to kill Rhaenyra, to stop the war before it commences. Ser Arryk managed to sneak inside Rhaenyra’s bed chamber however his hard work went to waste as Ser Erryk arrived on time to save the night.
As the twins engaged in a duel, Ser Erryk ended up killing his twin, saving the queen. After killing his twin, he later ended up stabbing himself. His heroic sacrifice to save Rhaenyra was a defining moment in House of the Dragon season 2, a lore to be written down in the books.
3) Aegon dismissing Otto Hightower
In season 2 episode two after Aegon hanged the ratcatchers following his son’s death, Otto Hightower, his hand came to him and blamed him for his actions. When Otto heard about Aegon’s plan to slay Rhaenyra, he tried to humiliate him. However, Aegon being Aegon, did not listen to him and dismissed him as the Hand, making Cole his new Hand.
Otto’s absence from the council was a disaster and did Aegon no good as Cole favors Aemond over Aegon, which led to Aegon’s and the Green’s downfall.
4) Dragons are Gods
After a failed attempt to claim Seasmoke, Ser Steffon Darklyn dies, and Rhaenyra is blamed for his death. In season two, episode six, with lesser hope for new dragon riders, Rhaenyra receive the news of Seasmoke having a rider. In the next episode, Rhaenyra gets to know that the rider Seasmoke has claimed is Addam of Hull.
Later in episode 7, after a massacre, Rhaenyra gets two more dragon seeds as Vermithor claims Hugh Hammer, and Silverwing claims Ulf the White. This defining moment from House of the Dragon season 2 shows yet again how fortune favors the brave.
5) A Son for a Son
In House of the Dragon season 2 episode one, Daemon ordered Blood and Cheese to seek revenge after Aemond killed Lucery in the previous installment. Blood and Cheese slay Jaehaerys, hearing Daemon's orders 'a Son for a Son.'
After the last episode of season one ended on a disastrous note for the Blacks, season two of House of the Dragon started on a similar note for the Greens, reminding everyone that the Dance of the Dragons is about to commence, making it a defining moment of the installment.
House of the Dragon season 2 is now streaming on Max.
