Warning! This piece contains spoilers for House of the Dragon Season 2 including the finale! After a sophomore season that gave us some of the best dragon action in the history of Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon came to a close in a surprisingly action-free finale. While some viewers were expecting it to be an epic battle, instead we got an episode full of scheming, plotting, and shocking reveals to tee up Season 3. So, if you've watched the House of the Dragon finale and are ready to dig into all the teases, set up, and secrets that the episode revealed then you're in the right place as we're breaking down all of that and more.
From the very first episode of House of the Dragon the series has centered on Alicent (Olivia Cooke) and Rhaenyra (Emma D'arcy), the two young women whose fates have been entangled with the throne since their girlhood. So, it makes sense that as Season 2 comes to an end we once again see them reunite as Alicent comes to Rhaenyra with an offer: Let her, Helaena (Phia Saban), and Jaehaera (Lulu Barker) leave the kingdom after they hand over the Red Keep to Rhaenyra. This is one of the most emotionally charged moments of the series and once again shifts what we know of Alicent and Rhaenyra.
As Alicent walks through Dragonstone, now a free woman, the Dragon Seeds prepare for war, fitted with their new armor and ready to step onto their dragons. We see the Green army moving into the Riverlands, with Cole (Fabien Frankel) and Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) rea.