A lot has happened since we published a who’s who list before Season 2 began. Heading into the finale, here’s at look at where the characters stand now.
This roundup has been updated to reflect events through Episode 7 of Season 2 of HBO’s “House of the Dragon.”
Before Season 2 of “House of the Dragon” began in mid-June, HBO hadn’t released a new episode for about two years; so with the premiere days away, we published a guide to the show’s sprawling cast.
Seven episodes later, much has changed. Westeros is divided by a civil war between the Blacks, who support Rhaenyra Targaryen’s claim to the throne, and the Greens, who support her half brother Aegon’s. Characters have died, been maimed or disappeared. Meanwhile, the common people — known in the show’s parlance as smallfolk — have played an increasingly large role, adding several new faces to the show. It seemed like time for an update.
Whether you’ve picked sides or simply want to catch up in time for the Sunday season finale, here is a look at the major players now.
Team Black
Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy)
STATUS: Stacked with dragons. Long the only child of the late King Viserys Targaryen, Rhaenyra was proclaimed heir by the king in defiance of centuries of tradition that held that only males could rule. But traditions die hard, and her younger half brother Aegon was crowned king by his supporters in Rhaenyra’s absence from the capital of King’s Landing.
Throughout the season, Rhaenyra has worked to keep violence to a minimum, even though her son Lucerys was one of the war’s first casualties. At the encouragement of her common-born adviser — and romantic interest — Mysaria, Rhaenyra has repeatedly relied on Westeros’s everyday people. By turning the public against Aegon through deft propaganda, and by recruiting descendants of House Targaryen born out of wedlock to become dragon riders, she hopes to tip the balance of power in her favor. Heading into the finale, she is looking pretty stacked on the dragon front again, having lost three from her team (Arrax and Meleys are dead; Caraxes is AWOL) but then effectively gained three back (Seasmoke, Silverwing and Vermithor all have Team Black riders now). She herself rides a bright yellow dragon called Syrax.
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