'House of the Dragon' Season 2, Episode 1 Deep Dive

On this episode of the Story Archives Show, Mario and Zach recap season two, episode one of House of the Dragon on HBO. In it, Rhaenyra grieves the loss of her son Luke, Daemon takes matters into his own hands, and the usurper Hightowers plan their next move after several critical strategic errors. Beware of the rats.
House of the Dragon is an American fantasy (en.wikipedia.o... (en.wikipedia.o... series created by George R. R. Martin (en.wikipedia.o... Condal (en.wikipedia.o... (en.wikipedia.o.... A prequel (en.wikipedia.o... of Thrones (en.wikipedia.o..., it is the second television series in the A Song of Ice and Fire (en.wikipedia.o.... Condal and Miguel Sapochnik (en.wikipedia.o... as the showrunners (en.wikipedia.o... the first season. Based on parts of Martin's 2018 book Fire & Blood (en.wikipedia.o...)
, the series begins about 100 years after the
Seven Kingdoms (en.wikipedia.o...)
are united by the Targaryen conquest, nearly 200 years before the events of
Game of Thrones
, and 172 years before the birth of
Daenerys Targaryen (en.wikipedia.o...)
. Featuring an
ensemble cast (en.wikipedia.o...)
, the show portrays the events leading up to the decline of
House Targaryen (en.wikipedia.o...)
, a devastating
war of succession (en.wikipedia.o...)
known as the "Dance of the Dragons".
Story Archives is a TV and Film Commentary Show, hosted by Mario Busto and Zachary Newton, part of the SoapBox Network.