Season 2 of House of the Dragon is not slated to premiere for some months. However, insiders reveal that the first episode’s leaked title hints at a deadly start to the upcoming season, which is anticipated to be broadcast “sometime in ’24,” according to HBO Max’s chief content officer Casey Bloys.
The first episode of House of the Dragon season 2 will be named A Son for a Son and is based on a letter Prince Daemon Targaryen sent to Princess Rhaenyra in response to the murder of her son, Prince Lucerys, at the hands of Prince Aemond. The incidents occurred at a critical scene in the previous season’s finale.
In the letter, which was briefly featured in the first season’s final episode, Daemon wrote to Rhaenyra, promising her “an eye for an eye, a son for a son.”
As seen in George R.R. Martin’s Fire and Blood, Daemon’s deeds will then kick off a series of events, leading to the introduction of two new characters named Blood and Cheese. The duo will be charged with breaking into the Red Keep to execute a treacherous and bloody mission.
As the series takes place 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, the upcoming season 2 of House of the Dragon will delve deep into the terrible events that led to the House of Targaryen’s destruction and shaped seven Westeros nations. It will also describe the disastrous succession conflict, Dance of the Dragons, which led to the end of the Targaryens.
As previously stated, leaks months before to the release of House of the Dragon season 2 episode 1 revealed that the debut episode will be named A Son for a Son. The title is inspired from Prince Daemon’s letter to Princess Rhaenyra following the tragic death of her son, Prince Lucerys, in the previous season’s finale.
Since, in the letter, Daemon promises Rhaenyra “an eye for an eye, a son for a son,” one can predict that the forthcoming episode will follow the same arc as Fire and Blood. The former will task Blood and Cheese to exact ghastly revenge on King Aegon’s sons.
As per R.R. Martin’s book, the duo will break into the palace and coerce Aegon’s wife, Queen Helaena Targaryen, into making a grueling decision of choosing one of their two sons to be killed.
The second season of House of the Dragon is anticipated to be released sometime in 2024.