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This article was originally published on October 24, 2022.
Were updating it as events unfold inHouse of the Dragons second season.
(For example, Rhaenyss dramatic escape from the Dragonpit inepisode ninewas a show-only invention.)
And, oh yeah:spoiler warning.Were going to essentially spoil the entire show.
The Dance Moves Already Made in Season Two
Heres how it went down in the books.
.The War Kicks off With Some Child Murder
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Season one ofHouse of the Dragonends with Aemond killing Luceryswhile he attempts to flee Storms End in the rain.
She agonizes but eventually says Maelor rather than have them both killed.
Instead, Blood and Cheese kill Jaehaerys and then flee, leaving Helaena distraught.
However, Erryk spots Arryk and thetwins die fighting each other.
The good news is that there should be no more graphic birth sequences.
But there are some major ones with huge implications that will likely make it on the screen.
At the outset of the Dance, the Greens occupy Kings Landing while the Blacks operate out of Dragonstone.
(She shouldve taken the shot when she had the chance.)
The Moves and Twists Still to Come in the Dance
Last chance to leave before potential spoilers.
Anybody who manages to tame and ride these dragons gets a noble title on the spot.
In any case, Addam claims Laenors old dragon.
Remember all these names, because theyre going to end up causing headaches for the Blacks.
His younger brother Viserys is captured but believed to be dead.
Rhaenyra has now lost three sons as far as she knows.
There are smaller battles with bigger stakes and the small battles are still huge.
Theres another child death, too.
Foreverafter, they were known as the Two Betrayers.
This, as you might imagine, doesnt sit well with Rhaenyra.
Corlys, who vouched for them, tips Addam off, allowing him to flee with Seasmoke.
Rhaenyra arrests Corlys in response.
Nettles, meanwhile, has been spending a lot of time with Daemon.
(Nevermind that he is married to Queen Rhaenyra!)
Soon after, the Greens take Dragonstone without much difficulty.
Only Daemons daughter, Baela, puts up a fight on her young dragon Moondancer.
Crucially, Rhaenyra and the Blacks haveno ideathat Aegon has taken over Dragonstone.
On the same day as the Battle Above the Gods Eye, theres chaos in Kings Landing, too.
Rhaenyras imprisonment of Corlys prompts the Velaryon fleet to switch sides, abandoning the queen.
However, riding another persons dragon is no simple matter, and Joffrey is thrown to his death.
Before the night is over, Syrax will die, too.
(He does this even though Rhaenyra has ordered his arrest.
What a good guy.)
The fighting claims the lives of Addam, Daeron, Hugh, and three dragons.
Ulf the White, the other Betrayer, is killed with poison afterwards.
The outcome of the battle doesnt really mean anything for Rhaenyra, though.
The queens death does not mean the end of the Dance, however.
He orders a bunch of people executed and then leaves after one day.
Eventually, they dwindle to nothing.
Great war, everybody.
