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‘House of the Dragon’: Key Targaryens, events and deaths to know ahead of Season 2

It’s finally time to return to Westeros for the next chapter in the Targaryen war of succession. After nearly two years, HBO’s “House of the Dragon” returns for its second season on Sunday, airing at 9 p.m. ET and streaming on Max. Season 1 of the “Game of Thrones” spinoff concluded in October 2022. The first season packed roughly two decades of Targaryen family drama into 10 episodes before ...
An aerial battle kicks off the Dance of the Dragons in the Season 1 finale of "House of the Dragon."

It’s finally time to return to Westeros for the next chapter in the Targaryen war of succession.

After nearly two years, HBO’s “House of the Dragon” returns for its second season on Sunday, airing at 9 p.m. ET and streaming on Max. Season 1 of the “Game of Thrones” spinoff concluded in October 2022.

The first season packed roughly two decades of Targaryen family drama into 10 episodes before ending with an aerial battle that sees one angry (and possibly hungry) dragon ignoring its rider’s command and taking out another dragon in one chomp, rider and all. That first spill of Targaryen blood kicks off the Dance of the Dragons, the civil war that breaks out as Aegon and his half sister Rhaenyra battle over the throne.

That was far from the season’s only death — this is Westeros, after all. Beyond bloodshed, “House of the Dragon” Season 1 featured plenty of scheming, marriages, mourning, remarriages, trysts, births, murders and fights.

Here’s a quick refresher on everything you need to know ahead of “House of the Dragon” Season 2. (Obviously, Season 1 spoilers abound.)

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