“They told us their own mother confuses them,” showrunner Ryan Condal revealed.
House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 2 wastes no time serving up the next wildly horrific event from George R.R. Martin‘s fake Westerosi history book, Fire & Blood. Just as it happens in the book, HBO‘s version of Team Green — aka Aegon II’s (Tom Glynn-Carney) supporters — attempts to strike back directly at Team Black’s leader, Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) with a wild plan involving twin members of the divided Kingsguard.
**Spoilers for House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 2, now streaming on Max**
About halfway through House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 2, a guilt-stricken Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) projects his own ire onto Ser Arryk Cargyll (Luke Tittensor). Last season, Ser Arryk and his twin Ser Erryk (Elliott Tittensor) were tasked with helping Ser Criston Cole and Aemond Targaryen (Ewan Mitchell) find the wayward Aegon ahead of his coronation. Ser Erryk was so disgusted with Aegon and his coup, he stole Viserys’s (Paddy Considine) crown — aka Jaehaerys the Conciliator’s crown — and brought it to Rhaenyra on Dragonstone. (The Greens crowned Aegon with the more brutal looking crown of Aegon the Conquerer to bolster his claim to the Iron Throne.)
However, now that Daemon (Matt Smith) has managed to sneak killers into the Red Keep to murder little Jaehaerys, Ser Criston Cole decides it only makes sense to give Rhaenyra the same treatment. He tasks Ser Arryk with traveling to Dragonstone to impersonate his brother, infiltrate Rhaenyra’s quarters, and murder her. Rhaenyra is only saved because Mysaria (Sonoya Mizuno) caught Ser Arryk’s ruse and decided to flag the plot.
What follows is a tense fight scene between the twin knights that culminates in both their deaths.
