House of the Dragon season 2 already has a few new faces, and some of them already seem pretty important. Here’s what’s up with characters like Addam and Hugh
House of the Dragon is absolutely awash in characters, and they can be hard to keep track of even when you see them on screen constantly. And while the war is getting bigger and has started thinning the herd somewhat, the show’s world has continued to expand, bringing in new characters — some of whom we don’t even really know how to fit into the narrative just yet.
[Ed note: This post contains descriptions of characters from the first six episodes of House of the Dragon season 2, but does not have spoilers for anything later in the season.]
This kind of scope-widening is pretty typical for the second season of a TV show — after all, Game of Thrones season 2 was a massive expansion from the first. Of course, we’ll eventually find out a little bit more about some of these new characters and how they fit into the Dance of Dragons. But with Team Black searching for a new crop of dragonriders, it seems safe to say that there’s something important about how all these disparate commonfolk blondes are getting woven into the story. But for now, here’s a brief update on the new faces and what we know about them so far.
