Ryan Condal speaks with EW about the Greens vs.
Blacks, the new Stark in Winterfell, the new dragons on the scene, and more.
As it is written inGeorge R.R.
Tom Taylor as Cregan Stark and Harry Collett as Jacaerys Velaryon in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2.Max/Youtube
Martin’s compendiumFire & Blood, “Then the storm broke and the dragons danced.”
Maybe it should be somebody else.
Maybe it should be me!'
Freddie Fox as Gwayne Hightower in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2.Max/Youtube
“He held to his decision until death, and yet, Alicent’s son sits my throne.
I mean to fight this war, and win it.”
AndHouse of the Dragonseason 2 has a good one.
Caraxes and Prince Daemon (Matt Smith) arrive at Harrenhal in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2.Courtesy of HBO
“He’s very powerful,” Condal says of the character.
“Everybody’s vying for his army.
I’m excited for the audience to see and experience that.”
Tom Glynn-Carney as Aegon II Targaryen in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2.Ollie Upton/HBO
How do they fit into all this?
Might we see another absentee Hightower in season 2?
“That remains to be seen.
Aegon’s dragon Sunfyre in the Dragonpit in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2.Max/Youtube
We will see,” Condal says.
“Daeron is a fixture and a character in the show,” he adds.
“Do not fret, anybody.
Seasmoke returns in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2.Max/Youtube
All in due time.”
Scenes from both trailers show a rain-drenched night scene in which Daemon arrives on the back of Caraxes.
“My terms are very simple,” he says in the footage.
Swords are drawn in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2.Max/Youtube
“Renounce the false king and bend the knee to the queen, or your house burns.”
“Harrenhal definitely is its own character in the show,” Condal says.
“We were excited to play that out as storytellers.”
Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) rides into battle in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2.Max/Youtube
Alicent and her daughter, Queen Halaena (Phia Saban), shrouded in black veils.
But, yeah, that one’s pretty horrific.
We’ll see what people make of what’s to come."
“On his deathbed, he knew the realm would never accept a queen.
Rhaenyra’s supporters will believe what they wish, but Viserys wanted Aegon to succeed him.”
“To war then!”
Baela is seen entering the fray by riding her dragon Moondancer into battle.
How are the Hightowers going to react to that when Aemond reports back home?
“I mean, TBD,” Condal responds.
Sunfyre arrives in the Greens-themed trailer within the Dragonpit of King’s Landing.
“More on that to be revealed, but designing Sunfyre was fun and challenging,” Condal says.
“So he’s grown up a bit and matured.”
(If you know, you know.)
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A brief scene shows a group of young men drawing their swords on each other.
All the people in the show that had POVs essentially had silver hair," Condal says.
Of course, Condal will neither confirm nor deny any specific theories.
But certainly we’re going to see new things that you have not seen before within this world.
There’s some pretty epic stuff to come.
It’s just a couple months away, guys."
House of the Dragonseason 2 premieres on HBO and Max June 16.
Correction: An earlier version of this story inaccurately described Daeron Targaryen as Alicent’s brother.
Daeron is her son.
