The Blacks could turn the tide of war after suffering heavy losses.
Here’s what they have cooking.
Warning: This article contains spoilers fromHouse of the Dragonseason 2, episode 5.
Prince Jacaerys Velaryon (Harry Collett) and Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) on ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2.Theo Whiteman/HBO
In terms of sheer dragon math, the Blacks ofHouse of the Dragonare taking heavy hits.
Jace mentions Vermithor and Silverwing, specifically.
The latter was the dragon of Queen Alysanne, Jaehaerys' wife.
Tom Bennett as Ulf on ‘House of the Dragon’.Ollie Upton/HBO
The Blacks possess far more dragons than the Greens.
They just don’t have riders.
“There could be schools of them,” Jace foreshadows.
Queen Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) holds court on ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2.MAX
Here’s a quick breakdown of what this all means.
What are dragonseeds?
A simplification of dragonseeds is that they are Targaryen bastards.
Phoebe Campbell as Rhaena Targaryen speaks with Emma D’Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen on ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2.Theo Whiteman/HBO
Ulf himself made grand declarations in that brothel bar in episode 3.
He claimed to be the son of Jaehaerys' son Baelon Targaryen, a.k.a.
Baelon the Brave, which would make him the bastard half-brother to Daemon and the late Viserys.
Conveniently, his claims are hard to fact check.
According toFire and Blood, most of these folks are dragonseeds.
Rhaenyra needs dragonriders, dragons need Targaryens, dragonseeds are bastard Targaryens… there you go!
Besides Ulf, who are the other crucial dragonseeds?
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To her right is her son and heir, Jace, who rides Vermax.
To her left is her stepdaughter, Lady Baela (Bethany Antonia), who rides Moondancer.
One is nicknamed the Cannibal, which earned the moniker by feasting on the carcasses of dead dragons.
All who dared tame him became the drake’s next meal.
Another, Grey Ghost, was so elusive that no one could seem to find him.
Has she been completely left out of the show’s narrative,similar to Sara Snow of Winterfell?
Have we secretly already met her?
Only three more episodes remain forHouse of the Dragonseason 2.
Let’s hope the dragon math works out in Rhaenyra’s favor.
