The following contains spoilers from House of the Dragon season 2, episode 1.The war in House of the Dragon is already out of hand. We’re only one episode into season 2 and a child is dead! Young Jaehaerys Targaryen—heir to the throne and King Aegon II’s (Tom Glynn-Carney) firstborn son, is beheaded in his sleep. Those squelching sounds? I’ll hear them in my sleep. Even worse, his murder is an act of revenge—after Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) killed Rhaenyra’s (Emma D’Arcy) son Lucerys in the season 1 finale. So far, it’s the youngest who have suffered the most on the series. The shocking event occurs at the end of the season 2 premiere, when two hired assassins make their way through the castle and find the prince asleep in his bed. The men—a butcher named Blood (Sam C. Wilson) and a rat-catcher named Cheese (Mark Stobbart)—have been hired by Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) to take a “son for a son.” Though Rhaenyra announces that she’s seeking revenge against Aemond, the assassins are unable to locate the prince. Finding Jaehaerys instead, Blood and Cheese kill the young heir and then escape into t… Click below to read the full story from Esquire
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