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The season 2 opener of House Of The Dragon symbolizes the triumphant comeback of the Game Of Thrones series to Winterfell, more especially, the Wall. During his tour to the North, Lord Cregan Stark invites Rhaenyra's eldest son and heir, Jacaerys Velaryon, to the Wall. Here the two talk about the significance of the Wall and what it keeps out: not Wildlings, but "death." Rhaenyra hasn't shared Aegon's dream as of House of the Dragon season 2, episode 1; Jacaerys's reaction to Cregan's White Walkers is one of astonishment and uncertainty.
Viserys underlined the significance of Aegon's Dream passing down to the heir to the Iron Throne, hence it's surprising that Rhaenyra hadn't informed Jace about the Targaryen prophesy upon being crowned the Black Queen. Rhaenyra most certainly hasn't told Jacaerys despite how important it is to pass down this knowledge as she hasn't had the time. Rhaenyra despatched her sons as envoys straight after she was crowned and was still hammering out politics with the Greens, so she was more focused on the urgency of creating alliances than telling Jace about Aegon's dream. When Jace returns home later, the two are consumed with loss over the death of Lucerys Velaryon.
As Black Party in House Of The Dragon season 2 stands for, Jacaerys Velaryon is Rhaenyra's Iron Throne heir. She is therefore supposed to relay Aegon's dream to him should he inherit the kingdom upon her death. Rhaenyra has to tell Jacaerys about Aegon's dream desperately as the Targaryen Greens and Blacks are now bound for war in House of the Dragon season 2. While at battle with her half-brother Aegon II, her life is always in risk; should she die, Aegon's Song Of Ice And Fire dream dies with her.
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Alert: This post includes episode 1 SPOILERS for House of the Dragon season 2!
The first episode of House of the Dragon season 2 exposes a startling fact about Aegon's dream, which prepares a crucial situation for two Targaryen characters. The stunning revelation about the history of House Targaryen—that Aegon's Song of Ice and Fire dream exists—closed the season premiere of House of the Dragon. Aegon the Conqueror had a prophetic dream predicting the emergence of the White Walkers and the death of all mankind unless a Targaryen sitting on the Iron Throne could unify the kingdom against them, as King Viserys reveals. Of course, the ending of Game Of Thrones would bring this Prophecy to pass.
Every Targaryen king and their successor has carried on this secret since the Conquest, Viserys told Rhaenyra about Aegon's dream and the weight that knowledge carried. Rhaenyra was the only Targaryen with knowledge of Aegon's dream until mentioning it to Daemon in the finale after Viserys passed in House of the Dragon season 1. A sequence in House of the Dragon season 2, episode 1 exposes another shocking truth regarding Rhaenyra's obligation to the prophesy. She is now the only Targaryen crowned who knows the reality of Aegon's dream.
A major component of the House of the Dragon universe, Aegon's Dream prophesies help to clarify the fate of the Targaryens. For decades the Targaryens' behavior and choices have been affected by their dream, which forewarned of the approaching menace of the White Walkers. It also sets up the struggle between the Blacks and the Greens as each tries to grab the Iron Throne and the ability to carry out Aegon's prophesy.
About 172 years before the events of Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon chronicles the ascent of the Targaryens, the only family of dragonlords to withstand the Doom of Valyria. Milly Alcock and Emily Carey originally starred Milly Alcock and Emily Carey as Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower before Emma D'Arcy and Olivia Cooke, who play the adult versions of the characters, took front stage. Along with King Viserys Targaryen, Matt Smith (Prince Daemon Targaryen) and Paddy Considine as Rhaenyra's father star in the series.
Examining the family's inner strife, political strife, and the legacy of their leadership, House of the Dragon investigates the convoluted past of House Targaryen The series's superb images, complex narrative, and engaging characters have drawn compliments. With its investigation into the Targaryens' past, House of the Dragon presents a gripping narrative that gives the Game of Thrones universe complexity and mystery.