Why Is Still So Small Rhaenyra's Dragon Syrax in House of the Dragon Season 2?
Syrax, Rhaenyra Targaryen's dragon, has not developed much in House Of The Dragon season 2, which begs issues concerning general dragon growth. Based on the book Fire & Blood, an extension of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice & Fire book series, the HBO prequel series Examined in this way as a real-world historical book, the reigns of the early Targaryen kings are Though the way the Dance of the Dragons is portrayed in the book and the program differs, it can still help to explain why Syrax isn't developing.
Rhaenyra Targaryen Emma D'Arcy Plays
Emma D'Arcy deftly portrays Rhaenyra Targaryen in the House Of The Dragon ensemble, and the character notes several striking differences from her book counterpart. Adapting Fire & Blood presents an unusual challenge for the TV writers since characters like Rhaenyra and Daemon Targaryen basically have little going on over the era of books for season 2. For its two main characters—Syrax, whose hardly mentioned in the book after the Dance starts—House of the Dragon has created own stories containing several extra dragon sequences.
Part of Syrax's size is related to Dragonpit maintenance.
Dragons flourish in George R. R. Martin's universe even as they age. Balerion the Black Dread grew ever more enormous till it was too bloated to be able to take off and finally perished. The dragons in House of the Dragon help to demonstrate this even further since Vhagar is the most gigantic and oldest dragon still living. Still, there are other elements influencing size and it is not totally consistent. Although Syrax is at least ten years older than dragons like Sunfyre, Moondancer, and Vermax, she doesn't seem to have gotten any bigger.
Given Rhaenyra is the main character of the show, House of the Dragon inserts multiple dragon sequences for Syrax. But for most of her existence, Syrax mostly stays in the dragonpits of King's Landing and subsequently Dragonstone in the book. Syrax has hardly been ridden in recent years, according to reports, hence her development has been limited when the Dance starts. More actively ridden dragons may theoretically catch up in size, which is most likely why Seasmoke seems much bigger even though she is roughly the same age.
Syrax Not Growing Is Simply More Convenient for CGI
Regarding House of the Dragon as a whole, dragon designs, sizes, and scaling are, at best erratic. There are several contradictions; usually, the dragon's size makes sense for the situation. Regarding Syrax, given that VFX models can be reused rather than requiring continual revisions, Rhaenyra's dragon being about the same size is probably easier and less expensive for the budget of the program. Syrax is, after all, among the most often used dragons in the TV show and looks most consistently with Caraxes.
Season 2 House of the Dragon boasts significantly more dragon stuff than season 1 or any other Game of Thrones season. For individuals with great attention to detail, discrepancies may be startling, but for the volume of gorgeous dragon scenes, they are rather bearable. From the book, Rhaenyra's dragon at least has a story explanation for its limited development. Though trims allow HBO to produce an end product as visually stunning as the show provides, the dragon sequences might not always be what viewers are expecting for.
Syrax's power relative to other dragons? Could She Beat Anywhere?
Rhaenyra can't say for sure as she has never fought another dragon and Syrax looks to have some speed working to its favor. Far from the largest dragon in Game of Thrones history or even the most massive in the Dance, Syrax is If it came to a one-on-one fight against Vhagar, Vermithor, or Caraxes, all of which had a size advantage and notable war experience, she would be beaten quickly. Syrax most likely loses the battle as well given Seasmoke's experience and apparently significant size advantage.
Still, there remain a couple of dragons left. Rhaenyra and Syrax could most certainly overcome Jacaerys Velaryon and Vermax if they ever intended to kill their sons. Although Moondancer and Sunggyre would be a toss-up and their sizes would be similar, Syrax most likely has a shot. Regarding Silverwing and Dreamfyre (Helaena Targaryen's dragon, which hasn't seen on-screen), both are older but not known for being warriors, therefore it's difficult to determine how they would compare. House of the Dragon perhaps will respond to some of these queries.
