House of the Dragon Season 2 has no dearth of shocking moments and saddening deaths. In the final moments of Episode 4, fans saw Princess Rhaenys and her ‘Red Queen’ dragon Meleys fall after an attack from Aemond’s vicious dragon Vhagar. Now, the new HBO promo for Episode 5 shows Meleys’ head being paraded through the streets of King’s Landing.
Fans of Team Blacks were not ready for such a tragic end to one of their favorite dragons in the series. The scene brought back memories of one Game of Thrones moment, that was too traumatic for the viewers.
House of the Dragon Promo For The Latest Episode Brings Back The Trauma Of A Game Of Thrones Episode
House of the Dragon Season 2 dropped its best episode yet on Sunday. The Dance of the Dragons has officially begun in this episode, with a major aerial dragon battle taking place towards its final moments. As the credits rolled, both Team Blacks and Team Greens had casualties in the battle. Vhagar’s attack brought down Rhaenys’ Meleys as well as Aegon’s Sunfyre.
In a promo released by HBO, Meleys’ head is paraded through the King’s Landing while Aegon is brought back in a box, implying he’s heavily burnt but survived. It appears that Aemond is spreading the story that it was Aegon who slew Meleys and was injured in the battle. The whole scene is certain to make some fans very uncomfortable.
Fans reacted to the new promo on X, sharing that it brought back the trauma from one Game of Thrones episode, that still horrifies fans. Red Wedding was a difficult episode to sit through for any fans of the original series. During the episode, Robb Stark and his direwolf Grey Wind are brutally killed after an act of betrayal.
To desecrate the fallen King in the North, the Frey and Bolton men parade the decapitated bodies of Robb and Grey, with Grey’s head sewn onto Robb’s body. Fans also pointed out that Targaeryens celebrating a dragon’s death was just disgusting. Many fans shared that they felt sick to their stomach seeing the scene in the promo. Some of the fan reactions read:
It’s like Rob and his direwolf all over again 😭
— Kaitlyn (@KaitlynLauren94) July 8, 2024
Reminds me of grey wind😭😭😭😭 the DISRESPECT😭😭😭😭
— Seunghos unhinged eyeball (@venificas) July 8, 2024
Real Targaryens will never celebrate a dragon's death 😭😭
— Kat (@Kat3_123) July 8, 2024
i know it’s in the books but I literally felt sick to my stomach seeing this in the promo 😭
— lolo 🇵🇸 | obsessed with laena 24/7 (@laelinc) July 8, 2024
Did they forget their king is a Targaryen, parading a dragon of all things like this is is just odd, your supposed to be the blood of the dragon
— 💦𝑅𝒜𝐼𝒩💦 (@daniel63627815) July 8, 2024
Episode 5 will see an undeterred Rhaenyra as she tries to avenge the death of Princess Rhaenys. The teaser hinted at a sinister plot from the Blacks when Mysaria shares with the Queen, “There is more than one way to fight a war.” Given that Mysaria had a hand in the Blood and Cheese plot, something far worse is coming upon the Greens.
Aemond Will Become The Protector Of The Realms In House of The Dragon
According to George R.R. Martin‘s Fire and Blood, Aegon is found badly injured after Vhagar’s attack. He’s barely alive, with burns all over his body and his armor melted to his skin. Rhaenys’ charred body is also found in the books next to Meleys’ corpse. While Aegon’s dragon Sunfyre survives with grievous wounds.
Aegon will become bedridden according to the books. And in the absence of his brother, Aemond will take over as the Protector of the Realm. Aemond’s attack on Aegon seemed deliberate on the show, however, the book shows no such indication.
House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 5 will be released on HBO on Sunday, July 14.
