And we’re back! There’s no cold open for this season, and while the music remains the same, the title sequence could not be more different. Instead of the blood flows of Season 1’s title sequence, we get a tapestry woven of Targaryen history. Of course, there’s still plenty of blood. The final shot of the tapestry shows Aegon II Targaryen and Rhaenyra Targaryen on their thrones divided by a dragon.
Set days after the end of Season 1, we return to the familiar location of Winterfell while the Stark theme plays in the background. The new face of Cregan Stark, the young Lord of Winterfell and Warden of the North, guides us through the North all the way to The Wall. Jacaerys Velaryon lobbies Cregan for support in the war, but Cregan can only spare 2,000 greybeards to Rhaenyra Targaryen’s cause with winter approaching. Jace learns of his brother Lucerys Velaryon’s death.
Rhaenys Targaryen returns to Dragonstone after patrolling the blockade on Meleys for an extended period. Daemon Targaryen requests her assistance to take out Vhagar and Aemond Targaryen, a son for a son.
When Rhaenys Targaryen refuses, Daemon Targaryen blames her for not killing the Greens when she had the chance during the coronation.
On Driftmark, Corlys Velaryon introduces us to a new character named Alyn of Hull, a shipwright who saved Corlys during the Second War of The Stepstones. Corlys impresses upon Alyn the importance of readying his ship to lead the blockade efforts against the Greens.
The Green twin, Arryk Cargyll, patrols the walls of King’s Landing as a dragon approaches. He orders a Scorpion, a dragon-killing weapon, to be readied, before identifying Aemond Targaryen approaching on Vhagar.