House of the Dragon writer teases Blood and Cheese in season 2

The first season of House of the Dragon ended with a succession of huge events: King Viserys I Targaryen died in his sleep, his wife Alicent Hightower moved to crown her son Aegon in his place, and his daughter Rhaenyra — his named heir — moved to consolidate power for herself.

To that end, Rhaenyra dispatched two of her sons to court the favor of the great lords of Westeros. Her son Lucerys went to the castle of Storm’s End to treat with Lord Borros Baratheon, but was met there by his uncle Aemond Targaryen, who had already arrived to negotiate on behalf of Alicent and her greens. Aemond, who bore a grudge against Lucerys for something that happened when they were kids, killed his nephew.

As season 1 ends, the last thing we see is Rhaenyra glaring at the camera after she hears of Luke’s death, revenge on her mind. And if the show continues to follow the story set out in George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood, she’ll get it.

Blood and Cheese are coming in House of the Dragon season 2: “I don’t think you will be disappointed.”

If you’ve read Fire & Blood, you have a good idea of what will happen next, and of the revenge Rhaenyra and her blacks will exact on the greens. But for the sake of the uninitiated, we’ll avoid SPOILERS in this article. It suffices to say that the blacks will hire a pair of mercenaries known as Blood and Cheese, who get to work doing a very dirty job.

Speaking with House of the Dragon writer Sara Hess, Variety asked if she and rest of the creative team had already written a version of the Blood and Cheese revenge plot for the screen. “We are currently writing the finale of Season 2,” Hess answered. “I don’t think you will be disappointed.”

In the book, Blood and Cheese come into play pretty quickly after Luke’s death, so I doubt we’ll be waiting all the way until the finale to see them.

It’s good to hear that the writers are reaching the end of the season. Production on House of the Dragon season 2 starts up in March. We’ll very likely have to wait until 2024 to see the new episodes.

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