House of the Dragon season 2’s timeline gets a clarifying update from star Steve Toussaint. Based on source material from George R. R. Martin, Game of Thrones’ first spinoff arrived on HBO in summer 2022, chronicling the onset of the Targaryen civil war over a multi-year span. The House of the Dragon season 1 finale left things on an intense cliffhanger, of sorts, teasing a much larger conflict to come between Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) and Alicent (Olivia Cooke).
Now, ahead of the House of the Dragon season 2 release date, Toussaint reveals in an interview with Collider that the new season picks up only days after the end of season 1. The actor also touches on what audiences can expect from his character, Lord Corlys Velaryon, aka “The Sea Snake.” Check out his full comment below:
“Okay, Season 2 begins about 10 days after Season 1 ends . So for Corlys, he’s still coming to terms with the grief of losing his son, his brother, his daughter, and his heir, his grandson. So he is trying to deal with that, plus hold on to the one thing he holds most of his relationship with his wife, so that’s kind of where he is. He’s in a very weakened and emotional state.”
House Of The Dragon Season 2’s Timeline Is Good News After Season 1
Season 1 Of The HBO Fantasy Featured Some Big Time Jumps
The House of the Dragon season 1 finale brings the conflict between Rhaenyra and Alicent to a head. While on a mission for Rhaenyra, Lucerys (Elliot Grihault) is eaten by Aemond’s (Ewan Mitchell) dragon, Vhagar. Whether Aemond intended to kill Lucerys or not is not likely to matter, with the final moments of the season showing Rhaenyra burning with rage, distraught over the death of her son. Season 2 picking up only days later means it can continue some of the storytelling momentum established here.
In addition to allowing the show to dive right into the consequences of Lucerys’ death, season 2 picking up so soon after season 1 speaks to the general timeline audiences are in for this time around. While season 1 featured a handful of time jumps and actor recastings to account for these jumps, season 2 is expected to play out essentially in real time. The positive House of the Dragon season 1 reviews suggest that the time jumps weren’t that big of a problem, but they were essentially in service of setting up the story that can now play out.
With a season that plays out more or less in real time, House of the Dragon’s sophomore outing could end up being generally more intense and more gripping. As Toussaint teases, the consequences of all that happened in season 1 will very much be a focus in the next batch of episodes. Many questions remain about House of the Dragon season 2, but audiences can evidently expect Lucery’s death to still be fresh for Rhaenyra when the hit HBO series returns this summer.
