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How the ‘House of the Dragon’ Blood and Cheese Murder Differs from the Book


In 'House of the Dragon,' the Blood and Cheese murder saw some changes at the end of Episode 1, titled “A Son For A Son.”

A long-awaited return to Westeros in the time of Daenerys Targaryen’s ancestors took place in Season 2 of the Game of Thrones spinoff show House of the Dragon, which launched Sunday night on HBO and Max. As viewers will recall, Season 1 ended with the tragic death of Rhaenyra’s (Emma D’Arcy) son Lucerys or “Luke” (Elliot Grihault) at the hands of Aemond Targaryen (Ewan Mitchell) and his dragon Vhagar. The arrangement isn’t wildly out of the box for the medieval series, but the plot thickens when the hired assailants kill Jaehaerys, the 6-year-old firstborn son of current King Aegon II (Tom Glynn-Carney) and his sister and wife Helaena (Phia Saban).

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