'House of the Dragon' Season 2: All the Major Deaths So Far

House of the Dragon is part of the Game of Thrones universe, so of course you can expect one, two, or even a hundred dramatic deaths in the series. And season two of the show so far has seen no shortage of shocking and sad deaths.

Even though we knew they were coming thanks to George R.R. Martin's novel Fire & Blood, which the HBO series is based on, it still takes our breath away every time a death happens on screen.

And TBH, there have been quite a few already so far this season. Like, so many, we've been keeping track with our handy guide of all the characters we've said goodbye to in season 2, which you can peruse (read: cry over) below.

All the deaths in House of the Dragon season 2 so far

Episode 1

• Jaehaerys Targaryen

Talk about a bad case of miscommunication. The first major death of the season was supposed to be Aemond after Daemon employed two assassins—Blood and Cheese—to kill the prince. However, the two men couldn't find Aemond and ultimately settled on killing Jaehaerys, whom they found in Heleana's bed chamber.

They also forced the distraught mother to tell them which of the children was the boy and she begrudgingly pointed to Jaehaerys.

Episode 2

• Erryk and Arryx Cargyll
• Blood and Cheese

Following the death of Jaehaerys, Aegon ordered the deaths of Blood and Cheese and their fellow rat catchers.

But perhaps the most prominent deaths that took over episode two were those of twins Erryk and Arryx Cargyll. Having previously both served in the King's Guard, Ser Erryk switched alliances to Rhaenyra's army while his brother Arryx stayed behind with Criston Cole's forces.

In episode two, Criston tasked Arryx with sneaking into Dragonstone and pretending to be his twin in order to kill Rhaenyra. However, Ser Erryk managed to stop him, but the pair then battled it out, which resulted in both their deaths.

Episode 3

• Ser Amos Bracken
• Lord Samwell Blackwood

Episode three was pretty minor in terms of the deaths of major characters. The most prominent ones to die were Ser Amos Bracken and Lord Samwell Blackwood following their battle at the beginning of the episode after they argued over their allegiances to Rhaenyra and Aegon. Although let's be real, it was all about their own families' long and complicated history.

Episode 4

• Rhaenys
• Meleys

Honestly, we're still not over this. The biggest deaths of episode four were undoubtedly Rhaenys and Meleys, who perished after their battle with Aemond and Vhagar. While they successfully managed to harm Sunfyre and Aegon, they were sadly no match for Vhagar and fell to their deaths at the end of episode four. There were also hundreds of men who died during the battle at Rook's Rest.

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