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'House of the Dragon' Season 2, Episode 3 Opening Massacre Explained
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07/01/2024 05:58 PM
"House of the Dragon" proved that there are families that are messier than the Targaryens in Westeros with its haunting opening scene for Season 2, Episode 3, which put a tense spotlight on the leading clans of the riverlands. The Blackwoods and the Brackens have been mentioned peripherally throughout the show's run as a pair of families who are constantly having border disputes, but their hatred for each other runs a lot deeper. The families have been feuding for thousands of years, since before the Andals arrived, before Aegon the Conqueror took over. Their dislike for one another is . . .