Despite targeting a completely different character than they were supposed to, Blood and Cheese still did Rhaenyra the biggest favor.

House of the Dragon hasn’t even kicked its full-scale war yet with the brand new season 2, though already caused a huge crisis for the Greens that will presumably last much longer than everyone expects — in case the show opts for sticking to George R.R. Martin’s book after all the major changes it’s already made.

The second season’s first episode introducing Blood and Cheese for executing Rhaenyra’s revenge towards her rivals might have become yet another sinister omen ahead of the upcoming war, and the grand battle with the Blacks is likely to soon become a minor priority for the Greens.

House of the Dragon’s new installment has yet a lot to reveal, as the season is still keeping 7 out of 8 episodes in secret for now, but things may change radically in a way that only those familiar with the original book could ever predict.

According to George R.R. Martin’s novel Fire & Blood, Blood and Cheese murdering young Prince Jaehaerys (Maelor in the book) in his crib will symbolize a start of not only a potential dynasty crisis, but mostly a curse that will be haunting this family line for years to come.

Spoiler alert: the next few sentences will reveal who you may expect to be House of the Dragon’s next victims.

Unless the show makes significant changes, Jaehaerys’ death will be followed by murder of Ser Criston Cole during the Butcher’s Ball.

Another major death may concern Prince Maelor who hasn’t been introduced in the series yet, though he potentially will be in the following episodes; considering that it was Maelor who got beheaded by Blood and Cheese in the original novel, there’s so far no certain idea of how the showrunners will decide to kill him off, though it’s clear that they will definitely do so at some point.

Next comes Queen Helaena Targaryen who commits suicide overwhelmed by her son’s murder and the war as a whole. Alicent Hightower is also supposed to be gone by the time the war between the Blacks and the Greens ends, though in the book she dies of the winter fever.

Lastly, Jaehaera Targaryen, Aegon II and Halaena’s daughter, also deliberately takes her life after getting married to King Aegon III.

House of the Dragon season 2 episode 1 thus comes as a major bad omen, hinting at more tragic events that may take place during or after the war breaks out. Fans of the show still have a long time to wait until it’s all clear, as House of the Dragon season 2 is set to be airing one episode each Sunday until August.