Let's Break Down The "House Of The Dragon" Finale Trailer

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The House of the Dragon finale is almost here! Let's watch the trailer, then break it down:

The trailer opens with Rhaenys flying on her dragon, Meleys, to Dragonstone.

Rhaenys on the back of Meleys flying over water
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She warns Rhaenyra, "The greens are coming for you, Rhaenyra. And for your children."

Rhaenys looks at Rhaenyra, who is offscreen
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Rhaenyra looks shocked, while Daemon seems unsurprised.

Rhaenyra looks shocked and Daemon seems unsurprised; they stand by the painted table
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There are tears in Rhaenyra's eyes, no doubt over the fact that she's learned of her father's death, Alicent's betrayal, and the risk to her life and her children's lives all at once.

Rhaenyra looks upset
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Daemon grabs his sword.

Daemon grabs his sword
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We get this shot of Dragonstone.

Dragonstone in the dark
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Then we see Rhaenyra watching someone.

Rhaenyra watches someone
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It seems that it's Daemon, who is walking away from Rhaenyra as we hear him say, “You cannot bend the knee to the Hightowers. They stole your birthright.”

Daemon walks away from Rhaenrya
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Next up, we see Aemond remove his eye patch.

Aemond removes his eye patch
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Then we see a gathering around the painted table at Dragonstone, while we hear Rhaenys say, "Every man standing round the painted table urges her to plunge the realm into war."

Rhaenyra and her men stand around the painted table
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There's this cool shot of a lit-up painted table from above.

The lit-up painted table from above
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Rhaenyra stares out at the sea.

Rhaenyra stares out into the ocean
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Someone places something down on the Winterfell portion of the painted table.

Someone places something down on the Winterfell portion of the painted table
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A lord urges Rhaenyra to "lay siege to the Red Keep."

A lord talks to Rhaenyra
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Someone places a sword alongside a bunch of other swords.

Someone places a sword alongside a bunch of other swords

War is coming!

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Meanwhile, Jace is begging his mother to "send us."

Baela, Jace, Luke, and Rhaena stand in a row near the painted table
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Someone — a Targaryen — clenches their fist around their sword.

A hand holds a sword
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That person — likely Jace — runs toward someone else on dragonback with their sword held high.

A cloaked figure runs toward a dragon
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Another dark-haired person — likely Luke — stares up at Vhagar, who is standing near a castle.

A dark-haired person looks at Vhagar
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Ser Erryk swears his loyalty to the queen while delivering Viserys's crown to Rhaenyra.

Erryk holds up Viserys's crown
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There's this shot of someone — Jace or Luke? — on dragonback.

Someone rides a dragon in the dark
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Over this shot of Rhaenyra and her two eldest boys, we hear someone say, "Your cause holds a power that has not been seen since the days of Old Valyria."

Rhaenyra stands in the foreground with Jace and Luke in the background
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Then there's this shot of Baela, Jace, Luke, and Rhaena at what seems to be Rhaenyra's war council.

Baela, Jace, Luke, and Rhaena stand in a row
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A somewhat disheveled Rhaenyra stares at Daemon, and she doesn't look happy.

A somewhat disheveled Rhaenyra stares at Daemon, and she doesn't look happy
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There's this close-up of a dragon eye.

Close-up of a dragon eye.
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Daemon places a torch on the ground.

Daemon places a torch on the ground
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Then he looks up.

Daemon looks up
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And we see that he is standing in front of a dragon.

Daemon stands in front of Caraxes
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Next, we see THREE dragons leaving Dragonstone.

Three dragons fly away from Dragonstone
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Then we get this shot of the dragon breathing fire while Daemon looks on.

Caraxes breathing fire while Daemon looks on
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Next, we see Daemon standing in front of Dragonstone and pulling out his sword as if to attack someone.

Daemon standing in front of Dragonstone and pulling out his sword as though to attack someone
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We see he's on the defense against someone arriving.

Daemon warns a group of people off with a sword
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Finally, there's this shot of a dragon with its mouth wide open.

Vhagar with her mouth wide open

Aaaahhh!

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What are you hoping to see in the finale?

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