Rowan’s notes
Season one was mostly politics with dragons in the background. The season two trailer is the moment the background moves to the front. Rhaenyra’s side and Aegon’s side are done talking, and the dragons are no longer just very expensive pets.
What I love here is the contrast in scale. Some dragons are sleek and quick, some are ancient and enormous, and the editing keeps cutting between them so you instinctively start working out who would win. It’s propaganda for a war that hasn’t started yet.
I rewatched the whole first season before writing this entry, so take this as my official advice: do the same, then watch this trailer with headphones on.
Stills from the trailer
What to watch for
- The colour coding — black and green banners do a lot of the storytelling.
- The size difference between the dragons on each side.
- The sound design. The roars are mixed loud on purpose.
