House Of The Dragon Season 2 Episode 9 Alternate Ending Deleted Episodes Breakdown
Covering House Of The Dragon 2 Episode 9 and Season 2 Episode 10 Alternate Ending, Deleted Scenes, Alternate Storyline Breakdown. Why House Of The Dragon cut two episodes. Cregan Stark Deleted Scene, House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episode 1, Release Date, Daemon & Rhaenyra. The Fall of King's Landing, Battle Of The Gullet, other major battles. Aemond at Harrenhal. Daemon vs Aemond, The Gods Eye, Helaena Dragon Dreams, Daemon Visions, Three Eyed Raven. Game Of Thrones Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms Trailer and Episodes.
House Of The Dragon Season 2 Episode 8 Finale Aftermath and Ending Explained. Daemon Sees Daenerys Targaryen, all of Daemon's Weirwood Visions. The Three Eyed Raven Brynden Rivers, The Bloodraven. Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms Trailer connection. House Of The Dragon Season 3 Teaser. Rhaenyra on the Iron Throne. Helaena Dragon Dreams ugprade.
The Riverlands Battle, House Stark Returns, Cregan Stark Easter Eggs. House Tully. House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episodes. Vermithor, Arrax Lucerys Dragon, Moondancer Baela, Rhaena Sheepstealer, Aegon II Sunfyre, Helaena Targaryen Dreamfyre. Helaena Targaryen Dragon Dreams and how she tells the future. Aegon The Conqueror and Valyria Explained. Daemon Targaryen and Vermithor Explained. Dance of The Dragons Trailer and A Song of Ice And Fire Book Easter Eggs. Jon Snow Daenerys Targaryen Family History and Lore.
House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episodes Release Date currently scheduled for 2026. Game Of Thrones Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms Episodes 2025. My Game Of Thrones Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms Trailer video posting next. And more House of the Dragon Season 3 videos soon!
House Of The Dragon Season 2 Episode 8 Finale Aftermath and Ending Explained. Daemon Sees Daenerys Targaryen, all of Daemon's Weirwood Visions. The Three Eyed Raven Brynden Rivers, The Bloodraven. Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms Trailer connection. House Of The Dragon Season 3 Teaser. Rhaenyra on the Iron Throne. Helaena Dragon Dreams ugprade.
The Riverlands Battle, House Stark Returns, Cregan Stark Easter Eggs. House Tully. House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episodes. Vermithor, Arrax Lucerys Dragon, Moondancer Baela, Rhaena Sheepstealer, Aegon II Sunfyre, Helaena Targaryen Dreamfyre. Helaena Targaryen Dragon Dreams and how she tells the future. Aegon The Conqueror and Valyria Explained. Daemon Targaryen and Vermithor Explained. Dance of The Dragons Trailer and A Song of Ice And Fire Book Easter Eggs. Jon Snow Daenerys Targaryen Family History and Lore.
House Of The Dragon Season 3 Episodes Release Date currently scheduled for 2026. Game Of Thrones Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms Episodes 2025. My Game Of Thrones Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms Trailer video posting next. And more House of the Dragon Season 3 videos soon!
Transcript
00:00Welcome back everyone it's Charlie HBO recently released a totally alternate ending to house
00:11the dragon season 2 and we've also learned what their alternate plan was back when there
00:15were still 10 episodes in the season.
00:18That's right there were originally supposed to be 10 episodes.
00:21We found out what was supposed to happen in those two extra episodes the got cut.
00:25So will break it all down.
00:26One of the big complaints of the season is that episode 8 finale that we actually got
00:30felt a lot like episode 8 of a 10 episode season like how did you feel about the actual
00:35finale.
00:36Well it felt like episode 8 of a 10 episode season in the real complaint is that they
00:40cut the actual finale which would have been a much more satisfying payoff to the end of
00:45the season paying off all the things they've been setting up all season long house the
00:49dragon in the original game of thrones series have typically been famous for having really
00:53crazy episode nines and then relatively chill episode 10s.
00:58So if you're brand-new to the channel be sure to subscribe to get all the episodes and big
01:01reminder that night of the seven kingdoms season one episodes will be the next thing
01:06that we get next year is supposed to air around the same time.
01:08I think that house the dragon season 2 aired this year.
01:12I've already done a much longer in-depth trailer video for that.
01:15So I'll link it at the end of this and down the description below they released their
01:18first trailer for that just as house the dragon season 2 is ending to remind people like oh
01:22yeah we do have new game of thrones stuff coming next year, but the real big stuff you
01:26may actually seen this totally alternate ending to season 2 episode 8 in the final version
01:30that we saw on screen one of the ending montages shows each of the different armies marching
01:36on each other at Harrenhal Jason Lannister's army and his lions coming from the Westerlands
01:41arriving at the Riverlands the Hightower army with Tessarion and Daeron finally joining
01:45the fight coming from the South Aemond also ordered them and Kristen Cole's army coming
01:50from the crown lands to converge on Harrenhal Aemond himself was about to head to Harrenhal
01:55with Vhagar expecting to find Daemon Caraxes his army of Rivermen with the Stark army marching
02:00from the north across the twins.
02:02Thanks to Jason's diplomacy earlier this season coming to help Daemon's forces which were
02:07already really large like it was meant to be a really big force.
02:10I think he had over 30,000 people there at Harrenhal already, but in this alternate version
02:15of that ending HBO recently released.
02:17You can actually see in this scene of the Stark Greybeards marching over the twins Craig
02:21and Stark very clearly marching at the head of the army and this isn't like a CG situation.
02:26They actually film the Craig and Stark actor walking over the twins with his army like
02:32wait a minute why they Photoshop him out of that ending like if they filmed Craig and
02:35Stark why they withholding him to season 3 I think part of the reason gets into what
02:40happened with those missing two episodes episode 9 and episode 10 the writers had originally
02:45planned for the season like their original planned ending the been a lot of fans doing
02:50very detailed timelines on when house the dragon season 2 went from 10 episodes to 8
02:55episodes.
02:56Like what happened when it happened essentially what went down is that in late 2022 HBO renewed
03:01the show for season 2 Ryan Condal and the writers finish writing all the episodes by
03:05early 2023 season 2 started filming in April 2023, but right before that happened he reported
03:13that they had scripts for 10 episodes finished ready to shoot scripts change a lot while
03:18they're actually shooting episodes, but they had finished what they needed to actually
03:21start filming then just weeks before season 2 started filming episodes Warner Brothers
03:26not HBO.
03:27So like the parent company here that owns HBO Warner Brothers reportedly ordered house
03:33the dragon to cut those last two episodes 9 and 10 leaving only the 8 episodes that
03:37we saw on screen remember this is like right before they started filming like weeks before
03:42they started filming forcing the writers to scramble at the last minute with weeks
03:47to go before shooting to replot the 10 episode season to 8 episodes like condense all that
03:52plot 8 episodes because if they hadn't change anything and just don't do things the way
03:57they had planned through episode 8 episode it would've ended without any kind of cliffhanger
04:01it would've been even weirder than the ending that we did actually get that cut in the number
04:06of episodes in the timing of when they started filming the season coincided with one of the
04:10longest writer strikes in history, meaning that none of the writers on the show could
04:15actually go to set while they were filming and fix issues with the episodes as they were
04:19being filmed typically during seasons writers will fix any issues that come up in the script
04:24as they film episodes.
04:26This happens on all shows all the time like it's not just house the dragon.
04:29It happened on game of thrones all the time.
04:31It happens on every show at some point, but during writer strikes that's against the rules.
04:37So nobody can actually fix the scripts they have to leave it to the actors on set the
04:41directors to fix stuff which can be disastrous sometimes now you're asking what was actually
04:46in that original plan for 10 episodes the season what happened those missing two episodes
04:51that would've made the season feel so much better.
04:54It sounds like in their original plan actually had a really solid season in a lot of the
04:58dissatisfaction that everybody's complaining about comes from the fact that they cut so
05:02much stuff out based on what Ryan Condal in the writers said before the season started.
05:07It was primarily the battle of the gullet in the fall of King's landing like to really
05:12major WTF events in the dance of the dragons right before the season started he been hyping
05:17up the battle of the gullet.
05:18But then after they cut the last two episodes and been filming for a while his comments
05:22in the battle of the gullet changed.
05:24He started talking about how they had reallocated the story they wanted to tell based on the
05:28resources they had available in the time they had in the current episodes in season
05:33two, which is a very diplomatic way of saying that we don't have enough time or money to
05:38actually do a good version the battle of the gullet now basically confirming the reason
05:42why they cut those two episodes is because Warner brothers cut their budget big time
05:47typically it takes house the dragon about $20 million per episode, but for big battle
05:51episodes that number can go way bigger typically in the past like the original game of thrones
05:56seasons even house the dragon season one HBO was always happy to open their purse and
06:01let them spend whatever they needed to make a really good season.
06:05Remember how I said that the episode eight that we got felt a lot like episode eight
06:09of a 10 episode season with the way it ended with all the armies marching towards each
06:12other in the set up for the fall of King's landing like what it feels like it's setting
06:15up a lot of stuff, but not a lot of payoffs.
06:18That's because episode eight was meant to be set up for episode nine, which is typically
06:22been the major WTF battle episode or some WTF tragic event in the season like the major
06:27event of the season.
06:28Then typically the case has been in the past episode 10 still major things happen big payoffs
06:34wrapping up the season, but not nearly as big as what happened during episode nine.
06:38Probably the best example that is game of thrones season six with like the battle the
06:41bastards happening, but then like an episode 10 the actual finale you have the destruction
06:46of the sept which wasn't quite as big as the battle of bastards, but was still a really
06:50big WTF event.
06:52So it sounds like house the dragon season two episode nine would have been the battle
06:55of the gullet with the triarchy's fleet arriving to fight Corliss Valerian's blockade in episode
07:0110 would have been Rhaenyra paying off that conversation with Allison where she betrayed
07:05Eamon in the greens telling Rhaenyra when to strike King's landing time for when he'd
07:09be gone at Harrenhal with Vhagar and this would have also paid off Damon's weirwood
07:13vision seeing Rhaenyra wearing her crown sitting on the iron throne.
07:17She would have actually seen a version of that in the season two finale like the ending
07:21shot and it would have been a parallel for the season one episode one shot of young Rhaenyra
07:26standing in front of the iron throne.
07:28There are a couple of Damon's weirwood visions where he saw versions of her on the iron throne
07:33wearing her crown young and old, but the last vision was meant to set up the original version
07:37of the season two finale doesn't that ending for season two sound like a way bigger payoff
07:42like a way better season in general with both the battle the gullet in the fall of King's
07:46landing that would've been a banger season and paid off all the time we spent with Damon
07:51having those trippy weirwood visions at Harrenhal.
07:54So next big question you all have why did Warner Brothers of all people not HBO but
07:58Warner Brothers the parent company cut those last two episodes at the very last minute
08:02without warning when HBO and the writers did not want to cut them HBO sounds like they
08:07make 14 episodes a season if they could currently the best report we have is that this has more
08:13to do with David Zaslav's curtain marching orders to all the divisions of Warner Brothers
08:18to cut costs big time and recently if you haven't been reading the news Warner Brothers
08:23has had very very bad financial problems like at the very very top levels.
08:29It's been an ongoing thing for them the last couple of years with the disastrous rounds
08:33of multiple buyouts like it's been multiple different crazy things happening at the corporate
08:38level it sounds like things got so bad at that level that they now started to spill
08:43over and affect more quality productions like house the dragon and other HBO stuff
08:46which normally you think they would double down on like if it's doing so well for them
08:50it's probably one of those popular things that they make why wouldn't they make more
08:53of it.
08:54So now the big follow-up question you're all asking does this mean house the dragon season
08:58three will also be eight episodes will the final season four also be eight episodes.
09:04This is me quoting what Ryan Condal the showrunner said about that when people directly asked
09:08him like does this mean the season three will be eight episodes like season two and he said
09:12I haven't discussed with HBO about it.
09:15I would just anticipate the cadence of the show from a dramatic storytelling perspective
09:20will continue to be the same from season two on which to me sounds like a very diplomatic
09:25way of him saying that yeah, it's only gonna have eight episodes in season three and season
09:29four keep in mind none of the writers want this none of the people that actually make
09:33the show want this.
09:34This is like a corporate thing from Warner Brothers not even HBO wants this.
09:38It's always possible we go back to 10 episodes per season, but I'm not gonna hold my breath
09:42with all the problems Warner Brothers larger parent company is happening right now.
09:46So what this probably means for house the dragon season three is the season three episode
09:50one episode to begin with the battle of the gullet like they pushed it to season three
09:55so they can spend the money they actually need to on it because HBO Warner Brothers
09:59wouldn't given the money to do it during season two.
10:02If you haven't read the books.
10:03The reason why people are so hyped up about the battle of the gullet is because it's known
10:07as the bloodiest sea battle in the history of Westeros.
10:11It involves the triarchy's fleet coming to fight Corlys Valerian's fleet break their
10:15blockade but also involves a lot of other key players to and dragons like because we
10:20have the dragon seas now.
10:21So the dragons do start joining the different wars across Westeros for those you wondering
10:26why Jace hasn't joined any of the fights that's actually been a running thing with him this
10:29season like he's been pissed off that Rhaenyra keeps passing him over not letting him go
10:33out on his dragon Vermax and actually fight the battle of the gullet is the change that
10:37like he finally gets to join the fight.
10:39There couple moments during season two.
10:41I won't point them out to specifically because I think they give away some spoilers.
10:45But there were couple moments in season two.
10:47If you know you know the sort of foreshadow how his story ends in the books.
10:51The funny thing about that in Ryan Condal the showrunner sort of tease this during his
10:55final interview for the actual finale, but people were asking all kinds of questions.
11:00There's always been the question as to how much the books are going to spoil what happens
11:04on the show.
11:05Like how much are they going to change things for the show so that plays out differently
11:08Ryan Condal said that Helene's conversation with Aemon like their final conversation the
11:12balcony there is really critical to this idea going forward on the show and how it sounds
11:17like they're going to be changing things a lot.
11:19There's a scene during that where she essentially tells him his future like this is how you're
11:23going to die.
11:24You're going to die at the God's eye you'll be gone.
11:26You will be able to do anything and she tells him that Aegon will eventually see victory
11:29eventually he'll set the iron throne again, but he'll also sit on a wooden throne.
11:34So when people ask Ryan Condal like why would you have a scene where Helene literally spoils
11:39the story like why would you want to spoil the story that way and he had this evil glint
11:43in his eye because of what Helene said after this because Aemon's response to that like
11:48when she told him his future that he would die.
11:50He said I could have you killed for that and then she says it wouldn't change anything
11:56Ryan Condal reportedly got a really evil glint in his eye and that was meant to be a key
12:00that they're actually going to change the story like Aemon knowing his future will take
12:05different actions and it will lead to a slightly different version.
12:08The outcome which I think is the show's way of getting around big potential book spoilers.
12:13So even though we're all expecting this big Daemon versus Aemon fight they been hyping
12:17up all season at the God's eye with their dragons.
12:20It sounds like the way the show pays this off is going to be differently from the books
12:25there were a lot of you asking this season if Sunfire is really dead because Aegon during
12:30episode 8 said my dragon is dead like it seems like he confirmed it that would also
12:34potentially change Rhaenyra's story without getting too far deep into that because could
12:39potentially turn into spoilers.
12:41But it sounds like Ryan Condal is also saying that the way Rhaenyra's story plays out will
12:45also be different from the books.
12:47So if you are worried about potential book spoilers that's actually really good news
12:50for you.
12:51It sounds like it's gonna play out very differently, but everyone post all your predictions in
12:55the comments below if they will change a lot of those really major events now based on
12:59what it sounds like the showrunner and the writers are saying.
13:02How do you think that it will play out differently dispose to start filming season 3 by early
13:07next year.
13:08So we'll probably hear more about what their actual plan is for plotting the rest the dance
13:11the dragons out whenever they wind up releasing of course I will do videos about it and will
13:15probably get some more official trailers for game of thrones night of the seven kingdoms
13:19later this year to so of course I'll be doing full episode videos for that just like all
13:23the other game of thrones series everybody click here for my bigger trailer video for
13:27that and click here for my other house the dragon season 3 video thank you so much for
13:32watching and I'll see you guys the next one!