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'House of the Dragon' Season 2's Blood and Cheese sparks hilarious meme-fest

'House of the Dragon' fans had a great time on the internet after an explosive first episode of Season 2

Contains spoilers for 'House of the Dragon'

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: 'House of the Dragon' Season 2 Episode 1 premiered on HBO on June 16, 2024, and as the epic fantasy-political thriller made its much-anticipated return, fans could not control their excitement as they saw the first episode with great excitement. 

The excitement lingered on throughout the week as they took in the slow-burner episode that had many big moments that will go on to have major implications in the context of the season and the 'House of the Dragon' narrative. 

As fans count the days till the second episode drops, they let their creative juices flow on the internet as they create hilarious content about the first episode of 'House of the Dragon' Season 2.

Internet shares hilarious memes about 'House of the Dragon' Season 2 Episode 1

'House of the Dragon' Season 2 Episode 1 had some epic moments that created a lot of buzz all over the internet. Fans were quick to pounce on the opportunity to create humor out of those moments. 

Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) was at the center of all the attention with his act of killing Aegon Targaryen's (Tom Glynn-Carney) son Jaehaerys Targaryen. Fans of the character still find Daemon Targaryen to be their favorite character. One user depicted this love for Daemon Targaryen using this iconic picture captioning it "No matter what Daemon does, you just can't hate him".

Another user pointed out his cape and how that is a harbinger of bad things to come. The user posted a picture of Daemon in the hood and captioned it "you know whenever daemon puts on his hoodie a crime is about to be commited in the next 10 minutes".

On the topic of Blood (Sam C Wilson) and Cheese (Mark Stobbart), fans were quick to point out their decision to kill the young prince Jaehaerys instead of Aemond Targaryen (Ewan Mitchell) who was Daemon's original target. A user used a meme captioning it with "#HouseOfTheDragon" to express the funny side of the whole situation. 

The other big talking point of the episode was Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke). A user shared a picture from a scene in the episode where Alicent talks about her letters to Rhaenyra being unanswered to which Lord Jasper 'Ironrod' Wylde (Paul Kennedy) comes up with the most matter-of-fact and unintentionally funny response by saying 'An apology for her dead son'. The picture was captioned, "His reply was sending me".

That wasn't the end for Alicent though, as the most talked about moment of the show was Alicent and her relationship with Criston Cole (Fabian Frankel). In the final moments of the episode, we see Helaena Targaryen (Phia Saban) who has just seen her son die, enter Alicent's room only to find her being intimate with Criston Cole. A user made the most out of the awkward moment to share a funny interpretation of the scene through a picture captioned "#HouseOfTheDragon".

What happened in 'House of the Dragon' Season 2 Episode 1?

'House of the Dragon' Season 2 Episode 1 saw a grieving Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy) overcome the grief of her lost child and plan her revenge on the Green faction and Aemond Targaryen. 

The Green faction anticipates an all-out war with Criston Cole and Ser Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans) strategizing for war. The episode came with a revelation of Criston Cole having a physical relationship with Alicent HIghtower. 

At the end of the episode, Daemon hires two assassins to kill Aemond Targaryen but the assassins called Blood and Cheese fail to find Aemond Targaryen and kill Aegon and Helaena's son Jaehaerys instead setting up a deeper conflict. 

'House of the Dragon' Season 2 Trailer

'House of the Dragon' Season 2 Episode 1 premiered on HBO on June 16, 2024.

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