As excitement amps up for House of the Dragon season 2<\/a>, fans are clamouring to know just how the story is going to be adapted from the beloved novel Fire & Blood<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Greens and Blacks are on their way back to us, with trailers<\/a> for season 2 teasing all out war following the death of Queen Rhaenyra\u2019s<\/a> (Emma D\u2019Arcy) son Lucerys<\/a> (Elliot Grihault).<\/p>\n In the midst of the action, one particularly brutal storyline, known to fans simply as Blood and Cheese<\/a>, will be adapted, with Dowager Queen Alicent Hightower<\/a> actress Olivia Cooke branding the scenes \u201cheinous\u201d.<\/p>\n So, as we gear up to return to Westeros, here\u2019s everything you need to know about Blood and Cheese. Be warned \u2013 it\u2019s gruesome stuff.<\/p>\n Once again, this is your final warning for book spoilers<\/strong>!<\/p>\n Blood and Cheese are a duo of assassins hired by Prince Daemon Targaryen<\/a> (played by Matt Smith) to murder one of King Aegon II Targaryen\u2019s<\/a> (Tom Glynn-Carney) sons<\/strong>.<\/p>\n This is in revenge for the death of Queen Rhaenyra\u2019s son Prince Lucerys who, in the novel, was killed by his uncle Prince Aemond Targaryen<\/a> (Ewan Mitchell).<\/p>\n After the news of Lucerys\u2019s death reaches Rhaenyra (which we saw in the season 1 finale<\/a>), Daemon sends her a raven to tell her that her son will be avenged.<\/p>\n Through the means of his spymaster, Mysaria<\/a> (Sonoya Mizuno), he enlists Blood and Cheese to kill one of Aegon\u2019s sons.<\/p>\n The pair make it into the Red Keep and the bed chamber of Dowager Queen Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke), killing her bedmaid and waiting for Queen Helaena Targaryen<\/a> (Phia Saban) and her children, Princes Jaehaerys and Maelor, and their sister Princess Jaehaera to enter the room.<\/p>\n Blood and Cheese then give Queen Helaena the choice of which son they should kill. She pleads with them to kill her instead, but after being threatened with the death of all of her children, she chooses her youngest, Maelor, to die. Going against her wish, the pair instead kill her eldest son, Jaehaerys.<\/p>\n While the pair make it out of the Red Keep unscathed, Blood is seized days later, and is found with Jaehaerys\u2019s head, which he was planning to bring to Daemon for a reward. He later dies, but Cheese and Mysaria are not found.<\/p>\n The storyline might differ slightly in the show \u2013 after all, the season 1 finale made a crucial change to Lucerys\u2019s death scene<\/a>.<\/p> In the last episode of season 1, Lucerys is killed by Ameond\u2019s dragon Vhagar<\/a>, despite commands to the contrary from Aemond. In the novel, Aemond knowingly kills Lucerys, but in the series he appears horrified, realising he\u2019s made the first move in a civil war.<\/p>\n As for whether the storyline will remain in its full brutal fashion remains to be seen, but of course, Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon have never previously shied away from gruesome scenes.<\/p>\n Yes<\/strong>, the Blood and Cheese storyline will be adapted, with Alicent Hightower actress Cooke speaking out about the \u201cheinous\u201d scenes.<\/p>\n She told Entertainment Weekly<\/a>: \u201cI\u2019d just say, it is Game of Thrones, expect the worst. Expect the very worst possible, and then double it. I dunno what else to say without heavily spoiling it, but it is heinous.\u201d<\/p>\n Showrunner Ryan Condal added: \u201cA Song of Ice and Fire\u00a0and\u00a0Game of Thrones have really conditioned people to expect the unexpected and expect the horrible. But, yeah, that one\u2019s pretty horrific. We\u2019ll see what people make of what\u2019s to come.\u201d<\/p>\n While Thrones fans are very acclimatised to \u201cpretty horrific\u201d (need we remind anyone of the Red Wedding?), it sounds like Blood and Cheese could outdo even the most brutal of them \u2013 buckle in!<\/p>\n Blood and Cheese haven\u2019t officially been cast. However, unconfirmed rumours have suggested that\u00a0Sam C Wilson<\/strong> will play the imposing Blood, while Mark Stobbart<\/strong> is rumoured to be the actor taking on the role of the smaller and more cunning Cheese.<\/p>\n Wilson is known for previous roles in Dodger and Hanna, while Stobbart has appeared in shows like Line of Duty and The Long Shadow.<\/p>\n [squirrel-affiliate-playlist squirrel_playlist_id=\u201d610\u2033 \/]<\/p>\n House of the Dragon season 2 will air on Sky Atlantic and NOW<\/a>\u00a0in the UK from 17th June \u2013 find out more about\u00a0how to sign up for Sky TV<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0Fantasy<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div> <\/body><\/html>\n Olivia Cooke said of the brutal storyline: “Expect the worst.” <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":51859,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/who-are-blood-and-cheese-in-house-of-the-dragon-season-2.jpg",1920,1280,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/who-are-blood-and-cheese-in-house-of-the-dragon-season-2-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/who-are-blood-and-cheese-in-house-of-the-dragon-season-2-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/who-are-blood-and-cheese-in-house-of-the-dragon-season-2-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/who-are-blood-and-cheese-in-house-of-the-dragon-season-2-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/who-are-blood-and-cheese-in-house-of-the-dragon-season-2-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/who-are-blood-and-cheese-in-house-of-the-dragon-season-2.jpg",1920,1280,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Olivia Cooke said of the brutal storyline: \"Expect the worst.\"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/51858"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Who are Blood and Cheese in House of the Dragon season 2?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>Will Blood and Cheese be in House of the Dragon season 2?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>Who could play Blood and Cheese in House of the Dragon season 2?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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