‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 director on why the finale had no battle: ‘Challenge that expectation’

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nearly 9 million viewers. Geeta Vasant Patel, who directed the Season 2 finale, told The Post that because she’s a fan, “I know that in the [‘House of the Dragon’ and ‘Game of Thrones’] universe, a season finale is the go-to.

You have a bunch of dragons fighting in the sky. And, I love it.”Regarding why that didn’t happen in the Season 2 finale, she said, “But, I support [showrunner] Ryan Condal’s great vision in this episode to challenge that expectation with really strong dramatic storytelling, the nuts and bolts of dramaturgy … So I felt excited, and I definitely felt the challenge.

Hopefully, it left you feeling something powerful.” The “Game of Thrones” spinoff show will end with Season 4, it was announced on Monday.The story is set around 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” and follows Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy), who was supposed to be the Queen of Westeros, but her brother Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney) usurped her.

Now, the two sides are at war. After Aegon got injured midseason, his fierce brother, Aemond (Ewan Mitchell), has ruled in his place.