‘Home of the Dragon’ Season 2, episode 1: What precisely is Larys Robust planning?

Properly. Rather a lot occurred in Home of the Dragon Season 2, episode 1. However whereas loads of the important thing gamers had been on the market making rash selections and performing on impulse, a few of the Crimson Preserve’s largest snakes had been simply getting began.

Enter Larys Robust (Matthew Needham), assassin of members of the family, toes fan, and budding Littlefinger. The royal court docket’s Lord Confessor did not have an excessive amount of to do within the new season’s first outing — a minimum of not but — however there was one key dialog that made us suppose he is as much as no good once more.

So what did Larys say, and what may it imply for his future intentions?

What did Larys Robust say to King Aegon?

Halfway by means of the episode there is a sequence the place the newly topped King Aegon II (Tom Glynn-Carney) is holding court docket within the Nice Corridor, listening to numerous requests from the “small folk” whereas his grandfather and Hand of the King Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans) offers him recommendation. Larys, in the meantime, watches from the facet of the corridor — and when Aegon is completed, he pulls the younger king apart for a quiet phrase. Here is the alternate that takes place between them, in full:

Larys Robust: “‘Tis the Hand’s want to keep a firm grip on things. He controlled your father the same way. Viserys had a certain reputation of being pliable.”

Aegon Targaryen: “I am aware.”

LS: “I would think, as we find ourselves standing in a hair’s breadth of war, that you would wish to be viewed differently.”

AT: “How?”

LS: “Otto Hightower was your father’s hand, your grace.”

So…what’s he as much as?

What’s Larys Robust planning?

Larys’ important purpose from the beginning of Home of the Dragon appears to have been much like Littlefinger’s purpose in Recreation of Thrones: his personal ascension. In Season 1, Larys ingratiates himself with Queen Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) and arranges for the homicide of his personal brother and father in an effort to inherit the “Lord” title for himself. The Crimson Preserve’s chief data extractor (by no matter means mandatory), he likes to be as near energy as potential, and have the ear of the higher-ups.

King Aegon II, it appears, it his new goal. However as Larys observes within the throne room, Aegon is at present below the thumb of his grandfather, Otto Hightower. Larys has performed fastidiously round Otto, even undermining Alicent at occasions with him. Our guess is that Larys is attempting to control Aegon into eliminating Otto in order that he could make extra room for himself on the Small Council.

With Otto out of the way in which, Larys would seemingly have a good larger affect over the king.

Home of the Dragon Season 2 airs weekly on Sunday’s at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and Max.