It may seem like only yesterday thatHBO‘sHouse of the Dragonreturned from its two - year break , but the show ’s second season is almost over . Only one episode of the season remains and , for perhaps the first time in the serial ’ story , it looks like Rhaenyra Targaryen ( Emma D’Arcy ) really has the upper manus over her foe . viewing audience will have to wait to see how long Rhaenyra is in reality able to hold onto her current advantage , but with her army in the Riverlands finally assembled and at least seven dragons and riders at her garbage disposal , the Black Queen has never had a better chance than now to make an impact inthe Dance of Dragons .

There are , of course , still several mysteries that must be resolve inHouse of the Dragon‘s coming season 2 finale so as to regulate the precise shape of Westeros ’ present political landscape painting . As rule book readers will already be able to tell you , theGame of Thronesprequel also has the chance to cap off its second time of year in really shocking , explosive fashion , if it so opt .

Taking all of that into score , here are five question you should be asking head into theHouse of the Dragonseason 2 finale this Sunday .

1. Will Hugh and Ulf swear fealty to Rhaenyra?

House of the Dragonseason 2 ’s next-to-last episode , The Red Sowing , terminate with two of the season ’s recurring supporting image , Hugh Hammer ( Kieran Bew ) and Ulf White ( Tom Bennett ) , using their Targaryen heritage to arrogate — at Rhaenyra ’s behest — two of Westeros ’ oldest and most formidable dragons , Vermithor and Silverwing , respectively . The climactic , plot - vary installment subsequently ends with Rhaenyra watch Aemond Targaryen ( Ewan Mitchell ) fly aside in frustration from Dragonstone as she stands flanked by a Hugh - depend upon Vermithor and an Ulf - mount Silverwing , as well as her own flying lizard , Syrax .

The image make it explicitly clear that the number of the world ’s dragonriders has quickly develop . What ’s less clear , however , is just how much of an allegiance both Hugh and Ulf palpate toward Rhaenyra . Did she demand that they and all of the other King ’s Landing citizen who came to Dragonstone swear fealty to her before they attempted to take a dragon ? Or did she allow them to try in the belief that get them do so would be enough to earn their future allegiance ? Either agency , now that they ’ve become two of the world ’s most powerful adult male , it ’ll be interesting to see just how indebted to Rhaenyra , their possible king , they sense whenHouse of the Dragoncatches back up with them this week .

2. Are Daemon and Rhaenyra going to reconcile?

While the specialty of Rhaenyra ’s spot as an actual threat to the Greens ’ power seems more obvious now than it ever has before , the state of her kinship with her hubby and most hefty dragonrider , Daemon Targaryen(Matt Smith ) , is still incertain . The two did n’t part way well inHouse of the Dragonseason 2 ’s second installation , and both Daemon and Rhaenyra have n’t been sure what the future of their human relationship will be ever since . Daemon has hoard an United States Army in the Riverlands just like Rhaenyra asked him to do , and he has also spent that time dealing with visual sensation that have shaken both his resolve and his once - unquenchable thirst for top executive .

Daemon seems , at long last , quick to stand behind Rhaenyra rather than in front of her . In many ways , it feels likeHouse of the Dragonseason 2 has been ramp up toward a reconciliation between the two reference all along , too . Whether that ’ll happen in this Sunday ’s close stay to be examine , but the two will have to remodel their adhesiveness somehow if the Blacks really want to have any Bob Hope of actually defeat Aemond , Ser Criston Cole ( Fabien Frankel ) , and the rest of their enemies .

3. Will Rhaena claim the dragon at the Vale?

Rhaena Targaryen ( Phoebe Campbell ) is n’t sport heavy inThe Red Sowing , but her last fit in the episode does suggest that she intends to go off on her own and attempt to take the Vale ’s wild , sheep - eating flying lizard . This Draco , known among book readers as “ Sheepstealer , ” does have a role to represent in the Dance of the Dragons .

However , House of the Dragon‘s source cloth , the fictional Targaryen story book titledFire & Blood , states that Sheepstealer is ultimately claimed by a lowborn girl named Nettles , who has n’t yet appeared in the HBO series . Fans have been wait all season for Nettles to show up , but it ’s potential thatHouse of the Dragonhas chosen to ultimately give her part and story to Rhaena instead . That is , in fact , a possibility that is calculate increasingly potential with every episode . Fortunately , we plausibly wo n’t have to look long to find out the show ’s plan for Sheepstealer .

4. Where is Otto Hightower?

Otto Hightower ( Rhys Ifans ) has been absentminded fromHouse of the Dragonever since he was ousted from his position as Hand of the King by Aegon II Targaryen ( Tom Glynn - Carney ) . Aemond of late announced his aim to reestablish Otto as Hand while he serves as Prince Regent in Aegon ’s position , but no one has been able-bodied to find or successfully get word to Otto .

Not even his girl , Alicent ( Olivia Cooke ) , and his Logos , Gwayne ( Freddie Fox ) , seem to screw where he is . Otto is too powerful and of import a graphic symbol forHouse of the Dragonto mention his plain fade andnotfollow up on it , which means we ’ll likely discover out incisively what he ’s been up to all this clip in the show ’s time of year 2 finale .

That ’s a mysteryFire & Bloodreaders may already have the answer to . Indeed , if the trailer forHouse of the Dragon‘s next episode is any reading , it looks like Otto ’s storyline is advance very similar to how it does on the page , which means that there ’s still one more interrogative sentence we need to ask before the show ’s time of year 2 finale aviation in just a few light daytime …

5. Will the Battle of the Gullet happen this season?

House of the Dragon‘s second time of year has been relatively lite on blockbuster battles . The time of year ’s only real military conflict so far has , in fact , been the Battle at Rook ’s Rest , in which Rhaenys Targaryen ( Eve Best ) met her untimely goal . With only one installment to go , though , the season could still make out to fit in an important moment in the Dance of the Dragons known as the Battle of the Gullet . MajorHouse of the Dragonspoilers to accompany .

The engagement , which ensue in the destruction of one - third of Corlys Velaryon ’s ( Steve Toussaint ) fleet , the deaths of Rhaenyra ’s firstborn son , Jacaerys ( Harry Collett ) , and his flying lizard Vermax , and the seizure of her youngest Logos , Viserys II , is a naval attack launched by the Triarchy after an offer of alliance is made to them by Otto Hightower . It ’s a major turning full stop in the Dance of the Dragons , one that help charge the acting field again after Rhaenrya ’s successful recruitment of multiple dragonriders . With all that said , it ’s unclear whetherHouse of the Dragon‘s time of year 2 closing curtain is going to admit the Battle of the Gullet .

The event has already been set up throughout the season , thanks to Aemond ’s multiple mentions of the Triarchy , but it ’s potential this hebdomad ’s episode will merely terminate just before the battle begin or as it is starting . Either way , it seems safe to say thatHouse of the Dragon‘s season 2 finale has the potential to be the show ’s biggest installment yet or more of a climactic Pb - in to even more annihilating minute to come . We ’ll find out which it is when it premieres this Sunday .

TheHouse of the Dragonseason 2 finale premieres Sunday , August 4 , on HBO and Max .