This article contains spoilers forHouse of the Dragonseason 2 episode 2.
TheGame of Thronesfranchise features no shortage of compelling twin characters.
Now, in the second episode of its second season (how fitting!
Episode twofeatures an epic sword battle between Arryk and Erryk.
Call it a twin tussle, if you will.
To that end he comes up with an ingenious, but plainly desperate plan.
They would just naturally assume he is his twin, Ser Erryk, who serves in Rhaenyras Queensguard.
Both men prove to be right.
Ser Arryk does make it all the way to the queens chambers.
But before then he is clocked by Mysaria (Sonoya Mizuno) on her way out of the castle.
Ser Erryk rushes to the queens defense and the two brothers tragically slay each other.
Some sources claim that the brothers professed their love for each other before a chivalric sword fight.
Others say they condemned each other as traitors before an ugly, brutal brawl.
All agree, however, that by the end of things both men were dead.
House of the Dragonis able to find an appropriate middle ground among the many interpretations.
In many ways, the success ofHouse of the Dragons Cargyll fight comes down to a triumph of casting.
Finding one actor to play dual roles as identical twins is common in filmmaking.
Finding actors for a kinetic battle between twins , however, would be far more challenging.
To Kates credit, she came back with these two fantastic guys from Manchester.
Theyre wonderful guys deeply committed actors and stunt performers.
Thats what turns an already epic moment in Westerosi history into an even more personal, brotherly affair.
New episodes of House of the Dragon premiere Sundays at 9 p.m.
