House of the Dragon is part of the Game of Thrones universe, so of course you can expect one, two, or maybe a hundred dramatic deaths in the series. And House of the Dragon season 2 has had no shortage of shocking and sad deaths so far.

Even though we know these deaths are coming thanks to George RR Martin’s novel Fire & Blood, on which the HBO series is based, it still takes our breath away when they happen on screen.

And there have been a lot of them so far this season. So many, in fact, that we’ve kept track of them with our handy guide to all the characters we said goodbye to in season 2. You can check out (and cry over) the guide below.

All deaths in the second season of House of the Dragon so far

Episode 1

This is a really bad misunderstanding. The first big death of the season was supposed to be Aemond, after Daemon hired two assassins named Blood and Cheese to kill the prince. However, the two men couldn’t find Aemond, so they decided to kill Jaehaerys, who they found in Heleana’s bedroom.

They forced the desperate mother to tell them which of the children was the boy, and she reluctantly pointed to Jaehaerys.

Episode 2

• Erryk and Arryx Cargyll

• Blood and cheese

After the death of Jaehaerys, Aegon ordered the deaths of Blood and Cheese and their fellow Pied Pipers.

But perhaps the most significant deaths in episode two were those of twins Erryk and Arryx Cargyll. Ser Erryk, who had both previously served in the Kingsguard, switched alliances to join Rhaenyra’s army, while his brother Arryx remained with Criston Cole’s forces.

In episode two, Criston hired Arryx to sneak into Dragonstone and pose as his twin in order to kill Rhaenyra. However, Ser Erryk manages to stop him, but then a fight breaks out between the two, in which both die.

Episode 3

• Ser Amos Bracken

• Lord Samwell Blackwood

Episode three was fairly light on major character deaths. The most prominent characters to die were Ser Amos Bracken and Lord Samwell Blackwood after their fight earlier in the episode, after arguing about their loyalty to Rhaenyra and Aegon. But let’s be honest, it was about the long and complicated history of their own families.

Episode 4

Honestly, we’re still not over it. The biggest casualties of episode four were undoubtedly Rhaenys and Meleys, who perished after their battle with Aemond and Vhagar. Although they were successful in damaging Sunfyre and Aegon, they were unfortunately no match for Vhagar and fell to their deaths at the end of episode four. Hundreds of men also died during the Battle of Rook’s Rest.

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