‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 finale: What is Sharp Point, and why does Aemond burn it?

Ever the dramatic unfastened cannon, Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) realises he is outnumbered by Crew Black’s new scaly recruits within the Home of the Dragon Season 2 finale — so he decides to torch a city as an alternative.

However the place is that this place that Aemond decides to burn, and why does he select that poor city of all locations? Let’s break it down.

What does Aemond do within the finale?

Early on within the Home of the Dragon finale we see a shot of Aemond on mighty dragon Vhagar, watching on as a coastal city burns within the distance. There is a close-up shot of the flames and we hear folks screaming in ache as Vhagar takes to the air and flies off.

Quickly, when Larys Robust (Matthew Needham) visits Aegon II (Tom Glynn-Carney) in his sick mattress, we discover out what’s occurred.

“He has gone in fury to Sharp Level and laid waste to the entire of the city,” says Larys.

However what’s Sharp Level, and why does Aemond particularly goal that place?

What’s Sharp Level?

If we check out the official map of Westeros, we are able to see Sharp Level on the very fringe of a peninsula surrounding the Blackwater Bay. It is most likely the closest mainland city to Dragonstone, which is the place Aemond was flying on the finish of episode 7 when he bought rebuffed by Rhaenyra’s (Emma D’Arcy’s) new dragons. Due to this there is a clear geographic motive why it may need fallen sufferer to his anger — merely put, it is one of many closest locations for him to burn.

However as showrunner Ryan Condal explains in a YouTube breakdown of the finale, there’s extra to it than that.

“Aemond lashes out,” says Condal. “It is also a strategic act as a result of Sharp Level is the seat of Home Massey, who serves on Rhaenyra’s council. It is a punishment to them for siding with the pretender.”

So there you may have it. Aemond, even in his rage, is not simply wildly levelling random cities. Gormon Massey (James Dreyfus), who sits on Rhaenyra’s council is the goal of the assault.

Home of the Dragon Season 2 is streaming now on Max.