Home of the Dragon: Who’s Willem Blackwood?

Because the Season 2 finale of Home of the Dragon approaches, issues are heating up. An epic civil warfare between the Blacks, led by Rhaenyra, and the Greens, led by Aegon II (and, in fact, his mom, Alicent) is threatening to turning into extra bloody and extra brutal than ever. Either side is busy securing new recruits and solidifying the help of their allies. And, naturally, amongst these key energy performs, there have been a number of bitter betrayals. (If you have not but seen Episode 7, “An Military of Bastards,” we urge you to look away now.)

One of the stunning casualties of the shifting energy dynamics between the Greens and Blacks was Daemon’s execution of Willem Blackwood.

Willem made his first look in Home of the Dragon in Episode 4 of Season 1, “King of the Slim Sea,” when a younger Willem arrives to supply a proposal to Rhaenyra representing Home Blackwood. As he makes his proposal, he’s mocked by Jerrel Bracken, whose personal home has a protracted historical past of battle with the Blackwoods. This finally results in a duel wherein Willem unexpectedly kills Jerrel.

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Willem reappears as an grownup in Season 2. Now a knight below Lord Benjicot Blackwood, Willem presents to assist Daemon and Rhaenyra’s trigger in trade for his or her help within the Blackwood’s battle with Home Bracken.

Willem will get right into a battle with Lord Amos Bracken — after Amos insults Home Blackwood, Willem, nonetheless as honour-bound as ever, asks Daemon to kills Amos. Daemon seemingly give permission to Willem to terrorise Home Bracken so as to power them to provide their help to the Black’s trigger. Willem leads a bloody assault on the Brackens and so they yield — however after he makes use of Targaryen banners, the Riverlords confront Daemon and accuse him of sanctioning the assault. With a purpose to preserve their help, Daemon feels he has no alternative however to order the execution of Willem.

Willem’s demise illustrates that Daemon is as ruthless and single-minded as ever — however it additionally reveals a renewed willpower to help Rhaenyra’s trigger. His resolution to let Willem take the autumn for the marketing campaign towards Home Bracken wins him (and, in flip, Rhaenyra) the total help of the Riverlords, which can show to be very important to their coming battles with the Greens.