The Dragonpit S2E3: To War Then!

We start off the episode with a centuries-old rivalry between the Brackens and the Blackwoods finally escalating to thousands dead as one swear for  Rhaenyra and the other for Aegon — war has officially started in Westeros. On Dragonstone, Rhaenyra urges caution with her counsel as she still hopes to resolve the war peacefully. She sends Rhanea to the Vale with her remaining children. 

In King’s Landing, Aegon and Criston Cole set in motion the first march towards battle with Criston taking the army in King’s Landing and Oldtown north to take Harrenhal to convince Lord Tully to bend the knee. Despite lacking any real command over his counsel, Aegon gets himself some new Valyrian Steel armor with his buddies cheering him on as they head out to brothel and find Aemond in the arms of his lover once again. In the tavern, we also meet our fourth dragonseed of the season — Ulf the White. 

In the Riverlands, Daemon has taken Harrenhall, but remains skeptical of its loyalty as he starts to go slowly mad in the haunted castle. The urgency for battle increases as Baela spots the Green army marching north. After hearing the news, Rhaenyra and Mysaria hatch a plan to talk to Alicent and push one last time for peace. Rhaenyra confronts Alicent in the Sept and tries to clear up the misunderstanding around Viserys’s last wishes. Despite realizing she made a mistake, Alicent says it is too late for peace, leaving Rhaenyra no choice but to go to war — where the dragons will dance.