This article contains SPOILERS for House of the Dragon season 2, episode 2.

Following the repercussions of Blood & Cheese in “Rhaenyra the Cruel,” House of the Dragon season 2, episode 3 will continue exploring the now violent war between the Greens and the Blacks. House of the Dragon season 2 episode 2’s ending changed the show in a lot of ways, including but not limited to the fact Ser Criston Cole is now King Aegon’s Hand. Despite Otto Hightower’s best efforts at capitalizing on the death of the king’s firstborn, Aegon II’s reckless actions have made things much more complicated. Still, many across the realm now see Rhaenyra as cruel.

“Rhaenyra the Cruel” also explored Alicent’s complicated, almost non-existent relationship with her children. The Queen Mother could barely look at Helaena’s eyes after what happened and not even addressed Aegon after the king burst into tears in front of her. While the killers of Jaehaerys are dead, Aegon still wants blood for what happened. With an “iron fist” as his Hand, Aegon II is ready to take what had so far been a silent war straight to Rhaenyra.

House Of The Dragon Season 2, Episode 3 Releases At 9pm ET On HBO & Max

House of the Dragon season 2 continues HBO’s Sunday night slot tradition.

HBO continues its Sunday night tradition for its biggest shows as House of the Dragon season 2, episode 3 airs June 30 at 9 pm ET on HBO network, as well as a simultaneous streaming release on Max. This is the same release strategy that House of the Dragon season 1 and Game of Thrones before it used. House of the Dragon’s next episode will be released accordingly in other time zones – 6 pm PT and 2 am BST.

How Long Is House Of The Dragon Season 2, Episode 3?

House of the Dragon season 2 is set to have relatively long episodes.

Per HBO’s schedule, House of the Dragon season 2, episode 3 will be 1 hour and 10 minutes long. It must be noted that there are no commercial breaks during the airing of House of the Dragon, yet all episodes are followed by a brief behind-the-scenes look into their production, which is called “Inside the Episode.” For comparison, without the “Inside the Episode” segment, House of the Dragon season 2’s premiere was 59 minutes long, whereas “Rhaenyra the Cruel” was 1 hour and 9 minutes long.

House Of The Dragon Season 2 Full Release Schedule

House of the Dragon season 2 has 8 episodes.

House of the Dragon season 2 will have eight episodes, two less than the first season. While this may seem disappointing at first, House of the Dragon season 2’s shorter episode count has to do with the pacing of the series and how the story of the Dance of the Dragons will be structured. After season 2, episode 3 drops, House of the Dragon will continue to release new episodes weekly for five more weeks until August 4, 2024, which is when the finale will air. The full release schedule for House of the Dragon season 2 is as follows: