News House of the Dragon Season 3 Will Make Up for Season 2s Biggest MistakeHBO has confirmed that a titanic battle is on the way for House of the Dragon season 3.By Alec Bojalad | February 13, 2025 | | Photo: Ollie Upton | HBOThe closing minutes of House of the Dragons second season couldnt possibly set a more epic scene. Old childhood friends-turned-enemies Queen Alicent (Olivia Cooke) and Queen Rhaenyra (Emma DArcy) stand together atop Dragonstone, having just reached the ultimate Faustian bargain to trade a son for a son and a kingdom for a daughter. The armies of the Reach march down the Roseroad towards Kings Landing as young Prince Daeron soars overhead on the back of his dragon Tessarion. House Velaryon and The Triarchys naval fleets drift across the ocean toward Blackwater Bay, where theyre destined to engage in a history-upending conflict known as The Battle of the Gullet. As Ramin Djawadis score swells and all the combatants grow closer, suddenly we get credits. Yes, House of the Dragon season 2 ends on a somewhat anticlimactic note. Perhaps you may have heard about it on any pop culture website in existence everor from even A Song of Ice and Fire author and Game of Thrones paterfamilias George R. R. Martin himself.One cant say we werent warned. Reports emerged prior to HotD season 2 that the episode count had been cut from 10 to eight and that at least one major battle would be getting the boot to season 3. Still, fans couldnt help but find the whole experience disappointing. Thankfully, however, House of the Dragon season 3 is on the way and HBO has now clarified that the series biggest battle very much remains part of its plans. Im really excited. I think youre going to be in for a great surprise on how we start the [season] with an exciting battle, HBO Head of Drama Series and FilmsFrancesca Orsi told Deadline duringWhite Lotus season 3 premiere event. That exciting battle, of course, is the aforementioned Battle of the Gullet. While the Game of Thrones universe is no stranger to big battle sequences, the Battle of the Gullet still stands out as a major event. Described as one of the bloodiest sea battles in Westerosi history, this naval engagement finds the forces of the Blacks and House Velaryon clashing with the Greens and the Triarchy in a thin stretch of water between Driftmark and Masseys Point (in the Crownlands) known as the Gullet. The conflict leads to casualties for man and dragon alike and marks a turning point in the Dance of the Dragons Targaryen civil war. Suffice it to say, House of the Dragon not only needed to include the Battle of the Gullet but it needed to get it right. And according to Orsi, the delay to season 3 allowed showrunner Ryan Condal and the production team to do just that. Im so glad we waited because its going to be better than ever, and I dont think we had the time at that point to do what it is that weve achieved now this season. Its just so massive, we needed the time to build it. One of the lead producers on it [Kevin de la Noy] worked onTitanic,so all that he brought in terms of acumen of what happened on the Titanic and how that entire experience is built, he brings that expertise to it.House of the Dragon season 2 was one of the few Hollywood productions to continue work amid the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, due to its U.K. filming location and crew. But its now clearer than ever that the season faced something of a time crunch due to its unique creative environment, as it did in season 1 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The good news is that House of the Dragon season 3 is gearing up to begin production now per Deadline. And surely there will be no more labor stoppages, pandemics, or geopolitical turmoil to jeopardize the show for a third year in a row.