House of the Dragon Season 2 Finale: What is Sharp Point and why does Aemond burn it?

Amond (Ewan Mitchell), the ever-dramatic runaway, finds himself outnumbered by the Black Team’s rookie scouts. House of the Dragon the Season 2 finale — so he decides to burn the town down instead.

But where exactly did Aymond decide to burn down, and why did he choose that poor town in particular? Let’s take a closer look.

What will Amond do in the final episode?

Early House of the Dragon At the end, Aemond rides his mighty dragon Vhagar, watching as a coastal town burns in the distance. There are close-up shots of the flames and we hear people screaming in pain as Vhagar spreads his wings and takes off.

Soon, Larry’s Strong (Matthew Needham) visits King Aegon II (Tom Glynn Carney) in his sickbed and we learn what has happened.

“He went into a rage at Sharp Point and destroyed the whole town,” Rallis said.

But what is Sharp Point, and why is Aymond targeting that location in particular?

What is a Sharp Point?

If you look at any official map of Westeros, you’ll see Sharp Point at the end of the peninsula surrounding Blackwater Bay. It’s likely the closest mainland town to Dragonstone, where Aemond flew to at the end of episode 7 when he was defeated by Rhaenyra’s (Emma Darcy) new dragon. So there’s a clear geographic reason why the town fell victim to his wrath. Simply put, it’s one of the places he burns the most.

But as showrunner Ryan Condal explains in his YouTube breakdown of the final episode, there’s more to it than that.

“Aemond was furious,” Condal says, “and it was also a strategic move, as Sharp Point is home to House Massey, who sit on Rhaenyra’s council. This is punishment for siding with the pretender.”

So here’s the truth: Aemond isn’t just destroying towns indiscriminately, even in his rage: Gormon Massey (James Dreyfuss), the head of the Rhaenyra Council, is the target of his attack.

House of the Dragon Season 2 is currently streaming on Max.