Cheese kicked a dog and became one of the most hated characters in House of the Dragon

The second season of House of the Dragon has fans giddy with anticipation. This season’s exciting and unexpected plots are heavily influenced by George R.R. Martin’s Fire and Blood’s Targaryen Civil War. The story concerning Prince Daemon Targaryen’s hired assassins, Blood and Cheese, is the most horrifying of them all. They gained notoriety even before they committed the heinous act they were hired for.

Cheese kicks off fans’ hatred with animal abuse

The dreaded Blood and Cheese story arc has finally arrived, and fans had several reasons to hate it. While entering the Red Keep to execute Daemon’s command, Cheese is accompanied by a dog. However, for some reason, he decides to kick it away before leading Blood deeper into the castle.

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Fans are puzzled about Cheese kicking off a dog

Hurting a dog is a strict no no, that’s an established fact. Though the creatives used that scene to reflect Cheese’s heartlessness, fans absolutely hated it. A lot of them questioned its importance on social media, and if it was really necessary:

Truly…he didn’t have to kick the damn dog in blood and cheese

— Jhe’Vonté A. Webster (@Jhevvvv) June 17, 2024

"Bring me Aemond" – Rhaenyra
"A son for a son" – Daemon
"Idk literally anyone and I will kick the dog" – Cheese

— 🌻 (@Godparticle___) June 17, 2024

Cheese why did you kick the dog 😔

— Muad’dib.🇬🇭🇹🇬 (@selasiivan) June 17, 2024

Blood and Cheese was actually kind of worse in the book…but then again, they did kick a dog in this one, so…F*CK those guys!! #HouseoftheDragon

— Rachel Cushing Levine (@RachelCLevine) June 17, 2024

Cheese didn’t have to kick that dog tho #HouseoftheDragon pic.twitter.com/0puSIBHv6J

— Tre (@TC_2NYCE) June 17, 2024

Blood and Cheese only took the dog to kick him a minute later! Like what was the point of that #HouseoftheDragon

pic.twitter.com/z70adddIab

— Patrønus [lll] (@FerPafri) June 17, 2024

Read More: House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 2 likely to have an iconic, gruesome arc from the books

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