Daemon Targaryen Explained | The Jaime & Tyrion of House of the Dragon | *Spoilers* 

"Daemon found the City Watch as a ramshackle ragamuffin goof-troupe do you hear me?" I love you Grey.

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i love how laena was betrothed to someone else so daemon mocked him to his face so savagely he was forced to defend his honor and daemon easily killed him. a very jaime thing to do...

"I think Laena and Rhanyra were box eatin' " Gray, you kill me girl! You're my favorite.

daemon targaryen went down like a boss, i was sad when he died...the way he leaped from his dragon saddle to strike aemond dead and then plunge to his death in the godseye

Daemon totally smashed Alicent, that would explained Ottos hatred for him

My favorite Targaryen.

Daemon was a pure DRAGON baby 🤘🤘

I’m so glad I wasn’t the only 1 that picked up that vibe on Laena, Rhaenyra & Daemon

Daemon was a real one. Reading his story reminded me of a midevil Tony Soprano... Do Larys the Clubfoot next

I can't wait for House of the dragon. Especially the Daemon vs Aemond fight. Imagine a CGI fight of Vhagar and Caraxes, fighting eachother above the Godseye,Daemon jumping of one dragon onto another and stabbing Aemond in his good eye. Then they are all falling into the lake and then a giant splash,as tall as the tallest tower of Harrenhall. It will look so cool.

“The Jaime and Tyrion”....not a bad analogy, but the writers of the World book sum it up as “a Targaryen version of Oberyn Martell” - think Oberyn with a dragon. Indeed, Oberyn has a little dragon blood in him, so he’s actually a direct descendant of Daemon

Now...matt smith is playing daemon targeryon in the house of the dragon🔥

It's interesting that plump, lovey dovey Viserys was the last to ride Balerion, of all dragons. No scorn to Caraxyes, but Daemon would've been a more apt rider for the Big Boss, the Black Dread.

He’s like Tyrion and Bronn mashed into the same person with a massive and fearsome dragon

Girl I love your narrations. It feels like I'm chillin with one of my girlfriends spilling ASOIAF tea ☕ so much more entertaining and relatable than most of the other ASOIAF channels - that's not shade, just truth

i think im gonna love him but all the incest is gonna make some people soo mad AHAHAH

I agree with you. I think Otto Hightower orchestrated the story of Daemon bragging about his nephew’s death & being only an heir 4 a day. It makes perfect sense. Otto wanted 2 do everything he could 2 cause a breach n the brothers’ relationship. Increasing his & his family’s chances of more advancement & influence w/in the realm. Excellent video as always!

Show me the Silver Prince: *insert Rhaegar “I left my wife and children to die/ Justice for a Elia Martell” Targaryen Show me the REAL silver prince: *insert Daemon “BDE” Targaryen Yes...excellent.

Daemon sounds like a badass I'm looking forward to house of the dragon and Daemons character they need to get his casting 100% on point .....

The deaths of Corlys' & Rhaenys' children following in close succession to each other seem to just be coincidence. As for the deformed child, that seems to occasionally happen to Valyrians either through sheer bad luck or some other great stress happens to them. Laenor Velaryon's lover might have killed him because the former found out that he was a spy for the Greens (which explains why the killer is never found by Corlys). As for Nettles, perhaps she was taken as a lover by Daemon, but there's also the possibility that exaggerations were attached to the accounts of Daemon's time with her. Given their age disparity, her Dragonseed status, & her apparent native residency on Dragonstone, she might have been a bastard of Daemon's. His treatment of Misaria & their unborn child demonstrates that he was a man who despite his flaws, cared deeply for his kids. When other highborn might be loath to recognize a bastard of theirs born to a lowborn mother, he was handing out Dragon Eggs as part of their patrimony.

Daemon definitely a super interesting influential character. DT was a bad-ass type who would do pretty much do anything to achieve his ends regardless of what it took. Be it removing obstacles to be by Rhaenyra's side (he likely conspired to be rid of Laenor) , hired Blood and Cheese to carry out some fairly heinous murders during the Dance & pursued his own aspirations along the way including conquering the Stepstones for a time and briefly marrying into the Velaryons which kept him in the power mix with that connection to the Sea Snake. Daemon of course was an extremely influential power player throughout the Dance on behalf of Rhaenyra's cause even seemingly giving his life in that epic dragon battle over the Gods Eye against Aemond. Daemon's rivalries with other key characters is quite interesting as well to flesh out. DT was clearly adept in combat , effective in reforming / improving the City Watch and to be given Dark Sister (considering the select company who have been given & wielded that blade over the centuries) at a very young age speaks volumes. Daemon is certainly a super important and influential character , two of his children with Rhaenyra even went on to become King of the realm. Personally I wonder if a young Brynden Rivers was inspired by Daemon's example and M.O. to a degree with that stop at nothing , do anything to achieve a desired ends mentality. Casting Daemon certainly is going to be extremely key for House of the Dragon (HotD) , as is the case with numerous other prominent characters of that time period but Daemon is certainly near the top of priorities to get correct. I look forward to HotD in general , between the novellas and F&B there is so much literary gold to draw from with a completed story as well (so no danger of surpassing source material). I just hope the show runners execute very well. Condal I do not know huge amounts about yet and Sapochnik has been at the helm of some quality GoT episodes but especially later on he became a bit more spectacle over story. Also I am still confused why it will start and be focused on the DotD, I would much prefer they did a season or two of Aegon's Conquest first as that is arguably my favorite Targ era and literally has everything to be a great series , including unanswered questions that HotD could have answered for us. For us book fans it matters less but for the casual viewers starting with the Dance for the next TV series in that universe does not provide much context and / or reason for emotional investment in that conflict without the lead up and Targ monarchy backstory up to that point. Personally I would have started with the Conquest , if it is called HotD might as well start at the beginning but I am still excited for the spectacle in store with the current concept.

We are finally getting house Hightower’s the new Lannister’s of Westeros. I hope they get the coolest white shining armor

At one of his appearances GRRM said that Daemon was his favorite Targaryen when he was asked that question. I think his answer says a lot! I have never questioned the story of Daemon mocking the death of his one day old nephew before. It doesn’t seem out of character IMO. But your thoughts on why that story should be questioned do make sense. I’m also looking forward to seeing Daemon brought to life on the screen. It should be quite a show!

The Rouge Prince is one of my favorite Targaryens

I’ve got my wine in honor of Lord Flea Bottom. ❤️ me some Daemon. Thanks Gray ❤️ you too

Everyone in Westeros is advantageous asf. Do you think Daemon truly loved Rhaenyra or just wanted the crown?? Something tells me he actually did love Laena. 🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️

Next video: sir Otto high tower, he has Tywin vibes

Grrl Laena and Rhaenyra were definitely sharing lunch boxes. I think Harwin Strong and Rhaenrya and Laenor were having 3 somes with Strong serving as a "fluffer" for Laenor

I’ve got to admit that Daemon Targaryen and Daemon Blackfyre are my two favs, but my heart ❤️ belongs to the original and it’s pretty cool that Daemons Blackfyre is a descendant of the glorious Lord Flea Bottom. Great video Gray. I consumed a lot of Alvarez and Toledo wine during the viewing 🍷🍷🍷

You’re funny as hell🤣 and now I’m so hyped for house of the dragon

otto Hightower reminds me of how the tudors portrayed thomas boleyn.

I cannot wait to see your Rhaenyra Targaryen video!

I ain’t thirsty no more, because I just got the JUICE!

Got recommended to me just after House of The Dragon's teaser got launched,RU-vid really knows what it is doing.

This is the best breakdown of Daemon period. Very appropriate for this week ❤️

Been a fan of your channel for a few years now and I just wanna say that I LOVE your aesthetic and that you are into George RR Martin novels but also enjoy the absolute cringe that is 90 day fiancé. What an underrated channel! Keep doing what you do girl! 🖤

Daemon and Jahearys are my favorite's. The Rogue Prince is a fantastic short story... Especially being read by read by Iain Glen, Sir Jorah Mormont himself 😎

I just wanted to thank you for the great content you always post. Your Game of Thrones narration made me start reading the books a year ago. THANKS 🤗🤗🤗

The potential brilliance of a scene where Daemon and Caraxyes walk the empty halls of Harrenhal makes me think it won't happen. I know it's not D&D in charge here, but that scene seems too good to be true :(

This is by far one of the most entertaining retellings of Targaryen history 😂

TV is mostly accurate to the book. I do wish they included the scene with Daemon hugging his twin daughters. That's one of his few redeeming qualities. Loving father.

Honestly I view Daemon as a mash-up of Oberyn Martell and Tywin Lannister. I doubt Oberyn was as cruel or ruthless as Daemon.

Gray Area always great insight and beautiful delivery. Thanks for this. I am even more excited to see what appears on film!

Saw your name, your beautiful face, and my day got better! Yay, new video from the Queen!!

I’ve been reading up and doing research on Daemon since last year and he is DEFINITELY one of my favorite Targaryens. Daemon and Rhaegar are my favs

That may be the best video about Daemon I've ever watched! So damn good. Me personally, I'm team Daemon all day

I look forward to videos on Rhaenyra, Aegon II, etc but also from the other Great Houses; Jeyne Arryn is interesting. But that’s getting ahead of ourselves

I love the way you tell a story "he's out here presenting bitches with dragon eggs" lmaoooo

8:40 another reason he would get along great with bronn-Bronn would have made him proud by being a tough but effective commander of the gold cloaks

I think Daemon was as good a person as you can be in Westeros. I don’t think he seduced Rhaenyra out of greed for the iron throne. I think he may at first actually was trying to help her seduce sir Cristin Cole but there might have been a second motive and that would be he thought they should unite their houses in time to strengthen Rhaenyras claim because knowing the Hightower’s like he did he probably didn’t fully trust they would bend the knee after his brothers death especially if they had a son they could put their claim behind and that’s exactly what happen. He never once tried to be a real king after his brother died he let his wife rule like he promised his brother he would. I think if he was really trying to be king that whole time he would’ve at least tried it out a bit so to speak once his plan worked and he was technically king. Just my opinion

Gray Area!!!

i LOVED the way you narrated the events! wish you were my history professor maybe then i wouldn’t feel like stabbing my eyes during each lecture

I was just reading Fire and Blood and got to the end of the dance of dragons and learned about Daemon "allegedly' died even though there was no body. Beyond excited for this video.

Wonderful video, thank you Gray!!

Love your passion. Makes me so amped for this all to come to life

Such a great video. I can always count on you to smart, engaging and hilarious.

What a great vid. Thank you and keep rockin

I love the way you tell these stories lol ❤. Thank you

Just happened to find this and listening to this was amazing and enjoyable. Your ability to give such detailed information in an energetic way makes it so much interesting and less confusing. Especially now since HoD is currently airing, this really brings the new story to better life and I can't wait to see what's going to happen. Also thank you again for taking the time to share this and narrate this!!! The best entertaining explainable imo. Can't wait to listen to your other links!!

Amazing videos Been following your content for years in these type of videos you Are in your essence 👌🏼

4 episodes in and, personally, honestly, watching the previews waiting for the premier I was like 'oh they had to make hin ugly but now, oh my God's I love Daemon

Awesome vid. Thank you.

as a history student I can say to you that it isnt only in Fantrasy world....in medi9eval times it was totally normal to marry off your 13 year old princess to make new allies

Can't wait to see who they cast as Damon. It's got to be better than Rhaegar, though.

Maeleys the monstrous would be cool. Great video as always! I love bingeing your vids at work lol

I wish I had found you before it came out and for that I apologize and absolutely love your videos!

I just cannot wait to see Daemon leap from his dragon and takes Dark Sister and shoves it through old boys good eye. Even though it kills him, that jewel eyed shit heel got what was coming to him. Long live the King of the Narrow Sea! Excellent analysis, I've subscribed and am looking forward to all your content🎉

Loving your interpretations of these stories

Your reviews are so kool! I'm listening while lifting. Thx 💪

Them Reachers are shameless in their ambition.

Yessss.....all of your videos are helping me so much while watching season 1....this show is fire 🔥🔥

I view Daemon as a mix of Oberyn and the Blackfish(two of my favorite characters) more than Jaime and Tyrion, just my two cents. Another great vid!!

Had to watch it again.... amazing video

This was a really dope look ..I loved it . Wonderful raw commentary .

This was AMAZING

Another great video!!! 👍🏼👍🏼 Thanks Gray!

I love how real you keep the story. Feel like we sitting on the stoop sharing tea.

Great video, I thought so before I heard the term "Box Eating!" It only enhanced the video.

This is great content right here. The show has delivered four solid episodes so far.

man's stroke game must've been in LEVELS FRRRRRRR he had Everybody twitching

Fantastic video. I loved/hated this part of their history as it was the beginning of the end for this great family. X

Do the dragonseeds from Dragonstone, Hugh The Hammer and Ulf The White, and their roles in the Dance Of The Dragons!!!

Omg this is some long as juice miss thang thank you 🙏, say you should check out the expanse and do some juices videos on that as well love ❤️

Gray this is one of your most fascinating videos 🎉 definitely a favorite of mine. xo

This is great ! Keep doing your thing. Your sense of humor is twisted and I love it Can't fuckin wait HOD 2022

I think he's most like a combination of Oberyn and Tyrion. He's probably my favorite Targaryen.

My first time listening to your content. Really diggin the way you tell a story. You just got a new sub.

I love you and these videos!

Been waiting for this all day 😁😁😁

You are absolutely hilarious. I was rolling on the floor. Subscribed

If they pull off this character , it sounds awesome , cause I love Tyrion and Jaime both as characters , especially Jaime coming around to somewhat of a bit of a redemption as a human being , although some may see it different , I think Jaime was very interesting , so if daemon is much like this , he sounds like a cool character !

LOVE your content!

I could listen to this woman all day

'they were box eatin' when i tell you i hollered

He’s a Feanor character! I love it!!

Thankyou Gray for a great video! I am looking forward to "House of the Dragon" very much. I hope the show will be about the Dance of Dragons, the exiting story and all its interesting characters. And about what led up to it, maybe cover a story that lasts for a couple of decades. The conquest and the reign of the Old King should only be shown in short flashbacks. A long chronological story over several generations will not work out I think.

Daemon...playing the villain when needed & the hero when he knows no one will accept him

Omg this show better be gooood! Thx for this video

Damn. You hit the nail on the head with “why would a sex worker inform on her best client?” I think that’s something A LOT of people didn’t even think about.