House Of The Dragon 2x2 - Rhaenyra The Cruel | Reaction! 

the tapestry display of Harenhall burning was when Aegon and Baelerion set it ablaze. The Tapestry goes from the Doom of Valaryia to death of Luke

This is my favorite episode of the show now. Rhys Ifans, Emma D’arcy, and Tom Glynn-Carney absolutely killed it.

The identical twin brothers are Elliott and Luke Tittensor. During the filming of season 1 of HotD, Elliot, who played Erryk Cargyll, had a covid scare, so Luke, who played Arryk, stood in and shot some scenes as Erryk. (To further confuse things on set, the actor who played Luke /Lucerys is also named Elliot.) However, the Lannister twins on the show (Tyland & Jason) are played by one actor, Jefferson Hall.

yes, the twins are twin actors, Luke and Elliot Tittensor

Regarding the tapestry from the intro, remember that it only shows events from the past and ends with Aemond killing Lucerys. It mostly depicts the creation of the dragons, the destruction of Valyria (the burning city), the conquest of Westeros, etc.

No wonder Aemond is seeking a maternal connection from the madam at the brothel. Aegon was crying his eyes out, and his mother didn’t try to comfort him.

Yes, Viserys did indeed replace Otto as Hand of the King last season. He gave the title to Lord Lyonel Strong, father of Harwin - (semi) secret father of Rhaenyra's children - and Larys. Otto was reinstated after Larys burned his family at Harrenhal. And the twins are actually real life twins, yep, unlike the Lannister twins, who I believe are played by one guy.

We all need a beautiful brooding room.

The guy accepted killing a baby and ya'll are trying to grasp why would he kick a dog after being choked by a giant man XD great reaction

This episode has so many good moments and good acting

criston just keeps falling upward

"THE RATCATCHERS?!" "OH..... I had them hanged" cracked me up so much

the burning city in the tapestry is indeed harrenhal, but that was a depiction of when aegon the conquerer burned it the first time. not all the scenes from the new intro are from the dance, it shows targaryen history up until now. it shows aegons conquest, maegor being found dead on the throne, jaeherys taking the throne and the great council of 101

9:25 The way even Alicent book version would not do such a thing💀

These first few episodes, everyone is literally and figuratively getting caught in their bedrooms with their pants down.

The acting in this episode was phenomenal. So many awkward conversations that were long overdue. VIserys fired Otto for suggesting Rhaenyra and Daemon hooked up. He was replaced by Lyonel Strong who was burned to death by his POS son Larys.

Rook's Rest is coming now. The shiz that happens there will change your entire scope of this story. Great vid guys!

14:14 I interpreted Daemon's grabbing of the queen's neck as a grim callback to last season when he choked her in anger. Rhaenyra looked terrified and shocked then, as she does now.

0:12 the blockade of the gullet is the velaryon fleet, not the greyjoy fleet. The greyjoys have been mentioned but have taken no sides yet 23:00 youre confusing the timeline a little, harrenhal was burned by balerion and vhagar during aegons conquest, this is portrayed in the tapestry opening. The tapestry does not show the future 26:53 nowhere in the kingsguard vows are they forbidden from titles And YES FINALLY SOME DAERON. As much as i wish he appeared in season 1, it wouldve become far too hard to keep track of the characters

There are two burning cities in the tapestry: the first is Old Valyria meeting it's doom. The second is indeed Harrenhall, but those events are in the past. Harrenhall was built by Harren "the Black" Hoare before Aegon's conquest. House Hoare was originally from the Iron Islands, but Harren's grandfather raided and conquered the Riverlands (which, incidentally, is why the Riverlands don't count as one of the Seven Kingdoms). Harren meant for Harrenhall to be a monument to his house's strength. He stripped the Riverlands of resources, pressed its people into slave labor, and hewed down many groves of weirwood trees to make the castle. It is far-and-away the largest in all the Seven Kingdoms, more a fortified city than castle...and after decades of construction, Harren completed it right before Aegon invaded. When Aegon reached the Riverlands, Harren and his house retreated into Harrenhall, knowing full well that no army could seige it. But Aegon, riding Balerion the Black Dread (the giant dragon who's skull is in the red keep) set the castle aflame with dragonfire, melting its great towers and killing all of House Hoare within. A curse sits on Harrenhall. Some say for the souls burned into the melted walls, others say for the slaves who died to raise the castle, and others still say for all the weirwoods chopped down for timber. Those of a less superstious mind will instead point to the monumental financial and time costs of holding the massive keep, it's lack of wealthy lands for income, and it's militarily strategic location, which makes it among the first castles seiged in any war. But one thing is certain: every house which has taken Harrenhall for its seat has met a harrowing end. And so it stands as a monument to Targaryen power, a somber symbol of what dragons are truly capable of when they ride to war, and a reminder of the fool who thought he could fend off dragons with stone.

23:07 That already happened. The intro tell us the story of House Targaryen so far. That piece is the burning of Harrenhal, when Aegon melted the castle in his Conquest.

It’s crazy how this show and acolyte had a similar budget but not similar quality.

I wish real life work force worked like the one in the Red Keep. Mess up? Already had a position? Well you can’t lose that here’s a promo.

I empathize with every character on this show. *shrugs*

In this episode, we saw 2 new character Hugh Hammer (daughter sick in scene) and Adam from Hull (He saw seasmoke in the beach) seasmoke is leanor dragon son Lord Corlys. I dont want spoiler but this 2 man is really important for Team Black. 🤫

Helaena should had been Rhaenyra's daughter, she would had been happier.

I'm actually 80% sure it was Arryk who won the fight(Team Green twin), but realized at those moments that he made the mistake of not going with his brother. If you track the leg wound, I'm pretty sure it was him who killed Eryk... This in my opinion makes the fight even sadder :(

"Kicking the Dog" is a common method in film making. If you want to show that a character is truely evil, let him be cruel to animals. Your reaction was exactly what the writers intended.

The dragon flying over the bay was definilty not Caraxes and Daemon. Caraxes is blood red with an elonged neck and body shape and wing-tail sorta legs. This was like a white or grey, smaller dragon. One that lives around Driftmark… it’s most likely Seasmoke, Laenor’s dragon that he left behind after faking his death in season one. They fought alongside Daemon and Caraxes in the war in the stepstones in S1EP3

“a presence I haven’t felt since…….”

I want Rahenys as Hand of the Queen❤️

Love you both. Your together reaction is perfect.

Everything you've seen on the intro tapestry has already happened. It doesn't show future scenes.

Alicent was never shown love as a child- her mother died young, and she only had her Father, and Otto didn't know how to show any emotion, in my opinion. She was never held, so how can you think that she would know to hold Aegon? It's a sad thing. But it's that reason why it shapes these characters.

Otto would fit so well in today's politics

Did you not recognize the smithy that requested an advance ?

I am team black and the only green I like is Helaena. I felt bad for her when she had to experience the death of her child.

I mean yeah dogs are animals deserving of our empathy but the general consensus that we should always go "awwwww" when they're concerned makes me want to puke rainbows XD It's crazy how the beheading of an infant is less controversial than the kicking of a dog.

This episode shows a difference in love rynera gives compared to alisont. Commended you and it shows the difference it makes in the kids with aemond being with that with the prostitute with that motherly love want and with aegon being like that with daddy issues.

I honestly have no sympathy for Otto at all during his scene with Criston and Aegon. He has no right to whine and whinge about the current state of affairs or speak kindly of Viserys now. Because this, all of this, is his fault! He orchestrated all of this, he created this monster (Aegon), now he and everyone else will have to suffer the consequences. But what really frustrates me is that Otto takes no responsibility for the (fairly huge) part he played in this mess! Because yes Otto, team green is a circus full of clowns, and you, you’re the ringmaster.

Grizz/Kyle, you're a prog rock guy? That seems right.

The man with the sick child and the one who asked the old lady what happened in the street in KL gonna be very important for the story.In the future you will probably hate them like Cole unfortunately.

Criston cole can do no wrong he falls up the way not down

Nah the intro is stuff that already happen plus viserys,Alicent,rhaenyra and Aegon…the burning place was already harrenhal when Aegon did it some years before this story.

Cole is worse than Joffrey…… 😂😂😂😂

How do you see rheynes as bitter?????

dear lord how did I go so long b4 realizing this dude was hot

Halaena Targaryen deserved so much better than all of this.

2:51 the book version is “team green coded” cause the person rewriting it in the book that became the “Dance of The Dragons” was a supporter of Alicent and the other Hightowers in power

The beauty of the Blood and Cheese Scene, as written by GRRM is not about the Violence, it is about the Conflicts, the emotions, the familiarity of the aspects of the scene in real world situations. I might suspect the reason HBO messed it up was because of the Israel War where Jews are commiting war Crimes and wouldn't let a scene depicting war crimes to be properly dramatized.

the rat catcher didn't kick the dog, it was the gold cloak

Repetitive clowning ending. They need to hire a better show writer.

Aegon wasn't weeping for his child..his grandfather literally told him he is the actual usurper

predictions- helaena fed up of greens flies to dragonstone to join the blacks. aegon is killed by otto. otto crows aemond in his place. final battle happens between aemond vs rhae & daemon aemond is killed, daemon injured, rhae finally sits the throne

The gold cloak kicked the dog not the rat catcher