HOUSE OF THE DRAGON 2x3 | The Burning Mill | Reaction | Review | Discussion 

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In the books, Otto brought in a SHIT TON of cats to replace the ratcatchers😅

Baela is 100% her fathers daughter. She has subtle things she does with her performance that mirror Matt Smiths manurisums

They got cats to catch the rats. Thats why Arya is chasing cats in GOT

I think at the end of the conversation, when she was saying that her father is gone, Cole is away, Aemond is what he is = she has no power to now avoid it.

I am HOWLING at the inhaler on the table. As a crippled asthmatic, I get it😂😂😂

I think a lot of people misinterpreted that last scene. If Alicent could stop the war, she would definitely do it. But it was punctuated, especially at the council we saw earlier that episode, that she is powerless now. There's no stopping Aegon. There's no stopping Cole and the army. And after being shamed by Aegon and always being that second son, there's definitely no stopping Aemond. Especially after Otto was removed. On the flip side, Rhaenyra can't stop Daemon either. The war is inevitable.

Harrenhal the most important place in the Riverland.Harrenhal Castle was damaged because it was burned by Balerion and caused all of Harrenhal's descendants to die, since then Harrenhal was handed over to Lord Strong.In the book it is described as a very mystical place

It's crazy how the two sides talking to each other might actually have been the final catalyst for this war to kick off and not the assassination attempts. It undoubtedly affirmed Rhaenyra's claim to the throne by clearing up the last words and made Allicent dig into her own views so that she doesn't have to admit she fucked up majorly.

The director confirmed that three of the eggs eventually become Daenerys Stormborn’s dragons. A change from the books, which imply that Helaena’s dragon Dreamfyre laid them.

Daemon in Harrenhal was easily my favorite part of this episode. I already thought it looked like something out of a Gothic horror movie during the earlier seasons of GOT but damn they really amped it up here.

17:55 what just happened?? I don’t even have my glasses on! 💀💀💀🤣🤣🤣

@10:45 what you heard was the wailing of the Wailing Tower. Is it haunted or does the wind pass through its cracks just so? Both, probably

When I watched the episode and young Rhaenyra appeared, I immediately thought of "little muffin face!" 😅

Everyone simping for Daemon when Rhaenys is the real star on the blacks.

If you look closer at this episodes intro, you'll see jacerys' beheading and the ratcatchers hanging for it

Laris nickname should be "little toe".

GOTTA GIVE big respect to the dude with the eye patch, showing his modest package seconds after a MASSIVE HOG is being blown takes guts.

Harenhall isn’t so much the site of battles as it is the site of many tragedies. The most infamous was when Aegon the Conqueror burned the castle with his dragon. They mentioned that exact event when pointing out how damp the castle is and how hard it is to be burned

Everyone forgets that Alicent didn't just believe Viserys' last words, but that he specifically told her earlier that he had a dream of his son sitting on the Iron Throne. And alicent was right, it is too late

Cats. And that's what continued. Remember Arya chasing cats in GOT?

Sylvie was Aemond’s first bc Aegon took him there as a little boy. He goes back to her bc in their dynamic, he’ll always be a little boy. Listen to how she talks to him, both seasons. Paid worked or not, she’s far too comfy with this Mary Kay Letourneau-esque relationship. She had sex with a child and his sexual development is forever owned and controlled by her/that experience. See how he doesn’t even really want her kissing him? He really only knows how to get motherly soothing by giving her something in return: sexual contact. It’s a common thing with adult survivors of sex abuse. Sad.

The ecomog max intro is 10/10.

You invited tyrion lannister as guest?? Genius!!

Harrenhal is important from Aegon's original conquest. Aegon rolled up with 3 dragons and burned the entire castle, killing everyone and ending the House of Harren in like 2 days or some shit. That's the battle they talk about in GOT

The score for these episodes are sooooo good. Rhaneyra going to meet Alicent…..🙌

team black!!!

I love this youtube channel

Daemon loves Rhaenyra. I think they’re taking him on a redemption arc

you guys are one of my faves 🖤

The woman who told Damon he was going to die she might be similar to Milisandra

I love this show so much

No lie I never skip the intro either😂😂

In the book Otto Hightower replaced the rat catchers with 100 cats😁

Daemon was kinda right about Rhaenyra, she doesn't have that dawg in her.

Hope you three are having an great and awesome day ❤

Fun fact, the Blackwood who was talking all the shit at the beginning was the same kid who killed the Bracken shit-talker back when Rhaenyra was looking for a husband

0:55 in the book Otto brings in 100 cats

Daemon is still on her side and now that she is queen, he is to referred to as 'your grace' as well. The same way Alicent is cause she was married to a monarch. He's Your grace, Prince Daemon, King consort to the Queen.

I think you guys misinterpreted Alicent and Rhaenyra's scene, Alicent was clearly in denial because she realized everything that has happened in her life has been for nothing and she stole Rhaenyra's birthright over a misunderstanding (they need to stop naming everyone Aegon). Alicent is powerless right now; her father has been exiled, her sons hate her, Aegon is mad as hell over his son, no one listens to her at the Small Council, there's nothing she can do now to help Rhaenyra. If Rhaenyra had answered her ravens sooner the baby's murder would have been avoided and they wouldn't be in this situation.

I missed Otto's presence this episode. He might be my favorite character. Yeah he does awful things, but so do many people's favorite characters

So, Alicent at first was dead set on the fact that they are going to war anyway because Rhaenyra doesn't have an army and she had Jahaerys killed, which Rhaenyra disputed. But AFTER Alicent realizes that she heard Viserys wrong, the reason she is still saying "it's too late" is because she doesn't have the power anymore to change anything. That's why she said her father was gone from the Council, Cole is on the march, and Aemond and Aegon don't listen to/obey her. Basically, she's telling Rhaenyra this boulder has already been started rolling down the mountain and there is nothing Alicent can do to change that. And honestly, there was never anything Alicent could do to change this outcome. Otto and the Council had already had a whole plot and plan in motion behind Alicent's back; the were set to usurp the throne already, they were just thrilled that Alicent brought them this tale of Viserys changing his mind at the last minute to give their plan some legitimacy. Really, Alicent gets a lot of hate as being the one who set everything in motion when it was actually Otto who did it. What we _actually_ hate Alicent for is her self-righteous holier-than-thou attitude while being a total hypocrite...which most holier-than-thou people I've ever known are. She sets my nerves on edge because I've dealt with people like her in real life with their performative virtue, acting like they are the holiest people in the world second only to JC Himself, and all the while they are cheating, lying, and doing all the the things they condemn others for. Alicent wears that crown to church like it's her halo, and in the meantime she's sleeping with Cole. And to be clear, she is a widow, a single lady, so she can sleep with whoever she wants. But she can't condemn others for sleeping around, AND she's doing this with a man who took a vow of chastity. SHE considers this a sin, but she keeps doing it.

10:41 caraxes definitely would be rockin black forces💀

“She’s getting clapped by security” 😂

Being waiting for y'all reaction.

hi folks!

The tapestry had some new weaves added …..

I hate how Rhaena is treated in the show. Her and Baela should just run off with Rhaenys and leave everyone else. Also her dragon egg is supposed to be pink I hate they keep trying to take away what makes her unique in canon.

17:57

Daemon is not just doing this for himself. He is the King Consort, he should be called Your Grace. Taking the Harrenhal is a key strategic decision for Team Black and for Rhaenyra.

I believe with 100% of my being that Daemon never truly intended a child to be killed. The plan was to kill Aemond if possible, the scene where Aemond picks up a gold Dragon coin the assassins dropped in his bedchambers proves that, but move on to another son of royal blood if that doesn’t work. However, Blood & Cheese were supposed to fail. Daemon had no way of knowing that Aemond would be away or that Criston Cole would be fucking the dowager Queen instead of guarding the Royal wing. It was about sending a message. ‘You can get to us, we can get to you’. There’s historical precedent for such things having a massive impact. Aegon the Conquerer himself agreed to a peace deal that granted Dorne its independence when the prince of Dorne handed him a letter giving details of how easily a Faceless Man could infiltrate and kill his heir. Daemon knows this story as he’s been shown reading books about Targaryens history. Daemon could have easily hired a few legendary Sellswords or even his own Faceless Man, but he didn’t. He chose two disposable villains and set them against the best fighters in Westeros, Aemond and the Kingsguard. Daemon is genuinely horrified by what happened as is shown by his reaction during his vision/dream. His claims that it was a mistake are sincere. Harrenhall is canonically haunted AF and people dream of truths they dare not speak aloud. I tell you, every moment of this show is like a gift to those of us that love the world of ‘A Song Of Fire & Ice’!!.

Alicent chose 🤷🏽‍♂️ it’s to late I don’t wanna hear nun else about peace or alternatives

Harrenhall was melted by Aegon the conqueror.

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Cole may be stupid but Geoffrey was EVIL