House Of The Dragon 2x8 - The Queen Who Ever Was | Reaction! 

he hasn't, he is acting the same way he always acting with his friends and everyone else in kings landing (where he is very popular), making jokey insults that he expects jokey bite back from. he also wasn't insulting jace, as soon as he realised who he was he was trying to show how they are similar. and considering he has the third biggest claimed dragon and how they got all the bastards they could and probably would struggle to get rid of him and replace him

Yep, he's acting like an irresponsible Lottery winner. except his winning ticket got him a flying weapon of mass destruction.

​@@alexanderwiles2003 As Rhaenyra said in the previous episode when you become a dragon rider you're transformed. Ulf needs to actually respect the power and position he's been with responsibility and humility.

If daemon was around he would have sliced ulf’s head off by now!

Yeah idk why anyone would take his side

I am curious if we will see dreamfyre. And don’t be one of those people who has read the books and thinks that is a good reason to spoil everything.

Which is definitely something that can't be blamed on the writing and production staff of course. That being said, I feel like a lot of things this season could have been condensed in favor maybe just a bit more on screen action.

I gonna hate

I imagine we’ll be seeing more of Bloodraven soon enough.

That's interesting that it is in the middle of the gods eye. This means that Daemon and Aemond will be there. Didn't the vision show Daemon drowning or was it Aemond? I am going to have to watch again lol.

I know right. As a gay man that shipped them, I was like "NOW??? THE WRITERS DO THIS NOW?" It felt so out of place. Not really out of character but just a dumb thing to say in general now that she's offering Rhaenyra the throne.

Flash forward to two years from now: "Season 4 is all out war. Season 5 is the final season. Characters we are now totally invested in are going to bite the dust!"

@Monkeynut358 Whatever the fuck that means.

They are blinded by hatred 😅 for me he is an interesting character

God's Eye is the lake at Harrenhal

they are tyroshi like daario naharis was. (the men w/ colored hair)

Ulf is living his best life

​@@grizzledwizard7129he is still being an ass. Even if it is unintentionally. He needs to realise he ISN'T in that bar in King's Landing and his attitude isn't going earn him anything but at best mild annoyance at worst contempt. He can live his best life whilst being humble too.

@@Darth_Nycta_13 I agree! The other 2 aren't acting like him. I fear that he will be the first to go or the first to go back to the Greens where his friends are.

Oh theyll understand it soon

Media literacy is in the gutter. They think Ulf talking down to Rhaenrya and Jace is cool.

​@lucasbelmonte2832 I'm confused, what does literacy have to do with thinking something is cool? 😂

yeah everyone knows lmfao it doesn't change the fact that it's sick

@@lucasbelmonte2832 to be fair he didn't talk down to rhaenrya, she said the positive traits a knight must have and he made a joke about the fact that he isn't a knight yet so he doesn't have those all traits yet. it was pretty clear it was a joke and one that everyone would have laughed at back in kingslanding. and with jace he genuinely was trying to connect with him but didn't know jace hated his hair and stuff so much.

I though she was great as the embodiment of eccentric chaos

Glad you enjoyed!! Its gonna be a long wait for season 3

The posted shade on his blog I got to see this HBO really be fucking up every thing

Wow, sorry for treating this show like make-believe entertainment! Next time I'll try to have an unhealthy parasocial relationship with the characters and act like it's serious business

@@grizzledwizard7129 Or, and please hear me out here, you could try accepting criticism gracefully and allowing room for a bit of introspection. First, I try to _never_ begrudge entertainers their success, whether they entertain _me_ , or not. You have an audience. That inherently means you're doing something right. I also know and respect how difficult it is to establish oneself in that world. I dipped my toe in it, a long time ago, in a different field, and in a small way, and I know full well just how difficult and harrowing the climb to _any_ level of success is, much less having to roll with changes and adapt as your field evolves around you, in order to maintain and then grow your audience, and careers. Second, your success does not mean there is no further room for improvement, but you two, alone, are the actual judge of what improvement entails, not random drive-by's authored by a single unknown snark-monger (me, in this case). That being said, I wasn't just trolling to get a rise out of someone, or make someone feel bad because I was unhappy with my experience. When I do levy a pointed criticism, I try my best to voice something meaningful, that could be food for thought. That last sentence I included, was, in my opinion, a valid note, stated succinctly. "sorry for treating this show like make-believe entertainment!" - Excellent fiction inherently engenders emotional investment. If it doesn't, the author has failed. The better the writing, the deeper the connection between the story, and the audience. Remember people's reaction when Jorah saw Daenerys smoking, with 3 new friends? Or when Jon's teammates made alterations to his black cloak? When Joffrey discovered wine can cause indigestion? When Oberyn got a little cocky and was unable to save face? Remember when it rained on that _wedding_ at the Twins and Roose Bolton thoughtfully gave Robb, Tywin's regards? I would say that there is a distance greater than the Narrow Sea's width between fans who appropriately emotionally invest in excellent art, and individuals who develop an "unhealthy parasocial relationship" with fictional characters. Further, I would suggest that it is an insult to the fan base to which you seek to appeal, to belittle their appropriate emotional investment, with the kind of logic you just used, simply to dismiss a possibly valid, but undesired criticism. In this episode, I felt extremely uncomfortable every time Ulf opened his mouth and said something. Virtually every reactor has responded the same way. Ulf had zero sense of decorum, absolutely _no_ respect for the gravity of the situation, and for the stunning, unearned change of fortune he had just been blessed with. It was painful to watch. Some reactors openly yelled "SHUT UP" at their screen when he was snapping back at Rhaenyra. That same feeling of discomfort inspired my comment. Giggling and quipping over moments of gravity in the plot, without regard for the significance of the feelings those moments inspire in much of the audience. Those feelings are one of the reasons many people watch GoT/HotD. There has been no character in GRRM's world more clever, witty, or with better comedic timing than Tyrion. He knew exactly where the line was, and how to push it. Sometimes, he went over. But he had a very clear sense of decorum, and respect for the gravity of moments of import. There is a big difference between Tyrion, and Ulf. I would strive to be more Tyrion, and less Ulf. But, as I said, you're successful, and have your audience, because of _your_ personalities, and _your_ choices. So my actual, unsolicited, but sincere advice would be to change nothing, at this point. You might not want to disregard my actual point outright, however. Ideas like that tend to percolate, over time, and may seem more reasonable and helpful at a later date. I mean, Daemon didn't go from "I'll take King's Landing as King, and then Rhaenyra can join me there, as queen" to "I am meant to serve you" in just one peaceful, dreamy night in Harrenhal...