House of the Dragon S1E03 Explained 

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Not finished video. Why can't Rhaenyra marry her brother Aegon? Incest seems to be common on house targaryen and they seem to be resistant to it and that would solve a lot of their issues.

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Yeah that's what they told us at the start of Episode 1 -- "The only thing that could tear down the house of the dragon was itself"

Also, a dude who can barely walk, let alone fit, up against a Targaryen prince with Valerian steel sword, was never going to be much of a battle anyway - what they did was much more dramatic.

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@@AltShiftX or bobby b

or because they dont know how to write more than 10+ characters, even a simple crazy crab dude with gray scale

Honestly, I was pleasantly surprised by all of the actors and how good the dialogue is. Although, maybe it shouldn't come as a shock that the dialogue is so good when I remember G.R.R Martin played a big role in the shows development This meme made me binge the first three episodes and thank god I did, so far really enjoying it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cjYLOk2HV_4.html

@@CrazyFanaticMan I really doubt that much of the dialogue is written by GRRM. It sounds like he has more of an advisory role and he's overseeing the story and lore, not writing lines for every characters, which is probably done mostly by the writer's room

People complain that they are not seeing the fat vicerys, but when he becomes fat and drunk, the noble portrayal is gonna feel EVEN more tragic...

As someone who primarily knew Paddy from Hot Fuzz, I've been absolutely blown away by his depth in HotD. He has been absolutely killing it, he's by far one of my favorite characters on the show so far.

@@Pengalor Still, knowing that Paddy is from "Hot Fuzz" just makes me want to see Simon Pegg playing a minor role, somewhere in the show. lol

He finally got his hunt, his colourful heraldry, his colourful dragons, his Targaryen dreams.. maybe we'll get a fat pink mast too!

@@AltShiftX plz no

@@AltShiftX we can only hope

@@AltShiftX don't forget the myrish swamp!!!

@K, U aren’t a KILLA Yeah ok..

"This kills the crab" is another great caption at 24:43.

Bro m everyting he said was wrong in got. The writers are trash

@@theresurrection33 the writers are trash lmao

The actress playing young Alicent seems super thoughtful (going based off her interview on the HOTD podcast) I hope once the show is done airing she’ll be able to share some enteres from her journal. Both of these girls are doing superb, especially rhyanera🥰❤️

Honestly, I was pleasantly surprised by all of the actors and how good the dialogue is. Although, maybe it shouldn't come as a shock that the dialogue is so good when I remember G.R.R Martin played a big role in the shows development This meme made me binge the first three episodes and thank god I did, so far really enjoying it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cjYLOk2HV_4.html

These actors clearly love Asoiaf

She also does that when the king tells her about possibly marrying the velaryon girl

She starts picking her nails when Otto first tells her to get close to Viserys. We see it in ep.1 when she sits with Viserys & her father comes in. She starts picking at her nails.

And you gotta love that freeze frame image. 😅 Nothing subliminal about that imagery.

It's so weird not seeing the Lannisters as the most powerful family ATM

Not just a connoisseur, but a sommelier.

This is well said, my Internet friend. Very well said

Absolutely agree

Dude is becoming one of my favorite characters in GOT lore in only 3 episodes. His portrayal is incredible

He carried this episode.

He is dismay incarnate-- not easy to pull off. I also love his vicious smile when he's trashed. Kudos!!

have the Targ's ever actually LIKED doing the incest? or was it something they just talked themselves into grinning and bearing it for the sake of a dynasty

Lol! I think the absurd part of the suggestion from the Kings perspective is it stops Rheanyra from having children and strengthening her line for another dozen years or more. Considering Alicent is already on her second child, the suggestion was much too transparent in its political positioning.

Did anyone else lose their shit laughing with the expression Otto makes and the way he rotates his head very slightly.

I still thing George finished that book years ago and just didn’t want to give D&D the easy dialogue. Like he’s holding that book hostage

@@yay-cat Oh my sweet summer child.

@@yay-cat i want this to be true lmao it’s not but one can only hope

@@yay-cat I think George knew their agenda and didn't want evidence to be clear that they were intentionally ruining the show. So he told people it isn't finished. He is one of them you know.

😱😱 not the littlefinger of this series! Who would have thought (I've never read the books)

@@ChelX he is a huge character in the books hope they use him well in this season

Isn’t otto more like little finger and larys more like varys?

I bet he’s faking that foot so he can sit and listen in to the ladies (lol I’m joking don’t @ me) 😉

Spoilers beyond s01e03.. sux. :/

yeah she is very misunderstood by the fandom, pretending like she had any choice when she didnt

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Seems like every actor is doing a good job in HotD so far, Paddy Considine is winning me over in every scene he's in

Please stop commenting spoilers.

@@wooshbait36 in what way is this a spoiler? this is entirely speculation based off what the show has given us so far. sit down champ

"Not to be suffocated by this fucking politicking!" is a line that impacted me so much I will quote it as much as I can now

I mean he has lived in Burton his whole life

Hes never finishing get over it

@@thehoopman88 he has finished them and will release them posthumously to avoid backlash over the ending.

@@worm7807 I hope you're right but I don't think it's written :/

@@thehoopman88 no I will never get over it 🥲

@@worm7807 sure lol

General symbolic composition and framing? I dunno might not have a specific point.

It’s not, Daemon was covered i blood fire all around. Viserys was just staring at fire in the episodes. Shows the differences between the three.

Daemon and Rhaenyra have been framed through fire multiple times in the last 3 episodes. It's a common motif.

Yeah, clearly symbolic but not sure it has much more meaning than that. It was meant to show she can take care of herself in front of everyone, who until they saw her as just a spoiled little princess(a rep she kinda earned)

I feel like thats pretty obvious. Got doesn't hand hold it's audience (well except S8). They are stuff they expect you to pick up with the visual storytelling.

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Makes sense. She ignores Allicents requests to join them but when Rhaenyra asks is it the Kings request and Allicent says yes, Rhaenyra pops up and complies

isn't "queen regent" also a title for a woman who's a queen but by marriage only, not the blood? I could've sworn I remembered hearing that phrased used before

@@kevinw712 Queen Regent is a queen ruling on behalf of another; like Cersei on behalf of Tommen

@@henryf07 okay thanks, I knew I heard it! lol

Says more perhaps about how Rhaenyra is still not viewed as the actual heir to the throne then

how would you feel if you had no choice in doing any of that and your best friend refuses to understand that/is mad at you instead of Viserys and Otto?

@@godemperorofmankind3.091 ​ “If it was for advantage you would’ve married Laena Velaryon.” But he didn’t. He married her best friend because he wanted to, plain and simple. She has every right to be upset at both of them (Viserys and Alicent).

Completely agree that’s how I would feel. It’s just a shame that she doesn’t have anyone sensible advising her that acting on your feelings isn’t always the best idea.

@@W4TSKY she has no right to be upset at alicent who clearly had no choice in the matter and was forced by her father. rhaenyra, a medieval noblewoman, should be able to understand how little choice and agency women have in their society. she is starting to experience that herself.

All after tragically losing her mother. She's kinda having a rough few years and is actually being a bit of a saint. Hell, I wouldn't want my niece to have a dragon most days.

***Spoilers*** I haven't read the book in a while but there is something to the symbolism of killing the stag isn't there? One of the Targ's is half Barratheon and the first duel of the Dance take place over Storm's End with the Barratheon descendant losing. Bit of a stretch since it's not super important to the plot but it's still a Targ killing a Barratheon, in a one-sided duel under a banner of peace and against explicit instructions, ending any chance of a peaceful resolution.

Yeah. That’s the thing about “omens”, isn’t it? Very much open to interpretation!

Would have saved alot of heartache if they were married

@@sufnskanne469 incest saves lives

Very true.

@@sufnskanne469 The way she is sturborn she would ve refused and th ewar would ve happenned anyway. Just look how she betrayed Laenor multiple times along the years

Just hate the plot armor. In the OG Game of Thrones he wouldn't have survived that onslaught of arrows and men

I look forward to his live, 3 hour Q&A's after each episode *almost* as much as I do the episode itself. HBO should hire Alt Shift X to do "Talking Dragon". Chris Hardwick only wishes he could create an after show half as entertaining.

@@khusizwane7590 Lol like Jon Snows plot armor ?

@@anxie in the later seasons yes

@@khusizwane7590 have you seen the battle of the bastards ??

Thanks for waiting!

@@AltShiftX David Lightbringer pointed out the dragon falling out of Aegon's hands as foreshadowing.

Same. Everyday, I checked his channel 😅

It's not even like she could have killed it even if she tried. I would love to see a lone, fully-armoured knight with just a sword try and run down and kill a deer. Let's see how that turns out 😅😅😅

@@AllTheArtsy the Deer runs out

ye but that's poor excuse, since everyone was searching for it, so whoever finds the white hart first, finds it.

@@cautarepvp2079 only kings party was looking specifically for white hart and they did it so the king could killed it so im pretty sure it would be punished if any other lord efound it and killed it at that time

@@therealghostchase then what was the point of the hunt for others to participate??

Jon Snow?

@@bashtosmash03 he learned his skills from the starks he might have Targaryen blood but I feel like he’s a stark through and through my opinion though

@@nickfernandez829 to add on to that, no Starks have ever been great knights. They are of the north and always fight for survival.

@@bashtosmash03 he is an average swordsman at the very best, Rob was a lot better than him and wasn't even great, Qhorin halfhand for example just let him kill him, if he wanted he would kill Jon in a duel with his eyes closed. The top level swordsman were the likes of Barristan Selmy, Qhorin Halfhand, and whole Jaime Lannister, and all 3 would murder any stark in less than 30 seconds if they wanted to.

I like that they use saddles because it makes sense.

Honestly, just read the books. The second half of Game of Thrones is uh, to put it as politely as possible, light on literary craftsmanship. I am glad you're coming in now when House of the Dragon is on, since the writing is actually good. Hopefully it will stay good and you won't have to endure the horror of watching the plot fall into nonsense, the character arcs get ruined and of course, the complete lack of a thematic layer entirely. One of the showrunners of GoT, David Benioff, once said "Themes are for eighth-grade book reports." So that should tell you how qualified he is as a writer lol

@@Wveth I agree with how rushed it felt the second part of GoT was. Thanks for the insights I will definitely read the books. However, I'm merely pointing out how Alt Shift X helped me and was thankful for it. I'm loving HotD so far, I wish it was the same with you I assume?

Agreed, nothing beats Alt Shift X! I will say though- if you haven't seen them, DEFINITELY check out the animated "Game Of Thrones Histories And Lore" they did for each season. The actor's voices really help with the immersion and it filled in a lot of blanks for me and was quite entertaining in it's own right. I think they were like a DVD extra but a lot of people missed 'em.

@@Wveth I'll never tell someone not to read the books, I know i blasted through them all after the first season of GoT ended. I watched the first episode on HBO on a whim since I'd always enjoyed HBO series' (especially Rome which I'd been salty was cancelled still at the time) not knowing anything about it going in. The pilot hooked me and bought and read all the books to get my fix while waiting for the second season to come out. But I do wonder that if someone were to wait until finishing the show to read the books if they may enjoy some of the later seasons a bit more lol. I know that I, and a lot of others who had either read the books early into the show's run or had already before the show came out, kept being disappointed when x or y didn't make it into the show more times than I can count. Especially after season 3, there were pretty major storylines being left out that left a lot of people wondering if maybe they were just waiting for the next season in order to devote enough time to it, only to be disappointed the when it became obvious they had cut it out entirely. Then having the same hopes for a different storyline or character all over again the next season. Rinse and repeat until there was no more book material left to adapt. There was definitely enough disappointment to go around well before the last season. 100000% If someone hasn't read the books they definitely should though, there's a reason the show resonated with so many people and became a cultural phenomenon and it definitely wasn't because of the showrunners.

You're new here? A lot of us have been alt shift x fans all through got, brilliant videos.

@@Stuwi Yes, I AM new here....kinda obvi, don't you agree? And Yes, these vids are Brill! Thanks for the warm welcome, Stuwi 😉I have 6 videos of his that I need to watch before I get into E4. Take care!!!

Yo didn't even notice. That's a golden touch

But he’s caked in his blood.

@@Jalanko13 Yeah, I noticed. Hehe. Perhaps greyscale isn’t a blood borne disease, but more of a contagious skin condition? I’m aware it’s problematic, but I’m trying to find a decent, logical reason Daemon won’t contract greyscale instead of it just being an illogical scene/detail. 😬 I’m 99% sure Daemon won’t get it, but I read up on my Targaryen history years ago (well before HOTD) so I know the spoilers. Unless they decide to really change things with his character.

@@bennyshambles Maybe Targaryens resist greyscale better than other races. or maybe he will catch it but he later dies anyway from Dragon 🐉 fall

@@cautarepvp2079 Dany was immune to diseases IIRC. Less weird than the fireproof skin tbh.

Yeah, I'm enjoying the portrayal too. He is a weak king but a good man deep down.

someone on yt rewrote some esp for the crappy show..and re did the ending. it made alot more sense and just way way better all around. i dont remember who did it tho.... sry

@@rocketsmall4547 you would be referring to Talking Thrones. He also does HotD video updates....especially concerning casting, future episode names and behind the scenes interviews !

@@salifyanji2893 woot thanks. im go watch again. yay

yeah she is very misunderstood by the fandom, pretending like she had any choice when she didnt

Honestly, so far, I'm liking all of the characters. If I had to pick a favorite I'd say Rhaenyra is my favorite and Otto is my least favorite, but they're all pretty good. I was pleasantly surprised by all of the actors and how good the dialogue is. Although, maybe it shouldn't come as a shock that the dialogue is so good when I remember G.R.R Martin played a big role in the shows development This meme made me binge the first three episodes and thank god I did, so far really enjoying it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cjYLOk2HV_4.html

didn't even see him, that's some Drax level shit.

@@HisameArtwork What? EDIT: Oh yeah, that's a good one!

Viserys is the living embodiment of that phrase. He's a good man just trying to do right by everyone, but as a result is unable to make the hard choices sometimes required of a king.

Ned Stark also

Based Shift X

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King shit

All teenagers rebel.

Noble women crying crocodile tears while the peasantry suffers gender-indiscriminately

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to be fair he did say it was only when they had dragons, at that time Daenerys didn't have her dragons.

then they wouldn’t be as good quality

Yeah, this much context and insight must take an ENORMOUS amount of time. And worth it.

Nah fam having the Alt vids closer to the next ep is much better imo, all the details will be fresh in memory for next viewing when you're thinking about and analyzing what's happening.

Fantasy

@@zeyjr96 so what? you think you can cover all the ridiculous things by saying “its fantasy 🤓 there are dragons in it 🤓” are you fucking braindead