House of the Dragon S1E07 Explained

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@AltShiftX Год назад

Get a free audiobook with an Audible trial: www.audible.com/asx Was Aemond wrong to take Vhagar?

@Methus3lah Год назад

No. If he was wrong to take Vhagar, Vhagar would’ve killed him.

@JoshuaKevinPerry Год назад

We ever figure out who they killed? Rando guard?

@edwarddesive4605 Год назад

Nahh Aemond earned vhagar he knew the risks and still went for it also jayce and lucerys we’re pretty much bullying him so i say it was fair

@lynnshort1635 Год назад

Targaryens really have a thing for boat sex don’t they? daemon and Rhaenyra , Jon and Dany…. Boat sex it’s a Targ thing

@februaryschild0216 Год назад

Yes. Vaeghar was mourning the rider he had to kill.-which is unnatural. Aemond was at a funeral at someone's private home. Vaeghar was not lost. It's almost what his mother, Alicent, did with King Viserys. He was mourning and she entered his private space to "claim" him. Aemond could claim the dragón, but was it the right time or place? No. Was it cruel? Yes. I am sure those girls have memories of riding with their mother on Vaeghar since infancy. After seeing her burnt corpse on the beach, the last thing familiar and good to these girls is gone.

@olly123451 Год назад

Daemon was great this episode, he just sat back and watched everyone become the people that he’s been for years. He doesn’t need to stir up the trouble, because it’s already here. The way he just leaned on walls and just watched from a distance was wonderfully done.

@AltShiftX Год назад

First time he's ever been the calmest person in the room.

@HNfilms Год назад

he's a leaner, daemon. I like how he leans

@KabbalahSherry Год назад

Yeah Daemon is great tbh. I sort of feel like the show did him dirty having him kill his 1st wife. 😒 Something he does NOT do in the source material. Kinda messed up.

@lifePaultheball Год назад

Whenever Daemon puts his cloak on, we all know shits about to go down.

@youtubeaccount5904 Год назад

@@KabbalahSherry Yeah but it was kind of necessary to make it harder for the viewer to pick a side.

@Kittyapoc Год назад

Find someone who loves you as much as Viscerys loves not making a choice or taking any actions

@ayushman3359 Год назад

He just wants to play with his legos leave him alone 😭

@raymondl9320 Год назад

Poor guy just wants his fam to get along happily. ;(

@alisterfolson Год назад

Viscerys: Can't we all just get along?

@NeedsContent Год назад

This cut deeper than Luke on Aemond's eye.

@LuisSierra42 Год назад

I feel bad for him. He's like the "this is fine" dog

@DG-ez1dq Год назад

Imagine being rhaenyra and daemon’s kids during that wedding, losing a parent so recently and then watching your surviving parent have a steamy make-out sesh with your uncle/aunt

@freeffree4133 Год назад

All in blood. It was disgusting imo.

@mioszskrzynski7101 Год назад

My thoughts exactly. They had recently lost their real father and grandfather in a tragedy, the tensions in the family are sky-high and your mom immediately marries your uncle, wtf...

@nightingalecat Год назад

kids of ancient kings and queens (in all parts of the real world) had to deal with such things all the time. Rhaenyra couldn't waste time mourning, and had to take advantage of the situation while Daemon was available. It HAD TO BE DONE. We cannot judge the situation by modrrn day moral standarts, for Targs they are irrelevant.

@AaranMoonlight Год назад

@@mioszskrzynski7101 It is kind of weirder because this isn't just your uncle but also someone you probably haven't met like ever

@merrittanimation7721 Год назад

That moment when you're pretty sure something real suspicious had to happen to get them to this point but you're like ten and can't do anything.

@Mordecai626 Год назад

RIP random squire with an adequate skintone to pass off as Laenor. Gone, but not forgotten.

@friendlybane Год назад

"Some of you may die, but it is a sacrifice I am willing to make.

@tracyranger8007 Год назад

Pour one out for the caramel homie 😔 he didn't deserve that

@aintnoslice3422 Год назад

Do you think Daemon coloured his pubes white before he threw him into the fire?

@zizoumonk10 Год назад

But like what if Laenor had some weird birthmark or crazy dragon tattoo on his lower back and they examined the rest of the squire’s body

@masenformen Год назад

Headcanon: there's no more dark skinned people by the time of Game of Thrones because black commonfolk kept being mistaken for Velaryons

@ShubertReads Год назад

14:16 - "He's a leaner, Daemon. I always liked the idea that he sort of leans" -Matt Smith. Give this man an Emmy 🏆

@breezeshooter42 Год назад

"And the award for Best Leaning in a Drama Series goes to..."

@valaraukar_595 Год назад

I see this quote frequently, but I don't understand the joke. Can someone explain?

@nathanj3528 Год назад

@@valaraukar_595 in an interview for "Inside the episode of House of the Dragon" which you can watch it in the HBO RU-vid channel, there Matt Smith talked about his character Daemon and he explained it in that quote

@Bishey Год назад

Such deep and thoughtful analysis of Daemon. Matt probably leans around at home to stay in character...

@lucasimmons075 Год назад

I thought Leaner was a Valeryon though?

@LesbianJew Год назад

What’s even worse about Larys offering to take out Luke’s eye is that they both are well aware that Luke is Larys’ NEPHEW. Man really fucking seems to hates his family.

@shinsenshogun900 Год назад

Really intriguing when Larys sees his brother's Velaryon's sons as an obstruction to his recently granted facade of a fief & position in the Game of Fire and Blood

@Bludgeoned2DEATH2 Год назад

Almost like Larys is thinking far far ahead of himself like a greenseer.

@raydmond Год назад

Tbf he’s a bastard so he’s not really his family. And bastards are usually treated unkindly anyway.

@mst3KGf Год назад

More like he doesn't care. I mean, he and Harwin seemed to have a good brotherly relationship and yet he doesn't hesitate to kill him to get ahead. He's a pure sociopath who cares about nothing but himself. As he put it, "best to get through life unencumbered."

@MyUserTubeAccount Год назад

@@mst3KGf i still think he is a greenseer. don't forget, Harenhal has an enormous weirwood, and is scorpion bolt distance from the Isle of Faces

@loklan1 Год назад

Just wanted to say that the running gag of the spoiler warning being behind the scenes footage of the cast doing meme dances is excellent, please keep it up.

@AltShiftX Год назад

The young Luke actor Harvey Sadler has some incredible moves

@Bludgeoned2DEATH2 Год назад

Am I stupid as fuck or did I miss this entirely? Edit: Yes I am stupid as fuck and I in fact missed it because the video is usually background for me. I will now go back and rewatch all the explained videos for this gag haha.

@giulioDev Год назад

@@jenabiant Aemon: Funny How? How the F am I funny? I'm a clown, i'm here to amuse you?

@Lilobeetle Год назад

anyone got a timestamp? 😅

@diskeyes Год назад

@@jenabiant aemond

@eugeneimbangyorteza Год назад

3:42 -> This is a subtle nod that 180 years later, the motto of House Targaryen would be "I don't want it"

@phongphamnghia3085 Год назад

lol 🤣

@z34n Год назад

Ay, both bastards too! Btw I’m only on book 1 of GOT so no spoilers plz

@thesavagesbotever9208 Месяц назад

@@z34n book one but know jon is a bastard targaryen??

@carmacksanderson3937 Год назад

Can I just say that Emma D'Arcy's Valyrian sounded so rich and fluent when speaking with Daemon? Props to David J Peterson for creating this beautiful conlang, and props to the actors for speaking it like they were born with it

@LuisSierra42 Год назад

It makes the show feel so immersive

@BurgundySorcerer Год назад

Much better than Daenerys in GOT

@mdnblues Год назад

Emma's valyrian is the best we've heard in both shows. Hope there's more in the next episodes.

@mariebourgot4949 Год назад

@@BurgundySorcerer But isn't it supposed to be this way, as Dany and Rae situation about heritage and language is very much opposed?

@dogemaester Год назад

I fucking love Emma as Rhaenyra.

@atlasprime6193 Год назад

I love how Corlys’ actor in behind the scene is just staring at Luke’s dancing like, “I’m too old to understand this”.

@shorey66 Год назад

I think it might be more of a...'goddammit this is the fiftieth take, I wan't to hit the lunch truck.'

@SoBeDragon0 Год назад

i always like the little touch you do in these videos, where your voiceover is sync'd up with what the actor is saying. Just puts everything together nicely.

@benjrokeefe Год назад

a highly appreciated detail

@fezmel Год назад

18:48 - For the first time, we see the older Alicent picking at her fingernails because she’s nervous about what happened. Although, I do sense a little restraint from her, as she grasps her hands - almost as though she’s trying to stop herself from the picking of the skin. I thought this was a subtle but effective method of communicating character development.

@Acer-exShorts Год назад

How you see this little details makes me wanna observe more as I have read the books too. Truly great episode!

@SacredDaturana Год назад

It's a great detail that mirrors her spiraling into mania. In some scene in the previous episode Alicent makes nervous little hand motions like she wants to pick at her fingernails, but doesn't.

@Bingo_the_Pug Год назад

At first I disliked her, but now I realize she’s in an impossible situation. Now I kinda feel bad for her. She’s basically trapped in her position with no escape.

@kikima258 Год назад

@@Bingo_the_Pug yes i can't help but feel bad for her too whether we like it or not her children will always be a threat to Rhae thinking otherwise is nothing but naivety when one is familiar with real history it's a messed up situation all around and it is all viserys's faul

@fezmel Год назад

@@Acer-exShorts I pick at my fingers a lot, too, so I’ve been following this detail/character arc for the entire season. As soon as the time jump happened, I was immediately curious about how much Alicent would be picking at her fingers as an adult, especially after the green dress moment in episode 5. Predictably, I didn’t see much (if any?) finger-picking in episode 6, but I immediately picked up on it in this scene from episode 7. I do a lot of the hand grasping when I’m trying to stop myself from doing that when I’m nervous. Or I’ll brush my hands away when I pick up on it since I’ve been good at stopping myself from doing it as soon as I start. I’m curious to see if this is something they continue exploring for her character in the next 3 episodes, and so on.

@sjtimmer7 Год назад

I think "Dragons of flesh weaving dragons of thread" means the sewing of the banners. The dragons of thread.

@aegonbreakspear9102 Год назад

Amazing!

@made-line7627 Год назад

That's what I'm leaning toward, though I can see why other people are interpreting it as Rhaenyra and Daemon finally getting married, too.

@sjtimmer7 Год назад

@@made-line7627 interpretation is the danger of prophecy. Although the phrase "Aemond needs to give an eye for a dragon" is pretty clear.

@AltShiftX Год назад

I like the dragons of thread referring to tapestries as well -- evoking generational history, family trees, bloodlines..

@krystofdayne Год назад

I was thinking "dragons of thread" was another way of saying something like "mummer's dragons" like we hear constantly about in the main series because mummer's dragons are like cloth dragons on poles. So I though the Dragons of flesh might refer to Alicent's children because they are true Targaryens, true-born, while Rhaenyra's children are fake, bastards, so mummer's dragon of a kind. The weaving part is harder to explain. Maybe it means something different, like Rhaenyra is the dragon of flesh _weaving_ her fake children. I don't know. But the dragons of thread thing immediately made me think of mummer's dragon.

@55titles12 Год назад

The nighttime scenes look alot better in this video than they did in the actual episode vhaegar looked so good here

@freeffree4133 Год назад

It's crazy they did the same thing from GOT.

@AltShiftX Год назад

Had to bump the brightness waaaay up to see anything lmao

@JammesJammes Год назад

Idk what you talking about cause i pirated

@rkiwtir1146 Год назад

Second highest budget tv show on air rn has budget problems and couldn't afford having lighting for their scenes 🤣

@royaltyblessed2454 Год назад

I saw the scene pretty well. But then again I didn't see it on HBO lol

@mariahanczewska8109 Год назад

After phrase "[Alicent] got three devils on her shoulder and no angel" I started to feel sorry for her. Alicent's anger is also understandable; years of suppressing your feelings, while seeing that someone who breaks the rules is not held accountable, while knowing that if you break the rules, there will be trouble. As "gentle kid" I kinda understand her.

@alifimran9049 Год назад

And daemon is a true angle for you? Gosh both rhanyera and allicane have accompanied by wrong people.

@cancerino666 Год назад

@@alifimran9049 raynera chose daemon. She had lots of choice, the entire kingdom even at one point. But she chose him.

@mariahanczewska8109 Год назад

@@alifimran9049 Nope, he's not.

@AubLambe Год назад

Enjoy idolizing a psychopath.

@rinray9685 Год назад

@@cancerino666 do you know what is grooming?

@jeffandjoannbauer9567 Год назад

There was a lot of great subtly with Lord Commander Westerling too: gently reminding Viserys about watching his queen Alicent (after Viserys called her Aemma), the look he gives Cole when Alicent tries to overrule Viserys and order Cole to take Luke’s eye, and then he tells Cole to stay his blade when Alicent attacks Rhaenyra.

@shinsenshogun900 Год назад

Ser Harold Westerling, likely the last fine and loyal Lord Commander Kingsguard of the Westerosi Realm capable of holding their brothers' blades from kin-strife, having to take up the position vacated by his predecessor Ser Ryam Redwine.

@thewayfarer8849 Год назад

The actor apparently taught himself acting purely from experience, think he's shaped up to be a good depiction of a Kingsguard knight. The standard, the kind of person Selmy and Jamie assume the role to be at first.

@TheKurtkapan34 Год назад

@@thewayfarer8849 he was also pretty good as djikstra in witcher.

@Lurklen Год назад

He's a very skilled actor, and I hope we get to see him bust out some moves in this show. I liked how tense it got between him and Criston.

@SiberianWolf Год назад

@@TheKurtkapan34 and he is one of the dwarves in Hobbit!

@finnancahill2644 Год назад

I think Alicent is okay with Aegon and Halaena more so because she’s paranoid and wants to keep her children closely within her grasp and opposed to marrying them out to the influence of other houses

@7Nebulae7 Год назад

Or even worse, Rhaenyra's bastard sons.

@poppyonline4034 Год назад

Doesn’t make her self righteous hypocrisy about incest any better

@viceb7 Год назад

Yea just furthers her hypocrisy too

@Ashbrash1998 Год назад

She gives me a lot of show Cersei vibes

@moonlight-im8ik Год назад

@@Ashbrash1998 nop, Cercei is stupid and cruel, Alicent, so far is strategic and didn't show cruelty yet

@SlaughterHobo Год назад

“Rhaenyra is cut with the knife and their conflict draws first blood…” Aemond: Am eye a joke to you?

@Steelion69 Год назад

I just realized, Aegon the elder being the party boy, and Aemond the younger being the dutiful son is awfully familiar; it's basically another piece of the "history repeating itself" theme Martin uses throughout ASOIAF, history in the series would later repeat itself again with Robert and Stannis; the former being the party boy and the latter being the dutiful son. Maybe Aemond's fate in Fire & Blood (and HOT D) will shed light on Stannis future in TWOW.

@cleigh113 Год назад

at least Aemond dies in an epic dragon battle

@made-line7627 Год назад

I was literally just thinking this about Aegon/Aemond and Robert/Stannis

@made-line7627 Год назад

@@cleigh113 Hopefully Stannis gets a better death in the books

@SantomPh Год назад

The trope is subverted be Aegon III and Viserys (both dutiful) , Daeron and Baelor (both ambitious) and in a sense Daeron II and Daemon Blackfyre (the younger "brother" is the rebel).

@friendlybane Год назад

It also has to do with the theme of 2nd sons. The 1st son is handed everything by inheritence, but the 2nd sort of hangs around the throne. He is a prince, but has no real authority and has to find his own way. Becoming Hand, Commander of the City Watch, Leading the crown armies in battle, being dutiful. They kind of have to work to gain recognition.

@blakekush5640 Год назад

My favorite day is when Alt-Shift-X delivers a video on the previous episode the day a new episode comes out. Blessings from the Old Gods and New.

@HOTD108_ Год назад

Those New Gods are surely Middle-Aged Gods by now.

@YungBenGriffey Год назад

All these other RU-vidrs rushing their vids out and Alt Shift X taking his time, knowing he’ll have the best breakdown, AND reminding us that we’re about to get an episode the same day. It’s genius

@mokvid Год назад

Woke up randomly at 1am to pee and caught this fresh Alt Shift X video. If you are in the chat brother, I am a long time fan. Love your works and all you do to expand these and many other amazing stories and worlds. Please introduce more amazing lore from other classics. Was gonna head to bed but now gonna finish this video and hopefully not go down this hot d alt shift x rabbit hole. Wish me luck. Good night

@SHZAISLISTENING Год назад

Same story woke up at 3am (I currently have a cold) and decided to watch while sipping some tea! This is truly an Amazing channel that has added so much insight into the lore of different series! Keep it up Alt Shift X

@Dylunic Год назад

@@SHZAISLISTENING Honestly that sounds like the vibe, just a quiet night sipping tea and watching Alt Shift X videos

@missbeliever5133 Год назад

I think Laenor living by the end and escaping was very fitting for his arc. Throughout ASOIF we're told that love is the death of duty, but I think the choice he makes is not a compromise of either. He gets to perform his duty to his wife, the heir to the throne, by the very act of leaving her because that's the only way she can strengthen her claim to the throne (a marriage with Daemon, with Laenor out of the picture). He also gets to pursue love because he's chosen a life of freedom with his true lover. Love _with_ duty.

@isabellemani6453 Год назад

i loved rhe and laenor bond

@xxxhatchetjobxxx9817 Год назад

Good point

@EL-ISS Год назад

The fight between the children was MAD lol they were throwing straight punches without holding back! Also I liked how large Veghar is, they really emphasized how large she is compared to Aemond.

@AltShiftX Год назад

I haven't seen hand to hand combat that advanced from children since Spy Kids 2

@givemeliberty700 4 месяца назад

@@AltShiftX lmao

@christosmadrid Год назад

When Alt Shift X uploads I get a really warm feeling deep inside of me

@jaspersong622 Год назад

Same

@HB-ey2dk Год назад

That's what she said

@umacalopsitaeumviolao Год назад

Mr. Chang has a specific reaction to your comment.

@hazriqhusrin1282 Год назад

Me too. Although they are other channel upload review within 24hrs after the show aired, its still feel incomplete.. Alt X is much better.

@tjequalstd20 Год назад

That’s your IBS flaring up again

@REHANKHAN-en5zn Год назад

Loved how the characters spoke so much through their eyes in this episode.

@jarnodatema Год назад

Except for Aemond. He spoke half as much.

@HousedHorse Год назад

My interpretation was that Alicent betrothed Aegon and Helaena to put a stop Rhaenyra's plans to marry Helaena to Jacaerys. In the last episode when Rhaenyra says she "has been undermined" my thinking was that this is what happened behind the scenes.

@frommyashesrisenrebornredemed Год назад

The scene were all kids brawl and the scene where kids argue and the king yells.....its the most real and true humanlike reaction.....all kids played it masterfully. Great scenes. props to everyone infont and behind the cameras.

@jarnodatema Год назад

Every time. Every time I watch an episode I think I spotted every detail, every bit of symbolism, but for everything I have you have always have two or three more things I always completely overlook. You’re godlike mate.

@realsanjo Год назад

He has the benefit of having a community to talk it out with. Check out his after show streams as we help each other make sense of the episode.

@BrandonIsWise Год назад

Personally I think Larys Strong is just craving approval from the Queen because he's never gotten positive attention or been needed before. No motive to go for the crown, just chasing positive affirmation from her.

@AltShiftX Год назад

I wish we got some interactions between Larys and Lyonel. What was his relationship like with his dad? And his mother??

@freeffree4133 Год назад

I'm just wondering what he will do when he stops getting that approval.

@billyyyyy809 Год назад

@@AltShiftX But his relationship with his brother was great. They were close. That makes Larys super terrible

@shinsenshogun900 Год назад

@@freeffree4133 Definitely look up to one that upholds Targaryen traditions: the green lads in Aegon II, Aemond, and the other children of Viserys & Alicent (as if he can convince Helaena)

@DieEineMieze Год назад

Big cap, nobody kills his family for affirmation.

@whyareyoureadingmynickname8158 Год назад

One little detail I really liked about this episode is that Daemon only interfered when Rhaenyra's life was in danger. He didn't care for the fact that Aemond hit his daughters, he was smiling when Aemond lost his eye, didn't seem too upset when Alicent demanded retribution but he immediately stepped in front of Criston when latter moved towards Rhaenyra during her fight with Alicent. I think it kinda ties in with what was mentioned in the video that Daemon won't be a good husband: he seemingly doesn't care about her children nor about his own. Really makes me wonder about what he could do in the future.

@FirefulXD Год назад

exactly my thoughts. i was watching him lean like wait those are YOUR daughters up there too..

@EzraDair Год назад

You forgot one very crucial part. King V actually threatened anyone who speaks of the rumor to have their tongue removed. Also Criston refused to follow Alisent’s order cause he said “ I swore to protect you” not to follow your orders blindly

@mohanish94 Год назад

I have a theory about Viserys surviving this long only because he doesn't sit the Iron Throne anymore at all. He was never shown taking a seat on the Iron Throne ever since he cut his pinky off it and at the same time Mellos was replaced by Orwyle as Grand Maester which helped him recover better.

@DieEineMieze Год назад

That's like a common view in this matter

@AgusSkywalker Год назад

But in ep04 he was sitting in the throne when Daemon arrived with the crown.

@mohanish94 Год назад

@@AgusSkywalker Nope, he didn't take a seat was only standing before the throne two steps above everyone. To assert his power, he wore the crown in front of everyone and took hold of Blackfyre the legendary sword of Aegon The Conqueror which passes on from King to King.

@Sarciasm Год назад

Another parallel i noticed was criston's previous offer to rhaenyra of escaping the troubles of the crown and how Laenor ended up. Maybe these thoughts helped her empathize with laenor better and let her grant her own deep seated wants to another. Im also really keen on any future interactions between Rhaenyra and Criston, on how messy it would be lmao

@DeepDarkBoys Год назад

Thanks for these Alt, I love watching them after the eps to make sure I've got it all straight. The work you put in is nothing short of phenomenal!

@nicholascole9673 Год назад

"and their conflict draws first blood" *Aemond the recently one eyed* "Am I a joke to you?"

@AJFilms14 Год назад

I love the perpetual worried look on Helaena’s face, the actress has done a lot with her limited screen time.

@agustoalarco8452 Год назад

“Love is the death of duty” also resonates with Viserys choosing Rhaenerys as his heir because of the love he had for his wife, instead of doing his duty and re-marrying to get a male heir (someone who will have better chances of being accepted) and secure the Targaryens bloodline to continue so they can fight against the WW.

@hammygaming101 Год назад

Thank you for all the work you do on your videos X!! I’m sure it takes a lot of your time and effort but you do it for us every week. Just wanna say we all appreciate you so much

@AltShiftX Год назад

Thanks so much! Glad the effort is appreciated.

@made-line7627 Год назад

@@AltShiftX 16k views in 35 minutes is pretty crazy, but well-earned. Still the best recaps on the Tube 💫

@lobomedina6312 Год назад

@@AltShiftX You have a wonderful speaking voice.

@Kay-kg6ny Год назад

@Ry and why shouldn't they?

@lobomedina6312 Год назад

@Kamil S A "speaking voice" can also be a person's "normal" voice. Not sure what your point is. "lol".

@jorgerincon6874 Год назад

I really think they didn't actually killed Laenor Velaryon, just to make the audience sympathize more with Rhaenyra side, I believe that was a cheap cop out, cause I don't see Laenor just abandoning his family and his dragon for the chance to live free somewhere else, even if it was an offer he couldn't refuse

@missbeliever5133 Год назад

Maybe he did it for more than love, maybe he did it because he saw it as a way to perform his duty for his wife, the heir to the throne. If he's out of the picture, she can strengthen her claim by marrying Daemon. With this plan, he gets to choose both duty and love.

@cosmo588 Год назад

@@missbeliever5133 that’s the vibe I got too.

@tinaye8638 Год назад

Exactly, especially since his parents just lost a child. I doubt he'd want them to suffer more

@supravak8481 Год назад

the last scene of the episode was absolutely brilliant, said so much without really saying anything

@Gojeto346 Год назад

I didn’t really take Rhaneyra’s fire speech literally, as she said her and Daemon are meant to burn together, so I think she’s implying that Targaryens are fires that themselves cannot be tamed by less bloodlines and they always get burned, that’s why they should marry in the family and marry each other, but it works both ways

@sama2086 Год назад

I love the stuff about Viserys' guilt fueling his undying loyalty to rhaenyra. Its very tragic and moving. Absolutely love what HOTD and paddy considine have done with Viserys I.

@poppyonline4034 Год назад

He’s the best actor. Amazing!

@antrayen1979 Год назад

Hearing Dany's theme (when she flew Drogon for the first time) in the scene with Aemond and Vhagar was truly beautiful ❤

@SamButler22 Год назад

In the books the legitimacy of Jace, Luke, and Joff is much less certain. I think it would have been better if the whole Strong family had been cast with black actors too; the kids could look like Laenor but not have the silver hair. Just make it a little less obvious, make the king a little less stupid

@holysecret2 Месяц назад

The Strongs are supposed to be descendants of the first men, so making them black would surely break the lore

@SamButler22 Месяц назад

@@holysecret2 yeh and the Valaryons are Valyrian; that bridge had already been crossed and it was fine

@holysecret2 Месяц назад

@@SamButler22 I see no reason why we should believe that all of Valyria was white-skinned, or racist for that matter. They were slavers, and traders. You can easily imagine some black families forming in that environment. And regardless of that, I strongly disagree with your sentiment. Whatever mistake they may have made in the casting department, it does not excuse or open the door for more. In fact, they should (and will) be scrutinized even more in their future decisions.

@mrz87456 Год назад

Your dedication to putting out the video before the next episode is unmatched! Appreciate the effort man

@marinewauquier8630 Год назад

Glidus could never

@MourningCoffeeMusic Год назад

Man those Valyrian outfits look incredible. The cosplayers have been alerted.

@ser_ryon_vine6392 Год назад

“That’s why Alicents life sucks.” The sophisticated analysis I came here for.

@batgurrl Год назад

Love your analysis with the occasional snark and sarcasm. They will get sand in all of their crevices made me pause the video because I couldn’t stop laughing. What you said about Alicent’s attitude toward Rhaenyra was so spot on. Can’t wait to see tonight’s episode☮️

@jayclearmen411 Год назад

Yup did that once Never again.. Thought I was being romantic & spontaneous and stuff. Take it from me fellas it isn’t a good idea Even with a blanketp

@miguelmarques4583 Год назад

When Coryls talks about "not casting a shadow on the boys" I felt that it sounded like he loves them regardless.

@KaylaCharisse Год назад

“Larys Strong slides into Alicent’s DMs” lmao 😂

@adrianoalves5829 Год назад

I thought that Daemon laughed at the funeral to attract the attention to him and not to Rhaenyra and the kids as a way to protect his crush/niece. Before he starts laughing he is looking around and he seems to notice that people are looking at her.

@lmr2o Год назад

My Sunday routine before new HotD is to watch your recaps to show me the details I missed. Thanks for putting these together for us!

@chidieberendukwu Год назад

Hi there. Just wanted to let you know that I really appreciate all the work you put into the videos...and the timing. Just a day before the next episode is like a good refresher course.

@sandipanghosh0511 Год назад

Watching Aemond ride Vhagar was truly wonderful. It is, in my opinion, the best dragon-riding scene in all of GoT so far.

@m_zero3009 Год назад

That was the only dark scene i liked in this ep as well, thats how it shouldve looked when jon and dany were fighting the night king on their dragons

@sandipanghosh0511 Год назад

@@m_zero3009 fr

@strega0 Год назад

"They will get sand in their various crevices." XD my dude, please never change.

@luizcarloslemos7610 Год назад

21:30 "Larys Strong slides into Alicent's DM and offers to do a murder" 🤣🤣

@RevanTheRebel Год назад

Because Helaena’s prophecy about Aemond’s eye was worded very literally, I viewed her visions about the loom much less metaphorically. She says spools of black and green, and dragons of flesh weaving dragons of thread. I think she can literally see the divided banners of Targaryen being erected by the two sides in the war to come.

@madamn Год назад

I think all Helaena's prophecies happened within the episode. "Hand turns loom" Otto kicked and picked up drunk Aegon and put him to bed shows his power over the prince; or this could be Otto starting the civil war. "Spool of green, spool of black" Aemond claiming Vhagar and losing his eye to Lucerys creates further division of House Targaryen, fully establishing the Blacks vs. Greens. "Dragons of flesh, weaving dragons of thread" This could be Daemon and Rhaenyra secretly getting married through Valyrian tradition; or Aemond and Rhaenyra both getting their cuts literally sewed up by the maester.

@made-line7627 Год назад

The last one, definitely

@VictorSchmidt Год назад

I think they'll maybe she's hinting at the next episode, like the last one hinted at this episode.

@hydrocooledcarrot Год назад

I think we got the "he'll have to close an eye" prophecy this episode and the dragons of thread will happen in the next as the factions prepare for war and we see a lot of banners with either green or black dragons on them (dragons of thread)🤞

@made-line7627 Год назад

@@hydrocooledcarrot Noice

@lykentropy6857 Год назад

Real dragons going extinct and becoming only dragons in the tapestries.

@Coooooops Год назад

I actually love these coming out the day before the next ep, basically reminds me of everything without the need to rewatch if I don't have time

@lukesguywalker Год назад

"Larys Strong slides into Alicent's DMs and offers to do a murder." he's so weird 😭

@santiagomendez1626 Год назад

Today was a really shitty day for me. It was exhausted, sad and stressful, but you have no idea how happy I felt when I open the RU-vid app and saw that the new annalisis was up. Thank you so, so fucking much.

@varsoonhks3211 Год назад

Really appreciate your analysis. Always on-point, attentive, and with takes that drive engagement with the material. Too often, criticism is leverage to deride a thing rather than celebrate it. Your videos always just make me want to indulge in more of this world and I love that.

@Hannah-rq8yg Год назад

the way rhaenyra set laenor free reminds of how she also spared the white stag during aegon's nameday hunt. there is a deeply tragic irony in watching her more noble actions go unnoticed by the other characters in the show.

@brokengirlsrus Год назад

Always amazing how quickly you put out these episodes! So detailed and well edited

@ud1819 Год назад

Since Sunday I have been watching reviews of episode 7 on RU-vid and wondering why no one talked about the "hand turns the loom" hinting towards the role of Otto Hightower in initiating the events of Dance of the dragons. Yours is the only review that mentions it.

@timetravelingnecromancer1051 Год назад

I took that as referring to Larys. But the more I think about it the more I realize it could refer to alot of people. Otto, Rhaenyra & Alicent, Larys, Daemon. Everyone is weaving in this episode.

@ridhoirvan1070 Год назад

The best part of HOT D was when Daemon leaned

@_Jumby Год назад

Character development and buildup was masterfully done in this episode. The post-funeral reception scene was so good, so much was said with so little dialogue

@billma12345 Год назад

Look forward to these explanations each week just as much as the episodes

@nhtidmore9734 Год назад

As soon as I set down the book, I get this notification before bed. Only Alt Shift X can keep me from sleep.

@niltoncabraljunior Год назад

I just need to thank you, Alt. Your insight is always wonderful and explains every nuance with such care and passion. You've probably read this a thousand times, but it feels like you're the "Director's Cut" or the official commentary for the series, even since GoT. Thank you for all your work!!

@oneannoyingwhiteguy Год назад

The build up of this show, showcasing the ever faster speed towards conflict is so good. I described it to a curious friend as like; “a show about WWI where the first season is all about the building of tensions and the archduke gets shot in the season finale”

@yeahDasLante Год назад

Is that what the shows called?

@lucajm2485 Год назад

LOVE THE VIDEOS, I make sure to set aside a special portion of time specifically to enjoy watching them with no distractions

@Crackdalf Год назад

I look forward to these breakdowns as much as I do the episodes, good work as always my guy.

@basang32 Год назад

Saw someone say that "dragons of thread" could also be banners for future battles

@carastone3473 Год назад

Loved it when you said ‘Larys slides into Alicent’s DMs.' 🤣🤣

@lukekiba8424 Год назад

When you wake Up, think about alt shift X and suddenly you See He uploaded His new Video Eleven minutes ago You know the day will BE good !

@vestyycpn9265 Год назад

Tbh I was shocked how focused everybody was on Alicent for demanding an eye of Lucerys for stabbing her son in the eye, while Rhaenyra wanted to torture a little boy for telling the truth about her bastard children.

@albertoquezada2862 Год назад

Yeah but the Rhaenyra apologists brush this like nothing !!! Eddard died because of Joffrey bastardy, Cersei high treason & started the War of the Five Kings, but hey double standards right, wrong!!! No problem to Viserys; Rhaenyra can do no wrong, even if Aemond is his son too.🤬😈

@dragonslayerhd3949 Год назад

Yeah Iam on team green for sure, Rhaenyra and Daemon griefing way to much

@albertoquezada2862 Год назад

@@dragonslayerhd3949 Team Green!!!🟢🟢🟢 Because its mean!!!😄

@jaredheath3642 Год назад

@@dragonslayerhd3949 Aegon 2 underrated.

@vestyycpn9265 Год назад

@@jaredheath3642 true

@uhuhuhuhuhuh91 11 месяцев назад

Can we all sit and appreciate the 9:10 editing?

@ntrenjoyer777 Год назад

Never thought I'd be thinking about your Explained videos the whole week after watching the episode.

@TheeSecondSon Год назад

Aemond claiming Vhagar will go down as one of the most badass scenes in GOT/HOTD history. EPIC!

@ayushman3359 Год назад

Just wished they had better lighting

@freeffree4133 Год назад

Yeah but you couldn't see it.

@louis8487 Год назад

@@ayushman3359 They somehow did not learn their lesson from season 8. People want to see what the fuck is happening on screen. I don't care if the cgi looks spotty I'd rather see subpar cgi than a black screen.

@varunchauhan8014 Год назад

Yoooo nice seeing you here

@ayushman3359 Год назад

@@louis8487 Facts

@zipblockarchives900 Год назад

I love these detailed recaps. Keep up the good work.

@kareningram6093 Год назад

I always look forward to these videos. Thank you for putting so much work and care into each one. It shows.

@HB-ey2dk Год назад

Corlys claiming the Strong boys is so heartwarming to me.

@KabbalahSherry Год назад

I loved it too 😍 He has legitimized them w/the Velaryon name, which, according to Westerosi law, is GOOD ENOUGH. The Hightowers are rising too high above their station, are overly ambitious, but even worse... they're just awful people. I cannot wait for all of the Green supporters to find out what psychopaths Alicent's sons turn out to be. 🤭 LMAO

@chrisrubin6445 Год назад

YES! and him being so protective of them saying "you would have me cast an even darker shadow over those boys" like he clearly loves them and considers them his grandsons

@OkMakuTree Год назад

I dunno, so far it seems like Corlys only cares about the Strong kids because they are a path to political power and furthering the Velaryon name. Their relationship may grow more genuine over time, but currently Corlys’ ambitions seem to take president over any personal feelings.

@tobaccoffee506 Год назад

this episode made me switch to team green with aemond as my fave character.

@kcatalanarts Год назад

You’re amazing. I’m currently binge watching all your GoT videos, while I re read the books after years, and I can listen to your voice all day. Thank you for all you do.

@melvinlinderoth7108 Год назад

I love the dry humor in these videos the dead pan voice saying something ridiculous is just so funny

@quinny98 Год назад

Another incredible recap and explained video! I'm obsessed with your videos and this series! ❤️

@ssotkow Год назад

Love Alt Shift X. My go-to channel for things HOTD and GOT. Lightness of humor, detail oriented backed with scholarly wisdom, without book spoilers. Eloquence and soothing voice to put audience at ease are always expected journey, steered by the master at the helm.

@SamButler22 Год назад

In this sort of society, if someone goes for the heir to the throne with a knife, they should really have lost their head before the next morning

@olorin4317 Год назад

That would require a very un-Viserys like king.

@abbypierce4196 Год назад

I look forward to these as much as I do the actual episodes! 💓 Thank you for years of creating such fantastic and well-thought out content Alt Shift!

@ryanmontgomery9749 Год назад

3:43 I....KNEW you were going to do that! XD

@kaceydillin7367 Год назад

Alt x shift uploads always worth the wait. ❤

@justt1984 Год назад

“Their conflict draws first blood” Aemond : • - -

@brynfindlay-dykes350 Год назад

Favourite episode since episode 2, really blew me away. Loved the memes you threw in this vid. Varys’s trade offer and Daemon’s lean made me seriously lol