House of the Dragon | Season 1 Episode 1 Review & Breakdown | The Heirs of the Dragon | HBO 

seriously..an hour went by very smooth & fast

I was totally opposite I was wondering what's even going on couldn't wait for it to end had to change the channel I'll try again second episode when it picks up a bit

Me neither, bud. Me neither

Right? I would look at the the time and be like "Oh good still another 20 minutes!"

@@manueltrae713 The season is following the books "A song of ice and fire". It's basically following the prophecy which will set up the prophecy of who was heir to the throne in Game of Thrones

No, don't forget Game of Thrones, and stop having fun!! Said salty GOT fans. XD I really liked the episode too and I have a good feeling about this show. I'm glad Talking Thrones is here to review and go over each episode with us. Watching a show or read a book as each episode or book is released is the best way to experience something because you get to look at the memes, discussions like this and videos on RU-vid.

It was better than I could have expected but it’s so amazing

It was a great pilot but it doesn't give the early GOT season vibes at all, the Direction is very different, not bad or anything Game of Thrones had a chilly, cold and fear vibe. This is too high budget lmao

@@buzzwithdrip6347 yeah feels like it’s own thing, but I love it

Too woke for my taste

Makes you wonder if at some point, they will show white walkers and their threat.

After that, they kind of have to make "Snow".

@@robertmallon9142 that is my question, where are the white walkers in this time period?

@@Rhaivanna996 I would imagine they are still North of the wall gaining strength.

Also he was holding the catspaw dagger very tight , which was the dagger that arya used to kill the night king, such brilliant details imo

Exactly... I want a high valaryian language course like GOT did with the dothraki language 🔥

Better Call Saul is going to be tough to beat.

@@corndog4848 Don't forget The Rings of Power.

@@jorgematute1396 that show will be easily beaten from what i'm hearing of it. Although i suppose the people who control who wins an emmy don't care if a show ruins the legacy of the author by going completely away from canon.

@@jorgematute1396 Rings of Power is likely going to be bad; all signs so far point to it. They fired all the tolkien experts in favor of just doing their own thing, and they literally only hired activists who also happen to be actors for major roles, rather than trying to get the best actors for the roles. These actors only seem interested in how diverse the show will be, and how they can completely change the characters to how they want them to be. I'm all for diversity but it seems like that's literally all they care/talk about in interviews. Huge red flag. You can have your diversity but the quality of the show better come first, and they don't seem to give a rat's a** about that. I would LOVE LOVE to be wrong, but go watch all the videos, literally anyone that has spent a lot of time looking at this situation thinks the show will be bad. Hoping they're all somehow wrong.

@@BazookaIke well I mean look how many the final season of got won

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@Bill Denny, what’s up man it’s been a minute.

@@justinvick9657 what's up Vick? How are you?

@@billdenny9599 living the family life, how about yourself?

yes! Loved how it was shot, the camera kept up with the horsemen well and added so much momentum to the charges. Loved it.

I actually didn't really like Matt Smith, it's not because he was bad per se but rather because I only see "Matt Smith". Everything else was amazing though

I was slightly disappointed there wasn't an opening credits scene like GOTs but then again it would be almost impossible to top the original one.

@@Red1Green2Blue3 imo he was really good in that last scene with Viserys by the throne, but he was a bit underwhelming overall

@@cosmiccomedy7394 A lot of times shows don't have the op in the first episode because it can spoil the show

@@Red1Green2Blue3 dude all I could see was the doctor banging some chick in medieval times 🤣🤣

Good point. A lot of people are missing this. This is clarified in the “After the Episode” segment with the interviews post-episode where they say Aemma was going to die no matter what. The tough decision was to have his wife be cut open to save the son. Glad you mention this!

The baby was turned sideways in the birth canal. The only way they could deliver it was through cutting her womb open. It was very clear exposition.

@marty this is what I was pointing out! Lots of articles and things are making it like he made an evil choice, but he made the *only* choice.

I think it was a mistake on the showrunners part, since they clarified what they actually meant in the "After the episode." Sacrificing one could be interpreted as the choice being either one of them. That was how I interpreted it before I learned what choice Viserys actually had.

@@AW-xc1xc I respectfully have to disagree; she had had 5 miscarriages before this, and she was maxed out on milk of the poppy. The reason they needed to try and take the child out is because he would have died in the womb without being able to get out and breathe; but no matter what happened the mother would have had to finish pushing the baby out which was impossible without the c section anyways because the baby was coming out feet first. So the only choices were attempt to save the baby, or let the baby die in the womb and the mother die expelling it.

Don't get attached, I already know they all die.

I appreciate that she's properly seated! There's a "Dragon" saddle 😜

@@RedRoseSeptember22 I would be disappointed if they didn't

Would of been better if the CG was better on the dragons because it was not as well rendered and detailed as the 3 dragons in the original game of thrones. Looked cheap ! The rest was good but I hope they sort those dragon renders out because for me at least it detracts and cheapens the experience especially since we’ve had it so good in the last GOT. If your gonna do dragons then let’s get them right please GOT.

​@@Biketunerfy exactly, damm taking me a while to find someone who feels same as me about the dragons. Especially Syrax. I'm not that impressed compared to the dragons in Got, you obviously remember the fine details. Gosh you cud see the individual scales on them. It also doesn't look quite right When they are in flight, the movement wasn't as fluid. I'm guessing it's budget issues. They have alot more dragons to do this time rather than the 3 they had in Got. Fingers crossed it improves. Still great forts episode tho.. 👍

There's no character right now to make jokes about Cocks. 😂

i wonder if this becomes as big as GoT or have like successful 5 seasons what would they adapt after that

When did you see Sunfyre? I only spotted 2 dragons, save Balerions skull...

@@VetInTheWater I think sunfyre is like super young so the old dragon at the end isn't sunfyre

I actually found it to be shocking but much more emotional

Otto, man his outfit is dippppy ippy ippy. Looks dope

Totally agree about the dialogues! I hope we get them on the following episodes. I wish they delivered the conversation between Viserys and Rhaenyra at the skull room in one piece instead of cutting in diff ones. It’s so emotional!

I am glad I am not the only one who thought dialagogues could be more explored, and with that the pacing could be slower and so they could build up things like criminality in kings landing or holding a tourney better

Why did both die ? The mother in the birth giving bed ok, but why died her baby ? It was alive after birth. What did I miss ?

@@kreterakete Aema had a history with her babies dying after birth. Maybe some complications or something

@NealCassady it was slightly shown just shirtly after the birth. The biy didnt breathe well and there was a weird caugh. It was a very brutal scene indeed. Me having two kids and a lovely wife I was quite touched !

Hell yeah, man. It feels good to step back into this world.

@@TalkingThrones keep the talk coming man ! Can’t wait

The music was so perfect. Not one flaw, worth the watch itself.

@@jenlish6153 it’s because Ramin is the goat !

I did the exact same thing!! LOL. Watched it first without CC, then had to watch it a second time WITH CC. So much better that way.

Otto is sort of like Littlefinger and Daemon does not trust him.

You could tell though that Daemon does indeed love his family even though he is the black sheep

For me it's not the score, IT's when Rhaenyra said the word, Goosebumps

Me too!! I'm so excited I can't even sleep still hours after the show ended 🤣

I thought that was the worst part because the prophecy ended up meaningless in the end

@@maddyshoemaker5253 got to agree with you, however I think it is setting up George’s ending.

@@maddyshoemaker5253 no the prophecy meant everything. Jon Snow was the prince that was promised. He helped unite everyone and helped defeat the night king and his army. If not for Jon Snow, literally everyone would be a white Walker.

@@ericajenkins2416 I didn't how series ended though because the writers gave nothing to John shine for the final acts and later got exiled forever bruh..😑 that's just lazy writing they could have taken more time and added the extra two more episode budget HBO offered for

I do concur wholeheartedly, amazing hearing a targ King preparing his heir by informing her of Aegon's dream, A song of ice and fire. A great threat out of the North. How ironic that it happens just after the Targaryens are deposed in Robert's Rebellion. Yet Rhaegar's sister Daenerys still helps to fulfill the prophecy.

Rhaenyra

@@SeeFair23 sorry... I'll dracarys myself at some point....

That’s when I knew they had the nerve to give us the same type of show . No holding back.. this stuff is screwed up . I love it

I know right!!! The C-sections cutting with the tourney was grueling.

I think the C-section scene was to show us what Rhaenyra will be fighting for during the war. It’s not just about her being queen, it’s about changing the role of women in that world. She doesn’t like that she was never able to make her father truly happy like a son could, because women are just baby-machines meant to produce more sons and die doing it if necessary. And the fact that her mother was compelled to keep producing long after her body was past its prime just for the sake of making a son, when he already had a perfectly capable daughter, will likely be her main motivation.

My only issue with the tourney was (unless I am mistaken) these seldom resulted in people dying. Major houses wouldn't send their heirs to some celebration tournament if there was real chance they would die.

I literally and personally felt that initial incision during the c-section! Omg. How real that is. When I had to have a c-section last minute and my epidural didn't work on my left side...holy shizznats. I was hysterical and screaming and scared...obviously not as bad as that because my right side was numb... but I felt it and was able to connect to that scene where it really moved me. I expected gore with the jousting or punishment for crimes... such as the castration. That wasn't as shocking (however seeing the mans butt in my face was ehhh!? why?? lol) Anyhoo... a great pilot nonetheless!

I thought the weirwood tree face looked kinda silly but that's pretty nit picky.

If it's loyal to Canon that was an oak heart tree. King's landing shouldn't have a weirwood.

I don’t think he was being evil or anything and I think anyone would save at least someone if they could

In the "After the episode" they clarified that Aemma was going to die either way, but it was confusing to interpret on screen

@@AW-xc1xc Even if she was going to die it would've been better had she known what was going on and prepare her rather than them just grab her , pull her down the bed and cut the baby out. That was brutal! Then again it is Game Of Throne's so I guess we shouldn't be too shocked.

@@moonshyne777 For sure! I think that she'd even have chosen that for herself if they just asked and she knew she was going to die either way.

Eh it’s gonna take a lot more than 1 episode to prove it’s worth though as a show (first episode was awesome) and it’ll take a few seasons to see if it can even contend with GoT lol Despite the last 2 seasons of GoT, it’s still the best show that’s ever been on television so that’s gonna be hard to beat

Totally agree about the secret dream part, especially since the NK and white walkers didn't even reach the south and not even the whole north united against the Night king

Omg I kno, and the scene with the Queen when she's giving birth and she starts to realize what's happening omg I was balling😭😭

Same, I hope they never bring up the sour grapes that is the long night ever again. Apparently the prophecy was completely wrong the kingdoms weren’t United and they easily took down the threat by just poking their leader, nothing more than a small nuisance in the end.

They shouldn't even have called it "The Long Night. A more appropriate name would've been "The inconvenient evening".

The potential book material I believe refers to when it's mentioned Aegon had flown all across Westeros even to the far north. Them saying it was a dream wasn't bad, cause it helps facilitate Dragon Dreams. Other then Viserys going on to call it asoiaf I actually enjoyed that part

yeah it connects a lot of loose ends from the GOT. why targaryens are adamant in uniting the 7 kingdoms. why they want to keep the bloodline of dragon taming... all just to protect the 7 kingdoms from the long winter.

RIIIIGHT!!!!!!?!!!

What doom from the north? The one solved by a quick stab from Arya in 5 mins?

@@hanselbermudez7604 oh did you miss the big battle that happened before then? Not to spoil it, but go watch it. It was dope.

@@alexv6620 Sure I watchted it! It was very pretty when you could actually see it! And then the night king got stabbed and it was over. THE DOOM OF THE WORLD ADVERTED!

It really puts a light on how much was lost by the time Viserys and Dany entered the picture. The references to The Prince that was Promised and the "dream" as examples. V and D at the start of GOT had really only each other and incomplete knowledge of their family history. It shows just how much gets lost to time.

Jon and Daenerys togetheer stopped the night king

@@69GrimReaper yes ofc i’m not denying that. i think the reference to that was ‘a targaryen must rule’ , and jon as king in the north and daenerys going for the iron throne!

@@chris_mic absolutely love this

Yesss i completely agree , and judging from the 1st ep of HoD i think it will definitely make us fall back in love with this fantasy world that the end of GoT ruined for us.

@@thanosinfinity4904 couldn’t agree more!

I loved season 8. As someone who binged watched the entire series after it already ended I thought it went directly how it’s been set up. I think that’s thebetter way, everyone who hated it got their hopes up and the anticipation of every season and the build up but I watched it all through at once I didn’t get all that anticipation. I thought that show was all the way through perfect besides how Cersei died

Agreed, I always thought as well season 8 was great. The hints and brickwork so to speak were always there.

@@RaymondMichaelBarrera yup they hinted at Daenerys going crazy from the beginning they trained arya to kill the night king from the beginning and honestly if it ain’t Daenerys or John who’s gonna be on the throne? I wasn’t mad at it being bran. He’s 3rd in line. The whole show kicked off cause he got thrown out the window.

he wasn't disregarding his wife's life, he was told pretty explicitly that she was gonna die either way

@@emoemu_6915 Sorry, I think I remember the Maesters telling him to choose one or have them both die. As in, if they cut the mother they save the baby by taking it out safely, if they kill the baby they can get it out (in pieces or by turning it around without worrying about hurting it) and the mother survives. If he doesn't choose, the birth can't happen so mother and child don't survive. And the king chose to save the baby by killing the wife. Makes sense for the time period, especially if you consider that even if she lived she wouldn't give him more children, but still I found the scene very disturbing, because it was so clear she didn't get any say in the matter and she wanted to live. Most of the time the choice in television involves the mother's opinion in some capacity, showing how much the husband loves her (in Bridgerton, for example).

"Try to save the baby or lose both of them" disregarding btw

@EmoEmu_69 Also no 3) is not easter egg by definition.

@@emoemu_6915 he was disregarding her autonomy and the quality of life that she had left

Lol I'm so glad I never watched Doctor Who because I've heard a lot of people complaining they can't get past seeing him in that role. For me he is a new actor lol and he nails it!

@@moonshyne777 U should at least check out the seventh series episode, Rings of Achten. His performance embodied all the Doctors before him. I mean that episode solidified as one of the best in my book. I love Capaldi as well. His grey locks and sarcastic wit bring back memories of watching Dr Who on PBS as a little kid

This is actually a good point

@@jasondylan12345 because technically a targaryen isn't on the iron throne

Yea. I didn't. Off with his head!!!!!

I agree. . He adores his brother. . Daemon just wants his brother to acknowledge him

"Heir for a day" if I'm not mistaken. It was kind of a sleight on the Kings dead son. Not a good thing to say.

@@TangoNevada you (like OTTO) are twisting the Situation and taking it out of context. And I think you know that.

@@Persephone_Personified how is that out of context?

She is my favorite too !! I cant explain why but everytime she was on screen I couldnt take my eyes off of her.

Ive watched it twice too! Im still trying to pin down the exact relationship between the Sea Snakes(the blk guy) wife and Vaserys, and are the two young girls related, like cousins or something

As good as it can be at least with the GOT tag with it. Always going to have the asterisk because of how GOT ended.

Welcome my friend