House of the Dragon: Season 2 Episode 1 Explained - House Stark's Return Changes Everything! 

When Jace came to tell Rhaneyra about securing the Stark's allegiance while fighting back the tears, Rhaneyra was pretty much like "forget all that 'your grace' crap, come here to mommy". ..😢😢😢

Since Arrax was most likely hatched from the clutch of eggs from Syrax, I thought it was so touching that Syrax also mourned with Rhaenyra on the shore.

I love how everything Otto schemed and plotted to put into place is blowing up in his face. And Alicent is just as big of a hypocrite with Criston Cole. Cant wait to see their downfall

Lazy writing on D and Ds part thats why the dragons flew beyond the wall

Never forget how they hyped the Night King up for YEARS only for him to get 10 minutes screen time and killed in the most pathetic way possible... they ruined GoT.

Funny that anyone sits the throne and gets cuts and Aegon chillaxin getting drunk feet up

Before they showed the castle at the beginning i was already smiling just by looking at the environment and knowing it was Winterfell

It's also possible that Dany's dragons could cross the Wall because the magic was broken when Bran and Rickon ventured north and there was no longer a Stark in Winterfell.

Sir Criston Cole Master of tounge

The acting in the first episode was almost flawless. The layers to these characters, my goodness.

The new intro sequence is beautiful, hope to see it continue expanding the tapestry

I wish they would do a series about the long night

fantastic episode, honestly so glad it back, you could tell the budget has increased, the scale of the show is so much more grander and immersive, damn i'm so happy!! 😂

I never got the sense people didn't know about the Others. It's just that people stopped believing in them.

Ah, so refreshing for your reviews and analysis. Looking forward to each one of them. Thanks!😊

4:09 why did Danny’s dragons cross?? Cause DND needed to hurry the story along and didn’t care about the lore anymore.

We want Night King and his motivation to cross the wall ✅

The actor who portrays Cregan Stark in House of the Dragon (HOTD) also portrayed young Uthred in the Netflix series The Last Kingdom (TLK). In addition, other actors from TLK currently appear in HOTD, Ewan Mitchell (Aemond Targaryen and Osfeth) and Phia Saban (Helaena Targaryen and Aelfwynn).

I honestly hope GoT season 7 and 8 get retconned eventually regarding the whitewalkers/Jon Snow. I really don't know how they'd make it work but I like to think of the ending we got as just a fan made ending and not cannon. When they talk about winter and death in HOTD and even the prophecies, it really brings it down knowing how badly handled it ended up being. I think it's in their best interest to retcon it for other titles as well.

I was a frequent viewer of yours from end of 7th season of game of thrones, but never subscribed. And only remembered you, post house of the dragon season 1 ending and couldn’t find you. Been watching a lot of others content but still searching up RU-vid with wrong names to find your channel from last week And finally, RU-vid algorithm worked for better reasons and recommended your video again Not going to make the same mistake I did years back, so here is my subscription

I was "anxiously awaiting" your video!

I like how every so often ppl screamed dragon like an attack was coming but they were false alarm

To touch on the topic “Dragons & the Wall.” Here’s one point that I noticed , after Viserion was tagged and abruptly killed by the NK using an ice spear. Rhaegal then let out a huge dragon scream (roar) sounding as if he was wounded and hurt too. At that same time Rhaegal then made some flights of fancy maneuvers outwards to get away from any other cataclysmic dangers the NK may of delivered onto him, consequently ending his life as well. I thought that was an incredible feat by Rhaegal. Because one would think a dragon would want to burn and destroy whatever or whomever it is trying to bring the end of its life. 🔥🐉🖤

My favorite scene from S2E1 was Rhaneys flying into the Dragonmount on Meyleys!! SO BADASS!!

About Dany's dragons passing the Wall: Benioff and Weiss messed up. That's all there is to it.

I don't think the Stark's know about Aegon's dream. I think they've been expecting the night walkers to return ever since the long night. (It is known)

I cannot wait to see the winter wolves 🔥🔥🔥

I'm happy to have you back in my life. Sorry, I wasn't a massive supporter like those you mentioned, but I'm here now. Thank you for the vids and deep lore knowledge. Makes the show so much better for me.

I dont take the dragons crossing The Wall as canon. I dont feel like that came from George, and if it did it's a lot more to it than that.

So happy to be back watching your videos again buddy

Emma is the one best actor for portraying emotion without needing words. Their performance is outstanding 👌💯

When you first see Rhaneyra on that mountain, this is what make shows amazing that actress portrayed everything in 1 facial expression. You felt pain, grief, betrayal and anger all in one ❤❤😢 And is it just me or Matt Smith was made to play Deamon

WE'RE BAAAAAAACK!!! Good to have you breaking it down again brother.

the sound of the beheading was creepy

Thats the thing though Otto doesnt want Aegon to even participate Aegon should just be the pliable puppet

The problem I see with people making petition as you said, is I think most can't write or read. So the. People have to take time to come to the castle twice one to submitt ther request and 2nd to be heard.

I think that Eddard Stark just never got told everything, he was the second son and out of the north for most of his youth.

Omg talking thrones is back. Loved this channel by during GOT days

Yeeaaahhhh..... They totally ruined the blood and cheese scene with Helena. Would have been much better had they followed the book more!! Especially just taking his head with a single stroke... All those sawing sounds were SOOOOOO unnecessary.....

THANK GOD for HOD!! This is what we needed after the complete disrespect from the acolytes. RIP STAR WARS

You’re the best, always!!! A lot of people thought that the episode was slow, but I agree with you. It’s a great start for the season. It’s in Game of Thrones realm, everything is supposed to be slow and took their sweet time. Also agree that the Blood and Cheese scene can be improved. I haven’t read the book but people always talk about this event so I kinda have high hopes.

Don't try and theorize how Dany's dragons made it past the wall. It was just D&D's bad writing that didn't care for consistency, and this show is making sure to be truthful to the books, not the show

It was so nice to feel the GoT- felling that slowly got lost from GoT season 5-8..

Love your reviews, you explain everything so well. Can't stand Hightower :)

Since the Night King took quite some time to raise and amass his army, is it that hard to believe that The Night King himself might stir from his icy hibernation at the death of the last living dragon? I have often wondered if this is how the 2 series may share umbilical tissue, so to speak...

There must always be a Stark in Winterfell has to do with the crypts. The Horn of Joramund when blown by a Stark, will raise the dead Starks to fight the Others.

Only one question: How the hell were there ZERO guards guarding the Queen and the HEIRS?

I want more stark scenes daaam

Great work first... Now I'm going to watch the video

Great start, thank you for sharing season 2 with us Its good to continue living the world of ice and fire, there are some of us who never want to see it end

I love these videos ❤️ I got from the episode straight to this channel

I don’t think ice was what was meant to kill the white walkers. I think there’s going to be a night king type character that brings the long night. I believe the term the “long night” is a clue. What ends night? Dawn. 🗡

I was not impressed with this episode. It failed to peak my interest.

THE REALM? DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE REALM IS? IT'S THE THOUSAND BLADES OF AEGON'S ENEMIES; A STORY WE AGREE TO TELL EACHOTHER OVER AND OVER, UNTIL WE FORGET THAT IT'S A LIE.

The North Remembers. Which is especially true during this time in the saga. Creegan knew, Vicerys KNEW the white walkers were always the bigger issue.

I love your channel. I just avoided the videos because i would hate it if i get spoilt

Thank you for your videos, they got us all through the long night! (Aka the interminable wait for S2)😂❤

Anyone else think that Larys is a warg, and is able to effectively spy on the city so well because he is occupying the minds of all the rats that are displayed in so many scenes? The rats are visible during many important conversations. They even had the Targaryen girl foreshadow something sinister about the rats now.

I love the mental gymnastics all GoT youtube creators are having to do to somehow make Season 7-8's horrible writing make sense😂 and tie it back to HotD somehow

EVERYTHING WAS ONE WAY AND NOW ITS DIFFERENT...give me a break.

Blood and Cheese was a disappointment.

Hi everyone

I find it weird that aegon the second was so calm in that throne scene😂😂.

I think it’s awesome that the way the filmed it adds to the lore. The real events should differ from the telling. So the tale told is more brutal to paint the assassins as bloodthirsty in all regards but the quick death they portray for the prince. 🏰 🐉

I think the wall was a barrier for magic that white walkers and anything else magical couldn’t cross and Bran broke spells because he crossed beyond the wall and the Night King was able to touch him while he was using his ability breaking the spells in the wall. Dany only flew over the wall after all of this happened. No dragon ever crossed the wall before then although it was attempted multiple times. I believe the wall was designed to keep the dragons from crossing because the Night King had all kinds of magical creatures in his army of death, but not a dragon until Danny crossed.

idk the book way was way better. show blood version was like dum and dummer.

Love ur videos, but I disagree, I don't think toren stark needed a targeryan to tell him about what was north of the wall. The starks of old remember winter.

Emma Darcy should get nominated for Oscar for her performances in this series.

It's fiction, but why wouldn't there be any kind of technological advances made over the course of thousands of years in the GOT universe? 🤔🚫💡

I'm sorry, but I can't be drug along for another 9 years and 8 seasons only there not to be a war with the White Walkers.

some ppl really need to read the books

When Lord Clubfoot gave her the info I expected her to be slipping her shoes off as he spoke.

Ευχαριστώ πολύ για το βίντεο! 🇬🇷

The reason Dany’s dragons could go beyond the Wall is because D&D didn’t care about the lore and magic. C’mon.

Did I miss something because Stark said that "the dragons refused to cross the wall." That doesn't mean they couldn't cross, so why does everyone think magic was preventing them from crossing?

Famous four words: "I want Amemmond Targaryn", "They have the boy" and "Son for a son".

I'm in love with the new intro. Wonder if HOTD is paying royalties to Wheel of Time for that tapestry opening?

I think D and D are just lazy and were too busy eating each others meat and taking loads then paying attention to detail

Having a suggestion box for the public only works if the population knows how to read and write

I think Danny's dragon went beyond the wall becoz it was written by DnD who didnt put any thought into it, they just didn't care.

I am upset about how little time we had with the starks

Only problem I have with the series is the dress style. It don't change it would be like people in 2024 still dressing like 1700 dandy's.

Those delicious feet. That had me rolling 😂😂😂❤❤❤

I give this episode a solid 8/10 and I love how the show has turned Halaena into the most empathetic, likeable character in Team Green. Considering that Conlan felt he had to squish the timeline by about 20 years and there is no Maelor, I think Blood & Cheese was handled very well. The end result is the same as in the book Yes, it would have been good to see Jace's stopover in the Vale and more time in Winterfell (I guess Mushroom's version of what happened there isn't going to feature) but from an audience perspective, Jace hanging around in Winterfell after he gets news of his brother's death would seem just plain wrong. Of course he had to hurry back.

They did bad with white walker in final season of GOT

5:20 it’s funny how Cregan says the wall keeps out death and then the news of Lucerys’s death reaches them from south 🥲 Also graybeards are good, because they are seasoned warriors and they want nothing more than to get into a big fight for one last time. So it’s okay if they die, their numbers can be refilled with blackbeards and brownbeards later ;)

Winterfell is my favorite location, too.

Thank you for your videos! And I had the same reaction to the raven, the gorgeous scenery, (where I lived for a couple of years way way back in the day), and Winterfell coming into sight, made me sigh with pleasure like seeing an old friend after years and years. The striking resemblance to Bran @1.35, and the raven wasn't lost on me...but as a show fan who hasn't read all of the books, I await the various ways that this could foreshadow GoT. Like S1 E1, when the first scene was beyond the wall. It sets up the season nicely, I feel and the several layers of interpretation in the generations of ASOIAF. And I am pleased to see you we share some broad ideas. Even though this book and show is primarily about one particular piece of the puzzle of that universe. Jace arriving back and his trying to hold his tears back was heartbreaking. @7.30 YES! The more glimpses of humanity and vulnerability fromone of the "enemies", is the way, that it becomes less black and white. Or black and green in this case. I'll, shut up now.. Don't even get me started on Cole...I just heard you talk about "sharing those delicious feet", 😂😂.

Nice, u said "no words will undo whats already been done" thats what Tryion said at the white walker showcase meeting of the houses saying those same words adding on "..already been done for centuries" or something❤good job man

I’m eager to see what happens with and to Creegan…for the simple fact that all the stark men except Bran are idiots…I’m wondering if the idiocy started before, with, or after Creegan Stark.

Hopefully GOT can be redone in a few years

I thought the same thing about Queen Daenerys dragons, Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion. I do believe they knew Jon, a Targaryen, was in danger. If D&D had their heads out of their ass...I mean if they were still writing episodes that they cared about in the end, it would have been a great nod to the history when Queen Alysanne visited Winterfell and the wall and her dragon refusing to fly over the wall. Maybe even seeing Jace's dragon showing some unease at the wall would have also been a great reminder. Plus, all the other lore of Jace at Winterfell, but they only have 8 episodes, and they are trying to push this war along sooner rather than later.

4:07, maby because d and d didn't care about the source material and were more interested in the spectical

I'm 100% I saw D+D say that Danny's dragon's just flew around the wall.

can you bring back your awsome intro

First to take the Black 🖤

Keep these great videos coming 🔥🎉

I think your theory of the Night King' mark on Bran made it possible for them to cross the wall is plausible.

The love in these comments is truly inspiring. Keep it up, everyone!

I had the opportunity to watch this first episode at a cinema,thanks to Transylvania International Film Festival,it was a full house,sold out tickets,plus we received a Targaryen bag and a poster from the organisers,was absolutely epic