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This is when Game Of Thrones and House Of The Dragon are at their best and most addictive for me, not from movie quality fight scenes, but from plans being made, from alliances being forged or broken, from the pieces being moved on the game board.
I gotta say Emma D'arcy has been killing it for me. The expressions and mannerisms when Jace returned and you could very easily tell Rhaenyra was pissed and not hiding it very well, but trying to nonetheless
Yeah, I thought he was a lionized Rogue Prince who instilled reverence and fear in people in equal amounts. I much preferred his character in season 1. Is he this incompetent in the book?
@@ameliacraiig4193the books aren’t even accurate lmao it’s just history account made by random guy who’s in green team side 😭 he hates blacks so lot of shit that happens in books is untrue or just false lie most of the time
@@suhin74 it’s from the perspective of a few different people. Munkin,Orwyle,Eustace,and Mushroom. Not all of them green supporters. Mushroom and Orwyle are the only two who would’ve been close enough to somewhat accurately give a true account. Mushroom’s accounts are often salacious but he’s with Rhaenyra most of the dance and orwyle advocated for an honorable peace but was later tortured under Rhaenyra so you can’t really blame him for being biased but he did go on to serve Aegon III before his execution. It’s up to the readers to draw their own conclusions about certain events with the truth probably somewhere in the middle of his and Mushrooms testimony.
@@ameliacraiig4193 He's not. He actually manages to get the Riverlands in order pretty quickly, and the book specifically says that Alys Rivers was unable to affect him in any way whatsoever lol so yeah
I've developed such a love hate appreciation for the sound design team. Jaehaerys' death, the dragons, the maesters tending to Aegon...just gut wrenching sounds.
I have never felt as bad for a character in this show as I have for Lord Corlys Velaryon. His his daughter, his son (who may as well be dead), his brother, and now his beloved wife. Steve Toussaint better get a damn Emmy or BAFTA nomination for this show!
@@jay-1800 it's important to remember they were likely married for purely political reasons. it probably took a long time for them to develop sincere feelings for one another. that said, yeah, corlys does suck in some ways! he's a flawed person. doesn't mean he didn't come to genuinely love rhaenys though. and i'm sure the fact that rhaenys discovered his infidelity before she died will play on his conscience a fair bit. (also, as westeros is a deeply patriarchal society, it's often fairly lax toward adultery by men. so it's realistic that a powerful lord like corlys would take advantage of that, sadly)
There is a lot more inter-faction conflict in the show than there is in the books. The Daemon v Rhaenyra and Aegon v Aemond v Alicent conflicts are largely a show creation and I'm quite enjoying them.
I can understand Lady Arryn being p!ssed about not being sent a decent-sized dragon for protection....2 babies cant protect anything and wont be able to for years! She specified she wanted protection and they sent her basically nothing....🙄
@@RhaenyraT2001of the greens, in the times of Aegon the Conqueror, that's exactly how the Vale of Arryn fell. Visenya got to the Eyrie with Vhagar, threatened the Queen and took the young boy heir for a ride and when they were back, he was no longer a prince, just a lord.
I loved seeing Jace and Baela step up this episode. Baela's conversation with Corlys was my favorite this episode. Daemon's fuck ups just keep adding up.
This is not a great PR move, it’s the dumbest thing they could have possibly done. This is what they are saying: “Look, remember the great magical beasts we have you all fear? The very same ones that made us kings? They can be killed! Dumbass drunk Aegon who stays all day in the Street of Silk just killed Meleys, a 75yo dragon.”
@@etc8217to logically know something and see it for yourself are two very different things. We all know we're gonna die, and yet if you see someone you love die, it's still gonna be waay different even if you already knew it would happen
Well, it also is a dragon most of kings landing would be familiar with because she had fought in wars and battles defending her brother for years with it That’s not a dragon the common people would want to see did. It’s not a new dragon they didn’t know or an unfamiliar dragon. It’s almost like the hanging all the Ratcatchers thing all over again
@@tracim3080 This was the dragon who bursted out from the floor and killed countless innocent people at the Aegon coronation. They should be glad seeing it's head.
It’s actually a terrible PR move bc they just showed that dragons, the main beings that give the Targaryen’s their power, are vulnerable and be killed. Which does affect the blacks but it also affects the greens as well and makes them look weaker.
no your completely wrong they already knew dragons could be killed since there was a dragon battle before the dance and dorne had also killed a dragon. It's actually the opposite people wanted to get away from the dragons since they knew rhaenrya would be mad about this they dont try to hurt the dragons because of this.
The smallfolk knew that a dragon war is gonna get reaaal big and bloody and tried to leave 😭 Since they heard prince aemond is giving the orders, maybe they shouldve let queen alicent/helaena give the orders maybe it wouldve soothed their worries a little bit? That the king is not dying?
What I love about this show is the IRONIC... Women are shown to be POWERFUL in this episode.. With Baela taking the lead in dealing with Jace and her Grandfather, ALYS rivers leading Daemon by the nose, Jeyne Arryn running the VALE, and the Frey wife doing the negotiations for House Frey but when Alicent makes a bid to lead men and Rhaenerya asserts her authority they are shut down or condescending .. lol.. its kinda funny
@@EarnestTargenfyre I am really starting to get angry about that like what is going on? He is the fucking Daemon Targaryen, While four riverland lords are insulting him, he keeps silent and puts his hand on his head, I can't understand whether they are trying to ruin the series or just make the audience angry.
Harry is killing it as Jace. He’s become one of my favorite characters! Season 1, you can see that he really wants to become a good King - and this season who see him step into his own. I just love his characterization so much. The last scene with him and Rhae strategizing was great. Rhae treats her kids as people and values their thoughts - or at least tries to. Ugh, the Gullet is going to end me. Great scene between Corlys and Baela. I know Jace was the one to convince Cor in the books, but I think it was a nice touch to have grandfather and granddaughter work through some feelings regarding the lost of a wife and grandmother.
You guys, Rhaenyra and Jace have to be talking about the blacksmith dude with the sick daughter. Why else would they keep showing him? Also whatever happened to the guy in the pub claiming to be related to Viscerys, was that the same guy? It has to be one of these random guys. And I'm thinking Corlys' bastard sons might be able to ride a dragon? One of them kept seeing the sad dragon flying around.
There are four "possibles" we have seen in the show. Ulf the White {maybe "Grey", bad memory} Hugh Hammer Alyn {"Sea Son" of Corlys} Adam {"Sea Son" of Corlys} And three of them {at least} were seen in the same episode doing food related activities Ulf stole a piece of food out of a basket as he walked down the street Hugh and his wife discussed how expensive food was while eating a meal Adam was crabbing when he saw Seasmoke flying overhead I may have missed Alyn doing something "foody". I need to re-watch Seasmoke MAY have been assessing Adam.
Crispy Cole was not unconscious when aegon went down,he was riding to see how he was when Vhagar crashed to the ground,knocking him off his horse and unconscious,he saw what happened but he will not drop Almond in it.
He is now forever known as Almond now, that is beautiful 👏 and I said that too! He saw everything and it shook him to his core. We finally see that cockiness in him is zapped.
12:30 Let's fckng go Mysaria! Remind these highborns to care for the smallfolk! 😤 So glad we have a somewhat Varys-like character, at least in terms of caring for something other than the fight between banners. Also lol, since I saw your The Boys reaction vids, I've been hooked to your channel!
I feel what could be such an amazing scene is this. After hearing his mother talk about her regretting never given a chance to learn sword fighting because of how she was raised the political training over a sword. Once he heard this Jace walks over bringing a sword and giving in t9 the queen. He begins teaching her the basics. Seeing Queen and her Prince sword practice there with the Ancient dragon skull Maraxies in the background. TBH getting to see Queen Rhaenyra dressed in some armor with her chosen sword freshly made from the ancient furnace and blacksmiths. Even better is if we see Sirax use her dragon flame to ignite the wood.
Aemond officialy becomes the main villain. Daemon gets comeuppance for his sins. Rhenyra and Jace get creative. Corlys finnaly sees things Rhenyses way but gets rejected. Alfred getting to do something relevant. (He sells Rhenyra out to Larys and Aegon 2 in the book) Elinda going undercover. Curse of Harreanhall gets ever freakier.
the thing people forge is Rhaenyra was never a warrior, she was never educated about war, and even after going to DragonStone she never spend her time learning military strategy, She knows zero about war, yes maybe the lords don't have "practical" knowledge, but they at least are educated and trained on the theory. Rhaenyra is a diplomat she know how to make peace not war, But she has a big ego, she wants to do everything herself, she forget why she has a council, she has a council so they can give her the expertise she lacks, but she keep ignoring her advisers
@@daurydavis3983 War is not the only answer for everything, Rhaenyra would be a great ruler for peace times, but right now Rhaenyra has two options, she crush her enemy and win the war, or she surrender. Sh will not win or avoid this by talking. If Rhaenyra want to be queen war is the only option, if she wants to avoid war, she just need to surrender and support Aegon
As a firefighter who barely missed cooking and almost lost two good friends to being cooked, that armor removal scene was the hardest scene so far in the entire franchise. I'm still shook.
Thanks for doing what you do sir, I’ve had to call for an ambulance a few times in my life. You guys are always the first to show up and get to work helping.
I really hate the direction for Daemon, he is terrible yes, but the one redeeming quality he had was his love and loyalty to his family, those he loved. It’s annoying that they’ve even denied him that.
@@jimjimcherie I don't like the mother part it was unnecessary but it's trying to really nail the fact that daemons being tormented by that women and is obviously not fully mentally there.
Yeah but they are taking all his action,this skipped his travel,they made rhaenhra the one to send her children away and corlys hand,and now the dragonseed idea is not even his
@@georgeedwards8189He’s my favorite dragon and the original Jacaerys and Alysanne are my favorite Targaryens. Been so excited for VERMITHOR since he first appeared. And Silverwing ❤❤❤❤
It is disgusting they take Daemon who lost his mother before he was 3 and made him have a sick vision of her. He has NO memory of her. The Greens are bloody idiots to show the corpse of the Red Queen like this. Making the Targaryens seem weaker. Idiots.
This season has been good all around to me. I kinda cried with the head being dragged through the streets. I also liked the sudden hints and nods to things, like the hour of the wolf and who's gonna ride the unclaimed dragons. It's gonna get so good
I think these first 14 episodes of the show covered ground pretty fast in order to get to Rook's Rest. Now that the war is starting, they won't really have to do as many time jumps.
Rhaenys would have died even without the explosion. Meleys was dead. She could not do what Sunfyre did and turn over. She landed on her back. Rhaenys would have been crushed, even without the Dragonfire explosion.
THEORY: (I haven’t read any books or listened to any nerdom podcasts, etc., just my own thoughts) Druncle Bastard Targaryen and Swole Legolas Blacksmith Daddy keep getting screen time. They obviously are important. Given the final scene of the episode, I have a feeling they are part of these bloodlines that have fallen through the cracks and are going to become Dragon riders. Just a thought. PLEASE, Don’t tell me if you KNOW if I’m right or wrong. I want to be surprised.
oooo you might be right (i also haven't read the books or anything) it's a long shot but while the blacksmith family was pushing through the crowd trying to get out and we only saw the backs of their heads, I saw Mr. Blacksmith's weirdly blonde hair and thought it was white for a minute and I was like "who is this??" and then I realized again, very long shot but not impossible imo the self-indulgent part of me is also wondering if Alyn will get a dragon 👀
They aren’t introducing a man claiming to be a dragon seed,a blacksmith with silvery hair,and Adam who’s getting screen time with Seasmoke for nothing. Also the blacks constantly mentioning they’re not short on dragons but riders. With the scene at the end of the episode it’s really just the logical conclusion
The greens are a disgrace, how dare they do that to poor Meleys, that’s why I imagine the people were silent. Hell targaryens are dragons, that’s their whole thing on their logo. I would be appalled too
Am I the only one that gets the vibe that Alys Rivers isn't really there? When Daemon is talking to her and Simon comes in, she moves behind him but we don't see her pass in the background 🤔
Been thinking she isn’t real since she first came on screen when Daemon entered their dinner. She walks in & stands there compared to everyone else who is bowing.
Was outraged thinking they'd recast Aemma, then relieved when it turned out to be Alyssa...took a second to remember I shouldn't be cool with that either.😂this show!
I was trying to think of how they were going to use the guys that aren't direct Targaryen's since they officially brought them into the story. They answered my question this episode
I think Damon's and Viserys' bastard brother is (1). The Smithy with the sick daughter could be (2) look at his hair, Corlys' bastard son Adam (Lenore's dragon intrigued him on the beach while he was searching for crabs), and Seasmoke needs a new rider so he would be (3). This way his Brother Alyn can be the heir of Driftmark because he has always been on the ships - Alyn is Salt and Sea. He saved Corlys from drowning. Not to mention anyone else who could be around. I think they just need to have Valeryion blood to ride a dragon.
If I was Aegon 2nd, I would have my Mother Alicent to bring in my youngest Brother Prince Daeron on Iron throne ruler as my Lord Regent instead having that trader Brother Aemond on my throne, what payback that would be against Aemond. 😂
"The gentler sex isnt privy to battle strategy" isnt calling women weak, it was acknowledging the fact that women werent taught how to wage war. Thst isnt to say shed be bad at it, just that she wasnt trained for it. Yall got so anxious lol.
They basically spelled out that exact point in the episode later on. Not to mention that this is the exact problem Aegon was having last episode . But hey I guess they heard the "trigger words" and reacted accordingly, have to farm views somehow....
What would be so nice if "House of the Dragon" were to win a SAG Award" for best ensemble cast they include the dog. I just love that little one he was so devoted even after getting abused
@@hahaimout1693 I think it’s less that, and more the fact of being woken up just for it 😂 I would’ve also torched them if I haven’t been sleeping well for days now and the one night I’m sleeping they wake me up at 3-5am just to yell at me 😂
Its really easy to see how bad a king Daemon would be. When he had power during Viserys time he didn't maintain or grow it into anything lasting. When given a task he puts his emotions and ideas ahead of the goal. He seeks validation when all he does is commit treachery such as killing his wife or Aegons kid. O
There is more than one way to win a war for sure.... I am so glad that White Worm is on Rhaenerys side. I really think she will be a great help in the upcoming battle with her network of spies. It's too bad that a dragon rider can only bond and ride with one dragon. I wish that Rhaenys could've received a warrior burial/funeral and that they would've taken at least 2 seconds to honor her.... Daemon's whole storyline this season really confuses me. I hope they tell us what's really going on with him or that he helps with the war before the season ends. Baela's speech to her grandsire was so good. She has really matured. I think that Jacaerys and Beala will make for a loving marriage just like her grandparents.
Daemon in the books is not to be trusted. He’s known as The Rogue Prince who will always try to fight for his own desires. He tried to support Rhaenyra and he tried to live for her for a while. But in the end he just couldn’t deny who he is. And Harrenhal isn’t helping.
So terrible how they portray rhaenera when she does nothing strategic at all she just looks helpless. I’d love to see her make power moves to prove why she was chosen to take the throne.
Thought it was a cool touch showing the mouldy oranges and fruit at the start for the people on the streets, and then later Criston using a lemon to clean his sword. The haves and have nots
Aemond is a thousand times better suited for the Iron Throne than Aegon ever was. “Uhm, Alicent, would you mind leaving the chair behind along with your dignity as you gtfo? Thank you so very much.”
It’s more like they view each other as very similar in that they both want more than what is deemed acceptable for them. Daemon has always seen her as very much closer alike to him than anyone else in the family meanwhile Rhaenyra viewed him as a role model of how to get what you want by doing it yourself. This drew them closer together, they love each other in their own strange way, while also wanting what each other has. Rhaenyra wants to be viewed like Daemon and wants to be respected by males, and Daemon wants to be respected as a monarch like he perceives Rhaenyra to be. It makes them jealous of each other while also loving each other out of appreciation that nobody else in the family is suitable for them.
I like one of Otto's chief motivations in all his machinations was keeping Daemon away from the throne and power. And now, here as a direct consequence, Aemond is all but King.
70 out of 100 of the viewers are watching for Daemon story anyway. Yeah I know they are trying to make him dirty but eventually they need to act on books.
Deamon is at therapy right now 😂😂 also they are playing a little to hard oh he will betray rheanyra storyline..so there is definitely a twist coming at the end
House of Dragon season 2 is fire 🔥 Loved the characters, writing, cinematography, sound design and the main plot. This is how you do a decent show. Can't wait for the next episode.
