Let's Taco Bout: Smallfolk (House of the Dragon Review) 

It is very ironic that Rhaenyra looks at marriage records to find people with Targaryen blood from several generations back. It was Steffan Darklyn's grandmother's grandmother. I think the reason that Aemond's madame is telling this story about feasting is two parts. First she told him to care for the small folk and not only hasn't he, but he locked the gates. Also he dumped her and probably hasn't come back after what happened with Aegon. You have your characters crossed. Hugh Hammer has the wife named Kat, not Ulf. Crown seriously does have excess food. They put lettuce leaves on Aegon and Criston is using a lemon to polish his sword, obviously no food conservation.

Daemon be spending most of season 2 rewatching the first season...and I'm here for it..

Rhaenyra saying something about Seasmoke not suffering a Darklyn to ride him-in text it was Davos Darklyn who Aegon the Uncrowned gets blocked by first on his way to KL to retake it from Maegor. I think some of the dragons, if not all of them, will never let anyone who backed Maegor when he kills Aegon and Viserys to ride them I THINK is what she was thinking there. The show has brought both Maegor and his neice Rhaena into the mix so...huh. But also THIS-Seasmoke really looks like he was ready for the bond UNTIL Darklyn says 'I did it' in the common tongue. He should have HELD his tongue. The sword Rhaenyra picks up later is Darklyn's sword-the wormwood hilt and the wings are his sword, he has a matching dagger too. We see it at the sept when he sneaks Rhaenyra in. He hides his matching dagger in his sleeve. And the sword is Valyrian steel.

Lefford, o maaaan, how cool is it that they are gold and blue? They sport Darrio's colors and hey! Goldentooth too. I have always thought Darrio is somehow related to the Goldentooth area of Westeros. And those two giant teeth statues are awesome! Can we talk about Simon SHUSHING Daemon like he is a baby..and it WORKED! Rhaenyra shushes her baby after he is born, too. Is Rhaenyra controlling Simon? Is she spying on Daemon through the fireplaces at Harrenhall? If ANYONE has a spare set of 'keys' and instruction manual to Harrenhall, it's Rhaenyra, and Harwin gave them to her. O-and the comment Daemon makes about 'tampering with my peace' also sounds like 'tampering with my peas', and then Alys goes on to say 'piece' I am in LOVE with the word play. In an earlier episode, Viserys is telling people how Daemon was their mother's favorite son, and he is saying that in front of the heart tree in KL and Rhaenyra. Was Alys listening through the weirwood tree at KL? IF SO-she has heard EVERYTHING said in front of that tree-including wtf Larys and Alicent say. Everything said in front of that tree is probably overheard by Alys, yes? P.S. look at Alicent's belly-she is pregnant. Still. I swear it looks like she is. And did we just meet the Sheppard? i think we did! And the Eyebrow Girl from Blood and Cheese is back in this episode it looks like! Alicent being her dad's favorite..oi..prolly not great for her, if ya know what I mean. Otto tells Alicent how much she looks like her Mother in early season 1..and to wear her mother's dress etc. Creeeeeeeeepy.

The Velaryons have been intermarrying with the targaryens prior to aegons conquest. Aegon's mother was a velaryon who in turn was half targaryen; their continued condition to marry the velaryons after the conquest further affirms this. The velaryons at this point have a little "dragon riding blood" within them, enoguh it seems for addam to tame seasmoke. Moreover, in general, the "blood of the dragon riders" is a hand wavy concept in the books itself. It functions as George wants it to function. The function of the dragon seeds narratively is to pointedly undermine the targaryen doctrine of exceptionalism. They were given said exceptionalism by the high septon because they had to intergrate with westerosi feudal society but moreover, it is a concept by which george can critique those with perceived absolute power being the same as everyone else in reality. The point im making is anyone with a smidge of dragon riding blood has the CHANCE to tame a dragon but not the assurance. Whatever the percentage in addam allowed him to fully tame the seasmoke without issue.

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Great video and comment section - love everyone's ideas!

I think the biggest difference between Fire & Blood & the last few episodes of HOTD is that Fire & Blood didn’t fcking suck ASS! Just my humble opinion but damn this season has been doo doo besides Cargyll bowl, Otto’s firing, & Rooks Rest. Daemons just tripping balls this entire season??

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It’s your biggest fan it’s a Stan 😂 post script, Gwayne & Otto are the backbone of team green