Rhaenyra Targaryen Commands Ser Laenor Velaryon | House of the Dragon | Max 

It's sad for both of them, if only they had one true child of their own everything would had been different.

Rhaenyra's decision to leave King's Landing at the end of this episode was incredibly short sighted. It allowed Otto to stack the court in favor of Aegon.

WAR IS AFOOT RhAeNyRa

was he infertile or did they just never try?

It’s hard to blame Rhaenyra for anything when her father made her marry THIS guy. They may have had an understanding, but it’s obviously not working in the long run. This is what happens when you force your children to marry someone wrong for them: disaster.

1:02 I love the shift in the acting here. The complete loss of hope that they will ever fulfill their duties given to them…Rhaenyra is realizes this as her eyes begin to tear up. All she can do in the next following moments is accept that Leanor will never take the responsibility of having an heir or *fully* supporting her life at court, with a sad little grin. Maybe in a way to realize how ridiculous and unfortunate their situation is…. Emma’s acting is truly brilliant and I hope they get more and recognition for bigger parts in the near future!

Abandon fatherhood and wife to go party with your F buddy? Even his parents would tell Leanor that's a bad decision. Never abandon your spouse. You made a promise, i tell you.

I think Velaryons were the strongest family in westeros until Laenor and Laena decided to marry with targaryens.

Emma Darcy is so beautiful. ❤

Him scoffing and saying “insinuations” would have me kill him. But WHOS fault is this? She did him too many favors.

Leaving King's Landing was one of the worst decisions Rhaenyra ever made.

I thought this was a season 2 clip and went feral for nothing 😒

Its a good thing Laenor isn't the boys real father, he would be very bad at it.

This is one of my top favorite scenes from HotD s1

I haven't been this excited about a season 2 of any TV show since... well... Game of Thrones season 2. HOTD to resurrect the GOT feelings and franchise.

Let's correct those names, please: RHAENYRA and LAENOR ☠️

She should have commanded him to conceive at least one child with her before having the Strong kids.

She should have just married Harwin to begin with. His father was Hand at the time, he’s highborn enough. Daemon ended up marrying Laena anyway which would have pacified Corlys.

I cried when i thought he was gonna die 😭

Max, if you put the proper title of Laenor you could’ve put the proper title in front of Rhaenyra’s name. She’s not some common peasant. That’s Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen to you.

im slightly obsessed with emma darcy :/

Laenor made me so mad i swear

The casting makes this entire plotline laughably stupid.

Addam and Alyn of Hull >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Laenor

This is her own fault Viserys said literally pick anyone. to marry she kept refusing for no reason until he had too force the issue she was too spoiled and short sighted to be the heir to the throne aegon has his own problems but at least in this he listened.

Laenor here is like me during my meetings at work

"Our" sons :DDD She made her own bed.

Rhaenyra made such a bad decision by having bastards with Harwin. She could’ve asked one of the Velaryons for help. But instead, dug her own grave and downfall.

How hard would it have been for her to atleast use his seed for the offspring and keep Harwin as her side piece? That way ignoring the accusations anyway. Atleast in reality it would be that way lol

HBO spelled Laenor wrong.

That's not a Velaryon.

Rheanyras gaslighting is maximum.

0:00 that facial expression

no i think rhaenyra is just terribly irresponsible but i love her flaw nevertheless

Rhaenyra haters in the comments 🥱

I hope we get to maybe see Laenor in the season 2. He actually was one of my favorites.

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Aemond was not wrong Aegon was not wrong Otto was not wrong Allicent was not wrong Cole was not wrong Veamond was not wrong Yet they are the villain's becouse Rheanyras is girl power ✊😑

Why didn't she choose Harwin Strong as husband?

It's very interesting... what if Rhaenyra didn't marry Daemon and stayed with Laenor. Does the dance of the dragon stil happen? One key point that led to the dance is Aegon's child being murderd. I'm sure Laenor doesn't order that. So in that alternate reality could the dance of the dragons be avoided?

Sweet home alabama

"our sons" :D bro they are bastards of Lord Strong.

Lol

Ser Laenor Velaryon voice

spellcheck

I'm pretty sure this is a flashback to some time before her father's death.

good luck commanding your new husband Rhae Rhae...loved you in the books, the show not so much

AS ALWAYS Rhaenyra being selfish and using her political position to do what she likes, she has no right to force laenor to play a part in her cheap play, she should've never had those kids as bastards, and for what? so she could maintain her position as heir.

"our sons" Rhanerya was so delusional this whole scene. Dance of dragons happens because of her. The Greens weren't wrong for not accepting bastards as heirs.

Leanor should have left without her leave. Let her drown in her own actions.

This scene is thought out by idiots who think they know war and politics, but either don't really know it, or have to cave to the fact that the strong theme in this series is "women smart, men drunk and dumb." I'm sorry HoD, radical feminism understands that the message isn't the idea that all men are dumb and shallow creatures full of lust and violence -- yes, the pattern exists for many, but if someone holds a position in high power for long enough, it's highly unlikely they are that stupid to everything as Laenor is portrayed here. Robert Baratheon was the (TV) franchise's OG drunk and dumb leader, but he wasn't that dumb and was a comlete and consistent character. He was hard in love with someone else -- something in theory women should understand -- which is why he wasn't able to "do his duty" by his wife. It's consistent because the same Robert used that love-energy to wage a war, that he won. Was he bad a governing? Yeah, but he was wise enough to understand how to leave the kingdom's affairs to those who could manage it and that held things together for long enough. Only when someone plotted against him, from his wife's family no-less, was he taken down. Sure, a highly intelligent person in that position (like Tyrion) wouldn't have had that happen because he knew how to play the game to know and discover who was a friend or foe. However, Robert still knew the sense of battle and properly understood the real threat from beyond the sea in Daenyrs. Which, if he did die and things held stable in Westeros, he would have crushed Daenyrs when she came over eventually. Lucky for her, Westeros was extremely weak due to civil war for at least 5 years. Anyways, back to this scene: Laenor's point is valid, and Rhaenyra's doesn't have a valid counter point. She claims he is abadoning his "post"...which post? What is he serving just standing there by her side? If he is a warrior, it would serve their familial alliance for her husband to establish substantial battle experience and military reputation/power so enemies understand he's not to be messed with. If two armies are roughly equally provisioned and sized, on an open battle, people bet on the experienced commander. And his familiar brings dragons to the table -- many of them. So it's unfair, but he doesn't have to do much to be bringing a lot to the table FOR Rhaenyra. I know the show does a great job making you forget that reality and pretending Rhaenyra's stupid fantasies matter more because they sound good to the heart. Him physically sitting there in Kings Landing won't quell the validity of their sons, and it absolutely has no effect on the issues of Rhaenyra's claim to the throne. Laenor can't save that except for his military threat should anyone decide to challenge it. While anyone can plot to take King's Landing and hold it for a day, or weeks, but it's another thing entirely to hold it from the retaliation of those who didn't like what just occurred. I hate how these shallow emotionally heavy scenes do what emotions do: make us forget basic reasoning and logic. You "feel" that Rhaerya is right in the moment, but in the consistent fantasy political world set up by the same damn show, she is very underwhelming and quite stupid. Sending a boy that young to broker a serious war agreement without a substantially senior stateman? Goodness god damn gracious. Again, we know how this battle ends. She loses. Remember that. She's actually dumber than Ned Stark in season 1 of GoT. Ned Stark at least had reason to believe (he was decieved) he had control of the peace keeepers should conflict arise in King's Landing. Sure, you could say it was stupid to make an enemy of Cersei, but he didn't do it without considering "if she acts aggressively, what's my enforcement?" Rhaenyra is that dumb. The basics of shoring up allies isn't some clever play. Notice how bland that is and how GoT tried to convince us that Sansa was smart in the later seasons when her character was clearly not as intelligent as they kept telling us she was -- unjustly btw. I'm going to enjoy not taking terrible show seriously for about another season. Maybe there will be an interesting action sequence but my brain won't rot.

Boring

Chick flick drama garbage.

RHAENYERA is far far ADVANCE as DIPLOMATIC than anyone in 7 kingdoms. RHAENYERA is very calculative