The Black Queen | House of the Dragon Ep 10 Reaction 

GIVE ME SEASON 2 NOW!!!

Aemond: I want his eye Vhagar: He can keep his eyes Aemond: ⚫👄👁

Rhaenyra has had the most emotional 48 hours ever. She found out her father died, Aegon and the Hightowers usurped her throne, had a miscarriage, attended a funeral that turned into a coronation, confronted Otto, confronted her husband, and lost another child. That look at the end tells you everything.

The way how it came down to Arrax and Vhagar acting out their own, like Viserys said in episode 1 "the idea that we control the dragons is an illusion" and so the Dance of Dragons has begun.

Aemon coming to speak to Alicent: "let me just say from the bottom of my heart .........my bad"

Aemond: VHAGAR NO! IT'S JUST A PRANK, DON'T KILL THEM! Vhagar: THIS BITCH GONNA DIE! I know that flight back to King's Landing was quiet af lol

I was uncomfortable with the amount of graphic birthing scenes in this season initially, but then I remembered what Aemma says to Rhaenyra in episode 1, "The birthing bed is a woman's battlefield". We are so desensitized to seeing bloody battles that take life, but are uncomfortable with a birthing scene that gives life and expect it to be portrayed as scarcely seen and only heard from afar. With the way HOTD shows it, it takes you into a woman's world, we understand their pain and realize all of the hardships they have to go through. And it makes you respect the characters more for it and helps us understand the reasoning behind their actions-as mothers, as leaders, as political schemers, as badass women.

Aemond: ''We do a lil trollin'' Vhagar: ''No we dont''

sad thing is Lucerys didnt order his dragon Arrax to attack Vaghar, Arrax is a very young dragon, he thought he was protecting Lucerys. Both of them were babies and terrified... Yet they tried to defend each other in their own way. this also shows how dragons feel and respond to the emotions of their rider. Syrax was crying out in pain during Rhae’s labor. Arrax was responding to Luke’s fear, and Vhagar was responding to Aemond’s anger.

The look on Aemond's face after crunch time was flawless. "Holy dragon shit, I just started a war." without saying a word.

Dragons aren't toys to play with. Aemond forgot this and Luke paid the price. Arrax got scared and attacked and Vhagar retaliated as a fierce beast would, neither of the boys had control of their dragons. Viserys said it himself in the first episode, "The idea we control the dragons is an illusion."

The epitome of "It was at this moment; he knew he had fucked up" 😆

Vhagar: I don’t want peace, I want problems.

Arrax was just trying to protect Luke 😭

Props to Emma D’Arcy for that stillbirth scene and the final scene. The way they portrayed the combination of pain and anger, really embodying Rhaenyra Targaryen in this episode and showed us their true range. Rhaenyra lost 2 children and her father in the space of an episode, and Emma played her perfectly. Rip Luke & Arrax :(, the parallels of ‘the idea we control the dragons is an illusion’ came full circle in this episode - with Arrax and Vhagar both disobeying their riders - I can’t wait for season 2

I like how Vhagar just snapped after being hit by fire. It's almost like she has PTSD from all of the battles she been through in her lifetime.

Aemond: I want his eye! Vagar in her 300-year-old dragon voice: You want him to die?

Maybe they should have given the dragon a snickers.

I think the flashes to Syrax are because Syrax can feel her pain. In episode three Caraxes roared when Damon got hit with the arrow.

The scene of Vhagar in the back when Lucery looked behind the castle was like jurassic park 1 when the T-rex ate the goat and then the two kids and the old guy got scared like what happened to Arrax.

Aemond's dragon was literally, "aye bro watch your jet.... watch your jet bro WATCH YOUR JE-"

lyrics in English of daemon song Fire breather Winged leader But two heads To a third sing From my voice: The fires have spoken And the price has been paid With blood magic With words of flame With clear eyes To bind the three To you I sing As one we gather And with three heads We shall fly as we were destined Beautifully, freely

Luke fought a dragon like a Targaryen, died at a sea like a Velaryon, and went out Strong

Vermithor (the dragon who was approached by Daemon in the cave) is the former dragon of King Jaehaerys, the man we saw in episode one naming Viserys to be his successor over Rhaenys. Vermithor is also the third largest dragon alive, it's Balerion the black dread, than Vhagar (Aemond's dragon) and than Vermithor.

I thought Daemon choking Rhaenyra was a brilliant and deliberately shocking way to highlight the idea that Dragons are never fully tame. Daemon is 100% Targaryen, a dragon in human skin. His blood and bone is fire and chaos made flesh. I feel Rhaenyra understands this because she doesn’t admonish him or scream for help. Shes not even angry. She’s just surprised that Daemon knew nothing about the Song of Ice & Fire and likely understands for Daemon the fact that his brother didn’t consider him a truly worthy successor is a festering wound on his soul that no sane person should poke. I just feel it’s a deeper moment than just an abusive act.

I'd never actually spit out my drink from laughing before, but "pairing Bluetooth " changed that 😄

“It could literally eat the dragon!“ No truer words have been spoken LMAO

4 births, 3 of them stillbirths, and the last one of them, Rhaenyra forced the baby out because she knew if she let the maidens help they might conclude to cut her open. These have all been so traumatizing.

Arrax attacked sensing Lucery’s distress and trying to defend him. Poor Luke. He was just trying to get home to his mama.

Your editor is so extra, it fits perfectly lmao

Props to Sheera for being the one who could follow the show the best this whole season.

Daemon would never be against Rhaenyra, he is her staunchest supporter. However, "the idea we control the dragons is an illusion" applies to Daemon as well. He was the closest to their ancestry, fire and chaos made flesh. A Dragon in human form. Daemon is also extremely loyal to his family, he always put them first, as chaotic as he was, he loved his brother and Rhaenyra the most.

I lost it when Lupa said "pairing BLUETOOTH." 😆🤣

The show does a good job of playing with the unreliability of the OG book as a historical account. Nobody but Aemond and Luke were present for that battle so my guess is that for s2, Aemond will bury his guilt and shame at screwing up and try to save face by telling everyone he did it on purpose?

I really love that detail when Rhaenyra first enters the war room (?) after her coronation, she invites both Baela and Rhaena to the table with her

The dragon Daemon woke up is Vermithor "the Bronze Fury", once ridden by the Old King Jaehaerys and a major player in the Dance of Dragons.

RIP Lucerys and Arrax, he just wanted to listen to his momma, he didn't even really wanna go like that. I like that Aemond had that "oh shit" look because those dragons are not pets or toys. Mind you Vhagar's first rider was Visenya Targaryen's, the sister-wife of Aegon the Conqueror when they came to take Westeros. Arrax was trying to defend Luke because these dragons aren't here to play games lol

That look when “I need to remind my husband” 🤣🤣🤣😭😭

Young rhyneria “send us” Viserys “it’s not that simple” Jacaerys” send us Rhyneria “sure, what could happen lol”

Finally, reactors who actually watched the episode and read the subtitles! Great job understanding the whole episode and did not hate Rhaenyra for not wanting to start a war in the beginning! I really enjoy your reactions🇵🇭🙏

I for one was shocked to hear the Dragonkeepers are capable fighters, i think thats awesome. I hope we get to see

I personally think they included the graphicness of the stillbirth to further show the reasoning to support Rhaenyra’s stance by the end of the episode of how much she lost and the physical pain, anguish, and heartbreak the Greens put her through (as the stress of betrayal is what triggered the stillbirth).

The page Otto gave Rhaenyra was the page she tore out when she and Alicent were studying in the season premiere.

that must have been a very quiet ride to Kingslanding

Aemond: I will have his eye Vhagar: Hold my saddle...

“I need season 2 right now” I felt that

Not many people mention how Emma D’Arcy looks so much like Viserys (Paddy Considine). Perfect casting imo.

Lupa: "Pairing Bluetooth." I told myself I wouldn't laugh this entire reaction and that one comment just killed me. I enjoy the spontaneous banter and comedy.

Great reaction guys 😂 It’s a sapphire in Aemond’s eye, if you watch the opening credits it comes up as his symbol there as well

29:29 I think he accepted it ...he actually said 'I'll take your eye for my mom' he's the closest to Alicent and probably felt bad bc SHE couldn't forget about his eye so he couldn't forget it either He even brought Aegon to Alicent when he wanted him to disappear he's a good son to her Also even tho Vhagar wasn't hers by any rights Rhaena must be really angry now : her mom's former dragon got snatched by an enemy and now killed her brother/cousin/friend/fiancé and probably many more in the future on her side... that's hard ....Daemon and Baela will probably feel the same if they fight Vhagar in the future

"Pairing Bluetooth" this one just killed me🤣🤣🤣🤣

RIP Lucerys, him and Arrax were so young :( he would've grew into such a good leader, there was so much potential and Arrax's color scheme was so pretty

Aemond was looking for a fight, found it and then "oh shit, I didn't know that going to happen."

Bro “Pairing Bluetooth” has got to be the funniest shit I’ve ever heard in this context. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

The bows and allegiance scene to Rhaenyra was a great moment There was so much forboding in this episode. At first i thought lightning was going to strike Lucerys and Arrax . Viserys always said the idea that we control the dragons is an illusion. I knew one of the brothers wasn't going to return. Farewell Lucerys and Arrax. The look on Aemonds face even he knows it's on now !!

The note that Alicent sent was the page from the history book that Rhaenyra tore out when they were children. It was a sympathy play, nothing more. I had to give Otto credit, but he also knew that it was against the moral code to kill a messenger. Violating that code is dangerous, it can turn your allies against you. It makes what happens with Aemond even worse. The death of a messenger, who is also a family member, anyone on the fence in this war is likely to declare against the Hightower for this violation.

"You have Baratheon blood through your grandmother Rhaenys" Editor: why you always lyin'?

Yall laugh a WHOLE LOT for a show that has ZERO humor. Not everything has to be a joke.

"An eye for an eye, a son for a son, Lucerys will be avenge." - Daemon Targaryen

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for understanding literally everything in this episode! From Rhaenys, Rhaenyra, Daemon and the dragon fight. Yeah you can have your own interpretation of the decisions made from characters but when it's literally clear why those decision were made and you wanna make annoying comments.... some certain people hella annoyed me lol

Rhaenerya: mentions a song of ice & fire Daemon got that Season 8 PTSD

If rumors are correct the dragon Daemon was singing to could be Vermithor. He is consider the second larges Living dragon at the moment. He's also seen lots of wars with King Jaehaerys and is basically Battle Ready. He could give Vhagar a run for her money. There's also another rumor saying it could be "The Cannibal" A Dragon said to be just as big a Balerion, who takes pleasure in eating other dragons and their eggs. But I doubt its the him It's just like Daenerys said "A Dragon is not a Slave". She even had problems with Drogon throughout the GOT series with him being snappy, not listening at times ect. They are basically playing around with living breathing Nuclear/Atomic weapons that can snap at any moment.

Vhagar was never promised to Rhaena Targaryen (Laena's daughter) except in Rhaena's own mind. Targaryen children usually have dragon eggs placed in their cradles when they are born; Rhaena's sister Baela's egg hatched the dragon Moondancer (who is still quite young, just big enough to fly now), but Rhaena's egg never hatched (sometimes they don't hatch; like the egg placed in Aemond's cradle). Sometimes a Targaryen child will claim a mature, riderless dragon; Princess Helaena (Alicent and Viserys' daughter, sister of Aegon and Aemond) claimed the mature dragon Dreamfyre when Helaena was 11 (it is very possible that Dreamfyre was the mother of Daenerys' dragons Drogon, Rhaegal and Viserion); and that claiming is usually done with the consent of the child's parents or parent. But once the dragon has been claimed, the bond can only be broken by the death of either the dragon or the rider, or both. Vhagar was not tied to the Velaryon family; before Laena claimed her, she was the mount of Prince Baelon Targaryen, father of Viserys I and Daemon Targaryen (and grandfather of Aemond Targaryen), who predeceased his father King Jaehaerys I.

Just to give you a list of who rides which dragon (from what we've seen) Rhaenyra - Syrax, gold scales Daemon - Caraxes, red scales Rhaenys - Meleys - copper scales Jacearys - Vermax - green scales Lucerys - Arrax - gray/silver scales (RIP to both) Leanor (RIP) - Seasmoke - silver scales, now riderless, living on Driftmark Vermithor, the Bronze Fury is the one Daemon sang to. Originally ridden by King Jaehaerys, the king before Viserys. Has been riderless for 30 years, living on Dragonstone Aemond - Vhagar, green scales, the oldest and largest dragon currently living, one of the original three dragons used by Aegon the Conquerer to invade Westeros Aegon and Helena both have dragons, Sunfyre and Dreamfyre, but we haven't had a close up shot of them yet to determine their features

For me it’s about honoring the Dead Kings wishes for the last 20 years! But one clouded conversation with the dying King made the Queen turn tail and crown her son…out of fear of the unknown if you ask me.

Bro i need season 2 asap bc i cannot wait with this ending 😭

I love how Daemon is "crossing a line" when he choked his wife/niece but him smashing his first wife's head in with a rock was forgotten immediately. 🤣

Even though vhagar is the biggest dragon alive, vermithor is the 2nd largest and comes pretty close to vhagar

“Turn arouuuuuuund” my man KNEW

Roshi’s reaction for the end and y’all reacting to the dragon chase was hilarious 😂

20:04 "pairing bluetooth" caught me off guard😂😂😂

Roshi trying to pilot Arrax im dead lmao

Gotta love how the illusion of control is like the theme of this season. Illusion of control of the throne. Of your life/death and especially of your dragon

A huge thing to take from this episode is that whatever emotion the dragon rider is feeling the dragon picks up on it and react you can see when rhaenyra is givin birth her dragon was screaming and on the bridge wit otto and when daemon was testing the guards loyalty his dragon just pulled up n was ready for him to say dracarys

Rhaenys should have been the one to go to storms end, since her mother was a Baratheon she even has black hair in the book. Also it isn't too far fetched to me that Daemon could form a somewhat bond with another dragon Dany main bond was with Drogon but she had some with the other two not sure if someone else could bond with it and take it form his control Aemond has a sapphire in his socket, his sigil in the intro changed to a sapphire

Vhagar is an old and battle hardened dragon, she takes shit from no one so yeah both of them lost control of their dragons. It will be interesting how Aemond even tries to explain this massive screw up to his mother, they really won't be happy.

Rhaenyra lost her father, throne, daughter, husband choked her, and her son in the span of DAYS...... :(

"An Eye for an Eye" " A Son for a Son" my Queen i promise you. Daemon is about to TERRORIZE THE REALM. just gotta wait two years to watch him do it lol

"Tell her I am not a dog she can set against her enemies!" Someone tell Baratheon how feudalism works.

Sheera screaming even without the dragon appearing yet in the final secuence has me dying 😂😂 ' What is... AAHHHHHH'

16:04 Corlys Velaryon: "Hope, is a Fools Ally". Me who watched each episode of House of the Dragon & Rings of Power back-to-back every week: "Hope is never foolish. Even when it is meager."

I think Aemond is going to own it. He's not about to admit he lost control of his dragon.

That page was the page Rhaenyra tore from the book Alicent was reading from in episode 1.

Don't forget that vhagar is not only the largest dragon, it's also a war veteran since the conquest

Rhaenyra gave birth to a dragon. She named her daughter Visenya which is a cursed name. In the very first episode, Aemma tells Viserys that Rhaenyra wanted to name her new sibling

Sheera having mad flashbacks to days of labor pain. She reacting to Rheneyra just like when guys see other guys get kicked in the nuts.

The common raven is actually one of the smartest birds. It is probably one of the best birds to fly a message with their memory.

Rhaenys didn't killing the greens made sense, because they're also her family. THE THING THAT DOENSN'T MAKE SENSE is she popping through the floor and killing all those innocent people just to give her the "yas go queen" moment. She never looked selfish to not care about others poeple life. They could make a better scene, idk.

it's a pair of 16 and 14 year old boys who ride living nukes I'm not surprised that they can't fully control them. 😅

The ending of this finale is a symbol for when the gateway to Hell has been opened, there's no closing that door. 🔥

Fun Fact: In the Book they mentionned that They got the information that Lucerys is dead because Vermax's head washed up on Shores.

Eye patch dude effed up, and he knows it

Just for reference the largest Targaryen dragons goes; Vhagar, vermithor(70-80% of vhagars size), silverwing, dreamfyre, meleys/caraxes(pretty much identical half the size of vhagar at best), syrax, sunfyre, seasmoke and all the rest are barely able to be ridden pretty much baby dragons…but with wild dragons “the cannibal” is bigger than vermithor behind vhagar, while sheepstealer is bigger than silverwing behind vermithor(but wild ones are nearly impossible to tame especially the cannibal which is about 85-90% of vhagars size closest to her maybe even just as large)! Great reaction!

I feel like Rhaenyra and Alicent really care about the people. It’s the men like otto and daemon that spur everyone into conflict

Daemon: We have Syrax, Caraxes, and Meleys Rhaenys: Y'all named another dragon Meleys? 🤨

Aemond really just wanted to intimidate Luke (maybe cut out an eye) but the dragons took it too far.

"The idea that we control the dragons is an illusion" ~ Viserys, the Peaceful

I'm still pissed that Damon didn't have his daughter claim her mother's dragon immediately!

Vhagar was remembering her time with Visneya and conquering the seven kingdoms 😂

3:22. At least Rhaenyra is aware of what she was in her youth. 3:57. You can't exactly blame Daemon, look at how bad Viserys was during his six years with only the Hightowers around him, of course he'd blame them for murdering his big brother. 4:33. With dragon scales incorporated into their armour. 5:26. The last thing she needs is opium during labor. Also Celtigar, the guy talking about Corlys, is of Valyrian stock like the Targaryens and Velaryons, but of lesser status. 5:41. And Daemon mistrusts the maesters. 6:02. That's a funny little slip on Caraxes's part. 6:06. "You two saw nothing!" 7:50. He is Erryk, the good Cargyll. 9:40. Boremund's only son. 10:02. Their only adult dragons. 10:08. These two you could describe as being married. Their riders, Jaehaerys and his sister-wife Alysanne respectfully, loved each other deeply, and their dragons reflected that bond, so much so they share a condo in the Dragonmont, curling up together to sleep. Once we get to see them in daylight in season 2, it's highly unlikely we'll ever see them separated. And the only reason Daemon says they're still riderless is that they're half-feral. 10:13. Grey Ghost, Sheepstealer, and the Cannibal. Only one of these three will ever allow someone to ride them, and it's all in the name. 10:52. I mean, Vhagar's the easiest, she's the ancient Kaiju sized bitch with the saggy neck. 14:16. Most people forget Daemon has had a very rough 24 hours, he just found out his big brother is dead, his nephew has usurped the throne from his wife, his daughter with said wife ends up stillborn, then Otto comes by demanding they surrender to Aegon, with Rhaenyra preventing violence(which Daemon was waiting for), and then he and his wife have a dispute in front of all of their supporters. Then, he finds out that his brother never once thought to name him heir and share the reason behind Aegon the Conqueror's taking of almost all of Westeros. The guy's at the cusp of losing it and the prophecy bit nearly pushed him over. 17:04. Which is good, though sending ravens for King's Landing to petition for new houses from second and younger sons to be created and sent to the Stepstones would've helped too. 19:32. Behold, the Bronze Fury, *VERMITHOR! SECOND LARGEST OF THE TARGARYEN DRAGONS!!* 19:38. That's what she said! 19:43. Not really, but any fight between Vhagar and Vermithor would need to factor in Silverwing, as she wouldn't leave her hubby to fight Granny Vhagar on his own. Vermithor is also a veteran like her, only less so. 19:49. Considering this is his grandfather's dragon, half-feral, and the second biggest dragon in the family, it makes sense he'd be a bit scared. 21:34. That would be a sapphire he has had in his eye socket for years, likely soon after he lost his actual eye, as the flesh has grown *AROUND* the jewel. 22:25. Away, that's where Vhagar is, and Aemond along with her. 23:08. Perfect way of comparing Vhagar to Arrax, cause he is teeny tiny. 23:11 That is also what she said! 23:36. That is, again, what she said. Please stop making this so easy! 🤣 24:14. Arrax is, not Luke. This part is where the riders thoroughly lose control of their dragons. It's like Viserys said, "The notion that we control our dragons is an illusion." These guys can feel the emotions of their riders, and that translates very badly for Luke and Arrax. 24:36. Like a great white shark. 24:48. Yeah, not only does he realize that he's started the war for real, with at least a hundred thousand people doomed to die, but by being Vhagar's rider, he'll be labeled a kinslayer, one of the biggest taboos in the GoT universe.