THE (BLONDE) HAIRS OF THE DRAGON | House of the Dragon Episode 1x01 Reaction & Commentary 

Queen Aemma Arryn is actually half Targaryen herself that's why she has silver hair. Her mother was Princess Daella Targaryen and she's also a granddaughter of King Jaehaerys at the intro.

Rhaenys, the queen that never was, mother was a Baratheon, so I believe she is cousins with the current Lord Baratheon.

The queen's father was an Arryn and her mother was a Targaryen, so both are correct. For clarity, the Queen and King were cousins.

Nice reaction guys and to answer your question: no, the King and Alicent Hightower did not sleep together. it's actually a sweet scene although the motive behind it is Machiavellian on the part of Otto. Trying to use them both when they're vulnerable. Btw: the model the King is working on is of Old Valyria not Dragonstone.

Aemma and Viserys are first cousins

27:45 A great sadistic torturer once said "If you think this has a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention" :p

The prohecy isn't really Game of Thrones reference. It's a Song of Ice and Fire refence. It was confirmation of a theory books fans have had for years. Game of Thrones botching the execution of the prophecy doesn't mean you shelve that part of the story in the prequels.

Aemma is an Arryn, but her mother was a Targaryen. That's why she looks Valyrian. Edit: Criston Cole is using a flail, not a mace.

What Otto did here was the purest form of meritocracy in an medieval autocracy. Every father in his position should aspire to do it. All noble marriages were arranged. It's not like his daughter had any other choice, so why not arrange for the best possible suitor.

24:41 That is not Dragonstone but fun fact Dragonstone was an Old Valyrian outpost so the Building look exactly like the Buildings in Old Valyria in which the model actually is

26:01 My Theory on why the Throne got rid of the swords was for safety reasons 😂😂 imagine falling by the Throne

Daemon Targaryen is my all time favourite character from A song of Ice and Fire especially his Dragon Caraxes the Blood wyrm. Also don't be too surprised that otto hightower twisted Daemon words when he toasted his deceased nephew so the king can banished his brother back to Vale and away from Kings landing, otto is already starting to make mores to get his house and name into a higher position in the Targaryen Dynasty the first is pawning his daughter to the king while he's venerable. Plus clearly see even with all the 'activities' going on around him Daemon was not in the mood he said it himself " we all mourn in our own way."

the iron throne cutting king viserys could be symbolistic of the Iron Throne rejecting him as king.

queen aemma arryn is half targaryen on her mother's side she is also the granddaughter king Jaehaerys I (the old king at the begining)

Your reaction when Otto pimp his own daughter to the King was absolutely hilarious. 🤣 Please keep it up with the next episode 😁👍

The qualification Daemon states by saying being Viserys brother should have made him Hand of the King is about loyalty. Daemon confirms this by calling out Otto Hightower and the rest of the schemers on the Small Council, and that had he been Hand he would have protected Viserys from their manipulation. Instead Viserys constantly pushed Daemon aside at the insistence of Otto and his other counselors. Daemon saying being his brother and sharing blood should have made him Viserys number 2 was a statement about loyalty being the most important quality for a Hand.

The balls at the council table was a set choice to represent attendance for the meeting and is in their house color.

26:17 Legend of the Throne was that it would cut an Unworthy Ruler that sat upon it.

I love how the lady on the right knows so much about the lore, again that’s awesome

Our entertainment has not changed much since jousting. MMA, UFC, American Gladiator, boxing, hockey, football, etc.

The throne differences was simply budget reasons, from what I've heard... they had more of a budget and so they were able to make this throne bigger and put the more decorative swords around it. They couldn't do that in game of thrones cause they didn't have the budget, unfortunately. So this attempt at the throne was meant to be slightly more book accurate even though it's extremely impossible to make it exactly book accurate, of course, but this was their attempt at being more book accurate than game of thrones was.

Personally I think at some point in time from HOTD and GOT someone realized the damn chair was killing the royal family lol. Hence the smaller size and less swords. It could be the chair itself was reduced or the chair in GOT is a different chair altogether hence why it didn't fit the description.

I think that most people I have heard discuss the show's reference of the "Fire and Ice" prophecy as being not that important might not know about the lore of the show (but I could be wrong ) and forgive me if I do not get this completely right. From what I understand the only reason that the Targeyrion (I know...) is alive is because they headed the warnings from a prophecy which allowed their family to live while the rest of the Vilaryian civilization perished. So it makes since to me why the king preaches this so heavily to his daughter. Again, sorry for all the spelling mistakes.

As you said during the funeral daemon does care a lot about his family especially rhanerya they have an extremely close relationship and daemons dragon is called caraxes who’s the son of vhaegar who is the second biggest dragon after the doom it’s probably the most badass dragon the Targaryens had except Balerion

I’m pretty sure the little spheres the council has are for like attendance

I believe that the reason they threw in the prophecy thing at the end is because it will tie into the “Snow” series, when it’s released. Behind the scenes when they started writing the HOTG tv version of the story, they all ready had an outline for the John Snow series. Whether GRRM wants to admit it or not, GOT was an absolute train wreck at the end, which he couldn’t stop once it was in motion. If Im right, and we find out they were able to keep it hush hush, for the last 3 years, it could be what we’ve all been asking for….an ending that washes away the stink of season 8 and a story that makes sense.

Awesome stuff!

Love the gold and black shirt fam 🔥

I am also watching out of curiosity. Having read the original SoI&F books I could se where it followed well, and not so well. Yes, I know that not everything translates well from a book to the screen, so I accept most of the changes, much like I did with the LotR films. I am still waiting for more before I decide.

HotD isn't a prequel to D&D's GoT. After the success of the Red Wedding D&D thought they could write a better story. But Ryan Condall is loyal to George R.R. Martin's lore. That's why the Iron Throne is so different. It's also why they're not dumbing down the magical aspect. In time, they'll remake GoT with the real ending. I'm sure of it. But for now we're getting this, a show about Nymeria, a show about Old Valyria, the sea voyages of Corlys Velaryon, Dunk & Egg and an animated show that takes place in Yi Ti. The first two were hinted at in this episode (the model Viserys is working on is of a Valyrian city).

The king didn't have a choice in saving his wife. His wife was going to die anyway. The maester said any attempt to try to turn the baby failed and they had given her the max amount of milk of the poppy already that was still save for the baby. The choice was clear: try to save the child or they both die. He tried to save his child at least and he clearly was completely broken by the fact his wife died.

Thee Best HOTD reactions 🤘

No he didnt, you can see he's not that King,which I adore

I did some research about the book character age and actors/actresses playing them in the first episode. To see the changes they made from book to series. Episode 1 takes place in 105 AC (After Conquest) (all age are book age) King Viserys 1 Targaryen (born in 77 AC) is 28 yo- Played by Paddy Considine 48 yo Daemon Targaryen (born in 81 AC) is 26 yo ------- Played by Matt Smith 39 yo Rhaenyra T. (born in 97 AC) is 7-8 yo ---------------Played by Milly Alcock 22 yo later by Emma D'Arcy 30 yo Alicent Hightower (born in 88 AC) is 16-17 yo ---- Played by Emily Carey 19 yo later by Olivia Cooke 28 yo Rhaenis Targaryen (Born 74 AC) is 31 yo ----------- Played by Eve Best 51 yo Corlys Velaryon (Born 53 AC) is 52 yo ------------- Played by Steve Toussaint 57 yo Laenor Velaryon (born 94 AC) is 10-11 yo ---------- Played by Matthew Carver (age unknown) later by Theo Nate Laena Velaryon (born 92 AC) is 12-13 yo ----------- Played by Nova Foueillis- Mosé (age unknown) Later played by Savavah Steyn 22yo

almost 30 years never cared for cake lol

Ok. I am more than a month late but Bronn was not the first person to kill a dragon. It was Dorne. Damn this family as a whole and its history is so underrated. This family's book plot is much more interesting and there are more characters and their relevance is big. Dorne is the only realm that was never conquered by the Targaryens. Even by the time of the Dance of the Dragons (the event that House of the Dragon tells) they were still "Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken". They remained free for over 130 years and they joined by marriage at their terms and when they wanted. Because it was not by force, the Iron Throne has no Dornish swords melt. They kept their royal title of Prince and Princess and they have some advantages such as like tax administration. Yes, I say Prince or Princess because in the series they don't show us that Dorne is the only realm of the 7 kingdoms where the firstborn Martell child inherits the throne, regarless of gender. That was established by princess Nymeria of Ny Sar. When she died, her firstborn child became the ruler, and it was her daughter. Also, the ruler that didn't let Aegon I, Visenya , and Rhaenys Targaryen conquer Dorne was Princess Meriah Martell. There were troubles and even wars between the Crown and Dorne. Some decades later after the Dance of Dragons, another Targaryen tried to conquer Dorne. And he did. For a few months (death by scorpions). There is a say that is "Dornish courage" due to the fact that many think Dorne remained independent but that its civilians played dirty (with traps, tricks, hiding...). But. I mean. Even if they "played dirty", they were the only ones who remained independent 😂. And in what war isn't there any treachery or "dirty playing"? House Martell, alongside House Targaryen, is my favourite house. It's a shame how they portrayed the family (except Oberyn) in the show.

Aemma Arryn's mother was a Targaryen. Hence the silver hair.

already green lit for season 2

10:48 other members of her family has had the same thing happen with her stillborns its some kinda defect in there bloodline i assume

I am cautiously optimistic as well. I didn't hate the end of 'GoT'. It was...way too rushed. So, yeah...it was disappointing. However, all anyone needs to do is read 'Fire & Blood' or 'The World of Ice and Fire ' to know the basic thrust of where 'The House of the Dragon' will go. The show will flesh it out more dramatically as both reads like histories. So...they have an outline of the story already, which is how 'GoT' started so strong. I always give a show about three to five episodes to really hook me. Some take longer than others. 'GoT' got me only in the last 10 minutes of the first episode, I almost gave it up. This one hasn't hooked me, yet. The next couple of episodes will tell...

IF they only knew the end of rhaenys life......

You're both funny and pretty. Don't let anyone tell you any different.

Great now Sam Pepper and The Red Woman are reacting to h.o.t.d 😲

I'm still salty about GOT season 8, but also giving this show a try. I liked it. it was brutal though. somehow Dr Who will end up on the thrown. What do you think the wound on the king's back was? is it dragon scale? that was my first thought. if it starts crusting over we'll know. so gross. speaking of gross, was it me or was the uncle Daemon flirty with his niece and vice versa? forgot to add, I do not think the teenager hightower girl slept with the king. he was looking at here all confused, not lustfully.

please react to Netflix's The Sandman?

For the record, I think you are both pretty and funny.

Jon was written into an absolute moron the last two season Imo. How hard is it to love Daenerys Targaryen!!??

Could you react to the clone wars series in chronological order :)

Arryn father and Targaryen mother

I don't even go here, but I hear dragons and cake and my asexual ass is there! *g*

Cake & yer best girl - what more does one need 😉 Not sure bout the pilot. WIll give it few episodes... Love to see you guys check out Halt & Catch Fire

22:26 did not see that coming 😂 my immersion is ruineddd

ALLLLLL the ewwwww