You can hear it in her voice when she orders Meleys to attack again. She knows she won't survive and she flies willingly. My absolute favorite moment. She was never crowned Queen but she absolutely is The Queen in this moment.
She was brave but stupid... When you dont use your brain bravery becomes foolishnes... Aemond in a similar situation choose to not engage when he saw taking 3 dragons were unreasonable... real kings-queens know when to attack and when to fall back. She was no queen
@@juandavidson9111 George RR Martin said Meleys could have taken on Vhagar alone and won. It was unfortunate that Aegon decided to fly drunk. Also Meleys managed to get free from Vhagar and bring her down.
yah i agree, when she breath twice with sound ,you can understand what she meant to say and Rhaenys reapond by looking at her with lots of meaning,like Yes its theend,thankyou ,good job etc😢
I think she didn't really have any emotions left inside of her, and that's why she turned around even after having killed sunfyre, because she didn't have an intention of coming back alive... which was kind of unfair to Meleys but :/
@@severussnapeytp715 Do you think Rhaenys was just tired of war? She looked drained from everything. She had already suffered a couple of heavy loses in her life. Poor Meleys was badly wounded I honestly thought she would fly away after shooting down sunfyre
@@BlahKDubstep Definitely think she was drained, she lost many kids, she keeps fighting someone else's war, she never got to be queen, and Rhaenys doesn't seem like a bad person, maybe flawed but not bad, I don't think she enjoys killing so I think everything was becoming too much for her, that plus I think seeing Meleys die right in front of her eyes probably made her feel such sadness and guilt she probably felt so calm because she thought she could at least die as a rider and alongside her dragon. I think even if she lived she knew she wouldn't enjoy life anymore knowing she is basically the reason for Meleys' death.
Nothing beats old age and treachery Vhagar has survived a 100 battles. Old girl survived via cunning. Like the old saying goes, 'Fear the old man in a profession where men die young."
@@cold8236 Caraxes are also battle harden dragon. it was Rheanys father, Aemon dragon that join war with Vermithor and vhagar. Dragon keeper mention he was the most ferocious and aggressive dragon even at the young ages. Bonded with Daemon whom are also similar in attitude and experienced veteran of many battle, you got recipe of Disaster.
@@cold8236 Some of you talk about Caraxes being Vhagar's ender as if Caraxes himself didn't die from the wounds inflicted by... Vhagar 😂😂 Like the book makes it clear that Vhagar died from the fall not because Caraxes killed her.
@@ulisesaranda6987 Basically every scene in the show has been made up since the book is literally just paragraphs reciting the history. I never understand why people complain about this. Literally EVERY character has been made more sympathetic and complex on the show compared to the book because that's the same as how it is with real history. You typically see the people from history as very black and white because you don't have context.
I just rewatched it and can’t believe how emotional I get watching Meleys looks at Rhaenys as the light fades from her eyes. Makes me want to grab my dog. 😢
i think rhaenys never expected to win against aemond, never expected to live if meleys fell. when she clipped in and tightened down her safety belt, that was her preparing to go down with her dragon.
@@ausar3852How is that arrogant? She’s literally correct, she could. She took him head on on purpose. She wasn’t expecting him to be a little snake and sneak up on her after eating dirt like a sore loser. The author himself stated Meleys could take on Vaghar. Are you dense.
*'Beloved daughter of Lady Jocelyn Baratheon and Prince Aemon Targaryen, faithful wife to Lord Corlys Velaryon, mother and grandmother, the Queen Who Never Was lived fearlessly, and died amidst blood and fire. She was fifty five years old.'* -writings of Archmaester Gyldayn
She died like an idiot. Leaving a grounded Vhagar alone instead of trying to permanently cripple her has got to be one of,the worst decisions made by any character in the series.
@GameofCronies He's not wrong, she stupidly went back to attack the far larger dragon after getting a win by critically injuring sunfyre. I have no sympathy cos she got herself and her dragon killed for nothing.
Vhagar rampaging through the battlefield squishing people is terrifying. Probably been quite a while since something forced her down. Its like oh, now she is really mad!
I do love how the battle below basically stops as the dragons fight. Its both spectacle and terror as these great beastly warmachines duke it out over head.
Quite the tragedy. Vhagar and Meleys once belonged to Prince Baelon and his wife Alyssa(parents to Viserys and Daemon). The dragons spent quite the time together because of the couple. Edit: I am here to say that they ruined the best girl Alyssa as well.
@@MirjanaZivkovic-qt5sc I must say Deamon is right in many cases. He was ready and quick to act, he was postponed to take action because of Rhynera. He keep enforcing to head herenhall and raise banners way before Coles plan. Also that plan with both dragons is guarantee win. Only problem, it would be risky in kings landing with all the scorpions around.
When she told Meleys to attack, she knew she was dead, they made you think Daemon was foolish for ordering her around saying come with me to kill Vhagar, but he was right
Not foolish at all, together they would've slaughtered Vhagar. Maybe she could've injured one dragon critically by getting lucky, but those two combined could've taken out any single dragon in the franchise.
Of course he was right. Out of all the people the Blacks had, Daemon and Caraxes is the only one who was battle tested. Meyles and Rheanya may have been riders together longer, but they were battle hardened warriors.
@@ausar3852 she could’ve attempted to move her falling position, put Meylys below her to absorb the impact, try to yes unhook herself and land in the trees. Fighting it doesn’t mean beating it.
The music in this scene, especially at 0:46 with the shot of the two dragons converging, is SO incredible. One of my favorite scores of this show so far.
Creo que no, creo que es algo que Meleys hace deliberadamente para que la pata resbale y poder soltarse de Vhagar antes de impactar contra el suelo. Meleys es un dragón de guerra y esto es un detalle de su estrategia.
She has complete control over Meleys, unlike the other dragonriders where the dragons are sometimes corrected or push their own will. You can see that this is a real bond and that Meleys trusts Rhaenys. 🖤
Daemon’s bond with Caraxes is even greater. He never needs to tell the Blood Wyrm what to do. Caraxes knows and does it willingly because he’s just as nuts as Daemon.
Iv been thinking on this, and the question of how to get close to a smaller, faster dragon with a flying city… if your above them they can see you, everything and everyone can see you. so using the clouds/smoke and coming up to attack is possibly the only way to close the distance?
I was caught off guard because logic would say she is too large to sneak over behind a small castle & Rhaenys not notice. But they keep playing musical chairs with episode directors 🤷♀️
@@Disco__YTThey explain that in the books and it os cannon im the series. Meleys is fast but fierce). She would scape the jaws and fire of vaghar because vaghar is huge and slow.
And Rhaenys fastening herself on the sattle is also foreshadowing how Daemon will fight her, as he has flown with Vhagar often and probably knows this tactic very well.
At 1:52 you can tell that her leg is broken just by the way her leg is hanging I think that when vhagar grabbed her the sheer force of the pull may have injured her leg
Only thing is it was meles herself who grabbed vhagars toe and held on. Its why she was able to fly off before hitting the ground because she was in control. It's possible she pulled some muscles or ligaments during the struggle tho
I can read that some people say it doesn't make sense that Rhaenys went back twice after having the opportunity to fly away. The thing is no matter what would make the most strategic sense in those moments doesn't matter. In season 1, she could have ended the war before it started back at Aegon II's coronation. She didn't and Luke died after that because of Vhagar/Aemond. In this episode, she had the opportunity to end the war again and this time she didn't hold back. She died, yes. But Meleys had the advantage on Vhagar, and that gave her even more reason to die trying. And again, Vhagar killed her grandson. So of course it makes sense that she didn't flee the battle.
@@ZaferGazoz-1996Not biologically, but she and Corlys treated him/them like that. Laenor brought them up as his own kids until he left. There is really no indication that Rhaenys and Corlys did not love those boys with all their heart. Only resentment from Corlys' brother Vaemond - or whatever his name was.
Never underestimate an old veteran war dragon, Meley maybe the fastest targeryan dragon but she doesn't have much experience in war unlike Vhagar who already use to it she has advantage not because of her size but her experience, i dunno why everyone is telling vhagar cheated using stealthy attack, bruh it's part of her nature she is a killing machine a predator.
Meleys didn't do too bad either she badly injured Sunfyre and managed to take Vhagar out of the sky with no injury's to herself or Rhaenys but Vhagar sneaked up on her and got the advantage.
@@wickedwitchoftheeast88 Wrong. Meleys got away but with new holes in her wings and a a mangled leg. She was also flying very slow and not high enough, that’s the only reason Vhagar was able to get her.
She's a handfed pet that's been used on open fields to burn ground troops. She has zero experience hunting, let alone other dragons. The show ridiculed Meleys with the decision to change the fight.
@@NtoTheMshe wasn't a pet read the books Meleys was a war dragon not as experienced as Vhagar but a fighter none the less. The show did Meleys justice in that it actually showed what the book mentioned but never happened... one on one Meleys stood a chance of taking on Vhagar. Meleys and Rhaenys were tactful it was thought out... until the end where you knowing staying out of blindspots didn't end well. Also if Meleys had of surprised attacked Vhagar from above instead of Rhaenys being noble and taking Daemon the outcome would of been so different.
Love the scene, but it irks me that Vhagar not only managed to hide, but also close the distance that fast without Rhaenys knowing. Top it off by the fact that she flew incredibly close to the only possible thing that could be concealing Vhagar. Maybe a small nitpick, but it makes rewatches a bit less satisfying. I’d have preferred Meleys going back to grab at Vhagar again and Vhagar just managing to close around her neck.
Yeah it doesnt make sense at all, vhagar went to the ground while rhaenys was still in the air, like what was she looking at when not at the only thing threatening her, how can you lose sight of the dragon when it needs to take off on a huge open space
@@jorgbrunner6530 Exactly. It makes absolutely no sense at all. Very poor writing. Not only did it not comport to logic when considering the basic fundamentals of battle, they had already recycled this idea in the previous season, making it uneventful. Though Rhaeynes was far more experienced than Aemond in battle, to not flagrantly lose sight of an explicitly conspicuous opponent, regardless of experience, an enormous opponent like vhagar simply doesn't have the privilege of sneak attacks on their side - unless their hiding in the clouds with the benefit of night on their side like last season - as their sheer size disqualifies them from that benefit. There's no way a slow, old, enormous dragon can discreetly yet rapidly advance on a smaller opponent without their knowledge. Makes no complete sense.
People don’t understand Aerial combat. This was a dogfight and they had already engaged. It’s no so much he was sneaky, Rhaenys made the rookie error of losing sight of her bandit and showed bad awareness of her surroundings. Aemond had better awareness and used his surroundings to his advantage, hence he was the superior pilot. It’s exactly what can and does happen in modern aviation
The thing is she could run. Not once but even twice. She knew her chances of winning were close to zero, but she was a warrior, a fearless dragon rider, loyal to her queen and she would have made a great queen herself if fate had not been so cruel. Rip the Queen who never was
0:25 When Meleys came back from side of castle and sea for fight i think Aemond noticed that place is good to sudden attack for vhagar (sorry that my bad eng)
This is a beautiful scene and will be remembered. There is a dreamlike quality to it, the men on the ground are like the dreamer unable to affect the spectacular that is taking place above them only to witness it in horror and awe. Their fate is being decided outside their control.
I don’t think they will follow the book. Because the fights aren’t as detailed as the show makes them. Damon jumps off caraxes and stabs Amond in the other eye witch I thought was badass and ironic
I don't know her. I've never seen the show. But I'm on her side. She gave it everything, knowing the inevitable. Knowing the other dragon is much more bigger and died like a true boss. She gave me Olena Tyrell vibe. ❤❤❤
@@cuccooverlord9812 Yeah, that coronation scene was absolute bull. There's absolutely no way to justify it. Glad to know that it wasn't in the books (= not a decision made by GRR Martin the creator).
yeah honestly the best shot yet. the soldiers stopping their attack because of what they are witnessing, and the beautiful fight between the dragons is *chefs kiss*
She knew her chances were slim, but that’s not what she strapped in for. She strapped in for the upside down attack/grab. Same reason meleys dipped her grappling foot into the water.
It's well known that numbers often prevail over power. With five dragons on Rhaenyra's side, along with the other dragons from Dragonstone, she would easily defeat the Greens, who only have two dragons. If Rhaenyra launched a severe attack plan using all her dragons simultaneously, she would win easily in couple of days.
Most dragons on the black side would not be able to fight Vhagar even together. Only a few would be able to threaten Aemond. If Rhaenyra did this, she would probably lose too much. This is simply not a wise move.
@@Kubu1917 Vhagar is double size of caraxes, so if we got the scenario of vahgar vs caraxes, meleys and syrax, the three will be larger than him, deamon, Rhaenyra and Rhaenys all have more experience in dragon riding than aemond. Aemond and Vhagar nearly have 0% chance to win over that trio, the three dragons is nearly the same size. And king aegon ll dragon sunfyre is very very small, rhynera have another dragons that can finish him easily that's include moon dancer, vermax and arax. Beside the 3 wild dragons on dragon stone that rhaenyra can find riders for them, with all of that rhaenyra can win 100%.
@@josecarioca8785 It's three dreamfyre cannot be included because helaena targaryen the mad dreamer is not a warrior and cannot fight with a dragon, and prince daeron lives in old town with his dragon even if we included him it will be 6 to rhynera and 3 to greens beside the wild dragons that rhynera can find riders for them.
@@youssefsaleh8480 Syrax and Rhaenyra would be useless against Aemond and Vhagar. Rhaenyra and Syrax did practically nothing during the war and are not even half as good at fighting as Aemond with his dragon. They would probably be a priority target for attack and would be killed in minutes. It would make more sense to send only Daemon and Rhaenys against Aemond, but then Rhaenyra would be left with weakened protection (and I remind you that the main goal of the blacks is to put Rhaenyra on the throne). The Blacks also have Vermithor, and he would be much better against Vhagar, but without a rider, it makes no sense to send him against Vhagar. Only Daemon is capable of threatening Aemond in any way.
I still can’t bare to watch this whole scene even though it was great. Watching sunfyre get maimed and then Meleys looking back at Rhaenys is so gut wrenching.
Nobody is mentioning how strong Vhagar is; during her attack on Meley, she lifted her into the air, adding more weight, and bit Meley's neck till she passed away. Even though we despise her, she is one of the three mythical dragons and the strongest to have ever existed in Westeros.
Rhaenys' only mistake is not attacking immediately after Vhagar hit the ground and Aemond was exposed on her back. Taking to the sky and circling back is the error, not choosing to attack at all. (Her character is a brave, honor-culture warrior, after all.)
It’s more a mistake on the writing front imo, she only made that mistake because the plot demanded that Rhaenys die there. In the books Rhaenys has to fight Sunfyre and Vhagar at the same time which makes her death more believable
Raneys went back because she wanted to prove her self she wanted to injure vhagar atleast so that it have the blacks more advantage to march on kings landing with the largest dragon hurt badly! Also u can tell she thinks she won’t survive it in parts and I don’t think she planned to survive the battle anyway she new what she was up against and there was the threat that vhagar could Turn up she ain’t stupid. She and meyleys thought so bravely and to the bitter end and died together the look meleys gave her was heartbreaking I will never forget this scene I think it was amazing but I’m so sad that there dead i loved them both as characters 😢😢😢😢😢
i also think that she was ready to die fighting that day. Thats why she came back to fight Vhagar and ended up being killed by a ridiculously surprise attack from a very big dragon.
Rhaenys should have pressed the attack once they had Vhagar on the ground. Letting up, and furthermore taking her eyes off Vhagar were such colossally stupid decisions that it almost breaks character. She had a chance to end the biggest asset the enemy had then and there.
On the ground, Meleys loses all of her advantage in agility and speed and can’t maneuver. Getting into a wrestling match with the strongest dragon in the world means death.
As a book reader, I was both sad and amused to see just how many fans that have only watched the show say Rhaenys became their favorite character in recent weeks. Sad because of how soon she and Meleys leaves us in the Dance. Amused because a lot of fans of this show also watched GoT and you would think to be careful on choosing favorites. This is in the same universe where absolutely no one is safe lol if you think this story has a happy ending then you haven't been paying attention.
Vhagar is THE ONLY dragon that is fully functional for The Greens. She has to be ruthless because The Greens are sooo overpowered & outnumbered by The Blacks who have Meleys, Caraxes and Syrax.
The Red Queen was one of the few dragons that could actually go up against Vhagar one on one. This was mainly because Melyes was the fastest dragon living at the time, she could outfly any of the other dragons, which meant she would be able to outmaneuver the larger and lumbering Vhagar
Interesting...on rewatch, it looks like Rhaenys had the upper hand for most of the encounter. If only she had simply finished them when they were knocked onto the ground...
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You can hear it in her voice when she orders Meleys to attack again. She knows she won't survive and she flies willingly. My absolute favorite moment. She was never crowned Queen but she absolutely is The Queen in this moment.
She was brave but stupid... When you dont use your brain bravery becomes foolishnes... Aemond in a similar situation choose to not engage when he saw taking 3 dragons were unreasonable... real kings-queens know when to attack and when to fall back. She was no queen
she was a fool in the end! she knew 1 dragon did't have a chance against Vhagar! she waisted a dragon.
@@ausar3852 Totally agree.
@@juandavidson9111 George RR Martin said Meleys could have taken on Vhagar alone and won. It was unfortunate that Aegon decided to fly drunk. Also Meleys managed to get free from Vhagar and bring her down.
De acordo, porém não concordo com a forma que as duas morreram, mesmo assim foram foram guerreiras
Remember, when all those things happen, Daemon is still in his Silent hill playthrough
Lmaoo
sleeping getting high and hallucinating
Useless cow
Yeah, but that pitiful arc will soon end 😈
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Meleys looked at her like saying "Sorry, buddy. I think this is the end." 😥
yah i agree, when she breath twice with sound ,you can understand what she meant to say and Rhaenys reapond by looking at her with lots of meaning,like Yes its theend,thankyou ,good job etc😢
exactly , brought tears in my eyes
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Yep and when Rhaynes lets go of her saddle handles and accepts her fate. Ugh tear jerker man
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She had a Thanos type death. No crying, No panic, No anger. She just accepted it. “I lost”
I think she didn't really have any emotions left inside of her, and that's why she turned around even after having killed sunfyre, because she didn't have an intention of coming back alive... which was kind of unfair to Meleys but :/
@@severussnapeytp715 Do you think Rhaenys was just tired of war? She looked drained from everything. She had already suffered a couple of heavy loses in her life. Poor Meleys was badly wounded I honestly thought she would fly away after shooting down sunfyre
@@BlahKDubstep Definitely think she was drained, she lost many kids, she keeps fighting someone else's war, she never got to be queen, and Rhaenys doesn't seem like a bad person, maybe flawed but not bad, I don't think she enjoys killing so I think everything was becoming too much for her, that plus I think seeing Meleys die right in front of her eyes probably made her feel such sadness and guilt she probably felt so calm because she thought she could at least die as a rider and alongside her dragon. I think even if she lived she knew she wouldn't enjoy life anymore knowing she is basically the reason for Meleys' death.
@@severussnapeytp715 Im pretty sure that sunfyre is alive, but heavy wounded
Cringe
Nothing beats old age and treachery Vhagar has survived a 100 battles. Old girl survived via cunning. Like the old saying goes, 'Fear the old man in a profession where men die young."
Well, cunning certainly plays a part. I have to think that Vhagar's size also played a role.
Caraxes disagrees.
@@cold8236 true, size only goes so far and considering where the battle will be held, she has no way to do any surprise attacks.
@@cold8236 Caraxes are also battle harden dragon. it was Rheanys father, Aemon dragon that join war with Vermithor and vhagar. Dragon keeper mention he was the most ferocious and aggressive dragon even at the young ages. Bonded with Daemon whom are also similar in attitude and experienced veteran of many battle, you got recipe of Disaster.
@@cold8236 Some of you talk about Caraxes being Vhagar's ender as if Caraxes himself didn't die from the wounds inflicted by... Vhagar 😂😂 Like the book makes it clear that Vhagar died from the fall not because Caraxes killed her.
Writers: How many surprise attacks do you want?
Vhagar: Yes
Theres only been 2, one of which made complete sense because vhagar came from the clouds
Writers: How many scenes that weren't in the books do y'all want so that Rhaenyra looks better?
Team Black: yes.
@@ulisesaranda6987what do you want them to do, write Rhaenyra off the show?
@@ulisesaranda6987 Basically every scene in the show has been made up since the book is literally just paragraphs reciting the history. I never understand why people complain about this. Literally EVERY character has been made more sympathetic and complex on the show compared to the book because that's the same as how it is with real history. You typically see the people from history as very black and white because you don't have context.
Facts lmao
Meleys was saying she was sorry. :( This scene breaks my heart.
Honestly Vhagar is carrying the greens so hard, no wonder she is “slow” xDxD it’s basically vhagar vs the blacks XD
It's basically Aemond and Vhagar vs Daemon and Caraxes now. Everyone else is useless.
@@ulisesaranda6987 Forgot about Bronze Fury?
@@Frenki94 he is not with blacks yet. And will not be with blacks for long😂
@@АхмедГамильтон-р9м True, true. 😅
@@ulisesaranda6987I'd say criston and larys' plans either work or come close to working.
I literally cried when Rhaenys and Meleys looked each other. RIP The Queen who never was
Ugly cried the whole time begging her to stop 😔
No matter how many times I watch its always this bit that gets to me!
I just rewatched it and can’t believe how emotional I get watching Meleys looks at Rhaenys as the light fades from her eyes. Makes me want to grab my dog. 😢
Why? She literally does nothing the whole show but kill innocent small folk and give bad advice
She were soo happy while crushing Aegon s little dragons neck. It was soo satisfying to see her smirk fade in to darkness
i think rhaenys never expected to win against aemond, never expected to live if meleys fell. when she clipped in and tightened down her safety belt, that was her preparing to go down with her dragon.
Yep ❤❤❤❤
No it was for the upside down attack. Rhaenys was trying to win, she wasn't a martyr she was a warrior
Arrogant Queen thought she could kill Aemond in a 1vs1
@@ausar3852that arrogant Queen was raised and trusted by King Jaehaerys. Virgin Aemond is nothing but a kin slayer.
@@ausar3852How is that arrogant? She’s literally correct, she could. She took him head on on purpose. She wasn’t expecting him to be a little snake and sneak up on her after eating dirt like a sore loser. The author himself stated Meleys could take on Vaghar. Are you dense.
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@@foxyboop4164she wasn’t black girl….
She died like an idiot. Leaving a grounded Vhagar alone instead of trying to permanently cripple her has got to be one of,the worst decisions made by any character in the series.
@GameofCronies prolly has a dragon
@GameofCronies He's not wrong, she stupidly went back to attack the far larger dragon after getting a win by critically injuring sunfyre. I have no sympathy cos she got herself and her dragon killed for nothing.
Vhagar rampaging through the battlefield squishing people is terrifying. Probably been quite a while since something forced her down. Its like oh, now she is really mad!
I do love how the battle below basically stops as the dragons fight. Its both spectacle and terror as these great beastly warmachines duke it out over head.
Quite the tragedy. Vhagar and Meleys once belonged to Prince Baelon and his wife Alyssa(parents to Viserys and Daemon). The dragons spent quite the time together because of the couple.
Edit: I am here to say that they ruined the best girl Alyssa as well.
Same case with caraxes bot aemon and baelon and daemon and laena
😢😢😢
She should have listen Daemon. They would take down Vaghar.
@@MirjanaZivkovic-qt5sc I must say Deamon is right in many cases. He was ready and quick to act, he was postponed to take action because of Rhynera. He keep enforcing to head herenhall and raise banners way before Coles plan.
Also that plan with both dragons is guarantee win. Only problem, it would be risky in kings landing with all the scorpions around.
Do dragons fell love and develop relationships to each other? Ifs thats true...could dragon choose not to figth?
1:37 is the best depiction of Vhagar's scale that we've ever gotten.
When she told Meleys to attack, she knew she was dead, they made you think Daemon was foolish for ordering her around saying come with me to kill Vhagar, but he was right
I agree but then the war would never have started the Greens would sue for peace for sure if they lost Vhagar
Not foolish at all, together they would've slaughtered Vhagar.
Maybe she could've injured one dragon critically by getting lucky, but those two combined could've taken out any single dragon in the franchise.
Of course he was right. Out of all the people the Blacks had, Daemon and Caraxes is the only one who was battle tested.
Meyles and Rheanya may have been riders together longer, but they were battle hardened warriors.
She loved her dragon so much she didn’t even fight it. Of all the dragon riders she bonded the most with her dragon.
Wait until you see the end of Daemon and Caraxes. This generation got one of the best dragonriders Westeros has ever seen.
Aegon II and Sunfyre were definitely closer.
Not like she could parachute out of there lol... She just accepted she is dead dont make it over dramatic
@@ausar3852 she could’ve attempted to move her falling position, put Meylys below her to absorb the impact, try to yes unhook herself and land in the trees. Fighting it doesn’t mean beating it.
Sad its was her daughter s Dragon to begin with image if her grand daughter got it frist!
The music in this scene, especially at 0:46 with the shot of the two dragons converging, is SO incredible. One of my favorite scores of this show so far.
Vhagar is so terrifying, she is gigantic but somehow is stealthier than most dragons.
That's called plot convenience. The Big Dragon is stealthy not cuz it makes any sense, but because the plot requires it to be.
It kind of makes sense, since she's so big and slow she has no chance at chasing down a fleeing enemy so it's more convenient to ambush
@@billiejeanslover8929perhaps you should try to hide the biggest imaginable green plane in the open sky and then revisit your comment.
@@CatharticSense -🤓
@@CatharticSenseshe doesn’t hide in the open sky she hid in the canyon under Rook’s Rest😂 perhaps you should revaluate
Rhaenys saying goodbye to Corlys by touching the sea with Meleys
That is a great thought. Hadn't considered that.
She was cleaning her claws
@@DavidDavid-qt2ti 😂😂😂 could be
That's beautiful 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Creo que no, creo que es algo que Meleys hace deliberadamente para que la pata resbale y poder soltarse de Vhagar antes de impactar contra el suelo. Meleys es un dragón de guerra y esto es un detalle de su estrategia.
She has complete control over Meleys, unlike the other dragonriders where the dragons are sometimes corrected or push their own will. You can see that this is a real bond and that Meleys trusts Rhaenys. 🖤
Yeah it or died for it.
Daemon’s bond with Caraxes is even greater. He never needs to tell the Blood Wyrm what to do. Caraxes knows and does it willingly because he’s just as nuts as Daemon.
Soon as I saw the castle looming, all i thought was "Yep. Aemond about to pull the Lucerys Tactic again.."
And he did...again.
Iv been thinking on this, and the question of how to get close to a smaller, faster dragon with a flying city… if your above them they can see you, everything and everyone can see you. so using the clouds/smoke and coming up to attack is possibly the only way to close the distance?
@@Disco__YT its a sound strategy for sure. Power house war dragon like Vhagar can't rely on aerial attacks cause he'll be seen a literal mile away.
I was caught off guard because logic would say she is too large to sneak over behind a small castle & Rhaenys not notice. But they keep playing musical chairs with episode directors 🤷♀️
@@Disco__YTThey explain that in the books and it os cannon im the series. Meleys is fast but fierce). She would scape the jaws and fire of vaghar because vaghar is huge and slow.
And Rhaenys fastening herself on the sattle is also foreshadowing how Daemon will fight her, as he has flown with Vhagar often and probably knows this tactic very well.
At 1:52 you can tell that her leg is broken just by the way her leg is hanging I think that when vhagar grabbed her the sheer force of the pull may have injured her leg
Only thing is it was meles herself who grabbed vhagars toe and held on. Its why she was able to fly off before hitting the ground because she was in control. It's possible she pulled some muscles or ligaments during the struggle tho
That last gaze of Meleys was like "Girl, what's going to happen to you if I die... sorry girl"
I can read that some people say it doesn't make sense that Rhaenys went back twice after having the opportunity to fly away. The thing is no matter what would make the most strategic sense in those moments doesn't matter. In season 1, she could have ended the war before it started back at Aegon II's coronation. She didn't and Luke died after that because of Vhagar/Aemond. In this episode, she had the opportunity to end the war again and this time she didn't hold back. She died, yes. But Meleys had the advantage on Vhagar, and that gave her even more reason to die trying. And again, Vhagar killed her grandson. So of course it makes sense that she didn't flee the battle.
He was not her grandson.
@@ZaferGazoz-1996Not biologically, but she and Corlys treated him/them like that. Laenor brought them up as his own kids until he left. There is really no indication that Rhaenys and Corlys did not love those boys with all their heart. Only resentment from Corlys' brother Vaemond - or whatever his name was.
@@jegusi7 Laenor didn't leave. He was killed. Book is the canon. Not the show.
@@ZaferGazoz-1996 book isnt the canon. book is just a history book that written by masters. which is not canon.
@@EnesCalskan-ml2mk ''history book that written by masters''. Thx for proving my point.
My soul is lost..
That was the most beautiful scene.
Such drama and feelings together.
I didn't need words to know that they were saying goodbye to each other when they looked at each other 💔
Mayles served and fought for her rider and friend to the bitter end. What an honorable way to go out, both of them. Warriors.
The way I cried for a fictional character & her dragon!! This episode was so well done!!! 😭😭😭
When she attaches herself to Meleys 🥺 says “I follow you, wherever this decision takes us. We go together.” 😭
So intense. Beautifully shot. What a show.
Never underestimate an old veteran war dragon, Meley maybe the fastest targeryan dragon but she doesn't have much experience in war unlike Vhagar who already use to it she has advantage not because of her size but her experience, i dunno why everyone is telling vhagar cheated using stealthy attack, bruh it's part of her nature she is a killing machine a predator.
Meleys didn't do too bad either she badly injured Sunfyre and managed to take Vhagar out of the sky with no injury's to herself or Rhaenys but Vhagar sneaked up on her and got the advantage.
@@wickedwitchoftheeast88 Wrong. Meleys got away but with new holes in her wings and a a mangled leg. She was also flying very slow and not high enough, that’s the only reason Vhagar was able to get her.
She's a handfed pet that's been used on open fields to burn ground troops.
She has zero experience hunting, let alone other dragons. The show ridiculed Meleys with the decision to change the fight.
@@NtoTheMshe wasn't a pet read the books Meleys was a war dragon not as experienced as Vhagar but a fighter none the less. The show did Meleys justice in that it actually showed what the book mentioned but never happened... one on one Meleys stood a chance of taking on Vhagar. Meleys and Rhaenys were tactful it was thought out... until the end where you knowing staying out of blindspots didn't end well. Also if Meleys had of surprised attacked Vhagar from above instead of Rhaenys being noble and taking Daemon the outcome would of been so different.
Love the scene, but it irks me that Vhagar not only managed to hide, but also close the distance that fast without Rhaenys knowing. Top it off by the fact that she flew incredibly close to the only possible thing that could be concealing Vhagar. Maybe a small nitpick, but it makes rewatches a bit less satisfying. I’d have preferred Meleys going back to grab at Vhagar again and Vhagar just managing to close around her neck.
Yeah it doesnt make sense at all, vhagar went to the ground while rhaenys was still in the air, like what was she looking at when not at the only thing threatening her, how can you lose sight of the dragon when it needs to take off on a huge open space
@@jorgbrunner6530EXACTLY
Not nitpicking at all. You’re absolutely right.
@@jorgbrunner6530 Exactly. It makes absolutely no sense at all. Very poor writing. Not only did it not comport to logic when considering the basic fundamentals of battle, they had already recycled this idea in the previous season, making it uneventful. Though Rhaeynes was far more experienced than Aemond in battle, to not flagrantly lose sight of an explicitly conspicuous opponent, regardless of experience, an enormous opponent like vhagar simply doesn't have the privilege of sneak attacks on their side - unless their hiding in the clouds with the benefit of night on their side like last season - as their sheer size disqualifies them from that benefit. There's no way a slow, old, enormous dragon can discreetly yet rapidly advance on a smaller opponent without their knowledge. Makes no complete sense.
Couldn't make girlboss Rhaenys just lose outright, so had to make it a sneak attack.
Meleys: "We were sisters once...."
Vhagar: "Once... no longer."
For such a big dragon Vhagar is a sneaky scamp
Experience.
People don’t understand Aerial combat. This was a dogfight and they had already engaged. It’s no so much he was sneaky, Rhaenys made the rookie error of losing sight of her bandit and showed bad awareness of her surroundings. Aemond had better awareness and used his surroundings to his advantage, hence he was the superior pilot. It’s exactly what can and does happen in modern aviation
@@mori1bund Insulting writing.
@@whokilledjr3719 No its a coward attack .
@@johny7643 cope and seeth
This scene is so impactful to me. I love Rhaenys’s character and had so much respect for her honor and grace.
“I won’t leave Meleys.”
0:40 Absolutely love the shot of the two dragons flying against each other in the perspective of the soldiers down on the ground.
Just imagine seeing that.
The thing is she could run. Not once but even twice. She knew her chances of winning were close to zero, but she was a warrior, a fearless dragon rider, loyal to her queen and she would have made a great queen herself if fate had not been so cruel. Rip the Queen who never was
Aemond looks stunned that Rhaenys came back to fight
She's a dragon rider, a warrior. She knows that very well. Of course she'd go back.
The fact that Meleys didn’t crash on the ground and flew away so fast is crazy
Rhaenys didn’t die from the fall/impact, her heart died the moment she saw meleys eyes go out 😭
Shot at 0:47 is my favorite cant believe how massive vhagar is
0:25 When Meleys came back from side of castle and sea for fight i think Aemond noticed that place is good to sudden attack for vhagar (sorry that my bad eng)
This is a beautiful scene and will be remembered. There is a dreamlike quality to it, the men on the ground are like the dreamer unable to affect the spectacular that is taking place above them only to witness it in horror and awe. Their fate is being decided outside their control.
those people watching from below witnessing two dragons clashed at the sky must've been majestically in awed.
1:10 is probably the best shot in the season
Best scene of the season. Loved watching Aemond and Vhagar doing their thing
That last shot of Aemond is *chef’s kiss*
they had to give us some eye candy after destroying our souls
I can’t wait for Daemon vs Aemond!!!
I don’t think they will follow the book. Because the fights aren’t as detailed as the show makes them. Damon jumps off caraxes and stabs Amond in the other eye witch I thought was badass and ironic
@@trevormynatt3466who knows? They are actually following some things, but not others.
they will follow this one. It's one of the most important fights in the book and a culmination of the rivalry between the two.
@@trevormynatt3466That’s one of those things that you just can’t change imo. Too badass. But Daemon surviving is something stupid imo.
I don't know her. I've never seen the show. But I'm on her side. She gave it everything, knowing the inevitable. Knowing the other dragon is much more bigger and died like a true boss.
She gave me Olena Tyrell vibe. ❤❤❤
You should check out Ovik6280's tribute to Rhaenys if you want to see her story.
Nah thanks to some female writers, her character was lessened in the Aegon coronation.
@@cuccooverlord9812 Yeah, that coronation scene was absolute bull. There's absolutely no way to justify it.
Glad to know that it wasn't in the books (= not a decision made by GRR Martin the creator).
I was literally screaming “RUN PLEASE RUN” at this point 😢
0:25 Rhaneys/Meleys subtle way of bidding Corlys goodbye 😢
Rest in p*ss & 💩 To Rhaenys Old Ahh
Vhagar is massive but has managed multiple sneak attacks. Makes her even more terrifying.
Meleys should have immediately ripped Aemond right off Vhagar's back as soon as they hit the ground at 1:28 instead of flying away.
Vhagar is an old and massive fighter. She has developed hunting strategies to substitute its lack of agility. Old lions and wolves do the same.
1:10 best scene in the show so far
yeah honestly the best shot yet. the soldiers stopping their attack because of what they are witnessing, and the beautiful fight between the dragons is *chefs kiss*
The way Vaghar just gently lets go of her neck pisses me off SOOOOOOOOO bad.
I liked it
@@businessfssai9015eugh
Vagar will die soon too.
@@edoardofichera306lol not this season and even then she kills…😂
Vhagar grabbed her neck so hard when she suprised melys. It was like a rottweiler grabbing a fox by the neck and shaking it.
One of the best scenes of any shows ever made
God, that look Meleys gives her is heartbreaking.
That last look from Rhaenys. She's about to die, and she knows it. There's nothing she can do to stop it, so she accepts it.
What doubles the pain is Rhaenys fighting a dragon that belonged to her daughter...
0:24 A farewell to Corlys from Rheanys and the desire to feel the ocean against her scales for the last time for Meleys.
2:53 those guys got launched 😂😂😂
Never noticed that! 😭😭
I love how Rhae tightened her belt and clipped it. She knew she wasn't gonna win, and she decided that she would go down with meleys.
She knew her chances were slim, but that’s not what she strapped in for. She strapped in for the upside down attack/grab. Same reason meleys dipped her grappling foot into the water.
It's well known that numbers often prevail over power. With five dragons on Rhaenyra's side, along with the other dragons from Dragonstone, she would easily defeat the Greens, who only have two dragons. If Rhaenyra launched a severe attack plan using all her dragons simultaneously, she would win easily in couple of days.
Most dragons on the black side would not be able to fight Vhagar even together. Only a few would be able to threaten Aemond. If Rhaenyra did this, she would probably lose too much. This is simply not a wise move.
@@Kubu1917 Vhagar is double size of caraxes, so if we got the scenario of vahgar vs caraxes, meleys and syrax, the three will be larger than him, deamon, Rhaenyra and Rhaenys all have more experience in dragon riding than aemond.
Aemond and Vhagar nearly have 0% chance to win over that trio, the three dragons is nearly the same size.
And king aegon ll dragon sunfyre is very very small, rhynera have another dragons that can finish him easily that's include moon dancer, vermax and arax.
Beside the 3 wild dragons on dragon stone that rhaenyra can find riders for them, with all of that rhaenyra can win 100%.
The Greens have 4 dragons though: Vhagar, Sunfyre, Dreamfyre and Tessarion. I'm really excited to see Daeron and Tessarion especially, great duo.
@@josecarioca8785
It's three dreamfyre cannot be included because helaena targaryen the mad dreamer is not a warrior and cannot fight with a dragon, and prince daeron lives in old town with his dragon even if we included him it will be 6 to rhynera and 3 to greens beside the wild dragons that rhynera can find riders for them.
@@youssefsaleh8480 Syrax and Rhaenyra would be useless against Aemond and Vhagar. Rhaenyra and Syrax did practically nothing during the war and are not even half as good at fighting as Aemond with his dragon. They would probably be a priority target for attack and would be killed in minutes. It would make more sense to send only Daemon and Rhaenys against Aemond, but then Rhaenyra would be left with weakened protection (and I remind you that the main goal of the blacks is to put Rhaenyra on the throne). The Blacks also have Vermithor, and he would be much better against Vhagar, but without a rider, it makes no sense to send him against Vhagar. Only Daemon is capable of threatening Aemond in any way.
I still can’t bare to watch this whole scene even though it was great. Watching sunfyre get maimed and then Meleys looking back at Rhaenys is so gut wrenching.
I cannot wait to see what’s about to come for Aemond.
I can't wait to see Ceraxes and the old beast face off
I saw this scene 5 times and i cried 5 times.. RIP princess
when they both look at each other and they knew they were going to die 💔💔💔💔💔💔
2:41 POV: its Monday
The music makes it hit so much harder
*"Then the storm broke, and the dragons danced."*
I really want to see: Caraxes vs Vhagar 😣
Nobody is mentioning how strong Vhagar is; during her attack on Meley, she lifted her into the air, adding more weight, and bit Meley's neck till she passed away. Even though we despise her, she is one of the three mythical dragons and the strongest to have ever existed in Westeros.
Rhaenys & Meleys - I will miss them 💔
Attack , Meleys
The way I saw her in that scene, I thought to myself, 'She would have been made a fine queen.'
Long live the Queen who never was.
She was the best character House of Dragons
This episode, this scene, this moment is just too intense for me 😫
Vhagar was called the biggest dragon, but she was very excellent in hiding!
It's sad how Melys looked at Rhaenys before she us gone like "I'm sorry"
Rhaenys' only mistake is not attacking immediately after Vhagar hit the ground and Aemond was exposed on her back. Taking to the sky and circling back is the error, not choosing to attack at all. (Her character is a brave, honor-culture warrior, after all.)
It’s more a mistake on the writing front imo, she only made that mistake because the plot demanded that Rhaenys die there. In the books Rhaenys has to fight Sunfyre and Vhagar at the same time which makes her death more believable
@@somm150 100% writing mistake as well as vhagar coming in for another sneak attack
The ONLY dragon fight we got in a show about dragon fights
It's not a show "about Dragon fights" that's just what some people want it to be
Blame GRRM for writing the book like that lol. The dragon fights will be coming later on
Raneys went back because she wanted to prove her self she wanted to injure vhagar atleast so that it have the blacks more advantage to march on kings landing with the largest dragon hurt badly! Also u can tell she thinks she won’t survive it in parts and I don’t think she planned to survive the battle anyway she new what she was up against and there was the threat that vhagar could
Turn up she ain’t stupid. She and meyleys thought so bravely and to the bitter end and died together the look meleys gave her was heartbreaking I will never forget this scene I think it was amazing but I’m so sad that there dead i loved them both as characters 😢😢😢😢😢
i also think that she was ready to die fighting that day. Thats why she came back to fight Vhagar and ended up being killed by a ridiculously surprise attack from a very big dragon.
Rhaenys should have pressed the attack once they had Vhagar on the ground. Letting up, and furthermore taking her eyes off Vhagar were such colossally stupid decisions that it almost breaks character. She had a chance to end the biggest asset the enemy had then and there.
On the ground, Meleys loses all of her advantage in agility and speed and can’t maneuver. Getting into a wrestling match with the strongest dragon in the world means death.
@Adsper2000 What they mean is have Meleys fry Aemond while he's on the ground and distracted. Fly back around, dive bomb and fry him.
As a book reader, I was both sad and amused to see just how many fans that have only watched the show say Rhaenys became their favorite character in recent weeks. Sad because of how soon she and Meleys leaves us in the Dance. Amused because a lot of fans of this show also watched GoT and you would think to be careful on choosing favorites. This is in the same universe where absolutely no one is safe lol if you think this story has a happy ending then you haven't been paying attention.
Why do people like Rhaenys she should have black hair
Crispin Cole seems remarkably uncrispy
But it litteraly is a happy ending. The so called good side wins and all members of the bad side lose
@@tyfoparalax8894 There is no good side
@tyfoparalax8894 no one wins 😅..... there children marry and rule together
One of the most badass scene in all HOTD.
Vhagar is THE ONLY dragon that is fully functional for The Greens. She has to be ruthless because The Greens are sooo overpowered & outnumbered by The Blacks who have Meleys, Caraxes and Syrax.
well they don’t have meleys anymore do they
The Red Queen was one of the few dragons that could actually go up against Vhagar one on one. This was mainly because Melyes was the fastest dragon living at the time, she could outfly any of the other dragons, which meant she would be able to outmaneuver the larger and lumbering Vhagar
Interesting...on rewatch, it looks like Rhaenys had the upper hand for most of the encounter. If only she had simply finished them when they were knocked onto the ground...
Pulled on the heart strings this scene, been a while since a film / series made me nearly tear up
I’ve never hated a character as much as Aemond
No one talks about how Vhagar was Baelon's dragon and Meleys was Alyssa's.... and Caraxes was Aemon's. That's just sad.
Targyrians thought that they are so powerful with dragons but they became so proud of them and that led to their own destruction
Vhagar - the biggest sneaking ninja dragon in the world during that time.
Now imagine had she gone with Damien and they had gone after them together.
Granny Vhagar survived 100 of battles until Caraxes arrived😈 My boy Caraxes Mf half of her size still destroyed her
The Blood wyrm