House of the Dragon Review (Episode 1) (Spoilers)
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What I liked the most about this episode is that we never see Matt Smith make the toast to "The heir for a day". I wouldn't put it past Hightower that it was a sincere, somber toast that he then manipulated into something more malicious.
Exactly my thoughts. He’s a shades-of-grey character, but his love for his family is never really in doubt. He was extremely somber at the funeral.
No he's a total sockcucker
Exactly! They show LOTS of gore and brutality, but then shy away with an "heir for a day!" line. This literally means Daemon doesn't mean it in a demeaning way. He has always been blunt, he said they just grieve differently, and it's true cuz he is a different person. He likes to fck and see people fcking, so that's what he did to take out his stress. He also did it when he was reprimanded with his City Watch actions, he went to Street of Silk to fck. The whores and his Gold Cloaks just see it as their absolute win cuz their fave person, who spends time with them like they are his equal, will be an heir.
Also, I don't even know why Viserys ranted Daemon wasn't grieving by his side or Rhaenyra's when he did not even talk to this daughter after Aemma's funeral. He's beaming with hypocrisy.
In the book its not necessarily him mocking the baby. More like stsking his claim. Also its from otto who obviously hates him. So its never said of he did it in a bad way. And the show, shows him sad before he gives his toast. Like he was honoring his nephew. Also a fun fact is that he does love this brother. As kids they were really close and its y viscerys loves him so much. B fun going forward
Well, the story is supposed to be written by the Maesters so they could be embellishing. Daemon didnt deny he said it.
We are back folks.
@@sergiomendoza4850 I was referring to how the video got taken down due to copyright then put back up but okay
We are black folks
Twice lol
You were away… (?) 🤔
@@gregbors8364 video got taken down for a bit
I expected Matt Smith to be good and of course he was but the performances across the board surprised me. Paddy Considine was the standout for me but also Milly Alcock was excellent which I wasn't expecting. I agree the show felt connected but different to GOT. Very solid opener.
I had heard a lot about Milly Alcock being good in the first episode, so maybe my expectations were a bit too high... but she was nothing special in this first episode, imo. I was a little underwhelmed. But not disappointed. Hopefully she really steps it up in later episodes. Paddy Considine was fantastic though, and Matt Smith was pretty damn good too. I also think the actress that plays the older Alicent Hightower will be really good.
Completely agree ,the nailed the casting here. I was completely transported. Loved it
Well Said!
Milly is so sexy
Paddy Considine always gives an A+ performance, but damn, this is his finest, and it's only one episode.
Wasn’t it just so nice to be back in Westeros? I was throughly impressed by the set designer capturing this time period so well.
This is how I felt. I loved this first episode.
I first started listening to you guys back when GoT was coming out. I’ve continued to listen and watch a lot of your videos since. But it’s nice to be back where we started!
Same! 6 years now and look forward to reviews and podcasts.
Same!!!
Also, the absence of Starbucks cups helped sell the more archaic feel to the setting.
It wasn’t a Starbucks cup. :D
Starbucks cup was the least of that seasons problems
Starbucks gets $90 million in free marketing because of a cup that came from the tea wagon parked outside the set.
Starbucks was my favorite character
(maybe that was a different show… oh, right, it was “Battlestar Galactica”)
They really left the whole "heir for a day" situation very open though, Daemon seemed to be grieving for his brothers situation ever since the funaral and seemed sort of sad when he was confronted about it. Makes you wonder how exactly he said it and in what context.
I like that they left it intentionally ambiguous. He probably said something like “although he was only heir for a day, we toast to him” but it got twisted out of context by Otto and Daemon knew there was no way to explain the context to his grieving brother without looking like he’s just making insensitive excuses. Such a sad scene.
@@kiera_rdh6697 Otto Hightower, a most accomplished gossip magazine journalist.
Well he came back and sat in the Throne and said he was still going to be his brothers heir before the birth. So clearly he was worried that he might not get it hence the first scene in the brothel but he was hoping his brother’s baby was a girl or died clearly
Whatever it was. Otto played in how his character is. He made himself easily victim of a situation like this. I think Otto is a figure like little Finger if he is comparable to someone.
Something I loved to see was callbacks in the costuming to how Dany was styled in the later seasons, once she was more established as a dragon rider. Rhaenyra’s outfit during the funeral pyre was a great echo of the silhouette Dany seems to prefer. And her riding outfit in the opening had some awesome dragon scale detailing reminiscent of Dany
It's where Daenarys inheritently got that from. These Targaryens are closer to the true way of them than Daenarys, but she still inheritently has the class they hold.
Haven't really interacted with your channel since GOT ended...but weirdly felt nostalgic hearing y'all talk about Westeros. Glad to be back
Somehow they made Viserys into an awesome character, paddy is killing it so far
he's such an underrated actor. And thoroughly nailed a southern American accent in "The Outsider"
@@kevinw712 He was so good that when I saw he was playing a King in a medieval inspired fantasy show based on European royalty, I was initially disappointed. I thought "why did they get some dude from the Southern United States to play a King on HOT D"? He was that convincing. Such a fantastic actor.
@@AdoreYouInAshXI he isn't. He's English born with Irish descent, and he is a phenomenal actor. He was in Peaky Blinders too.
@@aegonbreakspear9102 Yeah, I know that now lol.
@@aegonbreakspear9102 ye mongrel ye
The opening scene with Ramin’s score over the dragon ride just immediately put me back in the world of GoT and the sheer aw I have for the depth of this world.
If every episode packs as much of a punch as this one did, we’re in for one hell of a show
The scene of the tourney and Aema’s c-section/death was disturbing and difficult to watch, but it really served an important purpose. It showed us the grittiness and horror of this world. Also Aema telling her daughter they essentially are only royal wombs and that the birthing bed is their battlefield. They showed us exactly what that battlefield looks like. Gruesome but such a powerful intro to this world
Lol, if that was difficult for you then you may never make it through the entire show.
@@AdoreYouInAshXI That was up there with Shireen’s burning. Both great scenes but when it involves kids just gets under my skin 🤷🏼♂️
@@Hay-sb5lz Well... good luck lol.
I literally fast forwarded through it. The worst was what he didn't even tell her!!!
Probably not the show for you.... that was nothing
If they keep up this level of performance, the acting will be on par with the early seasons of GOT. This cast seems great. If they can keep the plot holes closed and stay close to the source material We have a good thing going here. My biggest fear is that it will never live up to the blockbuster numbers GOT did and we may lose out toward the end if the money isn’t rolling in.
The series premiere hit record numbers for HBO, let's hope it stays good because people will watch. The series premiere proved that
The source material is pretty thin.
@@jayc5373 as long as they don't let D&D write it
@@LawrenceArnell - for sure.
@@jayc5373 There is very little dialog in Fire and Blood, and what Dialogue is quoted is pretty cringe. It sounds more like American middle schoolers than medieval nobles being recorded by professional scribes.
Matt Smith speaking high Valyrian is pure perfection.
There's alot of nerd commentary not worth hearing on youtube but I very much enjoy how your exploration of topics is so genuine
Boys. I’ve been waiting on this podcast since the show was announced. Let’s gooo.
Been waiting for this review since the episode dropped last night! ❤️🔥
I think it’s also important to note that GRRM made reference to the Targs having this prophecy BEFORE S8 happened on the show. It has been floating around the fandom for years
Solid review boys. I hope you guys go in-depth into the reveal at the end during the spoilers discussion. It's something that at least partially comes from George (the Aegon dream part), and some have theorized about it before. Really does change some things. Also makes you wonder about Rhaegar, the ToJ, the obvious similar "promise me", etc.
Yep
I appreciate the ambiguity about whether or not daemon said "heir for a day". In the book, as with everything else, it's unclear weather he actually did say that or whether Otto merely planted the rumor that he did and uses it as a way to have daemon sent away. In not letting us see whether he said it or not in the show, they get to keep the ambiguity intact
really liked the Gold Cloaks doing work and the Argument between Daemon and Viserys.
but man that Tournament was a Highlight,That POV of a Jouster was amazing.
did anybody notice that Daemon not only injured Otto Hightower's Heir,but then had Alicent Hightower give him her Favor in front of Her Father?
that's a Cold Move right there 😆
Also King Viserys by Paddy Constantine is on a whole new level compared to the Books.
Daemon sliding down the Joust Barrier after being hit is an amazing Visual.
Alicent's empathy for Viserys was very sweet.
Apparently if this is a success we will get the dunk and egg short stories. In the first one of those is probably the best tourney described in any of Martin's work. It's a 3day tournament that on the 3rd day ends in 7 v 7 melee (on foot weapon battle) called a trial by seven, and it's brutal as hell.
When Daemon almost got dismounted by Cole and did that "rail slide" while barely on the horse... That was awesome.
Nicely put
GRRM said Paddy played Viscerys better than he wrote Viscerys and that it’s rare he feels a character in the show is better than the books. He said paddy’s Viscerys is more interesting with more layers and empathy and he loved it.
Solid review. It was shot beautifully. Film grain and the color temperature made it its own while still looking like GOTs.
Great break down on character development.
Syrax has to be the coolest looking dragon in the GoT story so far. Can’t wait to see Vhagar 🐲⚔️
Appreciate you admitting you guys were in denial about the later seasons. Thank you so much, you got my subscription back.
Big fuckin facts, it really did make me feel like I was watching blind reviewers and I skipped a lot of videos because of it
dude I was about to comment the same exact thing lol
@@benl7057 honestly Nerd Soup has a hard time being negative period. They think The Last Jedi was a good film...
@@Captain_Insano_nomercy A lot better than the other channels bitching about "wokeness" all the time.
@@leonrobinson8180 I would take bitter truth over delusional positivity any day of the week and twice on Sunday. Don't piss in my face and say it's raining
Hope the algorithm remembers this is the premier GOT review channel
I liked it when he was spying on the council and smiled when he heard that he had no ambition for the thrown.
Was he smiling because his brother was right, or completely wrong. It’s wonderfully unclear.
I like that they do scenes like that, leaving it ambiguous for the viewers.
The scene where the king cut himself when he was sitting on the throne was the most interesting shot for me. It really highlights the weight of being a king. Also, it makes a link between his disease and his future death. You can clearly see that his weaknesses come from the fact he is becoming physically ill and mentally weak because of the pressure of having king duties. It was so well done.
I really enjoyed this first episode and I can not wait to see the others.
Really liked the music in that scene
Quite surreal that I started following you guys back when your channel just launched with Season 6 content, and now here we are beginning a new adventure!
I love all the political intrigue and machinations inside the Targaryen family. We’re going to see the family split, and ultimately fall.
Even from episode 1 we see a side of Westeros we didn’t really see in GoT and I’m excited to see where it takes us.
Will we see them fall though? It’s set 172 before Game of Thrones and Targaryen’s were in power up until around 20-30 years before that
@@Elcrisso1 the events of the show is called “The Dance of the Dragons”. The events of this civil war will spell the end of both heads of the Targaryen dynasties, and will lead to the extinction of dragons. The events here impact so much of what happens in GoT.
@@RangerHouston So there’s going to be time jumps?
@@Elcrisso1 yeah, right now Rhaenera is a young woman. There will be a time jump to her in her mid 20’s as Queen as the dance of the dragons continues.
I hope they don't shy away from the goriness and brutality, chopping of limbs, crushing heads etc. I love that kind of stuff and it's so nice to see it return on westeros.
Did you watch the first period?
you see a face get crushed by an axe
@@fuzzyhair321 yes i know, and a cock chopped off, and few hands, etc. What I mean is, I hope they keep it coming more and more and not just for this episode and never again.
@@PrincessLioness yes i know, and a cock chopped off, and few hands, etc. What I mean is, I hope they keep it coming more and more and not just for this episode and never again.
Kind of disturbing how much we love seeing fictional characters suffer gory deaths😂
Editing in the beginning was absolutely amazing and hilarious my dude! 😅👍😉
Cant wait to hear from Teddy! Glad you guys are back! loved your GoT vids from back in the day.
fucking quality first episode, every single thing i loved about Game Of Thrones was present here, and yes that’s including the weird incest, the nudity and the disgusting murder scenes, that’s Game Of Thrones baby.
Most anticipated review/reaction 🥳
Excited to re-visit this podcast! I used to listen to your episodes after each GOT episode, glad this universe is back. 🤩
This is the funniest thing I have seen in a long time. This intro is EVERYTHING! SO glad I blew that other podcast off for this. LOL
Which podcast?
@@TheCaesarion that other podcast
I enjoyed the premier, and look forward to watching this show, but I would love to see a series based around the Doom of Valyria and Aegon's conquest. I've always liked that story.
Excellent overview of the episode. It has been awhile since reading the book so your narrative helped to recall important events in this episode and what is to come. Thank you.
This was such a great review!!! I thoroughly enjoyed hearing your take, and I absolutely agree with you on everything. Woo hoo!!!
Why do u sound like a generic bot?
I’m just here to say that I’m stunned at the quality of this first episode. Everything action, acting, story, photography and visuals and music .
I’m glad you spent time on the Aemma scene, but the important person in that room isn’t Viserys making a decision. It’s the woman spending her last moments held down and cut open against her will. It’s her experience and POV we should focus on… both for the horror of it and the threat it poses for the protagonist and every other woman in that world.
Give it a rest. That’s totally missing what is going on in that scene. Try rewatching it without ur woke glasses on.
@@elaineleonard9526 the entire point of that scene is to highlight how women are disposed of to provide babies that don’t survive half the time. GRRM continuously uses that theme in his works. Sorry if it went over your head
I love how complicated all the characters are, especially Daemon. I also believe that Deamon 100% believed that he was going to be the next king and had his sights set on making Rhaenerya his queen. Honestly, Viserys should have just wed Rhaenerys to Daemon and crowned Daemon as his heir. In return, Daemon should have been the monster that Otto makes him out to be and poisoned Otto or set up his death in some way or another. It would have saved us a lot of trouble. But show must show...
Damn it’s only the first episode, let’s save the rewrites for after the seasons finished.
It's so good to be back! Been waiting for these videos for ages!! Bless y'all!
Finally a review that isn’t negative just because it’s become cool to hate.
Agreed. No click bait here. They did a good job.
ho ly fuck...
I used to watch you guys RELIGIOUSLY when GoT & Westworld were coming out, totally forgot about this channel until today.
so glad to be back and going to binge all your hotd content now :) happy to see you guys are still doing this
When he said “if u trip” near the throne I almost died Lmaoo
Rhaenyra would not have passed down the message to Aegon at the end. It would probably be lost until Rhaegar came across it in a text, explaining his quest to produce the Prince who was promised.
Or maybe Bloodraven comes across it through the Wierwood network and then manages to pass it on to Rhargar?
@@magister343 It's already mentioned somewhere that Rhaegar round the prophecy through research, and then dedicated his life to learning how to fight.
Ah! i completely forgot about this channel, thank god TH-cam just autoplayed this video for me. loved listening to you guys cover GoT.
Oh god feels good to be back, I had my doubts about this new series. Only the first 10 minutes need it to shut my mouth completely. Hype is real
So glad to have you guys back commenting on Westeros again 🙌🏻
I died when you guys showed Kim Wexler crying for GoT Season 8
George R.R. Martin seems very involved with this project. That's why I think it will be good. For a lot of books fans, their fav GOT seasons involved anything that came from his books (S1-S5).
Wow back with @Nerd Soup 🔥 Another awesome Videocast , thanks so much for your high end content! 👊🏾
Aemma was fully awake. It wasn't HIS decision to make at all. Some people see it as a tragedy for Viserys to "make a hard decision". No. It was brutal violence against Aemma. It's HER tragedy.
She had taken some opium
Absolutely agree. It even sounds gross to refer to it as a "birth scene." It was a MURDER scene, a scene of torture and horrific assault that happened to result in a birth.
Syrrax is yellow. You’re confusing her for Sunfyre the golden dragon of Aegon II. Good review though
I don't wanna sound stupid but I wish they went back to when Aegon I Visenya and Rhaenys conquered westos and all the kingdoms/houses I really wanted to see that.
I think they did a great job of using names in their dialogue so that we can connect who's who.
They purposely did not show us Daemon saying heir for a day. Tone in how he said it could totally change what he said. He didn’t look happy he might of mournfully said poor Baelon only heir for a day as a toast to him .
The intro was great, but the final word edit in the outro is what really got me
Guys! 🤩 So excited to have your take every week now.. Ooooh, this is going to be so good ! Wigs bothering me but otherwise a 9/10 for me.
Glad to see you guys with more GoT content. Was always my favorite series of yours.
The Hand of the King has no desire to make the Princess the Queen. He only does that to drive Damon out and to place his daughter as the new Queen
Exactly this. It's interesting how the scene about what Damon said plays out. We as the audience never actually hear him say it. As he's beginning to mention the death of the baby and the Queen, it cuts to Hightower telling the king what happens. Even if we are to presume he said it because he doesn't deny it when asked- that also could be read as him disappointed in his brother believing the rumors.
A big part of the text is even when we are reading it, we really don't know what the truth is. It's written from the perspective of a person that cites two extremely deviating sources.
@@ThatAnimalBlundetto I do think he said it but I don't think he said it in a mocking way but in like a sorrowful kind of way, obviously Otto Hightower is twisting it.
@@manvirshergill1739 yeah that would make more sense- the tone and context being different.
what is hype can never die
AND. WE. ARE. BACK.
BABY!!!
#HouseoftheDragon: beautiful, bloody, emotional, and, best of all, intelligent.
Hot damn! One episode in, Hot D is already fucking brilliant.
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It's amazing what having good source material and an actual writers room with talented people in it can do
Wasn't there a whole theory for the Mad King's "burn them all" being Brann warging into him to change the events of the past
Really enjoyed the first episode. Obviously in Westeros, but this doesn't feel like GoT (as in the original show). I really hope this gives you guys some more views. I love your channel and have been watching for years. You deserve the old school views regardless of the content. Cheers
Daemon is GRRM’s favorite character and even after one episode, I can see why.
The Rebirth of a Channel. Welcome back boys!
Back at it again, copyright be damned
It's refreshing to hear you guys talk about GoT again ^-^
I found you guys at 12k subscribers on a GoT video.
So glad to be back.
The cold open was hilarious😂
Lmfao not the throwback to “Unforgivable”
“You better not have no brother…” 😂 I lost it.
Great breakdown. Really enjoyed listening 🤍
I'm surprised a good number of people missed the fact that the Maester said Aemma would die regardless. They could try to extract the baby but she would likely die from blood loss, or they could not try to extract the baby and both would die anyway.
Viserys didn't choose the baby over his wife. He chose to put his wife in much more pain and agony (probably?) in the hope that he could save his son. Still a messed-up decision but he knew she would die anyway.
Most definitely more pain and agony. Childbirth is unbelievably painful, especially when the child is not in the position their supposed to be in (talking from experience of that exact thing), but being cut open and pulled apart with nothing to numb the area? I couldn't even begin to imagine that pain.
@@souleylove I meant it in the way that being cut open like that is probably worse than the baby rotting inside her and her dying from that but idk.
That opening narration was really cool, you can tell there was a sense of uneasiness and building tension (even if it's in the very early stages) without the show blaring it in your face
The story of Aegons dream about the Song of ice and fire is something George Martin wanted in there
Hahah Aaron absolutely killed that intro and yeah I remember the hype the positivity going into season 8 then it all went to hell. It is so good to be back to game of thrones and with soup gang it’s just like the good old days.
“Sleepin on the vale” lmao this guy is hilarious
Before the video really starts. Wow already using the clip of Kim sobbing on the bus. This channel is so good lmfao
Matt Smith here is like the old Hitchcock editing exercise. He can put on the exact same smirk, and as The Doctor he comes across as lots of fun and likeable, while in this show it plays like he's a psychopathic douche.
He comes across as a douche, but he is outright the most influential Targaryen after Aegon...
He is George RR Martins favourite character.
He did a great portrayal of Prince Phillip in The Crown as well
@@bonk6346 oh thats right I forgot about that. My mom's a huge fan of that show but I've never watched myself.
It's funny, for as obsessed as I've been with British culture and their television and whatnot for almost 20 years now, yet I've never given the least of a shit for the royal family itself lol I realize of course that doesn't mean The Crown is bad, just haven't felt the urge much.
Not to mention the same smirk as Prince Philip in the first seasons of The Crown!!!
Been waiting for this, can’t wait for what the season unfolds.
I liked how Daemon explains to Otto how to the small folk, kings landing is lawless and terrifying lol. Almost makes you believe he was doling out Justice.
29:38
Not sure if anyone else caught it, but I thought this part of the episode gave a really cool little call-forward when Viserys is referring to the words of the Baratheon knight and saying that “tongues won’t change succession” when, in fact, the Targaryen succession would be usurped ~170yrs into the future, stemming from the words of a Baratheon.
Edit: I also felt like the hesitation of the Baratheon to swear fielty at the end of the episode was intentional.
In regards to the sponsor, as a dentist myself it is a reason the nightguards cost around 250$. I would reccomend going to the dentist to assess if you firstly are in need of a night guard. If this is the case then get it from a dental technician so to not experience the problems of gum recession and the dangers of inspiration of a not custom fitted guard.
Welcome back boys!!! So happy with the first episode. Feels great to be back in this world!
Wonder if the Maester let that baby die on purpose… Otto seemed close with old town. Also will that heir for a day thing come back? Maybe it was his paramour and he protects her.
I think you guys missed something with the birth of Baelon. I don’t think he was told that he could save one or the other, what I understood was he could most likely lose both or he could sacrifice the mother for the son. Obviously an impossible choice still and you’d always hold out hope they could both live.
"All the Targaryens looked like Targaryens"..... riiiight.
I did not expect you to start the video making me laugh so much. very nice
I have not heard these soothing voices since 2019. I am back now 🙂
*Top* *10* *Favorite GOT/HOTD* *Characters*
1. Bronn
2. Tormund Giantsbane
3. Jaime Lannister
4. Tyrion Lannister
5. Davos Seaworth
*6.* *Daemon* *Targaryen*
7. Euron Greyjoy
8. Olenna Tyrell
9. Walder Frey
10. Khal Drogo
I did like Cersei and Littlefinger. I thought they played the game the best. Tywin was great but he was a terrible father willing to throw all his children under the bus. Mastermind of the Red Wedding. Great leader. Bad dad. The actor who portrayed Tywin was fantastic. I can imagine Tywin as if Count Dooku being a strict father.
I also liked Stannis Baratheon. In the Battle of Blackwater, he was bad*ss fighting near the front line. Killed dozens of people. But they pretty much nerfed his story in the show. I liked The Hound but also thought he was a bit overrated. Same with Gendry.
I never liked Daenerys and Jon Snow. Sorry. Like Sesskasays (Jessica), I was Team Cersei. I think Daemon by himself is more charismatic than Jon/Aegon + Dany combined. I'm actually not interested in that Jon Snow series. He's a good character but I never found him that interesting. He's like Ned Stark. Good man but is he really interesting?
I grew to like Sansa and Melisandre in the final season but grew to hate Arya who was my favorite after the first 2 episodes of the show. I did like Hot Pie even more than Samwell. I wish we got to see a young Barristan Selmy but the old man version of him who killed a few Sons of Harpy was pretty bad*ss already. I love Ser Friendzone, Jorah Mormont, but had to take him off my top 10. I liked S6 when he had greyscale but confessed falling in love with Dany.
I'm aware Bronn and Tormund are just paper-thin, cartoon characters but they're a lot of fun. Tormund became a dumb comic relief once he started crushing on Brienne but he started off a more serious character when Jon Snow fought the wildlings. I like Jaime the most in S3. But after that, he was pretty much useless. Same with Tyrion. Awesome in S1-S3. Got dumber or more useless after he killed Tywin.
Daemon is already ranked 6th and it's only been ONE episode with him. I got a good feeling he'll be at least one of my top 3 favs once the series is over. Unless the writers make him look unsympathetic once Blood & Cheese happens. It really depends on how the writers wants to portray him for a TV audience. They might whitewash/nerf him to keep him more likeable.
Daemon Targaryen has the potential to be the GOAT character from GRRM's books and the poster boy/mascot for the entire franchise the way Darth Vader is to Star Wars. The writers better do him right unlike what they did to Dany 🤦🏻♂️. I've heard Matt Smith has some creative control over Daemon which is great to hear.
More HOTD characters should start reaching my top 10 the more seasons we get. And they don't necessarily have to be good. Cersei was an evil c**t and she's one of my top 15-20 favs because I love Lena's performance so much. Same with Aidan doing Littlefinger. Sometimes it depends on the actor and how they perform their roles. Doesn't matter to me if they're good or evil characters. Darth Vader and Joker are villains and people still love them.
I can talk Game of Thrones all day long. This is coming from someone who came to the party late. Didn't catch up to the original airtimes until S7 in 2017. Never read any of the books. Originally thought it was too boring and complex for me to care about like LOTR initially. Now I can talk about its good and bad qualities because discussing it can be very fun.
HOTD's series premiere drew 10M viewers. Most in HBO Max history. So it's going to be popular no matter how bad GOT ended. People are addicted to its deep lore and awesome cinematography. I do think HOTD is really about FAMILY. It's similar to The Godfather films. It's a family drama. Daemon has Sonny's temper but very loyal.
Viserys wants people to like him. Daemon doesn't care but seems to care what his brother thinks about him from his eavesdropping. He'll do crazy things but still deeply loves his family. Well, his blood family. Targaryens. Not his wife.. 🤣
Missed you guys talking Thrones!!!!
Game of Thrones really made me suffer through the stages of grief. I was in denial and then I was angry, and now for a long time I’ve just been so sad. In retrospect it was hard to acknowledge the show had been really poorly run since Season 7 on. Though this episode helped me move on a little and be happy within the time period of the show. I hope with George’s involvement they can neatly and consistently tell this story.
Season 5 on. FTFY
@@Lohanujuan the writing definitely went down after S4 but 5 and 6 weren’t near the drop in quality that 7 and then 8 would be.
I've been waiting for this!!!
The glorious days have returned
The characters here feel more relatable. The characters from the GoT series were, not over the top but a bit too fanciful, so to speak. They always seemed just a bit more exaggerated as opposed to what's happening so far in House of the Dragons. I think the House of the Dragon's characters seem so far to be a bit more grounded in having a bit more depth. Even the vicious scenes and viciousness of characters didn't feel out of place. I like this. No real character excesses. It all seemed appropriate because it was well written and well framed. Here's hoping they keep it up.
What about the black guy? Aren’t mixed race Targaryen’s out of place?
@@HaiLsKuNkY he’s married to a Targaryen you idiot 🙄😂
Did anyone else notice that Rheanyra said the exact same thing Daenerys did, about Targaryen’s and their dragons? In the dragon pit scene at the end of season 7, her and Jon are talking about the dragons, and Daenerys says that they’re just extensions of the Targaryen’s, and that they are just like everyone else if they lose the dragons. When King Viserys asks Rheanyra what she sees in the dragons, she says the exact same thing.
Good to be back guys!!! Loved it!
Well well well NerdSoup. We got new GoT and I just have to hear what you guys have to say about the first Ep. A new journey! New debates! Do your thing guys. It's good to be back :)
Loved the first episode. It gave me everything I wanted and more. Can’t wait for the rest of the season