She is not the queen who never was, she is the Queen of hearts, The Red Queen who sacrificed everything for the fate of her house. Long live Meleys and Red Queen Rhaenys. 🐉 👑 ❤️🔥
I loved how this showed how it is when a dragon rider and her dragon are tuly bonded to each other. Not once did Meleys reject Rhaenys' command, even when she knew it meant they'd both die. They had harmony, and they danced together in the skies till the end.
Omg yes their bond was so lovely ❤ and they completed each other, they put up a good fight, they're clearly the better fighter, they took down sunfire with ease and in face to face combat with vhagar they sent her to the ground so almond had to sneak attack to win
i thought dragons weren’t slaves ,, though they don’t seem to do any predator like maneuvers or anything that might be advantageous to them against a bigger foe unless it’s a command. ion like dat
Rhaenys and Meleys said goodbye to each other before they went into battle. They knew they would not return to Dragonstone. Their death was devastating.
its sucks when we kind of know how the story will go (because of the books), but man.. during the battle.. when you see how she could've fled before that last spiral w/ Vhagar, it just saddens you. Rhaenys could've left with the Green side still taking a huge loss with Aegon and Sunfyre being severely damaged and some ruin to their army.
@@K124B They were literally headed back to Dragonstone though? But apparently Vhagar can go stealth and hide on the cliffs and jumpscare us just like that. I mean, how do you lose sight of that thing, shes huge af
@elijahgavinson6141 no, she was looking for Vhagar. She wanted to end the war there. Her grandchildren and family were at risk and she wanted to di as much damage as she could.
@@Rogue-zv5to I actually like Aegon. Not as a King of course but he did not want to be King. I can’t stand how Alicent treats him at all. First they force him to marry his sister and breed her then they force him to be King. He would have settled for anything else but that. I never liked Aemond even when he was a small boy. Both sons misses their mother’s love. She only cares about Helaena and she prefers talking to her self. Isn’t that ironic
@@moonstarstories1298This is Aemond we're talking about. Anyone who has read Fire and Blood knows bruh is vile and Helaena/Daeron are the only children of Alicent and Viserys that are worth a damn. Never understood why fangirls liked him so much. He's a monster.
The part where I sobbed the most was when sunfire came out and booped Aegon and how he smiled and then how he just set up sunfire for failure... She deserved so much better 😭😭😭
The thing that I LOVE,LOVE, LOVE about Tom Glynn Carney as an actor is that when he’s in his character, his eyes are so expressive of Aegon’s doubts, vulnerabilities, and insecurities of being King. Even in a scene where Aegon is angry, you can still see Aegon’s insecurity in his eyes. I LOVE that about him!
HE NEVER WANTED TO BE KING. That’s the real irony of this all; he just wanted to live a life free of the responsibility that comes with being a person of royalty
From the start of season 2 hes quickly become one of my favs for this exact reason. He is very wellspoken too no matter his lifestyle he was raised a prince.
Me too, they put up a good fight, they're clearly the better fighter, they took down sunfire with ease and in face to face combat with vhagar they sent her to the ground so almond had to sneak attack to win
Had to put my pup down recently and he gave me these same eyes. Was a sudden and I'm sure scary death, but I hope being there kissing him gave him some comfort.
Princess Rhaenys Targaryen, the Queen who never was, born on 7th day of the 7th moon of 74 AC. Makes sense 07/07/24. What a coincidence. My favourite character. Rest in peace, Princess. And Meleys too. 😭
For REAL! Rhaenys did what needed to be done. She knew after watching Aemond take out AEGON that she could not leave. She had to find a way to damage Vhaegar even if it mean her life. I am so heartbroken. Rest In Power Rhaenys.
Her and Meleys really looked at vhaegar and said fuck it we out cheaa meanwhile Daemon said he can’t take that hoary old bitch alone 😂😂 you can’t make this gangster shit up
I sobbed when Meleys looked back at Rhaenys and cried again each time I thought about it after the episode was over. This is a level of the dragon bond that we haven't seen before, and it was gut wrenching. Also, the genuine smile from Aegon when Sunfyre booped him was so nice to see, you could almost imagine the fun they had together as they were growing up.
And I loved how she didn’t rely on dracarys. She and meleys were one and had plans of attack. If not for vhaegars war experience and size aemond wouldn’t be shit
When they started spinning in the air, I got chills down my spine and each freaking vertebrae. When Sunfyre got beaten by Meleys, The Red Queen... I was saddened. I never knew I would have so much sympathy for Aegon II (Alicent can't go on a day without being a terrible parent). When Vaghar bites onto Meleys neck and she looks at Rhaenys one last time... my poor baby. My poor Sunfyre, my poor Meleys, my Vaghar... they're all innocent. Dragon against dragon, kin against kin, twin against twin, sister against brother, cousin versus cousin, this is a civil war for the ages. Rhaenys was right. This is blasphemous.
❤ 👑 Meylys Attack, that was a true ride or die . ❤ The look she gave Rhaenys , like ma you sure you want us to go out like this?👑👑👑💗💗💗 RIP to two true Queens 👑👑👑
I was NOT in a rush. In fact, knowing this kills their house gave me anxiety. I knows dragons aren’t real, but, if you’ve ever had a pet who was hurt, the sound was the same. That limp body after her neck was broken and her eyes shutting was so fucking triggering! I don’t think I can keep watching.😢😢😢
I legitimately got teary-eyed. For the 3 dragons, since they can only follow their riders' commands. Not only that, but also the fact Rhaenys was battling Laena's memory. Sad.
No no no, Gray, I don't think they are implying she is Daemon's daughter. I think they are just saying that his support throughout the years is what made her the queen she was. He is the one who opened her eyes to the way the smallfolk the royals, he's the one who kept suggesting that she make certain moves to secure her future as the heir, and when she needed him the most and said she could not defeat the Greens without her help, he is the one who found a way to get her out of her marriage to Laenor so she could marry Daemon. Without him as her king-consort, she couldn't have held out against the Greens because no one will DARE to mess with Daemon. And remember, this is a hallucination from his own deep dark thoughts and feelings, so from his POV, I'm sure HE thinks that he "created" the queen that Rhaenyra has become. He's heroic and villainous all at once GRRM says, and that dichotomy is really warring inside him.
Rhaenys showed us that experienced riding game, she dived n grabbed Vhagar by the leg, taking advantage of her size n as she locked Vhagar they tried to burn Aemond, loved it… My queen went out OG.. No cap, Aegon’s Dracarys was lyte 🔥…. And it’s sunfyre’s love for Aegon for me.. I can see they loved each other.. Urgh loved it ❤❤❤❤❤
@JamesDeBall super sad how Aegon threw their lives away. Drunk driving in their FIRST battle against a much bigger and battle-tested dragon. Meleys brought her WAR FACE, ready to die if she has to. Aegon went drunk and scared. Sunfyre was so cool and loyal to such a POS. I think we all felt awful watching even a fantasy creature go down like that. Aegon even thought his brother was gonna help them. . . . . Ahhhhh!!
He really was. And he hatched with Aegon, so they’re the same age. He’s just a baby boy who probably only ever played and then boom, made to fight and get permanently handicapped. None of this is nice. The succession business is a nasty, deadly game that has killed many people.
You honored Rhaenys so beautifully in this breakdown. Well said and something her character deserves. Also, you know a production is top tier when they can make grown adults cry over the loss of a CGI dragon. My heart can’t take it. 😭 A great episode and a great review! Thank you GA!
Daemon had YEARS to "take" the Throne if that's what he actually wanted. What he wanted was for Viserys to want him as his Hand and for them to rule together.
Sunfyre deserves a better rider!!!! Sunfyre is an absolute BEAUTIFUL dragon- not built for war like some of the other dragons… shame on Aegon for being so reckless with this beautiful beast.
It was a baby dragon technically, straight out of the dragon pit to the bonfire against melleys and vhagar, it was not even a fight, sunfye was doomed,
The fact that it was her daughter’s dragon and both of her kids are gone 😢 (as far as she knows concerning Laenor) once she saw her husband step up she was ready to go 😢.
@@Δ-Δ-Δ-Δ Wonder if Alyn can dragon ride much like Jon Snow did. Could be another reason she was okay with leaving, she knew she had another son out there
@@KPbouj The dragonseeds will ride dragons. Hugh Hammer, Ulf, Addam (the guy who was retrieving crabs from the sand) and Nettles will all have dragons. Alyn will follow in his daddy's footsteps and become a great naval commander.
@@Δ-Δ-Δ-Δ I wonder if the show will add on Laenor's lover come back to Westoros and tell someone about his adventures and what happened to Laenor in passing? It would be cool to have an update. I know some people don't like changes to the books, but I think this would be a neat small detail.
It looked like Rhaenys died at around the same time her dragon did rather than dying from the impact. The mystical dragon bond was just that strong and it’s really nice to see that represented in the series.
I cried when Rhaenys and Meleys fell. It broke my heart, I love that character, one of my favs! I thought it was beautiful to show the exchanging gazes between the dragon and its rider and both knew their fate. It was really beautifully done. HOTD has again demonstrated respect for the books, lore and Martin's world.
She went out like a G!! I knew she was going to leave us but I must admit she went out how she should have. She knew wasn't a good reason to go home, she just needed to continue. for the time she could have ended it, for the times she tried to find a good ending. She left it all out on the battlefield and I cheered her the whole way, even when she realized she was done.
damn... the way you broke that down made so much sense. probably felt some guilt from not burning them all when she left the dragon pit, so instead of running again just leave it all on the battle field, regardless the outcome. she punished Sunfyre, before Vhagar burned her. & Rhaenys def had time to flee tho, hate it was written this way.
God she went out like a straight G! This show is the perfect example of how to write Badass Strong Female Characters! Hollywood needs to take notes cuz this show is full of em.
Vhagar and Meleys were the mounts of Baelon the Brave and Alyssa, the parents of Viserys and Daemon. Soon Vhagar will have to fight to the death with another “spouse”.
“River thugs ” had me laughing out loud. Now I’m gonna play Ridin Dirty every time they are on screen ! Thank you for the breakdowns. I feel like you are my escape & best friend , especially after these emotional episodes !
I SERIOUSLY AM TRAUMATIZED. My neighbors probably think I had an emotional breakdown. Because this was ROUGH. GRAY I feel so much better knowing im not cray cray feeling so emotionally drained over this. Im heartbroken YET ELATED at what an amazing HISTORIC fantasy battle we just witnessed!! Bravo!!! Right? GRAY thank you for this channel. DAEMONS FEVER TRIP DREAM was FIRE!! Love you girl.
I hate that they made Rhaneys basically suicidal. Edit: now that I’ve heard your explanation of her wanting to end the war, it makes so much more sense. And now I understand the behavior and it’s gut wrenching!
She wasn't suicidal. She could've burned them all to a crisp during Aegon's coronation. She didn't. She wanted to correct the mistake. Also, if she killed Vaghar, Rhaenyra could've flown to the capital and ended the war right there.
@@Δ-Δ-Δ-Δ She was an idiot though, because she literally just crippled Sunfyre. All she had to do was go get Syrax and Ceraxes and the three of them could take King's landing even with Vhagar there.
Suicidal at best! She could have flown to Harrenhal for backup....Daemon and Caraxes are nearby right? Daemon already suggested that they need 2 big dragons to defeat Vhagar! It felt like Rhaenys is fed up with the sea snake after discovering Alyn and therefore the suicide mission. Regardless, RIP Rhaenys and Meleys
@@derek96720 I kind of disagree, because Rhaenyra wanted to spare innocents. Sunfyre, Dreamfyre, Vaghar versus Caraxes, Syrax, Meleys dancing above King's Landing would have destroyed the city. We literally watch in this episode how bystanders get burned, crushed, or boiled in dragon blood.
I completely love your narrator voice energy lore experience!!! I run to your page after every episode ! You always make perfect sense of things to those that haven’t read the books and need a deeper interpretation of things thanks so much for your content ! I love direwolf city also ! Keep making magic ✨✨✨✨
Sambles ok ....I was tearing up when she told her husband to basically find closer attachments ..."I know that's your son love him cuz I'm done with trying with you I'ma go protect my gbaby"
No way can we just acknowledge how stunning sunfyre was like for ages we been hearing how it's the most beautiful dragon ever and well when we saw it the dragon did not disappoint
This episode gave me all the feels. So good. Long live the Queen that never was Rhaenys. Her moment with Malys and that boss a** black helmet. Then the moment they looked at each other, then Rhaenys letting go when she knew it was over. Bravo 👏🏾 👏🏾👏🏾 Rhaenys has been my favorite this far in HOD and will be missed. 🕊️
Calling Jace Baby Breakbones😂 I love it. Also I love how you’re drawing a clear parallel between like “Oh you embarrassed me in front of your bros and a bunch of sex workers? I’m gonna embarrass you in the council room, where making you look weak and stupid ACTUALLY matters, you pathetic idiot”😂 We’ve even seen Jace struggling a little bit with his high valeryian, and she tells him not to have unreasonable expectations of himself, although she was speaking high valeryian as naturally as she did the common tongue long before she was his age-shoutout to Millie Alcock for making it sound so natural! So maybe it’s actually not crazy that Aegon’s high velryian wouldn’t be amazingly perfect and Aemond has a little bit of second son cope, it’s still a really great way to demonstrate who’s in power and more importantly, who isn’t. Which is Aegon. Like everything else important that takes discipline, everything that he isn’t naturally gifted at, like dragonriding, he slacks off at. He even asks his mother what he should do, and she tells him. And he promptly ignores her very frank advice.
That scene was SO GREAT. It told me all I needed to know, subtly, through sub-text. Aemond knew how to speak High Valyrian fluently, with Aegon being absolutely clueless (probably because he'd rather drink himself into oblivion than to pay attention to his lessons).
@@Δ-Δ-Δ-Δ yeah even Jace was far ahead of what Aegon seems capable of in this episode, he makes a translation error back to the common tongue in the sentence “he ordered that the trees be…killed?” Which rhaeneyra corrects him as “Felled-T’is a related word.” So he made an educated guess. Aegon doesn’t even seem to be able to produce a cohesive sentence. I literally don’t know what he was asking Aemond in that scene, he was basically submitting to him while saving the only face available to him-the language barrier, but I think everyone on the council could tell he didn’t have the ability to truly reply.
Let's just take a second and think about Meleys last look to Rhaenys.. the artistry behind that beautiful CGI moment where they made a look say so much. "I'm sorry I couldn't protect you" " love you forever" and so on. Was so sad and beautiful
I really 💕 love how you called the ASOIAF universe your escape and best friend. I never would have thought to use those words to describe it, but I feel the same! Thank you for keeping it interesting 😊
😭😭 Not me crying every time I heard you crying. AAAGHHH!!! RIP Rhaenys & Meleys! And why when they finally show beautiful Sunfyre - he gotta get towed up!? Ughhhh my heart for these dragons. I’m not sure how much I can take watching them go at it but I know more is coming 😭😭😭. What. An. Episode. Also I ran here immediately after watching the episode lolll this is the best place to come to after watching HOTD.
Girl I was shouting out watching this at my mother’s house. My mom is like “what’s going on?” I was like “Mother and her dragon have fallen! 😭” 🤣 she was so over me and this show. You continue to EAT with these breakdowns while teaching me a lot of the lore from the books since I haven’t read them yet. I might get into them.
When the GrayArea explains it I always seem to see things a little differently. I loved it. I’m also so sad. I’ve grown to love more characters here than I never did with the Game of Thrones.
I came across your GOT commentaries a few years ago which gave me the inspiration to read the books. THANK YOU!!!! I read the Dance of Dragons while on a 26 hour flight when HBO announced they would televise the prequel so that I would be ready and prepared to compare the books to the series. It's days like this I wished I hadn't read it because I had an idea of what would happen. Whether reading the book or not, Rhaneys and Meleys' death hit me hard when it happened. They were both so brave and ready to sacrifice themselves for Black's cause! I love George R. Martin. He really gave these stories life by being so innovative in his depiction of strong and relatable heroines: Rhaneys, Rhaenyra, Laena, Baela, Rhaena, and Mysaria. I don't even considered that conniving heffa, Alicient, a heroine, but she is smart and cunning. Great job, HBO, for getting us so involved in a fiction and fantasy.
I thought dragon warfare would be cool. But it was actually really sad. Especially when Sunfyre started crying. It's like when your dog whimpers. Definitely tough to watch, which is weird since it's all cgi.
That's actually a good thing to take away - to the point that it might be intentional on the show's side. A _lot_ of people went to war thinking it was all glory and legend, and what they found was ... not like that.
7:28 Grand Maester Gerardys was like “Biiitch, you just now asking us/me what we think??? Why didn’t you ask before allowing us to be on the wrong side of history?”
This was great and terribly sad. It makes sense how aegon was burned by his brother after humiliating him last episode. I will miss meleys and the queen that never was, the first upclose we see of sunfyre and his bond with aegon. Im sad we never got to see that before now that he will be known as a great chicken (can no longer fly so he's hopping like a chicken)
Don’t get me wrong, I love the characters, but I’m more upset about the dragons. When Meleys looked at Rheanys like that 😭😭😭. And we finally got to see Sunfyre and now he’s all fucked up. Poor baby Edited to add that I thought Alys was making Weirdwood paste too!!
Watching Meleys and Rhaenys look at each other with an understanding that they were both going to die . Wait Rahenyra his daughter ? How ? Where ? Please explain
I loved Alys Rivers' actress. She won me over with that scene in which she speaks and taunts Daemon. The atmosphere in Harrenhal was SOOO GOOD. When Daemon and Alys spoke, I legitimately felt I was there. It's incredible. I FELT I WAS IN HARRENHAL, the atmosphere and direction were on point.
I’m not well😢 Love your breakdowns of the episodes. I haven’t read the books but I knew this was coming. Still wasn’t ready. Peace to Rhaenys and Meleys❤
Such a good episode. Heartbreaking indeed Grey we feel all the emotions as well. Thank you for the funny one liners in your review to help soften the blow. Rhaenys went out a hero why run? Like you said it’s a chance to end the war and she wasn’t going in scared she knew exactly what could happen and followed thru until the very end. While her death is so sad a dragon riders death indeed. Okay time to head over to DWC!
That was the most emotional, but bad ass episode I’ve watched in HOD, and GOT combined. Wow! Then coming to watch your recap afterwards makes it all that much better.
We gotta talk about how Vhagar is the size of a football stadium and is still sneaking up on people 😂😂
Lmao 😂😂😂
I'm like how tf? Lol
😂😂😂 like how you lose sight of that fool?!?
Seriously 😂
This is what my husband and I were just talking about!! Twice now that old lady snuck her fat ass up on another dragon and CHOMP!! How???
She is not the queen who never was, she is the Queen of hearts, The Red Queen who sacrificed everything for the fate of her house. Long live Meleys and Red Queen Rhaenys. 🐉 👑 ❤️🔥
The Queen That Should Have Been
The Queen That Should Have Been
@@WVelaryonFirstOfHisNamewhat is dead may never die! ✊
@@ll2323 what is dead may never die.
She is mudshark, racemixing is sin
I loved how this showed how it is when a dragon rider and her dragon are tuly bonded to each other. Not once did Meleys reject Rhaenys' command, even when she knew it meant they'd both die. They had harmony, and they danced together in the skies till the end.
Aww you jus made me weep ....she truly did dance with her dragon
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what a beautiful poetic way to summerize it
Omg yes their bond was so lovely ❤ and they completed each other, they put up a good fight, they're clearly the better fighter, they took down sunfire with ease and in face to face combat with vhagar they sent her to the ground so almond had to sneak attack to win
Why is this comment making me cry
Now here you come with your poet self making me cry again,
O.P!
i thought dragons weren’t slaves ,, though they don’t seem to do any predator like maneuvers or anything that might be advantageous to them against a bigger foe unless it’s a command. ion like dat
Rhaenys and Meleys said goodbye to each other before they went into battle. They knew they would not return to Dragonstone. Their death was devastating.
its sucks when we kind of know how the story will go (because of the books), but man.. during the battle.. when you see how she could've fled before that last spiral w/ Vhagar, it just saddens you. Rhaenys could've left with the Green side still taking a huge loss with Aegon and Sunfyre being severely damaged and some ruin to their army.
@@K124B They were literally headed back to Dragonstone though? But apparently Vhagar can go stealth and hide on the cliffs and jumpscare us just like that. I mean, how do you lose sight of that thing, shes huge af
@elijahgavinson6141 no, she was looking for Vhagar. She wanted to end the war there. Her grandchildren and family were at risk and she wanted to di as much damage as she could.
The looks to one another had me in 😭😭
@@moondra3481yesssss it gutted me 😭
OMG Sunfyre looked stunning. I cried when he gave Aegon that chest bump. The joy and love in his face when he saw Aegon. What a beautiful moment.
The boop is where I started crying and I kept crying for the rest of the episode. All the poor dragons 😢 they just want to eat sheep and vibe
The only truly loving relationship in Aegon’s life
@ginjamutha so true + baby Jaeharys
@@Rogue-zv5to I actually like Aegon. Not as a King of course but he did not want to be King. I can’t stand how Alicent treats him at all. First they force him to marry his sister and breed her then they force him to be King. He would have settled for anything else but that. I never liked Aemond even when he was a small boy. Both sons misses their mother’s love. She only cares about Helaena and she prefers talking to her self. Isn’t that ironic
Aemond trying to END his bro was so good...makes so much sense!
After the brothel incident I said oh he’s finna end em….
I'm sorry, but they're in a war. Killing your brother and making your side lose a dragon will never not be insane.
@@moonstarstories1298😂
@@moonstarstories1298This is Aemond we're talking about.
Anyone who has read Fire and Blood knows bruh is vile and Helaena/Daeron are the only children of Alicent and Viserys that are worth a damn.
Never understood why fangirls liked him so much. He's a monster.
Aemond is embracing the title Kinslayer.
The part where I sobbed the most was when sunfire came out and booped Aegon and how he smiled and then how he just set up sunfire for failure... She deserved so much better 😭😭😭
Ugh yessss poor thing 😩😭
Well if Aegon didn’t have a weird vendetta against his own brother, he wouldn’t have dracarys su gyre just to get to him.
Sad sad sad. The beginning of the fall of the house of Dragons
yo, that was such a cool moment secret handshake 🤘😎. to c Aegon smile, it was a feel good moment.
@@K124B I won’t lie. Same, Aegon is peed on in all directions, was happy to see one thing made him happy, one person loves him 💯💯
The sounds and the looks in the dragons' eyes, I literally can't I'm in tears
It’s when Meleys looked back at Rhaenys like they were about to do something they discussed that got me 😢
The thing that I LOVE,LOVE, LOVE about Tom Glynn Carney as an actor is that when he’s in his character, his eyes are so expressive of Aegon’s doubts, vulnerabilities, and insecurities of being King. Even in a scene where Aegon is angry, you can still see Aegon’s insecurity in his eyes. I LOVE that about him!
yes! he is a dayum good actor!! PASS HIM AN EMMY!!
HEY! this may be a dumb question, but, did "HOUSE OF THE DRAGON" win an Emmy for best new drama series last year???
HE NEVER WANTED TO BE KING. That’s the real irony of this all; he just wanted to live a life free of the responsibility that comes with being a person of royalty
From the start of season 2 hes quickly become one of my favs for this exact reason. He is very wellspoken too no matter his lifestyle he was raised a prince.
Meleys looking at rhaenys killed me
I was sent into hysterics 💯💯💯
See this why I ain’t watch it 😢
@@isattathecreator i had to watch it twice. it was just a great episode.
Me too, they put up a good fight, they're clearly the better fighter, they took down sunfire with ease and in face to face combat with vhagar they sent her to the ground so almond had to sneak attack to win
Had to put my pup down recently and he gave me these same eyes. Was a sudden and I'm sure scary death, but I hope being there kissing him gave him some comfort.
Princess Rhaenys Targaryen, the Queen who never was, born on 7th day of the 7th moon of 74 AC.
Makes sense 07/07/24. What a coincidence.
My favourite character. Rest in peace, Princess. And Meleys too. 😭
It was my anniversary AND Meleys is my favorite dragon of all time
It has been written
@@ceezy585And…it is known
I don't care what anybody says rhaenys and meleys are the biggest gangsters in GOT history argue with your mama
They’re the real ones.
Goddang my face is still leaking.
For REAL! Rhaenys did what needed to be done. She knew after watching Aemond take out AEGON that she could not leave. She had to find a way to damage Vhaegar even if it mean her life. I am so heartbroken. Rest In Power Rhaenys.
I hope she has reunited with Laena and Laenor again.
😂 She embarrassed herself.. This is why she was passed over in the first place.. She weak AF
Her and Meleys really looked at vhaegar and said fuck it we out cheaa meanwhile Daemon said he can’t take that hoary old bitch alone 😂😂 you can’t make this gangster shit up
I sobbed when Meleys looked back at Rhaenys and cried again each time I thought about it after the episode was over. This is a level of the dragon bond that we haven't seen before, and it was gut wrenching. Also, the genuine smile from Aegon when Sunfyre booped him was so nice to see, you could almost imagine the fun they had together as they were growing up.
RIP Rhaenys!!! She was the epitomy of a strong woman. I'm going to miss her 😢😢
I was crying so hard as Meleys died. Their dragon bond is so strong. Rheaneys is such a BADASS and I am heartbroken.
True Dragon riding O G. went out like a real one R.I.P.
And I loved how she didn’t rely on dracarys. She and meleys were one and had plans of attack. If not for vhaegars war experience and size aemond wouldn’t be shit
its so crazy tho, she could fled after the first bout, when Vhagar fell. she stayed too long 😥😭😭
vhagar is one sneaky old lady 😄 love running up on you
@@K124B that's why she's an O.G. She stayed to get the job done, knowing she was outnumbered.
I love the actress for this character she really did a fantastic job and I just LOVED HER 💟😘
The way the dragons are the goodest babies ever 😭
SUNFYRE CRYING BROKE ME
I felt bad for poor Sunfyre. Not a battle dragon.
Long live the Red Queen 😢
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When they started spinning in the air, I got chills down my spine and each freaking vertebrae.
When Sunfyre got beaten by Meleys, The Red Queen... I was saddened. I never knew I would have so much sympathy for Aegon II (Alicent can't go on a day without being a terrible parent).
When Vaghar bites onto Meleys neck and she looks at Rhaenys one last time... my poor baby. My poor Sunfyre, my poor Meleys, my Vaghar... they're all innocent.
Dragon against dragon, kin against kin, twin against twin, sister against brother, cousin versus cousin, this is a civil war for the ages.
Rhaenys was right. This is blasphemous.
Long live the Queen that never was!
I’m gutted! Is this what dragons fighting dragons look like? I ain’t sign up for this. Lord help me. RIP Rhaenys & Meleys. 😢😢😢😢
Criston Cole as he walked across the battlefield lol
Thank the the old gods that we could see and it wasn't dark like the long night
@@ghostinyourattic3545 the best comment I’ve seen in a long time 😂😂
Right! I feel lied to because they made it sound like it would be fun. Naw this was kinda scary and sad 😩
Gonna miss Eve Best
❤ 👑 Meylys Attack, that was a true ride or die . ❤ The look she gave Rhaenys , like ma you sure you want us to go out like this?👑👑👑💗💗💗 RIP to two true Queens 👑👑👑
yes! a true ride or die!! serious truth!
Long live Rhaenys and her beautiful Red Queen, Meleys....I'm wrecked
If a fourth night is two weeks what has she been doing to all this time .
Me too, how amazing was Eve Best in this role?
@Plantbasedgirl90 she was absolutely brilliant - so multifaceted!
Rhanys was bout that life . I think she knew
Yes, I thought so too!
She definitely did! Her and melys gave each other that look like if we die we die
She had to try to take out Aemond after she saw how spiteful he was in taking out aegon and sunfyre.
When she strapped herself in, I knew she was prepared to go out with Melys. She absolutely knew.
💯 That is why she tied up lose ends with Corlys. She was protecting her family.
I was NOT in a rush. In fact, knowing this kills their house gave me anxiety. I knows dragons aren’t real, but, if you’ve ever had a pet who was hurt, the sound was the same. That limp body after her neck was broken and her eyes shutting was so fucking triggering! I don’t think I can keep watching.😢😢😢
vhagar must go... the battle w/ Caraxes will be epic!
It was so sad, I just couldn’t believe it. I was so devastated knowing he caught her by the neck and then she slowly closed her eyes. 😭😭😭
I legitimately got teary-eyed.
For the 3 dragons, since they can only follow their riders' commands.
Not only that, but also the fact Rhaenys was battling Laena's memory. Sad.
I have a dog and held him so tight. The dragon’s noises got me. Almost had to mute. One of the toughest scenes I’ve watched on TV 😭
I thought the same! I can't keep watching with the majestic creatures dying and killing each other 😭😫
Princess Rhaenys Targaryen is the GOAT!!
true
Queen Rhaenys Targaryen Baratheon, The Ruler Who Should've Been.
@@Δ-Δ-Δ-Δ I love that 🖤🐉
@@Δ-Δ-Δ-Δ 1000%
Aemond is, technically. 😂
No no no, Gray, I don't think they are implying she is Daemon's daughter. I think they are just saying that his support throughout the years is what made her the queen she was. He is the one who opened her eyes to the way the smallfolk the royals, he's the one who kept suggesting that she make certain moves to secure her future as the heir, and when she needed him the most and said she could not defeat the Greens without her help, he is the one who found a way to get her out of her marriage to Laenor so she could marry Daemon. Without him as her king-consort, she couldn't have held out against the Greens because no one will DARE to mess with Daemon. And remember, this is a hallucination from his own deep dark thoughts and feelings, so from his POV, I'm sure HE thinks that he "created" the queen that Rhaenyra has become. He's heroic and villainous all at once GRRM says, and that dichotomy is really warring inside him.
Poor Sunfyre just thought he was going for a ride with his human… he really was a beautiful dragon.🥲
💔💔💔 RIP Princess Rhaenys
Rip the queen that never was…
RIP to the Queen That Should Have Been
RIP to the Queen That Should Have Been.
To think I begged for this… 😩 😢😂 I’m floored because “Attack, Meleys” took me all 👏 the 👏 way 👏 out…
CATELYN STARK COULD NEVERRRR. Love the Cat slander so much I had to shout it out.
RIP Meleys and Rhaenys.
I couldn't watch Rhaenys and Meleys die. I could not. I'm here to catch up still crying
Rhaenys wanting more for Alyn speaks so much about her character! She was too good for this world 🥺🥺🥺💯
I wanted her to fly away! When she said attack, I was like oh, she's about to spin the block!!!
Right. I was over here screening “Go home girl!” 😆
Aside from the dragons this episode was dripping with TEA : the side chicks, the plan bs, the baby daddies …..
Criston Cole KingMaker, QueenSlayer, TongueWrestler, ButtonFinder, CarpetMuncher SOB. Trying to figure out how Cole finds out that he is Jace father
Rip The Red Queen and The Queen that should have been . I kept screaming, no go , leave . ❤❤❤❤ 💔 💔 💔
Rhaenys showed us that experienced riding game, she dived n grabbed Vhagar by the leg, taking advantage of her size n as she locked Vhagar they tried to burn Aemond, loved it…
My queen went out OG..
No cap, Aegon’s Dracarys was lyte 🔥….
And it’s sunfyre’s love for Aegon for me.. I can see they loved each other..
Urgh loved it ❤❤❤❤❤
That moment where Aegon smiled at Sunfyre endeared me for 2 seconds. Had they just left Aegon alone and not forced him onto the throne...
Sunfyre and Aegon survive.
Though Aegon is badly burned.
And Sunfyre can't fly now.
@@brooke5258 ikr. It all goes back to Alicent & Otto
Aegon wishing he stayed home like his momma told him
@@Darkness-ie2yl now he scarred for life
Sunfyre is fucking beautiful
He was! 😢 He should’ve been even prettier in my opinion
Meles tore his behind up!
@JamesDeBall super sad how Aegon threw their lives away. Drunk driving in their FIRST battle against a much bigger and battle-tested dragon. Meleys brought her WAR FACE, ready to die if she has to. Aegon went drunk and scared.
Sunfyre was so cool and loyal to such a POS. I think we all felt awful watching even a fantasy creature go down like that.
Aegon even thought his brother was gonna help them. . . . . Ahhhhh!!
He really was. And he hatched with Aegon, so they’re the same age. He’s just a baby boy who probably only ever played and then boom, made to fight and get permanently handicapped. None of this is nice. The succession business is a nasty, deadly game that has killed many people.
You honored Rhaenys so beautifully in this breakdown. Well said and something her character deserves. Also, you know a production is top tier when they can make grown adults cry over the loss of a CGI dragon. My heart can’t take it. 😭 A great episode and a great review! Thank you GA!
Daemon had YEARS to "take" the Throne if that's what he actually wanted.
What he wanted was for Viserys to want him as his Hand and for them to rule together.
The battle, hell the whole episode, exceeded my expectations. Well done.
Sunfyre deserves a better rider!!!! Sunfyre is an absolute BEAUTIFUL dragon- not built for war like some of the other dragons… shame on Aegon for being so reckless with this beautiful beast.
It was a baby dragon technically, straight out of the dragon pit to the bonfire against melleys and vhagar, it was not even a fight, sunfye was doomed,
The fact that it was her daughter’s dragon and both of her kids are gone 😢 (as far as she knows concerning Laenor) once she saw her husband step up she was ready to go 😢.
smh, she didnt have to die
I think Laenor is dead, because Seasmoke was very restless last episode.
@@Δ-Δ-Δ-Δ Wonder if Alyn can dragon ride much like Jon Snow did. Could be another reason she was okay with leaving, she knew she had another son out there
@@KPbouj The dragonseeds will ride dragons.
Hugh Hammer, Ulf, Addam (the guy who was retrieving crabs from the sand) and Nettles will all have dragons.
Alyn will follow in his daddy's footsteps and become a great naval commander.
@@Δ-Δ-Δ-Δ I wonder if the show will add on Laenor's lover come back to Westoros and tell someone about his adventures and what happened to Laenor in passing? It would be cool to have an update. I know some people don't like changes to the books, but I think this would be a neat small detail.
It looked like Rhaenys died at around the same time her dragon did rather than dying from the impact. The mystical dragon bond was just that strong and it’s really nice to see that represented in the series.
I cried when Rhaenys and Meleys fell. It broke my heart, I love that character, one of my favs! I thought it was beautiful to show the exchanging gazes between the dragon and its rider and both knew their fate. It was really beautifully done. HOTD has again demonstrated respect for the books, lore and Martin's world.
Peace be with you to the Queen who never was and Red Queen!!
She went out like a G!! I knew she was going to leave us but I must admit she went out how she should have. She knew wasn't a good reason to go home, she just needed to continue. for the time she could have ended it, for the times she tried to find a good ending. She left it all out on the battlefield and I cheered her the whole way, even when she realized she was done.
damn... the way you broke that down made so much sense. probably felt some guilt from not burning them all when she left the dragon pit, so instead of running again just leave it all on the battle field, regardless the outcome. she punished Sunfyre, before Vhagar burned her. & Rhaenys def had time to flee tho, hate it was written this way.
@@K124BI think Rhaenys wanted to not run away this time.
She wanted to take Vaghar out, because that way, Rhaenyra would win the war in a snap.
@@Δ-Δ-Δ-Δ yes, i agree. but really, seeing Sunfyre fall should've been enough of a victory. from her view in the sky, she would think the KING is dead
God she went out like a straight G! This show is the perfect example of how to write Badass Strong Female Characters! Hollywood needs to take notes cuz this show is full of em.
HARD FACTS
@@bodytemple TRUTH!!!
Vhagar and Meleys were the mounts of Baelon the Brave and Alyssa, the parents of Viserys and Daemon. Soon Vhagar will have to fight to the death with another “spouse”.
I'm with you Gray..this one was rough! Great video, you, lightbringer, disputed lands..you're all having a moment!!
GrayArea’s “hawk tuh” had me ready to risk it all 😂😅
It made me cry when Meleys looked into Rhaenys eyes when she knew it was all over.
“River thugs ” had me laughing out loud. Now I’m gonna play Ridin Dirty every time they are on screen ! Thank you for the breakdowns. I feel like you are my escape & best friend , especially after these emotional episodes !
I SERIOUSLY AM TRAUMATIZED. My neighbors probably think I had an emotional breakdown. Because this was ROUGH. GRAY I feel so much better knowing im not cray cray feeling so emotionally drained over this. Im heartbroken YET ELATED at what an amazing HISTORIC fantasy battle we just witnessed!! Bravo!!! Right? GRAY thank you for this channel. DAEMONS FEVER TRIP DREAM was FIRE!! Love you girl.
The vocal delivery of your content is unmatched. Thanks for sharing, keep on pushing.
I hate that they made Rhaneys basically suicidal.
Edit: now that I’ve heard your explanation of her wanting to end the war, it makes so much more sense. And now I understand the behavior and it’s gut wrenching!
She wasn't suicidal.
She could've burned them all to a crisp during Aegon's coronation. She didn't.
She wanted to correct the mistake.
Also, if she killed Vaghar, Rhaenyra could've flown to the capital and ended the war right there.
@@Δ-Δ-Δ-Δ She was an idiot though, because she literally just crippled Sunfyre. All she had to do was go get Syrax and Ceraxes and the three of them could take King's landing even with Vhagar there.
I have some bad news... @@derek96720
Suicidal at best! She could have flown to Harrenhal for backup....Daemon and Caraxes are nearby right? Daemon already suggested that they need 2 big dragons to defeat Vhagar! It felt like Rhaenys is fed up with the sea snake after discovering Alyn and therefore the suicide mission. Regardless, RIP Rhaenys and Meleys
@@derek96720 I kind of disagree, because Rhaenyra wanted to spare innocents.
Sunfyre, Dreamfyre, Vaghar versus Caraxes, Syrax, Meleys dancing above King's Landing would have destroyed the city.
We literally watch in this episode how bystanders get burned, crushed, or boiled in dragon blood.
The terror Rhaenys expresses on her face reminds me of Bran falling. The terror of the heart of Winter. RIP Princess Rhaenys
And Rhaenys is part Stark
@@llianneolivoreyesmusic no Rhaenys was part Baratheon not stark.
"so this is it.... end of the line"
@maliceinwonderland00 true. Don't need to be Stark to have terror.
I didn't see terror, I saw acceptance.
Aegon got a DUI. Dragon-riding under the influence.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Hahhaa StAp iT!!! 😂😂
DRUI
Sis, every week you kill these breakdowns!!!
Thank you
I completely love your narrator voice energy lore experience!!! I run to your page after every episode ! You always make perfect sense of things to those that haven’t read the books and need a deeper interpretation of things thanks so much for your content ! I love direwolf city also ! Keep making magic ✨✨✨✨
Sambles ok ....I was tearing up when she told her husband to basically find closer attachments ..."I know that's your son love him cuz I'm done with trying with you I'ma go protect my gbaby"
No way can we just acknowledge how stunning sunfyre was like for ages we been hearing how it's the most beautiful dragon ever and well when we saw it the dragon did not disappoint
Sunfyre reminded me of my first golden retriever when I was a kid. I don't know why. I cried so much this episode.
its so strange, the whole time I just held onto my dog. Sunfyre just seemed so vulnerable and forced to do it, it was so hard to watch.
This episode gave me all the feels. So good. Long live the Queen that never was Rhaenys. Her moment with Malys and that boss a** black helmet. Then the moment they looked at each other, then Rhaenys letting go when she knew it was over. Bravo 👏🏾 👏🏾👏🏾
Rhaenys has been my favorite this far in HOD and will be missed. 🕊️
The way I cried, even knowing it was coming 😢😢😢😢
Rhaenys was my favorite character and I am so sad she is gone. I hope the greens pay dearly for these deaths.
Calling Jace Baby Breakbones😂 I love it. Also I love how you’re drawing a clear parallel between like “Oh you embarrassed me in front of your bros and a bunch of sex workers? I’m gonna embarrass you in the council room, where making you look weak and stupid ACTUALLY matters, you pathetic idiot”😂 We’ve even seen Jace struggling a little bit with his high valeryian, and she tells him not to have unreasonable expectations of himself, although she was speaking high valeryian as naturally as she did the common tongue long before she was his age-shoutout to Millie Alcock for making it sound so natural! So maybe it’s actually not crazy that Aegon’s high velryian wouldn’t be amazingly perfect and Aemond has a little bit of second son cope, it’s still a really great way to demonstrate who’s in power and more importantly, who isn’t. Which is Aegon. Like everything else important that takes discipline, everything that he isn’t naturally gifted at, like dragonriding, he slacks off at. He even asks his mother what he should do, and she tells him. And he promptly ignores her very frank advice.
That scene was SO GREAT.
It told me all I needed to know, subtly, through sub-text.
Aemond knew how to speak High Valyrian fluently, with Aegon being absolutely clueless (probably because he'd rather drink himself into oblivion than to pay attention to his lessons).
@@Δ-Δ-Δ-Δ yeah even Jace was far ahead of what Aegon seems capable of in this episode, he makes a translation error back to the common tongue in the sentence “he ordered that the trees be…killed?” Which rhaeneyra corrects him as “Felled-T’is a related word.” So he made an educated guess. Aegon doesn’t even seem to be able to produce a cohesive sentence. I literally don’t know what he was asking Aemond in that scene, he was basically submitting to him while saving the only face available to him-the language barrier, but I think everyone on the council could tell he didn’t have the ability to truly reply.
Let's just take a second and think about Meleys last look to Rhaenys.. the artistry behind that beautiful CGI moment where they made a look say so much. "I'm sorry I couldn't protect you" " love you forever" and so on. Was so sad and beautiful
I really 💕 love how you called the ASOIAF universe your escape and best friend. I never would have thought to use those words to describe it, but I feel the same! Thank you for keeping it interesting 😊
😭😭 Not me crying every time I heard you crying. AAAGHHH!!! RIP Rhaenys & Meleys! And why when they finally show beautiful Sunfyre - he gotta get towed up!? Ughhhh my heart for these dragons. I’m not sure how much I can take watching them go at it but I know more is coming 😭😭😭. What. An. Episode.
Also I ran here immediately after watching the episode lolll this is the best place to come to after watching HOTD.
Gray, your wit is always appreciated. Baby BreakBones!! 👏 👏 👏 👏 You outdo yourself again and again!
I was screaming fly away 😭
Me too. I was like, “Go back to Dragonstone!”
@@greymatters7039 was screaming it at the TV after Vhagar fell, while Meleys recovered.
I was screaming don't just send 1 fucking dragon you morons. Send the whole pack.
Dear Slim I wrote you but you ain’t calling….🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I’m still rolling
The eye contact between Rhaenys and The Red Queen was masterful! Great review.
Was literally in tears 😢
Girl I was shouting out watching this at my mother’s house. My mom is like “what’s going on?” I was like “Mother and her dragon have fallen! 😭” 🤣 she was so over me and this show. You continue to EAT with these breakdowns while teaching me a lot of the lore from the books since I haven’t read them yet. I might get into them.
When the GrayArea explains it I always seem to see things a little differently. I loved it. I’m also so sad. I’ve grown to love more characters here than I never did with the Game of Thrones.
I came across your GOT commentaries a few years ago which gave me the inspiration to read the books. THANK YOU!!!! I read the Dance of Dragons while on a 26 hour flight when HBO announced they would televise the prequel so that I would be ready and prepared to compare the books to the series. It's days like this I wished I hadn't read it because I had an idea of what would happen. Whether reading the book or not, Rhaneys and Meleys' death hit me hard when it happened. They were both so brave and ready to sacrifice themselves for Black's cause! I love George R. Martin. He really gave these stories life by being so innovative in his depiction of strong and relatable heroines: Rhaneys, Rhaenyra, Laena, Baela, Rhaena, and Mysaria. I don't even considered that conniving heffa, Alicient, a heroine, but she is smart and cunning. Great job, HBO, for getting us so involved in a fiction and fantasy.
I thought dragon warfare would be cool. But it was actually really sad. Especially when Sunfyre started crying. It's like when your dog whimpers. Definitely tough to watch, which is weird since it's all cgi.
I had to watch the behind the scenes to remind myself it’s all green screen cuz I was in shambles
That's actually a good thing to take away - to the point that it might be intentional on the show's side. A _lot_ of people went to war thinking it was all glory and legend, and what they found was ... not like that.
I’m not okayyyyy! 😢🤦🏾♀️
7:28 Grand Maester Gerardys was like “Biiitch, you just now asking us/me what we think??? Why didn’t you ask before allowing us to be on the wrong side of history?”
Gray your not alone.
Me too! I cried!
Larys calling Harrenhall more crippled than him nearly made me spit out my wine on Sunday lol larys got bars
This was great and terribly sad. It makes sense how aegon was burned by his brother after humiliating him last episode. I will miss meleys and the queen that never was, the first upclose we see of sunfyre and his bond with aegon. Im sad we never got to see that before now that he will be known as a great chicken (can no longer fly so he's hopping like a chicken)
You're always spot on and I love your content so much. Forever team black💯
SHE DID THAT SOLO THE RED QUEEN NOW JUST
IMAGINE WHAT DAMON IS GOING TO
DO!
Rhaenys was my favorite character in the show.
Smart, loyal, dutyful, calm and composed in the face of danger and doom. Like a true queen should be.
Don’t get me wrong, I love the characters, but I’m more upset about the dragons. When Meleys looked at Rheanys like that 😭😭😭. And we finally got to see Sunfyre and now he’s all fucked up. Poor baby
Edited to add that I thought Alys was making Weirdwood paste too!!
That look back between Rhaenys and Meleys truly killed me 😫😫😫 She is truly a QUEEN
Watching Meleys and Rhaenys look at each other with an understanding that they were both going to die . Wait Rahenyra his daughter ? How ? Where ? Please explain
The stillborn, deformed baby was a girl and Rhaenyra named her Visenya. She refers to that child as "her daughter."
@@joywagner979that still doesn’t explain why Rhaenyra would be Daemon’s daughter
I loved Alys Rivers' actress.
She won me over with that scene in which she speaks and taunts Daemon.
The atmosphere in Harrenhal was SOOO GOOD.
When Daemon and Alys spoke, I legitimately felt I was there.
It's incredible. I FELT I WAS IN HARRENHAL, the atmosphere and direction were on point.
I am not OK!!!
This episode tore me up 😢😢
Long live the Queen Who Never Was Princess Rhaenys and her fierce Red Queen Melys 💔💔
I’m not well😢 Love your breakdowns of the episodes. I haven’t read the books but I knew this was coming. Still wasn’t ready. Peace to Rhaenys and Meleys❤
QUEEN (YEAH I'M CALLING HER BY HER TRUE TITLE) RHAENYS IS A F*ING BOSS!!! 👑👑👑💖💖💖🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🐲🐲🐲🔥🔥🔥
Such a good episode. Heartbreaking indeed Grey we feel all the emotions as well. Thank you for the funny one liners in your review to help soften the blow. Rhaenys went out a hero why run? Like you said it’s a chance to end the war and she wasn’t going in scared she knew exactly what could happen and followed thru until the very end. While her death is so sad a dragon riders death indeed. Okay time to head over to DWC!
I can't I can't I can't. I going to bed. I'll return in the a.m. to this. And no I'm nottttttt happy. Lol. Have a great night.
Eve best ate 👏 I’m heartbroken
@@ACinemafanaticShe was one of the best actors on this show.
Sad to see her go.
That was the most emotional, but bad ass episode I’ve watched in HOD, and GOT combined. Wow! Then coming to watch your recap afterwards makes it all that much better.