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- THE SEASON 1 FINALE! House Of The Dragon Ep 10 Reaction, Breakdown, Recap, & & heavy Spoilers toiday where the blacks (Rhaenrya & Daemon Targaryen) prepare to fight the greens (Otto Hightower) concluding w/ Aemond & Lucerys Velaryon Dragon Fight scene - an epic battle in the skies setting off the Dance of the Dragons filled with Easter Eggs book readers are sure to love & spot the differences on.
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@@westernpigeon ?
Love the episode. Loved y'alls reaction. Glad we got to see the Dance of the Dragons
As someone who has read the book, I honestly like this way more than if he deliberately killed him. Fire and Blood is written by an unreliable narrator. The books itself says this multiple times. I like the idea that Aemond never meant to kill him but instead his pettiness and ego got the better of him and ended up crossing a line he never knew existed
Absolutely. It makes the characters more interesting and the story deeper than the source material.
Moral of the episode: never use a veteran elder dragon as a troll toy.
Not just one unreliable narrator, but many.
i agree i like this version better.
EXACTLYY.. and whatever happens.. in the future when people will talk about Aemond they won't talk about details coz they weren't their, so he will still be called Aemond the Killer or whatever book people call him, i haven't read the books, i was about to but then the show got really interesting so now i'm dedicated to the show. lol.
Rhaenyra saying to Daemon “he never told you” is cool for two reasons: Daemon was technically meant to be heir until Rhaenyra was born (and even after in some ways since women ruling doesn’t usually happen) so it’s a subtle jab but it’s also a confirmation for her that the successor was always meant to be her. That prophecy was only meant to be told to the true heir and by finding out Viserys never told daemon, it confirms he never saw daemon or anyone else as his true successor but Rhaenyra
Because Viserys was hoping for a son from Aemma. If Baelon had survived he'd be heir and the one to know about the prophecy, not Rhaenyra.
Yeah, that's why she smirked when he let go off her neck, she knew that Viserys never taught of him as his heir 👑👑
@@lint9305 point.
Well, not exactly. Because Viserys was waiting on a son. That's the more likely reason he didn't tell Daemon
That should also make it more pressing for Rhaenyra to want to keep the throne, she is the heir and the one responsible to pass on the prophecy
Both Luke and Aemond said “Serve me Arrax/Vhagar”.
Daenerys said “A dragon is not a slave.”
Viserys says “It is an illusion to think we control the dragons.”
And I think aegon also panicked and spoke English, not valarian... which is maybe why she didn't obey his serve me command to.
Maybe the kids shouldn’t have weapons of mass destruction. Earlier in the ep Rhaenyra tells her dragon to stand down and it obeys and Daemon survives Vermithor, Lanea didn’t seem to have a problem controlling Vhagar. Maybe age/maturity of the “rider” coincides with how much control you have .
@@carltontaylor6500 Maybe 🤣🤣🤣 shit dude!!
@@carltontaylor6500 Vhagar's fury/rage got the best of her. Once Arrax blasted her with a bolt of flame out of instinct of panic and fear, the gloves were off for Vhagar and animal instinct took over. You can raise an animal from a new-born up until its adulthood but once that animal instinct kicks in once in a while you cannot control it or tell it what to do for that moment.
Underrated comment.
Rhaenyra really had no time to mourn. She lost her father, her daughter, and her son in the same episode that she had to become queen and attempt to prevent a war.
This is the greatest (for us viewers) thing in this episode. We saw how she hasitate. She didn't want to start the war even with her strong claim backing. This and her conversation with husband. Now she has no motivation to put her nerves back. She can now unleash the hell and there's nothing which can stop her.
This is the mosty hyped episode of this season. Truly great piece
When did she lose her daughter?
@@sharpshoota8274 Her stillborn infant was a girl. In the book, she was called Visenya.
@@datguy3581 oh right I totally forgot about that, that’s terrible.
It seems like Aemond legit didn't plan to kill Luke. They both realized oh shit we can't control our dragons too late.
yeah i'm pretty sure aemond's whole thing is just torment and taunting, rather than fighting and bloodshed.
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Yes he didn’t intend too you can see it on his face and the director said so too
He looked genuinely horrified.
He was a bully...but even he acknowledge that there are limits.
One thing we ALL can’t deny….The Cinematography Went crazy this episode. That last one take at the end was the cherry on top
Storms End was a big W
That shot of Arrax above the storm was incredible
Yep! That's crazy how these dragons look real.
But they should work on syrax next season..
Rhaenyra in the beginning : "do not attack, keep calm, and be respectful"
Rhaenyra in that last scene : "and I take that personally"
At last the house is gone
The show is making her less ruthless she goes full on anger mode when she has miscarriage and learns about her father's death and usurpers, here they are like wait she is not mad till Luke dies so babies death and father's death were nothing in the show.
@@darkmagician7388 It was something in the show... The hightowers had nothing to do with her baby's death or her father's death... they died naturally. Wtf is she going to be angry about? Life? lol Though season 2 will be her much more ruthless now that the Vhagar killed her son.
@@KillingMachine56656 I am talking about the books, In show it seems they are trying to main her a protagonist kind of. I know Book Canon and Show Cannon are different but in Books the movement she knows and her miscarriage happens she screens that she will have head of her brother for what they did. She blames them for her daughter's death and fathers death from the start. Lukes death just put more fuel on her anger.
@@darkmagician7388 well the books are written as an unreliable and biased source and since grr Martin is heavily involved, show cannon is pretty much cannon in general right
Aemond was just trying to scare the poor boy 😔 but Arrax got scared and defensive and Vhagar is no stranger to battle so she wasn't about to let them get away alive after all that.That look on Aemond's face after was "oh shit I just started a war" 😬
In the books it feels more like straight up murder and he has full control I like seeing it in a different way on screen.
That’s because the book is written as an in-universe history text as told by outsiders of the events. The person who “wrote the book” didn’t actually witness these events, so the show has the luxury of being able to change the events of the source material without directly contradicting it
@@kdizzle901 slightly different, but he’s still just as guilty. I’d equate it to having road rage, then losing control & killing the other driver, you might as well have deliberately killed them
@@josephwantock1993 and one of the source is from a fool
Just as we now see it as a whole the people in the show like the Storm's end people will say that it was a straight up murder after seeing the rage of Aemond to luke. But they didn't know what really happen. Another misinformation
Ewan and Emma's performances of the pain and agony for what happened to Lucerys was incredible. The regret and suffering in their eyes was so raw and amazing, I actually teared up. Well done to them both. The performances from everyone the last two episodes was remarkable, but Ewan and Emma stole the show for me in this episode. Well done!
The final scene with Rhaenyra mirrors the face she makes when she finds out her mother has died in EP 1.
Except without the rage this time.
c'mon Aemond didnt exactly suffer....he wanted Luke deadbut just not in this moment...he is shocked because he knows he just started a war :D
What are you talking about? Aemond isn’t suffering. He detests Luke and in no way shape or form cared for him. He realises 1) he has single handedly escalated a war that was at the time under negotiation 2) he is now a kinslayer 3) he realised that he doesn’t truly control his dragon.
Do not confuse that with Aemond having any love or concern for Luke as it’s abundantly clear he does not.
Bro also Matt Smith as Daeman aweeesssomee
They were both fabulous.
Rhaenrya lost her father, the throne is usurped from her, she has a miscarriage from all the stress and her child is killed by a dragon. At this point, I’m all for the Mad Queen
i would not blame her
fr it would be very understandable if she did go mad, anyone would with everything she's experienced lol
@@pomegranatejuice5139 yep very understandable i
Yes! Queen Rhaenrya Dracarys everything! 🔥🔥
fr this is how u do character development
Daemon was Viserys' heir, so Rhaenyra assumed he would know the prophecy. It's wildly interesting to me that Viserys never told him considering he was his heir for at least a decade.
I much prefer that Aemond didn't intentionally kill Luke. I think it makes him a much more interesting characters and more importantly, tells us how wise Viserys truly was for calling the power Targareyn's have over the dragons an illusion.
I really loved watching Rhaenys watch Rhaenyra this episode. She looked so proud of her. For someone that blamed Rhaenyra for so long, to see her realize what was truly best for the realm in backing Rhaenyra was really cool.
Seeing that tiny dragon and that tiny boy completely swallowed was heartbreaking. Everything Rhaenyra lost here was heartbreaking, but now the dance has begun.
Viserys didn't tell Daemon because then he was still waiting on a son.
Exactly. Viserys believed in his dream so much that even tho Daemon was technically his heir, he never truly saw Daemon as his legitimate heir. More just a placeholder than anything serious
daemon was never viserys heir
@@baokachi9767 yes he was. In the very first episode Viserys tells him he's chosen a new heir after Daemon insults his son's death.
Dragons feel what their bonded person feels as has been demonstrated throughout this season. Caraxes screamed when Daemon got hit by the burning arrow in episode 3, Syrax screamed during the interaction with Otto in just this episode. You can also see that the dragons appear as if remote controlled when their riders need them. I think dragons originally only react to the emotions of their riders. It probably takes a lot of practice to train them to react to words rather whatever the rider is feeling. I believe Vhagar and Arrax reacted respectively like their riders felt. Lucerys felt scared and since dragons are protective Arrax tried to protect Lucerys by going on the offense. Aemond was still furious about the eye and Vhagar followed that emotional lead. Aemond should have anticipated Vhagar´s reaction if he truly knew anything about dragons.
It felt like Arrax knew Vhagar was still there and on account of the storm they were too slow, so he attacked in an attempt to blind Vhagar in a surprise attack and flee without pursuit but it didn’t work.
except Vhagar didn't arrive when Aemond got jumped, and lost his eye, neither did she show up when Rhaenys could have burned them all in the dragon pit.
@@rhinoblack1 Vhagar would arrive inside the fucking castle? She doesn't even fit there.
@@rhinoblack1 he didn’t have vhagar long enough for her to come to his aid when he lost his eye
Could this explain why Drogon burnt the city without Dany ever saying Dracarys??
I legit teared up when Sir Erick came up, bent the knee, presented Viserys' crown, and swore his oath to her. Such an amazing scene
It was beautiful. To me it felt like the "King in the North" scene in the Winds of Winter in GOT when we pretty much got confirmation that Jon was a Targaryen.
....and then I am mad all over again the GOT ending...the song of ice and fire....the prince that was promised....and none of it mattered
Me too! I also cried when the baby was birthed and rhe was holding then preparing the body.
@@yiMother0fDragons cmon don't compare it with king in the north scene that was hard fought and epic ,she got I because of her birth right .
Jon Snow is getting his own spinoff. There's still a chance for redemption. Look how well house of the dragon has been handled so far
Same i cried so much
Aemond- Im just going to give him a good scare, maybe take an eye.
Vhagar- So I ate him.
Big fire lizard has no chill
Aemond 👁👄⚫️
@@datsapaddlin I’m pretty sure that was Lucs reaction as well when his Arrax decided “hey I’ma spit some fire at this monster and then just fly away.”
Dude was like an iguana trying to fight a Komodo dragon.
@@mirrorrorrim Got them both turned into lunch.
I just read a comment in another video about Viserys talking to Rhaenyra about dragons cant be controlled in the very 1st episode!
That is where the Dance of Dragons really begins. Truly heartbreaking.
"And with his death the war of ravens ended. And the war of fire and blood began." - Robert Baratheon history and lore of westeros
This is how I saw it. It is clear that none of these people have ever fought another dragon rider. I always saw that dragon bonding was something like a warging, but restricted only to emotions. So Arrax can sense Lukes's fear and adrenaline and sees Vhagar as the source of those feelings, and dragons never back down no matter how small they are. Vhagar probably senses how much Aemond wants to hurt Luke and you can see he is keeping it together at the start. Once Arrax attacks, it's game over since dragons are very confrontational. Notice how Luke told Arrax at the start "Stay calm and pay attention". The dragons did keep their cool, but their riders could not control their own emotions so they seeped into their mounts.
Basically, the dragons lost control due to the riders losing a grip of their emotions.
It looked like arrax already felt threatened from vhagars roar when they arrived on storms end and the storm/lightning also bothered arrax and then when vhagar is chasing them she snaps at them multiple times and tries to claw them. Arrax as a dragon seen this as being attacked so he retaliated with fire which made vhagar go out of control. They’re emotions played a part but I doubt thats why they went out of control. So basically the dragons made eachother go haywire
The flashes the Rhaenrya had of her dragon during the birth was, her dragon feeling her pain.
I really like that Rhaneys was shown as holding back an oath of fealty from Rhaenyra until she felt the younger woman was worthy of her support.
exactly and when she saw that Rhaenyra truly has grown and uses her head before she makes rash decision made her respect her even more
fr i loved that part after she cleared the room, you can see that look of love & respect on her face
Rhaenys IS a queen. She was serving in her armor. One of my fave characters
I just don't understand it. From her pov she and Daemon killed her only remaining son. Why on Earth would you ever even THINK about giving your support to them?
@@MrFredstt they have granddaughters that would be in danger 🤦♂️
The scene of Rhaenyra first walking and the whole map starting to glow was very, very good...i can't believe we now have to wait until 2024, though
Why until 2024 that's a fucked up decision
@@alfayomega17 I mean, that's like saying it's a "fucked up decision" for my DiGiorno pizza to take 21 minutes to cook. Yeah, it'd be great if it were ready faster but it wouldn't be finished cooking.
There are like 20 dragons and it's going to be all out war. Gonna be a TON of post-production.
@@bicranium7198 Lmao man I'm dead
Gotta let that pizza get nice and crispy 😏
@@johncampbell9107CRISPIN COLE PIZZA 🥰😍 🍕
I love the fact that what happened between the dragons shows that the Targaryans were never in control and it is just an illusion. Loved the episode
Viserys said it himself. We sure he wasn’t a seer like his daughter?
@@dragonstouch1042 I mean, he did say he had a dream where he saw his son on the iron throne (and sure enough Aegon became king) so you might be onto something 👀 Helaena had to have gotten it from somewhere
Clearly Aemond didn’t understand Vhagar. She’s a very old dragon and she don’t play no games.
@@SE-gs6gd They both couldn't control their dragons
"The Dragon is not a slave."
I don't know if anyone says this yet but the dragon that Daemon is singing to is Vermithor The Bronze Fury, he is the second largest after Vhagar, and he's only have one previous rider that we saw at the first episode the old wise King Jaehaerys I Targaryen.
So would Daemon control 2 dragons then if he tames another dragon?
@@dlindy9143 no, you cannot control two dragons. He's most probably getting it use to human interaction again so someone else can claim it. He probably wants his other daughter to claim it
@@dlindy9143 no one can actually and dany is not a special case either she did not ride those two dragon they just follow her around since dany is the only targaryen left.
@@qpishjunior4772 Thanks
The speed you get these reactions up is insane. It’s really appreciated 👍🏼
uhhhh......
Well,, the episode was leaked lol but yes
@@rojalasangre. it’s the same every week.
They probably get the episodes early for reactions
@@hanibeeez no one got review copies for ep 10. So they watched the leak lol
never read the book, but I like that Aemon didn't intend to kill. However, I think that he will act like he did it on purpose when he gets back to Kings Landing to appear more in control of his dragon and more ruthless
And the fact that no one is going to believe it was an accident, especially since it was Luce, and Baratheon will not hesitate to throw Aemond under the bus
@@dragonstouch1042 I think Barathaon will side with aemond if it comes to it. He just agreed for one of his daughter to wife aemond, doubt he would want to lose that arrangement
@@Pham_ily ehhhh he thinks he murdered a peaceful messenger who was clearly a kid trying not to fight.
it's a bad look for Aemond. He threatened him in Storms End. He chased after him. Intent or not, he's going to be blamed for Luke's death.
@@Pham_ily yeah I don't think so. Lord baratheon is a man of honor and men of honor don't like killing messengers. I think he will not side with either side.
Ps I've read the book, but I'm going off the show
Actress who played Rhaenyra killed it this episode
“And with Lucerys death, the war of ravens and envoys came to an end, and the war of fire and blood began in earnest.”
Daemon idling back and forth simmering in rage while Otto gives the terms is hilarious 😂
I am a die hard fire and blood fan, having read it multiple times and it being one of my favorite books ever, and I really enjoyed this episode.
Daemon this episode makes absolute sense, and the fact that Dragons disobey their owners is well established.
We can say Aemond didn't mean to Kill Lucerys because he looks so shocked (it's probably his first kill and murder of parents is a big deal in Westeros), but he made a really poor choice when he went out to chase Arrax and Luke with Vhagar. She's a massive weapon who has been in multiple wars. Even though Aemond saw the chase as a prank, she was acting as if it was a real hunt because he was inciting it. Plus, when Arrax flamed her face, I knew there was no turning back. Now Aemond will have to say that he murdered Lucerys because nobody will believe that it was an accident.
He made the mistake of thinking he fully controlled a close to two hundred year old battle seasoned dragon. This is like harnessing a pit bull after it's gotten a taste of fighting, it's virtually impossible.
I hope he now knows that they aren't there solely for the aesthetic and to bully people you don't like.
Aemond also hear Luke trying to control arrax then he lost control of vhagar
Yeah, both those boys were acting stupid. Aemond should never have never have messed with Luke, Luke’s juvenile a fraction of the size attacked an elder dragon who was a veteran of many battles.
It was horrifying but an extremely well portrayal of a provoked Vhagar on the hunt for something that attacked her.
Aemond clearly hadn’t used her in battle, so he was not accustomed to controlling her bloodlust, if she could even be controlled given her current state and age.
@@janellejulianajoy if he didn’t know then, he sure as shit knows now. Dragons aren’t toys. He’s still just as immature a bully as he was years past, and now here’s the consequences.
@@GreatOldOne9866 i dont think luke made the command to his dragon to attack vaghar it did it by itself, hence why luke was trying to control it after it had attacked vaghar
Aemond face 😂.It was at that very moment Aemond knew…he fawk’d up
*Aemond
Royally. Now, he’s justified his half sister going to war and gets to be branded a kin slayer for the rest of his life
@@dragonstouch1042 At least he’s not branded a kinslayer until he’s an old man
@@09hicktown Aemond doesn't reach old age LOL you might have gotten confused with Maester Aemon form GOT
The only bad thing about HOTD is the fact that we need to wait 2 more years for second season😩😩
The song in English that Daemon sings
to Vermithor. (directly from the man that created ALL the languages in GoT, he also wrote this song for the episode)
"Fire breather
Winged leader
But two heads
To a third sing
From my voice:
The fires have spoken
And the price has been paid
With blood magic
With words of flame
With clear eyes
To bind the three
To you I sing
As one we gather
And with three heads
We shall fly as we were destined
Beautifully, freely"
Am I wrong but isn’t the books suppose to be written by a storyteller of the events so they weren’t actually 100% correct since they weren’t there so aemond not wanting to actually kill his Nephew is an actual possibility?
You’re not wrong. George himself said the show is actually what really happened.
Exactly. For the longest time I believed Daemon was the one who killed Harwin Strong, not Larys. Because of the storytellers!
So Aemond only wanting to scare Lucerys is very possible. Both family’s were still in the ‘Terms’ and peace talks, when this happened. Aemond seemed way more levelheaded than Aegon.
Yes, the book is written as a history book, not a novel. It is deliberately ambiguous and often gives multiple accounts of the same events from different unreliable sources, sometimes contradictory accounts. If anybody says that the show isn't book accurate, they probably didn't fully understand the book and are whining about their head canon being violated, particularly if they are talking about a character's portrayal.
Team Velaryon! I loved Corlys and Rhaenys in this one.
Then soon you'll hate rheanyra
Since first episode I just wanted Valerians to take over 😂
Corlys acting like a real boss
@@aclaize He is! which is why he has those 9 trophies from his sea journeys.
Viserys literally said tht “we don’t control our dragons” lol and episode was great it’s just Twitter
As someone from a large family, the maniacal glee at tormenting a younger relative followed by immense shock that you hurt them is so real
I've read the book and I have been mentally preparing myself for that Storm's End scene all week since seeing the preview last week and I got to say I wasn't expecting the look of surprise from Aemond after Luke's death. I always assumed he killed him on purpose.
I think it makes sense in this context, because no one would believe it was an accident. Aemond just justified the blacks going to war
The book is written in third person perspective by a maester called Mushroom who hated Targaryens. Obviously he didn't see what happened in the sky during that scene
@@aldragoonehive2.042 People keep forgetting that when comparing the show to the book
I always got that implication in the book, but honestly prefer this take. Aemond knows he just started an all-out war because he was trying to pull a prank
@@aldragoonehive2.042 mushroom wasn’t a maester, he was a fool
This was such a brilliant and heartbreaking episode, but when Luke and Arrax rose above the storm to reach the clear sky to escape Aemond, it did remind me of Neo and Trinity's final flight in the Matrix Revolutions.
Both of those shots were breathtaking yet also filled with melancholy, for they were the last glimpses of light those characters saw before they met their ends.
It’s like Visery’s said “the idea that we control the dragons is an illusions”.
Rhaenyra loved her boys so much. She was still trying but after that death it’s scorched earth. Of course Daemon was already there especially since confirming that Viserys never ever intended Daemon to be his heir. Again Viserys turning out to be the wisest of all of them.
Viserys is literally the cause of all this
What I love most about the writing of the show is the fact that the characters are way more fleshed out and human-like than their book counterparts.
I also love the fact that there are plenty of scenes where the looks alone tell you how they’re feeling/what they’re thinking, there’s no need for much dialogue to explain how they’re feeling when looks can convey those feelings and thoughts.
This season was amazing. RIP Luc
I just knew that ending was coming. Was literally yelling "no no no no no" when he flew off on his dragon in the end
Sucks that Dany didnt know that the table lit up😔 Maybe both her and viserys didnt know as children but would have been awesome to see her lit it up(remembering old tales of dragonstone from childhood) while stannis was never meant to be there in the first place👏
Daemon was Viserys heir for 10 years before Rhaneyra was named instead if you would recall from episode 1, so yeah he'd probably be bitter that he was never told 😅
Still no excuse for his reaction and choking his wife lol.
@@someone23ful thats not why he choked her he didn’t even know wtf she was talking about 🤣🤣🤣I think he choked her because he sees her as being weak like he said about viserys. He says they’ve already declared war what is she gonna do about it. He also thinks they killed his brother and she just wants to negotiate. And daemon knows the greens are also gathering allies for war
@@Onii-chan_choso I agree! I didn’t liked of course that he did that, but seeing the end of the episode, he holding her hand to tell her the horrible news about her son’s death, was kind, gentle and sweet. So yeah, I think they will survive this choking situation and be this strong couple to defeat the greens, now that Rhaenyra will absolutely go on war
@@donghuaedits Daemon is all about loyalty & it shows
Are you seriously trying to justify him strangling his wife because he was bitter? So that makes it understandable? What an incredibly screwed up misogynistic fanboy perspective. Basically “well if she didn’t want to get choked she shouldn’t have made him mad”. Freakin’ gross, dude.
When the queen first walked in and last shot of her face was brilliant. Chills!
The bows and allegiance scene to Rhaenyra was a great moment
There was so much forboding in this episode. At first i thought lightning was going to strike Lucerys and Arrax .
Viserys always said the idea that we control the dragons is an illusion.
I knew one of the brothers wasn't going to return. Farewell Lucerys and Arrax. The look on Aemonds face even he knows it's on now !!
Aemond: I want his eye. Or to scare him a tad
Vhagar: He can keep his eye…
The show is legitimate events! (Book readers [i am one too] don’t realize and complain that by the book Aemond actually wanted to kill him - GRRM himself said the show is 100% how the events happened while Fire and Blood - a history book written from many povs is the story told by people who guessed the history and intentions.) Makes sense since as dutiful as Aemond is he wouldn’t actually want the title Kinslayer it wouldn’t make sense for him. You can see the regret that again a prank and scare has gone too far, this time with big repercussions. Even then though he can’t prove anything as there was no one else in the skies to see.
“The idea that we control the dragons is an illusion.” AMAZING for the writing in the future honestly with the dragon/rider bonds. We can see that both animals sense threats to each other and just like beasts that can’t be tamed try to win no matter what the riders truly command. “No one can tame a dragon, not even their mother” - Jorah Mormont.
Rhaenyra was not the smartest for sending a young child to try and convince a house though even politically she should have sent a seasoned warrior in terms of communications. I feel so bad for her though just in what she’s had to live through. The parallel that daemon has lost a child to birth just as Viserys did is needed, no matter what though I hate that he wasn’t there for rhaenyra, he’s really not a good person as much as fans make him to be.
This is how I saw it. It is clear that none of these people have ever fought another dragon rider. I always saw that dragon bonding was something like a warging, but restricted only to emotions. So Arrax can sense Lukes's fear and adrenaline and sees Vhagar as the source of those feelings, and dragons never back down no matter how small they are. Vhagar probably senses how much Aemond wants to hurt Luke and you can see he is keeping it together at the start. Once Arrax attacks, it's game over since dragons are very confrontational. Notice how Luke told Arrax at the start "Stay calm and pay attention". The dragons did keep their cool, but their riders could not control their own emotions so they seeped into their mounts.
Basically, the dragons lost control due to the riders losing a grip of their emotions.
@@feelssogood252 I get that point of view, that helps show how dragons can’t really be controlled since emotions can’t be either at times. And could totally be a possibility.
But from what I can tell Aemond wasn’t really up for hurting Luke at that point when they were flying, it was just scaring him and taunting. My opinion is dragons allow the power to be taken, but only as much as they allow. In the end they are just like any wild animal and are free to do what they wish if they really want to- so the beef was Arrax vs Vhagar at that point
@@LS13. Yeah it can be true but only from the show point view, cz it happened differently in the books.
There was no such a thing that they couldn't control their dragon, in the books Aemon ordored Vahgar to kill luke.
@@feelssogood252 like I said in my comment though, the book is just a history book put together by certain people who weren’t actually there, it’s just a narration- so the books aren’t at all reliable (as per the writer himself)
That is the whole point of Daemon. He is both sides of the coin that the gods flip when a Targaryen is born.
Honestly, why I like this show so much is because it truly makes it hard to vote for one side. It's done such a good job showing both the Greens and Blacks perspectives, and how both sides have faults. In the book, it made it seem like Aemond sought Luke out to kill him, but I like this version so much more. They are just kids at the end of the day. Aemond merely wanted to just toy with Luke but neither had complete control of their dragons.
That’s what Viserys was warning them about. He said it himself, the control over the dragons is an illusion
Yeah i agree they did a really good job with this episode. Ugh i just cant wait for more!
Lol what about the greens have made u empathize? I mean they’ve been pretty awful.
@@michaeln3044 I think the just mainly like alicent and her daughter. They make Alicent be this person being controlled by men but at the same time has hate towards rheanyra and always wanted aegon on the throne. I only think her daughter is the only kind person on the green side
@@ayomideayodele5378 I’ll give you the daughter. Alicent though, while you can empathize with the position she was put in early has done too many hypocritical things at this point to remain on the side of the ledger.
➡️Dragon Birth scene: it’s cutting to Syrax, her dragon, who is crying😭. Because it feels Rhaenyra’s pain. They didn’t explain that well. And YES Rhaenyra is much more emotional about Viserys and death of baby, in the book. It was odd how calm she was, and you can it was hurting Daemon how passive she was being.
Rhaenyra: Let us consider whether or not we should go to war
Everyone else: *OOGA BOOGA DRAGONS GO BRRRRR*
One of the best episodes I ever seen just wow. The production and cgi effects were next level especially for a TV show
That look alone shows he didn't intend to kill Luke. But now the first domino has fallen and the real war begins.
I read the books and I liked this change. Another example of why you don't take dragons into battle except as a last resort. I liked that they showed that they don't truly rule the dragons.
The guy playing Aemond is such a good actor, I remember him as Osferth in the last kingdom where he plays a complete sweetheart and here he's a straight up psycopath
Also, Helaena's actress was in tlk too, the coincidences
Not a single bad episode. Best thing on TV in quite a while. Already dreading the wait for season 2.
Episode 9 really lacked in my opinion, but all the others rocked! Loved the series, excited for next season
I had issues with episode 9 but overall I like the show
I didn’t like Coles’ arc in ep5, feels a bit rushed. And Rhaneys bursting out of the dragon pit in ep9, I think it kinda ruined the intensity of Aegons’ coronation. Other from that, the show was phenomenal.
Yeah I don't have any of these complaints. My only complaint is that it's over. 🤷♂️
Better Call Saul and The Boys sends their regards
I actually really like that they didn't make the Aemond completely evil. He was just a young man himself. He looked up to his uncle Daemon and had his ambitions but was as yet unblooded and perhaps even a bit naive as kids that age are. He probably wanted to flex his muscles and scare the crap out of his nephew over their childhood feud as usual. His family just stole the throne; he knows what that means as someone smart enough to have studied the histories, philosophy, and warcraft. He would have known what a HUGE error that was without the sanction of his brother and mother before they knew for sure how things would go with Rhaenyra. He would have KNOWN as soon as it happened that ANY chance for a peaceful resolution was over and that it was all his fault for not being able to reign in his childhood inferiority complex. It makes sense that the dragons also behaved that way as Arax was young and in fear of the storm and his life from the bigger Vhaegar and she wouldn't have allowed that dragon to live after burning her. Both boys and dragons panicked and though he didn't give the order Aemond was absolutely responsible for that death. This seems a lot more like how real life happens where things sadly escalate to a point of unexpected no return due to following emotional impulses rather than reason. Plus, the books are based on secondhand accounts so only those two boys really know how it went down. There is also no way that he would have gone home crying about it to his Mom because it woould have made him look weak and the thing he has craved his whole life is the respect of his peers, family and the realm.
I agree that Aemond is a much more interesting character this way. While he's still responsible for Luc's death because he shouldn't have been doing what he was doing, I do think it's important to note that Westeros has never before seen dragon vs dragon warfare, so he'd have no experience with the idea of dragons ignoring their riders' commands when faced with one of the few things that can genuinely threaten their lives- other dragons.
Luke took Aemond's eye in defense of his brother as a child. To see him die so young and in such a tragic way just literally tore me apart for those minutes.
The performances this episode were spectacular! Heartwrenching! 😭
If you count defense as getting your ass whooped after you jump someone 4v1 then sure
There is no defense in a 4v1 lmao. Should have given one of his eyes to Aemond instead of becoming a midnight snack for Vhagar.
@@MrFredstt He started everything and drew the weapon first. Yeah, obviously little Luc should've kissed his ass. Stupid!!
Shouldn’t have jumped bro 4 on 1.
@@MrFredstt did we watch the same episode? aemond struck first by stealing vhagar and then intended to seriously injure or kill lucarys with that stone. he was on an ego trip and was intentionally trying to p*ss the other kids off; he is to blame for that incident.
As a book reader I loved this episode. I've always loved Martins take on blended consciousness that exists throughout all his works
With all the spoilers on Twitter I didn't think I'd like the episode as much as I did. I loved the episode and I like that they're taking things in a slightly different direction.
THE SAPPHIRE EYE WAS SO ICONIC AS EXPECTED 😭 It makes sense for Aemond to want an eye for an eye, there's no way someone would let that go when the one who took it shows no remorse and laughs at his face.He didn't want to kill him because he's smart enough to know that being a kinslayer is something that receives heavy criticism and that his mother wanted no war.Vhagar is the oldest and the most terrifying dragons alive as described in the books. She wasn't going to let a baby dragon attack herself and his rider and let it go away like that. She probably thought Aemond was in danger because the other dragon burnt her first and retaliated by munching Arrax. She was protecting Aemond considering how she had to burn Laena herself.
What's shocking is why Luke's dragon doesn't listen to his commands since they've been bonded by birth. But it kinda makes sense in the show since they made Viserys say that the fact that they control dragons is an illusion. It's also pointed out in the book that when Aemond loses his eye vhagar roars as if she could feel his pain,she has been acting up since they arrived in stormlands.
She was not protecting aemond she was getting arrax on her own accord. That dragon has dementia or something 😂
@@zer0phasez I know it sounds a bit ridiculous when we're talking about a dragon like that but it makes sense considering the bond between a dragon and it's rider. It can be both of of those things: protecting Aemond and herself
That actually makes sense, me personally I felt like luke lost control of arrax the moment they took off because he was very nervous before they took off and he barely listened to luke when he was telling him to turn, arrax felt threatened by vhagar and he attacked her on the other hand vhagar was following aemond's orders at first just teasing luke and arrax because when you look back at it she had two chances to easily kill them but didn't until arrax attacked and there her instinct kicked in and decided to end them and just like you said viserys was right, targaryens are fools if they think they can fully control dragons, one small mistake and they go wild just like in this scene
@@adelbechtoula I like this interpretation. At one point it gets difficult to control them because they're beasts
@@zawa7497 exactly
The look she gives at the end is the same dany gives when Missandrei dies
I read fire and blood and loved this episode. The book is written as a history book so we don't actually know exactly how these things went down
It is not just that Vhagar is old and that's why Aemond failed to control her, we saw Luke fail to control Arrax as well. Dragons aren't controlled, they can listen to your commands if they like and respect you but they have a mind of their own as well, treat them as toys and you'll see the consequences.
i’m a book reader and to be honest I enjoyed the episode and okay with the change in Lucery’s death.
Poor Rhanerya. They woke up the dragon
I’ve never read any of the GoT books, but I’ll say this. As its own thing, HoTD has a solid season 1. From beginning to end. Sure. There were flaws, but I think the good outweighs the bad imo. And although readers may not like that ending, which is understandable, I think a tiny bit of twist can be good if it has purpose. In this context, it fits. Viserys said in the beginning that the idea Targaryens control dragons is an illusion. So it goes back to ep 1. There were a few things in this finale that paralleled to ep 1, which I thought was a nice touch. I hope season 2 can be just as good, if not, better.
knowing how scared Lucerys was before he died just pained me so much😭😭😭
Birth IS the most horriffic thing: even when it goes well, it's still a trauma to the body and mind
There were a few small changes but this finale rocked. I was waiting for that sapphire all season and was not disappointed. man the wait for season2 is going to be looooooong.
My experience with this entire show was seeing leaks and spoilers and having certain sections of fans tell me why the direction of the upcoming episode is gonna be terrible, writers are losing it, etc… then I watch the episode and think ‘okay that plot point seemed to fit just fine’.
I like that the dragons are the reason the Dance of Dragons starts. I like that Vhagar and Arrax start the fighting. Instead of one dimensional weapons they’re more like big ass dogs that can breathe fire. Arrax is like a puppy that got scared and bit at the big old dog and the big old dog bit back harder. Nature.
The speed in which you guys upload these reactions makes me soooo happy
Also a note on Storms End - Lord Borros is Rhaenys cousin, she is Baratheon on her mothers side, so I feel like Rhaenyra is justified in thinking Luke’s mission should have been the easier and safer of the two
How did you guys have this discussion and reaction and everything done as soon as the episode ended. Wow...that was faaast
im glad my boy Daemon is back to being who he is aka A Rouge Prince :)
Always here the second the episode ends and somehow you guys have the videos up already !
I read the book so I sort of knew what was going to happen (this might have affected my judgment).
I thought the finale was good overall, but was one of the weaker episodes of the season. I thought the middle of the episode had some pacing issues. The last 20-25 min were very satisfying🔥🔥.
Apparently, some of the book readers didn’t like the show’s decision to make Luke’s death look like an accident. I actually kind of liked it because it shows how much control these dragon-riders really have over their dragon.
I hope they allocate a good chunk of their budget towards dragon fight sequences for the upcoming seasons.
For me: Finale- 7/10 | Season- 9/10. Can’t wait for season 2!
The people who read the book who complained about the show changing the story, keep forgetting that the book was written by a maester who heard 2nd hand about the story over a hundred years later so of course it was gonna be different. I read the book and I loved the slight changes besides if George R Martin produced and approved the changes, who are we to complain?
I love the mirroring turn around shots in episode 1 with naming rhaynra heir and then episode 10 with her receiving the news of Lucs death. 2 completely different rhaynra's!!! (No pun intended)
Greg your face was great! To watch it turn from when that baby first popped out to you then realizing what was happening in the scene is Reaction Gold, my brother!
I think it’s important to remember that the book is an account of what happened from a third party. They may not know that aemond didn’t intentionally kill Luke. It will obviously seem that way so that’s how it’s written in the “history books”.
You have to take the stance that what we are seeing is what happened and the book is the story of what happened. ☺️
Arrax: has the balls to flame Vhagar against his rider's orders
Vhagar: and I took that personally
I mean they where chasing the boy instead of going to king's landing
Watch ur reactions all the time every Sunday as soon as the episode is over plus all ur amazing videos thank u guys for all the content love u all
Book reader here. Episode was great. There is three different versions of this era within the books as they are all written from the perspective of unreliable historians. SOME book readers have completely forgotten that
This episode was Amazing!! I loved it. This episode really showed Rhaenyra loosing a lot, I feel it was necessary to have her go through that journey so we can feel empathetic towards her and root for her. She learned she lost her father, her throne, her baby, even then she still wanted to follow what her father would have done and not choose war, But loosing her sweet son Lucerys it's the breaking point, and the acting was so amazing that I felt her pain and rage with just a look, damn this was AMAZING!!!
"The idea that we control the dragons is an illusion", -Viserys
It's really cool how these gentlemen always show their emotions while watching these shows
During the birth scene when they cut between rhanerya and her dragon I took it as the dragon within her awakening because her child is dying, but her fathers wishes and alicent delivering the page torn from the book are instances that make her pull back (trying to keep the peace not going straight into war) but her sons death at the end is the last straw. Dragon fully awakened.
Actually it was more like Syrax felt her pain and screamed with her, dragon and rider bond is something special in this story
Can't wait for season 2!! Great reaction guys!
You guys are wonderful! I agree with John's source: the show/movie is always a 'trailer' for the book. It's always more satisfying to watch first (and enjoy a thing according to its own merits), and then savour all the new details that a book offers.
This two year wait will be HELL💯
I actually liked the foreshadowing of the dragons at the end being beasts who are docile until otherwise. They referenced in the books and even the first part of the show when one of the dragons (drogon) snapped at dany for getting too close while it was eating.
This was a great season. I had a lot of fun and this episode was fantastic. I loved the emotions and the music. Emma D'Arcy really came into their own here. Poor baby Luke, he did not deserve that.
The problem with being pissed about the "change" to Aemond in the show as compared to book is that those people who are pissed about the so-called change don't seem to understand the books. The books were presented as a record of history as written by Archmaester Gyldayn and he obviously do not have first-hand account of the things he has written. So he has various sources for his book, and those sources often also do not have first-hand account of the events. Precisely for the moment of contention in this episode, nobody could have had first-hand account of what happened between Aemond and Lucerys. So, even though I was also looking forward to cold-blooded ruthless Aemond in this episode, we can't say something like they broke canon by having the dragons become out of control in that moment. It was also foreshadowed by Viserys way back in episode one when he said "The idea that we control the dragons is an illusion. They are a power that men shouldn't have trifled with"
Aemond: Vhagar let’s scare Luce
Vhagar: So anyway I started eating
Whether or not for bias thoughts, I still blame Aemond for the death of Luke and Arrax. He vehemently followed them, scaring and toying a dragon pup during a storm. Not to mention that dragons are not slaves, they are smart, they get annoyed, they get stressed out. Fuck! RIP Luke and Arrax🔥
Aemond is 100% to blame for this. It’s like losing his eye, he escalated the situation and bad things happen. That he didn’t mean to doesn’t matter
Aemond escalates things and they backfire royally, it’s been a consistent trait
Ameond has sealed his fate through his stupidity lol. Trust and believe…he won’t be getting no eye back lol
Agreed, and at this point Aemond is a grown ass man and Luc is still a 13 year old child. Accident or no, he is 100% responsible.
@@juliasugarbaker9032 aemond is not a grown man, he’s literally 16/17 when this happens
Anyone who has worked with animals knows they can be unpredictable at times. I have zero issues with Vhagar and Arrax doing what they did. I thought that was really cool to show. Rhaenyra didn't know Aemond would be at Storm's End. She gave Luke what she thought was the easier assignment.
I just finished crying my eyes out & saw that y'all just released this video... might as well do it again *hits play*