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Just started reading a book where a character is named Bridget. Every time I read it, I hear, "Bridgiiiit". It's distracting and I love it
Hahah that is adorable, and it would probably happen to me as well :D
Gotta say I I’m there with you. The find myself doing it to other names😢
Yeah… no one is simply named Bridget in my presence henceforth 😂😂
i started a video of theirs on mute the other day and it didnt matter cuz i could still hear it in my head hah
28:53 because we've read the books, the show is biased!
The Dragon in the Cave was "Vermithor", the second biggest dragon after Vhagar. He was King Jaherys Dragon, the King before Viserys. You saw him in the first episode at the council of Harrenhal
and he likes music❤
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King Jaherys used to sing that song to Vermithor - after Jaherys died, Vermithor would not allow anyone to be his new rider, he went and made his lair under Dragonmont. Daemon was singing the song to Vermithor to re-socialise with Vermithor to show that he's a friend and possibly convince him to let Daemon to be his new rider
Jaehaerys*
@@XCninjaXC It's Jaehaerys*
“The idea that we control dragons is an illusion" - King Viserys said it in the very beginning
"can"t be sending endangered species to war"... famous last words
"the idea that we control the dragons is an illusion"
The actress playing Rhaenyra deserves a price just for that look to end the season. Gives me chills everytime
"I'm 12, you think I'm gonna go fight some dudes?"
Lyanna Mormont, at 12 years old killing a giant: "Am I a joke to you?"
they made you think Daemon wanted the throne. he never cared for it because he had 20 yers to fix up even before his nieces birth but he simply did not care for it. all he ever cared for was his family and his brothers + keeping the house of the dragon on its glory "on top". He knew what the Hightowers were up too from episode one but his brother never listened.
He always did care about his brother's attention, approval and love. He had an odd way of showing it, it was mostly subtle in his mannerisms and actions, but if you put it all together it makes sense. Many viewers fail to realize this, its well hidden in the script and Daemon is surely not the easiest character to read, that's so fascinating about him, and also his performance.
@@kobarsos82 He totally reminds me of a person I knew who was diagnosed at first with Bipolar disorder but later formally diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. He had a fear of being abandoned or not being loved so he pushed people away so they left him first but he also would play head games or act out to get their attention to try to pull them back in (it's literally called "push and pull" as a symptom) when he wanted them back. Daemon totally reminds me of that.
@@roguechevelle Yup that's in fact a good assessment.
I'm pretty sure Syrax is feeling the pain that's why we get clips of Syrax during Rhaenyra trying to give birth by herself. Since they are bonded. Also idk what Aemond expected chasing Arrax and Luke with that war dragon😭💀 Team Black 🖤🖤🖤
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Book aemond meant to kill him no question about it, for some reason the show made it seam like the dragon was out of his control.
@@gustavotrejo6888 Yes I know that and I really wish they done that instead of making it accidental since I've seen so many reactors saying it wasn't Aemond's fault but either way in the show what did he expect by taking the largest dragon in the world and chasing a baby dragon and a kid.
They couldn't kill Otto at that moment. The actual war had not yet started, they were gathering allies and trying to negotiate. Otto went as a messenger, he could not be harmed. Of course yes, they could have killed him, but it wouldn't be seen well, much less accepted willingly. That's why what Aemond did was so bad. Lucerys was just a messenger, it wasn't an honorable death, it was murder. Aemond began the Dance of Dragons. "Then the storm broke, and the dragons danced."
At this point though, Rhaenys already saw that the Hightowers were killing Rhaenyra's supporters. They also tried to imprison her. It seems like war had already begun for all intents and purposes. I don't know why they don't make more of that.
The thing is they could’ve kidnapped Otto without killing him it technically wouldn’t be frowned upon if he was alive and unharmed just locked up.
@@themingler441 But either way at that point Rhaenyra was still trying to avoid a war. Even with what the Hightowers did, a negotiation was still possible. They changed a lot of things in the series that I think affected the story, but in the books it's always emphasized how at this point a negotiation was still possible, and at the time only crows were being exchanged. So by all accounts, the war had not yet begun. That's why I don't really like Rhaenys' scene with Meleys at Aegon's coronation, but whatever.
@@Mcherri I don't think so. A messenger is still a messenger. He must not be harmed in any way. Yes, I agree it could be done, even if it wasn't ideal, but as I said, Rhaenyra was still trying to avoid a war, so she didn't want the first act of war to come at her hand.
The book is unreliable, this is the actual story
"We're gonna name that baby Viserys." They already have a son Viserys! Don't make this even more confusing! 😂
I mean she did name it visenya
7:44 Visenya was born dead, twisted, malformed, with a hole in her chest where her heart was supposed to be and a dragon's tail with scales.
I get why they couldn't do all of that persay but I saw some detailed shots of the baby on Instagram and I LOVE that they did make her scales and kind of lizard looking
@@WatashiMachineFullCycle the way they did all that work and decided not to show it. BTS staff seem smart.
Old Valyria was hinted in the books to have suffered a form of nucellarfallout. They insinuate a few times that they did experiments along the lines of chimera's and thats how the bond between men and dragons happened. Perhaps, thats how dragons came to be. It was symbolism imo that Rhaenyra and her kids are just as much Targaryen if not more so than anyone on team green.
@@superkoopatrooper4879 Incest causes deformities. My own cousin 2 centuries ago was raped by her father. She birthed a child with red spotted skin, webbed feet and hands, and a tail.
Mushroom isn't a reliable narrator
My favorite comment on Reddit when this happened: "Old Grandma Vaghar - poor thing was just triggered and reacting to her war PTSD from the conquering"
26:34 "It was at this moment, Aemon knew, he f**ked up." 😂
Aemond^
Stealing that crown was such a badass move
How was that badass he's a kingsguard he's permitted to any chamber also they were crowing aegon with conqueror's crown so stealing wasn't much of a big deal and also he wanted to present his 'queen' with a crown so what's better than her father's one.
@durryne okay, you're welcome to think it isn't badass then lmao. Some of us do. We're entitled to our opinion as you are yours.
@@Durran196 Are you saying he was permitted to just take Aegons crown by the greens ?! No you’re not then he technically stole it even if it was to give it to whom he believed was the natural successor
You know what's more badass? The fact that no one wanted to wear Aegon the conqueror's crown after Maegor. Maegor was a usurper, two generations of kings after him didn't wear that crown because he tainted it, and the dude who wore it after Maegor was Aegon II, another usurper 😬
@@Chasingdreams25 only the strongest Targaryen Kings can wear Aegon’s crown.
Victors of dragon battles and continental conquerors.
7:44 “The dead girl had been named Visenya, Princess Rhaenyra announced the next day, when milk of the poppy had blunted the edge of her pain.”
Part of the deal Otto offered Rhaenera to have her sons be a squire and cupbearer to Aegon would have made them hostages in Kings Landing to keep her from plotting against Aegon. That’s part of the reason why Daemon angrily rejected the proposal
The dragon Daemon was singing to is Vermithor The Bronze Fury. He was the dragon of the Old King Jaehaerys at the beginning of episode one. He is the second largest dragon after Vhagar.
Dreamfyre is older than Vermithor. Could Dreamfyre be bigger?
Also Silverwing was hatched around the same time as Vermithor
@@girlnettles No cause Dreamfrye was chained up in the Dragon pit for most of her life so she didn’t grow much even though she is the second oldest dragon maybe third after the cannibal. Silverwing might be the size between Vermithor and Meleys.
@@stephenwalker972Silverwing is right behind Sheapstealer and right before Dreamfyre.
@@girlnettlesVermithor is the second largest we've met. There's two in between Vhagar and Vermithor, but definitely not Dreamfyre. There's also two dragons between Vermithor and Dreamfyre, one of them being Silverwing. She's right before Dreamfyre in size. There's a size chart you can google!
@@sarcasmxkate I don’t really care about the size chart. It was made by fans. I’m going by birth order. Cannibal and Sheepstealer are a mystery because we don’t know when they were born. So I’m not counting them just yet.
Vhagar is the oldest, then Dreamfyre, then Vermithor and Silverwing. I think Vermithor might have been bred to be a war dragon back in Valyria. So that would explain him being bigger than Dreamfyre.
Cody chill, her father just died 😂
Also, the flashes of the dragon during Rhaenyra’s labour is to show that dragon and rider share a special bond and can feel each others anguish.
I swear to ward the queen!😭 i love that they showed how SCARY these dragons are. That shot of Vhagar over Luke in the sky is terrifying
Viserys: *literally fell apart in front of his entire family*
Daemon: My brother has been SLAIN!
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Ser Erryk with Viserys’ crown 🙌🏾
Well, it's kinda fishy. Even tho they were there and saw his condition but it's still sus, the greens didn't notify them of his death (they sent after them to call Rhaenyra children bastards but they didn't sent them a word when he died) and hurried to usurp the throne, and Rhaenys, who was there, didn't even see his body. So It kinda make sense why he thinks they murdered him and hid the proofs.
@@Chasingdreams25oh I totally get it! When I first watched it and he said that I was like yikes😬 the Greens incriminated themselves on this one
Its a mixture of Daemon's paranoia and rage, but also the very believable notion that Viserys had been so heavy drugged that he otherwise might have survived the night at least.
But mostly the rage.
Daemons response proves Otto’s point that the Hightowers would instantly be targets for murder if Rhaenyra ever came to power.
Yeah....but Rhaenyra wouldn't have allowed it. So it is a mute point.@@DanLanningPRTeam
It cracks me up how so many reactors just _cannot_ handle the childbirth scenes but bring on the gory violence! 😂
Right I always laugh because those are the moments I feel when I was watching the show where I was the quietest because of how intense and incredible (in terms of acting) were
King Jaherys used to sing that song to Vermithor - after Jaherys died, Vermithor would not allow anyone to be his new rider, he went and made his lair under Dragonmont. Daemon was singing the song to Vermithor to re-socialise with Vermithor to show that he's a friend and possibly convince him to let Daemon to be his new rider
To prepare him to accept a new rider but not daemon.
@@tavaresbiomed which is why i said possibly to give less spoilers
The ending song is so eery cuz its the targaryen theme song but slowed and made to sound like she's getting angry and mad. Its so chilling and I love it
That’s a Finale, 21:21 Daemons song to V is a PRIME example of his nickname “the truest Dragon” given to him by George RR himself Daemon is the most like the dragons more then any targeryan who ever lived, Fiercely loyal, extremely hot tempered but loving which is why you get the cuts between Vs eye and Daemons
Calling Daemon loving is like calling Ramsay a good husband
@@DanLanningPRTeambut he is though that isn’t my opinion that’s a fact from George himself lol he loved his brother and had viserys listened to him 20 years ago the war wouldn’t have started at all, he loves rhae he just is extremely hot tempered and all over the place.
@@Feyxd Daemon would be a second Maegor or worse
@@DanLanningPRTeam lmao sure Otto Hightower 🤣 and to bad he doesn’t want the throne as badly as people thought
@@Feyxd no he just wants to rule through his wife as we saw in this episode
Remember Viserys saying to Rhaenyra in episode 1: "the idea that we controle them (dragons) is an illusion". We see that very clearly with Aemond and Vaghar. The dragons and rayders are connect. Thats why Syrax feels all the pain Rhaenyra was experiencing on giving birth.
In the books Aemond killed Luke because he wanted to, it was not an "accident" and because Vhagar wanted to.
@@zzz8985 I’m pretty sure Fire and Blood is set to be written by maesters who report the accounts of others. So it’s more like written history by others who interpreted or heard or seen different things
30:19 Believe me, Caraxes is fierce enough to fight any big dragon.
7:44 "She was my only daughter and they killed her, they stole my crown and murdered my daughter, and they shall answer for it." - Rhaenyra Targaryen
Sunfyre : 'I'll answer bitch'
“If they search the Seven Hells, mayhaps” - King Aegon II Targaryen
@@greendragon4870 aka *the green turd
? Daughter?
@@morganwilliams5541she WAS pregnant
That page if you remember the scene under the Wierwood, when raenerya is laying on the ground with her head in Allisent lap and Alliscent is trying to get her to recite back to her what she’s learned about Neamera married across the narrow sea, and finally, Rhaenyra tells her the entire history, and then rips the page out to hand it to Alicent, so she will remember the conversation
I had just delivered my son when season 1 came out..I watched this a couple weeks post partum..my son's name is Luke and this episode absolutely wrecked me 😢!
Bridget's reaction to Game of Thrones being recommended after you finished the HotD episode is so real haha
"No, I'm not watching that ever again" 😂
Rhaenyra lost her father her baby and her son in such a short time
4:35 she already has a boy with daemon named viserys
Syrax was feeling Rhae’s pain while giving birth
27:03 Oh no Daemon wiping away tears after receiving the message of Lucerys' death..
after throttling his wife/niece
wow
you're fighting for team black's life in this comment section as if most of the locals aren't already team black leaning lmao. anyways go team green! my pathetic losers.
showed more emotion for the dude than his wife committing suicide.
@@rexibhazoboa7097there was a deleted scene where he’s mourning her with his daughters that got cut. Wish it would’ve been added
Killing Otto would mean war was inevitable. Rhaenyra doesn't want war. That's what makes her worthy of the throne. Killing Otto would have been dumb.
Yeah, killing the messanger is a declaration of war. But the war already started the second they usurped the throne. In this case, Otto is a traitor to the crown, Rhaenyra is the crown.
Rhaenyra having his head is not an act of war. It's an act of justice.
@Chasingdreams25 false. No blood had been shed. Rhaenyra could have renounced her claim and supported Aegon. Or she could win the support of the Starks, Baratheons, and Arryns and forced the Greens to the bargaining table. However once you kill the king's grandfather, all bets are off.
Moreover, what makes Rhaenrya the rightful heir? Tell me one time in the history of the 7 kingdoms that the named heir just got the throne? Joffrey was Robert's named heir, yet Ned opposed his rule. Was Ned a traitor to the crown? Was his execution justified? He, like Otto, was Hand and he challenged the succession. According to you that is treason and punishable by death...
Mrs. "Rules for thee but not for me" is not worthy of the throne. Gtfoh.
I agree with this. It would have been illogical. Remember also Rhaenyra had already been questioning if she still wanted the throne. She didn't want war. She was happy at Dragonstone with Daemon and her children. She and Alicent was on the same page for not wanting war. The terms also included recognising Jace and Luke's claims to their inheritances thereby legimitizing them. The offer for the two younger boys could have been politely rejected as putting her children within the control of the greens and in truth as just hostages would be stupid. Even when she was taking stalk of her allies she still hadn't made a solid decision. She certainly would never have targeted members of Aegon's family. The two could have co-existed and a marriage down the road would have rejoined the family. Aemond's actions took negotiation off the table completedly.
If she isnt willing to murder traitors to her throne, she isnt worthy of the throne 🤣
At the War Council, they were discussing Lord Grover Tully of Riverrun, ancestor of Catelyn, Edmure, and the Blackfish. It's fun and interesting to note the names of Lord Grover's grandson, Elmo Tully, and Elmo's sons, Oscar and Kermit. They are Lord George R.R. Martin's nod to Sesame Street and the Muppets.
This episode is so well shot...
When Rhaenyra is giving birth, it shows the bound existing between rider and dragon. Rhaenyra is in pain and rage and so is Syrax. The same bound thing can be seen in GoT S5e2 when Dany takes a bad turn and is in anguish... somehow Drogon shows up at night to check on mom and... "hey you seem fine... buy..." And in S5e9... do I have to enter details?
Then there is that Dragon flight scene. It all start as a game... "I'll use my big one to scare the little one..." and it works. The little one is fucking scared even though Eamond does not probably want to end is nephew but just wants him to piss his pants. But lil'dragon is so scared that at some point he just screams "fuck off, leave me be, I just want out" but grand-ma dragon Vhagar does not appreciate this outburst and is turned-on... off-control... So, so well shot
Targaryens are inmune to things as long as they are bonded. Viserys claimed Drogon which died long time ago, so Viserys is no longer under the bond protection. Also it seems is the Throne rejecting him and his decitions further and further. So its the magic of the Iron throne that is killing him.
That the throne is rejecting him is a fact. As he was a weak king who permited the dance... it explains the wounds, but not what it turned into. And I don't think being bind has anything to do with the disease immunity, it is just something in targaryen blood. A lot never bonded and only a few ever got sick... anyway imo there is clearly a maester thing... check some theories about that illiterate Boros Baratheon thing happening in that same episode 😉
So stoked to see both Vermithor and Sunfyre next season!!!
Sometimes we forget this is the Targaryens, they always thought, they can control the Dragons when in reality Dragons just tolerate them because they feed them and some how connected by blood but that’s in no way an invitation to get too confident with them and Lukes death was a clear indication of that.
The birth scene, combined with the reaction of Rynera's dragon, was meant to show that dragons are empathetic beings. Similar to dogs, they respond to the vibes sent by their owners. Their emotional state becomes dragons emotional state. And that's exactly what happens in the end. Aemon's dragon reacts to Aemon's feelings, and without Aemon wanting it, his dragon overdoes it and Aemon loses control.
The Dance of Dragons has begun. May the old Gods and New save us all.
I still say all this could’ve been avoided if Reanyrah & Daemon had been betrothed in episode 1
Thank you for sharing the journey with us, can’t wait for season 2💚
Vermithor only ever had 1 rider, king Jaherys and the song Daemon was singing is what the king used to sing to the dragon 😊
You cannot bound with 2 dragons. Danny was bounded only with Drogon. Daemon only sang to him so he could feel used to human presence again as it’s been some time since he has seen people
Saying Aemond isn't responsible for Luke's death is like saying someone in a semi playing chicken with someone in a tricycle isn't responsible.
“I would put his head on a spike for fun”
…-Joffrey/Cody 2024 💀👋🏼😂🤌🏼
Vermithor is the name of the dragon Daemon sings to. He's the former mount of King Jaehaerys, who was a well beloved and wildly peaceful King. So because dragons tend to take on the personalities of their rider, means Vermithor is one of the more "sweet" dragons. Silverwing was another dragon mentioned and she was the mount of Jaehaerys' wife, Queen Alysanne, so those two dragons are also quite bonded. Kind of like how Syrax and Caraxes are because of the bond between Daemon and Rhaenyra.
Stannis and Dany didn't know jack-shit about how to use that table, did they?
Oh an Cody, you we're right about how each episode is "Colored" a certain color... So Last week the episode had a tiny bit of a Greenish 💚 tent to the shot, while in this episode you'll see a lot of Blacks 🖤 AND ♥️ reds....
The song that Damion sings to that Dragon is an ancient Valyrian Hymn that Aegon Targaryen First of his name used...
@26:13
" The idea that we control the dragons is an illusion " Viserys To Rhaenyra in the First Episode When telling her about Aegon's Dream
Dany was a special case. You can only be bound to one dragon. Besides Dany only ever rode Drago
When a person and a dragon are bonded the dragons feel the feelings of their person, no words needed. Arrax reacted to Lucerys fear by blowing fire to defend him. Vhagar also reacted to the malevolent feelings of Aemond. This is how dragonbonds have always worked and all boys have been taught this knowledge. Aemond is at fault.
The dragon is still a sentient and highly intelligent being. It’s not a horse that reacts to bad feelings. The dragons chose to fight not the riders.
@@TravisKastl-ui9mk I can only discribe how GRRM has written how the dragons work. They react and act on the riders feelings!!!
@@beautifulbluebell2037 He also wrote that they are highly intelligent and make their own choices for their own reasons. Humans react to feelings too that doesn't mean when don't make choices. The dragons made the choice to fight not Aemond and Luke.
That dragon Daemon woke in the dungeons was Vermithor, The Bronze Fury! Formerly the Mount of King Jaehaerys and second largest living Targaryen Dragon, almost 100 years old, battle hardened and probably the only single dragon alive that could take down Vhagar without killing himself in the process!
Also Daemon only woke him with valyrian singing, he did not bond.
Daemon wants to get the riderless dragons ready to accept new riders. But it is easy to see why lots of people thought he was bonding with a larger dragon, especially if they are not familiar with the books.
@@blackeyedlily I mean... Even we don't know for sure, if riders can bond with two dragons at once. It never happened before, but it's not said that it's impossible. Tho we know that every dragon only bonds with one rider...
I can't wait for Vermithor's appearance in the show. Vermithor was the mount of the Old King, Jaehaerys the Conciliator. After Jaehaerys's passing, Vermithor dwelled in the Dragonmont. By the time of the Dance of the Dragons twenty-nine years later, he is the second largest and second oldest dragon in Westeros, after Vhagar. The novels never give the lineage of any of the Targaryen dragons, though it is fairly clear that Vermithor was one of the powerful second-generation dragons hatched after Aegon's Conquest. Vermithor was nearly 100 years old during the Dance, putting his hatching somewhere around the years when Aegon I died. Vermithor ultimately grew larger than the previous half-dozen, such as Dreamfyre, but this may just be up to individual variation. Vermithor only had 1 Rider.
"You laugh like a bad guy in a Christmas movie" 😂😂 such an accurate description
That was a dragon-baby, like Danaerys' Rhaego. It happens from time to time because Targaryens literally have dragon's blood, the source of which is the subject matter of all the old palace porn art. That's the reason for the incest; it allows them to maintain their power over the dragons.
The dragon feels Rhaenyras pain.
The scene in which Luke goes and meet with Borros Baratheon, really reminded me of Game Of Thrones, when Sansa was getting allies for the war for the North, reminding everyone of their oaths, without being fully aware of the passing of time apparently, everything that had happened in between, she got rejected and told some truths.
I always wondered what would have happened if Viserys had abdicated in favor of Rhaenyra IN LIFE, giving her that place. The fact that he thought everyone would be loyal until the end was a bit... silly, too hopeful, though that who he was I guess. Rhaenyra living 10+ years away from the court in Dragonstone, it's not doing her any favours either. I believe they were politically naive on not making stronger allies, or maybe a bigger effort to keep those families alliences. Her claim was going to be challeneged no matter what, she has her father's naivity in that sense, Daemon is the surprising part for me... but I guess, he is also full of pride and kind of corrosive when it comes to politics. The fact that they were so... unprepared.... was crazy to me.
Also, Daemon saying that his brother was killed was hilarious.
The "OMG I think we're bonding" was said like you just caught people having sex lmao
I think Rhaenys is like that proud Auntie (I know she's a cousin, but my family extends the Auntie privilege)
21:04 That's Vermithor "The Bronze Fury" belonged to Old King Jaehaerys Targaryen grandfather of Viserys and Daemon, and Silverwing belonged to Queen Alyssane Targaryen grandmother of Viserys and Daemon
Yes Rhaenyra did give birth to a dragon. She named her daughter Visenya which is a cursed name. In the very first episode, Aemma tells Viserys that Rhaenyra wanted to name her new sibling
Visenya.
I strongly suggest to watch the movie Excalibur (1981). The best King Arthur movie ever made, dark medieval, up your alley. It has some actors that became big stars afterward. It also has characters/scenes that George sort of borrowed for GOT. Some real dead ringers.
“spit it out…not the fire” 🤣🤣
Keep in mind.... This SHYT started two civil wars to break out
The Dance of Dragons
And The Black Fire Rebellion
This show took giving birth to horror status.
In the beginning of the season I think Daemon was really demonized by Otto and the council so Otto could influence Viserys. Daemon mentions it too and I really believe he wanted to just be Viserys hand so he could serve and protect his family - not to be king and steal the throne
There’s this running joke amongst fans that have watched the show that Vhagar has dragon dementia. Aemond looks similar to the Visenya Targaryen 😂 and when Arrayx throws the fireball she kind of has an episode. She thinks she’s back at the conquest. That’s the only reason, Viserys said it was an illusion that the Targaryen’s control the dragons and this is showing that they don’t control the dragons but this is also showing that she a grandma and she’s just having dragon dementia right now.
"You laugh like the bad guy from A Christmas Story"
Scott Farkis wishes he had a kickass laugh like Daemond.😂
Not on the Green side, but I don't hate Alicent. She was used by her father, forced to marry and sleep with an old man, lost her only friend, who then lied to her and got her father, her only connection left, tossed out. She remained faithful and devoted to her duties as her former friend broke all the rules and people turned a blind eye. She had the guilt for murders she never ordered dumped in her lap. Yes it made her bitter and resentful, yes her kids are shitheads, but i can't hate her. She still cared for and mourned Viserys. Was ready to accept Rhaenyra as queen. She honestly misinterpreted his final words, wishful thinking yes, but an honest mistake. She still was angry when she found out the small council had been conspiring against Rhaenyra behind her back, shouted down any talk of having her killed and fought against her father to influence Aegon away from doing so. She's not on the right side, but her place on the wrong side is understandable and the most reasonable.
Couldn't agree more, house of the dragon S01 is easily peak of game of thrones. The dialogues and good writing is all that matters honestly. And its REAL good. Yeah the scale is kinda smaller, but the quality is topnotch and that's all that matters in the end. And luckily enough the source material is finished here storywise ! so we have hopes for a perfect show from start to finish !
And thats how you wrap a season.
Hope yall upload the trailer reaction soon while fresh off the season. The hype for season 2 has begun.
only just realised that qyburn named the frankenmountain Robert Strong in GoT and he too technically dies in a fire 💀
Aemond did not deserve to get his eye cut out and isn’t unjustified in his anger towards Rhaenyra’s sons, and Luke did not deserve to die like that…those two things can be true at the same time.
The entire Dance Of Dragons is a tragedy through and through, there’s no real villains and heros here, just a whole bunch of grey characters fighting a totally avoidable war that is entirely the fault of Viserys Targaryen.
How are you going to make and keep Rhaenyra as the heir, then have multiple sons with another wife, but not change the overall laws of succession in Westeros? Also, he didn’t move to renew everyones oath to Rhaenyra so as to not rely on oaths made two decades ago before Aegon was even born. It would’ve gone a long way to secure the passing of power and the safety of his own daughter.
The truth is Viserys loved his first wife more than he loved Rhaenyra, and Aemma is the sole reason why he kept Rhaenyra as heir, one look at how he treats his other children should tell you this man’s love for Rhaenyra didn’t come from a parental viewpoint, it came from guilt and immense love for his first wife.
Either Aegon should’ve been made the heir and been betrothed to Rhaenyra, or the laws of succession should’ve been changed as a whole…Viserys is legitimately the main reason this war happens, it’s all his fault from top to bottom.
100%. I’m always surprised when people are callous against Aemond when he loses his eye - I’m Team Black and he’s a little shit, but he’s a kid. Not even a teen. It’s pretty obvious he had no intention to hit them with the rock, he just wanted to scare and abuse them the way he had been. He was being undeniably awful. And on the other side, baby Luke had no idea the rock wasn’t going to be used.
Either way, a child got horribly injured, and Alicent’s irrational rage was pretty normal. People act like she should have been calm and forgiving, and is just a jerk in that scene. She just walked into a room where her baby has his eye gel running down his face, no pain meds, and when she tells his father, Viserys goes “oh yeah, sorry about” *looks at hand* “Almond.” And then threatens his eye gushing son, not asking him a single thing about his pain, what happened, that he’s sorry it happened.
The fact that Luke was taught to be so cavalier and justified that he LAUGHED at Aemond at dinner, really makes me second guess this “Rhaenyra is great at parenting” vibe. She’s more justified than Alicent, but she’s not a good person either.
I think what Viserys did and how awful people were toward him and his mother in that moment really shaped who Aemond became. And he became monstrous.
Alicent is in the wrong, but man she gets raked over the coals for shit that 1) Rhaenyra would have done in her place, 2) resulted from being a victim of abuse.
Viserys caused this. He caused it when he forced marriage on a scared little girl being abused by her father, ignoring her obvious signs of distress because of lust, told the young girl not to tell anyone about their “conversations”, when he neglected his children, when he made no attempt to change law or reinforce Rhaenyra’s claim, gaslit Alicent about Rhaenyra’s children, made no attempt to stop the abuse of Aemond, let Alicent abuse Rhaenyra on her birthing bed, the list goes on.
Alicent and Rhaenyra are victims of Viserys’ unrelenting stupidity.
Queen rhaenyra is coming for her throne! Honestly Aemond was so dumb for chasing down Luke with his bigass WAR dragon, like what did he think would happen?
As viserys would say controlling dragons is an illusion
Daemon's love for Rhaenyra and Viserys are inseparable in many ways, two sides of the same coin, and no one but them can inspire his devotion and equally enrage him. He's so hurt when he realizes that Viserys never saw him as his heir.
They should have called this series, the Game of Births, lol
I’m excited for season 2 I can’t wait to see more of Baela she’s one of my favorites in the dance
I’ve already seen this episode and yet I still got chills watching your reactions lol so glad you guys are caught up!! It’s gonna be wild
While Daemon only ever rides Caraxes, he is also known as "Dragon Whisperer", meaning Daemon can tame other dragons (including wild ones) and then "give" them someone to bond with.
Aemond is literally Scut Farkus. except he's the one who 'shot' his eye out lol.
I'm with you against the Greens.
I agree yes, greens side...only Helaena deserves all the best
That niceness that Rhaenyra had went out the window. I can't wait until Season 2.
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The lord of light never let anyone know the table lit up in game of thrones 🤣
Extremely well produced dragon-fighting scene. What stands out to me is the human element; Lucerys is only 14 who has never been an effective young warrior (he is 13 in the book) and is terrified but manages, somehow, to maintain the presence of mind to direct his dragon to swerve and hide rather than utterly succumb to panic. The boy had to be sooo scared; that's what really bothered me. Also, Aemond is around 16-18 (in the book) and has deliberately chosen to direct Grandma Dragon to rise from Storm's End and terrorize a juvenile dragon and a boy who was trying to complete an envoy's mission (by Westerosi tradition, envoys are spared as long as they take no part in violence during their errands). Lucerys was a scared child, eight years old, when in a fit of anger and rage in the midst of a sudden fight, he lashed out at the older 'uncle' who had threatened his and his brother's lives. Though he should not have slashed Aemond's eye, it was not pre-meditated and he was a child. Aemond was (in Westerosi terms) a young man sent on an envoy's mission, there's no excuse for his actions and he, not Lucerys or either of their dragons, is responsible for the deaths of Lucerys and Arrax.
One detail I appreciate in this episode is how we see Aemond's shock and regret. It probably won't last, but he seemed to not want to actually do the thing that happened. It was too far even for him.
It really doesn't matter once such an action is done, only the result matters not if you wanted it or not. And he knows it. Mistakes were made, dragons can't be fully controlled, this is the kind of mistake you can never take back. People in history were always judged by their deeds not by their thinking. But yeah it makes sense, its like Viserys said in an earlier episode, its all an illusion thinking that people can control the dragons.
@@kobarsos82 I think he means he appreciates that there is more depth to his character because of this decision. He obviously hated Luke for the eye thing and he obviously wanted to bully him for the past bullying and get even for his eye. But he didn't mean to take as far as he did, because he still tries to not go too overboard. He essentially was trying to toe the line of being good for his family vs getting even for the past and he couldn't keep walking on that line for long, before he fell.
@@spartanoreo5075 Yeah I understand all that, and I agree, but my point was like I said it really doesn't matter at the end of the day, only the result matters and history will judge the character because of this, regardless of nuances.
@@kobarsos82 True, perception is key. Even Viserys mentions this. But it definitely makes it more interesting to some of the audience.
Can not wait for s2!!!!
Keep up the awesome work 🤩 🤩
The reason daemon is right and logical with his assessment of them killing Viserys cuz if he died from his illness why did u have to hide it from them for days. If one of my family members die and no one tells me I’m thinking the worst case scenario. It make daemon think that they murdered him so aegon the assaulter can be crowned king.
Corly's took 6 years to control the stepstones. Otto needed just a pen and a paper to undo that 🤣🤣.
what do you mean?
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And also don't forget how much damage triarchy done to blacks. Velaryons never fully recover from the losses.
@@rexibhazoboa7097 They mean spoilers. It's all the greens can do
@@dogmatic806 cry more, blackcel
And that's how Aemond gets the nickname "Kinslayer"!
28:52 thats basically the question of my life
Love how aemond looks at the camera and goes did I do that
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