Man the realization that Sunfyre is the only being in the world who gives a damn about Aegon hit me like a Vhagar chomp. The most true and sincere smile we see from the king all series is when he's reunited with his golden friend. Great character detail
It felt like sunfyre matched aegons personality too. He had a little bounce to his step as he was walking up and gave aegon a chest bump like they were boys
Sunfyre and Aegon had an extremely close bond and he flew him a decent amount. After Aegon’s coronation him and Sunfyre and Helaena on Dreamfyre did a few laps around King’s Landing in the books. Would have loved to see that.
Aegon ended up being the one who actually got 2v1’d…even Rhaenys was like *“wtf did I just witness”.* Aemond has truly become the ultimate villain of the show.
@@rexibhazoboa7097ah yes the little underlings who kill a kid are the real villains. Not the lords who plunge the whole realm into a war of fire and blood, killing tens if not hundreds of thousands not for survival but for more power and wealth than they already have.
@sacredbeastzenon it's definitely a big reason but Aemond also hates the fact that Aegon never wanted it and doesn't take it seriously, Aemond hates the fact he is one who has trained his entire life to rule and fight and Aegon took nothing seriously despite knowing he was in place to take over.
I can't believe I'm saying this but he's my favorite character right now! I just want him to go away with Sunfyre and have a good life...Too late now I think💔
I love how the show manages to breath so much life and personality into these fictional, CGI creatures with just subtle facial expressions and sound design. The way they whimper or squeal as they fight in the air almost sounds like wounded animals. It's masterfully done.
Wouldve been nice if we saw them just playing around before the war started. Episode 106 was the perfect episode for that. When the kids were all in the dragon pits.
It's pretty unrealistic IMO to have animals that size make the same frequencies of sounds that like dogs/humans do. Elephants for example use frequencies below human hearing
@@govinddas7876 Even if they are magical and fictional creatures, it's not a bad point to make. You can still have fictional creatures that have realistic characteristics in them. In this case the sound they would make based on their absolute size. Because it's not like the sounds a dragon makes has anything to do with magic. Your criticism would be more valid if we were discussing the realism of, for example, the way dragonfire is generated.
It really doesn’t. The show can’t even breathe life into the human characters who are all as dull as ditchwater. There are currently no stakes, no interesting characters, terrible green screens while some children and an old woman sit on a mechanical bull, and maybe the worst tactician in the history of tv who charges into a castle during the day, has maybe the worst sword swing I’ve ever seen on the history of tv during that beheading attempt, and just knocks himself out during battle.
Daenerys was the only Targaryen who was fire-proof. In the books, that was only a one-time thing because of a witch's spell. In the show, it seemed to be a permanent thing she had from birth, but it was still only her.
I mean it's definitely the case that targarians are more resistant to heat. Also it's not specifically said it was a 'one time thing' in the books and we don't see examples of Daenerys getting burned or anything.
Danaerys was a believer in the idea - she first commented "Fire cannot kill a dragon" when her brother was scalded to death. She also frequently handled the heated dragons eggs without injury which is in the books as well, so it's def not a one-time thing.
@@manzell Handling heated eggs is a higher resistance to fire and heat, but not immunity from it. I don't think any Targaryen was ever immune to fire completely, not even Dany except for the blood magic ritual, she just had higher tolerance. It really hurts the HotD show now, since everyone seems to think that Targs will just survive the fires magically. D&D really made a mistake with this.
I actually think making her fireproof was a great idea because it plays into the idea that the Lord of Light was protecting her so that she could be there when the Long Night arrived. I have a personal theory that the Lord of Light is who gave Aegon the Conqueror his vision of the Doom of Valyria and of the Army of the dead. The Lord of Light was planning all this from the start.
@@takanara7 Its pretty well hinted though. Through dumb luck and idiocy, plus sacrificing the blood of a King she blundered into some major league blood magic. since then it was never tested.
@@mikevertilus8913 Cersei was bad because she knew Joffrey had a sadistic streak and she encouraged it and called it bravery but Alicent is the reason why Aegon is so pathetic and unfit for any kind of duty and she still have the balls to berate him for it, like girl if you wanted him to be king so bad you should've at least make the effort to try and raise a king
@@rexibhazoboa7097 Most reactors have fallen for the least interesting aspects of the show, which is to cheer for their good guys and hate on the bad guys. It's palatable for most audiences and has made for popular "discussion", but I find unfortunate that true analysis and understanding like on this channel is so rare.
@@VictoriaTraducciones that's what I mean. She berates him every chance she gets, but had no issue with ignoring him as a child unless it was to yell at him. Then she's banging Cole who is supposed to have a vow of chastity and who she tries to shame Rhaneyra for sleeping with. As bad as Ammon is he at least had a good relationship with one of his kids
Thank you, girls. You actually understand the character of Aegon (in the context of the show, the book is a whole different thing). Otto and Alicent basically screwed him for life because they always wanted a puppet so they never bothered to raise him right. They thought they could control him like Viserys in his final days and when they couldn't, they basically kept berating and making him feel useless. What happened in this episode is the culmination of that treatment. Which also parallels with what Aemond did, all the trauma and bad upbringing that Aegon had and him bullying Aemond basically had a climax with him choosing to not give a damn about Aegon and just trying to kill Rhaenys and him. Aegon and Aemond both victims of Otto, Alicent and Viserys' shitty parenting and neglect.
@@BhlackBishop True, Aegon did unforgivable things but things that could have been avoided had his family showed any care for him and his siblings. I'm not excusing him for anything, I'm just stating that what happened to Aegon is tragic and what Aemond did were just products of how badly they were raised. They're essentially still kids with nukes, in a position of power with neglectful parents. Things were bound to go wrong for them in one way or another.
@@vivien8417 i mean to each their own but Daemon is by far the best well written character in the show with Aemond and Alicent being the most interesting, ya'll are tripping
In the books Aegon and Sunfyre had literally one of the closest bonds of all dragon riders who ever existed.. Poor boy, poor dragons don't deserves all this family drama. Honestly, this season is owned by Tom Glynn-Carney. Even when Aegon was powerless in the small council scene, he totally owned the scene. It’s bizarre because the writers clearly want the audience to like Team Black more than Green, but they made the Greens way more interesting to watch. Rhaenyra spends basically all her screen time wringing her hands and being indecisive, Daemon is off having a tantrum in the middle of nowhere and doesn’t have much character beyond “I’m angry”, and Rhaenys kind of just stands around looking smug/condescending. (except for the showdown ofc, RIP Meleys and Rhaenys)
Also I love how this show draws parallels between Aemond and Daemon, even in this episode Daemon sees himself in Aemond and Ewan (Aemond's Actor) always says in interviews that Aemond is Daemon's biggest stan and that Daemon inspired him. But what this episode did brilliantly in my opinion was show us the ultimate DIFFERENCE between them, which is that no matter how angry Daemon gets with Viserys, no matter how many times Viserys banished Daemon, Daemon would never in a million years Dracarys his own brother. He also wouldn't allow his brother to humiliate himself the way Aemond did by letting Aegon fight Rhaenys. I always think back to when Viserys was struggling to walk to the throne and Daemon helped him get up there, Aemond would let his brother fall, and I love that stark difference between the "Second Sons of the realm".
@@oggiwaAlthough it is not said verbatim, through actions you realize that Aegon does love Aemond, his complicity in the 1x8 dinner and how they confronted the Strong Boys with blows, Aegon trusted his escape plan in 1x9 (It is even seen that Aemond agreed, but Cole arrived), trusting him, in the first episode of this season Aegon defends Aemond from Alicent, calling him his closest relative and calling him his best warrior with a smile, Aegon is a rude and drunk, it is obvious that he does not really know how to relate in a healthy way and love without doing harm, he simply never was taught to do it, neither by his mother nor by his father, in the end the result of his upbringing leads him to be who he is.
aegon is a well written character i love his character. we know he is a bad person but looking at the reality he has been abused since he was a child by his family. he doesn't know how to love, he doesn't know how to communicate. and so for him it is something normal and continues the line of abuse as well as how they treat him. but still he really loves his family in a way. But what aegon really loves is his sons and his dragon, and on top of that, one of them has already died. his tragic fate just because he was the eldest male son to be king even when he didn't want to be. literally his family made him what he is. the actor is fantastic he did a great job with aegon.
Rhaenys dragon used to be ridden by Viserys and Daemons mother Alyssa and now the last thing connected to his mother is dead. Caraxes used to be ridden by Rhaenys father Aemon and Vhagar (Aemonds dragon) used to be with Daemon and Viserys father Baelon. So the three dragons used to fly around and be happy together so I think Meleys must have wondered why her old play mate Vhagar was attacking her. My poor heart 💔 😭
@@karma916 Thats in the books. In the show's version, Dany is fully immune but the other Targs arent immune to fire, maybe tolerant to heat but that is even unclear and just speculation.
Well, Aemon is just a prodigy as a rider. After crashing, he spotted Rhaenys before she spotted him and maneuvered his dragon into a blind spot beside the castle walls. This is sort of like fighter tactics IRL.
It is so refreshing to actually see people who understand Aegon's character. The amount of reactions that just bash him relentlessly is insane. You get it. You earned that subscription today!
The guy is a rapist, that's the most important thing to "understand" about his character. I find it so weird how people are so desperate to find excuses for him.
@@enriquesanchez9016 thats definitely not the most important thing to understand about him lmao. Its unfortunate you lack the media literacy to understand the multitude of nuances that both the writers and Tom himself has put into his acting make him one of the most layered characters on the show.
@@enriquesanchez9016 I don’t understand why people are so hung up on the rape. Westeros is based on Medieval England. Rape happened all the time. You can’t hold humans from that era to the same standards you do now. If that’s how you’re going to look at his character then you’re watching the wrong show. I look at Aegon how I look at Rollo in Vikings(a show that Lola and Milena loved). Rollo(a character who they loved) rapes a slave in episode 1. Guess what? He’s also the most interesting character on the show before Ivar is introduced. I’m able to recognize this because it’s not fair to start judging human history until a certain point in time. Instead of being angry at Rollo for five seasons, I accepted that this was a different time and humans haven’t had a chance to truly learn yet and this allowed me to actually enjoy and dissect his scenes instead of seething in anger every time he’s on screen. The Dance of Dragons is based on the Anarchy, a civil war in England. Going by the time frame of that war, the Targaryen Civil War would be spanning the equivalent of the real world years of 1138-1153. I don’t judge humanity until the 1500s because that’s when we finally became what’d I’d consider civilized so any wrong done after that point is an abomination in my eyes.
@@residentfan1521 Yes it happened all the time and people didnt even know about it, 90% of men have raped at least 1 woman in their entire life in that world and they didnt know, not even women. Many of them raped them and said she was just fuucking around and complaining or I was just joking and she got mad and literally they were joking or at least they thought but ofc it is raping
You both are the only reactors who aren't trynna hop on the internet's pseudo activism trend and actually paying attention and watching the show in it's true essence and I am glad atleast there's one reaction channel I can watch without feeling nauseous
Yes, the others are just like wtf, they all are watching it as evil vs good and super biased in favor of the blacks that it is making them blind to the shits they are doing
I have no respect for Aemond now, dudes legit honorless. Left his king to fight alone against a bigger dragon and then tried to off him. Alicent said it best "you know what Aemond is". He's a Kinslayer through and through
Welp, no with Aegon out of the picture and with his son dying in episode 1, then Aemond would be king. Bro knows what he's doing, and to be fair to Aemond, he's way more suited for the role than Aegon ever was.
I think Daeny's fireproof thing is very unique to her. Targeryens/Valaryians seem to have a higher tolerance to heat/fire than ordinary humans which would explain Aegon II possibly surviving.
Then came an answering roar. Two more winged shapes appeared: the king astride Sunfyre the Golden, and his brother Aemond upon Vhagar. Criston Cole had sprung his trap, and Rhaenys had come snatching at the bait. Now the teeth closed round her. Princess Rhaenys made no attempt to flee. With a glad cry and a crack of her whip, she turned Meleys toward the foe.
@@lanepotts1046 Being a people´s pleaser is to be a good king coz he cares about others, he is the real grey character of this story that loves his people and makes good to them but at the same time he makes evil to them when he feels betrayed or angered for strong reasons like killing the ratcatchers, Aemond and Daemon are just pure evil and Rhaenyra is more evil than good.
I hope so much they will Include the Regency of Aegon III, The Lysene Spring, and the whole Unwin Peake debacle. I fear that none of this will make it in, but fingers crossed.
@@Griffith-Did-Nothing-Wrong Yeah, thats exactly what Im afraid of! Can you imagine the series ending and we dont even find out Viserys is still alive!?!?!
@@MFBloosh I have not seen any official source claiming they *might* do a 5th season. They said they extend the 3 seasons to 4 seasons. 5 seasons was never mentioned.
Aegon is my fav character so far in the season and TGC is absolutely phenomenal and specifically for this epi Cole was so damn good loving the battle veteran Cole but more than anything the most endearing part was Aegon n Sunfyre bond those two are 🤌 and it's equally adorable and tragic how sunfyre is the only one who truly loves Aegon he protected Aegon even in the fall.
Aemond was totally unsheating the blade to finish Aegon off. 😂 At no point before Cole called him he even started putting it back. In fact, when Cole calls him he is *STILL* pulling it out.
Aegon is the book's actually is a little more competent than his show counterpart. His bond with Sunfire in the book's is said to be th strongest and he's not a Rapist in the book's. He also says that he doesn't want to usurp Rhaenerys crown and in this battle both the brothers attack Rhaenys together but in the show he's made to look like an idiot.
You guys are the absolute best HotD reactors (and reactors in general 🥰) also Daemon has 4 children - Baela & Rhaena (with Laena) and Aegon & Viserys (with Rhaenyra)
It's so funny to me that the black queen got trapped into Cole's plan and almost the entire internet cheered for that declaration of sending dragon in that council scene😂
Aegon has no living son. Aemond is his heir and Daeron would succeed Aemond if he perished. Rhaenyra has her 4 living sons as heirs: Jace, Joffrey, Aegon, and Viserys. Also HOTD might be able to have been finished with 3 10-episode seasons but given that season 2 is only 8 episodes, we probably will get a season 4.
What's even more tragic is the links these dragons have with each other viserys used to ride as a kid with is mom on meleys and his sons have just killed her.
Hi Lola/Milena, I was waiting for your reaction to this episode. The Dragon battles have begun, Aemond is in my opinion aiming to be king and with what he just sid to his brother and Rhaenys, he definitely has a foothold on it. So sad to see what happened to Rhaenys and Melys. Who will be next, Daemon needs to get it together, he's needed. Looking forward to episode 5 and to find out if Aegon is really dead or not. See you when you get back.✌
I don't know why, but I can with 100% certainty say that I never got so mad at a scene, in my entire life, as I did at 38:50. It was just so realistic with the sounds and CGI, to me it just felt like a big dog grabbed a small dog by the neck and killed it.
I can't believe it took me rewatching the 3 times to catch that the last scene had *SUN* beams shining down on the *FIRE* around Aegon and his Dragon "Sunfire"
HOw comes that she is baddas and dying fithing with a bigger dragon and Aegon is a dumbass for doing the same and against 2 bigger dragons? You blacks are biased. Who else is going to survive dragon fire from Vaghar? no one else, only Aegon. Aegon named Criston Cole, perfect for war times. Aegon is a real king who fights his own battles for his crown, family and people and had Rhaenys for a 2v1 but his brother betrayed him, literally wonderful strategy in a war a 2v1 aegon and aemond vs Rhaenys for an easy and secure victory like Daemon proposed to Rhaenys to kill vaghar together, is an amazing strategy, but with Aegon still the blacks call him dumbas hahahha come on, the guy is the real grey character in here making good to others but fucking them too. Open your eyes guys
The concoction that Alys gave Daemon was Weirwood sap, it's what Bran consumes to enhance his Greenseer powers. He drank it because he had just seen her eat some and then add hot water to it. In the books it is said that she appears older than she looks, but according to the show runner, Ryan Condel, she is 400 year old.
I'm so surprised how badly i feel for aegon this seaon his talk within alicent is so heartbreaking. The generational trauma has come full circle "do you have any idea the sacrifices to put you on that throne" is exactly what otto said to alicent as a kid
What makes it emotional is imagining the dragons as your own dogs. 🐕 and going to battle and using your pet as a weapon, then I dieing in front of you. 😢
Not gonna lie, I don't feel sad seeing dragons kill each other. You ever think about those poor bastards who were killed by Rhaenys in season 1? You think their families are gonna miss and mourn Meleys?
Vhagars a she btw. Likely almost as big as the biggest dragon ever Balerion the black dread. She was riden by Aegon the conquerers wife / sister Visenya
14:45 'Who speaks if your grandsire is incapacitated?" Great question! Any feudal system worth it's salt has a regency contingency in place for such scenarios, and yet there is seemingly no regent present in the Trident, either an oversight from the writers, things are far worse than what we see in the Riverlands and it's political system is nearing a total anarchy, or the powers that be in the Riverlands are purposefully moving Daemon in circles so as to prevent any commitment to either side of the war. The Riverlands historically have always gotten the short end of the stick during huge conflicts in Westerosi history, it is their people who get brutally killed, their towns that get sacked, their castles that burn the most out of all the regions in Westeros when a giant conflict finally occurs, geography wise this is sadly unavoidable as they are placed right in the center of all Westeros, it's not too outrageous to think that the current true power in the Trident, if they are shrewd enough, would wish to limit and halt any bloodshed for as long as possible, which is why Daemon is seemingly getting this runaround.
About Daemon's dreams, for me this was a sign that he's starting to doubt himself and has insecurities. He sees Aemond as the "next him" since he keeps getting stronger while he himself (Daemon) starts catching Ls Same withe the other vision, Rhaenyra speaks high Valyrian and he can't understand it, keeps getting frustrated, because he thinks himself unworthy since he disappointed Rhaenyra. This is the reason for the whole River lands conquest, he wants to prove himself again, to everyone, to himself but most of all Rhaenyra
In fairness, alicent was only 15 when she had aegon. She wasn’t being a “bad mom” to him at that point, she was just a kid trying to raise kids in a high pressure situation while viserys was absent and otto was gone. I think she also struggles to deal with aegon bc he’s a rapist and alicent has her own sexual trauma from being forced to be w/ viserys and experiencing marital rape, as well as dealing with larys sexual manipulation that started when she was young.
Alicent was not 15 when she had Aegon. In the books she was 19, and in the show she was 17-18. You have to keep in mind the time jumps in the first few episodes. She didn't have Aegon immediately, even after she was married.
well isnt she 35 now? at some point you do own your children guidance and love. She can speak to helaena with love and care about jaehaerys, she could talk kindly to rhaenyra in 1x8 but doesnt even spare a single thought for aegon who is in this place because of her and otto.
"If there was a way to get rid of all the dragons... I would be for them." How deep are they ready to go? Is it time to tell them of the Grand Maester Conspiracy?
i can't believe Rhaenys became so impulsive because she found out Corlys was seeing another woman and had a son in the low low. cuz she acted completely out of character (considering she wass the most experienced dragon rider alive) to for no reason return to 1v1 the biggest freaking dragon alive (vhagar) i remember her being calm and collected, calculated and definitely not acting on impulsive feelings... so instead of just peacing out and maybe return with backup she just went "Meleys... attack" Well i guess.. since they changed her hair from black to the targaryen color... they changed the fight whole scene (not for the better for her intellect) but i guess they did it for the cinematic purposes of giving us a little longer fight scene.
poor sunfyre thought they were just going to get ice cream... thats why they were going woooOOoooOo the entire time they were flying... and then aegon led that poor little twink dragon to a battlefield
I don't know who told you it's only 3 seasons? That's not true. HBO has already stated they are shooting for 4, possibly 5. There is no way they can do this entire Dance in 3 seasons.
I agree with you two. The Blacks are probably the more righteous, but I think for the case of my interest that is their undoing. The show makes things be pretty smooth with them, they disagree but there's no real hostility. The Greens have hostility everywhere, it's so multi-layered and every character has a different dynamic depending on who you put them in the room with. I love the complex family drama.
"Princess Rhaenys made no attempt to flee. With a glad cry and a crack of her whip, she turned Meleys to her enemies." - Fire & Blood (Im fuckin cryin bros) RIP to the Red Queen, and The Queen Who SHOULD’VE Been.
I mean they have the witch queen saga following basically immediately on this stories heels, then they have the Blackfyre rebellions right after that. This is the beginning of a very dense period of history.
@@DeusVult-07 It's definitely 4 seasons. S2 might at best end with fall of KL. You really think they are gonna introduce daeron, show gullet, 2 fights of tumbleton, god's eye, fall of dragonstone, hour of the wolf in one season?
i always look forward to your uploads!! you always have such nuanced reactions and discussions, you're some of the few reactors i feel actually see upsides and downsides in both sides.
the biggest dragon getting another stealth kill is starting to get silly imo lol. Kinda hard to believe that Aemond either had the perfect timing flying behind that castle out of view and getting Meleys just at the right time, or that Vhagar, that was shows as slow to ascend, managed to pounce them in the air that fast
Although aiming dragon attacks should be super difficult, I'd imagine depending on the battle, the objective should be pretty clear. Cole's army was trying to lay siege upon Rook's Rest (the castle by the sea), so Rhaenys and Meleys could simply target men who are marching towards the castle. Aegon and Aemond's main target would just be Rhaenys and maybe some castle defenses if any.
not really, the way dragonriding works is kinda similar to skinchaging, not the same of course but the way it works is the rider and the dragon are so in tune witch each other that sometimes the rider doesn't even need to voice a command, the dragon knows what its rider wants and acts on it, they feel their rider's anger, grief, love, fear, Aemond was aiming for Aegon and Vhagar just knew he and Sunfyre were the target
180 years old does not affect Vhagar at all, enormous size and knowledge of battles, Aemon, you lucky bastard lol.. By the way, curious and great at the same time to see young Rhaenyra but with the black clothing of adult Rhaenyra in the middle of the civil war.
I’m not sure why people are saying this show will only be three seasons. It will be 4-5 seasons and they might cover the era post dance of the dragons making it potentially 7-8 seasons
@@GustavoCardoso95 Gullet is already confirmed to be beginning of s3 and there is no way they are gonna end in s3, not before god's eye, tumbletons etc
Meleys looking back at Rhaenys was heartbreaking. Rhaenys couldn't run and she knew it, not because she'd be caught, because it would have lost them the war if she was seen running away from her duty to protect their allies. You don't aim with dragon fire. the dragon's aim with dragon fire. You just tell them what to attack.
Daenerys was an exception. She also isn't fully fireproof, in the books that only happens once because of magic but she gets burned by her dragons when trying to tame them. We know that this show has it that dragonriders can be burned, because remember Laena died from it in Episode 6
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Man the realization that Sunfyre is the only being in the world who gives a damn about Aegon hit me like a Vhagar chomp. The most true and sincere smile we see from the king all series is when he's reunited with his golden friend. Great character detail
Well there was also that smile when his son was tormenting Tyland Lannister
Aemon doesn't have to worry about sharing his favorite prostitute, with Aegon now
It felt like sunfyre matched aegons personality too. He had a little bounce to his step as he was walking up and gave aegon a chest bump like they were boys
@@thebravelittletoaster1415 i wish they would've shown them interact more before their injuries
Sunfyre and Aegon had an extremely close bond and he flew him a decent amount. After Aegon’s coronation him and Sunfyre and Helaena on Dreamfyre did a few laps around King’s Landing in the books. Would have loved to see that.
Aegon ended up being the one who actually got 2v1’d…even Rhaenys was like *“wtf did I just witness”.* Aemond has truly become the ultimate villain of the show.
'Ultimate villain' of the show when the show in question has others sawing off the heads of toddlers. Okay sure.
@@rexibhazoboa7097yes ultimate villain he purposely attempted to kill his own brother (not that i don’t approve of aegon being attacked)
@@rexibhazoboa7097ah yes the little underlings who kill a kid are the real villains. Not the lords who plunge the whole realm into a war of fire and blood, killing tens if not hundreds of thousands not for survival but for more power and wealth than they already have.
@@ss1stt_ They're all killing their own family members though, that's the whole point!
@@baustellenschild7916He clearly refers to Daemon.
Aegon is such an interesting and tragic character, he wants to prove himself but has no clue what he's doing, plus the actor is amazing
He does an amazing job, unfortunately from this point on Aemond's pride and urge to prove himself is his undoing.
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Aemond hates Aegon because of the bullying.
@sacredbeastzenon it's definitely a big reason but Aemond also hates the fact that Aegon never wanted it and doesn't take it seriously, Aemond hates the fact he is one who has trained his entire life to rule and fight and Aegon took nothing seriously despite knowing he was in place to take over.
I can't believe I'm saying this but he's my favorite character right now! I just want him to go away with Sunfyre and have a good life...Too late now I think💔
A little bit like Ziggy from The Wire.
I love how the show manages to breath so much life and personality into these fictional, CGI creatures with just subtle facial expressions and sound design. The way they whimper or squeal as they fight in the air almost sounds like wounded animals. It's masterfully done.
Wouldve been nice if we saw them just playing around before the war started. Episode 106 was the perfect episode for that. When the kids were all in the dragon pits.
It's pretty unrealistic IMO to have animals that size make the same frequencies of sounds that like dogs/humans do. Elephants for example use frequencies below human hearing
@@takanara7 ah yes the magical creatures that were created using fire wyrms and wyverns need to make realistic animals sounds lmao 🤦
@@govinddas7876 Even if they are magical and fictional creatures, it's not a bad point to make. You can still have fictional creatures that have realistic characteristics in them. In this case the sound they would make based on their absolute size. Because it's not like the sounds a dragon makes has anything to do with magic.
Your criticism would be more valid if we were discussing the realism of, for example, the way dragonfire is generated.
It really doesn’t. The show can’t even breathe life into the human characters who are all as dull as ditchwater. There are currently no stakes, no interesting characters, terrible green screens while some children and an old woman sit on a mechanical bull, and maybe the worst tactician in the history of tv who charges into a castle during the day, has maybe the worst sword swing I’ve ever seen on the history of tv during that beheading attempt, and just knocks himself out during battle.
Daenerys was the only Targaryen who was fire-proof. In the books, that was only a one-time thing because of a witch's spell. In the show, it seemed to be a permanent thing she had from birth, but it was still only her.
I mean it's definitely the case that targarians are more resistant to heat. Also it's not specifically said it was a 'one time thing' in the books and we don't see examples of Daenerys getting burned or anything.
Danaerys was a believer in the idea - she first commented "Fire cannot kill a dragon" when her brother was scalded to death. She also frequently handled the heated dragons eggs without injury which is in the books as well, so it's def not a one-time thing.
@@manzell Handling heated eggs is a higher resistance to fire and heat, but not immunity from it. I don't think any Targaryen was ever immune to fire completely, not even Dany except for the blood magic ritual, she just had higher tolerance. It really hurts the HotD show now, since everyone seems to think that Targs will just survive the fires magically. D&D really made a mistake with this.
I actually think making her fireproof was a great idea because it plays into the idea that the Lord of Light was protecting her so that she could be there when the Long Night arrived. I have a personal theory that the Lord of Light is who gave Aegon the Conqueror his vision of the Doom of Valyria and of the Army of the dead. The Lord of Light was planning all this from the start.
@@takanara7 Its pretty well hinted though. Through dumb luck and idiocy, plus sacrificing the blood of a King she blundered into some major league blood magic.
since then it was never tested.
Lola calling Aegon "My boy" shows how remarkable the characterization has been this season
Nearly all other reactors still do nothing but shit on the guy. Lola is just one of the few that can emphasize with him even with his flaws.
His mom is the absolute worst. I use to think Cersei and Kathleen were bad. But Alicent is just like here hold my keg(fuck a single beer)
@@mikevertilus8913 Cersei was bad because she knew Joffrey had a sadistic streak and she encouraged it and called it bravery but Alicent is the reason why Aegon is so pathetic and unfit for any kind of duty and she still have the balls to berate him for it, like girl if you wanted him to be king so bad you should've at least make the effort to try and raise a king
@@rexibhazoboa7097 Most reactors have fallen for the least interesting aspects of the show, which is to cheer for their good guys and hate on the bad guys. It's palatable for most audiences and has made for popular "discussion", but I find unfortunate that true analysis and understanding like on this channel is so rare.
@@VictoriaTraducciones that's what I mean. She berates him every chance she gets, but had no issue with ignoring him as a child unless it was to yell at him. Then she's banging Cole who is supposed to have a vow of chastity and who she tries to shame Rhaneyra for sleeping with. As bad as Ammon is he at least had a good relationship with one of his kids
Harrenhal in GoT: A place where Tywin and Arya/Jaime and Brienne had some nice chit chat
Harrenhal in HoTD: Silent Hill
That's Alys doing
Well, there is an episode of Game of Thrones (S2E5) called The Ghost of Harrenhal
I'm not sure I would describe Arya' or Brienne's time in Harrenhall as "some nice chit chat", more like slavery and torture.
Lola: *thinking about dragon symbolism*
Milena: SHE'S SO PRETTY
Vhagar was also Laena's dragon (Rhaenys's daughter), so they probably flew together for many years while Laena was still alive.
and Meleys was Daemon and Viserys mothers dragon before her death
@@DarthKay093also vhagar was their father’s (baelon the brave)
Thank you, girls. You actually understand the character of Aegon (in the context of the show, the book is a whole different thing). Otto and Alicent basically screwed him for life because they always wanted a puppet so they never bothered to raise him right. They thought they could control him like Viserys in his final days and when they couldn't, they basically kept berating and making him feel useless. What happened in this episode is the culmination of that treatment. Which also parallels with what Aemond did, all the trauma and bad upbringing that Aegon had and him bullying Aemond basically had a climax with him choosing to not give a damn about Aegon and just trying to kill Rhaenys and him. Aegon and Aemond both victims of Otto, Alicent and Viserys' shitty parenting and neglect.
at some point we are all responsible for our actions, we can't keep blaming shitty parenting.
@@BhlackBishopreal, though I think both angles have some merit
@@BhlackBishopmaybe he meant to say “product” not “victim”.
Their opinion of Aegon’s character is correct, whether or not it aligns with yours
@@BhlackBishop True, Aegon did unforgivable things but things that could have been avoided had his family showed any care for him and his siblings. I'm not excusing him for anything, I'm just stating that what happened to Aegon is tragic and what Aemond did were just products of how badly they were raised. They're essentially still kids with nukes, in a position of power with neglectful parents. Things were bound to go wrong for them in one way or another.
Oh my god i love who people understand aegon character now, his character is so well written and more interesting than the others
Yup they also understand Aemond very well and they gave me a perspective of that character I never thought of lol
aegon is easily the best character
@@iwnter 🤦♂
@@BhlackBishophe’s gonna be gone for the next few episodes, you’re gonna realize he was by far the most interesting character lol
@@vivien8417 i mean to each their own but Daemon is by far the best well written character in the show with Aemond and Alicent being the most interesting, ya'll are tripping
In the books Aegon and Sunfyre had literally one of the closest bonds of all dragon riders who ever existed.. Poor boy, poor dragons don't deserves all this family drama. Honestly, this season is owned by Tom Glynn-Carney. Even when Aegon was powerless in the small council scene, he totally owned the scene. It’s bizarre because the writers clearly want the audience to like Team Black more than Green, but they made the Greens way more interesting to watch. Rhaenyra spends basically all her screen time wringing her hands and being indecisive, Daemon is off having a tantrum in the middle of nowhere and doesn’t have much character beyond “I’m angry”, and Rhaenys kind of just stands around looking smug/condescending. (except for the showdown ofc, RIP Meleys and Rhaenys)
"I feel bad for the people, if there was a way to get rid of all the dragons I would be for it" let me introduce you to the Maester conspiracy
Poor fellows: allow us to introduce ourselves
The Shepherd: you called?
Also I love how this show draws parallels between Aemond and Daemon, even in this episode Daemon sees himself in Aemond and Ewan (Aemond's Actor) always says in interviews that Aemond is Daemon's biggest stan and that Daemon inspired him. But what this episode did brilliantly in my opinion was show us the ultimate DIFFERENCE between them, which is that no matter how angry Daemon gets with Viserys, no matter how many times Viserys banished Daemon, Daemon would never in a million years Dracarys his own brother. He also wouldn't allow his brother to humiliate himself the way Aemond did by letting Aegon fight Rhaenys. I always think back to when Viserys was struggling to walk to the throne and Daemon helped him get up there, Aemond would let his brother fall, and I love that stark difference between the "Second Sons of the realm".
Yea, but Viserys also loved Daemon, Aegon and Aemond share no love.
@@oggiwaAlthough it is not said verbatim, through actions you realize that Aegon does love Aemond, his complicity in the 1x8 dinner and how they confronted the Strong Boys with blows, Aegon trusted his escape plan in 1x9 (It is even seen that Aemond agreed, but Cole arrived), trusting him, in the first episode of this season Aegon defends Aemond from Alicent, calling him his closest relative and calling him his best warrior with a smile, Aegon is a rude and drunk, it is obvious that he does not really know how to relate in a healthy way and love without doing harm, he simply never was taught to do it, neither by his mother nor by his father, in the end the result of his upbringing leads him to be who he is.
Granny Vhagar remains undefeated
Rhaenys strapped herself in to face Vhagar.
But I know a certain guy who won’t be strapping himself in anytime soon😂
@@yunopepper76 Certain guy dies in the process.
@@rohanshende4338 Certain guys bodies are never found. So your claim is a what if
@@yunopepper76 Will that Certain Guy return to Kings Landing with Rahenyra.
@@DragonEmperor-yz4se he might not but he has the best chance at a happy ending when you think about it. (Other than Aegon iii of course)
I believe there are going to be 4 seasons of House of the Dragon
at least they said
aegon is a well written character i love his character. we know he is a bad person but looking at the reality he has been abused since he was a child by his family. he doesn't know how to love, he doesn't know how to communicate. and so for him it is something normal and continues the line of abuse as well as how they treat him. but still he really loves his family in a way. But what aegon really loves is his sons and his dragon, and on top of that, one of them has already died. his tragic fate just because he was the eldest male son to be king even when he didn't want to be. literally his family made him what he is. the actor is fantastic he did a great job with aegon.
Rhaenys dragon used to be ridden by Viserys and Daemons mother Alyssa and now the last thing connected to his mother is dead. Caraxes used to be ridden by Rhaenys father Aemon and Vhagar (Aemonds dragon) used to be with Daemon and Viserys father Baelon. So the three dragons used to fly around and be happy together so I think Meleys must have wondered why her old play mate Vhagar was attacking her. My poor heart 💔 😭
Not to mention, Rhaenys daughter used to ride Vhagar, so Meleys and Vhagar probably rode together many times. 🥲
Targaryens aren't immune to fire, only Daenerys was
Even then she wasn’t, it was because of the blood magic she accidentally performed while burning the witch
@@karma916 She also burned the dothraki in season 5/6 and came out completely fine. This is a show thing tho
@@karma916 Thats in the books. In the show's version, Dany is fully immune but the other Targs arent immune to fire, maybe tolerant to heat but that is even unclear and just speculation.
@@rexibhazoboa7097 Yep, Viserys got killed by a molten gold while Jon burned his hand in season 1
Vhagar is a damn cheat code! There's no reason something that big should be that sneaky, NONE!
Well, Aemon is just a prodigy as a rider. After crashing, he spotted Rhaenys before she spotted him and maneuvered his dragon into a blind spot beside the castle walls. This is sort of like fighter tactics IRL.
@@helifanodobezanozi7689 "Prodigy" 😂😂😂
The thing is Vhaegar is more experienced than all the others. i believe only caraxes could be compared because daemon took him to many a battle
There is one, but it is pretty boring: Vhagar is sneaky because the plot needs her to be sneaky. That's it.
It’s plot armor
It is so refreshing to actually see people who understand Aegon's character. The amount of reactions that just bash him relentlessly is insane. You get it. You earned that subscription today!
The guy is a rapist, that's the most important thing to "understand" about his character. I find it so weird how people are so desperate to find excuses for him.
@@enriquesanchez9016 thats definitely not the most important thing to understand about him lmao. Its unfortunate you lack the media literacy to understand the multitude of nuances that both the writers and Tom himself has put into his acting make him one of the most layered characters on the show.
@@enriquesanchez9016 I don’t understand why people are so hung up on the rape. Westeros is based on Medieval England. Rape happened all the time. You can’t hold humans from that era to the same standards you do now. If that’s how you’re going to look at his character then you’re watching the wrong show. I look at Aegon how I look at Rollo in Vikings(a show that Lola and Milena loved). Rollo(a character who they loved) rapes a slave in episode 1. Guess what? He’s also the most interesting character on the show before Ivar is introduced. I’m able to recognize this because it’s not fair to start judging human history until a certain point in time. Instead of being angry at Rollo for five seasons, I accepted that this was a different time and humans haven’t had a chance to truly learn yet and this allowed me to actually enjoy and dissect his scenes instead of seething in anger every time he’s on screen.
The Dance of Dragons is based on the Anarchy, a civil war in England. Going by the time frame of that war, the Targaryen Civil War would be spanning the equivalent of the real world years of 1138-1153. I don’t judge humanity until the 1500s because that’s when we finally became what’d I’d consider civilized so any wrong done after that point is an abomination in my eyes.
@@enriquesanchez9016 If we were to reduce a character to a terrible thing they did then Daemon wouldn't be the most popular character of the show
@@residentfan1521 Yes it happened all the time and people didnt even know about it, 90% of men have raped at least 1 woman in their entire life in that world and they didnt know, not even women. Many of them raped them and said she was just fuucking around and complaining or I was just joking and she got mad and literally they were joking or at least they thought but ofc it is raping
Love that GRRM managed to write dragons with so much personality. I feel so bad for Meleys and Sunfyre this episode.
*Thank You* for remembering how bad a king Viserys was. You know the standard is low when other characters and viewers see Viserys as a good king.
Viserys was a terrible king
You both are the only reactors who aren't trynna hop on the internet's pseudo activism trend and actually paying attention and watching the show in it's true essence and I am glad atleast there's one reaction channel I can watch without feeling nauseous
Yes, the others are just like wtf, they all are watching it as evil vs good and super biased in favor of the blacks that it is making them blind to the shits they are doing
"Wheres Aegon, is he underneath? Did the dragon shield him?" Yes ...the dragon shielded him from the thousand foot drop while on top of him 😂
I love how they're so used to the intro that whenever either of them slightly messes it up they both instantly notice and laugh
I have no respect for Aemond now, dudes legit honorless. Left his king to fight alone against a bigger dragon and then tried to off him. Alicent said it best "you know what Aemond is". He's a Kinslayer through and through
well... agon deserves it tho
Maybe not but you need to respect his battle skills
Aegon had it coming
@@quiet_dude425but his dragon doesn’t and aemond deserves to die a lot more than aegon
Welp, no with Aegon out of the picture and with his son dying in episode 1, then Aemond would be king. Bro knows what he's doing, and to be fair to Aemond, he's way more suited for the role than Aegon ever was.
I think Daeny's fireproof thing is very unique to her. Targeryens/Valaryians seem to have a higher tolerance to heat/fire than ordinary humans which would explain Aegon II possibly surviving.
I really like the bromance between Cole and eamond.
Then came an answering roar. Two more winged shapes appeared: the king astride Sunfyre the Golden, and his brother Aemond upon Vhagar. Criston Cole had sprung his trap, and Rhaenys had come snatching at the bait. Now the teeth closed round her. Princess Rhaenys made no attempt to flee. With a glad cry and a crack of her whip, she turned Meleys toward the foe.
I wish the show gave us more time with Sunfyre, I bet they gonna keep stripping it from it's story because the dragon is 'GrEeN"....
All aegon wanted was to be a good king or at least what he imagined a good king was
Well no I shouldn’t say a good king but more so he wants to prove himself worthy of the crown
@@lanepotts1046 Being a people´s pleaser is to be a good king coz he cares about others, he is the real grey character of this story that loves his people and makes good to them but at the same time he makes evil to them when he feels betrayed or angered for strong reasons like killing the ratcatchers, Aemond and Daemon are just pure evil and Rhaenyra is more evil than good.
Its going to be 4 seasons at least. Confirmed
I hope so much they will Include the Regency of Aegon III, The Lysene Spring, and the whole Unwin Peake debacle. I fear that none of this will make it in, but fingers crossed.
@@chrisrubin6445 10-1 odds it's going to end after The Hour of the Wolf.
@@Griffith-Did-Nothing-Wrong Yeah, thats exactly what Im afraid of! Can you imagine the series ending and we dont even find out Viserys is still alive!?!?!
Sunfyre shielding Aegon is awesome
I think there’s gonna be 4 seasons.
Yea i cant see 3 seasons being quite enough to fit all the main events in
I thought they already said they planned on doing at least 4 seasons, probably 5.
@MFBloosh it will be 4, unless they plan to portray the regency, which I doubt.
They're moving pretty slowly, it'll be at least 4. Might even be more than that.
@@MFBloosh I have not seen any official source claiming they *might* do a 5th season. They said they extend the 3 seasons to 4 seasons. 5 seasons was never mentioned.
Aegon is my fav character so far in the season and TGC is absolutely phenomenal and specifically for this epi Cole was so damn good loving the battle veteran Cole but more than anything the most endearing part was Aegon n Sunfyre bond those two are 🤌 and it's equally adorable and tragic how sunfyre is the only one who truly loves Aegon he protected Aegon even in the fall.
10:42 It's an upcoming show about a very important group of people in Dune. Dune is definitely worth a watch imo.
Basically A Song of Ice and Fire but in a future setting rather than a historical setting. With Daenerys as the clear center character from the start.
Aemond was totally unsheating the blade to finish Aegon off. 😂
At no point before Cole called him he even started putting it back.
In fact, when Cole calls him he is *STILL* pulling it out.
Bringing a bazooka to a leaf fight...
Book readers when Rhaenys attached herself... chills.
Aegon is the book's actually is a little more competent than his show counterpart. His bond with Sunfire in the book's is said to be th strongest and he's not a Rapist in the book's. He also says that he doesn't want to usurp Rhaenerys crown and in this battle both the brothers attack Rhaenys together but in the show he's made to look like an idiot.
I like your level headed reactions.... Unlike many reactors!
You guys are the absolute best HotD reactors (and reactors in general 🥰)
also Daemon has 4 children - Baela & Rhaena (with Laena) and Aegon & Viserys (with Rhaenyra)
It's so funny to me that the black queen got trapped into Cole's plan and almost the entire internet cheered for that declaration of sending dragon in that council scene😂
Well, you're not gonna take this well 😆
You two are literally the most objetive reactor to this show, love you guys
Never opened a video so fast 😅
Aegon has no living son. Aemond is his heir and Daeron would succeed Aemond if he perished. Rhaenyra has her 4 living sons as heirs: Jace, Joffrey, Aegon, and Viserys. Also HOTD might be able to have been finished with 3 10-episode seasons but given that season 2 is only 8 episodes, we probably will get a season 4.
What's even more tragic is the links these dragons have with each other viserys used to ride as a kid with is mom on meleys and his sons have just killed her.
watching dragons die and get injured on this show remains one of the most traumatic things to witness.
bringing a bazooka to a leaf fight is gold!! 10/10
Hi Lola/Milena, I was waiting for your reaction to this episode. The Dragon battles have begun, Aemond is in my opinion aiming to be king and with what he just sid to his brother and Rhaenys, he definitely has a foothold on it. So sad to see what happened to Rhaenys and Melys. Who will be next, Daemon needs to get it together, he's needed. Looking forward to episode 5 and to find out if Aegon is really dead or not. See you when you get back.✌
I don't know why, but I can with 100% certainty say that I never got so mad at a scene, in my entire life, as I did at 38:50. It was just so realistic with the sounds and CGI, to me it just felt like a big dog grabbed a small dog by the neck and killed it.
I can't believe it took me rewatching the 3 times to catch that the last scene had *SUN* beams shining down on the *FIRE* around Aegon and his Dragon "Sunfire"
The queen that never was went out like a loyal badass queen, she fought till the end. I was bawling. So surprised you two didn’t
Rhaenys was a war criminal that killed hundreds of innocent civilians. Good riddance for the psychopath
I was just in disbelief of how dumb She was acting but yeah it's sad
HOw comes that she is baddas and dying fithing with a bigger dragon and Aegon is a dumbass for doing the same and against 2 bigger dragons? You blacks are biased. Who else is going to survive dragon fire from Vaghar? no one else, only Aegon. Aegon named Criston Cole, perfect for war times. Aegon is a real king who fights his own battles for his crown, family and people and had Rhaenys for a 2v1 but his brother betrayed him, literally wonderful strategy in a war a 2v1 aegon and aemond vs Rhaenys for an easy and secure victory like Daemon proposed to Rhaenys to kill vaghar together, is an amazing strategy, but with Aegon still the blacks call him dumbas hahahha come on, the guy is the real grey character in here making good to others but fucking them too. Open your eyes guys
Remember Jon Snow is the sixth Aegon...there's a clue there
The concoction that Alys gave Daemon was Weirwood sap, it's what Bran consumes to enhance his Greenseer powers. He drank it because he had just seen her eat some and then add hot water to it.
In the books it is said that she appears older than she looks, but according to the show runner, Ryan Condel, she is 400 year old.
The moral of this episode is…. “Don’t drink and Dragon!”
I'm so surprised how badly i feel for aegon this seaon his talk within alicent is so heartbreaking. The generational trauma has come full circle "do you have any idea the sacrifices to put you on that throne" is exactly what otto said to alicent as a kid
finally someone who has an objetive view of aegon, for me he is by far the best and most complex character
What makes it emotional is imagining the dragons as your own dogs. 🐕 and going to battle and using your pet as a weapon, then I dieing in front of you. 😢
Not gonna lie, I don't feel sad seeing dragons kill each other. You ever think about those poor bastards who were killed by Rhaenys in season 1? You think their families are gonna miss and mourn Meleys?
@@zaja2418their bond was incredible. They will be missed
Vhagars a she btw. Likely almost as big as the biggest dragon ever Balerion the black dread. She was riden by Aegon the conquerers wife / sister Visenya
14:45 'Who speaks if your grandsire is incapacitated?"
Great question! Any feudal system worth it's salt has a regency contingency in place for such scenarios, and yet there is seemingly no regent present in the Trident, either an oversight from the writers, things are far worse than what we see in the Riverlands and it's political system is nearing a total anarchy, or the powers that be in the Riverlands are purposefully moving Daemon in circles so as to prevent any commitment to either side of the war.
The Riverlands historically have always gotten the short end of the stick during huge conflicts in Westerosi history, it is their people who get brutally killed, their towns that get sacked, their castles that burn the most out of all the regions in Westeros when a giant conflict finally occurs, geography wise this is sadly unavoidable as they are placed right in the center of all Westeros, it's not too outrageous to think that the current true power in the Trident, if they are shrewd enough, would wish to limit and halt any bloodshed for as long as possible, which is why Daemon is seemingly getting this runaround.
About Daemon's dreams, for me this was a sign that he's starting to doubt himself and has insecurities.
He sees Aemond as the "next him" since he keeps getting stronger while he himself (Daemon) starts catching Ls
Same withe the other vision, Rhaenyra speaks high Valyrian and he can't understand it, keeps getting frustrated, because he thinks himself unworthy since he disappointed Rhaenyra. This is the reason for the whole River lands conquest, he wants to prove himself again, to everyone, to himself but most of all Rhaenyra
In fairness, alicent was only 15 when she had aegon. She wasn’t being a “bad mom” to him at that point, she was just a kid trying to raise kids in a high pressure situation while viserys was absent and otto was gone.
I think she also struggles to deal with aegon bc he’s a rapist and alicent has her own sexual trauma from being forced to be w/ viserys and experiencing marital rape, as well as dealing with larys sexual manipulation that started when she was young.
🤣😂
two things can be true at the same time. She's a victim, but also a terrible mother.
Alicent was not 15 when she had Aegon. In the books she was 19, and in the show she was 17-18. You have to keep in mind the time jumps in the first few episodes. She didn't have Aegon immediately, even after she was married.
well isnt she 35 now? at some point you do own your children guidance and love. She can speak to helaena with love and care about jaehaerys, she could talk kindly to rhaenyra in 1x8 but doesnt even spare a single thought for aegon who is in this place because of her and otto.
16:34 Kingsguard at the door is Garp from One Piece
"If there was a way to get rid of all the dragons... I would be for them." How deep are they ready to go? Is it time to tell them of the Grand Maester Conspiracy?
Here I am thinking where is ep 5 reaction lol no problem though
same lol
i can't believe Rhaenys became so impulsive because she found out Corlys was seeing another woman and had a son in the low low.
cuz she acted completely out of character (considering she wass the most experienced dragon rider alive) to for no reason return to 1v1 the biggest freaking dragon alive (vhagar) i remember her being calm and collected, calculated and definitely not acting on impulsive feelings... so instead of just peacing out and maybe return with backup she just went "Meleys... attack"
Well i guess.. since they changed her hair from black to the targaryen color... they changed the fight whole scene (not for the better for her intellect) but i guess they did it for the cinematic purposes of giving us a little longer fight scene.
poor sunfyre thought they were just going to get ice cream... thats why they were going woooOOoooOo the entire time they were flying... and then aegon led that poor little twink dragon to a battlefield
It's going to me more than 3 seasons
I don't know who told you it's only 3 seasons? That's not true. HBO has already stated they are shooting for 4, possibly 5. There is no way they can do this entire Dance in 3 seasons.
I agree with you two. The Blacks are probably the more righteous, but I think for the case of my interest that is their undoing. The show makes things be pretty smooth with them, they disagree but there's no real hostility. The Greens have hostility everywhere, it's so multi-layered and every character has a different dynamic depending on who you put them in the room with. I love the complex family drama.
"Princess Rhaenys made no attempt to flee. With a glad cry and a crack of her whip, she turned Meleys to her enemies." - Fire & Blood (Im fuckin cryin bros) RIP to the Red Queen, and The Queen Who SHOULD’VE Been.
Keep in mind the book covers hundreds of years so, like, literally everyone dies at some point, lol.
Vhagar the clumsy plot device takes me out every time. A ninja the size of a 747 sure.
THE QUEEN 👑 WHO ALWAYS WAS 💔🥺
To answer your question, the show is going to four seasons maybe five.
I mean they have the witch queen saga following basically immediately on this stories heels, then they have the Blackfyre rebellions right after that. This is the beginning of a very dense period of history.
Impossible, at this point of the story, it's 3 seasons tops !
@@DeusVult-07 It's definitely 4 seasons. S2 might at best end with fall of KL. You really think they are gonna introduce daeron, show gullet, 2 fights of tumbleton, god's eye, fall of dragonstone, hour of the wolf in one season?
@@askyeyv7039 Daeron can appear now, god's eye is in S.3 and I don't care about all the rest ! Yeah, 3 seasons is enough or I will fall asleep !
@@askyeyv7039 I am gonna get bored I can feel it !
i always look forward to your uploads!! you always have such nuanced reactions and discussions, you're some of the few reactors i feel actually see upsides and downsides in both sides.
It's refreshing to hear a different take, most of the other reactions are just people crying about Rhaenys.
the biggest dragon getting another stealth kill is starting to get silly imo lol. Kinda hard to believe that Aemond either had the perfect timing flying behind that castle out of view and getting Meleys just at the right time, or that Vhagar, that was shows as slow to ascend, managed to pounce them in the air that fast
Although aiming dragon attacks should be super difficult, I'd imagine depending on the battle, the objective should be pretty clear. Cole's army was trying to lay siege upon Rook's Rest (the castle by the sea), so Rhaenys and Meleys could simply target men who are marching towards the castle. Aegon and Aemond's main target would just be Rhaenys and maybe some castle defenses if any.
not really, the way dragonriding works is kinda similar to skinchaging, not the same of course but the way it works is the rider and the dragon are so in tune witch each other that sometimes the rider doesn't even need to voice a command, the dragon knows what its rider wants and acts on it, they feel their rider's anger, grief, love, fear, Aemond was aiming for Aegon and Vhagar just knew he and Sunfyre were the target
Baby girls, the show is estimated to have 4 seasons
At this point, the story can't have more than 3 seasons !
@@DeusVult-07 not my words, mate
180 years old does not affect Vhagar at all, enormous size and knowledge of battles, Aemon, you lucky bastard lol..
By the way, curious and great at the same time to see young Rhaenyra but with the black clothing of adult Rhaenyra in the middle of the civil war.
*Aemond
Luck has nothing to do with Claiming a Dragon. Also you cannot inherit a Dragon, you just need a have the courage to claim a dragon.
34:29 CONFIRMED: Lola is working with the maesters to undo the dragons...
I love your reactions 😁😁
these girls are prettier every upload ♡ both glowing
Great reaction :) refreshing to see reactors that appreciate the complexities of all of the greens as well
We love your intros!!
Vhagar: The largest living dragon by a mile and her favorite move is ambushing. lol
Aegon is very much the Theon Greyjoy of HotD: wants to be loved and respected without earning it first.
You don't have to earn your parents love.
@@rexibhazoboa7097 What a deluded stupidity!
Have been waiting this reaction the whole day and it was worth the wait! Love you girls
Chalk this win for Team Green! Hurray!
We need to give some credit to Rhaenys and Meleys for being able to make old Vhagar fall to the ground😮 they were truly warrior queens.
I’m not sure why people are saying this show will only be three seasons. It will be 4-5 seasons and they might cover the era post dance of the dragons making it potentially 7-8 seasons
the story of rhaenyra ends next season most def. This season is prolly gonna end with the battle of the gullet
The show ain't over until my boy Unwin teaches the audience what a real Peake performance looks like.😆
@@GustavoCardoso95No way. The Dance of the Dragons will take 4 seasons.
@@zaja2418I fucking hate that bastard lol
@@GustavoCardoso95 Gullet is already confirmed to be beginning of s3 and there is no way they are gonna end in s3, not before god's eye, tumbletons etc
RIP to the Queen Rhaenys and the Warrior Meleys! 💔
I do think whoever ends up on the throne will be one of the kids because they'll be the only remaining potential heirs.
yeah team green really doing some heavy caring right now
Meleys looking back at Rhaenys was heartbreaking. Rhaenys couldn't run and she knew it, not because she'd be caught, because it would have lost them the war if she was seen running away from her duty to protect their allies.
You don't aim with dragon fire. the dragon's aim with dragon fire. You just tell them what to attack.
Daenerys was an exception. She also isn't fully fireproof, in the books that only happens once because of magic but she gets burned by her dragons when trying to tame them. We know that this show has it that dragonriders can be burned, because remember Laena died from it in Episode 6