Heirs of the Dragon Blisstake | House of the Dragon Episode 1

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  • it's a blisstake :) cause i'm happy :) i'm taking the bliss :)
    africa cover: • Africa - The Blisstake...
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    it's not really a matt berry impression so much as a matt berry-inspired voice
    0:00 1.0 Welcome
    0:04 2.0 A Review of House of the Dragon's Pilot Episode ("The Heirs of the Dragon")
    0:26 2.1 Harrenhal
    3:36 2.2 Dragonpit
    5:38 2.3 The Princess and the Queen
    6:19 2.4 Small Council
    9:41 2.5 The Rogue Prince
    10:58 2.6 Godswood
    12:11 2.7 King and Queen
    13:03 2.8 The City Watch
    14:23 2.9 The Hand and the Prince
    16:10 2.10 Mysaria
    17:05 2.11 Tourney
    19:30 2.12 Childbed
    22:50 2.13 Ashes
    23:27 2.14 Succession
    24:41 2.15 Valyria
    25:55 2.16 Heir for a Day
    26:54 2.17 Brothers
    27:58 2.18 Black Dread
    33:35 3 Goodbye
    hopefully they won't all come out just a day before the next episode!
    ... hopefully!
    I BLESS THE REYNES DOWN IN CAAAASTAMERE
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  • @liamknott6706
    @liamknott6706 ปีที่แล้ว +1992

    Aegon the conqueror foresaw the white walkers, and a united realm. Obviously this means that he knew his descendent Rhaegar would become the night king and would unite the seven kingdoms under his rule.

    • @LizzieJaneBennet
      @LizzieJaneBennet ปีที่แล้ว +31

      What ??? Why Rhaegar ? Is there a well known theory I haven't heard of ? Could you give me the link, please ?

    • @thelastbrickbender2139
      @thelastbrickbender2139 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LizzieJaneBennet it’s a joke th-cam.com/video/ApjBpu_VNyU/w-d-xo.html

    • @janpiorko3809
      @janpiorko3809 ปีที่แล้ว +266

      @@LizzieJaneBennet It’s long running joke on this channel

    • @Tauramehtar
      @Tauramehtar ปีที่แล้ว +143

      @@LizzieJaneBennet Glidus has a video he made detailing this very significant and convincing theory. Just search:
      *The Night King's True Identity*
      It was released on April 1st, indicating how serious this theory is to be taken. 🗿
      😅

    • @Hochspitz
      @Hochspitz ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@LizzieJaneBennet Ya have to LOVE Glidus!

  • @AW-xc1xc
    @AW-xc1xc ปีที่แล้ว +1519

    "No grandma, you're not gonna see Khaleesi, go back to bed now"
    *Shows Olenna drinking straight up poison*

    • @BoojeeRedneck
      @BoojeeRedneck ปีที่แล้ว +50

      So many smiles and giggles throughout

    • @tonichan89
      @tonichan89 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      "What about the little one... the funny little one who used to have blonde hair and drinks all the time... I liked him, is he in the show? Wake me when he turns up!"

    • @merrittanimation7721
      @merrittanimation7721 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@tonichan89 *They never woke grandma back up*

    • @sierrafugitt1808
      @sierrafugitt1808 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BoojeeRednecktoooih is i

    • @sierrafugitt1808
      @sierrafugitt1808 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tonichan89c😅

  • @callyk-pax3676
    @callyk-pax3676 ปีที่แล้ว +1345

    "Her body is a factory that converts royal spunk into royal punks."
    Have you ever considered writing poetry?

    • @HaxeRoxas13
      @HaxeRoxas13 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Glidus’ music is modern poetry

    • @psych0536
      @psych0536 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@HaxeRoxas13 true true. materia best band

    • @shanestevens5352
      @shanestevens5352 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Have you not heard his words to GRRM? “Less is not none but the Winds is not done!” (In a blog post about Winds George said that his progress is less than he’d like “but less is not none”)

    • @thalmoragent9344
      @thalmoragent9344 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lmao, that was a helluva line 🤣

  • @dachitronmagnus5755
    @dachitronmagnus5755 ปีที่แล้ว +677

    Viserys I
    "May the luck of the Seven shine on all combatants!"
    Robert I
    "Start the damn joust before i piss meself!"

    • @ethankly12
      @ethankly12 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      Robert based

    • @dachitronmagnus5755
      @dachitronmagnus5755 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@ethankly12 Robert just wants to watch people hit each other.

    • @BoojeeRedneck
      @BoojeeRedneck ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Gods I miss King Robert Baratheon, 1st of his name 🪦 [cognitive note: missing someone from a fantastical future is a weird feeling…]

    • @megashark1013
      @megashark1013 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Both heavily flawed Kings in entirely different respects.

    • @aileenma7518
      @aileenma7518 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Bobby B 😍🥰😍🥰😍

  • @titouanmahevo7086
    @titouanmahevo7086 ปีที่แล้ว +1009

    This feels like a different timeline where something went right

    • @hamzamahmood9565
      @hamzamahmood9565 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      Rickon knew how to zigzag

    • @hakanbrakankrakan
      @hakanbrakankrakan ปีที่แล้ว +60

      the world if no one forgot about the iron fleet

    • @ad-dk3md
      @ad-dk3md ปีที่แล้ว +19

      The world where Tyrion doesn't talk about stories

    • @TheUmart
      @TheUmart ปีที่แล้ว

      ..until they sack corbyn from the show and give it to some braindead cunt, again

    • @vincegalila7211
      @vincegalila7211 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @callmecatalyst didn't season 4 only adapt the ending to book three? Weren't there two other books to adapt flaws and all?

  • @Beren0323
    @Beren0323 ปีที่แล้ว +771

    This is what we've missed:
    The reason why Arya survives being choked by the impossibly strong & skin freezing Night King is that she had Rhaenyra's Valyrian steel necklace surgically grafted under her skin.

    • @kylecunningham9793
      @kylecunningham9793 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      I knew I. I actually called this back when the episode first aired

    • @theofficialguy
      @theofficialguy ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@kylecunningham9793 can confirm, i was there

    • @tonichan89
      @tonichan89 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Omg it makes sense now! We need to apologise to d&d 😢

    • @womanofsteel9276
      @womanofsteel9276 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tonichan89 👉🍴 Them!! (I tried to find a screw, but there was only a nut and bolt!🤣🤣

    • @SingingSealRiana
      @SingingSealRiana ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It all comes togeather ^^

  • @randosawesome7951
    @randosawesome7951 ปีที่แล้ว +561

    The whole prophecy thing being passed to each heir kinda makes what Viserys told Jorah about having a dynasty on his shoulders since he was 5 years old hold more weight.

    • @BoojeeRedneck
      @BoojeeRedneck ปีที่แล้ว

      Still a douche canoe tho 🥸

    • @steadyjumper3547
      @steadyjumper3547 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Begs the question. Which targs knew and who didn’t. Maybe the dance is why the knowledge was lost

    • @viviandarkbloom1447
      @viviandarkbloom1447 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      I know we don’t have textual enough info re: books, but it seems very GRRM-like to have the unbroken content info of a Targ-heir prophecy lost in the Dance or Summerhall with only the knowledge of a lost prophecy (and not what it contains) or just fragments (which all decay over time & Dany doesn’t know). It’d be appropriately tragic for Dany’s arc for her not to understand how dreams & confidence can turn into hubris…something Viserys could have taught her.

  • @azorohhi8711
    @azorohhi8711 ปีที่แล้ว +637

    “Blisstake” made me happy made me smile

  • @ryanratchford2530
    @ryanratchford2530 ปีที่แล้ว +789

    Council of 101 really did feel epic. THAT is how a continent sized kingdom would need to settle a succession crisis peacefully.
    NOT the terrible (illogical & tiny scaled) finale council of GoT :,(

    • @lc4822
      @lc4822 ปีที่แล้ว

      It bugged me that they filled the audience with women, who had no voting power and no reason to be there.

    • @unc54
      @unc54 ปีที่แล้ว +198

      Smh we didn't even see a prisoner come out and choose the King.

    • @hayleenicole9326
      @hayleenicole9326 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@unc54 for real 🤣

    • @domskillet5744
      @domskillet5744 ปีที่แล้ว +152

      Viserys became king not because he's a man. Viserys became king because he has the best story

    • @davidm2031
      @davidm2031 ปีที่แล้ว +115

      @@domskillet5744 easy mistake to make, but he was made king because "he came all this way"

  • @aithon358
    @aithon358 ปีที่แล้ว +334

    One small change I've noticed: In GoT, Balerion's skull had a normal bone color but in HotD they changed it to black, which is a) book accurate and b) way cooler.

    • @dalebAF
      @dalebAF ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Perhaps it aged over time by the time we see it in GoT

    • @striker8961
      @striker8961 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Dust? Bird shit? Cheese?

    • @cosmicriptid
      @cosmicriptid 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      It shrinks a great deal however. It was supposed to be the size of a small house.

    • @cosmicriptid
      @cosmicriptid 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      They are black due to the iron content, so I don't think they would age out of it. @@dalebAF

  • @Glidus
    @Glidus  ปีที่แล้ว +643

    thank you so much for the outrageously positive response to this. it's so heartwarming. love you all.
    here's the full version of my a capella cover of Africa: th-cam.com/video/cD8LbKA5C4k/w-d-xo.html

    • @simcoe4045
      @simcoe4045 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      When ist comes to eating books, I recommend dipping each individuel page in a bucket of hot sauce.

    • @ryanratchford2530
      @ryanratchford2530 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Gods be good!

    • @erenjeager1058
      @erenjeager1058 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      In defence of the Drinker, there isn`t rly a lot of buzz around this show. Watching it still I felt the stench of sht from GoT

    • @parkeydee
      @parkeydee ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I swear by the old gods and the new, to personally hold **Ser Glidus** to this vow. (If GRRM ever actually writes it)

    • @lol-hy4mk
      @lol-hy4mk ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Do you think preston will finish that book by that date?

  • @domskillet5744
    @domskillet5744 ปีที่แล้ว +284

    I love how Daemon shows up for the council meeting, then the moment they're done talking about him he just dips lol. He knew exactly how that meeting would go from the start and doesn't care whatsoever about the other issues of the realm (also highlighting why he was always unfit to be hand)

    • @tonichan89
      @tonichan89 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      🤣
      It makes me think of the kinds of roleplayers who only pay attention when other characters talk about them, then alt-tab when they change the subject.
      ... I confess I've done that.

  • @kari8187
    @kari8187 ปีที่แล้ว +307

    😂 “Matt Damon” 🤣🤣🤣 poor Matt Smith can’t catch a break. Being Daemon in the show and Matt in real life is taking its toll on these reviewers.

    • @Slender_Man_186
      @Slender_Man_186 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Surely you mean Dr. Daemon Shirlock.

    • @kari8187
      @kari8187 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Slender_Man_186 I stand corrected 😌

  • @wongar1886
    @wongar1886 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    Something I think this show has over even season 2 or 3 of GOT is that it's SO colorful. Every scene you can tell the colors were picked intentionally, and they didn't just drop a layer of blue on everything. A lot of the time in GOT, especially in the back half, everybody just wore black and the colors were only there to tell you what team everyone was on.

    • @Glidus
      @Glidus  ปีที่แล้ว +90

      YES they've said in interviews that, because the show is set mostly in king's landing, they don't need to wash everything with the blue/orange filters we saw in GoT (that is to say, they were politely shitting on that decision)

  • @agreeableWitch
    @agreeableWitch ปีที่แล้ว +357

    thank you for calling Aemma's death a murder. I really enjoyed the framing of that scene as one in which Viserys is sorrowful but unambiguously denying his wife any agency and having her killed. The show does so well expressing the depth there; the framing shows that this is absolutely horrible, but in universe, Viserys is treated as a man making a hard choice, and the only characters with speaking roles are other men who ignore Aemma's begging. It's such a complex, terrifying scene, and it doesn't get enough recognition for pulling it all off!

    • @thisguyhere5837
      @thisguyhere5837 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      The way they yanked her down the bed made me realise, "oh, she's just meat to them."

    • @AverageAlien
      @AverageAlien ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not as bad as men dying in combat and wars which happens WAYYY more often.

    • @AverageAlien
      @AverageAlien ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thisguyhere5837 much like the thousands of men that die in war which are "just meat" to their commanders. Woman are still far more protected and held in higher regard than 99% of men

    • @thisguyhere5837
      @thisguyhere5837 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      @@AverageAlien not a competition, but yes that's also bad

    • @AverageAlien
      @AverageAlien ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@thisguyhere5837 it's not bad, it's just life. We need to just accept it as a normal part of life. There is no better alternative

  • @Longshanks1690
    @Longshanks1690 ปีที่แล้ว +522

    Answer this, H8ers:
    If Game Of Thrones and Hot-D are different shows, then why is Viserys the best character in both?
    Thought so. 😎

    • @argon2423
      @argon2423 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      Now that’s a blisstake

    • @targaryen7029
      @targaryen7029 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I didn't get this take lol.

    • @made-line7627
      @made-line7627 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      You got me. Viserys4evaafter 💆🏼

    • @alanpennie8013
      @alanpennie8013 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@made-line7627
      At least this one should avoid getting molten - golded.

    • @debrickashaw9387
      @debrickashaw9387 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Check mate

  • @Fanciest-Hobo
    @Fanciest-Hobo ปีที่แล้ว +95

    I really love Viserys brandishing Blackfyre as he confronts Daemon. It's like watching an accountant father brandishing a shotgun he's never fired to intimidate his daughter's boyfriend.
    Which... isn't that far off actually

  • @thrillcollectors
    @thrillcollectors ปีที่แล้ว +100

    “And like an annoying coworker, he starts rambling about a dream he had” this had me laughing out loud.

  • @salindur7238
    @salindur7238 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    I think that Daemon handing out lists of names to his commander’s before marching out into the city would’ve been a great way of showing that the “night of terror” was in fact organized and not some random brutalizing of the peasantry

  • @x2ernal357
    @x2ernal357 ปีที่แล้ว +433

    Holy shit your rendition of Toto's Africa is unironically really good LMFAO

    • @radleychin6565
      @radleychin6565 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Glidus plugged his band a few videos back. Was quite good

    • @tonichan89
      @tonichan89 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I hope they make a cover. I don't expect they will, but I would be h a p p y

    • @MeghanBelhumeur
      @MeghanBelhumeur ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Glidus is so incredibly talented. 🎶

  • @thebrodster3834
    @thebrodster3834 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    "I'll definitely be combing through the new theme the moment I hear it"
    Aged like milk

  • @alcazar9266
    @alcazar9266 ปีที่แล้ว +318

    to be clear, the choice between the daughter of the first son and and son of the second son IS a choice solely about gender. they simplified it, but theyre still right.

    • @pastlife960
      @pastlife960 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      Yeah, if Rhaenys was a man, there would be no issue!

    • @BoojeeRedneck
      @BoojeeRedneck ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Hence, _patrilineal progenitor_

    • @josephjackson9679
      @josephjackson9679 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Wasnt the second son declared heir before his death though? Thats why the succession needed a great council to pick big Big Vis or TheQueenWhoWont

    • @LordKeram
      @LordKeram ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@josephjackson9679 There were 6 heirs before the council was called, the last of which was Viserys's father Baelon. The council was called because the king knew he would die soon and so he wanted to prevent war of succession as Rhaenys and Viserys both had a good claim for different reasons. Rhaenys was the oldest child of the oldest child, while Viserys was the oldest child of the heir.
      Overall he is essentially right that the choice is about gender. Even if the "modern" lens some people view it from (aka. women are not chosen solely because of oppressive patriarchy and men being bad) takes everything important and interesting from the picture.

    • @Mcbignuts
      @Mcbignuts ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Normally in monarchy, the line of succession goes down the male line, so the male successors have preference
      It ought to go to the son of the second heir to the throne
      Basically something like this
      Father
      1st brother
      2nd brother
      Eldest son of 2nd brother as 2st bro doesn't have a son

  • @liamkampff1
    @liamkampff1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    "They're going to bring the babe out now" is one of the most haunting lines I've ever heard given the context. Holy shit

  • @Trollisms
    @Trollisms ปีที่แล้ว +182

    Non book reader here. I thought the first council scene was a little overwhelming at first. But as it goes on, every character has a line of dialogue or subtle gesture that gives you at least a feel for who each character is by the end of it.

    • @alcazar9266
      @alcazar9266 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      honestly ive read the book and it still felt a bit like that. kinda impossible to remember 500 different council members over 100 years, and its not like the book went super into dialogue and stuff anyway.

    • @daredevil6145
      @daredevil6145 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      the 1st episode Council Meeting seemed just hi hello what's going? kings not here? dialogue
      but its more than just that after we've known everyone now.

    • @TheUmart
      @TheUmart ปีที่แล้ว

      non book readers gtfo

  • @Gorlami90
    @Gorlami90 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I love the fact a guy got an axe to the face and ripped out the top of his skull, and a squire was puking in disgust in the background

  • @link1207
    @link1207 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    "Do not ship them, it's for your own good," I was shipping them but now I am reconsidering and am terrified- And thats AFTER having seen the second episode.

  • @ThePointlessBox_
    @ThePointlessBox_ ปีที่แล้ว +40

    “You will marry my daughter and that will be the end of it your grace”
    -otto lannister

  • @gwenpendragon316
    @gwenpendragon316 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    one detail i really like is the way that the tourney and birthing bed scenes mirror each other by having the aerial view of the tourney grounds somewhat resemble a vagina and/or the incision made in Aemma's stomach. It's just a great visual tie in.
    I love Fire and Blood but I think adapting it into a story about misogyny (at least in a larger sense than it was in the book) is really interesting and complelling, really helps breathe life into the story for me.

    • @coralineschmidt1078
      @coralineschmidt1078 ปีที่แล้ว

      it looks lika vulva, not a vagina
      it's not a tunnel lol
      but yeah, it also made me think that

    • @darren806
      @darren806 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I'm really enjoying the fact they can go so much deeper into the story behind the characters and show how the history book really simplified what happened

  • @becca8760
    @becca8760 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    “do not ship them” instruction ignored, i love sapphic ships and pain

    • @TheQuashingoftheTub
      @TheQuashingoftheTub 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I love friends to lovers to friends to relation by marriage to enemies to regret to enemies to pain to [???]. Easily the best ship dynamic.

  • @phillyphilly_lii6441
    @phillyphilly_lii6441 ปีที่แล้ว +249

    My brother….I was worried without something sucking the quality of dissection wouldnt hit as hard but DAMN. This is easily one of if not your best videos ever made. I’m so happy right now. I now get to look forward to both the show and your breakdowns in a happy way and Im STOKED. Excellently done good sir

  • @shapesnatch1341
    @shapesnatch1341 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Changing Balerion's skull to be black, like it is in the books, was an excellent choice

  • @Smalltown_Man
    @Smalltown_Man ปีที่แล้ว +21

    "So yeah turns out she's gonna die.. let's hope she makes a full recovery" 🤣☠️

  • @LizbetNene
    @LizbetNene ปีที่แล้ว +36

    You know how when you've fallen out with someone and then drifted apart, then after a while they get back in touch and you've missed them, so you let them back in despite that nagging feeling they're just going to hurt you again?

    • @joshdavis5991
      @joshdavis5991 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just take a chance and put your faith in the GOT universe again!

  • @gillianstyring7635
    @gillianstyring7635 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    "Most desperate of nerds" immediately followed by "blue curtains." *chef's kiss*

  • @maryd7753
    @maryd7753 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    raenyra sitting under the wierwood made me second guess my asoiaf lore when i was explaining the history to my brother lmao.

  • @tubadinozzo
    @tubadinozzo ปีที่แล้ว +97

    Yep. I'm gonna need a full version of Africa now

  • @elodiebluue7023
    @elodiebluue7023 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    To speak as someone who (unfortunately) hasn't read fire and blood as of yet, I found the first scene of the small council to be a bit aggressive with it's fast delivery of so much information and new characters, but I think it gave me the time to really focus on on that unspoken communication of character through the actors amazing performances. From Otto's first line, to the little glare from Rhaenyra, you could really feel the appropriate tension in the room. I knew by the end of that scene the dynamics between every character. And I have to say it's been very fun to learn through videos like these the meat behind that dialogue that originally went over my head. Super excited to see where the second episode goes! Great video as always Glidus, always enjoy to see you in my recommended page!

    • @joshdavis5991
      @joshdavis5991 ปีที่แล้ว

      Have you read the book yet?

  • @shadowdemon2272
    @shadowdemon2272 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Imo Daemon's chuckle when he's eavesdropping on the Succession meeting is because Viserys knows him too well. Despite all the bravado and acts and swagger Daemon tries to put on, he really does love his brother and wouldn't try to hurt him, and Viserys sees that.
    Makes it that much more heartbreaking when Daemon is sent away.

  • @1010AAG
    @1010AAG ปีที่แล้ว +20

    "conlang giga-Chad" is a string of words I never thought could work so well together

    • @SNWWRNNG
      @SNWWRNNG ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Isn't that Tolkien's nickname already?

  • @Longshanks1690
    @Longshanks1690 ปีที่แล้ว +218

    I cannot believe how badly they butchered my favourite show with this prequel.
    I mean, the dialogue… it… it… it’s really good! It has depth and meaning! The characters feel real and three dimensional, this world feels bright and lived in, there’s so many thematic undertones to analyse as part of a story that has something of value and worth to say.
    And worst of all, there isn’t a single jet pack in sight!!!
    Hot-D absolutely RUINED The Dragon Show! 😭 😭 😭

    • @Longshanks1690
      @Longshanks1690 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      but yeah if you liked game of thrones, you’ll probably like this well enough i guess

    • @fiterrunner1787
      @fiterrunner1787 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Longshanks1690 Oh, ok. And if someone liked GoT for the same "qualities" _The Bold and the Beautiful_ had, then the same would apply here, too. With court intrigue, supposedly, having a higher % than in GoT, the effect might be even more pronounced. More incest though, but at least Rhaenyra is no longer 8 years old as in source material. ( _Inb4 Netflix buying rights from HBO_ ;) )
      Seeing how source material is something akin to LOTR appendices rather than to an "honest" novel, wooden dialogues during character exposition dump (chief example being characters introduced to the viewer by being described, sometimes even whle standing in the same room...) or other liberties made by some mediocrity personified are to be expected. Not sure why are they to be lapshaded, though.

    • @fiterrunner1787
      @fiterrunner1787 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Szymon Lech Dzięcioł
      Netflix would quickly realize further options are available in later seasons ;)
      And outside of that sort of priorities, preschoolers vs. eyeballs is also something daring, eh? ;)

  • @crayvun2196
    @crayvun2196 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    The amount of work you put in is genuinely humbling, Glimglam. Huge respect.

  • @MetalCharlo
    @MetalCharlo ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Otto saying his absolute power line was like Walter saying to Hank that Gale wasn't the real Heisenberg lmfao.

  • @xomyranda3743
    @xomyranda3743 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    i have not read the books and this show is so perfect to me, everything makes so much sense and i never feel lost or uninterested. plus it’s so fun to read and learn about the lore after watching

  • @JPayne95
    @JPayne95 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I think corlys pouring his own wine is him showing his respect to another female hier.

  • @brianmreilly
    @brianmreilly ปีที่แล้ว +49

    This is your BEST video so far Glidus ! you very eloquently describe musical score themes etc.
    Your insights are very thoughtful and precise and I love every minute of it. Carry on !

  • @jeanpaulsinatra
    @jeanpaulsinatra ปีที่แล้ว +7

    How did I not clock that Otto was Rhys Ifans?
    Speaking of comic actors, Paddy Considine's most famous role is one of the Andys in Hot Fuzz, and it really says how good an actor he is that I never once thought 'it's alright, maester: it's just bolognese'

    • @mistrkill
      @mistrkill 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Sandor Clegane and Walder Frey also were in Hot Fuzz, pretty sick

  • @whensomethingcriesagain
    @whensomethingcriesagain 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    My favorite thing about Otto is that he straight up sucks at being Tywin. Like, yeah he manipulates Allicent easily, but that's kinda it. He burns through his goodwill with everyone else incredibly quickly because he sucks at being subtle and utterly refuses to ever look at things from anyone's perspective other than his own, which is excellent setup for [spoilers].

    • @anjelica948
      @anjelica948 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I think its a bit like comparing Apples and Oranges. Sure, they’re both fruits, just like Tywin and Otto are both extremely ambitious and manipulative, but most everything else is different.
      Tywin has the means to be ruthless (the Red Wedding for instance) in order to stamp out his enemies, whereas Otto only turns to violence as the very last resort, And, he doesn’t want it to be an awful public spectacle. He just wants it to be over (when he tries to order the Kings Guard to kill Rhaenyra on Dragonstone). Otto also shows real remorse when he realizes what his actions have done, but Tywin doesn’t feel the least bit bad about the repercussions of his actions, even when it leads to his own murder.
      So, they have a few similarities, but they’re pretty different too, and I think it was intentional. Daemon fills the ‘potential for violent ambition’ role, they didn’t need to paint Otto in the same light.

  • @erinmorris9158
    @erinmorris9158 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    “Just like any normal person who definitely isn’t suffering from severe depression, Viserys has dedicated half of his living space to a WEIRD THING” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I am dying and also feel very called out right now.

  • @DaysieRose
    @DaysieRose ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Can I blisstake too? Africa? Brilliant choice. It works! I'm already in love with Syrax. She's so beautiful and emotive. Young Rhaenyra is everything. I kinda thought "dragon" would smell kind of like a smouldering campfire. Corlys putting his hand over his cup without so much as looking at the princess cupbearer was one hell of a chad move. My first comment about Daemon was a muttered "creepy groomer f*ck" but admittedly I'm bringing book knowledge of his relationships into this. I cringed hard when Rhaenyra tore that page out of the book. I love that you noticed Daemon's horse too. That creature is magnificent. I bawled my eyes out when Rhaenyra choked on the word dracarys, and Syrax looked so concerned for her. I'm a little uncomfortable about the prophetic dreams and the link to the dagger, but honestly that's probably because of who ultimately wields it. The only real problem I have is that they let D&D sneak in and put a fart sound in the episode.

  • @ramseysteven86
    @ramseysteven86 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Glimbus can we please actually get a full rendition of you singing Africa on your second channel?

  • @LFielding07
    @LFielding07 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love how Viserys drapes himself in the symbols of his office (his sword, his crown, and his throne) when he kicks out Daemon, as if he needs them to assure himself of his power as King

  • @SmokeyEdits
    @SmokeyEdits ปีที่แล้ว +100

    now this is an interesting format. i'm curious to see if it goes past Hot D at all, or if it's just going to be exclusive to this show

  • @belleville1805
    @belleville1805 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    That "Dracares" sound so fucking good, it really sound like a foreign language, not like Emilia does who sound like an english saying that word in english accent (no hate tho, I just like the touch in this one)

    • @unc54
      @unc54 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      It makes sense. Danaerys learned High Valyrian from her brother (who also probably wasn't very good at it) while they were constantly running around Essos. I assume the Targaryens here have been formally tutored in it so it comes naturally for them.

    • @belleville1805
      @belleville1805 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@unc54 I see, that's true, but she lived in Essos most part of her life, she should have some accent still, I don't know

    • @mariadaniella07
      @mariadaniella07 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@unc54 Dialects of Valyrian are spoken in the Free Cities (the places in Essos Dany and Viserys were probably spending the most time in) because they used to be colonies of the Valyrian Freehold. So Dany would've grown up speaking mostly Valyrian her entire life, and quite honestly it would've made more sense if she was less fluent in the common tongue of Westeros.

    • @roddo1955
      @roddo1955 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mariadaniella07 her Valerian would be vulgate in pronunciation then. Nobody speaks High Valerian in Essos. Just like how French, Spanish and Italian are derivatives of Latin amd each have their own way of pronouncing classical Latin if spoken at all. Danearys' first language would always have been Westerosi, simply because its her brothers' native tongue. And any High Valerian she first learned from him.

  • @SoBaKiBlackJack
    @SoBaKiBlackJack ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "please do not ship them it's for your own good" - me: disappointed 'oh'

  • @SahailAshraf
    @SahailAshraf ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I’m 100% convinced the prophecy will be a motivation for Rhaenyra to put her child on the throne. She’ll think he was the prince who was promised, the one who will save them from the walkers.

  • @Elnont
    @Elnont 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Glidus acknowledging what a great character Otto comes across as **straight** away is godly. I literally felt the same way - one line in and I’m hooked on Rhys Ifans’ performance.

  • @patrickderdul3218
    @patrickderdul3218 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It’s really refreshing to listen to a creator talk about the positives and the problems they had with this show as well as explaining their points without sounding uppity or needlessly pedantic. A very good job indeed, sir.

  • @ousmanjallow7866
    @ousmanjallow7866 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Matt Daemon and Viserys's convo was great!!!

  • @pergos1
    @pergos1 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Glad i wasn't the only one who did a spit take when seeing the announcer wearing Blackfyre heraldry...and yes, it is a marvelous hat.

  • @anastasialovesoranges
    @anastasialovesoranges ปีที่แล้ว +8

    As someone who hasn’t read Fire and Blood I think the pacing was great, maybe some things were unclear at first but it was so refreshing to see subtle exposition and characterisation after the dragon show.
    Thanks for pointing out Condal’s decisions in adapting the source material, I kinda took a lot of it for granted initially, not knowing the book. I appreciate the show even more now.
    Also, Alicent/Rhaenyra fanfic reading stream ? Maybe?

  • @keirangrant1607
    @keirangrant1607 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    My theory is that the Starks brought it down to King's Landing as a gift for one of the Targs. Maybe as a sapling

    • @milcavado6309
      @milcavado6309 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      then who carved the face on it ?

    • @mistrkill
      @mistrkill 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@milcavado6309I did

  • @infolast
    @infolast ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I loved this take! I honestly can't wait to see you break down the other episodes as they come out
    I do wonder if them making the tourney grounds look vaguely vulva-esque was intentional? especially with the turn to bloodshed as the birthing scene takes place and the parallels there

    • @Glidus
      @Glidus  ปีที่แล้ว +12

      it seems too perfect to not have been on purpose

  • @devisquee
    @devisquee ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It brings me so much joy that a blisstake is as wonderfully interesting and cackle-inducing as a pisstake. Bravo! I adored this first episode, and look forward to future episodes and subsequent reviews.

  • @takemeseriouslynt
    @takemeseriouslynt ปีที่แล้ว +2

    LOVED your video, and your intro and conclusion, you are straight the point concise and makes great use of visual and your thoughts from a natural line that is very coherent.

  • @KarlKarsnark
    @KarlKarsnark ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Glimbus King!
    Lots of clever little music twists like taking the GoT theme and modulating it to a Major Key while Riri is flying around in the opening scene (muh Modes). See you in the Streams...

  • @sirkarl0s593
    @sirkarl0s593 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Loved the first ep. It feels like season 1-4 GoT.

  • @bjrnalmlof6128
    @bjrnalmlof6128 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I keep rewatching these, i just love your style! The music nerdery speaks to me, and your fantastic analysis really deepens my appreciation for the show!

  • @arnavsolanki5193
    @arnavsolanki5193 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Please, more of Glidus breaking down musical themes!

  • @ryanratchford2530
    @ryanratchford2530 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Blisstake: Great series named.
    Really loved this episode. Liked everything. Loved a lot. Meh on Ice & Fire prophecy. Makes sense & like thinking about how it fits with (spoilers) Black-Stark wedding Pact of ice & fire. & Maybe when Torin Stark had extra reason to knee if Ageon talked about his dream to the Stark (at the time the Wall was fully armed in all its forts.
    Aryes mad king burn them all & Rhaegar prophecy obsession works well to.

  • @GermanCptSlow
    @GermanCptSlow ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I literally squealed when I saw that you uploades a new pisstake. I'm a grown man. Screw you for making me love your channel so much.

  • @daenni9887
    @daenni9887 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    @Glidus I watched all of your blisstakes a year ago. I laughed my ass off then and now I'm back for a second watch!
    The fucking comedic genius of Lord BEEEEEeesBUURyyy 🤣🤣🤣 you've won my heart

  • @kokopoppers
    @kokopoppers ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I’m so happy I found this channel just before HoD so in my head, we went through the pits together and now I get to (hopefully) enjoy some joyful, excited Glidus content.

  • @hailorange7509
    @hailorange7509 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Having never read Fire and Blood (or any of ASoIaF for that matter until very recently), I found the pacing to be mostly great. Save for a couple moments in the first small council scene, I was never lost as to what was going on, and never felt overwhelmed with information. As you said, I appreciated that they took the time to let scenes breathe, allowing the story to feel much less like the characters are simply going from plot point to plot point (unlike some other shows I know). Overall, I thought it was a very solid start to the show, and I am thoroughly invested.
    Also that Africa cover went extremely hard

  • @sneedmando186
    @sneedmando186 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    0:34 ive loved getting back into the best part of fandom, arguing about people arguing
    7:19 super excited about future adventures around the planet
    22:01 mmmmmm

  • @Deathstrider
    @Deathstrider ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Honestly I absolutely loved it. Everything was so great and so many lines had a sorta double meaning.

  • @hotcrazycatladyme168
    @hotcrazycatladyme168 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    25:10 He says right in the show that he pours over the history books to get the descriptions of what old Valeria looked like, and then he tells the stone masters what to build.

  • @ry2950
    @ry2950 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I never noticed the parallels with the King, and his brother both winning then losing their battles. Really awesome comparison.

  • @AndyWazowski
    @AndyWazowski ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "I'll be combing through the [NEW] theme when I hear ir."
    Oh. Sweet summer child.

  • @elleirvin2717
    @elleirvin2717 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just found your content from the theory streams, your content is so fresh and creative. Appreciate ya!

  • @Gojeto346
    @Gojeto346 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Rewatching these before the second season premiers in a few days, CANNOT FUCKING WAIT!!! It genuinely feels good to look forward to being in Westeros again.

    • @dylanbell268
      @dylanbell268 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It’s been pretty great, besides not really having viserys

  • @thrillcollectors
    @thrillcollectors ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I feel like dragons would smell like snakes when they secrete that nasty odor as a survival tactic to drive off predators.

  • @nolimits4942
    @nolimits4942 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    As a book reader, I hope they show Vhagar as being absolutely massive as compared to other dragons.

    • @Glidus
      @Glidus  ปีที่แล้ว +12

      from the few clips we've seen of her in the trailers, i think you won't be disappointed

  • @jacquesmarais5980
    @jacquesmarais5980 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this, the commentary was amazing and some of it had me laughing, 10/10 keep at it! Perfect Blisstake

  • @kaseyfife5126
    @kaseyfife5126 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love watching these compilations of Glidus' shower thoughts, keep it up, I always look forward to it!
    Edit: Congrats on the subscriber landmark (75k), man. We'll deserved !👏

  • @meganvincent5381
    @meganvincent5381 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    As someone who never even glanced at fire and blood the pacing was super good. They pack so much into scenes and it doesn't feel cramped

  • @diegoborges1348
    @diegoborges1348 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Beautiful take, as always. And it literally brings a tear to my eye that we can finally talk positively about ASOIAF based media in a positive light after these past few years.

  • @prumano
    @prumano ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Glidus I want you to know that I only decided to watch HOTD because I wanted to watch your new blisstakes. That's how motivating your videos are. Thanks and keep up the incredible work!

  • @Garchomp07
    @Garchomp07 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was genuinely so enjoyable & insightful bravo Glimbo I hope this continues for many more episodes :) (also I wouldn't mind some music analysis the score is masterful)

  • @Space_CowboyHD
    @Space_CowboyHD ปีที่แล้ว +10

    At this point I’m rooting for Daemon- I don’t care if he ends up as a “bad guy”, fucking LOVE his character already

    • @alanpennie8013
      @alanpennie8013 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He's a magnificent bastard.
      Jaime minus the cynicism.

    • @faisalkamal4319
      @faisalkamal4319 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He is more of a neutral guy but not the bad guy

  • @obamaorb7426
    @obamaorb7426 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I think you’re pretty cool

    • @Glidus
      @Glidus  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      thanks obamaorb7426

  • @christophermartin520
    @christophermartin520 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm going to go back and watch all the pisstakes in order. Because your narration is more entertaining then most "recaps" keep up the good work mate.

  • @tytybaby06
    @tytybaby06 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love the Blisstake it was a good change of pace & im glad the show is being well received well. Looking forward to the next one

  • @stijnvth
    @stijnvth ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Just discovered your channel. You have this natural flair when you're reading your text. This VO style suits you. Well done 🙂subscribed.

  • @BleachedBologna
    @BleachedBologna ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What the fuck is a Lommy

  • @mappingshaman5280
    @mappingshaman5280 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Valyrian necklace. Wonder if you could kill a white walker with that."
    Now im imagining arya putting a fucking necklace on the night king.

  • @alwayswiththenames
    @alwayswiththenames ปีที่แล้ว

    Hope your channel blows up with the new series going, I always think of yours as the best got channel that came too late

  • @parkeydee
    @parkeydee ปีที่แล้ว +7

    For a second I was like..wait?!?what?!? Then I realised it said blisstake 😅👌 well done Ser Glimbus you got me good 😌

  • @troopieeeeee
    @troopieeeeee ปีที่แล้ว +4

    ugh i even know whats coming and i still just want to see rhae and ali kiss each other THERY'RE SO CUTE AGHHHH

  • @ImJustSayin2014
    @ImJustSayin2014 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve been looking forward to your video almost as much as the next episode!

  • @stephenhancock7171
    @stephenhancock7171 ปีที่แล้ว

    new to your channel since I've been getting back into GoT and I'm so glad I found yours, it bops.