Think you misunderstood the high Valyrian conversation in the small council. It wasn’t to hide the conversation, it was to expose Aegon as incompetent.
Yeah, it was to humiliate him, to demonstrate that Aemond has all the competencies that are expected of a Valyrian, Targaryen king, whereas Aegon has none of them, including this embodiment of their connection to their cultural heritage. I mean, in fairness, most of the council members did look completely oblivious to the contents of the High Valyrian- & yet they were still obviously able to glean Aemond’s implication from the fact that Aegon stumbled to even form a sentence in response (you can pick up on that much whether you speak the language in question or not). Also, speaking Latin may have been an important skill for educated Christians in the Medieval period, for obvious reasons… But it’s not like ALL educated people in all of Europe, regardless of their heritage & religious background & so on, ALL were required to learn Latin in perpetuity… It’s really only a pretty narrow set of cultures (associated with the Catholic Church) during a very specific historical window where that was a NECESSITY for educated people, mostly so they could study the Bible… There’s an analogy there, in that High Valyrian is an important, relevant semi-dead language in Westeros, & it’s certainly expected of Targaryen royalty, but I don’t think it’s ABSURD to think that some Lannister, or other figures with no personal connection to Valyria, might not have studied it the way Aemond Targaryen or someone in that kind of position would’ve… I think it’s an open question whether Maester Orwyle actually understood the specifics or not. He didn’t make much of an expression of recognition, but we also saw him duck & weave away from involvement in Targaryen drama in the same episode when Alicent asked him whether Viserys ever told him that he wanted Aegon on the throne; you’d think that would be a reasonable conversation for a sick Targaryen king to have with the maester on his own small council at some point, but he clearly wants no part in the court intrigue, doesn’t want his personal testimony to end up putting his life at risk, depending on how this civil war turns out… So I can certainly see him not wanting to get on either Aegon OR Aemond’s bad side by reacting to that either way. Now, if all the Velaryons & Targaryens on the Black council acted like they couldn’t understand High Valyrian, that would be weirder to me… But why should probable Andal-descendants like Jasper Wylde or whoever speak Valyrian? I could imagine Larys learning it, just because he is (a) the kind of weird intellectual who seeks power through the attainment of knowledge, (b) understanding the language of the royal family could be a very valuable asset- he surely wouldn’t want to MISS a crucial secret during his spying just because someone spoke it in High Valyrian… And (c) he’s pretty clearly tied up with some weird magickal shit, between the “Rat King” stuff, & the fact that his seat is overgrown with Weirwoods that cause Daemon to have visions, & his connection to Alys Rivers… Given all these connections to the Old Gods & his possible warging ability & his… What, possible half-sister(?) giving Daemon a potion that may very well contain Weirwood paste, & his desire for knowledge which reminds me of Rhaegar & the like, he seems to be implied to be into all of that mysterious magickal stuff enough that it wouldn’t surprise me at all to find out that he has studied anything from prophecies & Targaryen/Valyrian historical magickal events (in which case being able to read/speak High Valyrian would probably be invaluable) to the First Men/Children/Old Gods worship, perhaps even some of the “Ice & Fire” stuff that ties them together in one polarity… So on a personal level, maybe he would understand… But even the rest of House Strong- it’s like… Why would some middling Riverlander nobles/knights learn High Valyrian? The main thing that ties most of these houses, & even their liege lords, to Valyrian culture is literally just that Aegon the Conquerer conquered them. But it’s not like he forced everyone to learn the language… So yeah, just because there’s this general, loose analogy to real-world Latin in the Medieval Catholic world, that doesn’t necessarily mean every educated person should have troubled themselves with learning this whole largely dead language… To what end? Unless they’re super into Valyrian history or prophecy, it seems like trying to kiss up to (or spy on) Targaryen royals would be the main benefit, & many houses just wouldn’t have a strong motivation to do so. Maesters who devoted their lives to study of ancient texts & shit would be one thing. But nah, not surprised that Tyland Lannister wouldn’t know High Valyrian.
I think it was a bit of both tbh. Orwyle should be able to keep up but to think Tyland and the other lords are fluent is a bit of a reach. Even Tyrion, an exceptionally well read lord, wasn't fluent in high valyrian
Well I assumed he burrowed into her gullet, just getting all up in that thing. Chewing whatever he can to make an entrance hole then wrecking her from the inside. It would be so funny to see his head disappear into her neck 😭 Either way she doesn’t really die from her wounds. She most likely drowns. With no ground to take flight from, she can only sink deeper and deeper. Them black iron bones must be heavy.
Does anybody else cringe whenever a character says asoiaf? It's like I'm peeking behind the curtain in the Wizard of Oz, just completely ruins the immersion.
@@davemizore9166 i cringe at how it's still given so much importance as this epic all-important prophecy when all it took is an autistic wheelchair user and a screaming girl catapulting out of a tree to end it all.
I really appreciate the details when characters are in the field or in battles. Vhagar was wearing bushes for camouflage so they wouldn't be spotted from above, Criston is actually commanding his levies instead of charging in head first, the glint from the armor in the previous episode etc
It doesn’t make sense that Aemond can hide in the bushes, someone in rooks rest would see Vhagar flying to his hiding place. And the fact that no one else in Criston Coles army doesn’t know about Vhagar hiding even though he’s a huge ass dragon and again they would see him flying to his hiding place is kind of dumb.
@@SR-zv5ue At least some dudes did know, hence why they had archers and trumpets on signal duty. As for visibility, they could've flown during the night or used hills as cover or something. it's 100% doable
In the High Valyrian Council scene I thought the intent might be that the table did understand it but maybe at like a 2nd year spanish level and could clearly tell Aegon was saying essentially Donde Esta la Bibliotheca while Aemond is like True Full Duolingo Weaboo Fluent in japanese to talk to his Hatsune Miku Bodypillow.
Yeah, like I could see the Maester being fluent, but thinking Tyland Lannister is fluent in high Valyrian is wild lol. Baristan and Jorah barely know any HV in Astapor when Dany takes down the slavers... both of them high born, though Jorah northern ofc. Tyrion kinda knows high Valyrian, but he's also incredibly well read
Orwyle probably understood it, Larys maybe did. The others I don't think do. But even without understanding the words you can glean the vibe of what's going on based on their tone, fluency and body language. Aemond speaks for multiple sentences, Aegon struggles through one. Then afterwards he drops his objections to the plans being discussed.
If you think about it, Rhaenys could have just returned to Dragonstone after Sunfyre and Aegon had been downed. That would have been a great victory for the blacks but then for some reason she just suicided against Aemond rather than go back for support from other dragons
Agreed it was odd. Meleys, Syrax and Ceraxes vs. Vhagar is a won war. In the book, there is room for Aemond to have intentionally injure Aegon, but to do it well before Rhaenys and Meleys are defeated doesn't make sense since Meleys can 100% out race Vhagar. Those two things kinda messed w me a bit, but oh my this was the best episode since S5E10 of GOT
Yeah it was a good scene but I don't know why they keep making such weird choices on how to do scenes. Sunfrye down was a major win then she actually manages to fight off Vhagar one time, quit while you're ahead. That said, Greens shouldn't see this as a win either because 1 for 1 trading dragons won't do anything for them when you crunch the numbers.
@@SR-zv5ue Yes, but in the books the Blacks weren't expecting Dragons, it was a trap. Same thing here with Vhaegar. Rook's Rest is not worth Meleys lol
I don't think there was an Aemond character switch at all. It wasn't over the incident at the brothel. We also see Aegon bullying Aemond with the pig back in season 1. Granted, those are the only two incidents we see of Aegon bullying Aemond but we hear of him being bullied over not having a dragon more often in that same episode. And beyong that, it's clear that Aegon bullying Aemond has been going on for years and years and years. There are plenty of people in the world who have wanted to kill their childhood bullies at one time or another. And, really, we see highlighted in the brothel incident not only Aegon's lifelong bullying of Aemond, but also how Aemond's machismo comes from this bullying. There is a direct line that can be drawn to his ability to coldly murder Aegon from him being bullied for years. No, I don't find anything about Aemond's actions particularly inconsistent. Maybe underdeveloped a little bit, I suppose. But not inconsistent or unrealistic. Although, personally, I would've liked the scene to have been done a bit differently. With Aemond clearly trying to kill Rhaenys but just not caring if Aegon died. Now it seems more like he actively wanted to kill him, and I don't like that as much. Though, granted, it's still ambiguous.
It's not just the bullying either, Aemond is clearly of the impression that Aegon is incompetent and undeserving of his role. This also goes back to season 1.
@@logancarlile8895 Yeah, the only thing that's a bit odd for me is that he didn't try to kill Luke and was horrified when he did? If they just leaned into the cold blooded Aemond arc, I woulda been totally fine with it I'd have to re-read FnB, and obviously it's presented as Aegon and Aemond were on the same page, but there may be room for a different interpretation. Aemond may not have been that dutiful as Preston says. Also, can we even trust much of the source material anyways?
I thought he was referring to them switching up his character from the books because as far as we know, he’s loyal to Aegon in the books but that’s clearly not the case in the show
@@timocruz510 maybe because on some level aemond realized he wasn't completely innocent when luke took his eye, whereas aegon's bullying was always unprovoked and just to make aemond feel small. plus, aemond was always *expected* to hate the blacks, but not anyone on his "side". having to swallow his anger for years while acting as a subordinate to his idiot brother probably drove him crazy. not to mention there's the simple fact that he wants power and killing luke wouldn't do that. idk, maybe that's all a bit of a reach, but i can see a few potential reasons
Yeah a bit of an odd change and Rhaenys not wanting to boot it back to Dragonstone when Aegon falls was also odd, but let's be honest that was the best episode since S5E10 of GOT
@timocruz510 well since you brought it up lol My favorite ep of GoT period is TWOW when Jon gets crowned. Then s2e2 of HotD is my close second, but this could definitely be #3 for me since GoT s5
@@NeeNee_B. Who said it was a mistake? He was perfectly fine if Aegon died. Remind me again who was okay to use Aegon as literal dragon bait. Remind me again who was okay to use Aegon as a chew toy for Meleys… oh right his brother Aemond who “accidentally” burnt him. If he wanted Aegon safe why would he use the king as bait? …me no understand…
@@elektrablacksky I don't get how such a smart guy can be so deluded about this. Biden being senile doesn't mean he has to support Trump. Half the democratic party wants a new leader now.
What failure of Biden's presidency can you point to and say, "This was because of his senility"? Do you think the Afghanistan pullout would've gone differently if Biden had a younger brain? We've got record low unemployment, record high economy, a few years ago everyone was _certain_ there'd be a recession, yet we achieved the mythical "soft landing", lowering inflation without triggering a recession. If Biden is senile, then clearly that senility is no hindrance. A senile president won't destroy the Republic. Trump, a president who tried to undo hundreds of thousands of citizens' votes (saying on live TV that they should stop counting votes on election night when he was temporarily in the lead, trying to steal Georgia, doing the fake elector scheme), will destroy the Republic. It may not be destroyed by 2028, but the fact that someone with such disregard for the democratic process is rewarded with a second term will make future tyrants more likely. The Roman Republic couldn't have gotten a Caesar if Sulla hadn't come before him.
Aemond didnt burn aegon over one incident at a brothel, a life time of bullying and watching his brother waste his life capitalized by him flying into battle risking himself. Aemond says he lost his temper when he killed luke, he lost his temper. I think veagar has a very potent affect on aemonds emotions. Rhenys just had confirmation of Corlys' infidelity too so that could explain her irrationality. I do think they needed more rhenys time before her death.
He outright says in season 1 that he believes he should be king. Plus in this same episode Daemon literally sees himself as Aemond in Harranhal and him "being resentful of his older brother denying him his birthright" has been a thing every single episode this season so far, like literally within the first ten minutes of the episode we have the theme of "killing your older liege so you can rule better" come up. Aemond wants to be king, his brother hands this conniving psycho the perfect plausible deniability to off his brother, become king, and be called a hero for it. It makes *complete sense* that Aemond would try take the opportunity presented to him. Nothing about it is a reach or out of character.
Rhaenys behaviour is so weird because they completely changed the intent and setting of the dragon fight and kept her motivation and intention the same for the most part. In F&B I read it as when Rhaenys comes to defend Rooks Rest she is ambushed by Aegon and Aemond and then in a moment of realization that there's no escape she decides to go full in and kill Aegon and try to end the war there in her mind which would call back to the goofy dragonpit scene from S1 where she didn't act but time she does. But in the episode she gets to 1v1 Sunfyre with her bigger dragon and its really odd because she just kinda wins. Then Aemond "kills" him and after Sunfyre goes down and Rhaenys and Meleys are Ok in a very strange turn of events she doesn't just fuck off at that moment especially because Meleys is probably faster than Vhagar instead then they continue with Book Rhaenys doing a suicide move to try and kill Aemond this time but its kinda silly because she tries to kill Vhagar and that does not work. Lastly after it fails and she only rakes Vhagar a little then she gives up on the suicide mission calls it quits to go home but its to late and she gets ambushed a second time by Vhagar.
@@bobertobobino2372 Rhaenys looked back and thought “if I don’t finish this today then someone else will”. She essentially wanted to save the queen, the heir and her granddaughter from doing this exact same fight. She had the best chance and with Daemon and Caraxes at Harrenhal she was all alone.
@@bobertobobino2372 Rhaenys plan almost worked. She strapped into her riding harness and flew upside down. Locking talons with Vhagar causes Vhagars giant claws to become redundant. Rolling into that 69 position blocks Vhagars flames from reaching Rhaenys due to Meleys underbelly and tail protecting her. She used gravity and Meleys speed to spin Vhagar in circles until they reached ultimate velocity which is when she body slammed Vhagar into the ground. She flew over the trees and took the time to check in on Meleys who was badly burnt and had a broken leg. By the time she was done with seeing how Meleys was she couldn’t find Vhagar’s remains on the battlefield. She looked up at the sky as most dragons like use the sun as a blind spot to attack from. Unfortunately Aemond knew she would eventually retreat home is she couldn’t find him. So he flew Vhagar under the cliff as she’d need to pass over it to get home. Once you’re in Vhagar jaws you ain’t getting out. She’s similar to a great white shark. She attacks from below and knocks the life out of her prey with her massive jaws. Shes too large to ambush from the air.
My heart actually broke a bit for Aegon when his mother Alicent told him the best he can do is nothing -- meaning he has nothing to offer, no skill, no intelligence, no perceptiveness, no impulse control. In essence, Alicent said that "everything runs as best and as smoothly as it can when you're not involved AT ALL." I know Alicent is going through her own "stuff" (much of it of her own making though). Still, I gasped and said, "Holy shit! WTF, Alicent?" There's tough love and then there's just being a biznitch, y'know? At this point, I'm wondering if she's actually a shittier mother than Cersei. Alicent obviously never realized Aegon's emotional needs, the depths of them, and how a simple word (from the one who he should be loved by and trust the most!) can destroy him. At least Cersei saw Joffrey's faults and encouraged his sense of self worth and spoiled him by telling him he can exaggerate (*ahem* LIE) and do as he likes as king. That would be an interesting video one day: Cersei or Alicent -- who was the worst mother? Anyway, that said, although I felt for Aegon in that specific moment with Alicent, I recovered. He was still a POS. Forcing himself on maids, making his illegitimate CHILDREN fight in the pits, drinking excessively, wanking out the window for whatever reason. Wtf. "Aegon the Window Wanker" should be his sobriquet. Hopefully he gets a mercy kill next episode. (Actor is great though!)
The worst part is that it was just two episodes ago that Alicent was whining to Otto about how the men in the small council undercut her influence over Aegon, and then the MOMENT HE SHOWS UP TO HER GENUINELY ASKING FOR ADVICE AND HER OPINION... she tells him to fuck off? There were so many better ways that interaction could have been handled, but Alicent basically chose the way that is guaranteed to provoke the worst reaction from Aegon
@@JimRFF Yes! She knows things are not as they should be (this war) but she can still do something to help her family. Aegon, the neediest one deep down, finally comes to her, offering her a spot on the wheel, she throws the chance away! I look forward to seeing her reaction next episode, when she sees Aegon. I don't know if he'll be comatose or paralyzed or whatever, but I hope he has a conscious moment with her so that she has to look him in the eye. I want to see her break -- especially if he has to (mercy) die. If she had given him advice (or simply been more kind) in that one crucial moment, he wouldn't be injured/dead. And Crispy and Alicent.. They both failed Aegon TWICE -- first together (his son/heir Jaeherys), then again separately this episode.
they remembered he's supposed to be the kingmaker and retconned the nickname. though I think it kinda works, he's a commonborn dude raised to Hand and leading the army
@@TheYrrp he was already crowned king last season before Cole sacked any castles. Rhaenyra is still alive so the seat is still 'contested', he hasn't really moved any closer to being the more legitimate recognized king compared to Rhaenyra than he was last season
He is common born, so the small folk likes him being in a powerful position as the hand of the king and able to conquer castles in Aegons name. And he was at the coronation
Rose Leslie didn't have a Scottish accent in GOT. She had a Northern English accent. I think her and Richard Madden must have watched loads of Sharpe to prepare for the role. Graham McTavish from last season is the only other proper Scottish accent I can think of but there's probably been more lesser parts where it's popped up.
@@DannyWonder You do realize there are many accents in Britain? (and pretty sure if you called a Scottish or an Irish person a Brit they would sock you.) That's like saying someone has an American accent, like yeah...which part?
@@milkeyedmouse No, the majority wouldn’t mind lol. And exactly, there are many British accents - Preston is using British as a synonym for English, and Scottish is a British accent. It just doesn’t make sense lol
Rhaenyra and her guard coming back still wearing their disguises was fucking cartoonish. Not a huge problem for the episode but a silly visual that reminds of the stupidity of that plot.
to add to that the only thing stupider than the sept meeting is her telling her council about the sept meeting especially when they already undermine her it’s just giving them more ammunition
How are you saying he attacked his brother over the whore house stuff… it’s built up over his life / jealousy for the crown / his bros incompetence… weirded take sometimes
I don't think Aemond deliberatley burning Aegon was just a vendetta for being laughed at at the brothel. I think the laughing at the brothel was kind of the final drop that made the glas spill. Your big bro always treated you like shit, as a boy and as an adult, all the while being the shittiest person ever. He's not deserving the throne, yet he gets it and is doing a spectacularly terrible job at it. And Aemond is dutiful and all, but he makes a really ugly job at being king, and then Aegon comes to his most vulnerable place and ruins that too, publicly confirming to be just a moron. I think that this is the snapping point. Like "you know what, everyone believes me to be this super evil monster cause I killed Luke, I will be that. I deserve better than being second to this idiot and the realm deserves better than this idiot king." I think, in a way, he is dutiful. Just not to his brother. (Also in the books he is not just the dutiful son all the way, he's quite the ambitious egomaniac)
Each to their own on political views, but Biden not moving in the polls (1:09:41) is totally false. Just a week ago a Democratic internal poll had Trump competitive in Virginia, Colorado and Minnesota, all Dem strongholds. Even aggregated polls show trump up in most competitive states, with Wisconsin 50/50. Regardless I wouldn’t look too much into them anyway, knowing how inaccurate they have been post 2012
To save democracy we must hide the zombies dementia from the public and primaries so nobody can make an informed decision because defeating orange man is so important that people can't be trusted with democracy.
I think Preston's argument is less about Biden literally not moving in polls, and more that the polls haven't moved _a lot_ specifically in response to the bad debate. I think Preston said that _one_ poll had them equal or not moving. But more importantly, we have to dispense with this "each to their own on political views" mentality. Trump said, live on camera election night 2020, when he was in a temporary lead in the count, that they should stop counting the votes. Then he tried to flip Georgia, and the other states he lost with the fake elector schemes. Trump literally tried to just _undo_ hundreds of thousands of citizens' votes. That should disqualify him in the eyes of every citizen. I'm not saying we need to shout and screech at the people who think otherwise, but we should firmly explain to them why they're wrong.
@@coreyander286 I don't think there is an "each to their own" _mentality_ broadly at play at all. I think that speaks to more of the reasonable mentality of weariness debating these things on TH-cam comments sections where the vast majority of other people commenting have not much at all to contribute to the discussion. My close an personal friend Oliverking5428 is right to hesitate to get on a soapbox on this particular comment section. Personally I think the broader and more perennial mentality that's constantly setting these discussions back is the "lesser of two evils" mentality. The unstoppable A-bomb of death to the global order and American democracy that Trump represents and the direness of that situation that should cause a frenzy of support to a documented career sociopath who coldheartedly and pragmatically ignores his own moral positions and flip-flops his political stances even if not especially in instances of mass-killings over the course of five decades of history where American democracy has already grown steadily weaker if not less relevant in deliberate efforts from the federal level. And this man, who has done a real great job trying to prevent this from happening (/s) is now at a stage a stage in his life where dementia is not going to stop developing. The man has never not been shameless with his lack of moral scruples, but now his cognitive capabilities to recognize things consequences or even morality at all are on a terminal decline I'm afraid to say.
Aemond's disdain and envy for his brother has been extremely evident throughout the whole show. Aegon led the childhood bullying against Aemond. Then you have the "if it was me, I would be proud to do my duty" in regards to marrying helaena. And then the moment Aegon was to be crowned, Aemond was like, "IT SHOULD BE ME." After being crowned, Aegon regarded Aemond like his dog who he could sick on his enemies, but clearly still treats him like he used to as we see in the brothel scene. Change in character from the books? Maybe. But it's entirely consistent within the show.
No but if you're a second son of one the Great Houses of the realm trying to make a name for yourself in a royal court from which Valyrian culture has somewhat disseminated from into the Kingdoms' nobility, then it might be useful to read a shit ton of books, y'know? I bet learning Valyrian is just standard part of a high education amongst Westerosi noblemen.
I don't even see what they've done with Aemond (or most other characters) as a departure from the source material. I see it as contextualizing. The book is a dry and somewhat unreliable recounting of historical events. We don't really see most of the context and reasoning behind the decisions and actions taken by the characters in Fire and Blood.
Well I'm pretty curious as to how Aemond and Daemon are gonna keep fighting for their respective monarchs and eventually kill each other over this when this episode just told us Aemond wants to burn Aegon and Daemon wants to behead his wife.
@@MarkHogan994 I don't think Daemon wants to do that, especially after seeing him tear up at seeing Rhaenyra metaphorically suffering because of him in last episode's vision. Last time I checked, he hasn't beheaded Rhaenyra after having many such heated exchanges with her. If anything, these visions show his guilt over what he subconciously believes to be him messing up Rhaenyra's life or childhood for his own gain. He lashed out in a dream because the truth hurt. As for Aemond, I don't see why he wouldn't accept Daemon's challenge in the end. I know Preston sees Aemond and Daemon in the book as "dutiful" but I don't necessarily. They want to prove themselves as the second sons and they do, often. Keep in mind, Aemond is the Prince Regent throughout the entire thing after Rook's Rest. He's in charge. If he's fighting for anyone, it's himself. In the book, we're left to assume that Daemon challenges Aemond because Rhaenyra has more or less proclaimed him a traitor for not giving up Nettles, while Aemond accepts the challenge because that's who Aemond is. He's prideful and enjoys the challenge. That's my interpretation anyway and I think the show versions line up pretty well with that so far.
@@AVerySillySausage Yup, it even makes you wonder why they even needed Helaena to tell them which was the boy. Just check their pants (as weird as that suggestion sounds). I suppose they didn't want to risk them waking up. That's the only way I can rationalize it.
@@MarkHogan994 They don't need to. They are still in each others way, even if they would prefer to take the throne for themselves. They are fighting over who has the unmatched biggest baddest dragon in the land, that's it...
Nah, aemmond was slowly showing his discontent towards the king along the season. Hes been hanging around criston cole and that made him equally hateful. Its not the brothel thing, is everything since his coronation, aemmond is tempted by the opportunity
They attempted to paint Rhaenys as someone who was against war from episode one when she comments at the tournament on how they crave blood and welcome war. She had an opportunity to snuff out all of the usurpers as their treason was occurring and she passed. She may have felt guilty that she had the power to prevent widespread bloodshed and failed. I believe if she could take out Aemon someone who was responsible for killing her supposed grandson and wound or kill Vaghar would lessen the bloodshed. It becomes like a question Tywin Lannister asks Tyrion to "explain why it's more noble to kill 10,000 men in battle than a dozen at dinner". It was not exactly a dinner but killing a dozen would have the same effect of saving thousands upon thousands of lives. She may have felt it is still early enough to prevent the death of the masses and the dragons as well.
Rose Leslie's accent for Ygritte is a Northern English accent so it's the same as the Starks. IRL she doesnt even have a Scottish accent cause she is rich and posh af
Hi Preston. I’m just curious how would you feel about Vhagar being the reason for Aemond’s shift in behavior towards Aegon? The bond between a warg and direwolf is intimate to the point the warg can lose themselves to the beast. Wouldn’t that be the same case for the Targaryens and their dragons? We’ve seen before Aemond cannot complete control Vhagar. She was probably thinking “you woke the dragon to k*ll my kin so feel my wrath”.
Isaiah 34:14 "The screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest". This verse is a reference to Lilith, Adam's first wife and a primordial she devil, who was expelled from Eden for seeking sexual knowledge and freedom.
Luke was a child in every word of the meaning. Aegon was the ring leader for his bullying and is a full adult. Kin-slaying probably gets easier each time.
Yeah I mean I studied Latin for 3 years in school but that doesn't mean I'd fully understand it when spoken at full speed by a fluent speaker using fancy words.
@@MarkHogan994 I took a few years of French and can't speak fluently at all. If I hear something in French, it's often too fast for me to make out individual words. Plus, the sentence structure I can understand is verrrry basic. On occasion, I'll get the gist. More often than not, I'll hear a familiar common noun or adjective. ...Subtitles for movies make it a little easier. And I envy that you got the chance to study Latin! I've always wanted to myself. I'm into biology and it drives me CRAZY when I don't know how to properly pronounce, for example, a species's name (or one of the broader taxonomic ranks of DKPCOFGS). I'm teaching my daughter the periodic table and the human skeleton for fun this summer. A background in Latin would allow for me to give a more expensive (and therefore more memorable!) "story" behind certain bones and atomic symbols. So I'll have to just look them up myself. (Yes, I'm a nerd 🤷🏻♀️)
@@MarkHogan994 lol ikr. Like maybe the Maester is fluent, which woulda been a cool touch, but to think goddamn Tyland Lannister is fluent in high Valyrian is wild lol
Let’s remember that canonically Aemond wanted to use Aegon as bait during Rooks rest. He was perfectly fine if Aegon ended up a chew toy for Meleys. Thats canon in the book and show. Him “accidentally” flaming Aegon in the book is very questionable since he knew Aegon was disposable from the start. He didn’t care if Meleys flamed Aegon… but he suddenly cares if he can flame Aegon while also getting a shot at Meleys?
Why was Rhaenyra reasoning to go herself but telling Jace that he cannot go because he is inexperienced. When did Rhaenyra get any kind of battle experience???
Idk about battle but she was a pretty competent rider, I think Daemon mentions it in season 1 that young Rhaenyra is pretty formidable and skilled as a rider (albiet that’s different than dragon warfare)
Also if anything happens to Jace, the next in line is Joffrey who is a little boy and also the heir to driftmark. If Rhaenyra dies, there’s a decent succession plan but if Jace dies then things get more chaotic. Could also be part of it.
I don't think Aemond is 180 degrees changed , he is constantly trying to distinguish himself from his brother, he clearly hates him , and taking an opportunity to kill him during a battle , and crowning himself on the way , seem very reasonable action from him
I think it's very easy to tell if someone is good or bad at a language you don't know. Even without subtitles you could easily tell from Aegon's face that he's floundering with his words.
Don't mind what they did with aemon. Actually really liked it. Now that his brothers son is dead he probably thinks himself heir. He has always expressed that he is more qualified, so he saw a chance and took it. Just a political backstab, which I like.
As a German… Plattdeutsch is a dialect, and there are many dialects in Germany and German speaking nations like Switzerland and Austria or even parts of other nations like Denmark and Netherlands! Plattdeutsch or simply Platt is what is commonly spoken in the far north of Germany. Hochdeutsch on the other hand is the German language absent of any regional dialect like Platt, Bavarian, Kölsch, etc
Regarding Rhaenys telling Meleys that they're off to battle again. In ep 1 Rhaenys said they were patrolling the sea for the blockade. Maybe she had some small skirmishes during that.
Maybe Aemond felt like he had to kill Aegon, because he fears that his brothers impulsiveness and bad decision making, in combination with potentially actually enforcing his commanding power as the King, especially after the last council meeting, will lead them to lose this war? Maybe he told himself, that he has to this or they are doomed as a result of the kings incompetence. Why not let Rhaenys finish do the job then? He was most likely waiting for them to be distracted by combat to then easily kill two birds with one... bigger bird, instead of taking any chances. I guess you could also argue, that he 1: just grew impatient, wanted to see whats going on and decided to kill both of them on the fly 2: Didnt want to take any chances of either of them fleeing 3: He wanted to ensure that he is the one to kill Rhaenys
Rose Leslie's accent in the show was northern English, specifically Yorkshire, I.e like Sean Bean's accent. She actually has a very "posh" English accent in real life. As far as I can remember, this is the first Scottish accent we've heard in either show so far.
22:35 ...as far as we know...remember the book is a historical compilation written by the victors which was told by people who werent there...the way i see every change is that this is the true event and what we got in the book was what was told to the council or how they chose to see it and write it...grrm is consulted for everything they write...the part that irks me is that back in game of thrones he didnt have veto power so even if he was consulted if he didn't want something to happen he couldnt tell them not to do it...but that was GoT...donno what his power in this is but hes clearly consulted..no reason to believe its not canon since there is no solid canon yet
@2:18:00 It's crazy how I was just watching that clip of John Lennon/Chuck Berry yesterday and then you guys brought it up today. The clip with Bill Burr commentary is the best one.
Damn. Banning someone over something as mild as “I’m not watching your channel for your politics” is wild while also calling Trump out for his dictatorial behavior. Come on, Preston. Don’t be so sensitive. I don’t even necessarily disagree with you, but your breakdown of ASOIAF content is what draws people in.
During the council scene where aemond speaks high valyrian i got the impression that the other dudes on the council at least somewhat understood it, because when aemond was finished they turned a bit towards aegon as if waiting for a response. Like maybe they got the gist of it, but not every word? Idk. I agree it was a bit odd
I don't think the battle made sense. Not against Vhagar definately. Melys is much faster and Rhaenys is supposed to be "experienced". Why didn't she went higher and attack from above? She could have easily taken out Aemond and Vhagar both. The worst part is that it makes sense in the book because it's 2 against 1. They changed it and made it dumber. And I get that they did it for the drama but at least don't call Rhaenys an experienced rider. Just cut out this stupid line and it's fine. But she's cool so she has to be "experienced"
Well, they are following the source material here pretty closely tbh. She still could have turned in the book, but did not. And she is definitely an experienced rider, though probably not that experienced at dragon warfare. Definitely more experienced than Jace - and older, and thus more expendable.
@@LarthV that is not close at all. Changing one battle 2v1 into 2 battles 1v1 is a pretty big change. If she was fighting both of them at the same time there would be very little room for maneuvering and it wouldn't be dumb
@@TheHellyeahmen Imho, it would be far dumber, since Fire and Blood is pretty clear that she _actively_ chose to engage ("...with a crack of her whip and a battlecry..."), whereas she could simply have turned and easily outflown Vhagar, leaving only Sunfyre, who was barely a match. Whereas each time thinking that a one on one was doable is _ambitious_, but it could almost have worked. But that's only my opinion...
@@TheHellyeahmen Which would have been the smart move in a 1 vs. 2 (with Vhagar one of those 2), and thus is my actual point: In the book version, going to attack two at once was suicidal, whereas in the show taking two one after another was "just" reckless.
Wait did I miss something in the books? Outside of the maesters quite literally no one else in the show/books speaks high Valyrian in Westeros, it's not even a common language in Essos if I remember correctly.
I don’t think Aemond turned into a kin slayer because of the brothel comment. It was a slow burn. He thinks he should be on the throne instead, his brother didn’t even want it and doesn’t care that much about their history and culture. Aemond has been bullied for most of his life and not even getting Vhaeghar changed that. I also don’t think it’s something that the history books would have registered.
Just because he wasnt "at fault" for laena's death doesnt mean he cant be haunted by it. I imagine theres very few things as traumatizing as a spouse dying (albeit he did smash his first wife's head in with a rock lol). Maybe he feels bad that he did a shitty job as a father following her death? Idk.
Missed the live stream but: do you think Aemond will marry Helena now? Would make sense if he’s taking the crown, he’s unmarried, preserves the line, produces a new male heir…
Glad you talked about Rhaenys not having seen any actual work dragon fight action before. When Rhaenyra said to Jace "You have no experience!" when he wanted to fly out, I was scratching my head, wondering how Rhaenyra brought any more dragon fighting experience to the table! 🤔
There's rumors that Aemond might be the father of Healanas kids in the book so I wouldn't necessarily say the source material wants you to believe he's 100% dutiful. Also not only didn't Aegon straight up embarrass Aemond in a sensitive moment he's not a good war time king at all, so the show making it appear as though he wants to replace him isn't out of left field. Are we also forgetting that Aegon has been bullying Aemond since they were children in the show. I've got four brothers myself, my youngest brother 100% hates my older brother because he was bullied by him so maybe that's why this isn't shocking to me at all.
Alicent straight up knows her son is a rapist and told him last season that he's no son of hers, plus she knows he bullied Aemond as a child. Alicent not liking/loving Aegon has been apparent for quite awhile now. Has Preston ever rewatched S1?
How Alicent treats her son is just bizarre to me. If anyone is a psychopath it is her. How is she not grieving for her grandson’s death? Or comforting her son when he is upset and vulnerable. She seems to only be upset when it affects her.
I always looked at the gold melting thing as some sort of stab at the quality of dothraki gold, suggesting theyre dumb and are wearing like rose gold, or gold plated lead, or some other alloy
It’s possible Rhaenys went with Baelon to get revenge on the people who killed her father. The histories say Baelon went by himself but it makes sense the historians would down play any role a woman especially a semi young princess who was the daughter to a beloved Prince and heir. She also could’ve accompanied The Sea Snake on one of his adventures etc
Daemon is probably feeling guilt over Laena because he's not being a good father to their daughters and Rhaenys just reminded him this season that because of him her daughter died across the sea and she didn't see her for years.
i dont agree with everything preston says politically but i doesnt mean im not going to listen to his points and its not going to make me not like him! i can still enjoy all his videos just the same! different corses for different horses folks
Do you think that Alys gave Daemon weirwood paste/shadow of the evening while he was restless? Could it be a way to connect him with the heavy heavy imagery of the greenmen in Harrenhall?
Baella has already charged Cole once in her own. If Rhaenys could end Vhagar in this battle her actual family(Corlys and the girls) are safe. I thunk that's what she was thinking.
On Cristons ethnicity: It has already been mentioned that it was implied that he was "half" Dornish, but that's actually not relevant. If you look at historic informations we have, ethnicity was far less of an issue in the "olden times". We read about battles of France vs. England, or Denmark vs. Poland, but that was just the _flag_ they were fighting for. The people in the ranks would quite often just follow the leader that suited them best. There was no nationalism involved. Is it a bit unconventional that somebody from Catalonia fights for the Black Prince at Crecy? Sure, but by no means it's weird...
Preston, you work for the govt, you should know the difference between an official act and an unofficial act. It's sad that you are very thoughtful on asoiaf but when it comes to real life you're blind
You're not realizing that everything people are worried about can be covered under official acts. Trump having the military target his political opponents as terrorists would be an official act. Look up Destiny's debates on this.
Still a very ... unwise ... decision to be honest. Mostly for historic reasons - any official representative should be liable for all the acts in office they did. That's part of the core concept of being a Republic since ancient Rome - they even made a sport out of dragging any official to court as soon as they left office...
Its not about the brothel he's mostly super ambitious AND Aegon is kinda useless. You can see Aemond go from "wtf is he doing here" to "hey wait this could be good" when he's on the ground with Vhagar and his eye twitches a little. Like just a little blink to notify the moment he had that idea. I dont think he was gonna mercy kill him either but that could be interpretated the other way, idk if he's drawing his sword or sheathing it back but looks like sheathing back.
High German vs. regional dialects. "Plattdeutsch" is one of these regional dialects. It can be argued that it is already its own language. Bavarian and Allemanic dialects (incl. Austria, Soth Tyrol (mostly B some A), Switzerland, Liechtenstein (both A)) are spoken in the Alps; including Austrian and Swiss High German! Few differences to FRG high German. So High German is a standrad language for everyone and is menat the same way as high Valyrian.
Rodrick Cassel's actor is Scottish and did the audio book for Fevre Dream with his original accent. It's wild how well it works to have a thick Scottish accent impersonating people from the American South.
Aemond has always hated Aegon & thought he was a fuck. Episode 9 of the previous season was all about that, he wants to be king. Aemond is now the heir bc Maelor isn’t born so Aemond is realizing he can slyly kill Aegon, or just let Aegon die & look like he tried to help him, so he can become king. I find that way more interesting then the book
You got hard stuck on the Aemond character change.. as a nonbook reader, I got stuck on Aegon's plot armor.. Direct Vahgar dracarys and a sky fall bro still breathes
I haven't read shadow twin, but i have read hunters run, which is the full novel adapted from the shadow twin novelette. It's actually my favourite book. The audio book is on youtube (whether it should be or not).
Just finished the episode before I watch the stream, another great offering, highlights...the Rooks Rest battle of course closely followed by Aemond & Aegon's battle of words in Valerian 😂
I did think the kinslaying was a big shift as well. I think it does make sense but it wasn't established as well as it needed to be. I was thinking about it and Aamon was probably emboldened by the 0 consequences he personally suffered for kinslaying Luke and remember as far as we know in HotD Aamon is the heir to the throne so it could be lust for power. Not sure if they will introduce Aegons other son.
I am scottish, i dont really care about how they use the accent, i think its fine, maybe its a hint that shes a bit wildling? (a bit far down admittedly) but in general its fine with me.
Think you misunderstood the high Valyrian conversation in the small council. It wasn’t to hide the conversation, it was to expose Aegon as incompetent.
Yeah, it was to humiliate him, to demonstrate that Aemond has all the competencies that are expected of a Valyrian, Targaryen king, whereas Aegon has none of them, including this embodiment of their connection to their cultural heritage. I mean, in fairness, most of the council members did look completely oblivious to the contents of the High Valyrian- & yet they were still obviously able to glean Aemond’s implication from the fact that Aegon stumbled to even form a sentence in response (you can pick up on that much whether you speak the language in question or not).
Also, speaking Latin may have been an important skill for educated Christians in the Medieval period, for obvious reasons… But it’s not like ALL educated people in all of Europe, regardless of their heritage & religious background & so on, ALL were required to learn Latin in perpetuity… It’s really only a pretty narrow set of cultures (associated with the Catholic Church) during a very specific historical window where that was a NECESSITY for educated people, mostly so they could study the Bible… There’s an analogy there, in that High Valyrian is an important, relevant semi-dead language in Westeros, & it’s certainly expected of Targaryen royalty, but I don’t think it’s ABSURD to think that some Lannister, or other figures with no personal connection to Valyria, might not have studied it the way Aemond Targaryen or someone in that kind of position would’ve…
I think it’s an open question whether Maester Orwyle actually understood the specifics or not. He didn’t make much of an expression of recognition, but we also saw him duck & weave away from involvement in Targaryen drama in the same episode when Alicent asked him whether Viserys ever told him that he wanted Aegon on the throne; you’d think that would be a reasonable conversation for a sick Targaryen king to have with the maester on his own small council at some point, but he clearly wants no part in the court intrigue, doesn’t want his personal testimony to end up putting his life at risk, depending on how this civil war turns out… So I can certainly see him not wanting to get on either Aegon OR Aemond’s bad side by reacting to that either way. Now, if all the Velaryons & Targaryens on the Black council acted like they couldn’t understand High Valyrian, that would be weirder to me… But why should probable Andal-descendants like Jasper Wylde or whoever speak Valyrian?
I could imagine Larys learning it, just because he is (a) the kind of weird intellectual who seeks power through the attainment of knowledge, (b) understanding the language of the royal family could be a very valuable asset- he surely wouldn’t want to MISS a crucial secret during his spying just because someone spoke it in High Valyrian… And (c) he’s pretty clearly tied up with some weird magickal shit, between the “Rat King” stuff, & the fact that his seat is overgrown with Weirwoods that cause Daemon to have visions, & his connection to Alys Rivers… Given all these connections to the Old Gods & his possible warging ability & his… What, possible half-sister(?) giving Daemon a potion that may very well contain Weirwood paste, & his desire for knowledge which reminds me of Rhaegar & the like, he seems to be implied to be into all of that mysterious magickal stuff enough that it wouldn’t surprise me at all to find out that he has studied anything from prophecies & Targaryen/Valyrian historical magickal events (in which case being able to read/speak High Valyrian would probably be invaluable) to the First Men/Children/Old Gods worship, perhaps even some of the “Ice & Fire” stuff that ties them together in one polarity…
So on a personal level, maybe he would understand… But even the rest of House Strong- it’s like… Why would some middling Riverlander nobles/knights learn High Valyrian? The main thing that ties most of these houses, & even their liege lords, to Valyrian culture is literally just that Aegon the Conquerer conquered them. But it’s not like he forced everyone to learn the language…
So yeah, just because there’s this general, loose analogy to real-world Latin in the Medieval Catholic world, that doesn’t necessarily mean every educated person should have troubled themselves with learning this whole largely dead language… To what end? Unless they’re super into Valyrian history or prophecy, it seems like trying to kiss up to (or spy on) Targaryen royals would be the main benefit, & many houses just wouldn’t have a strong motivation to do so. Maesters who devoted their lives to study of ancient texts & shit would be one thing. But nah, not surprised that Tyland Lannister wouldn’t know High Valyrian.
Yeah, when Aegon could barely respond in high valyrian, it was pretty demonstrative.
I think it was a bit of both tbh. Orwyle should be able to keep up but to think Tyland and the other lords are fluent is a bit of a reach. Even Tyrion, an exceptionally well read lord, wasn't fluent in high valyrian
You know the CGI is good when they do the scene in daylight. Trying to work out how Caraxes eventually gets his jaws around Vhagar's thick neck.
I guess he won't. Daemon would just make a leap of faith.
He just has to tear her throat out, he could do that with some rapid dragon/snake-like snapping.
true, that was the biggest plot twist of all. They had us fooled by only doing dragons in the dark in previous episodes.
it's not like he has to bite her head off
he can still easily do a fatal neck injury
Well I assumed he burrowed into her gullet, just getting all up in that thing. Chewing whatever he can to make an entrance hole then wrecking her from the inside. It would be so funny to see his head disappear into her neck 😭
Either way she doesn’t really die from her wounds. She most likely drowns. With no ground to take flight from, she can only sink deeper and deeper. Them black iron bones must be heavy.
Does anybody else cringe whenever a character says asoiaf? It's like I'm peeking behind the curtain in the Wizard of Oz, just completely ruins the immersion.
Peter Griffin pointing "Eh eh! He said it!"
🤚🏼
Yeah it’s so weird.
It's from the books, the vision of Rhaegar saying it about baby Aegon.
@@davemizore9166 i cringe at how it's still given so much importance as this epic all-important prophecy when all it took is an autistic wheelchair user and a screaming girl catapulting out of a tree to end it all.
I really appreciate the details when characters are in the field or in battles. Vhagar was wearing bushes for camouflage so they wouldn't be spotted from above, Criston is actually commanding his levies instead of charging in head first, the glint from the armor in the previous episode etc
Ryan Condal might be a war thunder player ngl
I'm trying to picture Aemond camouflaging Vhagar...
@@iliaponomarev1624 maybe he had her roll on the ground like a dog to get the green on top
It doesn’t make sense that Aemond can hide in the bushes, someone in rooks rest would see Vhagar flying to his hiding place. And the fact that no one else in Criston Coles army doesn’t know about Vhagar hiding even though he’s a huge ass dragon and again they would see him flying to his hiding place is kind of dumb.
@@SR-zv5ue At least some dudes did know, hence why they had archers and trumpets on signal duty. As for visibility, they could've flown during the night or used hills as cover or something. it's 100% doable
In the High Valyrian Council scene I thought the intent might be that the table did understand it but maybe at like a 2nd year spanish level and could clearly tell Aegon was saying essentially Donde Esta la Bibliotheca while Aemond is like True Full Duolingo Weaboo Fluent in japanese to talk to his Hatsune Miku Bodypillow.
Yeah, like I could see the Maester being fluent, but thinking Tyland Lannister is fluent in high Valyrian is wild lol. Baristan and Jorah barely know any HV in Astapor when Dany takes down the slavers... both of them high born, though Jorah northern ofc.
Tyrion kinda knows high Valyrian, but he's also incredibly well read
Orwyle probably understood it, Larys maybe did. The others I don't think do. But even without understanding the words you can glean the vibe of what's going on based on their tone, fluency and body language. Aemond speaks for multiple sentences, Aegon struggles through one. Then afterwards he drops his objections to the plans being discussed.
After all these months of watching Preston podcasts, I realize he would never understand how people are always and will always be peopling.
If you think about it, Rhaenys could have just returned to Dragonstone after Sunfyre and Aegon had been downed. That would have been a great victory for the blacks but then for some reason she just suicided against Aemond rather than go back for support from other dragons
Agreed it was odd. Meleys, Syrax and Ceraxes vs. Vhagar is a won war.
In the book, there is room for Aemond to have intentionally injure Aegon, but to do it well before Rhaenys and Meleys are defeated doesn't make sense since Meleys can 100% out race Vhagar. Those two things kinda messed w me a bit, but oh my this was the best episode since S5E10 of GOT
The whole point was to protect Rooks Resr, and Vhagar was still there to take Rooks Rest. That’s why she stayed.
Yeah it was a good scene but I don't know why they keep making such weird choices on how to do scenes. Sunfrye down was a major win then she actually manages to fight off Vhagar one time, quit while you're ahead. That said, Greens shouldn't see this as a win either because 1 for 1 trading dragons won't do anything for them when you crunch the numbers.
@@SR-zv5ue Yes, but in the books the Blacks weren't expecting Dragons, it was a trap. Same thing here with Vhaegar. Rook's Rest is not worth Meleys lol
@@timocruz510 True, that makes sense. But I’m wondering why in the books the blacks wouldn’t be expecting dragons.
I don't think there was an Aemond character switch at all.
It wasn't over the incident at the brothel. We also see Aegon bullying Aemond with the pig back in season 1. Granted, those are the only two incidents we see of Aegon bullying Aemond but we hear of him being bullied over not having a dragon more often in that same episode. And beyong that, it's clear that Aegon bullying Aemond has been going on for years and years and years. There are plenty of people in the world who have wanted to kill their childhood bullies at one time or another.
And, really, we see highlighted in the brothel incident not only Aegon's lifelong bullying of Aemond, but also how Aemond's machismo comes from this bullying. There is a direct line that can be drawn to his ability to coldly murder Aegon from him being bullied for years.
No, I don't find anything about Aemond's actions particularly inconsistent. Maybe underdeveloped a little bit, I suppose. But not inconsistent or unrealistic.
Although, personally, I would've liked the scene to have been done a bit differently. With Aemond clearly trying to kill Rhaenys but just not caring if Aegon died. Now it seems more like he actively wanted to kill him, and I don't like that as much. Though, granted, it's still ambiguous.
No clue how Preston could think this is purely over the brothel unless he has amnesia
It's not just the bullying either, Aemond is clearly of the impression that Aegon is incompetent and undeserving of his role. This also goes back to season 1.
@@logancarlile8895 Yeah, the only thing that's a bit odd for me is that he didn't try to kill Luke and was horrified when he did? If they just leaned into the cold blooded Aemond arc, I woulda been totally fine with it
I'd have to re-read FnB, and obviously it's presented as Aegon and Aemond were on the same page, but there may be room for a different interpretation. Aemond may not have been that dutiful as Preston says. Also, can we even trust much of the source material anyways?
I thought he was referring to them switching up his character from the books because as far as we know, he’s loyal to Aegon in the books but that’s clearly not the case in the show
@@timocruz510 maybe because on some level aemond realized he wasn't completely innocent when luke took his eye, whereas aegon's bullying was always unprovoked and just to make aemond feel small. plus, aemond was always *expected* to hate the blacks, but not anyone on his "side". having to swallow his anger for years while acting as a subordinate to his idiot brother probably drove him crazy. not to mention there's the simple fact that he wants power and killing luke wouldn't do that. idk, maybe that's all a bit of a reach, but i can see a few potential reasons
So with all these "oopsies," they make the ONE actual mistake in F&B intentional 🤦🏿♀️😂
Yeah a bit of an odd change and Rhaenys not wanting to boot it back to Dragonstone when Aegon falls was also odd, but let's be honest that was the best episode since S5E10 of GOT
@timocruz510 well since you brought it up lol My favorite ep of GoT period is TWOW when Jon gets crowned. Then s2e2 of HotD is my close second, but this could definitely be #3 for me since GoT s5
@@NeeNee_B. Who said it was a mistake?
He was perfectly fine if Aegon died. Remind me again who was okay to use Aegon as literal dragon bait. Remind me again who was okay to use Aegon as a chew toy for Meleys… oh right his brother Aemond who “accidentally” burnt him.
If he wanted Aegon safe why would he use the king as bait?
…me no understand…
@@J_ads2000 you clearly didn't read what I said...
Yeah lol the one thing that should be a mistake
It's not just that Biden's old it's that he's demonstrably senile... Preston's one of the last holdouts on admitting this.
He never will. Lol.
@@elektrablacksky I don't get how such a smart guy can be so deluded about this.
Biden being senile doesn't mean he has to support Trump. Half the democratic party wants a new leader now.
@@CallousCarterAgreed. Its a blindspot. Emotions cloud people’s judgement.
What failure of Biden's presidency can you point to and say, "This was because of his senility"? Do you think the Afghanistan pullout would've gone differently if Biden had a younger brain? We've got record low unemployment, record high economy, a few years ago everyone was _certain_ there'd be a recession, yet we achieved the mythical "soft landing", lowering inflation without triggering a recession. If Biden is senile, then clearly that senility is no hindrance.
A senile president won't destroy the Republic. Trump, a president who tried to undo hundreds of thousands of citizens' votes (saying on live TV that they should stop counting votes on election night when he was temporarily in the lead, trying to steal Georgia, doing the fake elector scheme), will destroy the Republic.
It may not be destroyed by 2028, but the fact that someone with such disregard for the democratic process is rewarded with a second term will make future tyrants more likely. The Roman Republic couldn't have gotten a Caesar if Sulla hadn't come before him.
@@elektrablacksky he also wastes an hour every stream arguing with people about biden's shittiness.
Aemond didnt burn aegon over one incident at a brothel, a life time of bullying and watching his brother waste his life capitalized by him flying into battle risking himself. Aemond says he lost his temper when he killed luke, he lost his temper. I think veagar has a very potent affect on aemonds emotions.
Rhenys just had confirmation of Corlys' infidelity too so that could explain her irrationality. I do think they needed more rhenys time before her death.
He outright says in season 1 that he believes he should be king. Plus in this same episode Daemon literally sees himself as Aemond in Harranhal and him "being resentful of his older brother denying him his birthright" has been a thing every single episode this season so far, like literally within the first ten minutes of the episode we have the theme of "killing your older liege so you can rule better" come up.
Aemond wants to be king, his brother hands this conniving psycho the perfect plausible deniability to off his brother, become king, and be called a hero for it. It makes *complete sense* that Aemond would try take the opportunity presented to him. Nothing about it is a reach or out of character.
@@discountgumshoe3787 That’s why Daemon and Aemond are two sides of the same coin and the perfect archenemies.
“D”aemon and Aemon”d”.
Rhaenys behaviour is so weird because they completely changed the intent and setting of the dragon fight and kept her motivation and intention the same for the most part. In F&B I read it as when Rhaenys comes to defend Rooks Rest she is ambushed by Aegon and Aemond and then in a moment of realization that there's no escape she decides to go full in and kill Aegon and try to end the war there in her mind which would call back to the goofy dragonpit scene from S1 where she didn't act but time she does. But in the episode she gets to 1v1 Sunfyre with her bigger dragon and its really odd because she just kinda wins. Then Aemond "kills" him and after Sunfyre goes down and Rhaenys and Meleys are Ok in a very strange turn of events she doesn't just fuck off at that moment especially because Meleys is probably faster than Vhagar instead then they continue with Book Rhaenys doing a suicide move to try and kill Aemond this time but its kinda silly because she tries to kill Vhagar and that does not work. Lastly after it fails and she only rakes Vhagar a little then she gives up on the suicide mission calls it quits to go home but its to late and she gets ambushed a second time by Vhagar.
@@bobertobobino2372 Rhaenys looked back and thought “if I don’t finish this today then someone else will”. She essentially wanted to save the queen, the heir and her granddaughter from doing this exact same fight. She had the best chance and with Daemon and Caraxes at Harrenhal she was all alone.
@@bobertobobino2372 Rhaenys plan almost worked. She strapped into her riding harness and flew upside down. Locking talons with Vhagar causes Vhagars giant claws to become redundant. Rolling into that 69 position blocks Vhagars flames from reaching Rhaenys due to Meleys underbelly and tail protecting her. She used gravity and Meleys speed to spin Vhagar in circles until they reached ultimate velocity which is when she body slammed Vhagar into the ground.
She flew over the trees and took the time to check in on Meleys who was badly burnt and had a broken leg. By the time she was done with seeing how Meleys was she couldn’t find Vhagar’s remains on the battlefield. She looked up at the sky as most dragons like use the sun as a blind spot to attack from.
Unfortunately Aemond knew she would eventually retreat home is she couldn’t find him. So he flew Vhagar under the cliff as she’d need to pass over it to get home. Once you’re in Vhagar jaws you ain’t getting out.
She’s similar to a great white shark. She attacks from below and knocks the life out of her prey with her massive jaws. Shes too large to ambush from the air.
My heart actually broke a bit for Aegon when his mother Alicent told him the best he can do is nothing -- meaning he has nothing to offer, no skill, no intelligence, no perceptiveness, no impulse control. In essence, Alicent said that "everything runs as best and as smoothly as it can when you're not involved AT ALL."
I know Alicent is going through her own "stuff" (much of it of her own making though). Still, I gasped and said, "Holy shit! WTF, Alicent?" There's tough love and then there's just being a biznitch, y'know? At this point, I'm wondering if she's actually a shittier mother than Cersei. Alicent obviously never realized Aegon's emotional needs, the depths of them, and how a simple word (from the one who he should be loved by and trust the most!) can destroy him. At least Cersei saw Joffrey's faults and encouraged his sense of self worth and spoiled him by telling him he can exaggerate (*ahem* LIE) and do as he likes as king.
That would be an interesting video one day: Cersei or Alicent -- who was the worst mother?
Anyway, that said, although I felt for Aegon in that specific moment with Alicent, I recovered. He was still a POS. Forcing himself on maids, making his illegitimate CHILDREN fight in the pits, drinking excessively, wanking out the window for whatever reason. Wtf. "Aegon the Window Wanker" should be his sobriquet. Hopefully he gets a mercy kill next episode. (Actor is great though!)
The worst part is that it was just two episodes ago that Alicent was whining to Otto about how the men in the small council undercut her influence over Aegon, and then the MOMENT HE SHOWS UP TO HER GENUINELY ASKING FOR ADVICE AND HER OPINION... she tells him to fuck off? There were so many better ways that interaction could have been handled, but Alicent basically chose the way that is guaranteed to provoke the worst reaction from Aegon
generational trauma. both alicent and cersei have something in common: their dads fucking suck and messed them up for life.
@@JimRFF Yes! She knows things are not as they should be (this war) but she can still do something to help her family. Aegon, the neediest one deep down, finally comes to her, offering her a spot on the wheel, she throws the chance away! I look forward to seeing her reaction next episode, when she sees Aegon. I don't know if he'll be comatose or paralyzed or whatever, but I hope he has a conscious moment with her so that she has to look him in the eye. I want to see her break -- especially if he has to (mercy) die. If she had given him advice (or simply been more kind) in that one crucial moment, he wouldn't be injured/dead.
And Crispy and Alicent.. They both failed Aegon TWICE -- first together (his son/heir Jaeherys), then again separately this episode.
She’s like Greek God levels of a bad parent…
@@Kk-fj5tn Oh that would be fun! Which HotD characters most closely fit with which Greek gods and why.. (worst and best qualities).
Lord Darklyn called Criston Cole kingmaker... why exactly?
they remembered he's supposed to be the kingmaker and retconned the nickname. though I think it kinda works, he's a commonborn dude raised to Hand and leading the army
He’s the “Kingmaker” because he’s going around sacking vassals’ castles to make Aegon king
@@TheYrrp he was already crowned king last season before Cole sacked any castles. Rhaenyra is still alive so the seat is still 'contested', he hasn't really moved any closer to being the more legitimate recognized king compared to Rhaenyra than he was last season
@@victorc8855 the nickname makes more sense for Otto with how the events of the show all played out
He is common born, so the small folk likes him being in a powerful position as the hand of the king and able to conquer castles in Aegons name. And he was at the coronation
Rose Leslie didn't have a Scottish accent in GOT. She had a Northern English accent. I think her and Richard Madden must have watched loads of Sharpe to prepare for the role. Graham McTavish from last season is the only other proper Scottish accent I can think of but there's probably been more lesser parts where it's popped up.
And a Scottish accent is a British accent. England, Wales and Scotland = Great Britain
@@DannyWonder You do realize there are many accents in Britain? (and pretty sure if you called a Scottish or an Irish person a Brit they would sock you.) That's like saying someone has an American accent, like yeah...which part?
@@milkeyedmouse No, the majority wouldn’t mind lol. And exactly, there are many British accents - Preston is using British as a synonym for English, and Scottish is a British accent. It just doesn’t make sense lol
I thought she meant MELEYS has been to battle before, not the 2 of them TOGETHER..
Even so, there’s no record of Meleys ever being in battle in fire and blood
Rhaenyra and her guard coming back still wearing their disguises was fucking cartoonish. Not a huge problem for the episode but a silly visual that reminds of the stupidity of that plot.
to add to that the only thing stupider than the sept meeting is her telling her council about the sept meeting especially when they already undermine her it’s just giving them more ammunition
Carmine working overtime to rag on Yoko. Let it go, kid.
Never ragged on yoko one time in this entire livestream. Try listening comprehension, kid.
@@OfficialRedTeamReview Carmine the Kid.
How are you saying he attacked his brother over the whore house stuff… it’s built up over his life / jealousy for the crown / his bros incompetence… weirded take sometimes
I don't think Aemond deliberatley burning Aegon was just a vendetta for being laughed at at the brothel. I think the laughing at the brothel was kind of the final drop that made the glas spill. Your big bro always treated you like shit, as a boy and as an adult, all the while being the shittiest person ever. He's not deserving the throne, yet he gets it and is doing a spectacularly terrible job at it. And Aemond is dutiful and all, but he makes a really ugly job at being king, and then Aegon comes to his most vulnerable place and ruins that too, publicly confirming to be just a moron. I think that this is the snapping point. Like "you know what, everyone believes me to be this super evil monster cause I killed Luke, I will be that. I deserve better than being second to this idiot and the realm deserves better than this idiot king." I think, in a way, he is dutiful. Just not to his brother. (Also in the books he is not just the dutiful son all the way, he's quite the ambitious egomaniac)
spot on analysis
Each to their own on political views, but Biden not moving in the polls (1:09:41) is totally false. Just a week ago a Democratic internal poll had Trump competitive in Virginia, Colorado and Minnesota, all Dem strongholds. Even aggregated polls show trump up in most competitive states, with Wisconsin 50/50. Regardless I wouldn’t look too much into them anyway, knowing how inaccurate they have been post 2012
To save democracy we must hide the zombies dementia from the public and primaries so nobody can make an informed decision because defeating orange man is so important that people can't be trusted with democracy.
I dont need a poll to tell me joe Biden cant run the nation and will lose to trump if he runs
I think Preston's argument is less about Biden literally not moving in polls, and more that the polls haven't moved _a lot_ specifically in response to the bad debate. I think Preston said that _one_ poll had them equal or not moving. But more importantly, we have to dispense with this "each to their own on political views" mentality. Trump said, live on camera election night 2020, when he was in a temporary lead in the count, that they should stop counting the votes. Then he tried to flip Georgia, and the other states he lost with the fake elector schemes.
Trump literally tried to just _undo_ hundreds of thousands of citizens' votes. That should disqualify him in the eyes of every citizen. I'm not saying we need to shout and screech at the people who think otherwise, but we should firmly explain to them why they're wrong.
@@coreyander286 but when trump does it it’s based bc it pisses off the libs
@@coreyander286 I don't think there is an "each to their own" _mentality_ broadly at play at all. I think that speaks to more of the reasonable mentality of weariness debating these things on TH-cam comments sections where the vast majority of other people commenting have not much at all to contribute to the discussion. My close an personal friend Oliverking5428 is right to hesitate to get on a soapbox on this particular comment section.
Personally I think the broader and more perennial mentality that's constantly setting these discussions back is the "lesser of two evils" mentality. The unstoppable A-bomb of death to the global order and American democracy that Trump represents and the direness of that situation that should cause a frenzy of support to a documented career sociopath who coldheartedly and pragmatically ignores his own moral positions and flip-flops his political stances even if not especially in instances of mass-killings over the course of five decades of history where American democracy has already grown steadily weaker if not less relevant in deliberate efforts from the federal level. And this man, who has done a real great job trying to prevent this from happening (/s) is now at a stage a stage in his life where dementia is not going to stop developing. The man has never not been shameless with his lack of moral scruples, but now his cognitive capabilities to recognize things consequences or even morality at all are on a terminal decline I'm afraid to say.
Aemond's disdain and envy for his brother has been extremely evident throughout the whole show. Aegon led the childhood bullying against Aemond. Then you have the "if it was me, I would be proud to do my duty" in regards to marrying helaena. And then the moment Aegon was to be crowned, Aemond was like, "IT SHOULD BE ME." After being crowned, Aegon regarded Aemond like his dog who he could sick on his enemies, but clearly still treats him like he used to as we see in the brothel scene. Change in character from the books? Maybe. But it's entirely consistent within the show.
I’m not sure why Westerosi Lords would be fluent in High Valyrian. The Maester, sure…but surely it wouldn’t be a prerequisite…
No but if you're a second son of one the Great Houses of the realm trying to make a name for yourself in a royal court from which Valyrian culture has somewhat disseminated from into the Kingdoms' nobility, then it might be useful to read a shit ton of books, y'know? I bet learning Valyrian is just standard part of a high education amongst Westerosi noblemen.
Love the Preston that doesn‘t shy away to tell his opinions on all matters and even kicks ass if they say uninformed unreflected stupidities ❤
I don't even see what they've done with Aemond (or most other characters) as a departure from the source material. I see it as contextualizing. The book is a dry and somewhat unreliable recounting of historical events. We don't really see most of the context and reasoning behind the decisions and actions taken by the characters in Fire and Blood.
Well I'm pretty curious as to how Aemond and Daemon are gonna keep fighting for their respective monarchs and eventually kill each other over this when this episode just told us Aemond wants to burn Aegon and Daemon wants to behead his wife.
@@MarkHogan994 I don't think Daemon wants to do that, especially after seeing him tear up at seeing Rhaenyra metaphorically suffering because of him in last episode's vision. Last time I checked, he hasn't beheaded Rhaenyra after having many such heated exchanges with her. If anything, these visions show his guilt over what he subconciously believes to be him messing up Rhaenyra's life or childhood for his own gain. He lashed out in a dream because the truth hurt.
As for Aemond, I don't see why he wouldn't accept Daemon's challenge in the end. I know Preston sees Aemond and Daemon in the book as "dutiful" but I don't necessarily. They want to prove themselves as the second sons and they do, often. Keep in mind, Aemond is the Prince Regent throughout the entire thing after Rook's Rest. He's in charge. If he's fighting for anyone, it's himself.
In the book, we're left to assume that Daemon challenges Aemond because Rhaenyra has more or less proclaimed him a traitor for not giving up Nettles, while Aemond accepts the challenge because that's who Aemond is. He's prideful and enjoys the challenge. That's my interpretation anyway and I think the show versions line up pretty well with that so far.
Right, the show is 90% better honestly. But there are still some things here or there that don't work well. Blood and Cheese sucked in show.
@@AVerySillySausage Yup, it even makes you wonder why they even needed Helaena to tell them which was the boy. Just check their pants (as weird as that suggestion sounds).
I suppose they didn't want to risk them waking up. That's the only way I can rationalize it.
@@MarkHogan994 They don't need to. They are still in each others way, even if they would prefer to take the throne for themselves. They are fighting over who has the unmatched biggest baddest dragon in the land, that's it...
Did Alys Rivers give Daemon a Weirwood paste drink? It was clearly supposed to be blood and she licks it off her fingers.
blood or... weir wood paste...
Is Aemond's behavior over Agon embarassing at the brothel? I assumed it was due yo Amond bullying him for decades.
Nah, aemmond was slowly showing his discontent towards the king along the season. Hes been hanging around criston cole and that made him equally hateful. Its not the brothel thing, is everything since his coronation, aemmond is tempted by the opportunity
I think Aemond was trying to expose Aegon with the valyrian conversation since it was clear Aegon can't speak it properly
Definitely.
It was a flex.
They attempted to paint Rhaenys as someone who was against war from episode one when she comments at the tournament on how they crave blood and welcome war. She had an opportunity to snuff out all of the usurpers as their treason was occurring and she passed. She may have felt guilty that she had the power to prevent widespread bloodshed and failed. I believe if she could take out Aemon someone who was responsible for killing her supposed grandson and wound or kill Vaghar would lessen the bloodshed.
It becomes like a question Tywin Lannister asks Tyrion to "explain why it's more noble to kill 10,000 men in battle than a dozen at dinner". It was not exactly a dinner but killing a dozen would have the same effect of saving thousands upon thousands of lives. She may have felt it is still early enough to prevent the death of the masses and the dragons as well.
Did I miss something? Since when do dragons "explode" when they fall from the sky?? Both dragons explode when they hit the ground..
Idk but i liked it. It was funny
it's like when something hits you in the stomach and then you belch
Rose Leslie's accent for Ygritte is a Northern English accent so it's the same as the Starks. IRL she doesnt even have a Scottish accent cause she is rich and posh af
Hi Preston. I’m just curious how would you feel about Vhagar being the reason for Aemond’s shift in behavior towards Aegon?
The bond between a warg and direwolf is intimate to the point the warg can lose themselves to the beast. Wouldn’t that be the same case for the Targaryens and their dragons? We’ve seen before Aemond cannot complete control Vhagar. She was probably thinking “you woke the dragon to k*ll my kin so feel my wrath”.
Kingmaker really stood up this episode
Did not have Preston Jacobs watching Atlanta in my bingo card. I’m here for it
I'm hoping Daemon will see a vision of Viserys. If he even sees Laena he has to see his brother.
> Owl woman
Isn't it some common legend of owl turned woman or woman turned owl? I mean, I stumbled upon it before...
Isaiah 34:14
"The screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest". This verse is a reference to Lilith, Adam's first wife and a primordial she devil, who was expelled from Eden for seeking sexual knowledge and freedom.
@@fraabruLilith is not Adam's wife. Just a demon creature who makes wet dreams.
no Haelena this episode
Luke was a child in every word of the meaning. Aegon was the ring leader for his bullying and is a full adult. Kin-slaying probably gets easier each time.
> fluency in Valyrian
Well, the fact people studied it doesn't mean people learned it enough to know the word for "lickspittle".
Yeah I mean I studied Latin for 3 years in school but that doesn't mean I'd fully understand it when spoken at full speed by a fluent speaker using fancy words.
@@MarkHogan994 I took a few years of French and can't speak fluently at all. If I hear something in French, it's often too fast for me to make out individual words. Plus, the sentence structure I can understand is verrrry basic. On occasion, I'll get the gist. More often than not, I'll hear a familiar common noun or adjective. ...Subtitles for movies make it a little easier.
And I envy that you got the chance to study Latin! I've always wanted to myself. I'm into biology and it drives me CRAZY when I don't know how to properly pronounce, for example, a species's name (or one of the broader taxonomic ranks of DKPCOFGS).
I'm teaching my daughter the periodic table and the human skeleton for fun this summer. A background in Latin would allow for me to give a more expensive (and therefore more memorable!) "story" behind certain bones and atomic symbols. So I'll have to just look them up myself.
(Yes, I'm a nerd 🤷🏻♀️)
@@MarkHogan994 lol ikr. Like maybe the Maester is fluent, which woulda been a cool touch, but to think goddamn Tyland Lannister is fluent in high Valyrian is wild lol
@@timocruz510It's straight up stupid 😂
Let’s remember that canonically Aemond wanted to use Aegon as bait during Rooks rest. He was perfectly fine if Aegon ended up a chew toy for Meleys. Thats canon in the book and show. Him “accidentally” flaming Aegon in the book is very questionable since he knew Aegon was disposable from the start. He didn’t care if Meleys flamed Aegon… but he suddenly cares if he can flame Aegon while also getting a shot at Meleys?
Why was Rhaenyra reasoning to go herself but telling Jace that he cannot go because he is inexperienced. When did Rhaenyra get any kind of battle experience???
Idk about battle but she was a pretty competent rider, I think Daemon mentions it in season 1 that young Rhaenyra is pretty formidable and skilled as a rider (albiet that’s different than dragon warfare)
Also if anything happens to Jace, the next in line is Joffrey who is a little boy and also the heir to driftmark. If Rhaenyra dies, there’s a decent succession plan but if Jace dies then things get more chaotic. Could also be part of it.
Rhaneyra has a more experienced at flying dragon, the dragon is bigger but also still fast, and Rhanyra probably probably has trained her dragon more.
Well, just saying "you're the heir, you can't be risked" would have been to short, I guess. And also Arrax is _much_ smaller than Syrax.
I don't think Aemond is 180 degrees changed , he is constantly trying to distinguish himself from his brother, he clearly hates him , and taking an opportunity to kill him during a battle , and crowning himself on the way , seem very reasonable action from him
I think it's very easy to tell if someone is good or bad at a language you don't know. Even without subtitles you could easily tell from Aegon's face that he's floundering with his words.
Don't mind what they did with aemon. Actually really liked it. Now that his brothers son is dead he probably thinks himself heir. He has always expressed that he is more qualified, so he saw a chance and took it. Just a political backstab, which I like.
As a German… Plattdeutsch is a dialect, and there are many dialects in Germany and German speaking nations like Switzerland and Austria or even parts of other nations like Denmark and Netherlands!
Plattdeutsch or simply Platt is what is commonly spoken in the far north of Germany.
Hochdeutsch on the other hand is the German language absent of any regional dialect like Platt, Bavarian, Kölsch, etc
I don't think it was over a brothel incident. It was mostly about Aegon mixing up into his war plans.
Who do we prefer, Small Paul from ASOIAF or Small Paul from the IT Crowd?
Regarding Rhaenys telling Meleys that they're off to battle again. In ep 1 Rhaenys said they were patrolling the sea for the blockade. Maybe she had some small skirmishes during that.
Maybe Aemond felt like he had to kill Aegon, because he fears that his brothers impulsiveness and bad decision making, in combination with potentially actually enforcing his commanding power as the King, especially after the last council meeting, will lead them to lose this war? Maybe he told himself, that he has to this or they are doomed as a result of the kings incompetence. Why not let Rhaenys finish do the job then? He was most likely waiting for them to be distracted by combat to then easily kill two birds with one... bigger bird, instead of taking any chances. I guess you could also argue, that he 1: just grew impatient, wanted to see whats going on and decided to kill both of them on the fly 2: Didnt want to take any chances of either of them fleeing 3: He wanted to ensure that he is the one to kill Rhaenys
Rose Leslie's accent in the show was northern English, specifically Yorkshire, I.e like Sean Bean's accent. She actually has a very "posh" English accent in real life. As far as I can remember, this is the first Scottish accent we've heard in either show so far.
I seriously wrote the exact same comment with different wording
Harrold Westerling is Scottish af
if they sound like shrek, they are scottish
22:35 ...as far as we know...remember the book is a historical compilation written by the victors which was told by people who werent there...the way i see every change is that this is the true event and what we got in the book was what was told to the council or how they chose to see it and write it...grrm is consulted for everything they write...the part that irks me is that back in game of thrones he didnt have veto power so even if he was consulted if he didn't want something to happen he couldnt tell them not to do it...but that was GoT...donno what his power in this is but hes clearly consulted..no reason to believe its not canon since there is no solid canon yet
@2:18:00 It's crazy how I was just watching that clip of John Lennon/Chuck Berry yesterday and then you guys brought it up today. The clip with Bill Burr commentary is the best one.
I liked how Vhagar wasn't that good, really. If not for Aemond's ingenuity, Rhaenys could have won the war singlehandedly.
Damn. Banning someone over something as mild as “I’m not watching your channel for your politics” is wild while also calling Trump out for his dictatorial behavior.
Come on, Preston. Don’t be so sensitive. I don’t even necessarily disagree with you, but your breakdown of ASOIAF content is what draws people in.
Jesus look how eager y'all are to ignore rape because the guy is nice...
I guess that's one realistic thing about the show
Those types of things are more likely to happen with fictional characters in fictional storylines. It has nothing to do with that specific scenario
"Biden canceled student loans." 😅😅 someone should let me know.
During the council scene where aemond speaks high valyrian i got the impression that the other dudes on the council at least somewhat understood it, because when aemond was finished they turned a bit towards aegon as if waiting for a response. Like maybe they got the gist of it, but not every word? Idk. I agree it was a bit odd
I don't think the battle made sense. Not against Vhagar definately. Melys is much faster and Rhaenys is supposed to be "experienced". Why didn't she went higher and attack from above? She could have easily taken out Aemond and Vhagar both.
The worst part is that it makes sense in the book because it's 2 against 1. They changed it and made it dumber.
And I get that they did it for the drama but at least don't call Rhaenys an experienced rider. Just cut out this stupid line and it's fine. But she's cool so she has to be "experienced"
Well, they are following the source material here pretty closely tbh. She still could have turned in the book, but did not. And she is definitely an experienced rider, though probably not that experienced at dragon warfare. Definitely more experienced than Jace - and older, and thus more expendable.
@@LarthV that is not close at all. Changing one battle 2v1 into 2 battles 1v1 is a pretty big change. If she was fighting both of them at the same time there would be very little room for maneuvering and it wouldn't be dumb
@@TheHellyeahmen Imho, it would be far dumber, since Fire and Blood is pretty clear that she _actively_ chose to engage ("...with a crack of her whip and a battlecry..."), whereas she could simply have turned and easily outflown Vhagar, leaving only Sunfyre, who was barely a match. Whereas each time thinking that a one on one was doable is _ambitious_, but it could almost have worked. But that's only my opinion...
@@LarthV in that situation if Vhagar wouldn't keep up Sunfyre doesn't have to go alone you know. So Rhaenys would just run away.
@@TheHellyeahmen Which would have been the smart move in a 1 vs. 2 (with Vhagar one of those 2), and thus is my actual point: In the book version, going to attack two at once was suicidal, whereas in the show taking two one after another was "just" reckless.
The democrat line is very funny. You are acting like your guy is not the president in power RIGHT NOW
Wait did I miss something in the books? Outside of the maesters quite literally no one else in the show/books speaks high Valyrian in Westeros, it's not even a common language in Essos if I remember correctly.
Sound engineer, who's cut out Yoko mic when John sing with Chuck Berry is national hero.
I think the stealth attack works for Arrax/Luke because its shipbreaker bay and there's a huge storm.
You could still hear a dragon that big coming at you, and how would Vhagar even hear/see Luke? It does both ways for stealth attack.
@@SR-zv5ue Not sure, storms are _loud_.
@@SR-zv5uehow do you know that you could have heard vhagar? When was the last time YOU heard a dragon?
Vhagar somehow being a stealth-type dragon lmao why not
I don’t think Aemond turned into a kin slayer because of the brothel comment. It was a slow burn. He thinks he should be on the throne instead, his brother didn’t even want it and doesn’t care that much about their history and culture. Aemond has been bullied for most of his life and not even getting Vhaeghar changed that. I also don’t think it’s something that the history books would have registered.
I don't know what was the point of keeping Laenor alive if they didn't bring it up to Rhaenys before her death.
he'll come back next ep and have just missed her, arya style
Just because he wasnt "at fault" for laena's death doesnt mean he cant be haunted by it. I imagine theres very few things as traumatizing as a spouse dying (albeit he did smash his first wife's head in with a rock lol). Maybe he feels bad that he did a shitty job as a father following her death? Idk.
That goat symbolizes one of the members of the Brave Companions
Missed the live stream but: do you think Aemond will marry Helena now? Would make sense if he’s taking the crown, he’s unmarried, preserves the line, produces a new male heir…
Definitely.
As long as Helaena doesn't kill herself first.
I guess it depends on if Aegon survives. If he’s alive, she can’t remarry
Glad you talked about Rhaenys not having seen any actual work dragon fight action before.
When Rhaenyra said to Jace "You have no experience!" when he wanted to fly out, I was scratching my head, wondering how Rhaenyra brought any more dragon fighting experience to the table! 🤔
There's rumors that Aemond might be the father of Healanas kids in the book so I wouldn't necessarily say the source material wants you to believe he's 100% dutiful. Also not only didn't Aegon straight up embarrass Aemond in a sensitive moment he's not a good war time king at all, so the show making it appear as though he wants to replace him isn't out of left field. Are we also forgetting that Aegon has been bullying Aemond since they were children in the show. I've got four brothers myself, my youngest brother 100% hates my older brother because he was bullied by him so maybe that's why this isn't shocking to me at all.
Alicent straight up knows her son is a rapist and told him last season that he's no son of hers, plus she knows he bullied Aemond as a child. Alicent not liking/loving Aegon has been apparent for quite awhile now. Has Preston ever rewatched S1?
How Alicent treats her son is just bizarre to me. If anyone is a psychopath it is her. How is she not grieving for her grandson’s death? Or comforting her son when he is upset and vulnerable. She seems to only be upset when it affects her.
I always looked at the gold melting thing as some sort of stab at the quality of dothraki gold, suggesting theyre dumb and are wearing like rose gold, or gold plated lead, or some other alloy
It’s possible Rhaenys went with Baelon to get revenge on the people who killed her father. The histories say Baelon went by himself but it makes sense the historians would down play any role a woman especially a semi young princess who was the daughter to a beloved Prince and heir. She also could’ve accompanied The Sea Snake on one of his adventures etc
The one time they could made an oopsie- accident, they straight up made a cold blooded murder.
The male characters always get a defined terrible actions(even if they weren't in the books)and the female characters get the oopsies.
Vhagar used Bite attack super effective, Haunter uses middle fingers, critical hit
This made me think of that community episode where they do a stage play of karate kid that focuses on mr miyagi
Daemon is probably feeling guilt over Laena because he's not being a good father to their daughters and Rhaenys just reminded him this season that because of him her daughter died across the sea and she didn't see her for years.
i dont agree with everything preston says politically but i doesnt mean im not going to listen to his points and its not going to make me not like him! i can still enjoy all his videos just the same! different corses for different horses folks
Do you think that Alys gave Daemon weirwood paste/shadow of the evening while he was restless?
Could it be a way to connect him with the heavy heavy imagery of the greenmen in Harrenhall?
Baella has already charged Cole once in her own. If Rhaenys could end Vhagar in this battle her actual family(Corlys and the girls) are safe. I thunk that's what she was thinking.
Aemond is 100% sheathingh is sword you can see how his left hand is already on the sheath and the right one is turned down even before Cole calls him.
Scotland is in Britain. A Scottish accent is a British accent!
On Cristons ethnicity: It has already been mentioned that it was implied that he was "half" Dornish, but that's actually not relevant. If you look at historic informations we have, ethnicity was far less of an issue in the "olden times". We read about battles of France vs. England, or Denmark vs. Poland, but that was just the _flag_ they were fighting for. The people in the ranks would quite often just follow the leader that suited them best. There was no nationalism involved. Is it a bit unconventional that somebody from Catalonia fights for the Black Prince at Crecy? Sure, but by no means it's weird...
Preston, you work for the govt, you should know the difference between an official act and an unofficial act. It's sad that you are very thoughtful on asoiaf but when it comes to real life you're blind
You're not realizing that everything people are worried about can be covered under official acts. Trump having the military target his political opponents as terrorists would be an official act.
Look up Destiny's debates on this.
Still a very ... unwise ... decision to be honest. Mostly for historic reasons - any official representative should be liable for all the acts in office they did. That's part of the core concept of being a Republic since ancient Rome - they even made a sport out of dragging any official to court as soon as they left office...
Its not about the brothel he's mostly super ambitious AND Aegon is kinda useless. You can see Aemond go from "wtf is he doing here" to "hey wait this could be good" when he's on the ground with Vhagar and his eye twitches a little. Like just a little blink to notify the moment he had that idea. I dont think he was gonna mercy kill him either but that could be interpretated the other way, idk if he's drawing his sword or sheathing it back but looks like sheathing back.
Aemon in season 1 suggests he would be the better king to Cole when searching for him
High German vs. regional dialects. "Plattdeutsch" is one of these regional dialects. It can be argued that it is already its own language.
Bavarian and Allemanic dialects (incl. Austria, Soth Tyrol (mostly B some A), Switzerland, Liechtenstein (both A)) are spoken in the Alps; including Austrian and Swiss High German! Few differences to FRG high German.
So High German is a standrad language for everyone and is menat the same way as high Valyrian.
Oh by the way I agree that Supreme Court ruling was insane! President being above the law should never be legal, very sad.
Rodrick Cassel's actor is Scottish and did the audio book for Fevre Dream with his original accent. It's wild how well it works to have a thick Scottish accent impersonating people from the American South.
Daemon was burned by Vhagars flames when his wife was flirting with him.
Aemond has always hated Aegon & thought he was a fuck. Episode 9 of the previous season was all about that, he wants to be king. Aemond is now the heir bc Maelor isn’t born so Aemond is realizing he can slyly kill Aegon, or just let Aegon die & look like he tried to help him, so he can become king. I find that way more interesting then the book
You got hard stuck on the Aemond character change.. as a nonbook reader, I got stuck on Aegon's plot armor.. Direct Vahgar dracarys and a sky fall bro still breathes
I haven't read shadow twin, but i have read hunters run, which is the full novel adapted from the shadow twin novelette. It's actually my favourite book. The audio book is on youtube (whether it should be or not).
Just finished the episode before I watch the stream, another great offering, highlights...the Rooks Rest battle of course closely followed by Aemond & Aegon's battle of words in Valerian 😂
Can somebody who has watched/listened to this kindly tell me if it contains spoilers fkr events that could potentially happen in future episodes?
I did think the kinslaying was a big shift as well. I think it does make sense but it wasn't established as well as it needed to be.
I was thinking about it and Aamon was probably emboldened by the 0 consequences he personally suffered for kinslaying Luke and remember as far as we know in HotD Aamon is the heir to the throne so it could be lust for power. Not sure if they will introduce Aegons other son.
I am scottish, i dont really care about how they use the accent, i think its fine, maybe its a hint that shes a bit wildling? (a bit far down admittedly) but in general its fine with me.
So we have Adam of hull now also . Even episodes for dragon seeds
*WEAR A CHUTE*