Not the strongest episode of the season but still a lot of interesting stuff happening with characters like Aemond, Baela, and Jace. The sound design was great. I thought Alicent's breathing drowning out everything else in that scene was perfect, and love how you can just always hear some dragon noises in the background when people have quiet conversations at Dragonstone. Really like the end and looking forward to the search for dragon riders. Daemon’s really getting lost in it at Harrenhal, I imagine there will be plenty of surprises for Alfred Broome when he gets there. Let me know what you think.
I really enjoy how they’re developing Jace and Baela and Rhaena (sp?)… I’m kinda losing interest in Daemon’s storyline at the moment. Overall loving this season extremely!
Really? I think this episode was much better than episode 1 & 3… it finally feels like things r happening, and the ball is starting to roll down hill now.. i dont know everything in season 1 and early S2 felt like rolling a boulder up a hill.. now it seems like it’s finally at the top and starting to roll down hill
Broke my heart seeing Cheese’s dog in the background during the conversation between Alicent and Ser Christian ….and then seeing him trotting behind the ratcatchers bodies in the cart. 😢😢😢😢😢
I love that daemon is low key the comic relief of this episode I just hope that he doesn’t feel offended when he sees that rhaenyra sent people to check on what he’s doing
no that is not true and I have heard this argument before. One could speculate that war would have still broke out after renerha became queen. But as far s the audience knows everyone was ok with her being queen because vicereys said so. There at war because of miscommunication from vicereys to Alicent. We would still be at war even if it was two guys in this same situation
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@@keithhooper5966it’s pretty clear Otto was conspiring with Jason Lannister and part of the council way before Viserys died
Something about the removal of the rat catchers and the sealing of the gates seemed interesting. Just like Aemond wasn't there to smell the bodies come down, he wasn't considering the consequences of apparently simple "solutions".
I would have compensated those families, not just out of sympathy (although there is that). It would be good PR to show how much different he is to his brother as a fair and just ruler.
Aegon was roasted on his right side in the battle. On his sick bed, it was Aegon's left side which was roasted. Dragon fire surely worked in a strange way.
Also not sure the armor helped. Setting aside magical properties, steel would absorb the heat and hold it longer than cloth or skin, which would dissipate quickly. So you’re stuck inside a red-hot frying pan, cooking.
Cool detail: when Aemond ordered the rat catchers be cut down, they wheeled the bodies away and the terrier who worked with the rat catchers ran behind the cart, still true to his master now dead.
Corliss's sons will be the dragon riders. They are tough men and Alyn can be Corliss' heir, since he is a man of the sea. Rhaenyra can legitimize him easily. I'm just making an educated guess; I haven't read the book.
Another UA-camr posted how the Green’s whole premise is having a male lead and take the thrown, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that it results this way for Alicent.
Thank you for such a good breakdown. It really had a lot going on whilst at the same time also providing a "cool-down" for the audience after Rook's Rest. I think it is a strong an episode as any in S2 although perhaps not on the first view. I know I need to watch it again to pick up stuff I missed that you showed here.
I don’t see there being much ambiguity that Eamond was gunning for Eagon specifically. The scene for me definitely seemed to be his effort at king and kinslaying. I don’t know why people see it as ambiguous. I absolutely believe he knew it was his opportunity to take the throne and he took a shot. Seems like even Cristian knows that and is just reticent to make such an inflammatory accusation publicly. He also has to know that in conspiring with Eamond behind Eagon’s back he opened that door and failed his one job: Protect the king.
For the series it's definitely a weaker episode but a weaker episode of HOTD is better than 95% of other series in my opinion. This series (and property/universe) is generally at its best when there is a lot of talking, character work, world building. The battles are just icing on an already delicious cake. I do wonder though, what happened to Harrold Westerling Kingsguard played by Graham McTavish. I would love to see his return to the story somehow, even if it's just to give him a nice send off.
Alf, if that's his name, the "bastard Targaryen" from the bar, may become the next dragon rider... I forget who's side he was even on, but it seems to make sense if they're looking for someone who has fallen out of their line, and he doesn't seem to have a purpose yet. Just a thought, I haven't thought it through but it just made sense, unless there's a new character still to come.
I think Aemond I was more of a sense of pride teaching his brother listen but I think in that scene where they’re taking his armor off his brothers armor off that he sees a little bit of bitter sweet like wow he’s actually hurt I didn’t mean to do it but he could’ve wanted to kill the him to
A corlys valaryon animated show? I’ll believe it when I see it. Feel like we’ve been pitched so many ideas for spinoffs, so far one has made it to the small screen.
The other episodes felt like a full meal, and last nights left me with room For a bowl a cereal lol I’m just invested in the series I guess and impatient. New subscriber and great breakdown video!
I knew that Daemon was dreaming about his first love. So why was I shocked that he was dreaming about his mother? I love that Cole pulled the "it is the order of things" reverse draw 4 Uno cards on Alicent. She forgot that Cole is not her enforcer or pet. She should have learned that when she ordered him to take one of Rhaenrya's sons' eye. Cole was only sworn to protect her but now his first duty is to the Prince Regent as Hand of the King; It doesn't matter who rides him. He won't even tell Alicent what he saw Aemond do next to a wounded Aegon., justice nor temperance. Daemon is figuring out that ruling is not just about power but you also need people skills. You cannot threaten everyone with a dragon alone. You have to keep the lords' pacified because you need them.
The pacing of those series is slow and I fear they are falling into the Star Wars TV trap of shooting everything on a sound stage or the volume. Not enough on The Wall either.
That make zero sense since, the children need help defensing the Night King . Especially since the Whites became their enemies after creating The Night King. The children would absolutely be wanting the Prince who was Promised. If she’s a child of the forest, she’d be HELPING Deamon. And even than Both the Targaryen and the children of the Forest both have Dragon Glass. You would think there was some kind connection with Old Valyria because of the Dragonglass 7 1 @user-bh2fz5sf5e 15 hours ago Yes! Thank you! They wouldn't be trying to stop him from being born!
I thought HotD was slow and boring, but it isn't. Now I understand my mistake. HotD is the best TV show ever made... feeding "stupidity" through pretending "coolness". A real 10/10.
The actor is giving himself too much credit. Aemonds character is linear and flat not mysterious at all. You ALWAYS know his intentions and is no mystery
I wondered about that too because it isn't clear. I think they added that detail to take her out of the running and set the stakes for trying to claim a dragon. In the actual histories, no accounts exist of a dragon killing a Targaryen that tried to bond with it. So, it's just a thing they've said without elaborating on at this point.
@@thestinger5846 no, there's also no stories of a rider claiming more than one mount if their first one is still alive. he just sang a song to Vermithor.
@@PetePeppers1 For me it was clear, she tried to claim a dragon and almost got killed so she stopped trying. It also justifies why Rhaenyra sent her away and why she doesn't ask her to come back now that she needs potential dragonriders, she believes she can't, yet, or that she can't bond with those specific "available" dragons
@@leykimayri yeah, that's what they said. I was commenting on how there was no precedent for it any of George RR Martin's books. There aren't cases where Targaryen kids try to claim dragons and almost die.
So, no conclusive evidence that Ms. rivers is real but she gives an insight of Daemon’s thinking, of how he goes from idea to the next. He is now thinking he can be king, but not really gaining the trust/support he needs to do it. He is a mess!!!
I agree that what's going on with the Greens is a little more compelling to watch right now. Also, I knew I recognized Lady Arryn from somewhere- That's both lead actors from Raised by Wolves on this show now! (Corlys' bastard Alyn being the other). A decent consolation from HBO for cancelling their series.
I loved being left with some hope for Rhaenyra’s fight for the crown by searching for dragon riders. And that means MORE dragon battles!!! Interesting sexist treatment of the queens, Cersie knows all about that.
Alys is definitely a ghost and is haunting Daemon. It's difficult to notice, but we see her dissappear in one of the scenes this episode. I've watched several episode break downs and so far no other channels have mentioned this. Watch the scene where Ser Simon Strong enters the room after Alys mentions Daemon's mother. *Poof*
Nice usage of "internecine." 😄I liked this episode even better than episode 4. What made this episode for me was all of the conversations. Every scene progressed the story in such nuanced ways layered with so much information about each character and their intentions. I think the writing and acting is marvelous. Alys Rivers just became my favorite character in the whole show. I officially hate Daemon now for the way he treats people. Also loving house Bracken for calling his ass out in the middle of the night and holding him accountable. I almost quit the show after watching dragon torture in the last one. I was glad I gave it one more try.
G O T is just so much better than House of the Dragon 🐉 The kingdom’s looking ran down and dusty Not enough houses back riding or sword ⚔️ fighting Needs more be headings I’m just ranting wanting to see the Many-face assassin
Border Skirmishes are not considered to be "a war", it's just a skirmish. It still really pisses me off that they made the writer's goof that Crispy, a man who grew up in the Dornish Marches, which are in the STORMLANDS, who fought the Dornish, whose father serves a Dondarion at Blackhaven _in the Stormlands... is somehow Dornish... to just be show canon, somehow... Thanks, I hate it. If you're not aware, the Dornish Marches are based on the English Marches (border area between Scotland and England) mostly but also the Welsh Marches (between England and Wales), the Marcher Lords had a very large amount of latitude and authority, and were charged with defending the border and regularly skirmishes.
Really don’t like how they’ve veered away from the book regarding Helaena. Not sure why they would change what happens with her, but her character is being poorly developed.
Aemond is the least subtle performance in the entire show. There’s a clear disconnect between the performance and the intended performance - bad acting or bad direction?
Alicent tried very hard to avoid the war with less influence and power than Rheanyra who spent decades doing as she wished. Now all of a sudden she is wise and strategic when she has shown money of this prior to this season, that picked immediately after s1 timeline wise.
Nobody wants to hear what the actor thinks about the character they're playing, the writer, maybe. And nobody's terrible in this, they can all lose their heads at any given time for any given reason. This is a world where u can be punished for helping ppl, rewarded for hurting them.
This was IMO the weakest of the episodes, too much chit-chat, hope it all pays off in the end tho. The scenes at Rhaenyra's council are all the same every week, they argue, she gets mad no one listen to her or provide valid feedback, rinse/repeat next week. Its exhausting. Same with the Greens, but at least there, we have tension which makes up for it. Final thought: Ewan Mitchell has a natural villain's face. He has pixel-by-pixel the same face as the Joker from the animated series! You read it here first: he WILL play the Joker down the line in one of the 634x DC reboots and he's actually gonna kick a$$!!!
I think it seems fine. HotD doesn't spoil anything and most of the lore connections work both ways. GoT spoils the ending of HotD so it's probably not great to binge GoT right before it.
What if thr show puts a twist on Alys Rivers and Aemond? Her motives remain clouded but she could be setting up Daemon for a "heroic" fall, using both he and Aemond to bring down Droagon-lord tyranny for the people and the Old Gods.
G O T is just so much better than House of the Dragon 🐉 The kingdom’s looking ran down and dusty Not enough houses back riding or sword ⚔️ fighting Needs more be headings
9:30 Dude has such beautiful eyes. Yet, we only get to glimpse 50% of them. At least we got a 100% glimpse of his wee wee. /s Thank goodness for his brother Aegon that he was donning Aegon the Conqueror's valyrian armor. Worth more than castles.
That’s not the actress’s fault it’s the position the characters in, she doesn’t have the chance to be exciting, but the dialogue she has had has been well acted
Script is leaning a little too heavy into “Poor me, I can’t do anything.” Seems weak and I want her to be strong. But maybe that’s the arc, when she decides she CAN act.
@@scottwooledge6387 Unfortunately we're at a part of the book where rhaenyra and alicent don't really do much and it's heavily focused on supporting characters that either weren't introduced yet or have been cut entirely. But the show has to come up with stuff for them to do because you can't really have your 2 main characters disappear while still being alive and unfortunately some of what they've come up with is slow, boring, repetitive and stupid.
No, it's his mother for sure. She calls him her favorite son. I just looked it up and this is one of the first articles that popped up as well time.com/6997963/house-of-the-dragon-daemon-mom-dream-sex/
Not the strongest episode of the season but still a lot of interesting stuff happening with characters like Aemond, Baela, and Jace. The sound design was great. I thought Alicent's breathing drowning out everything else in that scene was perfect, and love how you can just always hear some dragon noises in the background when people have quiet conversations at Dragonstone. Really like the end and looking forward to the search for dragon riders. Daemon’s really getting lost in it at Harrenhal, I imagine there will be plenty of surprises for Alfred Broome when he gets there. Let me know what you think.
I really enjoy how they’re developing Jace and Baela and Rhaena (sp?)… I’m kinda losing interest in Daemon’s storyline at the moment. Overall loving this season extremely!
Really? I think this episode was much better than episode 1 & 3… it finally feels like things r happening, and the ball is starting to roll down hill now.. i dont know everything in season 1 and early S2 felt like rolling a boulder up a hill.. now it seems like it’s finally at the top and starting to roll down hill
@@TMish73829 Baela won the episode. Her declaration that she was Blood and Fire and wouldn't even want to be the Princess of the Tides was stellar.
@@SayMy_User_Name It's all subjective of course but 2 and 5 were easily the season's weakest entries for me.
Interesting. I don't know exactly where I'd rank it, but I thought it was excellent.
Broke my heart seeing Cheese’s dog in the background during the conversation between Alicent and Ser Christian ….and then seeing him trotting behind the ratcatchers bodies in the cart. 😢😢😢😢😢
I love that daemon is low key the comic relief of this episode I just hope that he doesn’t feel offended when he sees that rhaenyra sent people to check on what he’s doing
The entire war is because they don't want a woman to rule, but here's Alicent thinking they'll support her. Poetic justice.
The final straw for her believing in the Greens' cause. She doesn't really have any way to justify what she started anymore
no that is not true and I have heard this argument before. One could speculate that war would have still broke out after renerha became queen. But as far s the audience knows everyone was ok with her being queen because vicereys said so. There at war because of miscommunication from vicereys to Alicent. We would still be at war even if it was two guys in this same situation
@@keithhooper5966it’s pretty clear Otto was conspiring with Jason Lannister and part of the council way before Viserys died
@@keithhooper5966 Otto and most of the small council were already plotting to take the throne from Rhaenyra even without Viserys’ supposed last words
Thanks for calling out Alys' disappearance behind Simon Strong. Loved that bit of direction and the magical struggles of Daemon in Harrenhall.
Haha, they got the perfect actor for Ser Simon too. He makes every interaction he has with Daemon so much better than it needs to be.
I love how Ser Simon just barges in on him all the time.
Seinfeld vibes
😂😂😂😂
Ser Simon is the best. He improves the show in every scene he’s in.
What is the pudding ready?
I wouldn’t recognize Aemond’s actor if I saw him on the street haha, wild how much the hair and patch changes his look.
if I see another episode of daemon at harrenhal ima lose it
😂
I hate his plans. Hate he falling for the witch. He may start war against his wife.
Yea 3 episodes is way too much ! So much other important things could be shown and a better use of the budget money !
Something about the removal of the rat catchers and the sealing of the gates seemed interesting. Just like Aemond wasn't there to smell the bodies come down, he wasn't considering the consequences of apparently simple "solutions".
I would have compensated those families, not just out of sympathy (although there is that). It would be good PR to show how much different he is to his brother as a fair and just ruler.
Aegon was roasted on his right side in the battle. On his sick bed, it was Aegon's left side which was roasted. Dragon fire surely worked in a strange way.
Also not sure the armor helped. Setting aside magical properties, steel would absorb the heat and hold it longer than cloth or skin, which would dissipate quickly. So you’re stuck inside a red-hot frying pan, cooking.
The burns could also be from Sunfyre’s blood
An episode rich in dialogue and sets up next episode perfectly can’t wait for next episode as it will be more exciting
Your review and recap made the episode seem much more enjoyable than what it was to actually slog through
Cool detail: when Aemond ordered the rat catchers be cut down, they wheeled the bodies away and the terrier who worked with the rat catchers ran behind the cart, still true to his master now dead.
Poor fido
That almost made me crying
He is also seen in the background during the conversation between Alison and Ser Christian looking up at the bodies of the ratcatchers.😭😭
Damn, Pete finally grasped the value of pushing out a review the night the episode debuted.
did it last week too
"Her youngest son she had with Harwin"- I'll have your tongue for such treason!!! :😆
haha
Corliss's sons will be the dragon riders. They are tough men and Alyn can be Corliss' heir, since he is a man of the sea. Rhaenyra can legitimize him easily.
I'm just making an educated guess; I haven't read the book.
Another UA-camr posted how the Green’s whole premise is having a male lead and take the thrown, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that it results this way for Alicent.
Great review of this episode. Thank you.
My pleasure
Thank you for such a good breakdown. It really had a lot going on whilst at the same time also providing a "cool-down" for the audience after Rook's Rest. I think it is a strong an episode as any in S2 although perhaps not on the first view. I know I need to watch it again to pick up stuff I missed that you showed here.
I don’t see there being much ambiguity that Eamond was gunning for Eagon specifically. The scene for me definitely seemed to be his effort at king and kinslaying. I don’t know why people see it as ambiguous. I absolutely believe he knew it was his opportunity to take the throne and he took a shot. Seems like even Cristian knows that and is just reticent to make such an inflammatory accusation publicly. He also has to know that in conspiring with Eamond behind Eagon’s back he opened that door and failed his one job: Protect the king.
For the series it's definitely a weaker episode but a weaker episode of HOTD is better than 95% of other series in my opinion. This series (and property/universe) is generally at its best when there is a lot of talking, character work, world building. The battles are just icing on an already delicious cake.
I do wonder though, what happened to Harrold Westerling Kingsguard played by Graham McTavish. I would love to see his return to the story somehow, even if it's just to give him a nice send off.
Alf, if that's his name, the "bastard Targaryen" from the bar, may become the next dragon rider... I forget who's side he was even on, but it seems to make sense if they're looking for someone who has fallen out of their line, and he doesn't seem to have a purpose yet. Just a thought, I haven't thought it through but it just made sense, unless there's a new character still to come.
Huh, good point, it hadn’t occurred to me that Daemon coulda just, NOT bought a Blackwood with him to demand the Bracken’s surrender
I think Aemond I was more of a sense of pride teaching his brother listen but I think in that scene where they’re taking his armor off his brothers armor off that he sees a little bit of bitter sweet like wow he’s actually hurt I didn’t mean to do it but he could’ve wanted to kill the him to
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A corlys valaryon animated show? I’ll believe it when I see it. Feel like we’ve been pitched so many ideas for spinoffs, so far one has made it to the small screen.
The other episodes felt like a full meal, and last nights left me with room For a bowl a cereal lol
I’m just invested in the series I guess and impatient.
New subscriber and great breakdown video!
I knew that Daemon was dreaming about his first love. So why was I shocked that he was dreaming about his mother?
I love that Cole pulled the "it is the order of things" reverse draw 4 Uno cards on Alicent. She forgot that Cole is not her enforcer or pet. She should have learned that when she ordered him to take one of Rhaenrya's sons' eye. Cole was only sworn to protect her but now his first duty is to the Prince Regent as Hand of the King; It doesn't matter who rides him. He won't even tell Alicent what he saw Aemond do next to a wounded Aegon., justice nor temperance.
Daemon is figuring out that ruling is not just about power but you also need people skills. You cannot threaten everyone with a dragon alone. You have to keep the lords' pacified because you need them.
Yeah I am surprised since Daemon was only 3 when his mother died
The pacing of those series is slow and I fear they are falling into the Star Wars TV trap of shooting everything on a sound stage or the volume. Not enough on The Wall either.
Wierwoods and the children want the dragons dead. This is what daemon is being manipulated toward.
Why do they want them dead? Are dragons not needed to fight the dead? Which is what the children want too
That make zero sense since, the children need help defensing the Night King . Especially since the Whites became their enemies after creating The Night King. The children would absolutely be wanting the Prince who was Promised. If she’s a child of the forest, she’d be HELPING Deamon. And even than Both the Targaryen and the children of the Forest both have Dragon Glass. You would think there was some kind connection with Old Valyria because of the Dragonglass
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Yes! Thank you! They wouldn't be trying to stop him from being born!
How much you want to bet the Aemond actor will play Sephiroth
Oooooooo He would be perfect!!!
hahahaha he does look like sephiroth!
thanks for the video
I thought HotD was slow and boring, but it isn't. Now I understand my mistake.
HotD is the best TV show ever made... feeding "stupidity" through pretending "coolness". A real 10/10.
The actor is giving himself too much credit. Aemonds character is linear and flat not mysterious at all. You ALWAYS know his intentions and is no mystery
By far my favorite HOD episode breakdown channel .❤
glad to hear it
you forgot to mention the dog!
Poor doggo
the dog will ride the dragons
The acting has turned into soap opera level
They didn’t treat King Aegon II in the field, w Rook’s Rest’s maester ?!!! Or the nearest maester !??! 😝
The visions are getting to make no sense and dragging on. More Alys Rivers please!
Err no thanks why make her Scottish or a barn owl her accent is seriously annoying like hi im peasant stock from the Highlands trope
is it implied rhaena tried to claim vermithor or silverwing or did they just mean it in general terms with another dragon ??
I wondered about that too because it isn't clear. I think they added that detail to take her out of the running and set the stakes for trying to claim a dragon. In the actual histories, no accounts exist of a dragon killing a Targaryen that tried to bond with it. So, it's just a thing they've said without elaborating on at this point.
@@PetePeppers1 Didn't Daemon claim Vermithor in S1?
@@thestinger5846 no, there's also no stories of a rider claiming more than one mount if their first one is still alive. he just sang a song to Vermithor.
@@PetePeppers1 For me it was clear, she tried to claim a dragon and almost got killed so she stopped trying. It also justifies why Rhaenyra sent her away and why she doesn't ask her to come back now that she needs potential dragonriders, she believes she can't, yet, or that she can't bond with those specific "available" dragons
@@leykimayri yeah, that's what they said. I was commenting on how there was no precedent for it any of George RR Martin's books. There aren't cases where Targaryen kids try to claim dragons and almost die.
So, no conclusive evidence that Ms. rivers is real but she gives an insight of Daemon’s thinking, of how he goes from idea to the next. He is now thinking he can be king, but not really gaining the trust/support he needs to do it. He is a mess!!!
I agree that what's going on with the Greens is a little more compelling to watch right now.
Also, I knew I recognized Lady Arryn from somewhere- That's both lead actors from Raised by Wolves on this show now! (Corlys' bastard Alyn being the other). A decent consolation from HBO for cancelling their series.
Great review. So I’m that one bedroom dream scene, was that suppose to be Daemon’s mother, or Vizzys wife?
Daemon's mother.
@@PetePeppers1 Thanks. That was odd, hope we get more info related to that, as I can’t really recall her being brought up in the show.
It was weird....
I loved being left with some hope for Rhaenyra’s fight for the crown by searching for dragon riders. And that means MORE dragon battles!!!
Interesting sexist treatment of the queens, Cersie knows all about that.
daemon targaryen is being poisoned, by harenhal
Alys is definitely a ghost and is haunting Daemon. It's difficult to notice, but we see her dissappear in one of the scenes this episode. I've watched several episode break downs and so far no other channels have mentioned this. Watch the scene where Ser Simon Strong enters the room after Alys mentions Daemon's mother. *Poof*
Nice usage of "internecine." 😄I liked this episode even better than episode 4. What made this episode for me was all of the conversations. Every scene progressed the story in such nuanced ways layered with so much information about each character and their intentions. I think the writing and acting is marvelous. Alys Rivers just became my favorite character in the whole show. I officially hate Daemon now for the way he treats people. Also loving house Bracken for calling his ass out in the middle of the night and holding him accountable. I almost quit the show after watching dragon torture in the last one. I was glad I gave it one more try.
G O T is just so much better than House of the Dragon 🐉
The kingdom’s looking ran down and dusty
Not enough houses back riding or sword ⚔️ fighting
Needs more be headings
I’m just ranting wanting to see the Many-face assassin
Maybe the worst episode of hotd so far, the Daemon harrenhal arc is painful. Rhaenyra is annoying and boring
Border Skirmishes are not considered to be "a war", it's just a skirmish.
It still really pisses me off that they made the writer's goof that Crispy, a man who grew up in the Dornish Marches, which are in the STORMLANDS, who fought the Dornish, whose father serves a Dondarion at Blackhaven _in the Stormlands... is somehow Dornish... to just be show canon, somehow... Thanks, I hate it.
If you're not aware, the Dornish Marches are based on the English Marches (border area between Scotland and England) mostly but also the Welsh Marches (between England and Wales), the Marcher Lords had a very large amount of latitude and authority, and were charged with defending the border and regularly skirmishes.
Love the video!
Magic is great in this world, properly mysterious and properly powerful
Would love to see some of it.
Really don’t like how they’ve veered away from the book regarding Helaena. Not sure why they would change what happens with her, but her character is being poorly developed.
question. has anyone been seen seeing Allice Rivers? is it just Damon that can see her?
I knew it was gonna be a slow episode but goddamn it was really slow 😅
Yeah. Nothing really happened aside from resolving Eagon’s fate and the creation of a regency. Both of which we kind of knew watching ep four.
Aemond is the least subtle performance in the entire show. There’s a clear disconnect between the performance and the intended performance - bad acting or bad direction?
Mysaria is the worst performance in the show and it's not even close
I think this was the most "meh" episode for the season. I fell asleep.
Edit* For the season so far.
Why are the Freys dining on what looks like a door?
They are on the bridge that crosses the green fork river. It’s literally the thing that is being negotiated
Well that's a cool little touch. Shows I suppose the thought going into the show. Or maybe it's from the lore?
Alicent ruined Soo many lives. Even didn't bat an eye when rhaenrya wanted peace. Alicent is naive and didn't think about the scope of dragon war
Alicent tried very hard to avoid the war with less influence and power than Rheanyra who spent decades doing as she wished. Now all of a sudden she is wise and strategic when she has shown money of this prior to this season, that picked immediately after s1 timeline wise.
I think aegon is gonna wake and banish Aemond, and Aemond is gonna spin like Demond, and those two will meet up and battle it out.😂😂😂
I saw it as possible that aegon was collateral damage - but probably not.
do we think haleana had a dream of what happened in rooks rest or is she just inferring ??
When it comes to Helena I tend to lean towards it being a dream.
She knows Aemond did it on purpose. And I think she also called out his complicity in the death of her son.
20:45 Raised by Wolves also produced by the same HBO show?
Both Mother and Father are in HOTD :)
@@thestinger5846 Coryls's bastard son?
@@ssotkow Yep! Brought me back to what a crazy show RBW was, shame it was cancelled.
INTERNECINE Great word!!!!
adjective
destructive to both sides in a conflict.
"the region's history of savage internecine warfare"
Nobody wants to hear what the actor thinks about the character they're playing, the writer, maybe. And nobody's terrible in this, they can all lose their heads at any given time for any given reason. This is a world where u can be punished for helping ppl, rewarded for hurting them.
I like aemond I think he is misunderstood a lot x
I’m still not sure if that meeting at Harrenhal was real or not I think he was dreaming
I think it was real. I think being told that the blackwoods were flying dragon banners was too important a plot point to be a delusion.
It probably is real but I wouldn’t be shocked if it was a dream
This was IMO the weakest of the episodes, too much chit-chat, hope it all pays off in the end tho.
The scenes at Rhaenyra's council are all the same every week, they argue, she gets mad no one listen to her or provide valid feedback, rinse/repeat next week. Its exhausting. Same with the Greens, but at least there, we have tension which makes up for it.
Final thought: Ewan Mitchell has a natural villain's face. He has pixel-by-pixel the same face as the Joker from the animated series! You read it here first: he WILL play the Joker down the line in one of the 634x DC reboots and he's actually gonna kick a$$!!!
You guys, have you know this flop with closing the gate, ; gate is close from our side and they put wooden bracket inside
Should we let my GF watch HOTD before GOT?? Another great review, cheers!
Go ahead. Two totally different stories
I think it seems fine. HotD doesn't spoil anything and most of the lore connections work both ways. GoT spoils the ending of HotD so it's probably not great to binge GoT right before it.
What if thr show puts a twist on Alys Rivers and Aemond? Her motives remain clouded but she could be setting up Daemon for a "heroic" fall, using both he and Aemond to bring down Droagon-lord tyranny for the people and the Old Gods.
I think Helaena was talking about her son, not her husband.
Or maybe the future….
Can someone explain the criston cole hate without spoilers?
G O T is just so much better than House of the Dragon 🐉
The kingdom’s looking ran down and dusty
Not enough houses back riding or sword ⚔️ fighting
Needs more be headings
Major Burns all over his body? Hot Lips would not approve.
9:30 Dude has such beautiful eyes. Yet, we only get to glimpse 50% of them. At least we got a 100% glimpse of his wee wee. /s
Thank goodness for his brother Aegon that he was donning Aegon the Conqueror's valyrian armor. Worth more than castles.
WEE Wee! Be an adult and say penis.
Tragic cancellation, Raised By Wolves
Aemond is part elf. Lol! Sonoya Mizuno is not a good actor.
spoiler = everyone dies
I think Alice Rivers isn’t real nobody ever talks to her
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💚🇬🇧🌱 might skip this episode as it sounds dull...
Alicent queen of the pickmes
It's not "pickme" to want to stop everyone from killing each other.
Boring filler episode! Literally nothing happened. HBO really botched this one.
Aegon happened
Rheneys died
The dream sequences are boring and is just running out the time of the episode. Move on.
I’m not a fan of Emma D’Arcy - I tire more of her every episode. She is unexciting unlike the other characters.
That’s not the actress’s fault it’s the position the characters in, she doesn’t have the chance to be exciting, but the dialogue she has had has been well acted
same, i'm also not a fan of olivia cooke
Your opinions are droll and clearly based on a feeling you are unable to articulate. But it's a great reflection of you.
Script is leaning a little too heavy into “Poor me, I can’t do anything.” Seems weak and I want her to be strong. But maybe that’s the arc, when she decides she CAN act.
@@scottwooledge6387 Unfortunately we're at a part of the book where rhaenyra and alicent don't really do much and it's heavily focused on supporting characters that either weren't introduced yet or have been cut entirely. But the show has to come up with stuff for them to do because you can't really have your 2 main characters disappear while still being alive and unfortunately some of what they've come up with is slow, boring, repetitive and stupid.
boringgg
That's Aemma, Viserys' queen wife not his mother. ew.. Anyways, it only shows that Daemon has always wanted what Viserys has/had
No, it's his mother for sure. She calls him her favorite son. I just looked it up and this is one of the first articles that popped up as well time.com/6997963/house-of-the-dragon-daemon-mom-dream-sex/
Ser Christian is my favorite!
Look how cute and handsome he is in the short haircut!
Allison doesn’t want him, then i can success that from her!!!!
This episode was mind numbingly boring
This was a terrible throw away episode ...