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My expectation were set low for obvious reasons and boy was I made a fool. They absolutely nailed it. I don't know how faithful this show is but tomorrow morning I'm going to start reading the book. Wow.
I loved that they showed Daemon crying at the funeral, they took great effort to show how antagonistic he is, but then showed us he clearly loves his family.
Viserys’s confrontation of Daemon also showed this I think. Daemon does love his brother and family; he just feels very differently about what rule looks like.
Aemma’s birth scene was intense and such a tragedy. When her voice changed from confusion to extreme fear and panic, was haunting AF. Her screams and expressions could be felt beyond the screen. Her body language…the way it recoiled and tensed up in pain made it all the more excruciating to watch 😭
It was absolutely barbaric what they did to her. They could have at least told her. Or given her something for the pain. I know they said they give as much milk of the poppy as is safe for the baby, but I think that only means if the labor goes on for longer. They could have put her to sleep. Or did something so she was not afraid and screaming. They butchered her. It's horrifying.
That scene was difficult for me to watch. Because I was actually born as a C-section baby and it made me think of what my own mother had to go through to give birth to me. I’m just glad that she didn’t have to suffer the same way Aemma did
Daemon Targaryen is George RR Martin's favorite character. Matt Smith really oozes CHARISMA portraying him. He's volatile and unpredictable. Makes him interesting like Homelander.
@@jasperabibas he will at the end of the series but he will have the greatest battle death in the GOT universe in my opinion. Im hoping for that scene, it will have similar cleganebowl vibes.
Just finished the first episode, was TRAUMATIZED by that birthing scene. Overall a great GREAT premiere, loving the feel and the politics of the show. 9/10 for me
Daemon Targaryen was already my favorite character in the dance of the dragon storyline. And I was nervous asf when it came to finding the right actor to play him, but Matt Smith in this first episode has hit it out the park with his portrayal !!!
I was iffy about his casting but (as my husband never lets me forget) I was famously wrong about Heath Ledger's Joker casting, so I'm always open to giving an actor a fair shot - and boy, oh boy, did I change my mine almost immediately. He's charismatic, charming, cunning, and a little goading shit head... Smith brought him to life with zero flaws in my book, so far. Absolutely perfect! He's also my favorite character!! My second favorite is probably the mysterious Ashara Dayne!
@@megpaul8076 To be fair to you I believe most if not all of us were wrong about Heath Ledger as joker, I mean my first reaction when I heard the news of his casting was "Wait the guy from that high school movie is the new joker ?" 😂 Also I was coming around to the idea of Matt Smith as Daemon because of the trailers, but lord like you said the casting is perfect. It's funny as hell that you'll second favorite character is Ashara Dayne, because my second favorite character in this fantasy world is darkstar with Duncan the Tall a close third.
@@megpaul8076 I thought the same, he’s my favorite character too but a close second (that surprised me) was the princess ( I don’t know how to spell her name ) Why no purple eyes tho?
@@megpaul8076 It's always the "I'll prove to yall doubters" actors that make a character so iconic. Same with people raising eyebrows with RDJ cuz of his controversial past.
Daemon in the book is described as being both loved and hated in equal measure. If you are with him he inspires great devotion and loyalty.... and if you're his enemy as equal hate and fear. So far Matt Smith plays it perfectly. I also like paddy Constantines king Viserys. He's slightly different from the book. He's more of a tragic character in this, a good person but weak king. The crown sits heavy on his head. So far it seems they have done a great job casting all the characters.
The ending when Rhaenyra looking down as the GOT theme crescendos and then looks forward at us gave me so many chills. I didn’t have high hopes for the series like most, but now I’m genuinely excited to see this play out.
I wasn't sure about them showing Aemma Arryn because, in the books, she died when Rhaenyra was five, but I fell in love with her in two scenes. Such a great first episode.
Fire & Blood is an unreliable narrative from a maester & jester. GRRM has confirmed that the show - which he is heavily involved in - is the actual history as told by those involved. All that to say, just because the book says Aemma died when Rhaenyra was five, doesn’t mean she actually did. Just like we can only make our best guesses at what happened in our own world history when there aren’t too many records.
I was on the fence purely because I was worried that the hate of s7 and 8 would impact the show itself. But as more details were released like Matt Smith and the books being used for the show already being finished by GRRM I was slowly getting excited. But this episode erased any doubts I had. I just hope they keep the show going forward at or above this level of intensity. I guess part of my worry was that I'm still salty over how Daenerys ended and what with this being her ancestors it kinda feels sad knowing what happens eventually.
@@wyattchandler6359 same. Season 8 left such a bad taste in my mouth that i never wanted to rewatch the series in fear it would ruin it. With this first episode here, i’m getting some hope back
@@raidengoodman8754 I just re-watch my favourite episodes especially the ones with big Daenerys moments. Who knows? Maybe if this show does good there will be a chance for Daenerys to actually come back some day in a new show though I know that's probably a hopeless dream.
I already had hopes for this show because for one thing unlike got, hotd is a complete story. From the books to the writing of the show itself, it's all finished and waiting for execution. Now how the showrunners will execute the story is still a mystery, but the script is finished. Also having actors like Matt Smith who is faithful to Martin is a great start. The pilot was dark and gritty as hell like it's supposed to be, I'm curious to see how it will work in film.
It also helps that GRRM has complete control over this series down to his handpicked showrunners, Condal and Sapochnik who know this stuff inside and out. I have complete faith just knowing that GRRM will not let this go crazy. From what I heard, they might do a different period in Targaryen history after 3 or 4 seasons. This series should be fun.
I loved it! It was WAY darker than i expected but it’s awesome! The gore, the dialogue was solid… there’s nothing bad to say at all. can’t wait for next week!
@@roddur1000 a little yeah. But that knowledge of "no, it's TRUE!" Will probably be lost given how the Dance ends. So the prophecy will end up being dismissed by almost everyone from Aegon lll to Aerys ll
Catch that Daemon did admit to saying 'heir for a day' but we don't see how it was said. The scene cuts away. He also looked remorseful. Perhaps the comment was taken out of context. We already know that Otto does not like Daemon. Is Otto trying to get Daemon out for his own purposes or because he really thinks Daemon WANTS to be the king? That is the million dollar question.
AND daemon left willingly he didn't go all violent on his brother, maybe all along it was his way of getting viserys to finally name his daughter heir, daemon seemed to care for her a lot...idk yet but I think daemon is actually a good guy dressed in villain clothing, he seems reckless but maybe he's actually somehow intentional & calculated?We'll see. Otto def has littlefinger manipulative vibes.
Oh I completely agree, I hate all the greens except Helaena and her children but the rest are all ambitious c***s and it's because of them that the dragons died and for that I hate them.
it's surprising how the last season of GoT made u forget/doubt how great the actual source material is on the screen... This episode's just awesomely refreshing and Game Of Thrones is Back Baby !! 😄
Jesus, that was fast.😂 I was a little nervous about it, but I think they've set up several characters really well! I'm most excited to see Daemon's character, whether he's successful, implodes, or both.
The birth scene was easily the most evil thing i've ever seen. For her to not have. a choice, to be killed for this baby you love was just...horrific beyond words
@@targaryen7029 Honestly yes because most of the time ppl die because they made a choice. Rob stark gets killed but it was a series of bad choices. This women had no choice, and did nothing wrong
@@targaryen7029 There's a lottt of fucked up things that happened in GOT, but I'm not gonna lie the birth scene kinda takes the cake a little for me as well. It's almost up there with Princess Shireen's sacrifice imo
Pregnancy is incredibly dangerous even with today’s modern medical science, babies in breach were a death sentence to the mother, the only choice is if you want to at least try and save the child, which hardly ever works out for either mother or Child.
The birth scene haunted the hell outta me, and I'm all for gruesome shit in GOT, it's basically its trademark. Red Wedding? Sad, fucked up. Ned's head getting chopped off? Fucked up. Theon getting tortured? Fucked up. But explicitly showing a group of midwives and maesters holding down a woman and forcibly cutting open her womb and ripping her baby out while her loving husband refuses to listen to her and tell her what's going on, harrowing screams and all? That's next level even for me, and is up there with Princess Shireen getting burned alive imho.
The C-section scene was more gruesome than anything I've ever seen on Game of Thrones lol. I've seen many c-sections and natural births before but they made sure we felt every single part of that. I love the pure look of disgust when Otto called for Alicent to get in bed with the King basically.
I agree the scene was very disturbing. I’d say burning Stannis’s daughter is still the most disturbing scene in game of thrones. Just because the kid is young and pure and died for her father’s selfishness. Not gona lie the c-section scene was hard to stomach.
@@100mmatte I wonder why they didn't do something to knock her out/kill her so it would be more painless than just cutting her open when she was going to die anyway
@@100mmatte yeah the Stannis thing actually gave me a nightmare and that never happens. Honestly it's say that was far worse then this. Sadly the Queen was dead either way, if they baby couldn't come out she was going to die regardless. They did what they had to do to try to even save one of them.
personally, it's more of a metaphor. It is implied that Viserys I symbolizes the peak of House Targaryen's power. Him having wounds from the throne symbolizes that the House is slowly crumbling down
"Horrible saga"?? Saga? Like what? He has a PHENOMENAL standing with TV series, that not many actors have. He's the 11th Doctor, the ONLY doctor with a BAFTA nomination. His portrayal is also one of the most famous internationally. The Crown is a critically acclaimed series, also gaining him an Emmy nomination. He was just in an Edgar Wright Film, Last Night In Soho, last year. Next September he will be with Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain. He does more indie films. Morbius is just one bad call. He already has The Doctor and Prince Philip in his resumé, he can get away with anything. Daemon is another iconic character for his already iconic TV resumé.
Fascinating how people get different views based on the same content. I didn’t see Daemon as the villain. He seemed the most honest. What he said to the king was right - all the council do think the king is weak and are manipulating him. Plus he does seem to care about his family. That being said my favourite character in GoT was Jaime Lannister so I clearly like the complicated ones! Mind you, I went off the king the moment he didn’t even think his wife deserved to know she was about to die. No choice over what happens to her body. I won’t be crying for him when he dies, which seems inevitable.
The woman narrating at the beginning of the episode was the older Rhaenyra. When she mentioned Viserys was named King and not his sister, she added, "My father." So I'd imagine that she's the one credited as the other Rhaenyra, which I'm sure we'll see eventually in the show.
SPOILERS: If you read the source materials, you can see that Daemon NEVER have any ambitions to take the Throne for himself. Not when Viserys is King, not when Aegon is King, not even when Rhaenyra, his own wife, is Queen. He fought for Rhaenyra’s rights and even sacrificing himself to rid Rhaenyra’s of her most dangerous enemy. He’s the Jaimie Lannister of HOT D, a character so misunderstood.
So on the Inside The Episode feature the show runners said that even though Daemon is murderous bastard and an all around prick that he genuinely does love and care for his brother and his niece. Which I did see. Yeah he want the Iron Throne more than anything but I think deep down he doesn’t want it if it means the cost of his brothers life. Also as much as I disliked the cutting between the scenes of the tourney and the birthing I understand why they did that. Emma said that giving birth is a battle, and she was right.
It also parallels the male and female roles Aemma herself described. She was fighting in the birthing bed, risking her life. The men were fighting as knights, but entirely for sport.
Daemon wants to be heir, for sure, but he doesn't pine for the throne like other characters do. Well said! Daemon respects the tradition of male inheritance of the throne, he doesn't have interest in rushing it. Dude's eternally trying to find his lot in life and being heir was part of his identity, while he still was heir. He enjoys the clout as Prince/heir but doesn't necessarily vie for the absolute power of it.
Cool fact, Princess Rhaeneryas is based off British Princess Margarat who had a similar circumstance where her father wanted her to inherit the throne but was opposed by other claiments on the grounds of Salic law, which only permitted men to inherit the throne.
Daemon seems like a villain but George doesn’t write people as all good or all bad . You will love him by the end as George himself calls him his favorite character he has written as he is clearly a deep grey character
Viserys getting cut is a reference to the books, when one is cut by the Iron Throne it symbolizes the person is unfit to rule. It’s main GOT books everyone was cut except Ned Stark.
@@Teresa7087 well he never sat the throne as a ruler, simply to mock his brother that he was the upcoming heir. The books never mention him being cut tho, then again the book is written by a third party so there may not be that authentic. There’s even a theory by people in the book the maesters killed Baelon, but the reason goes into spoilers.
Daemon is my second favorite character during this time period the first one being Rhaenys in the books. They are both very accurately portrayed in the series. Really hyped for the next episode.
I really loved how they made the iron throne more imposing in this, they raised it up with more steps and surrounded it with so many melted swords. It looks much more like it is described in the books and often portrayed in artwork. Even from the beginning when the show was great I never really liked the iron throne from game of thrones, it always seemed to small just sitting in the throne room it is supposed to be raised up and I never really believed it was made from the collected swords of multiple armies.
Loved the pilot! I love how quickly they were able to put their audience BACK into the world of Westeros. Felt like I’d never left!! Can’t wait to see what happens
Daemon is channeling Maegor. Never thought I could hate the Dr. It’s very interesting. Trying not to let the book distract me. Loved Queen Aemma Arryn😢
Fire and Blood spoilers, so probably for the show too.. A Stark sits on the throne for a whole day during Dance of the Dragons, if NK didn't come then, then why start when Robert Baratheon rules for years, who has Targ blood.
I really liked Emelia Clark's performance in general, but after watching this I've realized how bad she was at speaking her Old Valarian lines. I know they've had several more years to develop it but this series have people delivering old valarian in a way that felt way more natural and it felt more like a fleshed out culture in this. Like whenever Dany did it, its was super dramatic and over the top. But there was so many regular conversations in this.
Well it's good to keep in mind too that this takes place many years before then and she moved around alot as a child, languages have different accents or dialects depending on where your from or places you live in influence your accent. Anyone who speaks a second language or that has lived abroad for a while can tell you that accents differ. They have a professional linguist that developed the language and works with the actors, it may have been a conscious choice to have the accents differ because of the difference in timeframes and upbringing. They also seem to speak it with more frequency being that there are more Targaryen's in existence at this time while it seems Dany was the last of her line (or so she thought) also it sounds a bit like her Dothraki influenced some of her accent in Valarian as well since she spoke Dothraki with more frequency.
Because the language was still somewhat around during this time within our characters. During danys time the language was basically extinct in Westeros, so they made it a point that she could speak it. And yes it wasn’t well developed then. She wasn’t bad at delivering, it was what it was then
Dany didn't have the kind of security and support and accessibility of the targaryen empire & culture that we're being shown here, she was an exile being hunted & figuring everything out on her own. In GOT I believe valyrian is seen as an old & dead language by that time. She was surviving in a post targaryen world, if anything this new series has made me realise that her rise is kind of a miracle given all that context. I wouldnt really expect her portrayal to be that of a self-assured targaryen who is fully in tune with her heritage & roots. But to each his own, everyone's interpretation of it is going to differ.
If you go back and watch the trailer I believe they do a jump forward, Rhaeneryas looks older in a lot of the scenes (the actresses look strikingly similar).. and even the Alicent character has a different actress portraying her.
I knew there were going to be 2 different actresses playing Rhaeneryas and Alicent, but I was thinking they were going to do flashbacks. It looks like they are going to jump ahead a little bit in a few episodes to show how close the 2 are for when they want to kill each other 10 to 20 years later. Should be a fun civil war
20:45 I took that moment as Allicent being more jealous/envious of Rhanerya than worrying honestly- I’m feeling Allicent is seeking power because that’s what her father craves and has raised her to help him attain that
The birthing scene was one of my favorite of the whole episode. I didn't feel disturbed by it because unfortunately since the beginning of time many women died exactly like that. It's a very sad scene, but also interesting and very well done. Also I've watched The Knick and nothing can compare to that level of intensity regardless pregnancies and women dying during childbirth.
Daemon Targaryen is basically a Damon Salvatore. Amazing character lol, antagonistic vibes but also caring…? Excited for this. The irony of Daemon losing to a dornish man cause he was busy boasting…. 💀 - Aemma being on the birthing bed fighting her battle. Meanwhile we have another battle on the tournament. 👏🏼 great writing parallel
what? Jaime hated the idea of having political power. meanwhile Daemon's like "TEN YEAAAS you didnt name me Hand!" and eventually flies off to be king of the Stepstones
9/10, I didn't expect it to be this good. Loved your reactions! I can't believe I'm actually going to be staying up till 4am to watch this hahaha looking forward to see if it gets better.
It's 172 years before the birth of Daenerys not before the start of GOT, when GOT started Daenerys was already aged and the Mad King was gone a long time ago (well 28 years before)
I'm a huge Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire fan and the amount of nostalgia and immersion I felt being back in this world and knowing some of the history and characters was something I can't describe! The foreshadowing for not only what's coming but even for what we know happens in Game of Thrones was an amazing feeling! Beginning to end I was engaged and interested in all the characters and the acting was phenomenal, that Viserys and Daemon scene was so raw to me. Everything about this first episode from the birth scene all the way to Viserys's speech to Rhaenyra was a sight to behold (which his speech gave me chills down my spine, combined with the music just struck a chord with me). So far I really love Paddy Considine as Viserys you can telI he wants to be a good king and an even better patriarch for his family but he's struggling to do both and he has the potential to do it but like Daemon said he is creating his own downfall in some aspects, he inherited the throne from the previous king who had a reign of decades of peace that he's still trying to uphold and I just love the struggle we're seeing with his character. I have faith in this show, the world, and the possible stories to be told and so far with this episode alone made up for Season 8 for me 😂 Can't wait to continue watching this along with you guys and seeing your reactions to how this story unfolds! (P.S sorry for geeking out so hard this world is just so detailed and alive and I enjoy how good George R.R Martin is at creating that very history)
Yeah, I would imagine Raenys would be pissed about Raenyra being named heir, since she wasn't allowed to be because she was a woman. But...I also feel she would have a little of "it's about damn time" energy about her, too.
@4:36 i'm astonished that of all the reactions channels i've watched, no one seemed to understand what this was? It's grayscale man like sir Jorah Mormont had. It surely looks 100% like it.
The actress in the episode is Milly Alcock as Rhaenyra and later on when we get closer to 130 AC we will see Emma D'Arcy as Rhaenyra. Same thing as Alicent Hightower there will be a different actress
Im watching it for a second time and I'm seeing stuff I missed the first time. I love how they are getting it closer to the books, although it may be missed by only show watchers. In about 20 seconds they go through one scene to the next. One shows a Targaryen can be burned and only have a high tolerance to fire and then they hint at the possibility of baelon (king Viserys child) being born as a deformed dragon which one of the unreliable narrators mentioned in the book fire and blood. This really does give me hope that this show can be as good as the books outlined story makes out. They really are interested in the small details and are clearly fans of GRRMs work.
regarding the two Rhaenyra's, the older one is the one who was narrating at the beginning. not sure if we'll see her on camera, but she's at least doing some narrating.
This all leads to the dance of the dragons a massive civil war where dragon riders are fighting dragon riders. Lots of the realm burns and in the end near every dragon is dead and that is why at the beginning of GoT there weren’t any dragons .
Bros I was THOROUGHLY Blown away. Went into it barely knowing anything besides it being about the Fire and Blood book, but I Absolutely loved it, really couldnt believe how good it was, I was like Anxious and like felt everything that was going on and all the tension. Amazing stuff.
A direct line from George's work is the birthing room is the battle ground of women. That is what they are brought up for and it is brutal and dangerous much like battle for young men. Also interesting how we cheer for the violence of the tourney but only recoil at the violence of Aemma in the birthing bed, the opposite of a celebration. Viserys lost twice that day, technically 3 times if you count sending Daemon away.
There are new actors for Rhaenyra and Alicent that will take over after a time skip, as well as some of the younger kids that we see. Daenerys did have prophetic dreams in the books and briefly in the show but not quite in the way that is suggested here. This is new to the "canon" only briefly being mentioned in an interview from George a few years ago.
Been looking forward to how the show will adapt the book. Just Finished The Blood of The Dragon a second time this week in preparation to see the differences the show will have.
"That is so horrifying." Essentially we do the same thing today; just with SOME pain killers. But yes. Women are sometimes CUT. OPEN to have a baby. GREAT TIME ISN'T IT.
SOME pain killers? Who told you this crap? The woman gets put under general anesthesia and is asleep through the hol process. There is a 95% chance the woman survives the procedure.
You’re only put to sleep under estrenuos circumstances. I had an emergency c-section because one of my twins was stuck. I was put to sleep immediately and had my twins, with the one that was stuck having to be resuscitated. Unfortunately both twins passed away 3 weeks later because my body went into labor at barely 6 months gestation.
I have sincerely enjoyed watching all these UA-camrs who haven’t read the book or researched. It’s beyond obvious when everyone’s like “oh no! What’s Deamon gonna do?” That being said glad you guys liked it
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I actually liked it
Absolutely loved it.
My expectation were set low for obvious reasons and boy was I made a fool. They absolutely nailed it. I don't know how faithful this show is but tomorrow morning I'm going to start reading the book. Wow.
The Reign of Fire begins.
Great reaction bros!
Can't wait for next week!
Honestly I gave up 20 minutes in, that was enough for me to decide that I'm not gonna watch it.
I loved that they showed Daemon crying at the funeral, they took great effort to show how antagonistic he is, but then showed us he clearly loves his family.
Aemma was not only his sister-in-law. She was his cousin that he probably had known since he was a child. So it makes sense.
They were cousins as well as siblings-by-law. Daemon, for all his faults, loves his family. It was a beautiful touch though.
He clearly loves Rhaenyra as well, which i'm curious to see how that will play out in his quest for power
And yet he made a toast to Baelon, dead son of Viserys?
Viserys’s confrontation of Daemon also showed this I think. Daemon does love his brother and family; he just feels very differently about what rule looks like.
Aemma’s birth scene was intense and such a tragedy. When her voice changed from confusion to extreme fear and panic, was haunting AF. Her screams and expressions could be felt beyond the screen. Her body language…the way it recoiled and tensed up in pain made it all the more excruciating to watch 😭
I was heartbroken imagining how betrayed she must have felt in her last moments 😭
It was absolutely barbaric what they did to her. They could have at least told her. Or given her something for the pain. I know they said they give as much milk of the poppy as is safe for the baby, but I think that only means if the labor goes on for longer. They could have put her to sleep. Or did something so she was not afraid and screaming. They butchered her. It's horrifying.
The actress has to be nominated for guest actress emmy.... Such a huge impact in just a couple of scenes....
@@samdaley8484 Same, first episode already got me crying.
That scene was difficult for me to watch. Because I was actually born as a C-section baby and it made me think of what my own mother had to go through to give birth to me. I’m just glad that she didn’t have to suffer the same way Aemma did
Daemon Targaryen is George RR Martin's favorite character. Matt Smith really oozes CHARISMA portraying him. He's volatile and unpredictable. Makes him interesting like Homelander.
Great, now we know he's not going to die.
@@jasperabibas Oh sweet summer child.
@@jasperabibas he will at the end of the series but he will have the greatest battle death in the GOT universe in my opinion. Im hoping for that scene, it will have similar cleganebowl vibes.
@@jasperabibas your clearly not a man of winter
@@leonix5083 spoiler bro. ……. It’s f$cking awesome tho so who cares
Just finished the first episode, was TRAUMATIZED by that birthing scene. Overall a great GREAT premiere, loving the feel and the politics of the show. 9/10 for me
Omg IKR! The way Aemma’s voice changes from confusion to fear was haunting. So sad.
I heard ep 3 and 6 are the best and it skips through time quickly
Me too!! I'm a mother and my boy was born through c section I'm horrified by that scene
The rest I loved, specially Matt smith ❤️
@@aidavarde7308 I was a c section baby n idk y shit made me tear up a bit
@@roddur1000 Same. Thank god for modern medicine man.
Daemon Targaryen was already my favorite character in the dance of the dragon storyline. And I was nervous asf when it came to finding the right actor to play him, but Matt Smith in this first episode has hit it out the park with his portrayal !!!
I was iffy about his casting but (as my husband never lets me forget) I was famously wrong about Heath Ledger's Joker casting, so I'm always open to giving an actor a fair shot - and boy, oh boy, did I change my mine almost immediately. He's charismatic, charming, cunning, and a little goading shit head... Smith brought him to life with zero flaws in my book, so far. Absolutely perfect! He's also my favorite character!! My second favorite is probably the mysterious Ashara Dayne!
@@megpaul8076 To be fair to you I believe most if not all of us were wrong about Heath Ledger as joker, I mean my first reaction when I heard the news of his casting was "Wait the guy from that high school movie is the new joker ?" 😂 Also I was coming around to the idea of Matt Smith as Daemon because of the trailers, but lord like you said the casting is perfect. It's funny as hell that you'll second favorite character is Ashara Dayne, because my second favorite character in this fantasy world is darkstar with Duncan the Tall a close third.
@@megpaul8076 I thought the same, he’s my favorite character too but a close second (that surprised me) was the princess ( I don’t know how to spell her name )
Why no purple eyes tho?
@@megpaul8076 It's always the "I'll prove to yall doubters" actors that make a character so iconic. Same with people raising eyebrows with RDJ cuz of his controversial past.
@@timothypolanco8622 Darkstar is fascinating! Also, what a name, lol. I hope we learn more!
Daemon in the book is described as being both loved and hated in equal measure. If you are with him he inspires great devotion and loyalty.... and if you're his enemy as equal hate and fear. So far Matt Smith plays it perfectly. I also like paddy Constantines king Viserys. He's slightly different from the book. He's more of a tragic character in this, a good person but weak king. The crown sits heavy on his head. So far it seems they have done a great job casting all the characters.
It’s Considine
The ending when Rhaenyra looking down as the GOT theme crescendos and then looks forward at us gave me so many chills. I didn’t have high hopes for the series like most, but now I’m genuinely excited to see this play out.
It was a strong pilot episode, hopefully this show keeps it up throughout its run
The best thing about this is that this story is finished, mostly because it's a prequel and GRRM already wrote everything about this period of time.
If they follow the story, it’s gonna get more messed up. 😂
Well they didn’t keep it up
I wasn't sure about them showing Aemma Arryn because, in the books, she died when Rhaenyra was five, but I fell in love with her in two scenes. Such a great first episode.
and they killed her in her third scene, giving me classic game of thrones vibes lol.
I know she died at 105 ac, I think the princess was older then that but not by much, maybe 8 or 10
Fire & Blood is an unreliable narrative from a maester & jester. GRRM has confirmed that the show - which he is heavily involved in - is the actual history as told by those involved.
All that to say, just because the book says Aemma died when Rhaenyra was five, doesn’t mean she actually did. Just like we can only make our best guesses at what happened in our own world history when there aren’t too many records.
@@krisb.1565 You see alot of that in the novellas, crazy Mushroom accounts compared to Maester
"Why not let Daemon be the heir?"
_Hard cut to Daemon ordering the Gold Cloaks to butcher alleged criminals_
"Just let Daemon have the throne, he looks like he would have a great time sitting on it."
Daemon, charging ahead of the Goldcloaks: "LEEEEROYYYYY..."
I'm not one of the many people that understandably needed convincing or was on the fence, but i loved this episode, and felt it was a strong start.
I was on the fence purely because I was worried that the hate of s7 and 8 would impact the show itself. But as more details were released like Matt Smith and the books being used for the show already being finished by GRRM I was slowly getting excited. But this episode erased any doubts I had. I just hope they keep the show going forward at or above this level of intensity. I guess part of my worry was that I'm still salty over how Daenerys ended and what with this being her ancestors it kinda feels sad knowing what happens eventually.
@@wyattchandler6359 same. Season 8 left such a bad taste in my mouth that i never wanted to rewatch the series in fear it would ruin it. With this first episode here, i’m getting some hope back
@@raidengoodman8754 I just re-watch my favourite episodes especially the ones with big Daenerys moments. Who knows? Maybe if this show does good there will be a chance for Daenerys to actually come back some day in a new show though I know that's probably a hopeless dream.
I already had hopes for this show because for one thing unlike got, hotd is a complete story. From the books to the writing of the show itself, it's all finished and waiting for execution. Now how the showrunners will execute the story is still a mystery, but the script is finished. Also having actors like Matt Smith who is faithful to Martin is a great start. The pilot was dark and gritty as hell like it's supposed to be, I'm curious to see how it will work in film.
It also helps that GRRM has complete control over this series down to his handpicked showrunners, Condal and Sapochnik who know this stuff inside and out. I have complete faith just knowing that GRRM will not let this go crazy. From what I heard, they might do a different period in Targaryen history after 3 or 4 seasons. This series should be fun.
I loved it! It was WAY darker than i expected but it’s awesome! The gore, the dialogue was solid… there’s nothing bad to say at all. can’t wait for next week!
one part i thought wasnt the best was the prophecy part at the end, a little too on the nose but def still amazing overall.
@@roddur1000 a little yeah. But that knowledge of "no, it's TRUE!" Will probably be lost given how the Dance ends.
So the prophecy will end up being dismissed by almost everyone from Aegon lll to Aerys ll
Catch that Daemon did admit to saying 'heir for a day' but we don't see how it was said. The scene cuts away. He also looked remorseful. Perhaps the comment was taken out of context. We already know that Otto does not like Daemon. Is Otto trying to get Daemon out for his own purposes or because he really thinks Daemon WANTS to be the king? That is the million dollar question.
My theory is that he couldn’t remember if he said it or not because he had been drinking
AND daemon left willingly he didn't go all violent on his brother, maybe all along it was his way of getting viserys to finally name his daughter heir, daemon seemed to care for her a lot...idk yet but I think daemon is actually a good guy dressed in villain clothing, he seems reckless but maybe he's actually somehow intentional & calculated?We'll see. Otto def has littlefinger manipulative vibes.
Huge shout out to Dajwadi's score. Refusing to give us that final crescendo till the credits rolled.
Otto is like Tywin, he would do anything to further his family's greatness.
A mix of Tywin and Littlefinger. I already hate him. Daemon called him a c*nt.
Oh I completely agree, I hate all the greens except Helaena and her children but the rest are all ambitious c***s and it's because of them that the dragons died and for that I hate them.
Otto Is more littlefinger. Corlys Valeryon is more Tywin except navy instead of land.
it's surprising how the last season of GoT made u forget/doubt how great the actual source material is on the screen... This episode's just awesomely refreshing and Game Of Thrones is Back Baby !! 😄
Jesus, that was fast.😂 I was a little nervous about it, but I think they've set up several characters really well! I'm most excited to see Daemon's character, whether he's successful, implodes, or both.
Why were you nervous? It is just a show, try relaxing.
The birth scene was easily the most evil thing i've ever seen. For her to not have. a choice, to be killed for this baby you love was just...horrific beyond words
Lmao if you think this was the most evil scene of this show... Oh my sweet summer child.
@@targaryen7029 Honestly yes because most of the time ppl die because they made a choice. Rob stark gets killed but it was a series of bad choices. This women had no choice, and did nothing wrong
@@funfunfun3624 Definetly not most evil. And actually more ambiguous than evil.
@@targaryen7029 There's a lottt of fucked up things that happened in GOT, but I'm not gonna lie the birth scene kinda takes the cake a little for me as well. It's almost up there with Princess Shireen's sacrifice imo
Pregnancy is incredibly dangerous even with today’s modern medical science, babies in breach were a death sentence to the mother, the only choice is if you want to at least try and save the child, which hardly ever works out for either mother or Child.
The birth scene haunted the hell outta me, and I'm all for gruesome shit in GOT, it's basically its trademark. Red Wedding? Sad, fucked up. Ned's head getting chopped off? Fucked up. Theon getting tortured? Fucked up. But explicitly showing a group of midwives and maesters holding down a woman and forcibly cutting open her womb and ripping her baby out while her loving husband refuses to listen to her and tell her what's going on, harrowing screams and all? That's next level even for me, and is up there with Princess Shireen getting burned alive imho.
The C-section scene was more gruesome than anything I've ever seen on Game of Thrones lol. I've seen many c-sections and natural births before but they made sure we felt every single part of that. I love the pure look of disgust when Otto called for Alicent to get in bed with the King basically.
The only two scenes that have made me look away from the screen are the murder of Rob's pregnant wife and this birth scene,
Why is it disgusting? The King is a good dude, and it would benefit her. Because it's not for "love"?
I agree the scene was very disturbing. I’d say burning Stannis’s daughter is still the most disturbing scene in game of thrones. Just because the kid is young and pure and died for her father’s selfishness. Not gona lie the c-section scene was hard to stomach.
@@100mmatte I wonder why they didn't do something to knock her out/kill her so it would be more painless than just cutting her open when she was going to die anyway
@@100mmatte yeah the Stannis thing actually gave me a nightmare and that never happens. Honestly it's say that was far worse then this. Sadly the Queen was dead either way, if they baby couldn't come out she was going to die regardless. They did what they had to do to try to even save one of them.
I think when the king or queen is cut by the throne it means the throne is rejecting them, it could be why the wound on his back isnt healing
That and infection
That's such a stupid superstition...
@@dhritidutta6231 A lot of superstitions in the GoT world end up being true. This is a world where magic exists.
personally, it's more of a metaphor. It is implied that Viserys I symbolizes the peak of House Targaryen's power. Him having wounds from the throne symbolizes that the House is slowly crumbling down
It’s telling that it happened right after he removed Daemon as heir… does it mean the throne wants Daemon
I believed every word of Daemons when he spoke to the king in the throneroom and got his heirship stripped.
No more Morbin time for Smith.He is a really good actor.Hope this is the end for his horrible saga of picking bad projects.
Yea, ever since Doctor Who the man has been cursed. Here's hoping it's broken.
The crown wasn’t bad tho but yeah I agree
"Horrible saga"?? Saga? Like what? He has a PHENOMENAL standing with TV series, that not many actors have. He's the 11th Doctor, the ONLY doctor with a BAFTA nomination. His portrayal is also one of the most famous internationally. The Crown is a critically acclaimed series, also gaining him an Emmy nomination.
He was just in an Edgar Wright Film, Last Night In Soho, last year. Next September he will be with Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain. He does more indie films. Morbius is just one bad call. He already has The Doctor and Prince Philip in his resumé, he can get away with anything. Daemon is another iconic character for his already iconic TV resumé.
Other than Morbius his acting credits have been fantastic both on stage and on screen for years.
Still can't believe that they literally cut the queen alive 😬
That was brutal
@Peter North much more awful and dangerous without todays medicine
@Peter North what a clown you are 🤡🤡
1:40 KILLED ME LMAO "duh? this ain't westerwoke" 😭
Fascinating how people get different views based on the same content. I didn’t see Daemon as the villain. He seemed the most honest. What he said to the king was right - all the council do think the king is weak and are manipulating him. Plus he does seem to care about his family. That being said my favourite character in GoT was Jaime Lannister so I clearly like the complicated ones! Mind you, I went off the king the moment he didn’t even think his wife deserved to know she was about to die. No choice over what happens to her body. I won’t be crying for him when he dies, which seems inevitable.
That shot where the iron throne tasting the blood of the king's sums up what's about to come....
Daemon is like that edgelord teen cousin that says random offensive shit at family meetings for no reason
The woman narrating at the beginning of the episode was the older Rhaenyra. When she mentioned Viserys was named King and not his sister, she added, "My father." So I'd imagine that she's the one credited as the other Rhaenyra, which I'm sure we'll see eventually in the show.
Rhaenys is Viserys cousin not sister
Daemon is such a badass! I LOVE him! Matt Smith nails his performance. He's easily the most mesmerizing character in the show!
SPOILERS:
If you read the source materials, you can see that Daemon NEVER have any ambitions to take the Throne for himself. Not when Viserys is King, not when Aegon is King, not even when Rhaenyra, his own wife, is Queen. He fought for Rhaenyra’s rights and even sacrificing himself to rid Rhaenyra’s of her most dangerous enemy. He’s the Jaimie Lannister of HOT D, a character so misunderstood.
So on the Inside The Episode feature the show runners said that even though Daemon is murderous bastard and an all around prick that he genuinely does love and care for his brother and his niece. Which I did see. Yeah he want the Iron Throne more than anything but I think deep down he doesn’t want it if it means the cost of his brothers life.
Also as much as I disliked the cutting between the scenes of the tourney and the birthing I understand why they did that. Emma said that giving birth is a battle, and she was right.
It also parallels the male and female roles Aemma herself described. She was fighting in the birthing bed, risking her life. The men were fighting as knights, but entirely for sport.
Daemon wants to be heir, for sure, but he doesn't pine for the throne like other characters do. Well said! Daemon respects the tradition of male inheritance of the throne, he doesn't have interest in rushing it. Dude's eternally trying to find his lot in life and being heir was part of his identity, while he still was heir. He enjoys the clout as Prince/heir but doesn't necessarily vie for the absolute power of it.
He genuinely makes love to his niece you're right....wait I mean love. just love...like a normal uncle love.
Aemma
Cool fact, Princess Rhaeneryas is based off British Princess Margarat who had a similar circumstance where her father wanted her to inherit the throne but was opposed by other claiments on the grounds of Salic law, which only permitted men to inherit the throne.
Empress Matilda is also inspiration..
Daemon seems like a villain but George doesn’t write people as all good or all bad . You will love him by the end as George himself calls him his favorite character he has written as he is clearly a deep grey character
He's my fav already he does ruthless stuff but he doesn't seem evil
George says daemon is his favourite character and after reading the book I can see why
Excited for this show. Heard Matt Smith is phenomenal
You heard correctly
He's on fire in this episode
He is! He steals every scene he's in.
This premiere really felt like going home. Those bastards, as soon as we thought we were out they pull us back in!
Viserys getting cut is a reference to the books, when one is cut by the Iron Throne it symbolizes the person is unfit to rule. It’s main GOT books everyone was cut except Ned Stark.
Yet Daemon wasn't cut when he sat on the throne!
@@Teresa7087 well he never sat the throne as a ruler, simply to mock his brother that he was the upcoming heir. The books never mention him being cut tho, then again the book is written by a third party so there may not be that authentic. There’s even a theory by people in the book the maesters killed Baelon, but the reason goes into spoilers.
There will be an older version of Rhaenyra played by a different actress
Same with Alicent Hightower
Super excited I hope this show can bring back what made game of thrones a pop culture event every week
Whoever your editor is they’re the king or queen of editing. I mean the episode just premiered and you already have a reaction that amazing.
I honestly love Daemon. He is a cruel dickhead, for sure, but God damn, he is charismatic and charming
Daemon targaryen is such a legend
That was fast! This show looks very promising, takes me back to the 1st season of GoT
That subtle, "Wait till you see the sheep" got me good 😂🤣
Daemon is my second favorite character during this time period the first one being Rhaenys in the books.
They are both very accurately portrayed in the series.
Really hyped for the next episode.
I wasn’t too sure about this show when it was announced and when the trailers dropped, but this first episode really exceeded my expectations
I really loved how they made the iron throne more imposing in this, they raised it up with more steps and surrounded it with so many melted swords. It looks much more like it is described in the books and often portrayed in artwork.
Even from the beginning when the show was great I never really liked the iron throne from game of thrones, it always seemed to small just sitting in the throne room it is supposed to be raised up and I never really believed it was made from the collected swords of multiple armies.
I rolled my eyes hard at westerwoke.
I don't think its "woke" or whatever, but it is pretty lame. That's just my opinion though
@@DA-zi2jr if wanting equality has to be labeled as woke or lame... well fml. I'm not gonna stand for a lose lose situation for women.
Loved the pilot! I love how quickly they were able to put their audience BACK into the world of Westeros. Felt like I’d never left!! Can’t wait to see what happens
The show runners have confirmed that there is a 10 year time jump later in the season.
Daemon is channeling Maegor. Never thought I could hate the Dr. It’s very interesting. Trying not to let the book distract me. Loved Queen Aemma Arryn😢
Remember: the book is meant as an unreliable narrative with historical context. GRRM has confirmed that HotD is the actual history.
Kind of cool how they subtly explained that the Night King came to power in GOT because it was the first time a Targaryen wasn't on the throne.
Fire and Blood spoilers, so probably for the show too..
A Stark sits on the throne for a whole day during Dance of the Dragons, if NK didn't come then, then why start when Robert Baratheon rules for years, who has Targ blood.
I really liked Emelia Clark's performance in general, but after watching this I've realized how bad she was at speaking her Old Valarian lines. I know they've had several more years to develop it but this series have people delivering old valarian in a way that felt way more natural and it felt more like a fleshed out culture in this. Like whenever Dany did it, its was super dramatic and over the top. But there was so many regular conversations in this.
Well it's good to keep in mind too that this takes place many years before then and she moved around alot as a child, languages have different accents or dialects depending on where your from or places you live in influence your accent. Anyone who speaks a second language or that has lived abroad for a while can tell you that accents differ. They have a professional linguist that developed the language and works with the actors, it may have been a conscious choice to have the accents differ because of the difference in timeframes and upbringing. They also seem to speak it with more frequency being that there are more Targaryen's in existence at this time while it seems Dany was the last of her line (or so she thought) also it sounds a bit like her Dothraki influenced some of her accent in Valarian as well since she spoke Dothraki with more frequency.
Because the language was still somewhat around during this time within our characters. During danys time the language was basically extinct in Westeros, so they made it a point that she could speak it. And yes it wasn’t well developed then. She wasn’t bad at delivering, it was what it was then
Dany didn't have the kind of security and support and accessibility of the targaryen empire & culture that we're being shown here, she was an exile being hunted & figuring everything out on her own. In GOT I believe valyrian is seen as an old & dead language by that time. She was surviving in a post targaryen world, if anything this new series has made me realise that her rise is kind of a miracle given all that context. I wouldnt really expect her portrayal to be that of a self-assured targaryen who is fully in tune with her heritage & roots. But to each his own, everyone's interpretation of it is going to differ.
@@judigemini178 correct, she barely even spoke Valyrian through the show, only a few lines. She mostly spoke Dothraki if anything
If you go back and watch the trailer I believe they do a jump forward, Rhaeneryas looks older in a lot of the scenes (the actresses look strikingly similar).. and even the Alicent character has a different actress portraying her.
I knew there were going to be 2 different actresses playing Rhaeneryas and Alicent, but I was thinking they were going to do flashbacks. It looks like they are going to jump ahead a little bit in a few episodes to show how close the 2 are for when they want to kill each other 10 to 20 years later. Should be a fun civil war
20:45 I took that moment as Allicent being more jealous/envious of Rhanerya than worrying honestly- I’m feeling Allicent is seeking power because that’s what her father craves and has raised her to help him attain that
The birthing scene was one of my favorite of the whole episode. I didn't feel disturbed by it because unfortunately since the beginning of time many women died exactly like that. It's a very sad scene, but also interesting and very well done. Also I've watched The Knick and nothing can compare to that level of intensity regardless pregnancies and women dying during childbirth.
"Look at how many cuts I have." 🤣😂
That Hiccup comment about made me spit my drink out! Love me some How to Train Your Dragon!
Daemon Targaryen is basically a Damon Salvatore. Amazing character lol, antagonistic vibes but also caring…? Excited for this.
The irony of Daemon losing to a dornish man cause he was busy boasting…. 💀
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Aemma being on the birthing bed fighting her battle. Meanwhile we have another battle on the tournament. 👏🏼 great writing parallel
We’re so spoiled with this and the Rings of Power
Very great start so far I like daemon he’s pretty much like Jamie in a way but I’m intrigued by him and rhaenyra
what? Jaime hated the idea of having political power. meanwhile Daemon's like "TEN YEAAAS you didnt name me Hand!" and eventually flies off to be king of the Stepstones
I like Otto
@@godemperorofmankind3.091 Daemon was right tbh...
@@godemperorofmankind3.091 You didn't have to drag him with the Ten YEAAS 😭
@@godemperorofmankind3.091 Relax. He has a point, Daemon and Jamie do share some similar characteristics. Politics just isn’t one of them.
I’m so glad to have this world back! It’s been a long 5 years since we last visited here…. Wait what do you mean there’s a season 8?
the gods have yet to make a man who lacks the patience for absolute power
172 years later - John Snow
*Game* *of* *Thrones* is back! First episode was awesome, and excited for next week! 🐉
it is said if you get cut in the iron throne, you are not worthy of it, that's why Joffrey always got cut
The best part of this video is that Grogu is able to watch everything of this first episode with a straiht face
9/10, I didn't expect it to be this good. Loved your reactions! I can't believe I'm actually going to be staying up till 4am to watch this hahaha looking forward to see if it gets better.
It's 172 years before the birth of Daenerys not before the start of GOT, when GOT started Daenerys was already aged and the Mad King was gone a long time ago (well 28 years before)
I'm a huge Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire fan and the amount of nostalgia and immersion I felt being back in this world and knowing some of the history and characters was something I can't describe!
The foreshadowing for not only what's coming but even for what we know happens in Game of Thrones was an amazing feeling! Beginning to end I was engaged and interested in all the characters and the acting was phenomenal, that Viserys and Daemon scene was so raw to me.
Everything about this first episode from the birth scene all the way to Viserys's speech to Rhaenyra was a sight to behold (which his speech gave me chills down my spine, combined with the music just struck a chord with me).
So far I really love Paddy Considine as Viserys you can telI he wants to be a good king and an even better patriarch for his family but he's struggling to do both and he has the potential to do it but like Daemon said he is creating his own downfall in some aspects, he inherited the throne from the previous king who had a reign of decades of peace that he's still trying to uphold and I just love the struggle we're seeing with his character.
I have faith in this show, the world, and the possible stories to be told and so far with this episode alone made up for Season 8 for me 😂
Can't wait to continue watching this along with you guys and seeing your reactions to how this story unfolds!
(P.S sorry for geeking out so hard this world is just so detailed and alive and I enjoy how good George R.R Martin is at creating that very history)
Yeah, I would imagine Raenys would be pissed about Raenyra being named heir, since she wasn't allowed to be because she was a woman. But...I also feel she would have a little of "it's about damn time" energy about her, too.
the queen giving birth is more terrifying than the knights butchering each other 😅🥵
"What are they gonna do, just go out in the middle of the night and slaughter people?" *insert Pam YUP gif here*
@4:36 i'm astonished that of all the reactions channels i've watched, no one seemed to understand what this was? It's grayscale man like sir Jorah Mormont had. It surely looks 100% like it.
I don't have a problem with the final seasons of GoT but damn this felt like there was so much thought put into this.
The actress in the episode is Milly Alcock as Rhaenyra and later on when we get closer to 130 AC we will see Emma D'Arcy as Rhaenyra. Same thing as Alicent Hightower there will be a different actress
I really loved it.I never doupted Matt Smith and He nailed it!I am so happy.Great reaction by the way:)
Peep Dany’s “breaker of chains” theme whilst they talk about a song of ice and fire 😭
Im watching it for a second time and I'm seeing stuff I missed the first time. I love how they are getting it closer to the books, although it may be missed by only show watchers. In about 20 seconds they go through one scene to the next. One shows a Targaryen can be burned and only have a high tolerance to fire and then they hint at the possibility of baelon (king Viserys child) being born as a deformed dragon which one of the unreliable narrators mentioned in the book fire and blood. This really does give me hope that this show can be as good as the books outlined story makes out. They really are interested in the small details and are clearly fans of GRRMs work.
The end credits show GRRM’s production logo. He’s heavily involved in this.
This has to be the beginning of the Dance of Dragons, Greens versus Black's.
regarding the two Rhaenyra's, the older one is the one who was narrating at the beginning. not sure if we'll see her on camera, but she's at least doing some narrating.
You know when HBO does R-Rated content, you know this shit is about to be goated. Game of thrones is back!
im glad that we get to see real art overseen by people with intelligence unlike the two dinguses that are finally gone
Seeing Matt Smith after his morbrilliant performance in Morbius is a weird experience
This all leads to the dance of the dragons a massive civil war where dragon riders are fighting dragon riders. Lots of the realm burns and in the end near every dragon is dead and that is why at the beginning of GoT there weren’t any dragons .
Correct me if I’m wrong but I’m pretty sure that king has Greyscale?
The birthing scene traumatized me. The whole episode was amazing, I loved seeing the dragons 🐉❤️
This episode is so frickin amazing to a point that made me hate season 8 even more. Can't believe how dirty they did GOT in the finale
And before that it was brilliant aswell.
@@geoafe66 yes of course, my issue is with season 8 😂, GOT was the most critically acclaimed show ever up to that point. Pain
Bros I was THOROUGHLY Blown away. Went into it barely knowing anything besides it being about the Fire and Blood book, but I Absolutely loved it, really couldnt believe how good it was, I was like Anxious and like felt everything that was going on and all the tension. Amazing stuff.
I love to see familiar faces from Outlander series
It’s the same Rhaenyra. One is young and the other is older. There’s going to be a timeskip in the series.
Great reaction and review guys
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A direct line from George's work is the birthing room is the battle ground of women. That is what they are brought up for and it is brutal and dangerous much like battle for young men. Also interesting how we cheer for the violence of the tourney but only recoil at the violence of Aemma in the birthing bed, the opposite of a celebration. Viserys lost twice that day, technically 3 times if you count sending Daemon away.
There are new actors for Rhaenyra and Alicent that will take over after a time skip, as well as some of the younger kids that we see.
Daenerys did have prophetic dreams in the books and briefly in the show but not quite in the way that is suggested here. This is new to the "canon" only briefly being mentioned in an interview from George a few years ago.
So did john
Been looking forward to how the show will adapt the book. Just Finished The Blood of The Dragon a second time this week in preparation to see the differences the show will have.
"That is so horrifying."
Essentially we do the same thing today; just with SOME pain killers. But yes. Women are sometimes CUT. OPEN to have a baby.
GREAT TIME ISN'T IT.
SOME pain killers? Who told you this crap? The woman gets put under general anesthesia and is asleep through the hol process. There is a 95% chance the woman survives the procedure.
You’re only put to sleep under estrenuos circumstances. I had an emergency c-section because one of my twins was stuck. I was put to sleep immediately and had my twins, with the one that was stuck having to be resuscitated. Unfortunately both twins passed away 3 weeks later because my body went into labor at barely 6 months gestation.
That birth scene had me squirming more than Shireen’s death by fire…. Just awful!!! The episode itself was brilliant!!!
This was MUCH better than I expected
I have sincerely enjoyed watching all these UA-camrs who haven’t read the book or researched. It’s beyond obvious when everyone’s like “oh no! What’s Deamon gonna do?” That being said glad you guys liked it