House of the Dragon: Series Premiere - Review
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2022
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House of the Dragon takes us back to Westeros, 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones. Here are my thoughts on Episode 1 of HOUSE OF THE DRAGON!
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Better Call Saul review when???
Bro, that's literally the first thing he addresses in the video.
@@Danjoker. I didn’t watch the video 😂 bc I didn’t watch House of the dragon
@@Husky_Family1 what are you doing here then
@@RB-NZ2 minding my business
Ima leave this comment up just for more ppl to keep saying the same thing
The power move of releasing before Rings of Power and having a generally positive reception even considering the bad taste Season 8 left in the fandom's mouth. Well played HBO.
What? Rings of power is nothing but a joke and a meme factory dude. They just work as if the show didn't even exist it is no real competitor to anything.
Considering how good this episode was,I don't think rings power will even be considered a potential rival to this show.
@@caioteixeira1541 LoTR is still unfortunately attached to the show and as a brand it is huge. That may change at least in the eyes of pop culture very soon.
Lol just like Elden Ring did to Horizon. It wasnt HBO though, it was the former writers fault for botching the ending. They just went full moron.
Let’s be real. Rings of power is already dead in the water. Memed into oblivion with no support from the fandom. It won’t even hold a candle to this show.
I'm glad we get an Iron Throne that actually hurts the person who's sitting on it. For some reason that was my favorite thing of the pilot.
Still too small though, but its better than nothing.
Really nice subtle touch with the cutting himself after kicking out his own brother.
@@jasonphoenix292 I feel like that would just be impractical on an actual set unless it was fake and they just used a bunch of camera tricks to make it seem bigger. Plus - like Jeremy said - helps keep with the iconic imagery people already associate the chair with from game of thrones
@@daltonwilliams1723 the iron throne is not stylish in any way
Its Honestly a lot of melted swords
Read the books
In the books, they say those who get cut from the Iron Throne are not worthy to sit on it.
Nice little detail.
That birthing scene. The mother begging no, the screams of pain merging with cheers at the jousting. Just... wow.
Right i kept gripping my stomach i can't imagine how that must feel
They could’ve at least knocked her unconscious😂
@@drdrakecool they said they gave her as much milk of the poppy as possible without harming the baby
@Shadow Cat how
@@billybob4159 Did you only read that last line? They explained why they thought it was stupid.
I don't think the show is stupid but I agree that that part was dumb. I guess if she were unconscious we wouldn't hear her screaming which, I don't know, would take away from how harrowing it was?
The first episode was really a throw back of what really mattered in the first few season of GoT, playing the damn game, AND we got fully grown dragons right away, not babies that grow each season, which is even better. So far it's all I wanted and more, hope they keep it that way and don't derail, crash, and burn like GoT did. I'm ready to be hyped every sunday at 9pm.
I still miss personality tho, a lot of characters are just so blank. In GOT s1e1 Joffrey was already established as a prick, Tyrion as an intellegent yet looked upon 'joke', Cersei was reserved, arya didn't want to follow rules, Robert was a swine.... The only character that has a bit of personality is Daemon. I mean Rhyneara and Alicent are basically the same, just as Corlyn and the maester.
@@michiel1162 idk which show you saw but I did see different fleshed out personalities. Viserys is a king that didn't want to be therefore he shows weaknesses in decision-making, on the other hand his brother Daemon, full cunt but determined to what he wants, even if his methods are questionable. Otto, slimy snake that knows how to play the game and takes advantage of his position as Hand of the King up to the point to pimping out his daughter. Corlis takes his stuff seriously and cba with non-sense, just wants to get stuff done. Rhaenyra just wants to fight and don't wanna be looked upon just because she's a woman, and only seen as a walking womb. Imo i think they did A LOT fleshing out main characters personalities considering it was just 1 hour, so again, idk which show you watched or maybe you didn't pay much attention.
@@michiel1162 yes, that is exactly how I felt. But maybe with time we will care for the characters.
@@michiel1162 it's definitely getting more fleshed out
In terms of performances, Paddy blew me away the most. He really nailed the soft king out of his depth reeling from loss and unwilling to make tough choices.
At first I felt so odd seeing him as he just came off as not like a king? But then I realized his character was that of a weak king not suited for his role.
Yup, he's almost a non-character in the book... I think he'll steal the entire season 1 of the show.
Paddy was great as an American bar bouncer in The Outsider.
@@Bayard1503 I haven't read the book, but judging by the competing heirs storyline and the infection on his back, he's not going to be around for many more episodes i'm guessing?
@@UltimateIrishRebel They will do a time jump at some point. 10 to 15 years.
Matt Smith is very accurate to Daemon Targaryen. His facial expressions are great showing his duality. The books describe him as a truly grey character. A villian to some, a hero to others
@8 bit synth are you serious. Have you seen Sanaa’s wig in seasons 7&8????? It was a DOLLAR STORE wig pal.
I love Party City.
Hmmm wonder why he plays that role so well. It’s almost like his two best seasons of the doctor dealt with that idea as well lmao. I’m just messing around I’m glad he did well in the show bc it never really felt he did anything major after dw.
I loved the choice to have him show compassion to his brother through his niece during the funeral. I can’t wait to see the direction he goes as a character
@@alecbormia4523 the crown?
A hero to others? What others after one episode? Just a king's brother getting away with stuff.
It's hard to describe any character in this show as "book accurate" because "Fire and Blood" was written and reads like a history textbook written by a maester of the Citadel instead of a novel like the actual ASoIaF books. That being said, Matt Smith is great as Daemon Targaryen.
Daemon Targaryen aka the Rogue Prince was my favorite character from the book, and WOW !!! Matt Smith really hit it out of the park with his portrayal of the character. I knew Matt would do well base on what I saw in the trailers, but lord his acting of the character has been perfection in my eyes.
Same!! I have already high expectations of him cuz his work in Doctor Who and The Crown were ABSOLUTELY award worthy performances. But dmn do he just put another acting standard in my eyes. He is way too phenomenal, his eyes talk, his presence is MENACING, he talks so sexy and commanding. He also adds more layers to the character movements and emotions that makes Daemon much much more interesting.
@@airwaters Exactly I've never understood the backlash to when he was first cast for the role, HBO needed to find the best actor possible for such amazing role and they did with Matt Smith. I hope the show runner's stay this consistent with the writing for his character because it's as clear as day that Matt Smith will be hold up his end of the deal.
@@timothypolanco8622 Honestly so mad about how twitter people are bullying him cuz he has a non-conventional beauty. So weird. And gosh imagine how embarrassed I am to see their fancasts with Daemon. Fckn hell, I need to see phenomenal acting in a high quality show. Don't give me actors with conventional beauties with 2 kinds of emotions. Matt is giving THE acting performance of the decade.
@@BrokenEnglis The best way to describe him is that he's a hero to some, but a villain to most. The best gray character in ASOIAF lore, and there's a couple of them throughout this lore but Daemon is my favorite.
@@BrokenEnglis he is a good guy when it comes to his family especially rehnerhya and his brother
Mark my words: Matt Smith (Daemon Targaryen ) and Rhys Ifans (Otto Hightower) are going to steal the show. This is a very, very promising start. I hope they can keep this tension going right up until the end.
I also thought it was interesting that the same moment that Viserys is telling Rhaenyra the secret of the Long Night, it’s the same moment Rickon Stark pledges allegiance to Rhaenyra
So true they had the best scenes also liked viserys played by paddy he was so good
Yeah that was nice
I still say Jon Snow was the prince that was promised. He might of didn't kill the Night king himself, but he united the North, convinced Dany to join, and rode one of the Dragons. He was the leader into the fight against the dead. Also one of the hotd trailers tells the prince who was promised came from the Targaryen line. While I was wanting a better looking Daemon, Matt Smith's portrayal of him had me tripping out. Especially him provoking Otto Hightower. I agree their characters will be one of the highlights of the show.
@@micacroxton482 He will probably end up killing the Night King in the books. I have to believe that Arya coming out of nowhere and doing it was a Showrunner twist that they added themselves.
@@ComicCrossing it would be too predictable I believe. It made sense for Arya to kill the Night King after her training and the red woman's comments to her about shutting blue eyes. I thought it was poetic. Now that I learned of the dagger's importance, Aegon's dream from HOTD and the King's comments to his daughter at the end of episode one in HOTD, did they ever get it so wrong in season 7 and 8. The whole purpose of the Iron Throne was to unite everyone to fight the dead. Therefore, that should have been more of the conclusion and not reclaiming the Iron Throne from Cersei. If I was writing it, I would have let Dany reclaim the Iron Throne from Cersei first, married her to Jon Snow, they fight the Night King all united, and Dany die while in the final battle against the dead. I always felt like she was going to die in a battle, but not due to her going mad. They also shouldn't have revealed Jon's parentage to him until after they were married, maybe not until she was dead. Bran should have kept that to himself for a while until everything was set. I initially thought that Jon Snow was going to destroy the Iron Throne with Drogos fire after he was appointed King, only by his order though, not in the manner on the show. Anyways, that's how I would have done all that now that I saw the end of episode one.
Always loved the actor *Adam Smith*. He was amazing in his roles in *Doctor Whom*, *The Clown*, and of course the smash-hit superhero vampire film *More-BS*.
hahaha I had a good laugh? I was puzzled for a second when Jeremy said Adam smith... "Adam Smith?! Who the fudge is Adam Smith?"
Bravo!
@@sharpmcteague3378 As an economist I got a good laugh out of picturing the long dead father of classical economics playing Daemon Targaryon.
It was a great episode, mostly because the writing, performances and dialogues just kept getting better as the episode went on, with the council scene and the throne room scene being the best for me. The reference to the WWs nearly took me out, since the show basically made them fucking jokes by the time the third episode (S8) was over, I don’t think any ones confused about the shows being linked. Could’ve done without it, but I like the fact that they all seem like venomous assholes, and the ‘weak’ king is actually quite sympathetic. Matt Smith was fucking excellent.
Spot on. The writing and acting was top notch mixed with the amazing cinematography. The drama also was tense. That C section scene! I’m in.
mentioning of WW is not to show the link... it was to show how important WW should have been and how they botched it... season 8 hurts so much more because of it.... WW and The Long Night were always the focal points throughout the westeros history
I still miss personality tho, a lot of characters are just so blank. In GOT s1e1 Joffrey was already established as a prick, Tyrion as an intellegent yet looked upon 'joke', Cersei was reserved, arya didn't want to follow rules, Robert was a swine.... The only character that has a bit of personality is Daemon. I mean Rhyneara and Alicent are basically the same, just as Corlyn and the maester.
I’m hoping they make a massive comeback in the Snow series. Ice & fire is about him anyway. Fu*k D&D…
I really wasn't getting my hopes up for this one, but I must admit that I enjoyed this pilot episode a lot. Matt Smith absolutely stole the show! Can't wait to see the rest.
Same, so far so good 👍. Also Graham McTavish is in it, so that's always a plus for me 👌.
House of the Dragon gave me all of the Game of Thrones feelings that I needed from it. This reminded me exactly of why I loved the early seasons of GoT so much and how good of an adaptation it was. This episode 1 was damn near perfect and I hope that continues.
Judging from other reviews that have seen 6 episodes, it only gets better apparently.
@@AndJusticeforAll567 That's great
Episode 6 is supposed to be legendary.
Do I need to watch all of GoT in order to watch this?
Got was only good for two season
And the books are better
After season two it looks like the c.w for fantasy simps
I am very impressed ... They had an almost impossible task: to set up a war that was brewing for almost 30 years. How do you show the motivations of all the players when they span such a large timeline?? and a couple generations of grievances?? Well, they're off to an amazing start. I think the first episode explained very well the details of House Targaryen... I expect the next couple of episodes will add the other houses. The still have a lot of work to do and time jumps but yeah, I am impressed.
@Jack Wrath Dude what the fuck.
@@elishr209 bot
Who's they? George R. R. Martin writes alone.
@@vicmartone i think he meant director and people who wrote screenplay
Rings of power is gona suck just like this show
Tywin told Jaime “we can establish a dynasty that could last 1,000 years. Or we can collapse into nothing, as the Targaryans did.” Ironically that’s exactly what happened to House Lannister, and even more ironically, by the end Tyrion was the tallest Lannister alive.
I love how legit most of it felt, like all the other fantasy shows somehow feel a little cheap. Like Witcher, you know its "fantasy fighting" with all the other million copycats they didn't care. When GoT does Jousting you really feel like this IS what Jousting truly means. On the 1v1 duel you saw all these little real fighting moves and seeing the power of the flail to break armor and shields looked great. The medieval medicine childbirth scene is what pissed off social media but seriously if you read books all that shit WOULD have and could have happened. And its not like the king felt joy that his wife was dead or anything, the king (I gotta learn these names too) he was in massive grief having to make a decision that would be the worst anyone could ever make. Childbirth used to be this awful all the time which is one big reason why religion existed and stayed around, how can you live a day when your wife could be cut open and bleed to death, you pray to anything and any god to not have that happen, beg on your knees to not experience that.
As someone who read the Fire and Blood book, as well as The World of Ice and Fire, I can safely say that this so far is a very fine adaptation of what was described in those history books. Cannot wait for the next episode.
I'm pretty sure the first season will be more of a slow burn, letting the audience get familiar with all the cast before shit hits the fan. If the first episode included the death of the queen, a failed pregnancy, and the naming of Rhaenyra as heir, I'm willing to be the last episode of the season will include the death of the King, Rhaenyra's stillbirth, and the naming of Aegon 2 as King.
PainCausingSamurai - agreed - even GOT Season 1 was all set up - Season 2 was when it kicked off
@@PainCausingSamurai (revisited fire and blood after watching this)ending it with the kings death feels like it would be HOD equivalent to ned stark dying at the end of season 1.
@The Rotten💯 take a wild guess
You're clearly drunk if you think this is good
Koolaid drunk that is
I was skeptical. But after the 1st episode I'm a lot more hopeful. Because that 1st episode was pretty damn good. Hope it continues.
I wasn't. They know how to begin a story. They don't know how to end it. This is also GRRM personal problem... And his time is running out - even if they include his vision till the end.
This has a better chance of succeeding than GoT, but you never know... Maybe the TV people think they know better once more.
knowing how the story will continue, we are in for some crazyness
@@corbeau-_- I hear you..but GOTs story wasn’t completed before we got that show ending. At least this story is finished and all they have to do is adapt it
Just realized that I've been watching this channel for what honestly feels like it might be a decade. Such a chill channel with a cool dude. Thanks for all the good times so far man!
This was a very impressive pilot. Who knows if this will remain consistent throughout the season but even the familiar places in Kings Landing felt more expansive. We got our first look at Summer Hall and the Dragon Pit with Dragonkeepers. The liberties they took with House Velaryon was easy to overlook given the quality of everything else.
-Based off a book that is already complete
-Late stage GoT production values
-D&D absolutely nowhere in sight
I'm very confident in this. And even if it fails, at the very least we'll get some more Ramin Djawadi music
I'd rather read winds of winter over this junk that keeps pushing back the actual story
@@deadnorth8648 Then go read it
"Late stage GoT production values" doesn't sound that great. But that might be down to what you are including in that.
@@holysecret2 you can clown on GOT writing but the production and cgi got better throughout the series. The only thing they can't get it right were the direwolves.
@@Crimson_Edelweiss Send us the book then. Oh wait...
What was most disturbing about Aemma’s death was that she wasn’t even told what was going to happen. Watching Aemma beg her husband not to let the maesters cut her open was brutal. Overall, incredible episode.
Was this in the first episode?
It's a prequel to an overall series that has no novel canonical ending.
Not even a single damn day has passed and people are already spoiling shit in the comments.
Thanks mate.
Most disturbing? i thought it was the painting on wall 🤣
Yup, disturbing but in that scenario I don't see how exactly they're saving the queen??
The fact that the they mentioned the danger of the white walkers in this episode just made me think of how bad season 8 and the death of the knight king actually was.
There was a season 8?
Aha I see you bruh!
First episode and am bored already. Bro you know nothing if you think this GOT is better than GOT season 8.
I couldn’t help but smile when the first dragon appeared on screen with Ramins music. Very promising pilot that’ll hopefully turn into a great series that can give us hope for the story again, 10/10 so far
I'm a huge book fan so like lots of others I was a little worried about this show after the appalling ending of Game of Thrones, however the first episode has left me excited to see more.
Its HBO and theres a 100% planned ending for it so we dont gotta worry atleast until were a couple episodes in.
Well this is already written for them
Not getting my hopes up in the slightest.
To be fair unless you are breaking bad your last season most likely sucked not just game of thrones lol.
@@Anthonycheesman33 the last season of sopranos was good even people didn’t like the cut to black
Had they executed the last seasons better, the “a song of ice and fire” scene would have been much cooler.
True
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@Jack Wrath Really? that's your marketing? :))
True however it still gave me chills seeing catspaw and the music was great
For real, it’s just really rang hollow for me especially given the terrible ending
Life has gotta be a straight trip for the Double D’s lol. W/ no real filmography they took a project to unprecedented success. They were pure gold dragons at one point. The epitome of elite Hollywood show runners. And in a yr they went from the pinnacle to ppl being scared and disappointed to even hear their names attached to a project lol. Gotta be one of most epic cautionary tales of all time about how quickly everything can change.
Their success was built on sand and illusions. They swindled their ways into their positions. Imagine what GoT could have looked like with great show runners
@@holysecret2 Yep -- GRRM wrote the story for them, so their ineptitude was plainly visible once they no longer had any source material to go off of.
@@KnightofDight ya, but they also chose to not include a lot of storylines that ended up changing entire characters and their motivations. Wrote themselves into plenty of road blocks that would’ve been difficult to come out of cleanly
It was a great first episode. I wish they had started the series with the start of Fire and Blood, with Aegon’s invasion on Westeros. That book is amazing and has enough content for ten season. Not sure why they jumped into the later part. Sure, this is probably the most exciting part of it but there was a lot of amazing stuff in other parts of the book.
Very happy with the Targ casting in terms of the look. They all look beautiful but in an odd otherworldly way. Rhaenyra and Daemon are on point in this way.
So a black Targaryen is in line with the book is it?
@@panthwolfy George RR Martin was fully involved in the casting, he made that choice. Lol. If he’s cool with it I’m cool with it. I was talking mainly about Rhaenyra and Daemon anyway
@@panthwolfy well for one he’s not a Targaryen he’s a Valyrion and the valyrions of old we’re sailors who frequented the summer isles which have dark skinned ppl so it would make since for a descendent to be dark skinned
@@panthwolfy he’s not a Targaryen you nerd.
They made the Blk Guy look a little Ridiculous to me with his hair color..... but whatever
Even though it is just a single episode out currently I must say that I am cautiously optimistic as this feels like a back to basics for the franchise. No more prophecies, no more ice people and zombies no we're just back to people in a room talking in hushed tones (maybe more figuratively speaking) and I think that's what made the first 4 seasons of GoT great.
Ya and the dragon thing will be normal since it's the dragon family after all
Well there are some prophesies in the form of "Dragon Dreams," but they're more Greek oracle premonitions that don't turn out how you expect, but they fuel the Targaryen hubris that makes them so fun to watch.
I mean, i loved the mystical aspects, but the show crapped the bed in execution. Many of the prophecies were completely thrown out. Azor ahai prophecy had almost no relevance. Arya ended up killing the night king. The light vs the dark whole thing had no relevance. Cersei's prophecy about a brother killing her DIDNT EVEN HAPPEN. People assumed it would be tyrion, but jaimes character arc and him being the kingslayer implied he would become the queenslayer and kill his sister to who went mad. Never happened.
When it was melissandre talking prophecies early seasons, THAT was great. I loved that. And jon snows resurrection made you think azor ahai. I loved the SETUP of these prophecies, especially in the books.
But in the end they didnt execute.
Dude. Literally the first scene of Game of Thrones has ice zombies. That was always in the basics of the show. They just flubbed it in the show, but the entire point was that Westeros was a bunch of idiots playing an absolutley small and pointless game while the Apocolypse was breathing down their necks and no one would pay attention.
Lots of prophecies 😂😂
I love how just in the first episode Viserys explained to Rhanaera about the reason for Aegon's conquest and the Night King being the greatest threat. I am really excited to see where this goes and also they had to have big balls to go in that direction considering the final season of GOT and the only thought that comes to my mind is that will there be a GOT s8 remake because I think that the reason for Aegon's conquest will be a very big theme this season and each King or Queen having a duty to pass that information down to their Heirs. But still that remake ain't ever happening so we will just have to forget S8 and reimagine it ourselves to give meaning to the Greatest threat Westoros will ever experience
At least we are getting a Sequel with Jon Snow lol!!! but Dany doesn't want to be in it this time. Well I guess they will recast her or just let her character stay dead.
I thought the casting sucked, except for Michelle Obama as a Valaryon with blonde dreadlocks. THAT made sense and was super inclusivey, N' stuff.
In all of the series so far i just love the way the Starks doesnt give a crap about the throne, even in this episode u can clearly see on Rick Stark face "Why the fuck im here" and knowing that the north itself wich is a pretty large part of the realm only awnsers to Starks somehow makes all the thrones BS seem trivial XD.
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Also i love that final scene when Damon tries to walk to his brother and the kingsgards unsheats their sword, send chills down my spine, cause in GOT the kingsguard kinda became a joke, since Jamie killed backstapped his King and failed to protect every child of his that became the King so it was kinda nice seeing how menacing 4 man pulling out their swords to protect their king for once looks like.
Rick did seem that way but also looked terribly out of shape. Like a smaller Robert baratheon
Tbh looking at how the kingdom was ran here - made me realise how incompetent Kings Landing was ran in the OG series under Rob, Cersei and Tywin.
@@firstlast9846 And also shows the brilliance of the Stark who bent the knee, he protected the north banners and their lands from dragon fire, Agon left the starks as protectors of the North and their business, and after the rebellion there are no dragons which basically means the Targeryons means to conquer the North are gone, they only care about their lands and food supplies as they know well how hard and scary winter truly is they don't have the luxury to waste their time on games of thrones, they are the Hobbits of westeros away enough for people to not care about them, but powerful enough to make a difference.
Well Starks have a big role in sorting all this shit out at the end tho :))) Not to spoil anything
@@lkrnpk I just like how George illustrates them they prety much own the North but u dont see them flexing it, surviving the long winter its their priotity and making sure their banners do their job properly, they dont care about politcs or the throne, but somehow u cant tell the history of westeros whitout mentioning their name, the north never had to face dragon fire cause a Stark bent the knee, a Stark helped Robert in is rebellium and while they never seeked it in the end a Stark was named ruler of westeros.
It feels so good to be back. I pray that the rest of the series remains in good hands and keeps up this momentum. I have a good feeling though, considering the story was concluded in the books
I would like to be excited for this show but after game of thrones…. I’ll watch it in 8 years when it’s all wrapped up if the reviews are good for the finale.
@@TheDarkjedi94 Lol.. yeah.. and maybe finish this stupid book series in another 18 years after that. GRRM is not longer an author... he is now just a cash cow!
@@TheDarkjedi94 the first episode was great but I get what your saying but I think is going to great the show in general because the book is finish so they can use so much and not ruin like d&d did they definitely didn’t k ow what to do after the books and we can see that when they felt the need to decrease the episodes order
@@TheDarkjedi94 that is why I do not care about this prequel because I know how the main show ends
@@Revan-eb1wb I believe you are missing the point of television.
Another amazing video! Thank you!
I loved all of the minute book details that they incorporated into the show... I honestly cannot wait for the next episode.
When Viserys Targaryen said "Damn, this really IS a house of dragons" I knew we were in for a wild ride.
Yeah and when Matt Smith turned vampire and morbed over Viserys. Truly one of the shows of our time.
I love that all the dragons look SO different vs the copy paste dragons Daenerys had. It makes sense that they would look the same with you know Dragon breeding problems BUT it's just COOL to see so many different dragons out there.
You are right, in the books all the dragons are unique and of many colors. And as if that were not enough, each one has a personality that distinguishes them too. In the case of the Daenerys dragons, their resemblance could be justified by the fact that with their little brothers hahahaha
Dragons were still awesome in got. But yeah these were sick
Diverse dragons!
The sound of keys jiggling in your face
You remember dragons right...
This premiere really felt like going back home after being gone for so long. This HOTD Westeros feels like a truly lived in medieval world while AGOT was more like the early Renaissance period.
Syrax has to be the coolest looking dragon I’ve seen this far. Can’t wait to see the giant Vhagar in all her glory 🐉
I quite liked the first episode, was excited for the potential of the show since reading fire and blood. Matt Smith's acting is excellent but I did think his look and black armor looked silly and fake. Otherwise excellent first episode and lot of potential for the dance of dragons.
My thoughts exactly on that armor. Maybe because I watched a knight tale so many times as a kid and I liked how practical the suits in that movie looked. His little bat wings on the helmet just looked ridiculous
I think the armour is supposed to be silly. It’s been like Rhaenys said 70 years since the last real war. Everyone’s armour is just for show and pageantry, not really practical
For real, his helmet looked like it was something out of Power Rangers
@@Kyle-qd2sy Yeah agreed, they talked alot about the opulence of the time, but for me at least the armor did not just look over the top, it looked like styrofoam instead of metal
@@storytellers1 It is ceremonial. They don't use those during battles.
I find it ironic and kinda sad that the entire point of the white walkers(at least before the final season) were to be an existential impending doom that was meant to put into perspective how stupid and conceded the people of Westeros were for ignoring it and being more interested in the petty squabbles amongst themselves and they were supposed to make the characters and the audience realize that there are much more important things we need to worry about. Yet, so many people complain about how uninterested they were in that and how they were more interested in the petty squabbles. Smh
Built up the white walkers literally from episode one, only for the threat to be dealt with in one episode. Smh
Not really,it's just Jeremy saying this,white walkers were no doubt my favorite part of game of thrones
Yea I don’t understand how Jeremy cared more about a chair than the existential threat of the entire world.
@@davidlaid1146 nah I know a lot of people both irl and online that express this opinion
I didn't give any care for the north or white walkers in all 8 seasons. I know its not a popular opinion but ned and the starks were my least favorite characters in the show and books . I suppose we all have different tastes. Political drama and intrigue seem far more relevant maybe than a fantastic concept of an existential threat? I really have always liked the rouge prince and the greens and the blacks novelas way better than even ASOIAF series. Honestly if it wasnt for danny or stanus I would have flushed the books and show down the toilet.
I'm excited, I'm really happy, this episode delivered a lot more than I was expecting honestly, and the acting + production are incredible.
I love how they opened with the Dragon flying over Kings Landing. Even though it reminded us of the horrible finale. It was them flexing their muscles saying we will fix that shit
Exactly , its like hbo themselves goes
"i know , i know this is reminded you of something horrible , we would promise thats never happen again , plz accept this banger episode as an apology"
The pilot episode was stellar!! I'm glad to be back to Westeros!!!
I still miss personality tho, a lot of characters are just so blank. In GOT s1e1 Joffrey was already established as a prick, Tyrion as an intellegent yet looked upon 'joke', Cersei was reserved, arya didn't want to follow rules, Robert was a swine.... The only character that has a bit of personality is Daemon. I mean Rhyneara and Alicent are basically the same, just as Corlyn and the maester.
@@michiel1162 I hear you. Well let's see how the characters develop throughout the season. I think the episode set everything up for what is to come. Overall, I enjoyed it
The pilot perfectly lays up the groundwork for what is going to be a beast of a show. Many characters are organically introduced, multiple plot lines have inciting incidents and the characters are presented in a very intriguing and mysterious way too.
The GOT references also sent a dose of nostalgia filled chills which I greatly appreciate.
The music is great, the acting just impeccably excellent, and it was great feeling the dark, gritty and consequential world of Westeros once again.
Looking forward to the next episode wholeheartedly, and truly hope the quality remains consistent.❤🐉
It's gonna be crap.
They had how many got seasons and they messed it up after two
Ssssssure this will be the bestest ever
Not sure about "organically" introduced. There's a TON of brutal exposition to make everything fit, including lines of dialogue like "Hey Daemon Targaryen, rider of Caraxes and wielder of Dark Sister". And Aemma explaining to her husband the fate of each individual child they lost, as if he wouldn't know. Still, it is forgivable for the first few episodes as they set everything up.
Been watching you for years JJ, you'll never be boring!
Someone said it! I always felt that Cersei just becoming queen while being pretty much unchallenged was forced af. That time period would’ve had way more push back from people in Westeros even with her being a Lannister. Hell, I’m pretty sure the peasants would’ve started a riot just for some shits and giggles in their boring af life
It was a FANTASTIC first episode..I’m invested for sure…I didn’t realize the impact the Game of Thrones world has on us…we NEEDED this … low key felt a little emotional hearing the GoT theme song playing after 3 years…pumped 🔥 🐉
Would hardly call it fantastic. It was serviceable. We shall see how it unfolds, I'm not holding my breath.
@@gmee123 you are trippin. It was absolutely fantastic.
I absolutely loved this pilot. I’m so glad GOT is back ❤️ my sundays haven’t been the same since.
Same. GoT is definitely back, in higher quality I might add. The budget, I mean just WOW. The first episode felt like I was watching a movie version of GoT. HOTD is AWESOME.
After GoT's last season (8), I thought Netflix's "The Witcher" could fulfill my craving for medieval fantasy. I'm sorry to say this, but neither season 1 or 2 did anything for me. And I know, I know how Henry Cavill has given it is all to portray Geralt of Rivia. Unfortunately, to me, he just looks constipated most of the time, especially during season 2.
Let it die before you millennials and zoomers destroy everything
Loved it, brought me back to those early GOT episodes where you were like WTF did I just watch. That labor scene was heavy, but I think it real fast the tone for what’s to come. I’ll be watching this show for sure.
Just realized I’ve been watching Jeremy’s videos for the past 10 years. Crazy how time flys
I am going to wait until the first season is done and then tune in. Cheers. It looks interesting. Thank for the review Jeremy.
Matt Smith is a great villain.
Oh, so they made you think he was the villain? Good job creators.
Hopefully they don't make him woke like his fake big brother in the show.
@@rektz2457 why are you crying woke in every comment lol
@@beyreli3988 because wokeness is ruining every tv show
Villain? huh? Oh no, he killed ropists? and called out the guys using the weak king.
As someone who knows fire and blood inside and out, I think they did a perfect job of setting the table for what's ahead
Was definitely on the fence about watching this since you know...
But gave it a shot since Dumb and Dumber aren't involved. Was quite happy that the director of ep 1 and an executive producer is the guy (can remember his name) that did one of my favorite GoT episodes. Episode as a whole was a good setting up of who the players are.
I was surprised at how good it was. I had very low expectations.
No need to thank us for not getting bored of you Jeremy - we click your face because we like what you bring us.
Good start for sure hope they can stay consistent with character arcs. But love the first episode brought me back.
Loved the first episode despite having high expectations!
EDIT: I think you called Matt Smitt "Adam" Smith
he did. he's no longer matt smith. he's now adam smith to me.
I love when Matt smith started celebrating early after the jousting victory. We were like NOOOOOOOO!! NEVER celebrate early. Especially in Westeros.
Loved the first eposide. Can't wait for more of the story and characters. 😍
Genuinely interested in what is in store. This was much better than I was expecting!
Red dragon is named Caraxes. He’s moody
I wonder how Jeremy will react /catch to Vermithor?
The episode was amazing! Feels so good to be back in Westeros.
Same. Missed this world.
I thought Netflix's "The Witcher" could crave my hunger for medieval fantasy... it didn't. I feel so sorry for Henry Cavill, cuz I know he's pouring his heart out in that series.
I do have to give them credit on one thing: Matt Smith and that girl they cast both sort of look inbred, so they got that part right.
ahahhahahaahaha
“Heir for a day” “we must all mourn in our own way” Daemon already giving zero fucks
I completely disagree in regards to the whitewalkers and north of the wall storyline. That was easily my favorite part of GOT. The suspense about the night king and Jon’s character arc was my fav. Still love you tho. ❤️
I was skeptical before watching house of the dragon. I really wanted to hate it and at first I felt it was a slow burn. After halfway through I decided it was pretty good and am excited to keep watching.
@Lala Emm I would say the feeling came from feeling betrayed by the ending of GOT. Like a bad breakup, it was difficult for me to see how it could be good. I was pleasantly surprised :)
No one's talking about Rhaenyra(idfk how you spell it). But I really enjoy her acting and personality. She seems very likeable and relatable character to center this story around.
Fire and blood is a history book of westeros. It covers almost 200 years of history so it starts 300 years prior to GOT. House of the dragon is something like 4 chapters from within that history book. So it's not the begining or the end of that book but a contained story within it.
Wanted to watch this explicitly for Matt smith and it didn’t disappoint. Looks like they’re framing him as the villian or an anti-hero. Should be interesting. Also - that Knight fight was Brutal as fuck!
The thing I loved the most about this pilot, is the way they portray some obvious archetypes. Daemon is a perfect example of this. The ambitious brother scheming at taking the throne for his own at any cost... Except that's not what we saw. Daemon had plenty of moments where he could have simply confirmed to the same familiar tropes we've all seen by killing that knight after he loses in the jousting match, but he doesn't. He takes his loss and moves on, because he is not a monster and I loved that. Even the conversation with his brother he has before basically being banished is out of genuine care for his brother. He tells him he is weak not out of hate, but rather out of necessity and he is 100% right. The two brothers alone already has this series off to an impeccable start.
True well said he may be arrogant but he is brutally honest and he does love his brother
Well said
I didn't think I could feel good about anything Game of Thrones again I'm glad I changed my mind
Your mortal Kombat reference literally just killed me 😂😂😂
THIS!! this is the Game of Thrones I used to love, what a spectacular comeback 🔥 10/10 first episode
This has been the best pilot episode I've seen in a while from any TV as of late. It reminded me why I love the world of Westero and the theme music and dragons!! I’m looking to Sunday for episode 2!
Read the books
I still miss personality tho, a lot of characters are just so blank. In GOT s1e1 Joffrey was already established as a prick, Tyrion as an intellegent yet looked upon 'joke', Cersei was reserved, arya didn't want to follow rules, Robert was a swine.... The only character that has a bit of personality is Daemon. I mean Rhyneara and Alicent are basically the same, just as Corlyn and the maester.
The first episode was so good in the sense of you’re getting a brief feel for the wars to come and who’ll be involved on what side. It’s the sense of oh snap here comes the backstabbing head cutting dragon eating fun.
Not only was the jousting cool to watch with a nice amount of action, but the gold cloaks delivering judgement/punishment was kinda brutal...Looking forward to next episode.
the show also really neutered the magical storylines, bc they in and of themselves couldve been intwined with the politics: the ethno-religious tension between the first men and andals, the faith of the north vs the seven (the faith of the seven is openly hostile to the northern religion in the books). and how the faith of the north is related to the white walkers, the children of the forest, and the possibility the walkers are the children's revenge, stayed by an old contract between the kings of winter and the children of the forest/old gods. years of cultural decay by the andals/southerners decayed the agreement and is why the walkers are plotting and prodding for an invasion of the north, a reconquest if its the children calling them down
it was only the first episode... they have to introduce characters in the pilot first.. Just because ASOIAF did it early on, doesn't mean that this story has "neutered" those storylines.
@@subservient8 he/she was talking about game of thrones
Exactly. Those aspects were actually what made ASOIAF books much more interesting than a bunch of high lords and ladies fighting over an uncomfortable throne.
Not sure I agree with you. In the books, magic is basically not understood, with unpredictable results that may or may not have anything to do with the magic, and more false practitioners than actual ones. Magical races are even known about less. Martin put on a masterclass in diversion about magic. I think the GOT show made it far more concrete than the books ever did. Martin makes sure that you know little to nothing about the past races and their motivations because nobody around does know their past or motivations, and he wants to keep the reader in the dark and force them to draw their own conclusions. Always liked that about the world he created. There is a real loss of knowledge happening as time progresses.
ah, I see now. my bad, had 1 to many after work yesterday and just finished the first episode then came on youtube lol
Loved it! Soo much better when they’re going off of Martins work and not bastardizing it into oblivion. Instantly brought me right back to best of GOT.
Still hoping the success of this show can lead to a Roberts Rebellion spinoff as well. That was the most interesting lore from the original series.
Just got binge and started watching, it looks great!
The first episode was perfect!
Reminded me of the first few seasons of GOT (with much better production quality) with the raw tension and the house politics.
I hope they keep up the quality.
So glad to be back in westeros, I'd forgotten how surreal and brutal it was.
Loved the first episode
I went into this very skeptical, but damn they pulled me right back in. Excellent start to the series.
Amazing start to the show, absolutely love the writing so far, the acting, and especially all the dragons and how different they are from one another. This has so much potential.
Yoo. Better call Saul review? Better. Call. Saul. BETTER. CALL. SAUL!
*Lowkey confused* The father said Aegon’s dream was of a Long Winter that required everyone to link up and he called it “A Song of Ice and Fire” and is spoken of as a kind of “Family secret” along with The Targaryen’s dragon controlling abilities being “an illusion” so why in the OG “Game of Thrones” did Sam write a book titled “A Song of Ice and Fire” when that title was seemingly only kept among the Targaryen’s?
I feel like Aegon dreamed of how this prophesy will be called by the people and just took up the name. Or it's just prophesy becoming full circle.
Yeah that probably has no explanation, the bad writing of season 8 still inflecting our lives
You calling Matt Smith “Adam Smith” made me laugh out loud
Rewatched it a few time and noticed new things. Notice the dagger? That is art
I dug it! I was pleasantly surprised. It seems like a stripped down version of GOT. I also didn't read this prequel material, so I'm coming in without the baggage of having read the books, which can be a two edged sword (see what I did there?). Two words make this a hit for me; Sonoya Mizuno. My god am I in love with this woman. Everything I've seen her in has been spectacular (and I include the Chemical Brothers video for Wide Open. If you haven't seen it, check it out. She's a ballerina and amazing). No qualms thus far. Looking forward to a fun season.
Jeremy, I want you to review the finale of Better Call Saul.
Daemon is going to be a popular character. He already is for GRRM and fans who know the books. But once we get to Blood & Cheese, people will start hating him.
Off to a great start I must say, hope it holds well to the end
This first episode is already better than season 8 episodes 3-6.
Great start 👏🏽
imo its better than any dialogue episode since season 5
@@roddur1000 nah
@@roddur1000 Personally, I still liked season 6, i think it was Season 7 where everything took a turn.
wow u too.
after ep3 i didnt even complete the show
It’s better than every Season 5-8 episode aside from Hardhome
I did enjoy the first episode. I have a question: did anyone feel the violence felt more excessive than in GOT? I'm not criticizing it; I just can't recall the violence on GOT being as consistent in 1 episode then it was for the premiere. Thoughts?
Ya especially that beating up contestants and also that scene with child birth... I couldn't close my eyes nor open them literally
@@royalpunditsr4779 I feel like it's a great contrast from both first episodes. In GOT the violence was chilling and mysterious (The massacre of the wildings and encounter with white walker), or about honor (like beheading that deserter.) It is a clear refelction of the episode's setting which is the North. In HOTD, it primarily takes place in King's Landing... the violence is more pronounced, wild, horrifying, and excessive and even a little bit political. A clear refelction of life in the capital. I feel like it just makes sense and intentional.
I hope they don't go too overboard with the violence to the point where it starts to desensitize the audience.
I personally already am a little desensitized. I remember watching GoT for the first time and getting shocked not just because of the realistic violence but all the plot behind it that was meaningful.
Now I felt nothing watching this first episode. Looks totally normal mundane.
It was perfect in its amount. Executions? Here you get it. Cross-section of 13th century? Get it nice and bloody, like it is supposed to be. 5/5, without any sarcasm.
@@royalpunditsr4779 Yeah, the childbirth/archaic c-section made me cringe. It's something you want to block out, yet you can't, and the exact opposite happens. Let's also not forget the city watch inflicting their wrath on civilians. I'll probably end up watching the episode again.
The book is a secondhand historical account. You’re not really supposed to take it literally. Stuff is embellished so depending on who you’re getting the info from. So they can take some liberties.
Loved the first episode and can't wait to watch more.