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I feel like the vision Daemon saw is going to be connected to new game of thrones season they are going to make I've been thinking that Daemon is connected to Bran and nightking and long night and so is healina that is why you see the vision that Daemon and Helena because daemon can see future and Helena can see the past like Bran that is why they are connected and vision of Long night and nightking is proof of that also future Targaryens can see this also up to Mad king 👑 because of that in future shows we will probably be seeing more Targaryens that see that future
Even tho aegons not a good guy most people still feel bad for him. He didnt ask for any of this and has horrible atuff happened to him. His mom is also a terrible mother
The shot of Alicent chewing her fingers, wearing blue, just brings back all these feelings, stress, and fear she had as a child, I appreciate the callback
Helaena was actively speaking to Daemon on that weird edit, it was a reveal that she's a greenseer who can communicate and see through the weirwood trees.
@@queenxx1690could it be that she is secretly grateful that her son won’t have to be a part of the war? He won’t grow up to inherit the burden of ruling, constant threats to his life or be forced to marry his twin sister.
I think that track at the end is called "All Men Must Choose" or something similar. Appropriate for a scene that has all of the various armies on the move for the final fight. To quote Gandalf, "The board is set, the pieces are moving. We come to it at last, the great battle of our time."
When Ulf told Rhaenyra "Best me make me a knight then" You can see one of Rhaenyra's guards in the background grab the hilt of his sword. I thought Ulf was about to be outta here! 😅
Me through the _entire_ episode watching Rhaena become progressively move bedraggled and desperate: *GIVE THAT GIRL HER DRAGON ALREADY* 2nd to last scene- YES THANK- * cuts * *FUUUUCCCCC*
Lol I can totally hear this in my head hahaha oooomg it was SO frustrating! On a positive note what a scary and beautiful looking wild dragon haha love sheepstealer 🖤
Abubakar Salim FUCKING KILLED IT as Alyn in his speech to Lord Corlys. As someone whose own father abandoned me and my mother I know exactly where he’s coming from. And like him I would rather “decline any offers of help” from him.
He really did. The casting directors do not miss for this series. And I realize Corlys didn't want to offend Rhaenys, but dude at least make sure your sons have a safe place to live and enough to eat, FFS
@thedarkknight2221, I was born out of wedlock, so as a bastard, I can relate to Jace's frame of mind. I'm 59 and back then it was really looked down upon. There was only one church in town that would baptize me as a tiny tot. The others refused to. Even divorced women were looked down upon. I'm glad that has changed.
I was worried that Daemons story wasn’t going to pay off considering how slow it felt throughout the season, but now I see that he NEEDED to have his ego and worldview be broken down by the dark magic of Harrenhal. By seeing the dream of the future, the song of ice and fire, and after he sees that he never really needed the crown, he now puts all of his heart into fighting for Rhaenyra.
One thing I liked about it was that it felt like most of the episode was simply closing the book on the stories of this season, kind of making it a story within a story... yet used the last montage scene to just be like, "And this is going to be the focus of the next season. Bye. For now."
what I learned is don't mess with Helaena or she will enter the dream world to inspire your enemies against you lol. Ima go ahead and leave her alone, just as I would never step foot in Harrenhal lol
@@borderlandish1140I have a small crush on the actress. So no, it is not just you. Also, couple that with her passive-aggressively standing up to Aemond and…WOW.
Women are strong enough to fight. In the books she was depressed over Blood & Cheese, but now she feels totally fine and could definitely fight, I have no sympathy for her.
The final song is so cool!!! I may be wrong but the theme of each House (Stark, Lannister, Targaryen, etc.) were playing in the background when each appeared
alicent making aegon fear for his life for his entire existence telling him if he doesn’t take the throne rhaenyra will kiII him just for her turn around and sacrifice him and siblings
How was it a good episode? The writing is all over the place and incoherent with the lore. This is the epitomy of when GRRM recently said that he was tired of lame writers changing the original plot in a feeble attempt of grasping for glory because they think that they can do it better. Apart from the performances of the actors playing Aegon, Aemond, Helaena and Rhaenys this season has been mediocre at best.
My thoughts exactly. It was a great episode on it's own, but it was terrible as a finale. I mean the whole season they have been building up to a confrontation, and they skip it for next season?? Why did this season exist then. It should have 2 more episodes and show us at least one large scale battle (either the armies classing or what happens with the pirates). The way they ended it was extremely anti-climactic.
No because the show runner's of this series didn't take the time to show that dragon or it's rider for the viewers to see. Instead this season we got to see a bunch of filler scenes that mess with the pace of the show than actually seeing the progression of war.
I half expected daemon was hallucinating the entire thing and rhaenyra would show up and hes the only one there just wandering around talking to himself
After Daemon swears his loyalty to Rhaenyra, he gets to his feet and it looks like he wanted to touch his forehead to hers (something we've seen him do before with people he loves) but it looked to me like she turned away. Anyone else catch that or was it just me? Or maybe I just imagined it lol
Did anyone noticed the stark theme during the march with the northerners and the Rains of Castamere with the Lannisters ? so beautiful ♥️ 🐉 I love the game of thrones universe so excited to back in Westeros onward to season 3 🔥 🐉
That was a great episode… but a great episode to what feels like should’ve been a 9 or 10 episode season. That did not feel very finale like. A bit bummed I now have to wait years for the war to begin.
A son for a son? Thought that was settled when they took a grandson for a son. And Alicent sacrificing the boy that never wanted to be a king but she coerced into taking the throne? Tf! If a grandson ain’t enough then at least sacrifice Aemond! Alicent never ceases to amaze me with her extreme disregard for Aegon. And she doomed Cole and her own brother too!
Baela and Jace are my faves from this season. The scenes with Lord Lannister in Essos were priceless. I wish they didn't save those for the end though. Rhaenyra grew on me so much this season too. Emma D'Arcy and Olivia Cooke are the true heartbeats of the show. Even when things kind of sagged in parts, their scenes were all so compelling. Tom Glynn Carney as Aegon was also great this season to me. I heard they couldn't do rewrites or anything due to the strike and some of that showed. Season 3 will rip our hearts out.
A lot of it showed. Had Daemon randomly in a castle the whole season. It could have been summed up in 2 episodes. I wanted why more Daemon and Otto. To me they are the best in the show.
Cramming that Lannister story line into the finale was infuriating. To say the writing in Season 2 was lacking would be an understatement. They need to bring back Miguel Sapochnik ASAP
We had war (or was Rook's Rest just a mild skirmish?). But this is the opening stages of a war, where both sides still hold out hope for peace while trying to get all of their forces in line. Now the hope for peace is over, the armies are in place and all-out war is about to begin.
I was not liking early in the season up until he had that vision that he wanted to take the Throne for himself. I’m so happy he now understands his rightful place is next to Queen Rhaenyra. Also I was wondering after the vision shifted from Daemons vision to Helena speaking directly through dragon/weir wood dream Skype I wonder if because she saw something that she has been trying to set people up or something
This should have been the penultimate episode. We spent 2 years + all season leading up to this battle and I was really excited to see it. Whatever, I’ll be back watching it in 2 years anyway!
I am honestly going to step back and look at this as it’s own thing separate from GOT. I’m going to stop comparing. It’s NOT going to be at the level of Seasons 1-4 of GOT. So, Just watching this from a Zerospace I will say the episode was entertaining but felt like a CW fantasy series in moments. In other words - it was a bit soapy The scene with Gawain and Criston felt so random. Why is he just finding it out??? It seemed we missed the lead up to that The scene with Alicent and Rhae felt like bad team green fan service. The best scene was the Corlys Alan moment. It was great to finally get some meat for Corlys Aemond is full on comic villain. I mean it was entertaining but very light. It isn’t the sophisticated intrigue story I wanted - expected but I finally will let go of that desire and try to enjoy it for what it is Fluf fantasy
I think that was a bit more than a good edit with Helaena. It is meant to show us that her visions and prophesies come from her connection (in real time to everyone else) with the three-eyed raven, which exists outside the normal confines of time.
This didn't really feel like a finale to me. It's worth noting this season was shortened to 8 episodes instead of 10, and that decision wasn't up to the creators of the show, but that doesnt change the dissatisfaction this episode left me with. I'm optimistic we won't have to wait as long for next season.
@@ericv234 Probably not, it’s just paced differently than expected. I think this season still had a lot of great moments. The finale just felt like a filler episode.
I agree ...very underwhelming. Feels like Daemon and otto got the sh*t end of the stick. I needed way more of them. Larys as a master of whispers when he comes to politics is also underwhelming. It all gives rough draft vibes. Sigh
I think I heard an Easter egg when the “mud lady” was talking to Tyland Lannister ( or whatever his name is lol), she mentions the sea snake and meeting him again…if she’s referring to Corlyss, and if she is possibly a slightly older woman, AND she has long gray hair….maybe she’s Allen and Adams mother and she’s a Targaryen bastard pirate 😂🤷🏻♂️
Isn't it ironic how Alicient and Otto preached that Aagon should fear Rhanera when her own son Aemond was the one who is actively trying to kill him? Stupid Hightowers 🤨😒
@@lindsey7951 Aemond was always like this, ambitious and too emotional, but he knew how to hide it. He was the second son so he kept himself in check and prepared for when his opportunity would come, but went for it when Aegon bullied him one last time. You could already see this behaviour once he claimed Vhagar when he told his cousins and nephews what he really thought of them.
so far 7.5/10… currently at 54:00 I’ll edit this when I finish Edit: Rating remained the same 7.5 ! Brilliant episode, a tiny bit underwhelming for a finale
@@Ashbrash1998because books and shows are two different types of media. Book readers will always be dissatisfied either by what has been changed, removed, or added. As someone who’s hasn’t read the books, the show is a fantastic ride!
I actually really enjoyed this season which surprised me because I have read the book and they have done a great job of adding to the story in my opinion
Who else was screaming HYPOCRISY when alicent was giving her whole speech. Easily the worst mother, Queen, throne player whatever u want to call it. Oh i took a dip in a lake and now im ready to stop everything that I started. I do not like her writing at all. It comes off as pathetic, stubborn and arrogant. Ohh woe is me i just want to live in peace after i lost all control and have no other option. Rhenerya please be the bigger person and spare me. Even though you ask the same of me a few weeks ago and i told you no. I hate her writing.
Loved when Ser Simon Strong clapped in relief behind Rhaenyra. His being patient with Daemon paid off 😁 But, man, was I let down with everything ending on a cliffhanger. The armies didn't even get into ANY position. Booooo...... says me who is, of course, willing to wait.
Yes, but they are going to change absolutely their entire story which will cause a domino effect that will only serve as the series has already been doing to sanctify Daenira which will take away the best moments of the book that are going to come =(
Finally Daemon shows up to the party after weeks of hallucinations but now he has to wait two years to dance. I definitely enjoyed this episode but felt like a penultimate episode not a finale. 8/10
If we have to wait 2 years for season 3, I swear to god... 😖 Edit - Damn it. I just saw the brief first glimpse of 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' and remembered that is releasing in 2025..... we are definitely waiting another 2 years for HOTD Season 3. 😭
"he sits on a wooden throne" = at some point during the dance of dragons, Aegon becomes king again, but he is crippled and can't move his legs. The book's accurate Iron Throne is HUGE, with a staircase made of swords leading up to the seat. Since Aegon can't move his legs, he can't climb the steps to sit on the throne. In turn, a replica throne was made out of wood for him that was placed in front of the Iron throne that he sat on until he died.
I agree with a lot of people that this season felt less amazing than it was supposed to be. I think people feel that way because there weren’t that many dragon fighting scenes or in general actions scenes, at least not the amount we expected after season 1, but I think it works really well to build up season 3. That’s where the actual battles will happen and where we will probably see many MANY more people die. It is sad that we will most likely have to wait like 1 to 2 years tho.
They got the birthmark, but I wondered why does he have both eyes? Edit: nevermind, I just remembered the show version of Bloodraven has both of his eyes. Shucks.
I dont like Aemond, but the audacuty Alicent has to question him about sending Heleana to battle when she was the one who caused all of this is hilarious.
And she made a mistake. Does she need to allow other mistakes to be made? Rhaenyra also puts her sons in War affairs, and apparently is ok for her. Again everyone expects that Alicent some sort of duty and yet Rhaenyra is free from every decision she made. She may even ask Aegon´s head and people will cheer. But if the coins were flipped and in the same situation Alicent asked Jace head, people would just beat her up. Again Alicent recognized her mistake which led to bloodshed, but still people just want her to humiliate herself in every possible way. Rhaenyra did mistakes too, but good for her, she is learning!
@cassandramcbride7007 Not to be rude, but I was talking about one scene. Also, the only mistake she has made so far is to have any sympathy for the opposition that wants her and her family's heads.
The final episode DAEMON is his visions, The Three-Eyed Crow 🐦⬛ , Winter is Coming White Walkers , Rhaenyra on the Iron Throne. This whole episode prepares us for a Grandiose season 3 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🐉
I like how helaena chastises aemond for burning aegon and says that he'll die, but doesn't show any pain or anger to the man killed her own son. I thought she was gonna be an interesting character but it looks like she's just gonna be Bran the robot lite
@@ACinemafanatic They aren't even adapting the book for this series one to one. They already added the whole Catspaw and the prince that was promised storyline into it. I just think more people will be turned off by adding it than on. Doesn't matter either way to me I guess I just want dragons.
Is it a well-made and well-written episode? YES! Is this a season finale episode? ABSOLUTELY NOT! My only question is: how did the writers' room get together and say - "ok, this is a good episode to end season 2"?! It's absolutely unbelievable. A hook of expectation for the next one that will soon die without the slightest chance of remembering. Unreal, unbelievable.
The actor who plays Alyn is a game director of ‘Tales of Kenzera: Zau’ and voice actor for Assassins Creed Origins. He’s a very talented and versatile guy and it’d be a shame if his stories already coming to an end! 🙏
In my opinion: Good episode. Terrible finale. It’s the type of episode that comes BEFORE the season finale, made for setting up another episode not another season.
So . . . Now we have to wait another two years for a two episode pay off for this storyline, when they could’ve easily ended this storyline by having ten episodes like season one? Let’s drag this shit out for another season because the actors need to keep working.
great episode with the dialogue between the characters being the standout. should’ve been a great follow up episode to an episode 9 though. Perhaps with episode 9 being about Rheanera maybe going with Alicent’s proposal & king Kings Landing with Daemon & The Sea Snake arriving in Kings Landing with his fleet of ships.
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Reaction was great with what Daemon saw the night and first men seeing the future my theory came true so cool 😎
"You see we can have women versus men in sports "Ummmm..... actually that pirate was a man.
I feel like the vision Daemon saw is going to be connected to new game of thrones season they are going to make I've been thinking that Daemon is connected to Bran and nightking and long night and so is healina that is why you see the vision that Daemon and Helena because daemon can see future and Helena can see the past like Bran that is why they are connected and vision of Long night and nightking is proof of that also future Targaryens can see this also up to Mad king 👑 because of that in future shows we will probably be seeing more Targaryens that see that future
Even tho aegons not a good guy most people still feel bad for him. He didnt ask for any of this and has horrible atuff happened to him. His mom is also a terrible mother
The shot of Alicent chewing her fingers, wearing blue, just brings back all these feelings, stress, and fear she had as a child, I appreciate the callback
The moment she started doing that I was like “And how long has it been since she’s done that?”
Alicent playing the victim for the thousandth time.... What's new 🤷♀️
@@hidoradaikaiju4205 the damage on her fingers has been visible this whole season. It's subtle, but it seems like she never stopped!
@@microstreams Oh, okay. Lol. I know some people might disagree with me, but I do feel for Alicent to SOME degree after this episode.
@@hidoradaikaiju4205 agreed!
The budget for Season 2 went on Simon’s wardrobes😂 he been putting that shit on these past few episodes
It's like a Medieval version of 1999 era Prince. I love it.
Man whipped out House's Strong vintage line for this lol.
My man is dripping like an ice cream cone on a hot summer day.
@@awhartig5847he is flawless lol!! Gold on gold on gold
Simon Strong was the GOAT this season.
Helaena was actively speaking to Daemon on that weird edit, it was a reveal that she's a greenseer who can communicate and see through the weirwood trees.
Exactly
Yeah her's son killer how well written scene brains on writers are really big
@@queenxx1690could it be that she is secretly grateful that her son won’t have to be a part of the war? He won’t grow up to inherit the burden of ruling, constant threats to his life or be forced to marry his twin sister.
@@persephone342 Yeah she must be glad he took his head and almost give it Rhaenyra wtf do you even read what you written ?? it is fucking mad
@@persephone342 No, she is not gonna be glad to have her son murdered to be spared the pain of....being a king? The fuck
Ramon Djawadi was really cooking this episode. The music at the end 👌
Ramin is the Master of Song
I think that track at the end is called "All Men Must Choose" or something similar. Appropriate for a scene that has all of the various armies on the move for the final fight.
To quote Gandalf, "The board is set, the pieces are moving. We come to it at last, the great battle of our time."
The switch between the houses' themes as the banners switched gave me goosebumps!
This particular score is his best work yet. It's my favorite next to Power of Prophecy.
It was a masterpiece, so subtly but so so good
When Ulf told Rhaenyra "Best me make me a knight then" You can see one of Rhaenyra's guards in the background grab the hilt of his sword. I thought Ulf was about to be outta here! 😅
I would have smacked the shit out of him.
He's going to be a problem they need to go ahead and 🗡️
I saw that too. Lord what's his face was not amused. Ulf is bold.
Ulf knows he's essentially untouchable, which is why him and Hugh will be issues going forward....
They're setting up such a clear difference between those two - not worth even checking a book! Ulf's gonna turn and Hugh's gonna HAVE TO hammer him.
I was tweaking with the amount of times they cut away from Rhaena. GIVE THE GIRL THE DRAGON ALREADY
I think the writer strikes hurt the characters arch for Rhea ….
She got paid to do absolutely nothing this season sheesh
No one has talked about that Rhanya left Rhanerys and Daemon babies and baby dragons and eggs that she was trusted for.
@@solveigborgarsdottir935she left it with loyal servants, like there isn't much she could do without a dragon.
We lost Nettles for THIS weak story? Rhaena deserves better.
Me through the _entire_ episode watching Rhaena become progressively move bedraggled and desperate: *GIVE THAT GIRL HER DRAGON ALREADY* 2nd to last scene- YES THANK- * cuts * *FUUUUCCCCC*
Lol I can totally hear this in my head hahaha oooomg it was SO frustrating! On a positive note what a scary and beautiful looking wild dragon haha love sheepstealer 🖤
Abubakar Salim FUCKING KILLED IT as Alyn in his speech to Lord Corlys. As someone whose own father abandoned me and my mother I know exactly where he’s coming from. And like him I would rather “decline any offers of help” from him.
He really did. The casting directors do not miss for this series. And I realize Corlys didn't want to offend Rhaenys, but dude at least make sure your sons have a safe place to live and enough to eat, FFS
It wasn't for Rhanys, it's for his own shame and pride. Rhanys died now, but he is still prideful. @awhartig5847
@@Hafsah_Adil Honestly, both can be true, that's basically 2 sides of the same coin, fair point nonetheless
@thedarkknight2221, I was born out of wedlock, so as a bastard, I can relate to Jace's frame of mind. I'm 59 and back then it was really looked down upon. There was only one church in town that would baptize me as a tiny tot. The others refused to. Even divorced women were looked down upon. I'm glad that has changed.
@@macca777 I'm glad too, that kind of irrational prejudice against a child needed to go
This finale was a great trailer.
Yeahhh, hopefully not another 2 years before the next season. They're pushing it with this momentum lol
I so agree with you. This finale just set the table. The plot hasn't moved forward in any way meaningful.
@@elib7502I got some bad news because we will wait 2 years after this garbage. I just hope they don’t ruin the Hedge Knight next year.
@@kwesilewis7875completely disagree
Season 3 is going to be 2 year wait is already been confirmed. Finale was underwhelming
The whisper says " Traitor" to Sir Alfred Broome. I think he heard a greenseer, and it was Bloodraven from the future
I was thinking the little goat man was a greenseer.
@@Ashbrash1998 maybe someone tied with the children of the forest
Talking through the weirwood tree!
I was worried that Daemons story wasn’t going to pay off considering how slow it felt throughout the season, but now I see that he NEEDED to have his ego and worldview be broken down by the dark magic of Harrenhal. By seeing the dream of the future, the song of ice and fire, and after he sees that he never really needed the crown, he now puts all of his heart into fighting for Rhaenyra.
Yes!! We all see it.
The second time I watched it, it looked like Helaena was actually communicating from Kings Landing to Daemon. Is that crazy?
Yeah but they didn't have to drag it out all season
@@chrisretzlaff2895I noticed that too
@@chrisretzlaff2895I thought so too
One thing I liked about it was that it felt like most of the episode was simply closing the book on the stories of this season, kind of making it a story within a story... yet used the last montage scene to just be like, "And this is going to be the focus of the next season. Bye. For now."
It did wrap a lot up to focus mostly on the war.
Mother of Dragons scene shot from the back gave me chills!!!
Me too
For a split second, I thought we were going to get a brief Emilia Clarke cameo.
@@kimberlyrobinson3992 After what was done to her beloved character I bet they asked and she told them to sit and spin
Yeah another reminder of GREAT season 8 and how DANY killed NIGHT KING right ?
😬
I can't be the only person yelling *DON'T YOU **_DARE_** HURT HER* as Aemond was trying to intimidate Helena.
Was it me or did she look absolutely stunning in the moonlight.
@@borderlandish1140 That was my first reaction when I saw her standing out there. She's never been more beautiful than she was in that moment.
what I learned is don't mess with Helaena or she will enter the dream world to inspire your enemies against you lol. Ima go ahead and leave her alone, just as I would never step foot in Harrenhal lol
@@borderlandish1140I have a small crush on the actress. So no, it is not just you. Also, couple that with her passive-aggressively standing up to Aemond and…WOW.
Women are strong enough to fight. In the books she was depressed over Blood & Cheese, but now she feels totally fine and could definitely fight, I have no sympathy for her.
The final song is so cool!!! I may be wrong but the theme of each House (Stark, Lannister, Targaryen, etc.) were playing in the background when each appeared
💯💯💯
alicent making aegon fear for his life for his entire existence telling him if he doesn’t take the throne rhaenyra will kiII him just for her turn around and sacrifice him and siblings
The switch between the house's theme as the banner switched gave me goosebumps.
This finale was a great episode 8. Not a great finale. We really needed 2 more episodes
Yes, it is a good episode but a disappointing finale, should be two more episodes ending with a battle
How was it a good episode? The writing is all over the place and incoherent with the lore. This is the epitomy of when GRRM recently said that he was tired of lame writers changing the original plot in a feeble attempt of grasping for glory because they think that they can do it better. Apart from the performances of the actors playing Aegon, Aemond, Helaena and Rhaenys this season has been mediocre at best.
My thoughts exactly. It was a great episode on it's own, but it was terrible as a finale. I mean the whole season they have been building up to a confrontation, and they skip it for next season?? Why did this season exist then. It should have 2 more episodes and show us at least one large scale battle (either the armies classing or what happens with the pirates). The way they ended it was extremely anti-climactic.
@@a_kazakis I think this season existed to set up next season, I could be wrong though.
@harryhan7276 Definitely should have ended at least partly into a battle 😅
I NEED SEASON 3 NOWWWWWWW!!!!
Summer 2026 lol
@@thee_morpheus ahh ffs, I can't wait that long!
2 years is too long. I don't even wanna live that long. Now i have to
I am not excited for hotd now.... it's too slow
@@syednoorerasul🤤🤤
Deamon: (Speaks in High Valyrian) "Winter is Coming"
Me: WOOOAAAHH! 😲🥹
The shot of Rhanyra at the end is the same exact pattern as the grate over her grave when Joffrey is talking about her death. Writing is insane
Emma Darcy not only makes High Valyrian sound like a real language, but her native tongue
emma darcy uses they/them pronouns
Nobody's talking about Tessarion flying over the Hightower army
I didn't notice at first. I'm dying to see Daeron
I WAS, my beautiful blue queen 🥹
An army marching to a battle that’s probably never going to happen.
No because the show runner's of this series didn't take the time to show that dragon or it's rider for the viewers to see. Instead this season we got to see a bunch of filler scenes that mess with the pace of the show than actually seeing the progression of war.
Only when I saw the banners I realized it was Daeron with Tessarion
41:48 “She’s so enshrined in this lattice of lineage” - girl you at that line up omg
"A son for a son. "
Did they forgot about Jaehaerys murder?
Did you forget who's son that was 🤣
@@Xl081x did Aegon kill Luke?
what was the point of killing a baby
That wasn’t alicents son
@@Xl081x If Alicent's son has to die for Luke, one of Daemon's son has to die for Jaehaerys
Blame blood and cheese for being morons. Daemon was specific on their target, but they just killed the first son they found@@nikitasingh0412
I half expected daemon was hallucinating the entire thing and rhaenyra would show up and hes the only one there just wandering around talking to himself
ULF WAS GETTING ON MY NERVES OMG
the only funny character on this boring Team
Alicent sold her son to death for her and otto's mistake. Mother of the year🤱🤱
she also gave away Cole and Gwayne's plans... she sacrificed not only Aegon but Cole, Gwayne and her youngest son Daeron
@@nikitasingh0412I think she only cares about Helaena at this point
Yeah she is nothing like book Alicent
After Daemon swears his loyalty to Rhaenyra, he gets to his feet and it looks like he wanted to touch his forehead to hers (something we've seen him do before with people he loves) but it looked to me like she turned away. Anyone else catch that or was it just me? Or maybe I just imagined it lol
I took it like he wanted to do the forehead touch and lean into a kiss but there was too many people in the room for that type of PDA 😅
I luved this scene. I hope it sustains me for 2026.
@@mellisima6451 ha! Maybe! That's why I wanted to see a PRIVATE moment between them!
@flowrinse9671 such a long time to wait :(
@@flowrinse9671me too😂 I was getting salty about the 2 yrs thing but then Daemon and Rhaenyra’s scene sweetened me up!😂
The ending sequence music was the best part of the entire episode tbh.
"I am at last myself."
Oh, it was so good!!!
Did anyone noticed the stark theme during the march with the northerners and the Rains of Castamere with the Lannisters ? so beautiful ♥️ 🐉 I love the game of thrones universe so excited to back in Westeros onward to season 3 🔥 🐉
The thing with the antlers walking by the heart tree is a green man from the isle of faces.
Oh that makes sense. I first thought it was something to do with Robert Baratheon
I thought it was some interpretation of the thingy Rhaenyra saw in the forest from season 1
Green men are sacred order entrusted with the guardianship of the Isle of Faces. No clue what they're doing at Harrenhall though.
"Wooden Throne" just like Bran Stark's.. Wheelchair.
Oh god don’t remind us
Nope. Something else later on.
Nope. There is a castle with a wooden throne...
And who has a boring story than Bran the broken ?
That was a great episode… but a great episode to what feels like should’ve been a 9 or 10 episode season. That did not feel very finale like. A bit bummed I now have to wait years for the war to begin.
war already started they’re just figuring out what plays to make
100% agree, would have quite liked this as episode 8 in a 10 episode season. As a finale I am honestly very disappointed.
Yeah the last one felt more like a finale, but there were some really great scenes in this one.
@@OrionInSpace two episodes were pushed to season 3
@@Michael-hc2vs agreed completely
A son for a son? Thought that was settled when they took a grandson for a son. And Alicent sacrificing the boy that never wanted to be a king but she coerced into taking the throne? Tf! If a grandson ain’t enough then at least sacrifice Aemond! Alicent never ceases to amaze me with her extreme disregard for Aegon.
And she doomed Cole and her own brother too!
Baela and Jace are my faves from this season. The scenes with Lord Lannister in Essos were priceless. I wish they didn't save those for the end though. Rhaenyra grew on me so much this season too. Emma D'Arcy and Olivia Cooke are the true heartbeats of the show. Even when things kind of sagged in parts, their scenes were all so compelling. Tom Glynn Carney as Aegon was also great this season to me. I heard they couldn't do rewrites or anything due to the strike and some of that showed. Season 3 will rip our hearts out.
A lot of it showed. Had Daemon randomly in a castle the whole season. It could have been summed up in 2 episodes. I wanted why more Daemon and Otto. To me they are the best in the show.
@@M4dH4tt3rsMus3to be fair, in Fire & Blood Daemon spent one year in Harrenhal and didn't explain much of why but he was there a long time
emma darcy is not good actress. you dont understand acting
Cramming that Lannister story line into the finale was infuriating. To say the writing in Season 2 was lacking would be an understatement. They need to bring back Miguel Sapochnik ASAP
The issue with this season was that it promised war and instead gave us armies marching to war.
There was a war
It's an anti-war series, though. You're not supposed to want war or dragons fighting.
We had war (or was Rook's Rest just a mild skirmish?). But this is the opening stages of a war, where both sides still hold out hope for peace while trying to get all of their forces in line. Now the hope for peace is over, the armies are in place and all-out war is about to begin.
@@daurydavis3983 One major battle and a couple battle aftermaths. It would be digestible if the non-war scenes were great but they weren't.
@@unc54 The non-war scenes aren't great? Are we watching the same show? These performances have been amazing.
Almost like Helena and Bran are communicating through time like Bran could be trying to switch stuff around using Helena
OHHH hey I like that idea
I was not liking early in the season up until he had that vision that he wanted to take the Throne for himself. I’m so happy he now understands his rightful place is next to Queen Rhaenyra. Also I was wondering after the vision shifted from Daemons vision to Helena speaking directly through dragon/weir wood dream Skype I wonder if because she saw something that she has been trying to set people up or something
This should have been the penultimate episode. We spent 2 years + all season leading up to this battle and I was really excited to see it. Whatever, I’ll be back watching it in 2 years anyway!
I was surprised people expected the war to be this season honestly lol
I agree!! Or this could be like episode 6. Season 2 almost fills like filler
People forget that in GOT…There was a lot of planning and walking too before any “big” battles scenes in the later seasons
Yall say this as if you wouldn’t be upset and fuming if they crammed an entire battle into one episode. Then it’d be “rushed”
@@M4dH4tt3rsMus3impossible to have filler in a show driven entirely by character interactions and a war of succession
I don’t know who plays Halaena Targaryen. But my gosh. She looked so beautiful in this episode. ❤
Absolutely Gorgeous the actresses name is Phia Saban btw lol
Phia Saban, she looks more beautiful in real life !
Honest thoughts on the finale?!
a little disappointed but i see why they did what they did. already ready for season 3 though lol
It was one of the finale's of all time
I am honestly going to step back and look at this as it’s own thing separate from GOT. I’m going to stop comparing. It’s NOT going to be at the level of Seasons 1-4 of GOT. So, Just watching this from a Zerospace
I will say the episode was entertaining but felt like a CW fantasy series in moments. In other words - it was a bit soapy
The scene with Gawain and Criston felt so random. Why is he just finding it out??? It seemed we missed the lead up to that
The scene with Alicent and Rhae felt like bad team green fan service.
The best scene was the Corlys Alan moment. It was great to finally get some meat for Corlys
Aemond is full on comic villain.
I mean it was entertaining but very light. It isn’t the sophisticated intrigue story I wanted - expected but I finally will let go of that desire and try to enjoy it for what it is
Fluf fantasy
@@OpeningsOpenings It felt a little off. Was it written by someone different?
Loved it!
I think that was a bit more than a good edit with Helaena. It is meant to show us that her visions and prophesies come from her connection (in real time to everyone else) with the three-eyed raven, which exists outside the normal confines of time.
Daemon need to just go ahead and call ghost busters
i might be reaching here but i think larys got sum to do with otto being in a cage
Or he got home and the Beesburys wanted a word about their lord’s demise.
This didn't really feel like a finale to me. It's worth noting this season was shortened to 8 episodes instead of 10, and that decision wasn't up to the creators of the show, but that doesnt change the dissatisfaction this episode left me with. I'm optimistic we won't have to wait as long for next season.
You think next season will be the last ?
@@ericv234 Probably not, it’s just paced differently than expected. I think this season still had a lot of great moments. The finale just felt like a filler episode.
I agree ...very underwhelming. Feels like Daemon and otto got the sh*t end of the stick. I needed way more of them. Larys as a master of whispers when he comes to politics is also underwhelming. It all gives rough draft vibes. Sigh
I think I heard an Easter egg when the “mud lady” was talking to Tyland Lannister ( or whatever his name is lol), she mentions the sea snake and meeting him again…if she’s referring to Corlyss, and if she is possibly a slightly older woman, AND she has long gray hair….maybe she’s Allen and Adams mother and she’s a Targaryen bastard pirate 😂🤷🏻♂️
This episode was a great episode 8…of what should’ve been a 10 episode season.
Pray that we see healena and dremfyre in season 3🐉💧
No! Let Helaena chill. She hates all of this shit.
Daemon was like s5 Bran lol. Stuck in a tree dream.
Alyns monologue to his father was sooooo good, abu is such a good actor, only found out recently he voiced bayek in AC origins
I swear if I ever see that Driftmark harbor again...
daemon’s vision gave me CHILLSSSS
I did not expect myself to SCREAM when I saw Bloodraven and Daenerys and her dragons
Isn't it ironic how Alicient and Otto preached that Aagon should fear Rhanera when her own son Aemond was the one who is actively trying to kill him?
Stupid Hightowers 🤨😒
Alicent & Otto be like: Competition amongst siblings? In a Targaryen household? Preposterous!
He wasn't before rooks rest and logically she would have to kill them to maintain peace.
writing issue.
@@lindsey7951 Aemond was always like this, ambitious and too emotional, but he knew how to hide it. He was the second son so he kept himself in check and prepared for when his opportunity would come, but went for it when Aegon bullied him one last time. You could already see this behaviour once he claimed Vhagar when he told his cousins and nephews what he really thought of them.
Dogshit writing.
This episode was incredible Damon seen the future was insane and then when he said that winter is coming season 3 will be pure chaos
Fanservice bro
It was still cool to see
It just sucks that GoT season 8 was terrible. So any mention of "Winter is coming" makes me instantly roll my eyes.
Unfortunately all this is going to do is remind people of the disappointment of season 7 and 8 of GoT.
@@borderlandish1140unfortunately yes even though it’s not canon it left a bad taste in everyone’s mouth
Man Sir Cole is ready to go bye bye 😂
Rate The Finale Out Of 10!!
Definitely 8
so far 7.5/10… currently at 54:00 I’ll edit this when I finish
Edit: Rating remained the same 7.5 ! Brilliant episode, a tiny bit underwhelming for a finale
8/10 finally Daemon made
Up his mind in the best way possible
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As a book reader and show enjoyer this isn’t trash but it is not good man. Classic Cliffhanger this isn’t meant to be a drawn out story
People need to stop comparing shows with their printed source material.
@@TheSaltyRiceHow could you not when the show is LITERALLY ADAPTED FROM IT? Like it's not inspired or a remake.
@@Ashbrash1998because books and shows are two different types of media. Book readers will always be dissatisfied either by what has been changed, removed, or added. As someone who’s hasn’t read the books, the show is a fantastic ride!
I actually really enjoyed this season which surprised me because I have read the book and they have done a great job of adding to the story in my opinion
33:15 Jace and Baela on Vermax and Moondancer in the background😍
Who else was screaming HYPOCRISY when alicent was giving her whole speech. Easily the worst mother, Queen, throne player whatever u want to call it. Oh i took a dip in a lake and now im ready to stop everything that I started. I do not like her writing at all. It comes off as pathetic, stubborn and arrogant. Ohh woe is me i just want to live in peace after i lost all control and have no other option. Rhenerya please be the bigger person and spare me. Even though you ask the same of me a few weeks ago and i told you no.
I hate her writing.
Season 2 is like the calm before the storm
Loved when Ser Simon Strong clapped in relief behind Rhaenyra. His being patient with Daemon paid off 😁 But, man, was I let down with everything ending on a cliffhanger. The armies didn't even get into ANY position. Booooo...... says me who is, of course, willing to wait.
i love the way john talks "lattice of lineage" sounds so poetic
Yes we finally get to see sheepstealer
for 2 seconds yay!
Yeah and he sounded like bull 🐸
He is meant to be an ugly dragon he is described as one of the ugliest ever in the books
Yes, but they are going to change absolutely their entire story which will cause a domino effect that will only serve as the series has already been doing to sanctify Daenira which will take away the best moments of the book that are going to come =(
@@mattsavage9960: Well, they did a very poor job of making him ugly. Those wings of his are fantastic.
In an episode of great character scenes, one of the goddamn best scenes was Alan going off on Corlys.
Finally Daemon shows up to the party after weeks of hallucinations but now he has to wait two years to dance. I definitely enjoyed this episode but felt like a penultimate episode not a finale. 8/10
I've always wondered this, what type of screen do you watch content on? Size, type, resolution ect.
I believe it is a Mac, which means that it is in 4K, at least when they’re watching it.
My overall impression: Condall and Hess need to get immediate psychiatric treatment and never write screenplays again.
If we have to wait 2 years for season 3, I swear to god... 😖
Edit - Damn it. I just saw the brief first glimpse of 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' and remembered that is releasing in 2025..... we are definitely waiting another 2 years for HOTD Season 3. 😭
They got alot of stuff to fix , so two years sound reasonable
Summer 2026
@@afroahmed3989can’t fix what isn’t broken
But at least Dunk & Egg will make the wait less excruciating, I'm excited for that show
@@nickbraleystudios132 oh it's broken alright .
"he sits on a wooden throne" = at some point during the dance of dragons, Aegon becomes king again, but he is crippled and can't move his legs. The book's accurate Iron Throne is HUGE, with a staircase made of swords leading up to the seat. Since Aegon can't move his legs, he can't climb the steps to sit on the throne. In turn, a replica throne was made out of wood for him that was placed in front of the Iron throne that he sat on until he died.
30:09 Daemon sounded like he was in LOTR
I love that Greg asked the same question as his brother over at the other channel, "do you feel bad for him?" regarding Aegon haha
Damn you guys got this out fast 😂
I think they get early access
they always do. 🙂
They did. It was out before it even finished airing in the U.K.!
I agree with a lot of people that this season felt less amazing than it was supposed to be. I think people feel that way because there weren’t that many dragon fighting scenes or in general actions scenes, at least not the amount we expected after season 1, but I think it works really well to build up season 3. That’s where the actual battles will happen and where we will probably see many MANY more people die. It is sad that we will most likely have to wait like 1 to 2 years tho.
Seeing the night king and Brendan rivers again was so awesome
They got the birthmark, but I wondered why does he have both eyes?
Edit: nevermind, I just remembered the show version of Bloodraven has both of his eyes. Shucks.
@not_ian5543 "How many eyes does Lord Bloodraven have? A thousand and Two." 😅
@@not_ian5543It's symbolic, or maybe he's blind in one but it isn't obvious lol Got's version of Bloodraven was like a random homeless man lol
Was not expecting a three eyed raven
I dont like Aemond, but the audacuty Alicent has to question him about sending Heleana to battle when she was the one who caused all of this is hilarious.
Totally, she is a traitor
And she made a mistake. Does she need to allow other mistakes to be made? Rhaenyra also puts her sons in War affairs, and apparently is ok for her. Again everyone expects that Alicent some sort of duty and yet Rhaenyra is free from every decision she made. She may even ask Aegon´s head and people will cheer. But if the coins were flipped and in the same situation Alicent asked Jace head, people would just beat her up.
Again Alicent recognized her mistake which led to bloodshed, but still people just want her to humiliate herself in every possible way. Rhaenyra did mistakes too, but good for her, she is learning!
@cassandramcbride7007 Not to be rude, but I was talking about one scene. Also, the only mistake she has made so far is to have any sympathy for the opposition that wants her and her family's heads.
The final episode DAEMON is his visions, The Three-Eyed Crow 🐦⬛ , Winter is Coming White Walkers , Rhaenyra on the Iron Throne. This whole episode prepares us for a Grandiose season 3 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🐉
Who cares ? Season 8 of GOT is garbage !
The name change of the Seasnake is a nice touch. He'd always go away leaving Rhaenys behind. Now she's with him wherever he goes.
me after the ending. "was that it?" ;P
I like how helaena chastises aemond for burning aegon and says that he'll die, but doesn't show any pain or anger to the man killed her own son. I thought she was gonna be an interesting character but it looks like she's just gonna be Bran the robot lite
@@sarwatarannya8786 it’s definitely giving lifeless like Bran, both her and Alicent acting like Jaehaerys didn’t happen.
The thrird brother? Interesting that she didn't call call him by his name, Daeron
Tying this to the GoT series after season 7 and 8 was a bold move Cotton.
Unless they’re just tying into the books
@@ACinemafanatic They aren't even adapting the book for this series one to one. They already added the whole Catspaw and the prince that was promised storyline into it. I just think more people will be turned off by adding it than on. Doesn't matter either way to me I guess I just want dragons.
Mind blown can’t wait for season 3 it’s gonna be all out war😎
We expected the same from season 2....now we are doing the same mistake again
Wasn't this what we said after season 1??? Season 2 is a complete let down 😂😂😂 fuck these writers man, what happened to the action????
The Celtic Winds at the end gave great goosebumps. 😮
Also, great to see Abigail Thorne from Philosophy Tube in this episode. 😃
Now Season 1.5 has ended, when season 2?
That last montage with Ramin’s BRILLIANT SCORE gave me the chills
Is it a well-made and well-written episode? YES! Is this a season finale episode? ABSOLUTELY NOT! My only question is: how did the writers' room get together and say - "ok, this is a good episode to end season 2"?! It's absolutely unbelievable. A hook of expectation for the next one that will soon die without the slightest chance of remembering. Unreal, unbelievable.
I disagree, Man. But we'll agree to disagree.
The actor who plays Alyn is a game director of ‘Tales of Kenzera: Zau’ and voice actor for Assassins Creed Origins.
He’s a very talented and versatile guy and it’d be a shame if his stories already coming to an end! 🙏
In my opinion:
Good episode. Terrible finale. It’s the type of episode that comes BEFORE the season finale, made for setting up another episode not another season.
Helaena is Joffrey 2.0. She literally spoiled the entire remaining story. 😂
i guess that kiss with Mysaria was truly random and went absolutely nowhere
Every time I have just finished the episodes and check the Reel Rejects first of all this reaction videos 🤩Greetings from Mongolia 🇲🇳
Faster than my dad getting milk after my birth.
So . . . Now we have to wait another two years for a two episode pay off for this storyline, when they could’ve easily ended this storyline by having ten episodes like season one? Let’s drag this shit out for another season because the actors need to keep working.
WHAT?! UA-cam’s very own Abigail Thorn makes a surprise appearance as Sharako Lohar this episode. She’s now in two franchises within a two month span
great episode with the dialogue between the characters being the standout. should’ve been a great follow up episode to an episode 9 though. Perhaps with episode 9 being about Rheanera maybe going with Alicent’s proposal & king Kings Landing with Daemon & The Sea Snake arriving in Kings Landing with his fleet of ships.