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They did that to change from the book she had two sons they asked her two pick which. Once she does it was the older brother not the prince. He looked at the boy and said look your mother want you dead. So they killed the young one instead which was the prince. A son for a son
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- Abandoned His Post - Gets Jaeharys Killed - Screws His Kings Mom - Has a BITTER resentment for a girl who didn't run away with him when she was HEIR TO THE THRONE - Sent an innocent man to die due to the guilt of his failure -Get Promoted to HAND OF THE KING I hate this guy. Holy shit.
I hate him, but he is Alicent’s sworn protector. The problem is he never assigned someone to bring the Queen’s protector or the heir’s protector. ESPECIALLY in a time of war.
I also like how Cole was criticizing Arryk's cloak being dirty as a result of him performing his duty, whilst his was clean as a result of not doing so
It’s more so the similarity between her and Otto as parents, more than the difference between her and Rhaenyra. I think that was the message the show writers were trying to tell us, but you could be right. It’s all opinions anyway
Or maybe it’s the fact she doesn’t like aegon at all! Dude literally wacked off the side of the castle and SA’d multiple girls and had children fighting each other to death. I wouldn’t like my son either😬🙄
@@joshuarojas5543 she does like her son. I think that much is clear, because if she didn’t, then she would’ve plotted to get him unseated and Rhaenyra to sit the throne. She has issues expressing her care towards them, as Otto did her. However, the difference between her and Otto is that she thinks everything will end up peaceful and doesn’t know the demands of war. Otto knew that, which is why he plotted to let Aegon ascend either way.
The creator of the show confirmed that they both got the same injuries so that we couldn’t tell them apart for a moment and but Erryk wins and then falls on his sword
I think Arryk won because in the books, he does. And the "forgive me Your Grace", is because he didn't choose Rhaneyra and followed his brother. But in the end, he DOES 😢
@@J1283-s1k How humiliating that ur observation skills are of a 3 yr old with 50 IQ. Sorry lil bro go rewatch and see both brothers slash each others legs...or is it sashed XD.
Daemon for his many faults does love Rhaenyra. He just isn't a team player. You want him as an alley but you should expect him to follow his own path. He's a double edge sword that will do just as much damage to his side as his opponent's if one is not careful.
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Otto and his family aren't even the main line of the Hightowers. The lord of House Hightower is Otto's brother, seen last season, and his children will carry on the bloodline. And Oldtown, where they rule, was seen in Game of Thrones, and it is still standing. Also, Prince Daeron gets his first mention in the show! This is Alicient's fourth child, which was hinted at in the previous opening (which showed the family tree), but has so far gone unmentioned. He's in Oldtown with the Hightowers. Looking forward to when we finally get to see him on the screen.
At first I was worried that the writers completey excluded Daeron from the show.. They finally mentioned my boy! When he shows up and he will, I hope they will portray him right - like in the books. For me he is not like Aegon or Aemond. He was a fairly kind, clever, and humble guy. Definitely the best among Alicen't sons. And honestly? The best among all of Viserys' kids (barring Helaena who we all love). Too bad, he was Alicent's third son. If Daeron was her eldest son then that throne would have been his. Or at the very least, Rhaenyra would have a tough time trying to defeat him. Because he's at least someone you can support for a reason beyond his so-called "birthright". (Spoiler for non book readers) The toughest part with Daeron is that he is a kid - some of the worst atrocities occur directly under his watch after Tumbleton, he isn't directly committing them like Aemond burning the riverlands or Aegon's litany of dark and violent deeds, but because he is 'a Targaryen alone in the world', and a kid besides, he's unable to do anything about it. Literally just if Ormond had lived, if Aemond had not been so overly single minded on vengeance against Daemon, if Daeron hadn't burned hundreds of injured people in a Sept at Bitterbridge (😬 I can believe he set the whole town on fire by accident the way it is described, especially considering how disgusted he is later), if Daeron's councilors had not been afraid of giving up potential dragon power and imprisoned/killed the betrayers sooner, if the men around him weren't so selfishly power hungry, things could have worked out differently. It's also possible history speaks better of him because he dies. Nonthelsss I can't wait till they give us Daeron the Daring alongside Tessarion! This episode was an emotional roller-coaster. From watching Aegon and poor Haleana griefing over their baby boy 😢. The Daemon and Rhaenyra "fall-out". But I know Daemon will undo his mistake in the next episode. Aemond cheeks supremacy!!!The Cargyll twins duell was so emotional I can't even 😭 Ser Criston probably by now the most disliked character! 🤣 Tom Glynn Carney, Emma D'Arcy and Rhys Ifans put a god-tier performance in this episode! peak acting.
Daemon was leaving to raise a army for her at harrenhal. If you replay the conversation between Raenara and him after she confront him about his actions he says, I'm the one going to harrenhal to raise you a army, or something along those lines.
That scene between Rhaenyra and Daemon was spectacular writing and acting. It felt genuine. They are such amazing actors. Criston Cole seems to be the Littlefinger of this show so far.
It would have been funny if once Otto was out of the room, he swiftly put an emergency hand of the king badge on and breathes a sigh of relief for having one on.
Did you guys notice that Alicent suddenly has a son we never heard of before? When Otto says he's going to old town, he says: you have another son there, Daeron might listen to me. I thought you were going to go: who's Daeron? 😅 I was wondering if they would include him this season. In the books he is the youngest of Viserys and Alicent's kids.
And roughly the same age as his eldest nephew, Jace. I recall Viserys decreed that the two would share the same wet nurse. In hopes that being "milk brothers" (yes, that is a thing) would forge a bond between them. But it did not.
King's landing and the Palace are going to be overrun with rats 😂 I hope the writers decide to show this as the consequence of Aegon killing all the rat catchers. Others will be terrified of taking up the work for sure
Didn't you see Daemon look at Rhaenerya before he left? Translated properly that look means "I am off to join the Nights Watch". I don't understand how people are not getting this.
1. As harsh, As blunt and as rogue as Daemon is? He's not a liar. He's telling the truth. 2. Fact is, When the decision was made? It was indeed done to put Daemon in his place. But Viserys was right about him...Daemon had amibition but it's never for the throne. He always knew that it belonged to "His Brother". 3. The Ratcatcher didn't kick the Dog, Blood (The Goldclock) Did.
@@RhaenyraT2001Because he didn’t know which one it was. Aegon’s grief drove him to have his son’s murderers killed, by whatever means necessary. Was it stupid, thoughtless, and cruel? Yes, it was. But Joffrey would’ve done it for sport and no more… him and Aegon are nothing alike.
Your point on Alicent talking like Cersei is so real, they both have really similar dialects. When Olivia Cooke auditioned for Alicent she auditioned with Cersei's lines
The Greens can go rover hell. Otto turned his great grandsons funeral to drag Rhaenyras name down and she had nothing to do with this. We need major justice for our queen 🖤
I do hate Cristen Cole, and it started with the snide comments with Alicent because Rhaenyra rejected his proposal. I wish we had gotten even more time with Rhaenyra this episode. She hasn't even gotten to truly grieve and now Daemon's actions have ratcheted up the conflict between the Greens and Blacks. And poor Helaena... The only person who's ever just taken her at her word was Cheese.
I saw a person comment that the embroidery Helena was stitching became part of her son's shroud. Makes sense if it happened irl, but what if she saw the murky future & was preparing for it. I wish I had noted the person's name who posted it.
No, Deamon will never turn on Rheanrya .. she is his blood 🩸Deamon may be a lot of things some people don’t like, but he is massively loyal to his blood . And that was his brother and Rheanrya . My favorite part was all the silent eye stares at the table.. it was so brilliantly done.. such great acting. Deamon sitting there like the cat that ate the canary .. lol loved it! ❤
About the Aemond talk at the end (46:07), he didnt wanted to kill Luke when the dragon attacked him, i still remember in the episode from s1, Aemond was shocked of what happened and i recently saw a short clip where Viserys said something very important to Rhaenyra at the skull of Balerion, he said that the idea that we are controlling the dragons is an illusion, so.. the whole deal was f$% up but Aemond didn't intended to kill Luke
It's very telling of Alicent's parenting that she ignores Aegon breaking down St rhe death if his child (and learning that everything was a lie, his "right", his crown) - how the first thing she says to her daughter is "yeah about what you saw) instead of comforting her about the loss of her child, and the fact that Aemond seeks "mummying" from s*x workers...
The murder of Jaeharys was actually a mistake! In the first ep Daemon specifically said to Blood and Cheese "Aemond Targaryen" and "silver hair and one eye he should be hard to miss". They're just bumbling idiots. Biggest F up ever
The showrunners mentioned in interviews they made adjustments to the end of episode 1 because they did not want to put child actors through that. It may be pretend, but small children can be deeply effected by that stuff. Good on them for thinking of the kids.
It's turned into a classic game of game of thrones and I love it. Only 2 episodes In with a diverse cast like the Acolyte. But this has a story. A proper story the acolyte is something I never imagined stars wars turning into. It's sad that Disney ruin stuff so bad and blame the fans after
@@philippeblais8594 Yeah dude. It's on alot of channels since the first episode. Crazy compared to House of the dragon. Disney could learn something from Hbo to be honest
About the Green's flag: it's Aegon's personal sigil. The green to honor his Hightower heritage, and the gold for his dragon, Sunfyre the Golden. Rhaenyra used her own personal sigil in the book. It was divided into four parts: the normal Targaryen sigil diagonal from each other, and then the sigils of House Arryn and House Velaryon in the remaining diagonal, representing her Arryn heritage and her Velaryon allies. I guess the show dropped Rhaenyra's personal sigil to keep things simple.
I do not believe hypocrite people who actually hate cole and not daemon for actually giving the order to kill a child talk about hypocrisy... Yes cole is also not a saint but he is nowhere near how fu**ed up Daemon is..... I guess characters which entertain you in any way you'll like them am i right!!
I like characters based on how much they entertain me tbh. The writers haven’t given Cole enough dimension to make him remotely redeemable (as a character, not a person), and I say that as someone who enjoys the characters on Team Green more. I would hope that changes now that he’s Hand, but I wouldn’t be sure.
I am not team green but I can understand Aegons anger and sadness here. He really loved his son and now wants revenge for what happened. For me he is not a Joffrey 2.0 because Joffrey was a true sadist and enjoyed torturing peope for no other reason than for his own entertainment. Aegon does not kill or torture people just for fun and for no reason. At least not so far. Can't say how he will be in the next few episodes and seasons since I did not read the book.
Erryk (Black) winning the fight against Arryk (Green) and protecting Rhaenyra yet killing himself out of the pure grief of having to kill his own brother is so damn sad.
@@luka2192 team black was cut on the right knee, team green was cut on the left thigh. and during the fight, team green pressed on the team black right knee forcing him to let go of him and when he reached for his sword, team green stabbed him.
I feel like Aegon destroying the "Valyrian city" is symbolic for so many things. Could represent Viserys' legacy crumbling or even the start of the downfall of the Targaryens, the last nobility of Valyria.
To be fair the only thing going for the Targaryen’s was their dragons granted they are pretty big thing but without them, I mean the Lannisters are rich beyond comprehension, Starks are the oldest major house they extremely well respected and have ties everywhere, Baratheons had extremely good warriors and commanders, the Targaryens without dragons most of them are just petty people with massive egos. So when they lost them yk what I mean.
This is a great observation, I wasn't thinking much of this scene than to show Aegon's rage but now that you mentioned it, I think there was some symbolism in there
@@damascus9876 Rhaenyra & Alicent are the only powerful people who seem to give a damn about the smallfolk. Knowing how many would die in her name is the reason Rhaenyra is so scared to start the real war.
@@anoushkas8726 my least favoured characters on GoT were Euron Greyjoy and Robin Arryn, and Criston Cole is by far more annoying. Mostly the character, but also I find the actor irritating. He looks brain dead.
Here you see the cycle of abuse and trauma that was started with Otto and alicent and that passed down to her and her children. Otto refusing to comfort or even pay attention to alicent's guilt to avoid any uneasiness and alicent not being able to comfort her own son because she just doesn't know how to be a mother,as a result of motherhood being forced on her and having done the same to helaena her daughter.. the poison drips through
I already hate him more. Ramsey was a psycho and he knows is a psycho. Cole is a smoll bitter resentfull prick and still think about himself as a just and pure knight
Ikr, if rhaenyra hadnt freed myssaria in order for her to then spot Arryk as she was leaving, he probably would've gotten the job done. It's so funny cause I thought it was a ridiculous plan that never couldve worked in a million years.
To be honest, it’s a bit of sloppy writing. Everyone there knows he has a twin brother. So him walking up to the door, when the guards thought he was already inside, should have raised red flags. Even the guard he relieves outside her chambers gives him a slightly funny look. Rhaenyra should have had him shave or given him a face tattoo to prevent the possibility of his twin infiltrating.
@@matias250 it's never implied that Cercei was hoping that a boar would kill Robert. But a hunt is a hunt, sometimes accidents happen, and a king full of strong wine can fall out of his horse and break his neck. I mean it was still dumb for a plan that her and her children's lifes were riding on, but not as dumb as hoping that Robert will meet a boar and his guard will allow Robert to be gutted by it.
it would have worked if he didn't give himself away as soon as he entered ranny's room. i mean unsheathing your sword as soon as you enter? that was very stupid.
No, you didn't forget that Alicent and Viserys had a fourth child. One of the weirder parts of Season 1 was that Daeron was never mentioned even once, though we did get a producer statement that he hadn't been cut out.
I’m so glad he has more to do this season. People were very much like “I think the actor playing Aegon is not good” because we spent so little time with adult Aegon. Tom is just knocking it out of the park - because even when he was whiney Aegon in the back of the carriage with his mother going to get crowned, you could see the pain and hurt and his feeling of unworthiness. Now you see his rage and grief as a father mourning. He’s so good.
100%. His delivery of “we know our enemy!” gives me freaking chills. Idk if you’ve read A Court of Thorns and Roses, but I think he would make an amazing Eris.
@@LunarHexagon also he was comedy gold in the first episode when hearing the petitions. "lets just give back his sheep, he came all that way. They wouldn't know" while Otto getting more and more frustrated. I'm sure it was more about Aegon wanting to be seen as caring than actually caring. But still that scene humanized him a bit and was a great contrast to what happened this episode
Helaena is grieving & Alicent wants to bring up her having sex with the man who should’ve been on guard, to make sure she didn’t snitch; and she couldn’t even comfort her grieving son, instead she goes and screws crispy Cole. What a great mother.
I love the contrast to Ep1, when Jace arrived back in Dragonstone and Rhaenyra just silently comforts her devastated son, who still tried so hard to do his duty.
And Aemond spends his time in a pleasure house not even partaking but paying for motherly affection and physical touch. Just another instance showing Alicent's emotional and physical neglect for her children.
This is why it's easy to separate someone like Joffrey from someone like Aegon. Joffrey was a literal psychopath, while Aegon is just a product of being affluent his entire life. It makes him such an interesting character, because he does have feelings and he does love his family and children, as we see in the last scene where Alicent catches him bawling his eyes out.
If only he wasn't portrayed as a rapist in the series and a cruel vile onlooker on the pit fightings of his own bastards/children in the books. If he were to happen to kill a couple of ppl okay, i can still forgive that, but I simply can't overlook these other atrocities. After that point i was done with him, else i would have totally felt for him😢
I imagine he was so confused. Not even wanting to be king, feeling unwanted by his father, and then being told that his father finally chose him on his deathbed, all to be punished by his sister (so he thinks) and the punishment being the death of his only son who he was trying to be a better father to than his dad was to him.
@@anhkriva5274 Alicent also had a mother. At the beginning of season one Daemon makes a jab at Otto saying he'd lost his wife recently when everyone was pressuring Viserys to remarry. So Alicent had a mother almost as long ad Rhaenyra did.
Erryk killing himself because he would not be able to live with the guilt of killing his own brother broke my heart, the saddest moment of this episode 💔
It was an interesting change from the book. I mean hard to say he could survive his wounds. But I like the change, showing the impact even at the start of the war.
For real. Everyone knows someone like that; can't do his actual job but keeps getting promoted because he sucks up to the bosses and helps them with their petty stuff.
@@Ashbrash1998Viserys had cuts all over his back. The very first scene of Viserys we see him being treated on a wound on the back. The Throne rejected Viserys. He was a good man but bad king. Aegon is a troubled young man which had no proper education to be king but he has already showed kindness to the common people.
when you said, "anyone who said 'i am the king'" i immediately replied, "is no true king" lmaoo edit: some people should really learn to grasp the context because i am referring to a pavlov response to tywin lannister’s quote lol i ain’t give no two fucks about what team u are
@@pitoseavy4523 their*. and my comment focuses on what is being said and who says it in the previous franchise. it’s all about GOT and HOTD fans/watchers reminiscing similar scenes or moment
Daeron is Alicent's third son. He was sent to the high towers when he was young. He has a dragon named Tessarion and is an important character for the war. they were supposed to introduce this character in the first season but they didn't do it so they are adding it now
Interesting that the person Aemond seeks comfort from is an older woman, older than his mom in fact. In addition to the sex, she provides him the kind of nurturing maternal love that he received little of when growing up. That scene was the most vulnerable I've ever seen Aemond. He's able to let his guard down with this woman. I'm sure she's the only one he's told that he has some regrets about killing Lucerys. It's really good that he has someone like that.
I noticed that too... His own mother wasn't nurturing. You can see the sadness in his eyes, not just for Luc but for himself as well... He knew full well why he sought comfort from her instead of his family
Alicent did poorly raising her children which is why they all have personal issues while Rhaenyra’s “bastards” seem like decent boys. Alicent is a hypocrite fraud through and through.
Aegon called him out for not standing a post when his son was murdered... Wait til he finds out the real reason why (hopefully)... Cole had some nerve then blaming someone else for his royal eff up. He brings shame upon himself and doesn't deserve his white cloak. I can't stand him continually talking crap about Rhaenyra while doing what he's doing... He's right up there with Joffrey and Ramsey, as far as despicable characters go! Season 1 Cole: He's not a bad guy, I feel for him Season 2 Cole: I can't stand this mfer!
The dog scene was a tiny masterpiece. The dog STILL loved his owner even though he was a piece of shit who kicked him. The dog is the purest character in this show. 🐕❤
@@Zombina638 Then rewatch the epsiode. The dude that was hanged in Episode 2 was being strangled and threatened by the big guy that got caught with the head of the boy down in the dungeons and when the hanged dude was released he kicked the dog in anger.
I'm a mother of a son and when Alicent walked away from Aegon crying I got so mad I was shouting at the screen hold your son no matter what shit is going on around you if you see your son sobbing and grieving the death of their own son you hold your child
@@kathykay975she walked away because she was never given comfort by Otto and she passes that onto her own children Even in this episode Alicent wants to confess to Otto and he doesnt want to hear it.
You are me and I am you because I was so upset that she just stood there awkwardly for a moment then turned and all but ran away from her broken child!!! Both Aegon and Helaena needed their mother’s comfort and she turned to her damn walking d*ldo instead for her OWN comfort like…her and Crispy Dick Cole deserve each other. They disgust me!
@kathykay975 No. He was in pain. It was the perfect time to comfort him. *That* would indeed have cooled down his anger. Or at least tempered his rash behavior. She might have been able to gently reason with him not to fire Otto. Instead, she abandoned him. And he knew that she did because he knows she walked into that room, and then left him alone. Again! That only reinforces his belief that no one loves him, making him even more bitter, angry, and vengeful.
Gosh I have had it with Otto. Yes, he’s correct that Aegon’s actions were idiotic, but was he not the one to put him on the throne. Aegon didn’t want this and he’s paid for it with his son, and then here comes Otto running salt into the wound. Aegon and Criston are pinging their one brain cell off each other, but this is literally all bc of Otto.
Because he didn't think that Aegon would be so "stupid" (according to his own POV) that he let himself think that Viserys was even better. Also putting Aegon on the throne was definitely a choice for him to assert his family on the throne (and I don't mean the Targaryen but the "Hightower side" of the family in a way)
Otto literally did the same with nobles in episode 9 - Lord Caswell was hanging in the castle for an attempt to leave KL. A death of a noble is far worse for the reputation
The thing is without Daemon, Rhaenyra is crippled. Daemon is a man who can command authority and make moves she never would. He is also the most dangerous rider, even more so than Aemond because of his experience and bond witu Caraxes. If Daemon would choose to either abandon her or worse, help the other side, it would be over.
@@ldarkllrevanl181 He’s also as she correctly mentioned - pathetic. A manipulative, dangerous gas lighting scumbag who will undermine her and never let her exercise real power at any turn. And a horrible king consort when it comes to actual ruling.
When Rhaenyra says "I'm the queen" like every episode , team black cult clap like simple minded seals 🤡 Aegon says " I'm the King " once , here comes some team black clown quoting Tywin 😂😂😂 you can't make this 💩 up
Alicent definitely should have consoled Aegon when he was bawling his eyes out about the loss of his son. That was heartbreaking to see in so many ways. She never shows him any real motherly affection. Put all the politics and all the other BS aside and hug your son! Compare that scene with the one between Rhaenyra and Jacaerys last episode, and that pretty much sums up the types of mothers they are in a nutshell. Viserys and Alicent were negligent in showing much paternal love for Aegon. That's one of the key reasons why he turned out the way he did. They just let him run wild doing anything he wanted without providing him a loving foundation. He might have made a decent ruler if they had-or better yet a decent person.
So far, Aegon has been one of the most interesting characters on the show. I don't think he will be like Joffrey or the mad king. He seems to have a bit more nuance to him. Not saying he is a good guy, just he is interesting to watch. The actor also has some really insightful things to say about him in the after the episode bits & interviews.
yeah aegon is just learning to be a king and its not like hes jofferey. hes flawed and young and trying his best. keep in mind he never wanted the throne in the first place.
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They did that to change from the book she had two sons they asked her two pick which. Once she does it was the older brother not the prince. He looked at the boy and said look your mother want you dead. So they killed the young one instead which was the prince. A son for a son
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RIP Erryk. He was one of the few genuinely honorable people on the show.
I would say even Arryk was just as honourable. They were simply on opposite sides.
@@anoushkas8726I mean, if you just want to follow any rando who calls himself king, I’d say following Gaemon Palehair would be more honourable.
@@theperson8539 Yeah let's follow the ones who decapitate children
@@theperson8539 aegon is not just any random
@@willyrodriguez10 Neither is Gaemon, have some honour.
- Abandoned His Post
- Gets Jaeharys Killed
- Screws His Kings Mom
- Has a BITTER resentment for a girl who didn't run away with him when she was HEIR TO THE THRONE
- Sent an innocent man to die due to the guilt of his failure
-Get Promoted to HAND OF THE KING
I hate this guy. Holy shit.
This is failing upwards I guess 🙄 I literally hate him.
I hate him, but he is Alicent’s sworn protector. The problem is he never assigned someone to bring the Queen’s protector or the heir’s protector. ESPECIALLY in a time of war.
Criston Cole: Mission failed successfully, I guess? 😅
He’s not the same character as the books. Show runners clearly don’t like the character
Wait till his bitch ass dies to just 3 arrows
I also like how Cole was criticizing Arryk's cloak being dirty as a result of him performing his duty, whilst his was clean as a result of not doing so
The last scene with Aegon crying and Alicent not going to him was so telling. Showing the difference between her and Rhaenyra once more.
It’s more so the similarity between her and Otto as parents, more than the difference between her and Rhaenyra. I think that was the message the show writers were trying to tell us, but you could be right. It’s all opinions anyway
it actually shows the generational trauma and abuse, first it was like Otto with Alicent, and now Alicent with Aegon.
Or maybe it’s the fact she doesn’t like aegon at all! Dude literally wacked off the side of the castle and SA’d multiple girls and had children fighting each other to death. I wouldn’t like my son either😬🙄
@@joshuarojas5543 she does like her son. I think that much is clear, because if she didn’t, then she would’ve plotted to get him unseated and Rhaenyra to sit the throne.
She has issues expressing her care towards them, as Otto did her. However, the difference between her and Otto is that she thinks everything will end up peaceful and doesn’t know the demands of war. Otto knew that, which is why he plotted to let Aegon ascend either way.
@@joshuarojas5543 Then why she made him king? 🙂
The creator of the show confirmed that they both got the same injuries so that we couldn’t tell them apart for a moment and but Erryk wins and then falls on his sword
I think Arryk won because in the books, he does.
And the "forgive me Your Grace", is because he didn't choose Rhaneyra and followed his brother.
But in the end, he DOES 😢
@@emmanx011 in the book one source says they died in each other’s arms and another says Erryk won and then died a few days later.
@@emmanx011 shut it kid it aint dat deeep arryk lost
@@REXAZOR Sorry lil bro, the adults are talking given that Erryk's leg was slashed and Arryk, who won, didn't have a sashed leg.
@@J1283-s1k How humiliating that ur observation skills are of a 3 yr old with 50 IQ. Sorry lil bro go rewatch and see both brothers slash each others legs...or is it sashed XD.
The taming down of Mysaria's accent has made her scenes so much more tolerable 😅
I noticed too! 😂
Soon as I heard her speak in ep1 I was like “oh yeah, they heard the fandom hating on her accent for sure” lol
I kinda found her accent to be quite interesting. Somehow gave her character even more of like a mystery in a way if I’m making any sense 😅
I agree I liked her accent
However I like how she sounds now too. She seems more down to earth
100%.
Last season i hated her scenes, now i want to see her more.
And can I say it? I love Corlys and Rhaenys relationship so much ♥️
They actually love each other! So refreshing to see in a time when all marriages were arranged and they probably didnt like each other.
That Daemon and Rhaenyra scene was so damn good. That music when the look on Daemons face changed and when he took off on Caraxes gave me chills too
Daemon for his many faults does love Rhaenyra. He just isn't a team player. You want him as an alley but you should expect him to follow his own path. He's a double edge sword that will do just as much damage to his side as his opponent's if one is not careful.
"Ima use that new hand of the king" hahaha
I laughed so hard at that, that was a good one 😂
I know this sounds pathetic, but when you find some reactor pairs like yourselves that are lovely nice people and you get to watch your favourite show with them it's just a lovely way to wind down the evening on a work night. I grab a glass or red and go watch House of the Dragon with Nikki & Steven. It's so relaxing. You guys are such a beautiful couple. I'll be subscribed for years to come.
Just wanted to comment that I absolutely love your guys genuine humour and commentary :) been watching a ton of your movie reactions lately and now this, you both seem like great people
Otto and his family aren't even the main line of the Hightowers. The lord of House Hightower is Otto's brother, seen last season, and his children will carry on the bloodline. And Oldtown, where they rule, was seen in Game of Thrones, and it is still standing.
Also, Prince Daeron gets his first mention in the show! This is Alicient's fourth child, which was hinted at in the previous opening (which showed the family tree), but has so far gone unmentioned. He's in Oldtown with the Hightowers. Looking forward to when we finally get to see him on the screen.
At first I was worried that the writers completey excluded Daeron from the show.. They finally mentioned my boy! When he shows up and he will, I hope they will portray him right - like in the books. For me he is not like Aegon or Aemond. He was a fairly kind, clever, and humble guy. Definitely the best among Alicen't sons. And honestly? The best among all of Viserys' kids (barring Helaena who we all love). Too bad, he was Alicent's third son. If Daeron was her eldest son then that throne would have been his. Or at the very least, Rhaenyra would have a tough time trying to defeat him. Because he's at least someone you can support for a reason beyond his so-called "birthright".
(Spoiler for non book readers)
The toughest part with Daeron is that he is a kid - some of the worst atrocities occur directly under his watch after Tumbleton, he isn't directly committing them like Aemond burning the riverlands or Aegon's litany of dark and violent deeds, but because he is 'a Targaryen alone in the world', and a kid besides, he's unable to do anything about it. Literally just if Ormond had lived, if Aemond had not been so overly single minded on vengeance against Daemon, if Daeron hadn't burned hundreds of injured people in a Sept at Bitterbridge (😬 I can believe he set the whole town on fire by accident the way it is described, especially considering how disgusted he is later), if Daeron's councilors had not been afraid of giving up potential dragon power and imprisoned/killed the betrayers sooner, if the men around him weren't so selfishly power hungry, things could have worked out differently. It's also possible history speaks better of him because he dies. Nonthelsss I can't wait till they give us Daeron the Daring alongside Tessarion!
This episode was an emotional roller-coaster. From watching Aegon and poor Haleana griefing over their baby boy 😢. The Daemon and Rhaenyra "fall-out". But I know Daemon will undo his mistake in the next episode. Aemond cheeks supremacy!!!The Cargyll twins duell was so emotional I can't even 😭 Ser Criston probably by now the most disliked character! 🤣 Tom Glynn Carney, Emma D'Arcy and Rhys Ifans put a god-tier performance in this episode! peak acting.
Daemon was leaving to raise a army for her at harrenhal. If you replay the conversation between Raenara and him after she confront him about his actions he says, I'm the one going to harrenhal to raise you a army, or something along those lines.
That scene between Rhaenyra and Daemon was spectacular writing and acting. It felt genuine. They are such amazing actors. Criston Cole seems to be the Littlefinger of this show so far.
When Aegon told Otto to give the badge to Criston.. for a moment I thought Otto was going to die in that room.
It would have been funny if once Otto was out of the room, he swiftly put an emergency hand of the king badge on and breathes a sigh of relief for having one on.
Daemon’s dragon Caraxes is deformed, hence the neck being long. The most beautiful to me honestly
Caraxes is Daemon’s dragon. Vermithor’s a rogue dragon
@@dragonstouch1042 didn’t even realize I said Vermithor. That’s what I get for doing this at 6am 🤣
Did you guys notice that Alicent suddenly has a son we never heard of before?
When Otto says he's going to old town, he says: you have another son there, Daeron might listen to me.
I thought you were going to go: who's Daeron? 😅
I was wondering if they would include him this season. In the books he is the youngest of Viserys and Alicent's kids.
And roughly the same age as his eldest nephew, Jace. I recall Viserys decreed that the two would share the same wet nurse. In hopes that being "milk brothers" (yes, that is a thing) would forge a bond between them. But it did not.
@@MariaHossain Not saying Daeron is not the most courteous and humble of Alicent and Viserys' children. But he still held enmity towards his nephews.
King's landing and the Palace are going to be overrun with rats 😂 I hope the writers decide to show this as the consequence of Aegon killing all the rat catchers. Others will be terrified of taking up the work for sure
Isn’t the Queen/Sister Athelflaed’s daughter from The Last Kingdom season 5? Aelfwynn
Yes.
Really thought we were going to get left with a "but do we know for sure which twin survived?" question.......nope. RIP A&E
Didn't you see Daemon look at Rhaenerya before he left? Translated properly that look means "I am off to join the Nights Watch". I don't understand how people are not getting this.
1. As harsh, As blunt and as rogue as Daemon is? He's not a liar. He's telling the truth.
2. Fact is, When the decision was made? It was indeed done to put Daemon in his place. But Viserys was right about him...Daemon had amibition but it's never for the throne. He always knew that it belonged to "His Brother".
3. The Ratcatcher didn't kick the Dog, Blood (The Goldclock) Did.
The ratcatcher kicked the dog after he was held by his neck
Otto going off on Aegon was funny but also his own fault, Otto wanted Aegon to be King so badly and now that he is, he's a disappointment.
So happy that when the cart got stuck, the body stayed intact. What if, off script between book and show. Alicent is found with child.
Rhaenyra: I'm seeing double! Four Erryks!
Aegon is definitely not like joffrey!!
Эйгон хороший человек, его просто всё время портили родители. Даже сейчас МАТЬ вместо того, чтобы утешить рыдающего сына идёт скакать на Коле
Yeah? Why did he then kill all the ratcatchers when he knew there was only one involved?
@@RhaenyraT2001 joffrey was just evil he was killing animals for fun, Aegon loves animals and he cares for his dragon and always feeding him 😉
The rat catchers are all loyal to daemon
Daemon's friends = Aegon's enemies
He wiped out his enemies@@RhaenyraT2001
@@RhaenyraT2001Because he didn’t know which one it was. Aegon’s grief drove him to have his son’s murderers killed, by whatever means necessary. Was it stupid, thoughtless, and cruel? Yes, it was. But Joffrey would’ve done it for sport and no more… him and Aegon are nothing alike.
Let's go early squad!!
Let’s go!!!
Your point on Alicent talking like Cersei is so real, they both have really similar dialects. When Olivia Cooke auditioned for Alicent she auditioned with Cersei's lines
The Greens can go rover hell. Otto turned his great grandsons funeral to drag Rhaenyras name down and she had nothing to do with this. We need major justice for our queen 🖤
I do hate Cristen Cole, and it started with the snide comments with Alicent because Rhaenyra rejected his proposal. I wish we had gotten even more time with Rhaenyra this episode. She hasn't even gotten to truly grieve and now Daemon's actions have ratcheted up the conflict between the Greens and Blacks. And poor Helaena... The only person who's ever just taken her at her word was Cheese.
I saw a person comment that the embroidery Helena was stitching became part of her son's shroud. Makes sense if it happened irl, but what if she saw the murky future & was preparing for it. I wish I had noted the person's name who posted it.
IM GOING TO USE THE NEW HAND OF THE KING IS ILLEGAL GO TO JAIL LMAOOOOOO
"Fookin' Southerners." - Cregan Stark probably.
That dragon that was flying over the ocean was Seasmoke, Laenor’s dragon! He’s currently riderless
Which is stupid because Leanor is still Alive
No, Deamon will never turn on Rheanrya .. she is his blood 🩸Deamon may be a lot of things some people don’t like, but he is massively loyal to his blood . And that was his brother and Rheanrya .
My favorite part was all the silent eye stares at the table.. it was so brilliantly done.. such great acting. Deamon sitting there like the cat that ate the canary .. lol loved it! ❤
About the Aemond talk at the end (46:07), he didnt wanted to kill Luke when the dragon attacked him, i still remember in the episode from s1, Aemond was shocked of what happened and i recently saw a short clip where Viserys said something very important to Rhaenyra at the skull of Balerion, he said that the idea that we are controlling the dragons is an illusion, so.. the whole deal was f$% up but Aemond didn't intended to kill Luke
I loved the poetic dialogue between Daemond and Rheanyra because you’d think Shakespeare actually wrote it or something.
💜I always wished the Targaryen's color would've been purple because their eyes are supposed to be purple. 💜
It's very telling of Alicent's parenting that she ignores Aegon breaking down St rhe death if his child (and learning that everything was a lie, his "right", his crown) - how the first thing she says to her daughter is "yeah about what you saw) instead of comforting her about the loss of her child, and the fact that Aemond seeks "mummying" from s*x workers...
I’m late to the reaction but I’m here. I just watched. Love you 2 as always. 💜❤
I've got "The North Remembers" t shirt too! ❤y'all!
The murder of Jaeharys was actually a mistake! In the first ep Daemon specifically said to Blood and Cheese "Aemond Targaryen" and "silver hair and one eye he should be hard to miss". They're just bumbling idiots. Biggest F up ever
I'm glad the Dog is okay .
The showrunners mentioned in interviews they made adjustments to the end of episode 1 because they did not want to put child actors through that. It may be pretend, but small children can be deeply effected by that stuff. Good on them for thinking of the kids.
It's turned into a classic game of game of thrones and I love it. Only 2 episodes In with a diverse cast like the Acolyte. But this has a story. A proper story the acolyte is something I never imagined stars wars turning into. It's sad that Disney ruin stuff so bad and blame the fans after
Really? Disney is blaming the fans for ruining Star wars?
@@philippeblais8594 Yeah dude. It's on alot of channels since the first episode. Crazy compared to House of the dragon. Disney could learn something from Hbo to be honest
@@Irishrover101 Wow. Disney loaded up with narcissists who can't accept that they messed up a beloved genre.
"Another heartwarming moment from George RR Martin."
About the Green's flag: it's Aegon's personal sigil. The green to honor his Hightower heritage, and the gold for his dragon, Sunfyre the Golden. Rhaenyra used her own personal sigil in the book. It was divided into four parts: the normal Targaryen sigil diagonal from each other, and then the sigils of House Arryn and House Velaryon in the remaining diagonal, representing her Arryn heritage and her Velaryon allies. I guess the show dropped Rhaenyra's personal sigil to keep things simple.
It’s looks like Adam will be a dragon raider.
I do not believe hypocrite people who actually hate cole and not daemon for actually giving the order to kill a child talk about hypocrisy... Yes cole is also not a saint but he is nowhere near how fu**ed up Daemon is..... I guess characters which entertain you in any way you'll like them am i right!!
I like characters based on how much they entertain me tbh. The writers haven’t given Cole enough dimension to make him remotely redeemable (as a character, not a person), and I say that as someone who enjoys the characters on Team Green more.
I would hope that changes now that he’s Hand, but I wouldn’t be sure.
Actual last comment 😂😂
Alyn of Hull, the black dreads guy, is an intriguing character. You’ll see soon.
*Adam
"... is no true king." - Tywin Lannister
It took me re-watching this with you guys to realize the only way his brother knew he was there was because of the white worm.
Team Green 💚
The Hightowers don't have to go away. Otto and Alicent will eventually die and their descendants are Targaryens.
Both your guys shirts are 🔥 but I gotta cop that NF style one
Is no true King ❤
Tywin Lannisters great Line and then he sent Geoffrey to Bed 😅
The king is tired 😂😂😂
I am not team green but I can understand Aegons anger and sadness here. He really loved his son and now wants revenge for what happened. For me he is not a Joffrey 2.0 because Joffrey was a true sadist and enjoyed torturing peope for no other reason than for his own entertainment. Aegon does not kill or torture people just for fun and for no reason. At least not so far. Can't say how he will be in the next few episodes and seasons since I did not read the book.
Lady Misaria, the White Worm, warned Ser Erryk. That's why he showed up in Rhaenyra's room in the nick of time
That makes sense. She reminded me a bit of Varis this episode.
@@madelinegarber7860 She reminded me of Varis since she wanted the end of the children fight club.
He also low key sensed his presence
@@decariusb71it's a twin thing
@@Rash23215is that true I mean I always hear about this in real life (never had a twin so I dont know) but is it really like that?
Erryk (Black) winning the fight against Arryk (Green) and protecting Rhaenyra yet killing himself out of the pure grief of having to kill his own brother is so damn sad.
I nearly cried man
It is. And ok thanks for clarifying who was who.
are y'all blind?? Erryk got slashed on his leg!! the same leg that we can use to differentiate between him and his brother.
No
@@luka2192 team black was cut on the right knee, team green was cut on the left thigh. and during the fight, team green pressed on the team black right knee forcing him to let go of him and when he reached for his sword, team green stabbed him.
I feel like Aegon destroying the "Valyrian city" is symbolic for so many things. Could represent Viserys' legacy crumbling or even the start of the downfall of the Targaryens, the last nobility of Valyria.
To be fair the only thing going for the Targaryen’s was their dragons granted they are pretty big thing but without them, I mean the Lannisters are rich beyond comprehension, Starks are the oldest major house they extremely well respected and have ties everywhere, Baratheons had extremely good warriors and commanders, the Targaryens without dragons most of them are just petty people with massive egos. So when they lost them yk what I mean.
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he cared more about his lego than the rest of his kids
@queenxx1690 Yeah a lot of people gloss over how shitty a father a Viserys was to his second family.
This is a great observation, I wasn't thinking much of this scene than to show Aegon's rage but now that you mentioned it, I think there was some symbolism in there
The fight between Arryk and Erryk is a great mirror to what's going on in the Targaryen house, it's a family literally tearing each other apart
lmao im so slow. how did i not pick up on that
That, and it’s a family being torn apart and the non-noble loyal citizens paying the price and suffering from incurable grief
@@damascus9876 Rhaenyra & Alicent are the only powerful people who seem to give a damn about the smallfolk. Knowing how many would die in her name is the reason Rhaenyra is so scared to start the real war.
Yeah. And in the end, they both died.
Someone get Criston Cole off my screen!!!
fr. i can't stand to look at him anymore
He’s the biggest wiener in the GRRM universe. He’s worse than Robin Arryn.
@fromheaventoearth5779 Pretty much everyone liked him in the first four episodes.
Seriously! I hate him more than Ramsay and Walder Frey!🤮🤮
@@anoushkas8726 my least favoured characters on GoT were Euron Greyjoy and Robin Arryn, and Criston Cole is by far more annoying. Mostly the character, but also I find the actor irritating. He looks brain dead.
This is why by the time of GoT, there are no more ratcatchers in the Red Keep, they've been replaced by cats, those that Arya chases
They're better at it anyway. Cats were designed to be nature's perfect rat killing machines.
Here you see the cycle of abuse and trauma that was started with Otto and alicent and that passed down to her and her children. Otto refusing to comfort or even pay attention to alicent's guilt to avoid any uneasiness and alicent not being able to comfort her own son because she just doesn't know how to be a mother,as a result of motherhood being forced on her and having done the same to helaena her daughter.. the poison drips through
“The poison drips through” is that a Succession reference I see 👀👀??!
Yeah, also in the relationship between aegon and helaena, they had things to say to each other
You have to be killer...
Ugh I know! I felt so bad at the end. I was likr go to him Alicent! Just hug him! Or sit with him!
@@nikhily2993 haha... Yes,you got that right
Aegon needs to pass an infrastructure bill to fix the potholes in the streets.
Kingslanding needs an "Infrastructure Week" 🙂
@@mori1bundMake that infrastructure month, or even better, year
Given that westeros highly mirrors the UK, i can say with absolute confidence that road tax will not be spent on roads
I second the motion lol
They could spend 9 months a year fixing the roads yet not the ones actually needed to be fixed xD
I think Criston Cole is about to be the most hated character. Maybe like the same scale as Joffrey and Ramsey 😳
I already hate him more. Ramsey was a psycho and he knows is a psycho. Cole is a smoll bitter resentfull prick and still think about himself as a just and pure knight
Can’t wait to see Cole drown in his own blood.
Definitely. It’s a different type of hate 😡 but hate it is
Of course, he is no wonder there. The character we love to hate is here
Definitely not
Sir Criston "I project harder than a movie theater" Cole over here 🙄
The fact that Cole's plan almost fuckin work is crazy
Ikr, if rhaenyra hadnt freed myssaria in order for her to then spot Arryk as she was leaving, he probably would've gotten the job done. It's so funny cause I thought it was a ridiculous plan that never couldve worked in a million years.
To be honest, it’s a bit of sloppy writing. Everyone there knows he has a twin brother. So him walking up to the door, when the guards thought he was already inside, should have raised red flags. Even the guard he relieves outside her chambers gives him a slightly funny look. Rhaenyra should have had him shave or given him a face tattoo to prevent the possibility of his twin infiltrating.
Same energy as Cersei hoping a boar would kill a drunken Robert. At least her plan worked lmao
@@matias250 it's never implied that Cercei was hoping that a boar would kill Robert. But a hunt is a hunt, sometimes accidents happen, and a king full of strong wine can fall out of his horse and break his neck. I mean it was still dumb for a plan that her and her children's lifes were riding on, but not as dumb as hoping that Robert will meet a boar and his guard will allow Robert to be gutted by it.
it would have worked if he didn't give himself away as soon as he entered ranny's room. i mean unsheathing your sword as soon as you enter? that was very stupid.
No, you didn't forget that Alicent and Viserys had a fourth child. One of the weirder parts of Season 1 was that Daeron was never mentioned even once, though we did get a producer statement that he hadn't been cut out.
There’s a theory he’s a bastard from Alicent and Criston Cole and if that’s true it further proves how hypocritical they both are in all this
@@ACinemafanatic in the books he is viserys and alicents fourth child and he was sent to off to be a squire to his cousin the lord of old town
@@ACinemafanatic This theory makes no sense. If he were Crispin's bastard, he wouldn't be able to ride the dragon.
I don’t understand why he was not mentioned in S1 especially for non-book readers! Had to google it during the episode.
@@anhkriva5274 Why not?
tom glynn-carney, the actor for Aegon, has been so impressive to me, really a great performance
I’m so glad he has more to do this season. People were very much like “I think the actor playing Aegon is not good” because we spent so little time with adult Aegon. Tom is just knocking it out of the park - because even when he was whiney Aegon in the back of the carriage with his mother going to get crowned, you could see the pain and hurt and his feeling of unworthiness. Now you see his rage and grief as a father mourning. He’s so good.
@@LunarHexagon insane bc he was so great in 1x9, espacially in the coronation his acting solely made me team green
100%.
His delivery of “we know our enemy!” gives me freaking chills.
Idk if you’ve read A Court of Thorns and Roses, but I think he would make an amazing Eris.
@@rachelsbj1373 I have not read it yet, but you are the 4th person I’ve heard mention it, so it looks like I need to read it!
@@LunarHexagon also he was comedy gold in the first episode when hearing the petitions. "lets just give back his sheep, he came all that way. They wouldn't know" while Otto getting more and more frustrated. I'm sure it was more about Aegon wanting to be seen as caring than actually caring. But still that scene humanized him a bit and was a great contrast to what happened this episode
I felt like every scene In this episode was Emmy worthy
insanely good acting
Yeah, The writing is incredible, as is the acting of the cast..
Helaena is grieving & Alicent wants to bring up her having sex with the man who should’ve been on guard, to make sure she didn’t snitch; and she couldn’t even comfort her grieving son, instead she goes and screws crispy Cole. What a great mother.
Not even Cersei was like this. Cersei was a bad person but Myrcaella and Tommen were good children while all of Alicents children are messed up
I love the contrast to Ep1, when Jace arrived back in Dragonstone and Rhaenyra just silently comforts her devastated son, who still tried so hard to do his duty.
Alicent worries more about getting caught than she worries about her children or grieves for her grandson. She's horrible
And Aemond spends his time in a pleasure house not even partaking but paying for motherly affection and physical touch. Just another instance showing Alicent's emotional and physical neglect for her children.
@@cmd7930 one of cersei son died cause she killed his wife
This is why it's easy to separate someone like Joffrey from someone like Aegon. Joffrey was a literal psychopath, while Aegon is just a product of being affluent his entire life. It makes him such an interesting character, because he does have feelings and he does love his family and children, as we see in the last scene where Alicent catches him bawling his eyes out.
He assaults women and likes watching little kids fight to the death tho
He's also a r*pist who leaves his bastard children in the fighting pits
If only he wasn't portrayed as a rapist in the series and a cruel vile onlooker on the pit fightings of his own bastards/children in the books. If he were to happen to kill a couple of ppl okay, i can still forgive that, but I simply can't overlook these other atrocities. After that point i was done with him, else i would have totally felt for him😢
I imagine he was so confused. Not even wanting to be king, feeling unwanted by his father, and then being told that his father finally chose him on his deathbed, all to be punished by his sister (so he thinks) and the punishment being the death of his only son who he was trying to be a better father to than his dad was to him.
Aegon destroying Viserys’s lego set symbolises how Viserys was a shitty dad to Aegon, Helaena, Aemond and Daeron.
He wasn’t able to be a crappy parent to Daeron lol. He’s been gone like most of his life
He was also a crappy father to Rhaenyra, she's just a bit stronger than her half siblings
@@andreachilton6037 She simply had a loving mother throughout her childhood.
I thought it symbolized how their own hand will tear down the Targaryen dynasty, but that was a good one as well.
@@anhkriva5274 Alicent also had a mother. At the beginning of season one Daemon makes a jab at Otto saying he'd lost his wife recently when everyone was pressuring Viserys to remarry. So Alicent had a mother almost as long ad Rhaenyra did.
Duty was the death of love in the case of Arryk and Erryk.
Erryk killing himself because he would not be able to live with the guilt of killing his own brother broke my heart, the saddest moment of this episode 💔
It was an interesting change from the book. I mean hard to say he could survive his wounds. But I like the change, showing the impact even at the start of the war.
I think you put it so perfectly when you said Criston Cole is "failing up"
For real. Everyone knows someone like that; can't do his actual job but keeps getting promoted because he sucks up to the bosses and helps them with their petty stuff.
@@Adamantium93 The Peter Principle in a sense. Now, the Crispin Principle to one who has no principle
Aegon the whole time did not get a single cut while sitting on the throne even when he was drunk af. While Viserys got cut many times.
To be fair Aegon sat on it woth clothes on covering his body. Viserys had the illness before but only got nicked on his hand, the only exposed part.
@@Ashbrash1998Viserys had cuts all over his back. The very first scene of Viserys we see him being treated on a wound on the back.
The Throne rejected Viserys. He was a good man but bad king.
Aegon is a troubled young man which had no proper education to be king but he has already showed kindness to the common people.
Because Aegon is the one true king of Westeros. The throne doesn’t spurn him like it did his father and sister.
@@TraditionalCrusader do you know what happens in the Dance?
@@Ashbrash1998Viserys was cut all over his back as well
when you said, "anyone who said 'i am the king'" i immediately replied, "is no true king" lmaoo
edit: some people should really learn to grasp the context because i am referring to a pavlov response to tywin lannister’s quote lol i ain’t give no two fucks about what team u are
This is 🧢 especially a lot of TV show/anime etc.....
@@pitoseavy4523 and? tywin lannister still said that
@@alienazed never said he didn't but I watched multiple shows where said king/queen/prince etc... flex they crown for any reasons they wanted
@@pitoseavy4523 their*. and my comment focuses on what is being said and who says it in the previous franchise. it’s all about GOT and HOTD fans/watchers reminiscing similar scenes or moment
Me too.
That acting from Emma and Matt.. like being in the threatre.
So good. That scene was excellent
Right? I even said to myself, this is some Shakespearean shit. Excellent writing and delivery.
@@asmallsandstorm4686 they both come from theatre backgrounds, definitely shows.
Aegon’s actor is KILLING it this season! Loving his portrayal.
Daeron is Alicent's third son. He was sent to the high towers when he was young. He has a dragon named Tessarion and is an important character for the war. they were supposed to introduce this character in the first season but they didn't do it so they are adding it now
I have a feeling from what ppl say is he's gonna be seen in season 3 ALOT.
Interesting that the person Aemond seeks comfort from is an older woman, older than his mom in fact. In addition to the sex, she provides him the kind of nurturing maternal love that he received little of when growing up. That scene was the most vulnerable I've ever seen Aemond. He's able to let his guard down with this woman. I'm sure she's the only one he's told that he has some regrets about killing Lucerys. It's really good that he has someone like that.
I noticed that too... His own mother wasn't nurturing. You can see the sadness in his eyes, not just for Luc but for himself as well... He knew full well why he sought comfort from her instead of his family
Alicent did poorly raising her children which is why they all have personal issues while Rhaenyra’s “bastards” seem like decent boys.
Alicent is a hypocrite fraud through and through.
Honestly one of my favorite scenes so far, it's exactly what I wanted from Aemond as a character.
She's also the woman in s1 who was implied to have sa'd him when he was a child. These people CANNOT catch a break.
@@petko6926 wait what ??😳 when was this mention ?
Crispy 'Fuckboy' Cole was wild during this episode. 😂
Aegon called him out for not standing a post when his son was murdered... Wait til he finds out the real reason why (hopefully)... Cole had some nerve then blaming someone else for his royal eff up. He brings shame upon himself and doesn't deserve his white cloak. I can't stand him continually talking crap about Rhaenyra while doing what he's doing... He's right up there with Joffrey and Ramsey, as far as despicable characters go!
Season 1 Cole: He's not a bad guy, I feel for him
Season 2 Cole: I can't stand this mfer!
Ser Wendigoon Strikes Again
The dog scene was a tiny masterpiece. The dog STILL loved his owner even though he was a piece of shit who kicked him. The dog is the purest character in this show. 🐕❤
Just like in real life
Wasn’t it Blood that kicked the dog? Not cheese?
@@Marco_______ The dude that was hanged kicked the dog.
Dont think so
@@Zombina638 Then rewatch the epsiode. The dude that was hanged in Episode 2 was being strangled and threatened by the big guy that got caught with the head of the boy down in the dungeons and when the hanged dude was released he kicked the dog in anger.
I kept thinking the carriage carrying Jahhaerys was so wobbly his head was going to tear off!!!😱😱😱😱😱😱😥😢
yikes, that would have been awful
I'm a mother of a son and when Alicent walked away from Aegon crying I got so mad I was shouting at the screen hold your son no matter what shit is going on around you if you see your son sobbing and grieving the death of their own son you hold your child
I screamed "hug your son your harpy!" I couldn't believe she just walked away!
@@kathykay975she walked away because she was never given comfort by Otto and she passes that onto her own children
Even in this episode Alicent wants to confess to Otto and he doesnt want to hear it.
Nah back in season 1 Alicent told Aegon he was no son of hers after he raped a girl.
You are me and I am you because I was so upset that she just stood there awkwardly for a moment then turned and all but ran away from her broken child!!! Both Aegon and Helaena needed their mother’s comfort and she turned to her damn walking d*ldo instead for her OWN comfort like…her and Crispy Dick Cole deserve each other. They disgust me!
@kathykay975 No. He was in pain. It was the perfect time to comfort him. *That* would indeed have cooled down his anger. Or at least tempered his rash behavior. She might have been able to gently reason with him not to fire Otto. Instead, she abandoned him. And he knew that she did because he knows she walked into that room, and then left him alone. Again! That only reinforces his belief that no one loves him, making him even more bitter, angry, and vengeful.
“We were one soul in two bodies.” That line is heartbreaking
They chose duty over love. Very sad to see.
Gosh I have had it with Otto. Yes, he’s correct that Aegon’s actions were idiotic, but was he not the one to put him on the throne. Aegon didn’t want this and he’s paid for it with his son, and then here comes Otto running salt into the wound. Aegon and Criston are pinging their one brain cell off each other, but this is literally all bc of Otto.
Because he didn't think that Aegon would be so "stupid" (according to his own POV) that he let himself think that Viserys was even better. Also putting Aegon on the throne was definitely a choice for him to assert his family on the throne (and I don't mean the Targaryen but the "Hightower side" of the family in a way)
@@yacine8552 should have trained him better. Otto return when Aegon was 15, he had time to teach him
That was not stupid act. The rat catchers are all loyal to daemon.
Daemon's friends= Aegon's enemies
Otto literally did the same with nobles in episode 9 - Lord Caswell was hanging in the castle for an attempt to leave KL. A death of a noble is far worse for the reputation
Yess exactly and all people blame all on Aegon when it is Otto who is responsible
The thing is without Daemon, Rhaenyra is crippled. Daemon is a man who can command authority and make moves she never would. He is also the most dangerous rider, even more so than Aemond because of his experience and bond witu Caraxes. If Daemon would choose to either abandon her or worse, help the other side, it would be over.
@@ldarkllrevanl181 He’s also as she correctly mentioned - pathetic. A manipulative, dangerous gas lighting scumbag who will undermine her and never let her exercise real power at any turn.
And a horrible king consort when it comes to actual ruling.
Daemon and Caraxes are the GOATS in that house of all time.
6:58 "Any man who says "I am the king" is no true king."
- Tywin Lannister 🦁
Dude u quoting Tywin Lannister... why just why 🤣🤣
Fack tywin, even Brandon said that😊
That line says more about Tywin's understanding of power than it does any Kings or Queens who might say it.
When Rhaenyra says "I'm the queen" like every episode , team black cult clap like simple minded seals 🤡
Aegon says " I'm the King " once , here comes some team black clown quoting Tywin 😂😂😂 you can't make this 💩 up
Rhaenyras says a simalar thing in S1 with Otto and countless other times
Every actor in this episode was acting their a**es off my gawd
Alicent definitely should have consoled Aegon when he was bawling his eyes out about the loss of his son. That was heartbreaking to see in so many ways. She never shows him any real motherly affection. Put all the politics and all the other BS aside and hug your son! Compare that scene with the one between Rhaenyra and Jacaerys last episode, and that pretty much sums up the types of mothers they are in a nutshell. Viserys and Alicent were negligent in showing much paternal love for Aegon. That's one of the key reasons why he turned out the way he did. They just let him run wild doing anything he wanted without providing him a loving foundation. He might have made a decent ruler if they had-or better yet a decent person.
Facts 👏🏾
The Rhaneyra and Mysaria scene was excellent! Great writing, amazing acting and direction. Bravo!!!🙌
So far, Aegon has been one of the most interesting characters on the show. I don't think he will be like Joffrey or the mad king. He seems to have a bit more nuance to him. Not saying he is a good guy, just he is interesting to watch. The actor also has some really insightful things to say about him in the after the episode bits & interviews.
The Daeron confirmation and the Cargyll twins gave this episode a 10/10.
yeah aegon is just learning to be a king and its not like hes jofferey. hes flawed and young and trying his best. keep in mind he never wanted the throne in the first place.