It’s so bastardized 😂 The Fargo accent (and other parts of the northern midwest) come from German and Dutch accents. Where I grew up, the accent was heavily influenced by Russian and Polish, that’s why my short As sound like “yeah” (I try to minimize it for videos but it still comes through lol)
I really liked this episode! Interesting central theme - I'd guess I'd call the theme 'rewards and punishments for service' or something like that? I love all the little dynamics, where they really thought through how to add more context and subtext to the book plot points - they could've just had Arryk go to Dragonstone without much setup and it would've been fine, but making it a consequence of Criston trying to cover his tracks is so great. The Cargyll fight far exceeded my expectations. Honestly, I feel bad listing my criticisms of this episode, because they're so insignificant and nitpicky compared to how good the episode was overall, but here goes: Wasn't a fan of the episode title; thought it lacked depth and a thematic connection (same for episode 3). If memory serves, in S1E9, Otto tried to send Harrold Westerling to assassinate Rhaenyra, but now he thinks its a bad idea to send Arryk - what changed? But I'm happy to assign the blame for this discrepancy onto S1E9. As for Otto leaving... aaarrggggg I'm split. On one hand, the irony of ousting Otto - the true heart of Team Aegon - is great. However I loved all of Otto's scenes this season and don't want him to be offscreen for the next few episodes. Plus, the logic of sending him to Daeron didn't work for me - made it sound like they were trying to make Daeron king which doesn't fit.
Otto addresses the assassination thing a few times. When he gave the order to Harold, the seal had not been broken. No one on Dragonstone or anywhere else was aware that Viserys was dead. The moment Harold left the room, the seal was broken and Otto dropped the assassination idea. Like, if Rhaenyra didn’t know Viserys was dead yet, Harold could hypothetically walk right up to her and do the deed, as a member of the kings guard, no one would question him. Otto basically wanted him to pop over to Dragonstone, get Rhaenyra, and lock the small council in that room until he was sure it was done.
@@MeeraReads For sure, but wouldn't the stealth factor of using Arryk more or less make up for the lack of the element of surprise? The assassination plans are still similar enough that its weird that Otto has opposite reactions to them, right? But like I said, this doesn't diminish my opinion of this episode; it just makes S1E9 a smidge worse in retrospect.
@Mj_Jetson not necessarily. The Velaryons have blockaded the bay and the only way to Dragonstone is by boat. We saw them searching the boats in s2e1, and Erryk himself found Mysaria. And they only started doing that after they got the news that Viserys had died. So it’s honestly astonishing that Erryk made it to the island at all. You’re right that once he’s in the castle it’s just a matter of pretending to be his twin, but getting to the castle would be a major task once Team Black was on alert. That’s why Otto didn’t order Criston to do it after Harold left. Otto is not a big risk taker and sending an assassin once Team Black is expecting some kind of attack is a much bigger risk than sending one when they think they’re safe. And the odds of Erryk and Arryk being seen in the same room are extremely high considering that Rhaenyra only has 3 Queen’s Guard
@@MeeraReads Yeah I completely agree, but I also think that the chances of Otto's Westerling assassination scheme failing are somewhat comparable. A very real possibility in that case would be Westerling defecting to Rhaenyra, which would a) let her know that Viserys is dead and b) give her the legitimacy of having the Lord Commander of Viserys' Kingsguard on her side. If the Cargyll plot failed, the consequences would be a) inspire disloyalty in Team Green by indicating that leal service is rewarded with impossible missions and b) prevent Team Rhaenyra from using Erryk for a similar assassination attempt - arguably less severe an outcome for the Greens? Both plots don't have identical chances of success - can quibble exactly how much more likely one plot is to succeed versus the other - but its similar enough that its weird that Otto acts has such different reactions to both plots. But its honestly not a super big deal; doesn't tarnish this episode at all for me.
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Absolutely love the step into the Fargo accent from Meera. 🍁
It’s so bastardized 😂
The Fargo accent (and other parts of the northern midwest) come from German and Dutch accents. Where I grew up, the accent was heavily influenced by Russian and Polish, that’s why my short As sound like “yeah” (I try to minimize it for videos but it still comes through lol)
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I really liked this episode! Interesting central theme - I'd guess I'd call the theme 'rewards and punishments for service' or something like that? I love all the little dynamics, where they really thought through how to add more context and subtext to the book plot points - they could've just had Arryk go to Dragonstone without much setup and it would've been fine, but making it a consequence of Criston trying to cover his tracks is so great. The Cargyll fight far exceeded my expectations. Honestly, I feel bad listing my criticisms of this episode, because they're so insignificant and nitpicky compared to how good the episode was overall, but here goes:
Wasn't a fan of the episode title; thought it lacked depth and a thematic connection (same for episode 3). If memory serves, in S1E9, Otto tried to send Harrold Westerling to assassinate Rhaenyra, but now he thinks its a bad idea to send Arryk - what changed? But I'm happy to assign the blame for this discrepancy onto S1E9. As for Otto leaving... aaarrggggg I'm split. On one hand, the irony of ousting Otto - the true heart of Team Aegon - is great. However I loved all of Otto's scenes this season and don't want him to be offscreen for the next few episodes. Plus, the logic of sending him to Daeron didn't work for me - made it sound like they were trying to make Daeron king which doesn't fit.
Otto addresses the assassination thing a few times. When he gave the order to Harold, the seal had not been broken. No one on Dragonstone or anywhere else was aware that Viserys was dead.
The moment Harold left the room, the seal was broken and Otto dropped the assassination idea.
Like, if Rhaenyra didn’t know Viserys was dead yet, Harold could hypothetically walk right up to her and do the deed, as a member of the kings guard, no one would question him. Otto basically wanted him to pop over to Dragonstone, get Rhaenyra, and lock the small council in that room until he was sure it was done.
@@MeeraReads For sure, but wouldn't the stealth factor of using Arryk more or less make up for the lack of the element of surprise? The assassination plans are still similar enough that its weird that Otto has opposite reactions to them, right? But like I said, this doesn't diminish my opinion of this episode; it just makes S1E9 a smidge worse in retrospect.
@Mj_Jetson not necessarily. The Velaryons have blockaded the bay and the only way to Dragonstone is by boat. We saw them searching the boats in s2e1, and Erryk himself found Mysaria. And they only started doing that after they got the news that Viserys had died. So it’s honestly astonishing that Erryk made it to the island at all.
You’re right that once he’s in the castle it’s just a matter of pretending to be his twin, but getting to the castle would be a major task once Team Black was on alert. That’s why Otto didn’t order Criston to do it after Harold left.
Otto is not a big risk taker and sending an assassin once Team Black is expecting some kind of attack is a much bigger risk than sending one when they think they’re safe. And the odds of Erryk and Arryk being seen in the same room are extremely high considering that Rhaenyra only has 3 Queen’s Guard
@@MeeraReads Yeah I completely agree, but I also think that the chances of Otto's Westerling assassination scheme failing are somewhat comparable. A very real possibility in that case would be Westerling defecting to Rhaenyra, which would a) let her know that Viserys is dead and b) give her the legitimacy of having the Lord Commander of Viserys' Kingsguard on her side. If the Cargyll plot failed, the consequences would be a) inspire disloyalty in Team Green by indicating that leal service is rewarded with impossible missions and b) prevent Team Rhaenyra from using Erryk for a similar assassination attempt - arguably less severe an outcome for the Greens?
Both plots don't have identical chances of success - can quibble exactly how much more likely one plot is to succeed versus the other - but its similar enough that its weird that Otto acts has such different reactions to both plots. But its honestly not a super big deal; doesn't tarnish this episode at all for me.
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