15:17 the thing is, Aegon really _isn’t_ “Joffrey 2.0” - he’s a bit of a brat but he’s not an idiot, nor a particular sadist or scheming - last episode he was apathetic about claiming the throne; so long as he can go on drinking and pinching servant girls he couldn’t care less about challenging Rhaenyra as heir.
Dragons don’t pass from parent to child. There’s no hierarchy. Daemon rides Rhaenys’ father’s dragon, Caraxes. Rhaenys rides Daemon’s mother’s dragon, Meleys. Daemon’s father’s dragon was Vhagar. Any Targaeryan can claim any dragon. Laena and Baela had no right to claim Vhagar any more than Aemond did. Aemond didn’t do anything wrong in claiming Vhagar.
@@Marcus_1001 It is obvious why the Valyrians would spread around the story that only people with Valyrian blood can claim a dragon but the bond between dragon and writer is not fully understood by anyone in this world.
In medieval times, when a girl has had their first period, they´re seen as adults, at that time they theoretically become diplomatic tokens to marry off for power. It seems cruel now but back in the day this was fairly normal.
The bloodlines for Targaryns are of very important, because it is necessary to maintain, their dragon blood. If they thin out their bloodline to much, the dragons will not allow them to ride anymore. Thus they marry their cousins etc.
This is the story they tell themselves and to others but whether it's true is not known. There's certainly nothing in the way of scientific experimentation to prove it one way or the other.
The part about Alicent demanding Lucerys eye was awfull, but Vicerys not showing any worry about his son loosing an eye, and just getting angry about the boys being called bastards, I kind of feel bad for Alicent. Anyway, 3 more episodes and season 2 will be starting soon, Can't wait!
@@gunkulator1 Maiming a prince is treason as well. With the same logic, Lucerys should be lucky he didn't die or Rhaenyra is lucky enough to not suffer any consequences for installing bastards on to the iron throne. In the end, this line of arguing just goes in a circle and doesn't hold much water.
@@spartanoreo5075 The rest of the witnesses say Aemond started the fight so it's self defense. Why feel bad for Alicent? She grabbed a knife and in front of a dozen witnesses stabbed the heir to the throne with intent to kill in a situation where her life was in no danger. That's an even higher treason.
@@gunkulator1 Witnesses? You mean active participants of the fight and all children. She grabbed the knife after her child was maimed permanently, her husband did nothing, Rhaenyra asking to have Aemond tortured(sharply questioned) for essentially talking about an open lie (that is the truth). Alicent is also currently Queen regent(not some basic commoner or lord).
@@spartanoreo5075 The witnesses included the king, the head of the kingsguard, the maester, Ser Criston Cole and many others. The king heavily sides with Alicent against Rhaenyra here, ignoring Alicent's attempt to murder his daughter. This is a much different situation than kids fighting with no adults present. The king ignores a blatant treason that he himself witnessed in order to side with Alicent.
Additional info: Vhagar was the second largest dragon in the history of House Targaryen. In the Histories and Lore series that you've watched, they explained that she was originally rode by Visenya Targaryen, one of the Conqueror's sister-wives. At the time of HOTD, she was the only remaining dragon from the Conquest, the greatest and most formidable dragon alive.
It was terrible. I had to turn off all the lights to see what was going on and I was still squinting. I hope they learned from that epic fail and *never* do that again.
It should be noted that Daemon and Rhaenyra still have someone killed for their plot to work. Aemond may have gone for the rock but they attacked him first and he was out numbered.
The Hightowers more or less killed Jace's and Luc's father and grandfather so they are far from innocent. Aemond slandered the heir to the throne which is a capital offense. He's lucky he only lost an eye.
just watched ur ep6 and u release 7 great timing edit after watching: Daemon is a very traditional Targaryen, he wanted to stay in Essos to get access to books from old valyrian dragonlords and thus further increase his knowledge of magic and lore of his ancestors. He married Rhaenyra in this first depiction of traditional valyrian wedding, non ironically because family and blood are directly correlated to their power and (magical) influence on dragons. Notice how many childbirth deaths are happening during this time of abundance of magic and dragons (compared to GoT). Once youre done watching season one I recommend a video by David Lightbringer where he decodes a song Daemon will sing on ep10 that goes into detail of what im saying (title of the video is: "The Meaning of the 3 Headed Dragon: Daemon's Song Decoded"). Sorry for this long paragraph, hope you enjoy the last episodes and get super hyped for the next season (will be a banger) !!! 🖤💚🖤💚
To be fair, Aemond was defending himself. Baela and Rhaena did start the fight and honestly I’m surprised that Lucerys blinded his uncle in one eye and got off Scott free
The “sharply questioned” is a manipulation tactic, to force Alicent to reveal herself in order to protect her son. People don’t seem to understand this. Rhaenyra is playing politics. It was obvious that Viserys would never actually do torture to Aemond, the point was to put the threat out there to unsettle and unnerve Alicent into making a mistake. This is court politics and Rhaenyra is trying to protect the lives of HER children.
@@CaptainPikeachu Oh.. That so? What was that thing... Viserys said about perception being more important than truth? To everyone there, including Alicent then Thats a difference without a distinction. And it still means Rhaenyra wants to be seen as someone willing to have their maimed little brother tortured even if wouldnt go through it. Still no proof it wasnt sincerely meant. It definitely was a serious demand on her part in the text Do we know Viserys wouldnt, and did everyone know that? Sofar he has mostly let Rhaenyra have her way. Alicent knows this And like.. did Viserys... Actually seem all that concerned and bothered by Aemond's injury? When he said anyone who disputes parentage again would lose a tongue, was there any exceptions?
@@xqzqcv7950 The text in the books is not an authoritative source. GRRM went out of his way multiple times to get this point across so it does not matter at all what the book says. Viserys is chiefly concerned with his legacy. Slandering the heir the throne is a capital offense. Aemond is lucky to have only lost an eye.
@@gunkulator1 It and the show are still how we know anything happened at all. The truth is not slander, and as Lyonel told Harwyn.. Only the willful blindness of it is and was keeping it from being made openly and publicly. Rhaenyra was lucky Viserys was so unbelievably willing to time and time again ignore her discretions Like he told her after the brothel incident.. He should have disinherited her, literally any king except him who refuses to hold her for her actions would have done that. Rhaenyra wasnt ten btw, Aemond was. Rhaenyra was a woman grown at that point in Westeros. And still she just wont do her duties and sees herself above it and traditions. Despite Viserys teaching her the ruler isnt Nah, Alicent was right when she called out Rhaenyra and Rhaenyras response was just.. pathetic.. "Now they see you as you truly..." What? As a mother who snapped after refused justice for her mutilated child? Literally any patent would have snapped and lashed out. If Rhaenyra had one of her sons mutilated, lost an eye..? She wouldnt have pulled a dagger. She would have gotten her dragon. That Definitely would have shown who she truly is i suppose
For me, the standouts in this episode were Alicent, Aemond, and Aegon. I felt incredibly sorry for Alicent. All these years she has taken care of the king and the family, keeping up appearances and caring for the Targaryen reputation, and in the end her husband calls her Emma. When Aemond's eye was cut out, Viserys didn't even punish Lucerys and Jace. Any mother would go crazy if someone hurt her child. And yes, everyone perceives Aegon as a frivolous drunkard, and he delivered his line so unexpectedly beautifully, because yes, everyone knows the truth. By the way, it is curious that Rhaenyra accused the bleeding Aemond of treason, which is punishable by death. After this, the queen lost her mind, and Aemond realized for the first time that the only person who protects him is his mother. His father doesn't care about him.
Remember Amonds sister, she is the weird one, when Alicent said to Amond that he will get a dragon one day, under her breath she said "he will have to close an eye". LISTEN to what she says!!!!! She seems weird because she sees the future.
I´m impressed that even Rhenyras small boys are real fighters. And remember the young Blackwood boy making a propsal to Rhenyra killing the much bigger Bracken boy
14:39 Who calls Rhaenyra's children bastards and Alicent, Aemond looks at her but won't say it was his mother because he likes his mother, Aemond doesn't like his brother Aegon so he says it was Aegon who keeps calling Rhaenyra's children of bastards but it is actually Alicent who focuses on saying that Rhaenyra's children are bastards, Alicent is very lucky that she is dead as she attacked the heir to the throne more like viserys and a weakling so nothing happened to Alicent This episode was wonderful, the only problem is that the beach scene is very dark, they didn't learn from Game of Thrones, Daemon laughed because corlys' brother was talking bad about Rhaenyra's children look at Rhaenyra's reaction how uncomfortable she is in scene 22:41 Daemon and Rhaenyra's wedding scene was so beautiful During the wedding ceremony, Daemon and Rhaenyra drew two Valyrian glyphs on each other's foreheads, meaning "Fire" and "Blood" - the words of House Targaryen 🔥 Viserys said in episode 4 that they are both dragons and restless, Rhaenyra always loved Daemon as Daemon always loved Rhaenyra, this is what is said in the book and also and only in the first episode did we realize the connection between the two, as actors Emma and Matt said that Daemon and Rhaenyra were made to burn together is that they love each other Yes they are marrying for love they both love each other they always have We customs of the Velaryon Family when a person dies they throw the body in the water it is their family custom, In the Targaryen Family when a person dies in the family they burn the body it is their custom too, each family has their custom
"A quick death. One with witnesses." Yet it is also pivotal that said witnesses leave before the actual moment of 'death'. Somebody explain this plan again to me.
I have to say Rhaenyra is the master of spins and delusion. And I love her for it, never changes her ton.. "Lies have been levied against my sons on there parentage" Son's clearly look like Strongs in the show
11:36 Dragons are not inherited like dogs or horses. They are independent creatures and the dragon chooses who it will bond with as its next rider. Many Valyrians have been killed trying to claim a dragon. Rhaena had no more claim to Vhagar than anyone else with Valyrian blood.
Yeah the age difference a few episodes ago is understandably jarring. I can definitely see how you'd feel better about it with them being adults. I think part of it is also when we meet Rhaenyra she is 15, and looks the same after the 3+ year jump that takes place before her and Daemon so stuff. Not that it's much better, but we still kinda see her as the 15 year old we met, even though she's 18. I was always more disturbed by the age difference with Alicent and Vicerys.
Yes very true about the age difference with Alicent and Vicerycs also being very unsettling as well! I'm so surprised with how many people are mad that I was weirded out by an uncle making out with his niece 😂
@EmmyReacts I think it bothered people a little, but there's so much messed up stuff in these shows that Targaryans doing what they're known for just didn't affect us much. These shows have desensitized our minds so much at this point. Lol Not to mention, most fans will forgive and defend Daemon for any horrible thing he does. It's definitely a good thing it bothered you. Means these shows haven't ruined you like they have the rest of us. Lol
Aemond Targaryen, the son of Viserys I whom we see portrayed in House of the Dragon, is a completely different character from Maester Aemon Targaryen, whom we see in the events of Game of Thrones. The latter is the son of King Maekar I, having been born 88 years after Prince Aemond. Thus, Rhaenyra is the 6th great-grandmother of Maester Aemon!
No,,, just because it was their mom's dragon does not mean that it's her dragon. Anyone could have claimed the dragon. They jumped him and should have been punished. They had sex the day of his wife's funeral! I don't like the princess at all. She doesn't care about anything but herself.
It's possible Littlefinger never even owned the dagger at all. The story about him losing it to Tyrion is certainly a lie but if he still owned it, he would have been the one who armed the assassin with it. But Littlefinger wasn't in Winterfell at the start of GOT so how would his dagger have gotten there? It's more likely Joffrey had it and he sent the assassin.
What part of the "power" were you concerned with in the earlier episodes. It was SHE who took and had the power. That is why HE left. He thought he had the upper hand but when she really got into it, she took that "power" from him. Age had nothing to do with anything. Nobody seems to get that. You have that ALL wrong. lol Do have an issue now after it has been explained? lol Also, Ser Criston is about the same age as Daemon and she went on to screw him that night. Do you have an issue? lol
Is Ser Criston supposed to be the same age as Daemon? Daemon looks MUCH older (and the actors themselves are 12 years apart in age) but speaking of power from a place of sexual experience, Daemon was much more experienced than Rhaeynera right? She didn't even know what a brothel was when they got there haha... I dunno I know there is more at play here but at the end of the day I don't feel bad about being weirded out watching an uncle make out with his younger niece 🤷🏻♀️ I'm sorry if that bothers you!
Alicent was complicit of the murder of the Strongs. She could very well punish him, tell the king etc but she didn't because she thinks he's useful to her plans. So she can't really talk about ~~moral values~~, she and Rhaenyra are flawed.
What? It was an idle thought, just like "wont someone rid me of this meddlesome priest" And she couldnt have prevented it, having no idea it was being done
And what exactly do you think she should‘ve told the king? „Hey Hubby, I made an off hand comment about wanting my Dad back to Larys Strong and then Lord Lyonel and Harwin Strong died, sooo I think Larys killed them. No, I don‘t have any evidence for this, just trust me. Let’s alienate the great Lords even further.“ Yeah, I‘m sure that would have gone over well. The only real option she had was setting Ser Criston on him and hope he‘s subtle enough that it can‘t be traced back to them and I think you see the issue.
@@gunkulator1 in some instances, yes. But that would require Viserys to be willing to actually do something _for_ Alicent, which he by that point had clearly shown he wasn‘t. Like sure, he’ll sweep a very embarassing family feud under the rug instead of trying to punish either party, but actually, actively doing something that would alienate a significant portion of the realm if not all of it? For his nurse, broodmare and maid? Not likely. If she wants something from him she‘ll need to present him with insurmountable evidence. (Note that I do not see Alicent like the three derogatory terms I used above, but Viserys very clearly does. He reacts insulted whenever she asks anything of him. It is very much a stretch to think this one would be different.)
@@n.n.5293 You could make the same argument that Viserys doesn't actively do anything for Rhaenyra either, even when she's attacked with a knife in front of a dozen witnesses. Alicent should have been executed for that. This is a quite a bit more than just sweeping an embarrassing family feud under the rug. The subtext of his refusal to stand up for his daughter and heir is that this emboldens Otto to go forward with his plans to steal the throne. Viserys won't allow the truth to be spoken but he also won't do anything at all against his wife and sons, even for his daughter and heir. But outside of this blind spot regarding his family, there's no evidence that Viserys won't act. In particular, Viserys had a very good relationship with Lyonel Strong and so would be more than eager to punish his murderer if he heard evidence of who that is.
Vhagar’s over 100 years old. Dragons never stop growing…to the point her size gives her health problems now.
Yes, she is closer to 200 than 100.
She has 200
Poor Andre the Dragon 😂
@@CancerMage basically yes
@@Redqueenjjnot quite, shes 170 by the time ep 8 happens
Helaena nailed it. She said in the last episode, "He'll have to lose an eye." ✌️
Always listen to Helaena!
15:17 the thing is, Aegon really _isn’t_ “Joffrey 2.0” - he’s a bit of a brat but he’s not an idiot, nor a particular sadist or scheming - last episode he was apathetic about claiming the throne; so long as he can go on drinking and pinching servant girls he couldn’t care less about challenging Rhaenyra as heir.
fancy seeing you here 😁
Oh, just wait
Dragons don’t pass from parent to child. There’s no hierarchy. Daemon rides Rhaenys’ father’s dragon, Caraxes. Rhaenys rides Daemon’s mother’s dragon, Meleys. Daemon’s father’s dragon was Vhagar. Any Targaeryan can claim any dragon. Laena and Baela had no right to claim Vhagar any more than Aemond did.
Aemond didn’t do anything wrong in claiming Vhagar.
This 💯
Not just Targaryens. Anyone with Valyrian blood can potentially bond with a dragon.
Ahh okay good to know!
@@Marcus_1001 It is obvious why the Valyrians would spread around the story that only people with Valyrian blood can claim a dragon but the bond between dragon and writer is not fully understood by anyone in this world.
Correction : DAEMON'S & VISERYS' FATHER , Prince BAELON "The Brave" was the Rider of VHAGARA.
16:15 I feel like most reactors misinterpret Criston's words, as if he is agreeing with Alicent: "As your protector, my Queen." Or is it just me?
Script confirms he doesn’t: “even Criston’s loyalty has its limits”
@@thedragondemands5186 Are these freely available somewhere?
Exactly. It should be interpreted as "I swore an oath as your Sworn PROTECTOR, not your Sworn EXECUTIONER."
It's a different Aemond, GoT is 200 years in the future.
She realized that while editing and made note of it in the video.
The maester of GoT is named Aemon, his father was Maekar. This one is Aemond a complete different character
In medieval times, when a girl has had their first period, they´re seen as adults, at that time they theoretically become diplomatic tokens to marry off for power. It seems cruel now but back in the day this was fairly normal.
The bloodlines for Targaryns are of very important, because it is necessary to maintain, their dragon blood. If they thin out their bloodline to much, the dragons will not allow them to ride anymore. Thus they marry their cousins etc.
This is the story they tell themselves and to others but whether it's true is not known. There's certainly nothing in the way of scientific experimentation to prove it one way or the other.
This cast is so good, Olivia Cook in particular just kills it!
The part about Alicent demanding Lucerys eye was awfull, but Vicerys not showing any worry about his son loosing an eye, and just getting angry about the boys being called bastards, I kind of feel bad for Alicent.
Anyway, 3 more episodes and season 2 will be starting soon, Can't wait!
Slandering the heir to the throne is a capital offense. Aemond is lucky to escape with only a lost eye.
@@gunkulator1 Maiming a prince is treason as well. With the same logic, Lucerys should be lucky he didn't die or Rhaenyra is lucky enough to not suffer any consequences for installing bastards on to the iron throne. In the end, this line of arguing just goes in a circle and doesn't hold much water.
@@spartanoreo5075 The rest of the witnesses say Aemond started the fight so it's self defense. Why feel bad for Alicent? She grabbed a knife and in front of a dozen witnesses stabbed the heir to the throne with intent to kill in a situation where her life was in no danger. That's an even higher treason.
@@gunkulator1 Witnesses? You mean active participants of the fight and all children. She grabbed the knife after her child was maimed permanently, her husband did nothing, Rhaenyra asking to have Aemond tortured(sharply questioned) for essentially talking about an open lie (that is the truth). Alicent is also currently Queen regent(not some basic commoner or lord).
@@spartanoreo5075 The witnesses included the king, the head of the kingsguard, the maester, Ser Criston Cole and many others. The king heavily sides with Alicent against Rhaenyra here, ignoring Alicent's attempt to murder his daughter. This is a much different situation than kids fighting with no adults present. The king ignores a blatant treason that he himself witnessed in order to side with Alicent.
Additional info: Vhagar was the second largest dragon in the history of House Targaryen. In the Histories and Lore series that you've watched, they explained that she was originally rode by Visenya Targaryen, one of the Conqueror's sister-wives. At the time of HOTD, she was the only remaining dragon from the Conquest, the greatest and most formidable dragon alive.
Yep.
Pretty sure Max quietly had the episode re-brightened these past few months…when first released the beach scenes were unintelligible
It was terrible. I had to turn off all the lights to see what was going on and I was still squinting. I hope they learned from that epic fail and *never* do that again.
It should be noted that Daemon and Rhaenyra still have someone killed for their plot to work.
Aemond may have gone for the rock but they attacked him first and he was out numbered.
Right? People always seem to forget about the poor, innocent guy whose neck was snapped on the stairs.
The Hightowers more or less killed Jace's and Luc's father and grandfather so they are far from innocent. Aemond slandered the heir to the throne which is a capital offense. He's lucky he only lost an eye.
Makes me wonder what will happen if someone discovers that Laenor is not dead and is alive and well in hiding.
One of my favorite changes from the book.
Doubtful. He's unlikely to ever come across anyone in Essos again.
just watched ur ep6 and u release 7 great timing
edit after watching:
Daemon is a very traditional Targaryen, he wanted to stay in Essos to get access to books from old valyrian dragonlords and thus further increase his knowledge of magic and lore of his ancestors. He married Rhaenyra in this first depiction of traditional valyrian wedding, non ironically because family and blood are directly correlated to their power and (magical) influence on dragons. Notice how many childbirth deaths are happening during this time of abundance of magic and dragons (compared to GoT). Once youre done watching season one I recommend a video by David Lightbringer where he decodes a song Daemon will sing on ep10 that goes into detail of what im saying (title of the video is: "The Meaning of the 3 Headed Dragon: Daemon's Song Decoded").
Sorry for this long paragraph, hope you enjoy the last episodes and get super hyped for the next season (will be a banger) !!! 🖤💚🖤💚
Daenerys, Jon, Tyrion
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To be fair, Aemond was defending himself. Baela and Rhaena did start the fight and honestly I’m surprised that Lucerys blinded his uncle in one eye and got off Scott free
*Sharply questioned* means tortured btw, Rhaenyra wanted her maimed half brother tortured not to forget.
The “sharply questioned” is a manipulation tactic, to force Alicent to reveal herself in order to protect her son. People don’t seem to understand this. Rhaenyra is playing politics. It was obvious that Viserys would never actually do torture to Aemond, the point was to put the threat out there to unsettle and unnerve Alicent into making a mistake. This is court politics and Rhaenyra is trying to protect the lives of HER children.
@@CaptainPikeachu Oh..
That so?
What was that thing... Viserys said about perception being more important than truth?
To everyone there, including Alicent then Thats a difference without a distinction.
And it still means Rhaenyra wants to be seen as someone willing to have their maimed little brother tortured even if wouldnt go through it. Still no proof it wasnt sincerely meant. It definitely was a serious demand on her part in the text
Do we know Viserys wouldnt, and did everyone know that? Sofar he has mostly let Rhaenyra have her way. Alicent knows this
And like.. did Viserys... Actually seem all that concerned and bothered by Aemond's injury?
When he said anyone who disputes parentage again would lose a tongue, was there any exceptions?
@@xqzqcv7950 The text in the books is not an authoritative source. GRRM went out of his way multiple times to get this point across so it does not matter at all what the book says.
Viserys is chiefly concerned with his legacy. Slandering the heir the throne is a capital offense. Aemond is lucky to have only lost an eye.
@@gunkulator1 It and the show are still how we know anything happened at all.
The truth is not slander, and as Lyonel told Harwyn..
Only the willful blindness of it is and was keeping it from being made openly and publicly.
Rhaenyra was lucky Viserys was so unbelievably willing to time and time again ignore her discretions
Like he told her after the brothel incident..
He should have disinherited her, literally any king except him who refuses to hold her for her actions would have done that.
Rhaenyra wasnt ten btw, Aemond was.
Rhaenyra was a woman grown at that point in Westeros. And still she just wont do her duties and sees herself above it and traditions. Despite Viserys teaching her the ruler isnt
Nah, Alicent was right when she called out Rhaenyra and Rhaenyras response was just.. pathetic.. "Now they see you as you truly..."
What? As a mother who snapped after refused justice for her mutilated child?
Literally any patent would have snapped and lashed out. If Rhaenyra had one of her sons mutilated, lost an eye..? She wouldnt have pulled a dagger. She would have gotten her dragon. That Definitely would have shown who she truly is i suppose
@@gunkulator1 Also..
People need to stop bringing it up then, for everything else
11:14 ~ Maester Aemon was old... but not 200 years old 😆
For me, the standouts in this episode were Alicent, Aemond, and Aegon.
I felt incredibly sorry for Alicent. All these years she has taken care of the king and the family, keeping up appearances and caring for the Targaryen reputation, and in the end her husband calls her Emma. When Aemond's eye was cut out, Viserys didn't even punish Lucerys and Jace. Any mother would go crazy if someone hurt her child. And yes, everyone perceives Aegon as a frivolous drunkard, and he delivered his line so unexpectedly beautifully, because yes, everyone knows the truth.
By the way, it is curious that Rhaenyra accused the bleeding Aemond of treason, which is punishable by death. After this, the queen lost her mind, and Aemond realized for the first time that the only person who protects him is his mother. His father doesn't care about him.
An eye for an eye
a son for a son
Remember Amonds sister, she is the weird one, when Alicent said to Amond that he will get a dragon one day, under her breath she said "he will have to close an eye". LISTEN to what she says!!!!! She seems weird because she sees the future.
I´m impressed that even Rhenyras small boys are real fighters. And remember the young Blackwood boy making a propsal to Rhenyra killing the much bigger Bracken boy
"Sharply questioned" hmmmmmmm
I should have been there" "This should be your house words" :-)
I disgust myself as to rooting for daemon and rhaenyra to be together. Omg. But yeah is icky too. Great reaction love! Next episode another banger too
One of my two favorite episodes of the show so far
14:39 Who calls Rhaenyra's children bastards and Alicent, Aemond looks at her but won't say it was his mother because he likes his mother, Aemond doesn't like his brother Aegon so he says it was Aegon who keeps calling Rhaenyra's children of bastards but it is actually Alicent who focuses on saying that Rhaenyra's children are bastards, Alicent is very lucky that she is dead as she attacked the heir to the throne more like viserys and a weakling so nothing happened to Alicent
This episode was wonderful, the only problem is that the beach scene is very dark, they didn't learn from Game of Thrones, Daemon laughed because corlys' brother was talking bad about Rhaenyra's children look at Rhaenyra's reaction how uncomfortable she is in scene
22:41 Daemon and Rhaenyra's wedding scene was so beautiful During the wedding ceremony, Daemon and Rhaenyra drew two Valyrian glyphs on each other's foreheads, meaning "Fire" and "Blood" - the words of House Targaryen 🔥
Viserys said in episode 4 that they are both dragons and restless, Rhaenyra always loved Daemon as Daemon always loved Rhaenyra, this is what is said in the book and also and only in the first episode did we realize the connection between the two, as actors Emma and Matt said that Daemon and Rhaenyra were made to burn together is that they love each other Yes they are marrying for love they both love each other they always have
We customs of the Velaryon Family when a person dies they throw the body in the water it is their family custom, In the Targaryen Family when a person dies in the family they burn the body it is their custom too, each family has their custom
"A quick death. One with witnesses." Yet it is also pivotal that said witnesses leave before the actual moment of 'death'. Somebody explain this plan again to me.
"Now they see you as you are" is such a good line to have in your back pocket IRL. I don't have the line readings of Emma D'Arcy though...
Glad you picked up on the bait and switch. Most freak out before it plays out. 😅
Keep up the epic work 🤩
I have to say Rhaenyra is the master of spins and delusion. And I love her for it, never changes her ton.. "Lies have been levied against my sons on there parentage" Son's clearly look like Strongs in the show
This was the first episode they filmed, out of order
11:36 Dragons are not inherited like dogs or horses. They are independent creatures and the dragon chooses who it will bond with as its next rider. Many Valyrians have been killed trying to claim a dragon. Rhaena had no more claim to Vhagar than anyone else with Valyrian blood.
Ahh okay I didn't realize that!
Funny, Daemon is wrong for going for Rhaenyra whenshewas younger...... But Criston took it that same night. And no judgements??? Hmmmmm
Well Criston isn't her uncle lol
@@EmmyReacts nope. Just a member of the King's Guard. Oathbreaker. And he deflowered the princess and named heir.
@@EmmyReactshe’s also way older than her 💀
He is coming
Aemond is not Maester Aemon lol. They're kind of almost 200 years apart of each other
Yeah the age difference a few episodes ago is understandably jarring. I can definitely see how you'd feel better about it with them being adults. I think part of it is also when we meet Rhaenyra she is 15, and looks the same after the 3+ year jump that takes place before her and Daemon so stuff. Not that it's much better, but we still kinda see her as the 15 year old we met, even though she's 18. I was always more disturbed by the age difference with Alicent and Vicerys.
Yes very true about the age difference with Alicent and Vicerycs also being very unsettling as well! I'm so surprised with how many people are mad that I was weirded out by an uncle making out with his niece 😂
@EmmyReacts I think it bothered people a little, but there's so much messed up stuff in these shows that Targaryans doing what they're known for just didn't affect us much. These shows have desensitized our minds so much at this point. Lol Not to mention, most fans will forgive and defend Daemon for any horrible thing he does. It's definitely a good thing it bothered you. Means these shows haven't ruined you like they have the rest of us. Lol
Aemond Targaryen, the son of Viserys I whom we see portrayed in House of the Dragon, is a completely different character from Maester Aemon Targaryen, whom we see in the events of Game of Thrones. The latter is the son of King Maekar I, having been born 88 years after Prince Aemond. Thus, Rhaenyra is the 6th great-grandmother of Maester Aemon!
your questioning alicent’s ability to do cruel things when you’ve seen the previous episode? cmon now
Are you gonna bring up that it is icky every 15min? We all know its nasty
No,,, just because it was their mom's dragon does not mean that it's her dragon. Anyone could have claimed the dragon. They jumped him and should have been punished. They had sex the day of his wife's funeral! I don't like the princess at all. She doesn't care about anything but herself.
Poor Vhagar, won't let her retire.
How much history does Littlefinger's Dagger have...
he started GOT, he started Robert's Rebellion
Vhagar is a she.
Her. Won't let her retire. Vhagar is a she dragon.
@@Marcus_1001 Thank you, but we have never seen Dragons mate, some writings say that they do not need it, or that they can change sex
It's possible Littlefinger never even owned the dagger at all. The story about him losing it to Tyrion is certainly a lie but if he still owned it, he would have been the one who armed the assassin with it. But Littlefinger wasn't in Winterfell at the start of GOT so how would his dagger have gotten there? It's more likely Joffrey had it and he sent the assassin.
@@gunkulator1 I mean ending Jon Arryn (start of GOT) and spreading the lie of Lyanna's kidnapping (start of Robert's Rebellion)
4:14 _…spool of green, spool of black…_
GIIIIIRL.
170 years before.
Maester Aemon had no D in the end.
There's no connection to freaking GoT!
it's thousands of years of fictional history. The depth of this world is beyond what you see in Lost or Vampire Diaries.
Lolol I knowwww I forgot what year we were in 🤦🏻♀️
What part of the "power" were you concerned with in the earlier episodes. It was SHE who took and had the power. That is why HE left. He thought he had the upper hand but when she really got into it, she took that "power" from him. Age had nothing to do with anything. Nobody seems to get that. You have that ALL wrong. lol Do have an issue now after it has been explained? lol Also, Ser Criston is about the same age as Daemon and she went on to screw him that night. Do you have an issue? lol
Is Ser Criston supposed to be the same age as Daemon? Daemon looks MUCH older (and the actors themselves are 12 years apart in age) but speaking of power from a place of sexual experience, Daemon was much more experienced than Rhaeynera right? She didn't even know what a brothel was when they got there haha... I dunno I know there is more at play here but at the end of the day I don't feel bad about being weirded out watching an uncle make out with his younger niece 🤷🏻♀️ I'm sorry if that bothers you!
Alicent was complicit of the murder of the Strongs. She could very well punish him, tell the king etc but she didn't because she thinks he's useful to her plans. So she can't really talk about ~~moral values~~, she and Rhaenyra are flawed.
What?
It was an idle thought, just like "wont someone rid me of this meddlesome priest"
And she couldnt have prevented it, having no idea it was being done
And what exactly do you think she should‘ve told the king? „Hey Hubby, I made an off hand comment about wanting my Dad back to Larys Strong and then Lord Lyonel and Harwin Strong died, sooo I think Larys killed them. No, I don‘t have any evidence for this, just trust me. Let’s alienate the great Lords even further.“ Yeah, I‘m sure that would have gone over well. The only real option she had was setting Ser Criston on him and hope he‘s subtle enough that it can‘t be traced back to them and I think you see the issue.
@@n.n.5293 You don't need modern style evidence. The queen's word is enough to condemn a man.
@@gunkulator1 in some instances, yes. But that would require Viserys to be willing to actually do something _for_ Alicent, which he by that point had clearly shown he wasn‘t. Like sure, he’ll sweep a very embarassing family feud under the rug instead of trying to punish either party, but actually, actively doing something that would alienate a significant portion of the realm if not all of it? For his nurse, broodmare and maid? Not likely. If she wants something from him she‘ll need to present him with insurmountable evidence.
(Note that I do not see Alicent like the three derogatory terms I used above, but Viserys very clearly does. He reacts insulted whenever she asks anything of him. It is very much a stretch to think this one would be different.)
@@n.n.5293 You could make the same argument that Viserys doesn't actively do anything for Rhaenyra either, even when she's attacked with a knife in front of a dozen witnesses. Alicent should have been executed for that. This is a quite a bit more than just sweeping an embarrassing family feud under the rug. The subtext of his refusal to stand up for his daughter and heir is that this emboldens Otto to go forward with his plans to steal the throne. Viserys won't allow the truth to be spoken but he also won't do anything at all against his wife and sons, even for his daughter and heir.
But outside of this blind spot regarding his family, there's no evidence that Viserys won't act. In particular, Viserys had a very good relationship with Lyonel Strong and so would be more than eager to punish his murderer if he heard evidence of who that is.
Second ❤
This was the first episode they filmed, out of order