House of the Dragon: Episode 3 - a rambling review
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Its worth mentioning that Otto was always going to Usurp the Throne, all the misunderstanding with Visery's final words did was make it easier for Aegon to accept taking the throne, as well as easing Alicent's conscious, as she heard what she wanted to hear, and now she doesn't have that anymore
It is very refreshing for me to look at your HotD reviews, I usually watch die hard fans that are making conspiracy theories about the lore for breakfast. You see things about the vibe and the characters that are interesting. Last week it was so funny to see you so bored by an episode I thought was fantastic...haha
The twin story is exactly like it was in the book, where what made it work for me was the sense of this grand epic story of two brothers tragically forced to kill each other, being reduced to a footnote in the much larger story of the Dance of Dragons. It just makes you wonder how many more things like that are going on in this war that we don't even see.
I think that kind of thing works better in written form, generally speaking.
One of the big things for me that this show does is emphasising the tragedy of this war. In particular this episode when it was pointed out that eventually when the war starts and people give in to the desire for blood and glory, that they will soon forget why it started in the first place. And that it's already started to happen. Has the war actually started yet and is avoidable? Or did it start when Ageon's son died, or when Rhaenyra was nearly assassinated? Or was it when the throne was usurped? Or did it start when Aemond killed Luke at the end of season 1, and did that start when Luke cut Aemond's eye as a child? Or was this war inevitable the moment the king chose Rhaenyra as the heir over Daemon (which is probably what Daemon thinks)?
Or did it start when those two smaller houses slaughtered each other at the beginning of the episode over basically nothing, simply using the divide between Aegon and Rhaenyra as an excuse to hash out a rivalry that neither side remembers why they were rivals in the first place.
The answer is that no one really knows. But they are so wrapped up in what's happened already that they are trapped on course for a war using dragons, which are basically an in-universe equivalent to nuclear bombs. All over no specific reason, just lots and lots of smaller reasons that get forgotten, same as what happened to those two smaller houses just on a much larger scale
I've been slightly lukewarm about this show so far, but this episode really grabbed me. I think the fact the pieces are moving on the board now is very exciting. We've spent a hell of a long time primarily in 2 places since the beginning and now characters are being spread out, which was always one of the more interesting factors of the GoT series for me. I like when the world feels big and it's felt rather small.
Plus the scene of the dragon swooping in on Criston Cole's men was really cool.
I don't think the conversation between Alicent and Renera is meant to change anything. I do think it clarifies to them both that this entire war, which there is no stopping, was all a simple misunderstanding. Perhaps there was some hubris and a bit more responsibility on Alicents side. Nevertheless, it's happening and it's tragic--both on a personal level between them and in a kingdom level.
Engagement for the engagement god!
Honestly, that's kind of how I felt about Dot and Bubble. I was not in the best mood when I watched it first and really found it jarring. I still don't have it as a good episode in my memory, though I do know that you, and many others have loved it.
I'm surprised that after Aegon got rid of Otto as Hand I was expecting him to engage in cronyism and replace the members of the small council with his drinking buddies. That small dispute at the beginning escalated quickly and I wonder if that is an indication of how much worse things will get as result of the conflict between Aegon's and Rhaenyra's factions.
Plus Rhaenyra can't share the prophecy with anyone (except her heirs) to exonerate herself, bc it's such a closely-guarded secret
Well, this episode was 2 minutes shorter so that could be it!
Couldn’t hurt
#ReleasetheExtra2MinutesCut
I think that was the end of that storyline. Even if anyone believed her, no one would care, as Alicent says.
🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻love this
This one dragged for me in exactly the same way the last one did; namely, trying to build tension into the climax.I just FF'd past the slow walk to the sept. But I REALLY liked the interlude between Rhaenrya and Missandrei. Such an understated and yet impactful meeting of female minds.
Season 6 game of thrones teir