@@VictoriaTraducciones Indeed, he made the choice. Which was influenced heavily by both Otto and his daughter. I dont know how to explain it clearer since im not native english speaker so my apologies.
@@ducksauce9187 I understand your point, I just think people should be held accountable for their own actions no matter the actions of others, a good king should've made the choice that was best for the crown and his house, which was to marry Laena and unite the line of Aemon and Baelon, no matter how charming and sweet and comforting Alicent seemed to him, he was vulnerable and she took advantage of that but Laena was the better match, he put the first stone for the upcoming conflict right there and then, a good king would've been able to put his feelings aside and do his duty, Viserys is not a good king, though he is a good man
I love that confrontation on the bridge, especially how Rhaenyra speaks in Valyrian for the parts that are just kind of a conversation and then in the common tounge for the part she wants Otto Hightower and the people behind her to understand. She knows perfectly well that Daemon isn't going to hurt her, and she nows that the others don't know him or her well enough to understand that.
Honestly, really impressed with the show so far, this episode was amazing. Even without "real action" it was a great episode. A clear showcase of the writing talent they have now, only matched by the earlier seasons of Game of Thrones, with a limited budget, Game of Thrones had to stand out without flashy action so there was a real need write smart and engaging dialogue. House of the Dragon did not have that need, but takes after it's predecessor when it comes to it's writing. Pacing feels just right, not too fast, not too slow. Characters are built upon in a clever and meaningful way, even though the book lacked concrete details on this, the writers manage to add something that feels natural. This is why I feel confident this series will redeem the legacy of Game of Thrones left behind for the TV world inside Westeros. Looking forward to the rest of the season, along with your reactions and so far so good.
I feel the pacing may be too fast with the 6 month time jump to episode 2 and now over a year time jump to episode 3. I obviously understand why they need to keep things such fast paced with the time jumps but it doesn’t change how my personal preference is slow burn shows like Game of Thrones and Better Call Saul. I feel casual watchers with no knowledge of dance of dragons could find it too fast as they won’t realise that this is just backstory for the juicy stuff. Casual watchers may be turned off of the show because it would be easy to think you’re missing a lot of important off screen stuff with these mega time jumps. I’m loving the show because I love this world and love these characters. But I do hope things slow down a bit in the later seasons.
Great video Brandon! This show so far has been hitting all the right notes in just two episodes. I firmly believe this show in time has the potential to top Game Of Thrones. Waiting weekly for new episodes hasn’t hurt this good in a while 😏😂
I like how dynamic the dialogue is, and they aren't just going with cliche choices everywhere. GRRM is a genius and it's a horrible thing what they did with GoT. Luckily all of this story is already written, I doubt he'll let anyone touch the writing in this series.
@@sayansingha6370 Where did I say anything about him writing the script for the show? I said the story is written and he won't have people touching the writing (meaning the story, like they did with GoT)
@@_gr1nchh no I meant, this book is not like the other books. It's just a summary of the events with no dialogue. All the dialogue in the show are written by the screenwriters.
@@sayansingha6370 I understand what you mean but you aren't understanding what I'm saying. I understand that the screenwriters wrote the dialogue. I'm saying as far as how the story plays out, GRRM wrote that and isn't going to let anyone mess with it. There's more to writing a story than just dialogue, you know? The actions of the people are also "writing."
You doubt he'll let anyone touch the writing of this series yet we've already diverged from pretty major character justifications/directions, significantly altered timelines and created entirely new plot points? I'm not saying the show is bad (although the scene on the bridge changes a lot of character dynamics that I'm not fond of), I actually think the first two eps have been pretty good but let's not pretend this hasn't already deviated away from the source material...
Alt shift x explains the opening beautifully if you want to watch his video about it but to shorten it kinda … it begins with showing a visual of what old Valyria looked like … the blood trail then represents the bloodline of the Targaryen’s beginning with Aegon, his sister wives Visenya and Rhaenys and each of their children … Aenys & Maegor. King Maegor never had children so the line continues with King Aenys children & their descendants… 15 out of the 16 Targaryen’s come from Aegon & Rhaenys’s line. The blood then continues down from Aenys his children The Good King and Queen Alysanne & Jaehaerys and their 9 children leading to where we are present day passing Viserys, Aemma & Rhaenrya. The blood also flows by a sigil representing Rhaenrya in the shape of the necklace Daemon gave her.. the blood then continues past a symbol reflecting Alicent the future Queen and the Hightower sigil for Otto.. then it leads past the Velaryon sigil and their line & eventually the blood moves by the scene of the great houses swearing allegiance to Rhaenrya. Finally the blood crashes down like a waterfall symbolic of the future Targaryen’s destruction of each other.
Hightower wanted to go to Dragonstone to provoke Daemon and incitate a war between him and his brother, he knew that if the king did gone there, there would be a chance of both reconciliate and be at peace again. Rhaenyra kinda of fucked up with his plans.
If you notice, Viserys is extremely uncomfortable with tiny, 12-year-old Laena Velaryon. She's the perfect match for him politically; she is intelligent, poised and dignified, but she's physically still a little girl (even if she's gone through puberty) and Viserys obviously is horrified at the thought of marrying her, even with the caveat of delaying consummation for a couple of years. In contrast, he's got his guilt over the death of his beloved wife Aemma, and his new relationship with a more physically mature girl, the less politically desirable but older, and at least looking like she can manage to get through pregnancy alive and deliver a healthy boy, Alicent Hightower. Not to mention that Viserys has become emotionally comfortable with Alicent. He doesn't love her, and he doesn't know that her father pushed her into his bedchamber; but he definitely feels at ease with her. What Viserys should have done is find a good marriage for Alicent with a lord's son, someone who will treat her kindly and who has more wealth and status than Otto Hightower; and marry some pleasant 18-year-old who is not his daughter's best friend, or wait two or three years for Laena to ripen. But, since Viserys dislikes confrontation and fears that more little girls will be pushed at him, he chooses Alicent. Bad move.
I think that Alicent isn't being deceptive, necessarily. She's clearly uncomfortable with what her father has asked her to do, as evidenced by her picking at her nails all the time. I feel like she feels forced to go along for her father and her family, but doesn't enjoy it.
For me the Blood intro is about the Targarian bloodline it reminds me of my Queens bloodline and Europe in the 18/19 hundreds mixing with European Royalty to keep the Bloodline going to keep the peace. It all ended with World War 1 with Cousins going to War
10:07 If you rewatch this conversation you'll notice the subtlety of what's going on (it's tough to see on first watch). Hightower and the Maester are playing good cop, bad cop with Viserys in an effort to make him choose Alicent over Laena. The Maester speaks about the obvious positives of marrying Laena, then cuts off and waits for Hightower to speak. Then Hightower agrees but in a way that makes the prospect seem undesirable through his tone and word choice (this happens a few times in the short span). They keep Visery's attention by bantering back and forth but are swaying him against the marriage without arising suspicion. So far this show has been excellent, and this scene is a perfect example. The fact you thought they were on board highlights the clever misdirection and subtle undertones.
The opening is the Targaryen family tree. Sync the time stamps with the episode: 0:04 - Doom of Valyria and Aegon's crown 0:13 - Rhaenys and Visenya 0:20 - Aenys 0:27 - Jaehaery and Alysane 0:35 - Baelon and Alyssa 0:43 - Daemon 0:50 - Viserys and Aemma (Arryn sigil) 1:00 - Dead Baelon 1:10 - Rhaenyra If you look closely, you can actually see the gears drown in blood in the order that they died (Alysanne’s is submerged before Jaehaerys’, Alyssa’s is before Baelon’s, and obviously Aemma’s is before Viserys’).
Daemon won't have shit said about his Brother and obviously is in love with his neice. He called Otto out in episode 1 and he wasn't wrong about that. I'm kinda team Daemon 😅
You really can see how Otto is playing everything like a fiddle. How he was the one reporting about what Daemon supposedly said (we didn't see the footage of him saying it so who knows how he said it?) about Baelon, thus splitting the two brothers. Then how he pushes Corlys Velaryon away by having his own daughter skeem her way by Viserys' side. And ofc Otto could have predicted it would also destroy Viserys' relationship with his daughter, at least partially. Now might be even more damage. Viserys had the occasion to face his brother and mend his relationship with Daemon on this episode and Otto stopped him. The only one making the family survive being Rhaenyra, going all the way around to avoid bloodshed, from every side.
To be honest, Caraxes ( Daemon's dragon ) would absolutely split in half Syrax ( Rhaenyra's dragon ) he is older, much much bigger and waaaay more experienced in fighting, Syrax is not fully grown by far, so hopefully there was no dragon fight for the sake of Syrax x) you don't mess with Caraxes the blood wyrm, even though he was born with birth defects, giving him a oddly long neck and back legs like wings, you don't mess with him haha
I think Alicent is definitely genuine with Rhaenyra, they seemed to have a great relationship and Alicent wouldn't fidget or pick at her nails whenever she was with Rhaenyra, but ultimately she believed that her duty and loyalty is to her father above all.
I really can't figure out how it's possible that this show can look so damn good visually...so epic in scale, yet Disney shows like Obiwan look so cheaply done. I would think that Disney has the deep pockets to spend big $$$ on tentpole shows like HBO but it doesn't seem like it is coming across on their shows for some reason.
Honestly the one thing i'm glad about other than being back to good writing, is the sheer scale that they've made all the set pieces, they not only feel lived in but you can feel the history emanating from them
decent? He named his daughter his heir then continued to marry her friend for the sake of producing heirs, sounds like a recipe for disaster only an idiot would do.
The intro is a family tree, showing the breanches as bloodstreams. It starts with Aegon I, then Aenys I, then Jahearys I and then Viserys I which then leads to Rhyenera. We also see Corlys and his wife and Otto and Alycent in the background
@@yobananaboy1856 Since he had no children and isnt a direct ancestor to any of the current targs they probably didnt bother wasting time showing his (very short) branch of the family tree (if you dont count his MANY wives)
The original GoT didn't pull me in until episode 5 or 6. There were so many characters that trying to remember names, faces, houses, etc was a pain in the ass. HoD is off to a better start for sure.
@@spunkymaniac9312 i think its also the fact that HOTD only focuses on a few houses and we've only seen 2 locations (3 including the coast of the step stones). while GOT focused on alot of houses and locations so it was hard to keep up in the beginning
Great episode. I kinda wish they'd made their own theme song but no big deal. Overall this show is seeming really good so far. Great dialogue, doesn't pull any punches with the realism and brutality, complex characters, interesting politics with no overtly pushy political messaging to the audience... all in all seems great.
You're invested in this faster BECAUSE you know Game of Thrones and what could await you ;) Regarding Raenyra and Alicent: both were thrown in this situation by her fathers. Rhaenyra is made heir by her father, but then still reluctantly accepting it's her father's duty to marry to hold the throne. But instead the dutiful, more effective marriage to Laena he chose a marriage out of affection - replacing her mother. And additionally he takes her best friend away from her. He betrayed her. Alicent was pressured by her father to please the king and delight him, and she is torn between her father's wishes and strategical thinking and her best friend. And yes, I also think she takes a liking to the idea, and she likes the king. They make her betray Rhaenyra's trust, and she knows it. Just look at Alicent's guilty face in the end, she's quirming and very uncomfortable. Rhaenyra was played by both, Alicent and her dad. Otto, btw, is the main schemer here. He planned the marriage for his daughter all along. And he went personally to Dragonstone because he knows Daemon detests him - he wanted to provoke him so he could divide the brothers for good. Rhaenrya's coming prvented him to succeed. It's not a look of respect Otto gives her.
The intro is the Targaryen bloodline and it's showing the family tree. I'm really surprised they didn't have a different theme tune that could from now on be seen as the Targaryen theme. I suppose it'll be something to do with the whole song of ice and fire connected universe that they are planning.
These past two episodes have been great, I believe we can all agree that this show have a return to form to what made the earlier season's of GOT great.
Alicent is fascinating, so difficult to read. I genuinely think she's grown fond of the King after being very uncomfortable with how she's been used as a pawn by her father. They're repeatedly focusing on her hands to show how conflicted and stressed she is by it all but at other times you definitely get a sense that she's also ambitious and wants in some way to get ahead of even Rhaenyra. It was Emily Carey as Alicent that stood out for me this episode but, man, these performances are great across the board.
Daemon is misunderstood, he loves the family and do anything but he is also wanting the crown so he can rule. I believe he would of been a great king specially with The other side of the family. Great stuff & great episodes so far
When Sansa married Tyrion, she was 14. She was just taller so it seemed less shocking. But really.....we have seen this kind of thing before on this show. And generally I have to observe that of all the kings of Westeros I have met, so far Robert Baratheon's court was the most fun so far. And the Boltons dude. The Boltons were just as terrifying if not more terrifying than the crab feeder.
14:02 You cut out my lowkey favorite line of the show so far. I love the way Daemon responds with a chuckle and a "very good." I think he wanted to give Criston a little confidence boost by giving him a softball by pretending to forget his name, just for Ceraxes to show up and make them all shit themselves lol. There's definitely a mocking tone in his "very good."
Beautifully written the acting is absolutely top notch Having read the book 📕 this is a wonderful version I can’t wait for everyone to see what’s about to happen!
Enjoying watching you react to these Brandon, it's so nice to be back in westeros again. I'll make sure to check out your Last of Us playthrough on your other channel, I'm dragging my heels as only played it recently myself. Look forward to more reactions dude!
Otto is the new like yeah you can say it the new little finger or another side that plays manipulation like Taywin lannister to set up the throne be on Lannister Sides , that very Psychologic!
What happened on Dragonstone was not about a wedding. Daemon wanted to speak with his brother. Everything he did was draw Viserys out of the castle, and the council. I think he wanted to talk without the council whispering in his brother's ear. It was a bluff to clear things up. When he didn't come, that ruined everything. Though I think Daemon came out with a lot more respect for his niece, he now knows she is not as weak as her father.
Hey man. Love your reactions, I haven’t been able to watch many lately as you’ve been doing shows I haven’t yet watched but I’m glad you’re doing this. Will watch them all with you. Well after I’ve watched them anyway. You pick up on small things, like the model the king was playing with, I missed that nugget!! 👏
If there is a second season or morei woud ike to see every season with the next generation slowly getting toward the GOT time ending with Lyanna and Rhaegar getting married.
I'm worried how people are going to handle the time jumps. There is going to be an even bigger one going into next episode. It also just confuses me since they are doing a second season yet seemingly will be rushing through a lot of material.
I avoided spoilers completely for this entire show. I'm slightly upset because I was really hoping this was going to be Aegons conquering of Westeros. I don't care now. I am really into this. I love how they are very carefully crafting the mindset of the Targaryen family. But also the rest of the characters. And if you notice they are doing it by heavily mimicking original Game of Thrones characters. Some are even mixed and matched. The way king Viserys carries himself fairly humbly.... Reminds me very much of ned Stark. Which makes me nervous that hes going to die. And you see that ego and arrogance that family is famous for in the way the king will not allow anybody to speak ill of his brother. No matter how terrible the guy might be. Speaking of his brother. I can't be the only person that sees the very clear mixture of inspiration from both Joffrey and Ramsey Bolton. You don't even have to squint very hard to imagine Ramsey Bolton with that long blonde hair, and see he would look exactly the same as Daemon. Hell his voice and Ramsey's voice are strikingly similar in both pitch and cadence. Obviously, Rhaenyra Is meant to look damn near exactly like Danny. But they have also thrown in the personality of Arya. And the last of this rant..... Before she died. While she was lying there dying in child birth. The Queen In my opinion very much resembled Catlyn Stark. Edit: Crap! I forgot the very first one I noticed. And it REALLY got me for a moment. The Hand Otto Hightower, that guy is basically Tywin Lannister without the Gray hair. He looks, Talks, And carries himself exactly the same. So much so, that I actually asked myself out loud how the hell tywin would have been alive 200 years ago. And for the record....... I freaking LOVE that we are going to get somebody like him again.
Ramsey literally killed his father, step-mom and half brother.. He raped Sansa, torture Theon, he is extremely sadistic. Daemon on the other end didn't once try to kill his brother when he was the only heir for 10 years. He tries to make his brother respect when Corlys openly disrespects him Daemon is more like Jaime he does horrible things but never against his family.
Maybe because their accents and vocal tones, but the similarities ends there, Ramsay would feed his dogs with Rhaenyra in a blink. Daemon is more like a mix between Jamie and Tyrion, as Tyrion, he doesn't give a shit about royalty and boxes.
I hate to be "That Guy", but we've been to dragonstone a few times in the main series. Where stannis is in season 2, and where Jon meets Danny for the first time, but yeah, we get to see more of the world and its sickkkk! glad you're liking it aswell dude!
My guy, you watched Game of Thrones. How many dragons did you see in episode 1? Of course they are going to lose dragons lol. You know they ALL die before Dany
Take note of *Laena* *Velaryon.* She's talking about *Vhagar.* Both will be important allies to two of the main characters for the wars to come. She's only 12 but she'll grow up and marry...
The first choice Viserys makes for himself, not for his duty, and it absolutely destroys his family. The things we do for love.
only the choice isnt only Viserys lmao, Hes been manipulated into this by Otto hightower..
@@ducksauce9187 but in the end he made the choice, regardless of Alicent's and Otto's schemes
@@VictoriaTraducciones Indeed, he made the choice. Which was influenced heavily by both Otto and his daughter. I dont know how to explain it clearer since im not native english speaker so my apologies.
I feel like Alicent genuinely wants the best for Viserys bcuz of her love for Rhaenyra
@@ducksauce9187 I understand your point, I just think people should be held accountable for their own actions no matter the actions of others, a good king should've made the choice that was best for the crown and his house, which was to marry Laena and unite the line of Aemon and Baelon, no matter how charming and sweet and comforting Alicent seemed to him, he was vulnerable and she took advantage of that but Laena was the better match, he put the first stone for the upcoming conflict right there and then, a good king would've been able to put his feelings aside and do his duty, Viserys is not a good king, though he is a good man
I love that confrontation on the bridge, especially how Rhaenyra speaks in Valyrian for the parts that are just kind of a conversation and then in the common tounge for the part she wants Otto Hightower and the people behind her to understand. She knows perfectly well that Daemon isn't going to hurt her, and she nows that the others don't know him or her well enough to understand that.
Honestly, really impressed with the show so far, this episode was amazing.
Even without "real action" it was a great episode. A clear showcase of the writing talent they have now, only matched by the earlier seasons of Game of Thrones, with a limited budget, Game of Thrones had to stand out without flashy action so there was a real need write smart and engaging dialogue. House of the Dragon did not have that need, but takes after it's predecessor when it comes to it's writing.
Pacing feels just right, not too fast, not too slow. Characters are built upon in a clever and meaningful way, even though the book lacked concrete details on this, the writers manage to add something that feels natural. This is why I feel confident this series will redeem the legacy of Game of Thrones left behind for the TV world inside Westeros.
Looking forward to the rest of the season, along with your reactions and so far so good.
I still enjoyed the first episode a lot, but for some reason this episode felt much more game of thrones to me. And I mean that in a great way.
@@FullMetalB Exactly. We need more politics
I feel the pacing may be too fast with the 6 month time jump to episode 2 and now over a year time jump to episode 3. I obviously understand why they need to keep things such fast paced with the time jumps but it doesn’t change how my personal preference is slow burn shows like Game of Thrones and Better Call Saul. I feel casual watchers with no knowledge of dance of dragons could find it too fast as they won’t realise that this is just backstory for the juicy stuff. Casual watchers may be turned off of the show because it would be easy to think you’re missing a lot of important off screen stuff with these mega time jumps. I’m loving the show because I love this world and love these characters. But I do hope things slow down a bit in the later seasons.
Game of Thrones does not need “redeeming”.
Great video Brandon! This show so far has been hitting all the right notes in just two episodes. I firmly believe this show in time has the potential to top Game Of Thrones. Waiting weekly for new episodes hasn’t hurt this good in a while 😏😂
Viserys just had his "what if Ned never left Winterfell" moment by choosing Alicent
Lol omg your face when you saw lady laena 😂
I like how dynamic the dialogue is, and they aren't just going with cliche choices everywhere. GRRM is a genius and it's a horrible thing what they did with GoT. Luckily all of this story is already written, I doubt he'll let anyone touch the writing in this series.
Well, he didn't write any of this dialogue in the book. The book only has the story.
@@sayansingha6370 Where did I say anything about him writing the script for the show? I said the story is written and he won't have people touching the writing (meaning the story, like they did with GoT)
@@_gr1nchh no I meant, this book is not like the other books. It's just a summary of the events with no dialogue. All the dialogue in the show are written by the screenwriters.
@@sayansingha6370 I understand what you mean but you aren't understanding what I'm saying.
I understand that the screenwriters wrote the dialogue. I'm saying as far as how the story plays out, GRRM wrote that and isn't going to let anyone mess with it. There's more to writing a story than just dialogue, you know? The actions of the people are also "writing."
You doubt he'll let anyone touch the writing of this series yet we've already diverged from pretty major character justifications/directions, significantly altered timelines and created entirely new plot points? I'm not saying the show is bad (although the scene on the bridge changes a lot of character dynamics that I'm not fond of), I actually think the first two eps have been pretty good but let's not pretend this hasn't already deviated away from the source material...
Alt shift x explains the opening beautifully if you want to watch his video about it but to shorten it kinda … it begins with showing a visual of what old Valyria looked like … the blood trail then represents the bloodline of the Targaryen’s beginning with Aegon, his sister wives Visenya and Rhaenys and each of their children … Aenys & Maegor.
King Maegor never had children so the line continues with King Aenys children & their descendants… 15 out of the 16 Targaryen’s come from Aegon & Rhaenys’s line.
The blood then continues down from Aenys his children The Good King and Queen Alysanne & Jaehaerys and their 9 children leading to where we are present day passing Viserys, Aemma & Rhaenrya.
The blood also flows by a sigil representing Rhaenrya in the shape of the necklace Daemon gave her.. the blood then continues past a symbol reflecting Alicent the future Queen and the Hightower sigil for Otto.. then it leads past the Velaryon sigil and their line & eventually the blood moves by the scene of the great houses swearing allegiance to Rhaenrya.
Finally the blood crashes down like a waterfall symbolic of the future Targaryen’s destruction of each other.
Hightower wanted to go to Dragonstone to provoke Daemon and incitate a war between him and his brother, he knew that if the king did gone there, there would be a chance of both reconciliate and be at peace again. Rhaenyra kinda of fucked up with his plans.
15:25 wouldnt be much of a fight her dragon would be ripped apart
well yeh, syrax isnt fully grown yet
@@lewis0705 neither of them are
@@JamieS1992 syrax is younger
@@lewis0705 i know 37ish vs 100ish i have read the books
If you notice, Viserys is extremely uncomfortable with tiny, 12-year-old Laena Velaryon. She's the perfect match for him politically; she is intelligent, poised and dignified, but she's physically still a little girl (even if she's gone through puberty) and Viserys obviously is horrified at the thought of marrying her, even with the caveat of delaying consummation for a couple of years. In contrast, he's got his guilt over the death of his beloved wife Aemma, and his new relationship with a more physically mature girl, the less politically desirable but older, and at least looking like she can manage to get through pregnancy alive and deliver a healthy boy, Alicent Hightower. Not to mention that Viserys has become emotionally comfortable with Alicent. He doesn't love her, and he doesn't know that her father pushed her into his bedchamber; but he definitely feels at ease with her.
What Viserys should have done is find a good marriage for Alicent with a lord's son, someone who will treat her kindly and who has more wealth and status than Otto Hightower; and marry some pleasant 18-year-old who is not his daughter's best friend, or wait two or three years for Laena to ripen. But, since Viserys dislikes confrontation and fears that more little girls will be pushed at him, he chooses Alicent. Bad move.
I think that Alicent isn't being deceptive, necessarily. She's clearly uncomfortable with what her father has asked her to do, as evidenced by her picking at her nails all the time. I feel like she feels forced to go along for her father and her family, but doesn't enjoy it.
Alicent is probably the best player right now. She's fooling even the public lmfao.
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For me the Blood intro is about the Targarian bloodline it reminds me of my Queens bloodline and Europe in the 18/19 hundreds mixing with European Royalty to keep the Bloodline going to keep the peace. It all ended with World War 1 with Cousins going to War
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10:07 If you rewatch this conversation you'll notice the subtlety of what's going on (it's tough to see on first watch). Hightower and the Maester are playing good cop, bad cop with Viserys in an effort to make him choose Alicent over Laena. The Maester speaks about the obvious positives of marrying Laena, then cuts off and waits for Hightower to speak. Then Hightower agrees but in a way that makes the prospect seem undesirable through his tone and word choice (this happens a few times in the short span). They keep Visery's attention by bantering back and forth but are swaying him against the marriage without arising suspicion.
So far this show has been excellent, and this scene is a perfect example. The fact you thought they were on board highlights the clever misdirection and subtle undertones.
“She’s a good friend, respect to her.” LOL
I'm so happy you commented on the design of the sept room, where they were praying by the candles. It is SO visually stunning.
The opening is the Targaryen family tree. Sync the time stamps with the episode:
0:04 - Doom of Valyria and Aegon's crown
0:13 - Rhaenys and Visenya
0:20 - Aenys
0:27 - Jaehaery and Alysane
0:35 - Baelon and Alyssa
0:43 - Daemon
0:50 - Viserys and Aemma (Arryn sigil)
1:00 - Dead Baelon
1:10 - Rhaenyra
If you look closely, you can actually see the gears drown in blood in the order that they died (Alysanne’s is submerged before Jaehaerys’, Alyssa’s is before Baelon’s, and obviously Aemma’s is before Viserys’).
Daemon won't have shit said about his Brother and obviously is in love with his neice.
He called Otto out in episode 1 and he wasn't wrong about that.
I'm kinda team Daemon 😅
You really can see how Otto is playing everything like a fiddle. How he was the one reporting about what Daemon supposedly said (we didn't see the footage of him saying it so who knows how he said it?) about Baelon, thus splitting the two brothers. Then how he pushes Corlys Velaryon away by having his own daughter skeem her way by Viserys' side. And ofc Otto could have predicted it would also destroy Viserys' relationship with his daughter, at least partially. Now might be even more damage. Viserys had the occasion to face his brother and mend his relationship with Daemon on this episode and Otto stopped him. The only one making the family survive being Rhaenyra, going all the way around to avoid bloodshed, from every side.
To be honest, Caraxes ( Daemon's dragon ) would absolutely split in half Syrax ( Rhaenyra's dragon ) he is older, much much bigger and waaaay more experienced in fighting, Syrax is not fully grown by far, so hopefully there was no dragon fight for the sake of Syrax x) you don't mess with Caraxes the blood wyrm, even though he was born with birth defects, giving him a oddly long neck and back legs like wings, you don't mess with him haha
The most badass dragon after Balerion the Black Dread
i dont think the dragons fighting was the threat there though.. Caraxes could burn Otto and all his men. And Syrax could burn Daemon and all his men.
Isn't caraxes horribly deformed with his large neck?
@@zulawoo Yes he is. But he is still the most experience battle dragon of that time. He is not call the Blood Wyrm for nothing.
Yeah, Caraxes is a monster. Caraxes will be in the dragon version of Cleganebowl in a future season.
I think Alicent is definitely genuine with Rhaenyra, they seemed to have a great relationship and Alicent wouldn't fidget or pick at her nails whenever she was with Rhaenyra, but ultimately she believed that her duty and loyalty is to her father above all.
brandon, my dude, your commentaries are so heartbreaking, you sound so hopeful and positive in every other scene, it just makes me cry... 😢
I really can't figure out how it's possible that this show can look so damn good visually...so epic in scale, yet Disney shows like Obiwan look so cheaply done. I would think that Disney has the deep pockets to spend big $$$ on tentpole shows like HBO but it doesn't seem like it is coming across on their shows for some reason.
It's probably because they spread themselves too thin with so many shows in such a small timeframe.
its not about money with disney. they have short time frames and alot of projects which require alot of cgi
It's about Time not Money
Well WandaVision cost £25 million an episode or something so they definitely have the budget just don’t use it properly
The cinematography in the Dragonstone scene...chef's kiss!
Honestly the one thing i'm glad about other than being back to good writing, is the sheer scale that they've made all the set pieces, they not only feel lived in but you can feel the history emanating from them
One of my favorite people...glad your back Bran.
You're correct. Viserys is a decent man. Unfortunately, decent people rarely make for effective monarchs.
decent? He named his daughter his heir then continued to marry her friend for the sake of producing heirs, sounds like a recipe for disaster only an idiot would do.
@@theawesomeman9821 As I said. Decent people don't tend to make for effective monarchs.
@@danielallen3454 King Jaehaerys and Queen Alysanne, King Viserys' grandparents, a highly effective ruling pair, were pretty decent people.
Strategically this was the dumbest move Viserys could make
The intro is a family tree, showing the breanches as bloodstreams. It starts with Aegon I, then Aenys I, then Jahearys I and then Viserys I which then leads to Rhyenera. We also see Corlys and his wife and Otto and Alycent in the background
no maegor?
@@yobananaboy1856 Since he had no children and isnt a direct ancestor to any of the current targs they probably didnt bother wasting time showing his (very short) branch of the family tree (if you dont count his MANY wives)
As soon as I watch the newly released episode on my own, I come running to youtube to watch it and see Brandons reaction. Love it
The original GoT didn't pull me in until episode 5 or 6. There were so many characters that trying to remember names, faces, houses, etc was a pain in the ass. HoD is off to a better start for sure.
That's normal
You didn't had a basis to the the world first time you watched GOT
but here you came knowing what kinda world your up to
@@spunkymaniac9312 i think its also the fact that HOTD only focuses on a few houses and we've only seen 2 locations (3 including the coast of the step stones).
while GOT focused on alot of houses and locations so it was hard to keep up in the beginning
I think the same
Otto Hightower may be related to Littlefinger 😁😁
Similar tendencies for sure!
We are calling him middlefinger xD
Great episode. I kinda wish they'd made their own theme song but no big deal. Overall this show is seeming really good so far. Great dialogue, doesn't pull any punches with the realism and brutality, complex characters, interesting politics with no overtly pushy political messaging to the audience... all in all seems great.
You're invested in this faster BECAUSE you know Game of Thrones and what could await you ;) Regarding Raenyra and Alicent: both were thrown in this situation by her fathers. Rhaenyra is made heir by her father, but then still reluctantly accepting it's her father's duty to marry to hold the throne. But instead the dutiful, more effective marriage to Laena he chose a marriage out of affection - replacing her mother. And additionally he takes her best friend away from her. He betrayed her. Alicent was pressured by her father to please the king and delight him, and she is torn between her father's wishes and strategical thinking and her best friend. And yes, I also think she takes a liking to the idea, and she likes the king. They make her betray Rhaenyra's trust, and she knows it. Just look at Alicent's guilty face in the end, she's quirming and very uncomfortable. Rhaenyra was played by both, Alicent and her dad. Otto, btw, is the main schemer here. He planned the marriage for his daughter all along. And he went personally to Dragonstone because he knows Daemon detests him - he wanted to provoke him so he could divide the brothers for good. Rhaenrya's coming prvented him to succeed. It's not a look of respect Otto gives her.
The intro is the Targaryen bloodline and it's showing the family tree. I'm really surprised they didn't have a different theme tune that could from now on be seen as the Targaryen theme. I suppose it'll be something to do with the whole song of ice and fire connected universe that they are planning.
These past two episodes have been great, I believe we can all agree that this show have a return to form to what made the earlier season's of GOT great.
I request you watch daredevil the series, i think you will love it
I thought the blood in the intro represents the bloodlines 🤔
Alicent is fascinating, so difficult to read. I genuinely think she's grown fond of the King after being very uncomfortable with how she's been used as a pawn by her father. They're repeatedly focusing on her hands to show how conflicted and stressed she is by it all but at other times you definitely get a sense that she's also ambitious and wants in some way to get ahead of even Rhaenyra. It was Emily Carey as Alicent that stood out for me this episode but, man, these performances are great across the board.
Daemon is misunderstood, he loves the family and do anything but he is also wanting the crown so he can rule. I believe he would of been a great king specially with The other side of the family. Great stuff & great episodes so far
Let’s be real, ramin djawadi is the true heir to the iron throne
The prince that was promised
It's very rare you hear a tv spin-off or prequal in this case play the same theme song from the original show.
I laughed so hard with your reaction to the 12 year old princess. XD
The crabfeeder's mask looks vaguely like the Harpies' mask, no?
10:36 I'm 💀😭😂😂😂😂
When Sansa married Tyrion, she was 14. She was just taller so it seemed less shocking. But really.....we have seen this kind of thing before on this show. And generally I have to observe that of all the kings of Westeros I have met, so far Robert Baratheon's court was the most fun so far. And the Boltons dude. The Boltons were just as terrifying if not more terrifying than the crab feeder.
14:02 You cut out my lowkey favorite line of the show so far. I love the way Daemon responds with a chuckle and a "very good." I think he wanted to give Criston a little confidence boost by giving him a softball by pretending to forget his name, just for Ceraxes to show up and make them all shit themselves lol. There's definitely a mocking tone in his "very good."
Beautifully written the acting is absolutely top notch
Having read the book 📕 this is a wonderful version I can’t wait for everyone to see what’s about to happen!
Awesome reaction and analysis. Good day
Love the fact that you always appreciate the cinematography and sound.
Liking your reactions to the show so far, and you seem to make the situations even more tense haha
His enthusiasm is like a drug to get hopped up on :)
"We are crab people now"
Deamon loves rhaenyra
I can see that
Dope hat!
Enjoying watching you react to these Brandon, it's so nice to be back in westeros again. I'll make sure to check out your Last of Us playthrough on your other channel, I'm dragging my heels as only played it recently myself. Look forward to more reactions dude!
Ok I should have already subscribed bc I ❤️ your reactions...but saying your glad they kept the original intro song ..I'm a new subscscriber
That tease of the crab feeder in the beginning was haunting! Well done
Otto is the new like yeah you can say it the new little finger or another side that plays manipulation like Taywin lannister to set up the throne be on Lannister Sides , that very Psychologic!
What happened on Dragonstone was not about a wedding. Daemon wanted to speak with his brother. Everything he did was draw Viserys out of the castle, and the council. I think he wanted to talk without the council whispering in his brother's ear. It was a bluff to clear things up. When he didn't come, that ruined everything. Though I think Daemon came out with a lot more respect for his niece, he now knows she is not as weak as her father.
Hey man. Love your reactions, I haven’t been able to watch many lately as you’ve been doing shows I haven’t yet watched but I’m glad you’re doing this. Will watch them all with you. Well after I’ve watched them anyway. You pick up on small things, like the model the king was playing with, I missed that nugget!! 👏
Love the outro btw!
Thank you 😁
The blood in the intro refers to the Targaryen moto of 'Fire and Blood'
"I chose wrong" is a powerful quote from GOT. The king chose wrong as well. He just doesn't know it yet.
That showdown on the bridge was fantastic. I'm loving this show so far.
If there is a second season or morei woud ike to see every season with the next generation slowly getting toward the GOT time ending with Lyanna and Rhaegar getting married.
The Iron Throne was always said to cut the fingers of those unworthy to sit upon it…
Brandon your enthusiasm is so infectious!
Gimme the Dragon Bowl right now
It's getting so juicy!
I forgot their tribe's name but that Cannibal tribe from the North was scary when they were introduced.
The thens I think
I'm worried how people are going to handle the time jumps. There is going to be an even bigger one going into next episode. It also just confuses me since they are doing a second season yet seemingly will be rushing through a lot of material.
the time jumps will slow down, u will see why they are needed later, think of this as a giant prolouge.
Brandon Likes TV Series.
Hey bud, check out the update video where I address this very thing
I avoided spoilers completely for this entire show. I'm slightly upset because I was really hoping this was going to be Aegons conquering of Westeros. I don't care now. I am really into this.
I love how they are very carefully crafting the mindset of the Targaryen family. But also the rest of the characters. And if you notice they are doing it by heavily mimicking original Game of Thrones characters. Some are even mixed and matched.
The way king Viserys carries himself fairly humbly.... Reminds me very much of ned Stark. Which makes me nervous that hes going to die. And you see that ego and arrogance that family is famous for in the way the king will not allow anybody to speak ill of his brother. No matter how terrible the guy might be. Speaking of his brother. I can't be the only person that sees the very clear mixture of inspiration from both Joffrey and Ramsey Bolton. You don't even have to squint very hard to imagine Ramsey Bolton with that long blonde hair, and see he would look exactly the same as Daemon. Hell his voice and Ramsey's voice are strikingly similar in both pitch and cadence.
Obviously, Rhaenyra Is meant to look damn near exactly like Danny. But they have also thrown in the personality of Arya. And the last of this rant..... Before she died. While she was lying there dying in child birth. The Queen In my opinion very much resembled Catlyn Stark.
Edit: Crap! I forgot the very first one I noticed. And it REALLY got me for a moment. The Hand Otto Hightower, that guy is basically Tywin Lannister without the Gray hair. He looks, Talks, And carries himself exactly the same. So much so, that I actually asked myself out loud how the hell tywin would have been alive 200 years ago. And for the record....... I freaking LOVE that we are going to get somebody like him again.
There is this really good show : For All Mankind.
Nobody react to it and i don't know why. You should try it , actor actually play in this series
Show me a spliff but in human form…
Close your eyes when dameon talks. You’ll hear Ramsay Bolton.
Absolutely lol. I was almost worried during his gold cloaks speech in the first episode that he would be doing a Ramsey impression.
To a degree
Ramsey literally killed his father, step-mom and half brother..
He raped Sansa, torture Theon, he is extremely sadistic.
Daemon on the other end didn't once try to kill his brother when he was the only heir for 10 years.
He tries to make his brother respect when Corlys openly disrespects him
Daemon is more like Jaime he does horrible things but never against his family.
Maybe because their accents and vocal tones, but the similarities ends there, Ramsay would feed his dogs with Rhaenyra in a blink. Daemon is more like a mix between Jamie and Tyrion, as Tyrion, he doesn't give a shit about royalty and boxes.
@@clement1214 he couldn't be more clearly talking about the sound of their voice and you are here comparing everything they have done. You that dumb?
I hate to be "That Guy", but we've been to dragonstone a few times in the main series. Where stannis is in season 2, and where Jon meets Danny for the first time, but yeah, we get to see more of the world and its sickkkk! glad you're liking it aswell dude!
My guy, you watched Game of Thrones. How many dragons did you see in episode 1? Of course they are going to lose dragons lol. You know they ALL die before Dany
pretty sure that’s not what he meant
@@Adam-xg1ch He said "I hope nothing bad happens to these dragons" almost word for word lol. They don't go to a farm up state
Please watch STAR TREK!
Alicent is still the worst name I’ve ever heard
Take note of *Laena* *Velaryon.* She's talking about *Vhagar.* Both will be important allies to two of the main characters for the wars to come. She's only 12 but she'll grow up and marry...