Hugh's mother was Saera Targaryen, she was not a bastard but she wanted to live a "promiscuous life" and disrespected her father by not taking accountability, lying and manipulating boys, and comparing herself to Maegor with glee (very sore subject for Jaehaerys, Maegor basically killed and tortured his siblings), she refused to make amends and her father King Jaehaerys and her couldn't mend the rift, she left home (or was driven away) and became a successful owner of a pleasure house, it brought shame to the family for a princess to become that. Jaehaerys and her shared a stubborn rebellious nature, on his deathbed he was racked with guilt for giving up on her, he even mistook young Allicent for her, they never reconciled before his death. Her son riding his old dragon and friend is a poetic choice.
Oh yh forgot about her I thought he meant that his mother was Alyssa but it makes more sense when he says brothers boys because she would’ve just said her other sons
@okdude8215 I'd be very surprised if King Jaehaerys wanted any part of Saera's actions made public. He doesn't exactly come out looking good in that part of F&B
She was kind of driven away, in that she was going to be sent to work at the sept in Oldtown and she escaped. Jaeherys made one last attempt to force her to conform to his standards so she fled to Essos.
Jace's fears are actually incredibly valid. Literally everyone in the kingdoms know that jace is a bastard, people are fighting for rhaenyra, but will people fight for a bastard? Will the sympathisers of the greens not support the bastards with the bigger dragons?
Yeah I didn't understand what his problem was to begin with but its kinda the same situation as Viserys constantly batting for his daughter until his dying day then all hell breaks lose after his death and Rhaenyra has no-one to protect her anymore....Jaecerys is thinking the same thing..."Who's gonna bat for me when mums gone cause everyone knows I'm a bastard"
Absolutely. Bro she just gave VERMITHOR to a commonborn with a line to Jaeherys XD You think that guy is going to be just a minor lord or whatever? These people will want to be kings or at least heirs to the throne for sure
You just said all my thoughts about that scene between Jace and Rhaenyra!! I feel like so many people watching it, miss the point Jace was trying to make and then hate on him. He was right tho, what if those new riders just decide to switch up on them and want to have their own claim to the throne? What if Rhaenyra dies, Jace is her heir, will those men in her council and the rest of the realm that are loyal to Rhaenyra wanna fight for him? Those bastards look more Targaryen alike than Jace and who is to say that the realm won't change their loyalty because of that. Let's not forget the fact that they now got dragons that are way larger than Jace's own, he would have no chance against them
Oh I absolutely agree with Jace. Rhaenyra is being foolish by following the advice from Mysaria, this will be the downfall of their family for sure. These commonfolk with dragons have no blood loyalty to them, they can betray them for any reason. Rhaenyra was horrible to Jace if you think about it... Birthed a bastard and than throw him in the pit like this. She should have been satisfied with Addam o seasmoke, but she wanted to feel powerful like Visenya. A pity
But Jaces idea was flawed from the beginning. Because no matter who got dragons, be bastards lowborns or Lords, they would always have a claim to the throne based on targ blood. In other words, giving away the Targs nukes was ALWAYS a bad idea.
@@GustavoCardoso95what choice does rhaenyra truly have? If she doesn’t recruit the dragon seeds then she’s outnumbered going up against aemond and Vagar. Regardless, Aegon and Aemond have no loyalty toward Rhaenyra and want her dead. Ulf and Hugh have notable discontent for the greens, at this point it’s the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
i always wondered how dragon saw human i bet they see it as "my human" and if its considered taboo as a social rule for dragons to let other dragons rider on their back. when Vermithor saw Raenyra he looked like he was saying "oh...Syrax's human...you want a ride? you know i cant, you belong to Syrax"
Also Hugh's mom is implied to be Saera Targaryen. An incredibly rebellious daughter of King Jaehaerys and the sister to Baelon Targaryen aka Viserys's and Daemon's dad. Which makes Hugh Viserys and Daemon's cousin.
38:59 Vermithor is literally called the Bronze Fury, how do you think he got that name. Plus Vermithor's last rider was Old King Jaehaerys, after when Jaehaerys died of old age Vermithor was riderless until the Dance of the Dragon's. 41:17 Silverwing's rider was Queen Alysanne Targaryen who was King Jaehaerys wife and sister. So not only was Vermithor and Silverwing were a mated pair but also their riders were husband and wife.
He didn't Run for His life but silverwing and her rider did. He just gave up the chase bc they arrived to Dragonstone. It would be wacky to attack them at Dragonstone
Vermithor was the threat there 100% silver wing would have also been a menace in that fight since Vhagar wouldn’t be able to defeat Vermithor quickly enough. Syrax though… yeah rhaenyra was a bit upset.. but Vhagar would have just chomped her.
L take, both Vermithor & Silvewing are ancient battle dragons as Vhagar but with Vhagar more battle experience then the two & we have the menace blood worm the most notorious of them all@@slis3578
31:09 His mother is not a bastard. Noble always have that one problematic child. Imagine Rhaenyra, but she's not the heir. She will get the fuck away from kings landing asap. His mother also like that. A rebel and free spirited woman.
Ngl this episode was the first time I've actually been scared of a dragon in any kind of media, the detail on Vermithor especially his teeth gave me chills.
Hugh said her mother's brother was Daemons father, which makes Hugh Daemon's first cousin! In other words Hugh's mother was Daemon's AUNT! 👱♀👱♀👗👗👠👠❤❤
And that right there is a reason why the dragons going extinct may have been a good thing even for house targaryean. Imagine blackfyre rebellion if dragons were there.
Overall one of my personal favorites episodes of HOD so far. This proves that you don't need action packed scenes to create something magical. But anybody else feel this season was really affected by the strike? Just seems like this season was written for 10 or more episodes? Feels like we are just building towards something that needs 2-3 more episodes, not one. I don’t really understand why this couldn’t have been an entire season of the show? Condal seemed so completely uninterested in why the dragons chose these guys but like, imagine a show where we track six or seven small folk, get their backstories, come to really care about them, and then see each of them try to claim a dragon. We got a little time with Hugh and Ulf but not enough to really want to see them succeed. They both have compelling narratives. Hugh is willing to sacrifice everything if it means his family will be better off for such an all or nothing gamble. Ulf has that kinda charm to him that really screams "this guy is in over his head", with his own self doubts about himself. I really like how Vermithor and Silverwing embody the personalities of their new riders. One is strong and stern with a commanding aura around it that shows such ferocity and anger in such a limited time while the other, interestingly, conveys a more playful demeanor that seems more eager to have fun and enjoy the thrills. And we (at least book readers) knew immediately that Hugh and Ulf were gonna be the ones to do it, because they’re the ones we’d been following. The small folk who died, who cares? The implications surrounding Targaryen power and the stuff with the dragon keepers was cool. It just felt so rushed cramming all of this into one episode, but the ideas were way more interesting than like 80% of season 1. The scene with Aegon struggling to walk got me.. I'm not saying it because I'm Team Green, but man you just have to feel sorry for Aegon at this point. Give Tom Glynn-Carney all the awards - he has been absolutely phenomenal to watch this season!Oscar Tully with balls of Valyrian steel. He really walked Daemon right into his web with Willem Blackwood’s execution… had that planned perfectly & left him absolutely no choice. That scene felt like peak Game of Thrones, Oscar not only earned the respect of his bannermen but also managed to completely outplay Daemon at the same time. that ending shot with the three dragons and Rgaenyra eyeing Aemond down is one of my favorite shots of this series. The finale will be insane. Daeron and Tessarion showing up with the Hightower army after all that teasing since Episode 1. The Starks crossing the Twins. Cole and Gywane "beef". Daemon finally getting his army. Possibly a battle shown. There is so much that's about to happen - just enjoy it before we will have to wait 2 years😭
Watching this episode and seeing how Rhaenyra and Jace talked about the lowborns made me realize I don't think we have ever seen them actually dealing with the smallfolk directly. They might be good people for their values and how they deal with other highborns, but they still have that intrinsic prejudice against the ones that they always have learned to see as 'inferior' people. It's messed up but it's good characterization at least, but hopefully with the new dragonriders and with Mysaria perspective on things, they will change how they see and treat them.
Quite the opposite. It's not just prejudice, this is a feudal system that has a lot of rules, a lot of rigidity to impose and ensure fealty. There is a lot to lose for a noble that turns cloak, that reneges on his oath and they know it, so very few actually do it because there are repercussions for generations to follow. These are completely uneducated people, mostly likely illiterate, why would they care about stuff like this? About the rules of the world?? What stops any of them to simply go over to Aemond tomorrow??
According to the lore as I recall Hugh's mother Saera Targaryen is sister of Baelon Targaryen, Visery's and Daemon's father. She was "Free Spirited" and King Jaehaerys an the family disowned her, she was not a bastard (given this episodes theme). Vemithor is fierce and needs a rider to match and the pov scene shots where awesome.
15:00 Rhaenyra's concern and laters Jace's is absolutely right here. It's not a matter of honour, but of greed and self importance. Once the war is done these bastards will want to become equals to Rhaenyra and that's crazy because she is the one person that holds this feudal system together. Mysaria is manipulating Rhaenyra and she is falling for it
She gave nukes to poor people. That’s never gonna end well. If she had a plan to execute the bastards afterwards I might understand. But what is her plan if she wins the war? She has no holdings or titles worthy to give to these dragon riders, who all have a blood claim to the throne themselves by virtue of having dragons.
Jace's position is really nuanced and I'm glad you picked up on it. "I am not a Bastard because I am the Blood of the Dragon, I ride a Dragon." But now, Rhaenyra is suggesting that any bastard with Targaryen blood may ride a Dragon. Jace being a Dragonrider was the one card in his pocket to prove beyond any doubt that he is Rhaenyra's lawful heir. And now Rhaenyra is taking that away from him because they face annihilation.
The Silver Heads being basically given as sacrifice to the Dragon , to Vermithor , remind a lot the human sacrifice from old Valerya used to subjugate the dragons with blood magic
Quite a ceremonious and humble look on Rhaenyra , facing forward king's landing with her newly claimed dragon , while grimm & covered in the ashes of the Targaryan bastards renounced and burned by the Dragon Vermithor. (who also snaked of some)
Nah there's no real argument against jace. Hes right. The only real response is that its too late to do anything else since its all led to this desperate move. Rhaenyra fucked up alot by delaying so long
Rhaenyra ordered the exit to be blocked and none of the people to escape, that's why the gairds didn't let them through. She didn't want the truth to come out and her reputation to be tarnished, plus each one of them is an opportunity for her to gain a rider.
@@GustavoCardoso95rhaenyra have syrax, moondancer, vermax, caraxes, vermithor, silverwing, seasmoke and possibly sheepstealer, she is going to win the war so something really bad has to happen
Answering to your question at the end: in my opinion, Meleys, the Red Queen, was the prettiest dragon ♥ I loved her design so much 🥺😢 I love Seasmoke and Caraxes too
Despite looking close on maps, it is not like a 3-minute flight from King's Landing to Dragonstone, it is known to be like 4,000 miles, and according to previous mentions, the fastest dragons took half a day
Hugh Hammer mother is Saera Targaryen one of King Jaehaerys daughters she didn’t like being there so she went to lys and worked at a pleasure house her brother Baelon is King Viserys and Daemons father.
ulf white a real goon. pulled up on KL flexed the prettiest dragon without getting shot down, tricked amoned into following him back to DS, and parked his dragon on top of the castle like he own it.
I may be alone in this but I wanted that opening scene to start 5 mins earlier when she's chasing him down on the Dragon and be like "pull over bro" lol
the Dragon keeper boss isn,'t talking about use of Dragons for war , but for the claim about to be done , Dragon are use since old Valerya as "divine" war envoy
Now that Hugh Hammer has been chosen or accepted by Vermithor, I wonder if his daughter would have been proud or amazed of her dad, if she ever survived her illness? That would have been something to see. Sadly in this show, she's gone. All I can do is imagine if I were in her shoes. What do you guys think?
the cricket comment could have been about allicent, allicent was removed from the small council and her voice on matters was silenced. helena was saying it to allicent right before the meeting. daemon wanted the women and children taken hostage , blackwood also assulted the woman . he took it further than what daemon asked and he flew tatgaryen banners while doing it. so daemon should have killed him.
Best move for Blacks, hide dragons have riders, locate veaghar with spies , provoke it with Reynira and ambush it with all dragons out of the city and kill it , leaving Aemond hated and now dragonless as KIng with zero collateral smallfolk casualties
yeah I mean Hugh has very little to lose , his little girl died and he feel guilt for it , for a man to not provide and care for his family , being powerless in the face of the deat of a child , it's a annihilation of the self , no wonder he seek usefullness , redemption greater purpose or just death, a release from the pain he feel .
It kinda is rhaenyra's fault all those bastards died. Her guards made it a point to prevent them from running away, and they definitely weren't doing it just cuz they felt like it. She made zero command to help them. She's the protagonist, but she's a Targaryen-- smallfolk really don't mean anything to them beyond strategic value.
Well DragonStone and King's Landing are indeed a few dragon flaps away from each other , witch is why Vhagar rarely lives , because if sighted and reported fast enough by crows that she is away , King's Landing is FCKED , even with just Syrax , the have balistas but they lack the training and resolve to shoot down dragon Silverwing just strolled there tbh (witch isn't the case in GOT as dragon are no more divine but more akind to legendary beast that were proven fellable) and specially if there's 3 King's landing is for sure taken
I hope they show the repercussions of the sowing, it was a literal massacre. The frightened people were trying to escape and the guards blocked them, and they both died. Unlike the books, it seems that dragonstone has no smallfolk to react to it
It's very harsh but Larys is right , Aegon needs to face pain and tame his new self in order to be someone again , even to death , because without that he will just fade away and rot into his bed , left to be . only though about for how sad his condition and demise is
NO no ? Rhaenyra always carred , she strived and risk her live to not engage in war, she insist countless ppl will die and she want to avoid that ! When she finally saw she had but no choice (after going to Alicent and that was risky af ) she wanted to go to the front herself but Rhaenys went in her and her son stead .She think wrongly imo that her having so much more dragon power would make a war unthinkable for the enemy and they'd surrender thus avoiding conflict , she has a very sad look almost all the time but did what must be done, you see it in her face has the bastard burns to their death
I haven’t read the book for this story apart from some of the main GOT novels but it feels like Jace might have a strong point. I really loved seeing the bastards claiming their dragons but it does feel a bit like being lead up the garden path potentially longer term but really hope that’s not the case! It’ll be crazy whatever happens!
I can think the rider of silver Wing (don't remember the name) can pass to the other side in the end.... I think he is not very trusty....and by the way how Reneira trust every bastard to be at her side in the future... That Is kinda Ricky too
Team Black has now 5 Dragons (Vermithor, Silverwing, Syrrax, Vermax, Seasmoke) and maybe Caraxes against 1 Dragon in Team Green (Vhagar). Pretty good odds for Team Black.
Rhaenyra's brothers did usurp her place but they did it respecting the framework of this world, they have supposedly valid reasons. It's the same with the nobles, they can't just ignore their oath, they need a pretext, otherwise it impacts their family for generations to come, it's not only about possessions... all the nobility needs to keep up with the rules so that their subjects keep respecting them. In Feudality all the nobles are supposedly chosen by God/Gods. A bastard doesn't care. Of course he could be a good man, honorable but if he's not... he doesn't need any pretext to just betray. And remember that 2 centuries later in GOT bastards still have a bad image... that means the events here didn't really change that.
Mysaria like huh ? lol yeah don't bother with the scroll , look into the sheets xD and then oh yeah sure lowborn don't have the same standard of education and instruction , but your dear brothers surely do :) right ? go for the bastard , they know that war is shit , they will serve you
Rhanyra straight up could've just married Harwin Strong and NONE of this would be an issue, Jace Wouldn't have to worry about the succession, he is not wrong in feeling how he does, because frankly his mother was wrong on so many levels, now she's treating him the same way Viserys treated her, by giving assurances she can't promise and by not actually advancing his claim in anyway. The poor kid deserves to A: be heir or B: not have to worry about any of it, instead by his own mother's doing he's caught in the middle.
True. And with things as it is, even if the Blacks win at this rate, there would have been another dance between the pure blooded Aegon + Viserys (Rhae and Daemon kids) vs Jace + Baela (bastard and his wife) We all know how the books end, but just pointing out that I agree with what u said on Rhaenyra’s immaturity.
Very perceptive, her praise and kiss to Rhaenyra has alterer motive written all over it. In the game of power there’s no genuine love from campaign ship only mutual interest on the base of business which by that foundation anything is possible.
False info. Cannibal is said to be the largest among wild dragons, not anywhere near as large as vhagar. Also, just because cannibal likes to eat hatchlings and dragon eggs doesn’t make him the most dangerous dragon, vhagar is the most dangerous.
Fools. All of these reactors acting as if Ulf has complete control over where Silverwing takes them on their first flight. Newsflash: These dragons do not know, nor do they care about the human war going on!
The dragons are monsterest beasts that were created by magic that will eat each other if they're hungry enough. Them fighting a war is not the worst thing could ever happen to them.
Hugh's mother was Saera Targaryen, she was not a bastard but she wanted to live a "promiscuous life" and disrespected her father by not taking accountability, lying and manipulating boys, and comparing herself to Maegor with glee (very sore subject for Jaehaerys, Maegor basically killed and tortured his siblings), she refused to make amends and her father King Jaehaerys and her couldn't mend the rift, she left home (or was driven away) and became a successful owner of a pleasure house, it brought shame to the family for a princess to become that. Jaehaerys and her shared a stubborn rebellious nature, on his deathbed he was racked with guilt for giving up on her, he even mistook young Allicent for her, they never reconciled before his death. Her son riding his old dragon and friend is a poetic choice.
Oh yh forgot about her I thought he meant that his mother was Alyssa but it makes more sense when he says brothers boys because she would’ve just said her other sons
That's Jaehaerys's propaganda tho so be mindful of that.
@@okdude8215 from what I remember from the books it's no propaganda at all, saera was always crazy and unpredictable
@okdude8215 I'd be very surprised if King Jaehaerys wanted any part of Saera's actions made public. He doesn't exactly come out looking good in that part of F&B
She was kind of driven away, in that she was going to be sent to work at the sept in Oldtown and she escaped. Jaeherys made one last attempt to force her to conform to his standards so she fled to Essos.
Jace's fears are actually incredibly valid. Literally everyone in the kingdoms know that jace is a bastard, people are fighting for rhaenyra, but will people fight for a bastard? Will the sympathisers of the greens not support the bastards with the bigger dragons?
Yeah I didn't understand what his problem was to begin with but its kinda the same situation as Viserys constantly batting for his daughter until his dying day then all hell breaks lose after his death and Rhaenyra has no-one to protect her anymore....Jaecerys is thinking the same thing..."Who's gonna bat for me when mums gone cause everyone knows I'm a bastard"
Absolutely. Bro she just gave VERMITHOR to a commonborn with a line to Jaeherys XD You think that guy is going to be just a minor lord or whatever? These people will want to be kings or at least heirs to the throne for sure
Rhaenyra was foolish falling for Mysarias advice. She should have been happy with Addam and Caraxes, that would probably be enough to kill vhagar
And the bastards that actually look Valyrian??
Who cares he's a little fool hiding behind dragons!
Rhaenyra: Vermithor, you must claim a rider.
Vermithor: What’d you say? These are the appetizers?!
He is an old man and he doesn't quite catch everything.
"I forgot to mention, Grandpa's hard of hearing"
You just said all my thoughts about that scene between Jace and Rhaenyra!!
I feel like so many people watching it, miss the point Jace was trying to make and then hate on him. He was right tho, what if those new riders just decide to switch up on them and want to have their own claim to the throne? What if Rhaenyra dies, Jace is her heir, will those men in her council and the rest of the realm that are loyal to Rhaenyra wanna fight for him?
Those bastards look more Targaryen alike than Jace and who is to say that the realm won't change their loyalty because of that.
Let's not forget the fact that they now got dragons that are way larger than Jace's own, he would have no chance against them
Oh I absolutely agree with Jace. Rhaenyra is being foolish by following the advice from Mysaria, this will be the downfall of their family for sure. These commonfolk with dragons have no blood loyalty to them, they can betray them for any reason. Rhaenyra was horrible to Jace if you think about it... Birthed a bastard and than throw him in the pit like this. She should have been satisfied with Addam o seasmoke, but she wanted to feel powerful like Visenya. A pity
But Jaces idea was flawed from the beginning. Because no matter who got dragons, be bastards lowborns or Lords, they would always have a claim to the throne based on targ blood. In other words, giving away the Targs nukes was ALWAYS a bad idea.
@@GustavoCardoso95what choice does rhaenyra truly have? If she doesn’t recruit the dragon seeds then she’s outnumbered going up against aemond and Vagar. Regardless, Aegon and Aemond have no loyalty toward Rhaenyra and want her dead. Ulf and Hugh have notable discontent for the greens, at this point it’s the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Silverwing be like: Im bored and you’re funny all right will keep ya
I saw a comment someone wondering if silverwing though ulf was a baby dragon at first lol
i always wondered how dragon saw human i bet they see it as "my human" and if its considered taboo as a social rule for dragons to let other dragons rider on their back. when Vermithor saw Raenyra he looked like he was saying "oh...Syrax's human...you want a ride? you know i cant, you belong to Syrax"
@@TheBrandonMinich She was the friendliest dragon of all time. She was even friendly towards the common people.
Also Hugh's mom is implied to be Saera Targaryen. An incredibly rebellious daughter of King Jaehaerys and the sister to Baelon Targaryen aka Viserys's and Daemon's dad. Which makes Hugh Viserys and Daemon's cousin.
It's confirmed. There's no one else it could be
And Hugh would be cousin to Ulf. It also means both Hugh and Ulf are grandsons of their dragon's former riders.
38:59 Vermithor is literally called the Bronze Fury, how do you think he got that name.
Plus Vermithor's last rider was Old King Jaehaerys, after when Jaehaerys died of old age Vermithor was riderless until the Dance of the Dragon's.
41:17 Silverwing's rider was Queen Alysanne Targaryen who was King Jaehaerys wife and sister.
So not only was Vermithor and Silverwing were a mated pair but also their riders were husband and wife.
Watching Aemond run for his life was so satisfying lol. But then big ups to Vaegar for wanting all the smoke still.
XDDDDDD ofc he left he cant 1v10 rhenyra is mad af these dragons are gonna burn kings landing like denearhys
He didn't Run for His life but silverwing and her rider did. He just gave up the chase bc they arrived to Dragonstone. It would be wacky to attack them at Dragonstone
@@Kalenderz35 its jurst rhenyra assembling the avengers thats not gonna turn out wwell for her
Vermithor was the threat there 100% silver wing would have also been a menace in that fight since Vhagar wouldn’t be able to defeat Vermithor quickly enough.
Syrax though… yeah rhaenyra was a bit upset.. but Vhagar would have just chomped her.
L take, both Vermithor & Silvewing are ancient battle dragons as Vhagar but with Vhagar more battle experience then the two & we have the menace blood worm the most notorious of them all@@slis3578
Larys : You gotta put in the work Aegon HARD WORK beats talent
Vermithor the 2nd biggest dragon finally makes a full appearance 🎉
31:09 His mother is not a bastard. Noble always have that one problematic child. Imagine Rhaenyra, but she's not the heir. She will get the fuck away from kings landing asap. His mother also like that. A rebel and free spirited woman.
She was disinherited tho, it's almost like being a bastard
“Free spirited women” is a nice way of saying horse
The way she said “Jace tf is wrong with you” 😂😂
Saera was sent to be a silent sister by her father because of her ways and she escaped and went to lys.
Ngl this episode was the first time I've actually been scared of a dragon in any kind of media, the detail on Vermithor especially his teeth gave me chills.
Hugh said her mother's brother was Daemons father, which makes Hugh Daemon's first cousin! In other words Hugh's mother was Daemon's AUNT! 👱♀👱♀👗👗👠👠❤❤
Whether Jace has a point or not doesn't matter to the dragons. They get to choose their riders, not the other way around.
And that right there is a reason why the dragons going extinct may have been a good thing even for house targaryean.
Imagine blackfyre rebellion if dragons were there.
Overall one of my personal favorites episodes of HOD so far. This proves that you don't need action packed scenes to create something magical. But anybody else feel this season was really affected by the strike? Just seems like this season was written for 10 or more episodes? Feels like we are just building towards something that needs 2-3 more episodes, not one. I don’t really understand why this couldn’t have been an entire season of the show? Condal seemed so completely uninterested in why the dragons chose these guys but like, imagine a show where we track six or seven small folk, get their backstories, come to really care about them, and then see each of them try to claim a dragon. We got a little time with Hugh and Ulf but not enough to really want to see them succeed. They both have compelling narratives. Hugh is willing to sacrifice everything if it means his family will be better off for such an all or nothing gamble. Ulf has that kinda charm to him that really screams "this guy is in over his head", with his own self doubts about himself. I really like how Vermithor and Silverwing embody the personalities of their new riders. One is strong and stern with a commanding aura around it that shows such ferocity and anger in such a limited time while the other, interestingly, conveys a more playful demeanor that seems more eager to have fun and enjoy the thrills. And we (at least book readers) knew immediately that Hugh and Ulf were gonna be the ones to do it, because they’re the ones we’d been following. The small folk who died, who cares? The implications surrounding Targaryen power and the stuff with the dragon keepers was cool. It just felt so rushed cramming all of this into one episode, but the ideas were way more interesting than like 80% of season 1. The scene with Aegon struggling to walk got me.. I'm not saying it because I'm Team Green, but man you just have to feel sorry for Aegon at this point. Give Tom Glynn-Carney all the awards - he has been absolutely phenomenal to watch this season!Oscar Tully with balls of Valyrian steel. He really walked Daemon right into his web with Willem Blackwood’s execution… had that planned perfectly & left him absolutely no choice. That scene felt like peak Game of Thrones, Oscar not only earned the respect of his bannermen but also managed to completely outplay Daemon at the same time. that ending shot with the three dragons and Rgaenyra eyeing Aemond down is one of my favorite shots of this series. The finale will be insane. Daeron and Tessarion showing up with the Hightower army after all that teasing since Episode 1. The Starks crossing the Twins. Cole and Gywane "beef". Daemon finally getting his army. Possibly a battle shown. There is so much that's about to happen - just enjoy it before we will have to wait 2 years😭
I think the show slowed down on purpose, they are going to try and make 4 seasons to complete the story.
Hugh is the son of Princess saera targaryen who was exiled by the King jaehaerys for her promiscuity. Her brother is baelon, viserys and daemon's dad.
sunfyre the golden is the best dragon
The best roasted dragon 🤭
They didin't turn his fire golden in the show 😢
Caraxes is the most unique and the best
@@KDA8919 i respect your opinion
People are saying sheepstealer has the best design in the show. Cant wait for next week!
Watching this episode and seeing how Rhaenyra and Jace talked about the lowborns made me realize I don't think we have ever seen them actually dealing with the smallfolk directly. They might be good people for their values and how they deal with other highborns, but they still have that intrinsic prejudice against the ones that they always have learned to see as 'inferior' people. It's messed up but it's good characterization at least, but hopefully with the new dragonriders and with Mysaria perspective on things, they will change how they see and treat them.
Quite the opposite. It's not just prejudice, this is a feudal system that has a lot of rules, a lot of rigidity to impose and ensure fealty. There is a lot to lose for a noble that turns cloak, that reneges on his oath and they know it, so very few actually do it because there are repercussions for generations to follow. These are completely uneducated people, mostly likely illiterate, why would they care about stuff like this? About the rules of the world?? What stops any of them to simply go over to Aemond tomorrow??
Yeah the only Targaryen we’ve seen that’s truly selfless and with the small folk was Daenerys in Essos
both Syrax and Seasmoke looked and sounded like they were saying to each rider , "that is close enough you fck"
"WHAT ARE WE DOING?? FLEXING??!?" GIRL U MADE MY DAY
Same 😂
Silverwing is actually known as the most kind and gentle out of the Valyrian dragons
People call Rhaenyra names but, she is the mother of dragons Vermithor closed his eyes and purred. Keep enjoying the show.
According to the lore as I recall Hugh's mother Saera Targaryen is sister of Baelon Targaryen, Visery's and Daemon's father. She was "Free Spirited" and King Jaehaerys an the family disowned her, she was not a bastard (given this episodes theme). Vemithor is fierce and needs a rider to match and the pov scene shots where awesome.
15:00 Rhaenyra's concern and laters Jace's is absolutely right here. It's not a matter of honour, but of greed and self importance. Once the war is done these bastards will want to become equals to Rhaenyra and that's crazy because she is the one person that holds this feudal system together. Mysaria is manipulating Rhaenyra and she is falling for it
She gave nukes to poor people. That’s never gonna end well. If she had a plan to execute the bastards afterwards I might understand. But what is her plan if she wins the war? She has no holdings or titles worthy to give to these dragon riders, who all have a blood claim to the throne themselves by virtue of having dragons.
Jace's position is really nuanced and I'm glad you picked up on it.
"I am not a Bastard because I am the Blood of the Dragon, I ride a Dragon."
But now, Rhaenyra is suggesting that any bastard with Targaryen blood may ride a Dragon.
Jace being a Dragonrider was the one card in his pocket to prove beyond any doubt that he is Rhaenyra's lawful heir. And now Rhaenyra is taking that away from him because they face annihilation.
Hugh claimed his grandfathers dragon
I quite strongly feel that it is Silverwing on the wheel, showing of her previously cast aside rider Ulf Dragonlord ! HERE XD
33:33 That wasn't his objection at all. His objection was to people who weren't pure Targaryen's/Valyrian's claiming the dragons.
The Silver Heads being basically given as sacrifice to the Dragon , to Vermithor , remind a lot the human sacrifice from old Valerya used to subjugate the dragons with blood magic
Quite a ceremonious and humble look on Rhaenyra , facing forward king's landing with her newly claimed dragon , while grimm & covered in the ashes of the Targaryan bastards renounced and burned by the Dragon Vermithor. (who also snaked of some)
Nah there's no real argument against jace. Hes right. The only real response is that its too late to do anything else since its all led to this desperate move. Rhaenyra fucked up alot by delaying so long
Rhaenyra acting too slow is a consistent character flaw at least. Since season 1 episode 3. The wheels began falling off all the way back then.
Rhaenyra ordered the exit to be blocked and none of the people to escape, that's why the gairds didn't let them through. She didn't want the truth to come out and her reputation to be tarnished, plus each one of them is an opportunity for her to gain a rider.
she wasn't their sister
she was their aunt
Jaehaery's daughter
I dont think Vermithor is enough to kill Vhagar alone.
I think he is big enough, but Vhaegar is far more experienced.
@@GustavoCardoso95rhaenyra have syrax, moondancer, vermax, caraxes, vermithor, silverwing, seasmoke and possibly sheepstealer, she is going to win the war so something really bad has to happen
Answering to your question at the end: in my opinion, Meleys, the Red Queen, was the prettiest dragon ♥ I loved her design so much 🥺😢 I love Seasmoke and Caraxes too
If you listen closely, you can hear when Hugh's valyrian steel balls drop as he decides to face Vermithor head-on
You should look at a map of Westeros to see how close Dragonstone and Kingslanding are 😆
Despite looking close on maps, it is not like a 3-minute flight from King's Landing to Dragonstone, it is known to be like 4,000 miles, and according to previous mentions, the fastest dragons took half a day
Hugh Hammer mother is Saera Targaryen one of King Jaehaerys daughters she didn’t like being there so she went to lys and worked at a pleasure house her brother Baelon is King Viserys and Daemons father.
ulf white a real goon. pulled up on KL flexed the prettiest dragon without getting shot down, tricked amoned into following him back to DS, and parked his dragon on top of the castle like he own it.
Hugh was saying he is ready to DIE , witch is kinda required for a dragon rider , when he claims he must be ready to face death
I may be alone in this but I wanted that opening scene to start 5 mins earlier when she's chasing him down on the Dragon and be like "pull over bro" lol
the Dragon keeper boss isn,'t talking about use of Dragons for war , but for the claim about to be done , Dragon are use since old Valerya as "divine" war envoy
yeah the little "Well done" from Corlys was nice
Now that Hugh Hammer has been chosen or accepted by Vermithor, I wonder if his daughter would have been proud or amazed of her dad, if she ever survived her illness? That would have been something to see. Sadly in this show, she's gone. All I can do is imagine if I were in her shoes. What do you guys think?
“All those people and he didn’t like any of them?” Nope.. not a single one of you MF’s… except HUGH!!! 😂😅 What a bad ass combo!
u can´t spoil? people that watch your video will have already seen the eipsode in 99,999% of the cases
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Hugh HAMMER gets VermiTHOR
I mean it was pretty easy to tell the 2 of them were gonna be the riders
the cricket comment could have been about allicent, allicent was removed from the small council and her voice on matters was silenced. helena was saying it to allicent right before the meeting. daemon wanted the women and children taken hostage , blackwood also assulted the woman . he took it further than what daemon asked and he flew tatgaryen banners while doing it. so daemon should have killed him.
Honestly only Aemond has the aura to ride Vhagar besides maybe Daemond but he already fits his dragon well
Been waiting for besties upload this episode was so good
Best move for Blacks, hide dragons have riders, locate veaghar with spies , provoke it with Reynira and ambush it with all dragons out of the city and kill it , leaving Aemond hated and now dragonless as KIng with zero collateral smallfolk casualties
insta subscribed. You are an amazing reactor! Funny, intelligent, witty, and a very good observer!
Adam of Hull needs to be rollin with a fur coat, big purple hat and a cane. Get Seasmoke a sick, gold grill, a blunt and some shades.
yeah I mean Hugh has very little to lose , his little girl died and he feel guilt for it , for a man to not provide and care for his family , being powerless in the face of the deat of a child , it's a annihilation of the self , no wonder he seek usefullness , redemption greater purpose or just death, a release from the pain he feel .
while all this shit goes down Alicent is having a spiritual retreat , pondering while floating in a lake :')
It kinda is rhaenyra's fault all those bastards died. Her guards made it a point to prevent them from running away, and they definitely weren't doing it just cuz they felt like it. She made zero command to help them.
She's the protagonist, but she's a Targaryen-- smallfolk really don't mean anything to them beyond strategic value.
Supporting Huge Lmaooooooo
aegon and aemond are half breeds just like jace but the hightower blood is "higher" than the strong bloodline.
I was reacting the same way at the very end. Huge flex.
I mean when you put your entire weight on the cane it's not surprise for it to give in
Well DragonStone and King's Landing are indeed a few dragon flaps away from each other , witch is why Vhagar rarely lives , because if sighted and reported fast enough by crows that she is away , King's Landing is FCKED , even with just Syrax , the have balistas but they lack the training and resolve to shoot down dragon Silverwing just strolled there tbh (witch isn't the case in GOT as dragon are no more divine but more akind to legendary beast that were proven fellable) and specially if there's 3 King's landing is for sure taken
I think young Oscar is my new fave character 😂
I hope they show the repercussions of the sowing, it was a literal massacre. The frightened people were trying to escape and the guards blocked them, and they both died. Unlike the books, it seems that dragonstone has no smallfolk to react to it
I doubt it. The show didn't even recognize the repercussions Meleys stomping on a crowd of people.
Ulf almost stepped on Drogon 😂
No those eggs are already gone taken to the Vale
@44:21 the flex
was this the first mention of the best Targaryen that ever lived, Gatekeep, Gaslight, Girlboss Saera Targaryen?
It's very harsh but Larys is right , Aegon needs to face pain and tame his new self in order to be someone again , even to death , because without that he will just fade away and rot into his bed , left to be . only though about for how sad his condition and demise is
My pick to rule is Mysaria. She seems to have some care for the common folk, and the political savvy to get things done for them
NO no ? Rhaenyra always carred , she strived and risk her live to not engage in war, she insist countless ppl will die and she want to avoid that ! When she finally saw she had but no choice (after going to Alicent and that was risky af ) she wanted to go to the front herself but Rhaenys went in her and her son stead .She think wrongly imo that her having so much more dragon power would make a war unthinkable for the enemy and they'd surrender thus avoiding conflict , she has a very sad look almost all the time but did what must be done, you see it in her face has the bastard burns to their death
I haven’t read the book for this story apart from some of the main GOT novels but it feels like Jace might have a strong point. I really loved seeing the bastards claiming their dragons but it does feel a bit like being lead up the garden path potentially longer term but really hope that’s not the case! It’ll be crazy whatever happens!
That's basically how Robert was able to claim the throne for himself so Jace is making a very good point.
"Her brother's boys.. their sister?!" That's not.. what? 😅
I can think the rider of silver Wing (don't remember the name) can pass to the other side in the end.... I think he is not very trusty....and by the way how Reneira trust every bastard to be at her side in the future... That Is kinda Ricky too
he did follow Daemon command , but c'mon he was overzealous going about it . deserved
Team Black has now 5 Dragons (Vermithor, Silverwing, Syrrax, Vermax, Seasmoke) and maybe Caraxes against 1 Dragon in Team Green (Vhagar). Pretty good odds for Team Black.
@user-tu7dn2wf5y tessarion: Am I a joke to you?
@@Claude-MarcJoseph Dreamfyre? Tessarion? Bruhh 🤦🏼♂️
@@Benkw1 He's coming in the finale let's guess
Greens also have Tessarion and Dreamfyre.
the gathering of dragons at the end magnificent vermithor and splendid
Rhaenyra's brothers did usurp her place but they did it respecting the framework of this world, they have supposedly valid reasons. It's the same with the nobles, they can't just ignore their oath, they need a pretext, otherwise it impacts their family for generations to come, it's not only about possessions... all the nobility needs to keep up with the rules so that their subjects keep respecting them. In Feudality all the nobles are supposedly chosen by God/Gods. A bastard doesn't care. Of course he could be a good man, honorable but if he's not... he doesn't need any pretext to just betray. And remember that 2 centuries later in GOT bastards still have a bad image... that means the events here didn't really change that.
Favorite is Tessarion.
I always think of Lil Shireen Baratheon when it comes to Dance of the Dragons. T-T
Great ep, but girl slow down a bit, too much anxiety through dialogues trying to predict the next move, next ep will be wild!
Without any spoil (i honnestly don't remeber which bastard do what in the books) it will become wild.
Any assassins creed fans in here? Allyn sounds a lot like bayek from AC Origins
Oscar Tully? Show wise.
Vermithor cannot defeat vhagar in 1 on 1 and his riders is not a great dragon rider
Mysaria like huh ? lol yeah don't bother with the scroll , look into the sheets xD and then oh yeah sure lowborn don't have the same standard of education and instruction , but your dear brothers surely do :) right ? go for the bastard , they know that war is shit , they will serve you
So i was Like wait , is Silverwing , Daenerys's dragons mom ? she look like drogon kinda ? and there's the eggs
Rhanyra straight up could've just married Harwin Strong and NONE of this would be an issue, Jace Wouldn't have to worry about the succession, he is not wrong in feeling how he does, because frankly his mother was wrong on so many levels, now she's treating him the same way Viserys treated her, by giving assurances she can't promise and by not actually advancing his claim in anyway. The poor kid deserves to A: be heir or B: not have to worry about any of it, instead by his own mother's doing he's caught in the middle.
the problem is they needed corlys as an ally and she was already married before she liked harwin
True. And with things as it is, even if the Blacks win at this rate,
there would have been another dance between the pure blooded Aegon + Viserys (Rhae and Daemon kids) vs Jace + Baela (bastard and his wife)
We all know how the books end, but just pointing out that I agree with what u said on Rhaenyra’s immaturity.
Very perceptive, her praise and kiss to Rhaenyra has alterer motive written all over it. In the game of power there’s no genuine love from campaign ship only mutual interest on the base of business which by that foundation anything is possible.
You not ready for Cannibale the most dangerous dragon and he is almost at the Veghar size 😅
False info. Cannibal is said to be the largest among wild dragons, not anywhere near as large as vhagar. Also, just because cannibal likes to eat hatchlings and dragon eggs doesn’t make him the most dangerous dragon, vhagar is the most dangerous.
She's not ready for the Cannibal because she thinks the dragons are these little puppies that never hurt a fly if they weren't commanded.
Jace is right
It’s not their sister he said her brothers boys messing her brothers sons so she was the old old kings bastard
Todo eso para que la traicionen al final. 😅
Nice reaction but chill w the pauses a bit plz :]
Fools. All of these reactors acting as if Ulf has complete control over where Silverwing takes them on their first flight. Newsflash: These dragons do not know, nor do they care about the human war going on!
The dragons are monsterest beasts that were created by magic that will eat each other if they're hungry enough. Them fighting a war is not the worst thing could ever happen to them.
Rhaenyra really said to Targaryen bastards: Many of you will die, but I'm willing to make that sacrifice.
Rhaenyra tilting her head be like: Run while u can Aemond
Im not subscribe to your channel because I am in team green 😢