You are right about the power dynamics imbalance between Daemon and Rhaenyra. But it's probably beneficial to think about the power dynamics imbalance between Rhaenyra and Criston Cole too. She's basically his boss and the person that got him his job. Obviously, he was a consenting participant. But it seemed like Rhaenyra was also a consenting participant with Daemon. I'm not trying to say these two instances were exactly the same but it's worth thinking about.
Is there a power imbalance between Daemon and Rhaenyra? He'd win in a fight, as would Ser Criston. But she currently out ranks Daemon. Really though, it's about the most equal power-wise relationship that either of them could possibly have.
@@awesimo4684 Yeah completely correct and yeah there’s no power inbalance between Daemon and Rahenyra technically Raehnyra has even more power than him.
@@kissmyass682Yep what Rhaenyra did with Cole instead of leaving him alone she the same thing Daemon thing only Cole would be executed if this is discovered compared to Rhaenyra.
Rhanerya's encounter with Criston was an abuse of power and questionably consensual. She is far above him in station and can order him around. He is risking his life by being pressured into sleeping with her. He literally told her no and she did not accept it or back off. Take that as you will.
Daemon was doing this with Rhaenyra for his own interests, but even if he told her to her face, she would agree, lol. She's too in love with him, he's her idol. He is her great strength and great weakness, as it is written in the book. Criston was just used
I disagree. Cristen and Rhaenyra are more equal in age, Rhaenyra outranks him politically but he's still a dude and gave consent. Theyve had eyes on eachother and were it not for the fact Criston was in the kingsguard i bet he would have been much quicker to engage. Its still not perfect because Rhaenyra did put him in a very dangerous position but he was aware of that and started kissing her anyway. With Daemon, he dragged Rhaenyra into a very intense situation she'd never been in before, cornered her (which she did seem to be into) and then with no communication just left her there exposed, due to guilt or not being able to get it up or whatever. Rhaenyra and Criston are overall a lot more emotionally healthy individuals and there was a wholesomeness in their boning, where as with Daemon it was more just intense passion
@@tonttu7979 She's his boss and she kept going after he asked her to stop and blocked the exit when he tried to leave. He really didnt have much of a choice, either go along with it or upset the person who could strip him of everything he had or even have him killed.
it is completely fine to be bothered by incest. i personally like daemon and rhaenyra together, but it’s understandable! i just have been in the fandom for quite a few years and am very familiar with the material so it doesn’t bother me anymore. AS LONG AS IT IS FICTIONAL OBVIOUSLY 😭
The entire Targaryen dynasty is riddled with incestuous pairings. Both before and after this story. So buckle up cuz it ain't stopping and it's probably going to accelerate rapidly.
@@mattyice9535 Yh the sibling ones are the worst. Uncle niece has weird power dynamics but not as bad regarding shared genetic material and therefore inbreeding risk. I don't believe any parent child relationships happened, which would have been even worse
@@everybodylovesrae_ Jon Snow and Daenerys are Daemon and Rhaenyra's direct descendants. So you should like them, lol. They carry on the Targaryen line for another 2 centuries.
Ehh I think rhaenyra only Did that with cole because Daemon blue balled her . And rhaenyra and cole really wasn’t that Romantic because like daemon/rhaenyra, there’s a imbalance in power. You can tell cole really didn’t have a choice since she is heir to the throne and she (daemon having taught her that she can do w.e she wants ) took advantage of that and seduced him, that’s why they showed her facial expressions at the end of the sex scene (kind of a sinister look) This episode showed how alike daemon and rhaenyra is. Seems like they will pick each other and put each other above anyone else no matter what
Correct. So far the show has hinted there’s tons of romantic feeling with Rahenyra and Daemon but zero with Criston. After she got blue balled she went to the next best thing she could get. ;)
Daemon and Rhaenyra are two sides of same coin. As said by Viserys, they share the blood of dragon so they are impulsive. Why else people think Daemon and Rhaenyra always speak in Valyrian and even wear Valyrian steel? Because they value their origin and Targaryen position a lot. They can play around with different lovers but would always prefer each other both for their power dynamics and need for pure family. Rhaenyra always had a crush on Daemon (at least in show) why Daemon never realised that he really wants Rhaenyra much more than he expected which frustrates him cause he’s already married (pretty sure polygamy isn’t allowed even for Targaryens).
Well you do see older rhaenyra with him in the trailers, so it's obvious who she want's also all the subtle hints throughout the episode an de series , deamon did this to get Otto out of the way he knew Otto would have spies there, so he did this to get at Otto because well , Otto is a parasite
16:00 perfect metaphor for real life tbh. It’s been known of and argued against since before Cleopatra, yet here we are 2000 years later, having the same arguments about equality
After Daemon teased her Rhaenyra just wanted some Ser Criston 🐓 🤣🤣🤣🤣. I would be scared if I was Criston cole because if someone saw he would have been executed.
In Game of Thrones we saw incest between Cersei and Jaimes and this is very wrong and not because they are brothers because in the Targaryen family there is a lot of this and it is normal in the family for example Daemon's countries and Viserys they are brothers and they are tired and Viserys is married to his cousin who is a mother and Rhaenyra so incest is super normal but Cersei is Jaimes there yes and wrong Because they are not Targaryen if it was Targaryen then it's ok they can be together but they are not Targaryen that's why na series they hide it because they know it's wrong What are they doing that is incest they can't, but if they were Targaryen then no one is bothered by them but they are not Targaryen so they can't have any relationship it's only Targaryen that can do incest because it is the Targaryen family custom to do incest The Daemon likes Rhaenyra the daemon wanted to show things to Rhaenyra because Rhaenyra doesn't know anything outside the kingdom the daemon's plan I believe the daemon wanted people to see them together and that they say the princess entered a brothel with her uncle so much so the daemon took off rhaenyra's hood and hat before entering the brothel but the daemon gives up and leaves what a shame because he left her alone and rhaenyra and christian's relationship was also wrong because christian he is a knight and he soiled his white tunic, remembering that Christian is older than Daemon, so age doesn't matter in this universe, just as incest doesn't matter because it's normal in the Targaryen family. I'm already used to it because I read George Martin's books and the stories he tells about the Targaryen family all contain incest. Incest is the most normal thing in this universe I didn't like the way Alicent spoke to Rhaenyra if she wants help friend no and just like you approach a friend Alicent is jealous of her Rhaenyra because Rhaenyra slept with whoever she wanted, she doesn't have to sleep with an old man, you'll understand yet but later Alicent is jealous of Rhaenyra's life in the book shows more See the difference in the scenes when the daemon talks to Rhaenyra, talking even though she is married, he can feel pleasure with whoever she wants in the scene with Alicent and viserys Alicent is not feeling pleasure in the scene with Rhaenyra and Daemon Rhaenyra is feeling pleasure even if it was the kiss but she likes it more after she sleeps with Christian and she feels pleasure and you can see In the throne scene, when the daemon says that Viserys can do whatever he wants, because he is the king, he rules over him and the law, he is a Targaryen, this is true, as it is also true when Viserys tells Alicent that the daemon and Rhaenyra are dragons they are restless this is also true
Actually, Daemon was the one who took Rhaenyra's virginity that night. The most important part of her, because it knocked her off her pedestal. Cole was easy prey for her.
You are right about the power dynamics imbalance between Daemon and Rhaenyra. But it's probably beneficial to think about the power dynamics imbalance between Rhaenyra and Criston Cole too. She's basically his boss and the person that got him his job. Obviously, he was a consenting participant. But it seemed like Rhaenyra was also a consenting participant with Daemon. I'm not trying to say these two instances were exactly the same but it's worth thinking about.
Is there a power imbalance between Daemon and Rhaenyra? He'd win in a fight, as would Ser Criston. But she currently out ranks Daemon. Really though, it's about the most equal power-wise relationship that either of them could possibly have.
@@awesimo4684 Yeah completely correct and yeah there’s no power inbalance between Daemon and Rahenyra technically Raehnyra has even more power than him.
Cole works for the king not the princess
@@kissmyass682Yep what Rhaenyra did with Cole instead of leaving him alone she the same thing Daemon thing only Cole would be executed if this is discovered compared to Rhaenyra.
He looks really reluctant at first, but then at some point he seemed to remember he's Dornish so he may as well.
Rhanerya's encounter with Criston was an abuse of power and questionably consensual. She is far above him in station and can order him around. He is risking his life by being pressured into sleeping with her. He literally told her no and she did not accept it or back off. Take that as you will.
The Red keep needs a better HR department. That's some clear sexual harassment on Rhaenyra's part.
Daemon was doing this with Rhaenyra for his own interests, but even if he told her to her face, she would agree, lol. She's too in love with him, he's her idol. He is her great strength and great weakness, as it is written in the book. Criston was just used
Nice work on the editing. Love the funny inserts from other media especially. Maybe the best reaction video I've seen.
Thank you sm!!
13:47 LMFAO
The power imbalance between Ser Criston and Rhaenyra is worse than the one between Daemon and Rhaenyra, in my opinion. Incest aside, of course.
I disagree. Cristen and Rhaenyra are more equal in age, Rhaenyra outranks him politically but he's still a dude and gave consent. Theyve had eyes on eachother and were it not for the fact Criston was in the kingsguard i bet he would have been much quicker to engage. Its still not perfect because Rhaenyra did put him in a very dangerous position but he was aware of that and started kissing her anyway. With Daemon, he dragged Rhaenyra into a very intense situation she'd never been in before, cornered her (which she did seem to be into) and then with no communication just left her there exposed, due to guilt or not being able to get it up or whatever. Rhaenyra and Criston are overall a lot more emotionally healthy individuals and there was a wholesomeness in their boning, where as with Daemon it was more just intense passion
@@tonttu7979 criston cole and Daemon are roughly the same age tho Daemon is slightly older
@@tonttu7979 She's his boss and she kept going after he asked her to stop and blocked the exit when he tried to leave. He really didnt have much of a choice, either go along with it or upset the person who could strip him of everything he had or even have him killed.
it is completely fine to be bothered by incest. i personally like daemon and rhaenyra together, but it’s understandable! i just have been in the fandom for quite a few years and am very familiar with the material so it doesn’t bother me anymore. AS LONG AS IT IS FICTIONAL OBVIOUSLY 😭
yes, fiction always LMAO
The entire Targaryen dynasty is riddled with incestuous pairings. Both before and after this story. So buckle up cuz it ain't stopping and it's probably going to accelerate rapidly.
LOL I'm preparing myself
@@everybodylovesrae_ The crazy part is Daemon and Rhaenyra would be one of the more normal pairings for this family. The Dynasty be whack.
@@mattyice9535 Yh the sibling ones are the worst. Uncle niece has weird power dynamics but not as bad regarding shared genetic material and therefore inbreeding risk. I don't believe any parent child relationships happened, which would have been even worse
@@will2brown50 would you but it past Aegon the Unworthy to not try to bed one of his kids?
@@everybodylovesrae_ Jon Snow and Daenerys are Daemon and Rhaenyra's direct descendants. So you should like them, lol. They carry on the Targaryen line for another 2 centuries.
Ehh I think rhaenyra only Did that with cole because Daemon blue balled her . And rhaenyra and cole really wasn’t that Romantic because like daemon/rhaenyra, there’s a imbalance in power. You can tell cole really didn’t have a choice since she is heir to the throne and she (daemon having taught her that she can do w.e she wants ) took advantage of that and seduced him, that’s why they showed her facial expressions at the end of the sex scene (kind of a sinister look) This episode showed how alike daemon and rhaenyra is. Seems like they will pick each other and put each other above anyone else no matter what
Correct. So far the show has hinted there’s tons of romantic feeling with Rahenyra and Daemon but zero with Criston. After she got blue balled she went to the next best thing she could get. ;)
Daemon and Rhaenyra are two sides of same coin. As said by Viserys, they share the blood of dragon so they are impulsive. Why else people think Daemon and Rhaenyra always speak in Valyrian and even wear Valyrian steel? Because they value their origin and Targaryen position a lot. They can play around with different lovers but would always prefer each other both for their power dynamics and need for pure family. Rhaenyra always had a crush on Daemon (at least in show) why Daemon never realised that he really wants Rhaenyra much more than he expected which frustrates him cause he’s already married (pretty sure polygamy isn’t allowed even for Targaryens).
8:30 I just thought that he might have ED because of the previous scenes.
Yeah some people thought that too but I read that Matt/the director said that it was about control
@@everybodylovesrae_ Yeah, psychological ED is a thing too, if it’s not physical. Caused by the subconscious mind.
@@p0p4 but also that's not ED. She just wasn't his kink.
8:10 Music choice made me lol. :P
Daemon is walking chaos !
Trigger Warning: Otto 😂. I'm starting to love these, LOL.
Hahahahah nice editing.
Well you do see older rhaenyra with him in the trailers, so it's obvious who she want's also all the subtle hints throughout the episode an de series , deamon did this to get Otto out of the way he knew Otto would have spies there, so he did this to get at Otto because well , Otto is a parasite
Another great reaction!
SN: The fans from the state of Alabama gonna be so mad at you for that 😂!
16:00 perfect metaphor for real life tbh. It’s been known of and argued against since before Cleopatra, yet here we are 2000 years later, having the same arguments about equality
@@shinrapresident7010 very well said
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Daemon has been unable or unwilling to complete the sex act three times. After each time he behaves self-destructively.
where is ep3?
Alicent is the only good character (morally speaking).
Soon it will be change
Letsgooo🤝
After Daemon teased her Rhaenyra just wanted some Ser Criston 🐓 🤣🤣🤣🤣.
I would be scared if I was Criston cole because if someone saw he would have been executed.
In Game of Thrones we saw incest between Cersei and Jaimes and this is very wrong and not because they are brothers because in the Targaryen family there is a lot of this and it is normal in the family for example Daemon's countries and Viserys they are brothers and they are tired and Viserys is married to his cousin who is a mother and Rhaenyra so incest is super normal but Cersei is Jaimes there yes and wrong Because they are not Targaryen if it was Targaryen then it's ok they can be together but they are not Targaryen that's why na series they hide it because they know it's wrong What are they doing that is incest they can't, but if they were Targaryen then no one is bothered by them but they are not Targaryen so they can't have any relationship it's only Targaryen that can do incest because it is the Targaryen family custom to do incest
The Daemon likes Rhaenyra the daemon wanted to show things to Rhaenyra because Rhaenyra doesn't know anything outside the kingdom the daemon's plan I believe the daemon wanted people to see them together and that they say the princess entered a brothel with her uncle so much so the daemon took off rhaenyra's hood and hat before entering the brothel but the daemon gives up and leaves what a shame because he left her alone and rhaenyra and christian's relationship was also wrong because christian he is a knight and he soiled his white tunic, remembering that Christian is older than Daemon, so age doesn't matter in this universe, just as incest doesn't matter because it's normal in the Targaryen family. I'm already used to it because I read George Martin's books and the stories he tells about the Targaryen family all contain incest. Incest is the most normal thing in this universe
I didn't like the way Alicent spoke to Rhaenyra if she wants help friend no and just like you approach a friend Alicent is jealous of her Rhaenyra because Rhaenyra slept with whoever she wanted, she doesn't have to sleep with an old man, you'll understand yet but later Alicent is jealous of Rhaenyra's life in the book shows more
See the difference in the scenes when the daemon talks to Rhaenyra, talking even though she is married, he can feel pleasure with whoever she wants in the scene with Alicent and viserys Alicent is not feeling pleasure in the scene with Rhaenyra and Daemon Rhaenyra is feeling pleasure even if it was the kiss but she likes it more after she sleeps with Christian and she feels pleasure and you can see
In the throne scene, when the daemon says that Viserys can do whatever he wants, because he is the king, he rules over him and the law, he is a Targaryen, this is true, as it is also true when Viserys tells Alicent that the daemon and Rhaenyra are dragons they are restless this is also true
Actually, Daemon was the one who took Rhaenyra's virginity that night. The most important part of her, because it knocked her off her pedestal.
Cole was easy prey for her.
ooooh I like the insight!
instead of trying to force yourself to like some characters bec of shipers u should go your own way, if u like cole thats good
period