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[@WackyJack322]

Ameond is so quiet in this episode but you can see on his face he's just chanting "YES! YES! YES! MY TURN NOW!" over and over in his head.

[@akakaze1364]

They need to get Daemon out of Harrenhall before he starts having intimate dreams of him and Viserys.

[@anhkriva5274]

I would be more worried about Baela and Rhaena, he may start fantasizing about "tightening the bond" with his daughters.

[@andalilbitqueer]

I really wish Simon replaced Alyssa on the bed before he snapped out of it. it's a joke thought, but i can't get the image out of my head because it's fucking hilarious

[@Eumenesthelesser]

Lol it would fixed so many problems if either him or Viserys was born a woman.

[@Danilez666]

I think he already had those before Harrenhall

[@josecanal7556]

Our boy Daemon is being nerfed so hard this season.

[@steve0500738]

There was a lovely contrast with the rotten fruit in the stalls at the beginning, and then Ser Crispen using a fresh lemon to clean his sword later on.

[@BhlackBishop]

damn

[@nglijie5716]

The allegory of the widening income disparity between the rich (royalty) and the poor (in this case, the common folk). 🍋

[@eno6712]

Which is dumb because an expired lemon would work just as good if not more. Because the alcohol in the rotten fruit would increase the acidity and provide a duel polishing/cleansing/rust removal effect .

[@CodLiverOil8]

No one complains when daemon is stuffing his face though 😂

[@jackevans6200]

Daemon just chilling out at his Air BnB Harrenhal, tripping out on the weirwood 'shrooms

[@tomasnovota1747]

Jace and Baela are turning out to be surprisingly capable.

[@liljackypaper]

He's just lucky he hasn't run into Aemond ala Lucerys in season 1

[@Bayard1503]

@@liljackypaper Lucky? Why?? There are hundreds of castles in Westeros, statistically why would he run into Aemond?

[@Mrryn]

​@@Bayard1503Schrodinger's Dragon: when unobserved, Aemond and Vhagar are simultaneous there and not there at any castle you may ride to

[@MrJethroha]

The kids who grew up anticipating this conflict are more prepared for it than their parents.

[@JackCraft-tm9hj]

Jace is a strong and the other two strongs we have seen have been really cunning. Baela is a valeryon who are also very smart.

[@josephhernandez5386]

"Tumbleton, that sounds cute!" Yeah, that's gonna age like pasteurized milk...

[@abthedragon4921]

Indeed

[@dominiccastro6483]

I know right

[@elias306]

Twice

[@eggymart6035]

word lmaooo

[@costco_pizza]

This episode was so boring. 😞 There were no action scenes or dragons fighting. 😢 I felt so bored.

[@earthtotaymato]

Vhagar is a seasoned war dragon and a lot of people forget that. Visenya was her rider for 50 something years and they were a ruthless duo. They say that Laena was her only ‘peaceful’ rider and then Aemond comes along and basically brings out those old tendencies and tactics from when she was in her prime. It’s really sad to think about because I don’t think any of the dragons want to fight, but their bond with their rider trumps anything else.

[@naosou921]

Not too sure about the whole "dragons don't want to fight". They aren't vegetarians and lizards are often particularly brutal animals. Crocs will tear each other apart if they have to or eat the smaller ones. Take Cannibal, for example, a wild dragon that has absolutely no issues murdering the shit out of people or other dragons.

[@majestic8054]

​@@naosou921Cannibal is a completely different case, as it's pretty much the only dragon that could never be tamed. But dragons do have their own emotions which they express clearly without any hdiding, and mainly their scales and bodily features reflect off their personalities.

[@naosou921]

@@majestic8054 I never said they don't have their own personalities or feelings. I just questioned the statement that dragons "don't want to hurt each other". They are massive predators of the lizard family. There is no reason to believe that they would hesitate to attack each other if comes to that out of sentimentalism, and we repeatedly are shown evidence that they don't. I was simply pointing out that intelligence and feelings don't neccessarily prevent predatorial behavior or even sadism. Look at humans, dolphins, orcas, otters and many other complex animals.

[@chaost4544]

You said it best Vhagar is a seasoned war dragon. She's the only dragon thus far to show real aggressiveness to the point their rider can't control them and seems to have been itching for a fight for a long time.

[@michaelbaker1148]

Cole has PTSD =Post Traumatic Seeing Dragons 😂😂😂

[@naosou921]

Cole just doesn't want to say he saw Aemond blast the shit out of Aegon.

[@MMAisTHEbestSPORT08]

​@naosou921 I don't think criston even knows if aemond did that intentionally, probably thought it was bound to happen in a 2v1 dragonfight

[@naosou921]

@@MMAisTHEbestSPORT08 I mean, it seemed pretty intentional. Even Aegon saw it coming. You don't have to be a master dragon rider to know he probably could have just had Vhagar physically attack instead. But even if it wasn't intentional, it is still a bad look and he is clearly not wanting to say it out loud.

[@sickleweed3270]

I need to know the doggo survives all the way to the end and gets adopted by a great family and lives happily ever after. I only care about his journey now.

[@Bayard1503]

King's Landing is about to starve... and the brown stew in Flea Bottom is famous.

[@JackCraft-tm9hj]

The dog becomes a Dragonrider

[@JuanCarrillo-Nava]

If memory serves me right, the Freys are actually a pretty consistently cool house. Its just that Walder destroyed their reputation.

[@abthedragon4921]

Thats a shame, all it takes is one guy I suppose

[@hazarozgen6508]

Well, depends on your perspective. They've always been a problem for the Tullys. Every Paramount House in Westeros has a traditional rival within their "kingdom" that is subservient to them but always looks out for an opportunity to replace them. For the Starks, it's the Boltons of Dreadfort, For the Lannisters, it's the Reynes of Castamere and for the Tullys, it's the Freys of the Twins. There is a reason why they always try to claim lordship over Harenhall.

[@hectormiranda1088]

They're mostly chilled but the other great houses consider them up-jumped toll collectors. Also they allied with the Blackfyres in their 1° Rebellion

[@jaijoerik6233]

@@hazarozgen6508The Riverlands in general are a mess, lots of Houses in the Riverlands are more powerful than their paramounts the Tullys (Freys, Blackwoods, Brackens, Mootons, Whoever controls Harrenhal) which makes them more confident to act out and do their own thing.

[@michaelhenry3234]

@@hazarozgen6508 The Riverlands and the Reach are unique situations where the ruling Great House was put in power by the Targaryens for their loyalty, not because they themselves established their dominance over the region. In the books, "Lord Paramount" is a title given by Aegon the Conqueror to houses which don't really have a precedent for ruling the region, the only Lords Paramount are the Tyrells, Tullys, and Baratheons. The Baratheons at least had continuity with the Durrandons, but the Tyrells and Tullys are only in charge because they're backed by the Iron Throne. Their vassals are just as powerful if not more powerful than they are.

[@carlypowell_7]

In that small council scene, you can see that Alicent was having a panic attack because she is terrified of Aemond

[@Tom-bn6pr]

Nah she just realised she has no power

[@blueskybelyr]

Alicent's world disintegrating around her is so unbelievably sad but depicted so beautifully. The shot of her hyperventilating in the small council is so chilling; she sounds like she's underwater.

[@sickleweed3270]

Olivia Cooke has been so good but I think she doesn't get much mention or credit because people hate her character. really hope she scores a nomination for her performance.

[@Bayard1503]

Why would it be sad?? All she's been doing was use her children to climb to power... without caring at all about their problems.

[@blueskybelyr]

@@Bayard1503 If that's what you took from the show I pity your critical thinking skills

[@KelliFranklin]

​@@Bayard1503 Agree with you completely. I loved seeing her power stripped from her. Maybe now she has an idea of what Rhaenyra feels.

[@Robert-fc9xz]

@@KelliFranklin Ikr, nice move Aemond

[@thetraumatized2703]

Corlys Velaryon: "Alexa play Velaryon theme song slowed + reverb".

[@sonofjack6286]

15:58 The Brackens and Blackwoods are also divided by faith to add to their rivalry. The Blackwoods are of the Old Gods. To them, the septs are nothing but chests of loot.

[@GabbyOssi]

In Aegons council they talked about approaching Dalton Greyjoy as a possible Master of Ships.

[@abthedragon4921]

Which I'm sure will go VERY well lol

[@orboobleck5366]

@@abthedragon4921 Never trust a Greyjoy.

[@SolarDragon007]

I wonder if Dalton will make an appearance.

[@HynesSightEdits]

Technically the men’s hesitation to listen to Rhaenyra and Alicent concerning war isn’t blind sexism. At the time Men were taught about war and women were not, so why would you want take orders from someone who simply knows nothing about war. Rhaenyra says that none of them ( except Daemon and Corlys ) have seen actual war , which is true, but they have been taught about it since they were children and the Queen hasn’t been. If you needed emergency surgery and your only 2 options were someone who has been taught and studied about surgery and human anatomy their whole life but never actually done one, or a high ranking politician ( simply due to their status ) you who would you choose? You may be screwed either way but one definitely gives you better odds of survival. The big take away is that women should also have been taught about war, but unfortunately it’s to late for the current conflict.

[@jamien368]

Aegon saying "mommy" really broke me 😭💔 All he ever wanted is to make his mother proud and to have her attention and love, he didn't even want to be king. He became my best caracter, so tragic and well written.

[@sarrah-_-3014]

fr, i genuinely think that this episode was more boring than the rest because we had no aegon. even people that dislike him can admit he was carrying the first two episodes (when it comes to charisma)

[@jamien368]

@@sarrah-_-3014 Yes the actor is so brilliant, i swear his performance is emmy worthy, he gives aegon alot of depth.

[@Samiii90210]

💔💔

[@ethidian3444]

Yes but he is a r*pist

[@godemperorletoatreidesii6971]

Did you guys forget he’s a rapist and child abuser? 😂😂

[@CokeZeroHero]

Jace is the MVP !! Hands 🙌 down he set up acces tot rivenlands throught the freys and gave Rhaynera the idea of Targaryen’s through out Westeros

[@priyanshshrivastava9013]

This will age like milk

[@queenxx1690]

Jace made stupid decision by making promise he cannot keep

[@ahmedggy5420]

in the books deamone was the one who made the freye bend knees to the blacks not jace but the writers is clearly hate deamon

[@jesussideralcarrion2580]

@@queenxx1690 ok greencel

[@CokeZeroHero]

@@priyanshshrivastava9013 word throwing shade

[@dunkindirtgrub]

If Aemond ever starts selling dried grapes he should call them “Crazy Aemond’s Amazing Raisins”

[@hannahgrayy1051]

what did you see at rooks rest? "War girl! sh!t!!" hahahahaha i needed a good laugh this morning

[@SE-gs6gd]

I kind of agree with Crispy on this. Alicent was very naive in this situation. Rhaenyra knew once dragons got involved that would be the end. It will be mutual destruction. No one is winning here

[@STGAoe]

Yeah. He got to see firsthand at what this war will be about so of course you would want Aemond, the one who gave them a victory, a dragon rider, and the one who clearly has a great head for battle strategy, to be the regent

[@chaost4544]

Seeing that power in action will change a lot of minds. Aemond has at least proven himself as masterful in battle and Kings Landing probably needs a war king to survive what's coming.

[@SE-gs6gd]

@chaost4544 aemond is doing his own thing and working out his childhood trauma. He's not gonna be much use to anybody not even himself

[@haymaker710]

Aegon looked like Anikin Skywalker after he fought Obi Wan.

[@rahilrameez8635]

Anakin had it worse, poor dude got his nuts roasted probably.

[@chandra7681]

I HATE YOUUUU 👿

[@Hatypus]

Forrest Frey and Sabitha Vypren were really botched. A gallant and renowned knight who as a boy had asked for Rhaenyra's hand and then joined her side in the war, and his wife who wore armour and led the Frey's armies after Forrest died to... a middle aged portly man and a wife in a wimple.

[@lgt.jne3]

True 😭😭😭. The writers really said no homo. They removed black aly too

[@abthedragon4921]

Daemon's world slowly burning down around him lol

[@bushidosound]

Jacaerys is progessively becoming my favorite character on this show ! He's smart, he gets shit done...

[@TyrannosavageRekt]

I mean, some of the things that are said here, by Ser Alfred and Larys are uncomfortable, but true. Women have not been made privy to the ways of warfare in Westeros (outside of the likes of Dorne, and maybe a few in the Iron Islands - it clearly isn’t even common in the North as evidenced by Arya & Lyanna). It isn’t their fault, or that they aren’t capable, but a reality of the patriarchal system of the continent. Instead of criticising Rhaenyra for that though, they should be aiding her all the more to teach her. And Larys’ observation makes sense. Aegon’s claim to the throne relies strongly on the idea of male primogeniture, and uses the coronation of Viserys over Rhaenys as precedent. We know that at face value they’re saying that Viserys changed his mind about his heir, but they were prepared to use Alicent’s sons to usurp the throne even if she hadn’t mistaken his will in his dying breaths. Raising Alicent to rule as regent again may make many question why they wouldn’t prefer being ruled by Rhaenyra if it’s okay for a woman to rule.

[@chaost4544]

The writer based his system of government on European Feudalism and makes sense the apprehension by her advisors in this fantasy world. IRL, it was only in rare occasions where women taught the complex nature of warfare and trained for it in Feudal Europe. It would have been risky in most circumstances if a princess was thrust into the Queen role and had to fight a war against very experienced military commanders who were experts in tactics, logistics, planning, etc.

[@kylemma33]

26:36 Alicent did try and speak with Aegon before everyone else could. Her and Otto were racing to try and find him first before the other person could.

[@bmnbl]

Damn Jace over here using "blue steel" card to win everyone over lmao

[@user-ui1so3mu7f]

Daemon's mouth putting in that WORK.

[@user-cp4cm1ye3w]

Yes he is 😂😂😂😂

[@mateoagudelocanaveral9780]

Rhaenyra and Jace are just going to let hell loose getting more people on dragons

[@LauraGS564]

How many times do they have to say Daemon is in Harrenhal to gather the Riverlands and Riverlands is a key to the war before these lot get it? Daemon can't fucking leave without an army.

[@Pop-wl8yg]

18:52 Ohhh I just realized that smith they keep showing is going to claim one of the dragons

[@marieadelecarmen8160]

They didn't bring just eggs to Jeyne Arryn; there are also 2 small dragons that were sent, they belong to Joffrey and one of the youngest two but I forget which. The 3rd son "owns" one of the 4 eggs but it has not hatched yet.

[@thundersmoke88]

Daemon wanted to have melys help take down vhagar but no one was listening to him. He was right all along.

[@akakaze1364]

To be fair, Rhaenys wasn't completely against the idea. She just wasn't going to act without Rhaenyra's orders.

[@ziva9266]

Where are the girlies who were defending Daemon two episodes ago that he wasn’t pressing his own claim 👀

[@samer.4660]

The way he's wife said have you looked after our girls 😢 broke my heart I never seen him share one scene with he's daughter's 😢

[@thecoldestlightning]

They cut all of those scenes from the show, for some reason.

[@jackalope_hunter]

they had one scene where he just passes her by and she tries to talk to him but doesnt stop

[@thecoldestlightning]

@@jackalope_hunter I meant the scene from season 1, where he is hugging both of them after Laena dies.

[@jimjimcherie]

For some reason the showrunners want to strip Daemon of his one redeeming quality: his love for his family.

[@rpc0038]

@@jimjimcherie Forgive me if youre referencing the books as I have not read them but if youre speaking on the show then Daemon not loving his family is partially why the entire conflict started. He couldnt set aside his petty emotions to be a family man who acts for the family and not his own agenda. If Daemon's focus was always love for his family he wouldnt have acted in ways that cost Visery's trust. And therefore Daemon wouldave been named heir rather than Rhynaerya but Daemon had to act like a second son.

[@alexass8987]

Summoning the Targaryen bastards looks to me like one of Rhaenyra's major mistakes. A man without family or name will get his hands on power, a dragon and the most powerful family name in Westeros. One can guess the consequences... A struggle for the throne arose even between the children of the same king.

[@gretchenmeinzen9962]

Having read the book, it will separate the shitbags from the honorable. Give anyone power and you see who they really are.

[@tonyahines4554]

Everytime Daemon gets idiots to do his dirty work he makes Rhaenyra and the Blacks look worse to the people she wants to rule. He is a nightmare to the Blacks.

[@josecanal7556]

Nahh the show Is fucking with him and Rhaenyra could've taken decisions long before, her lack of action was her doom.

[@LauraGS564]

And also the most powerful weapon Rhaenyra has

[@LauraGS564]

@@josecanal7556 The show is not fucking with anyone. This is who he is, he is impulsive yet capable. He is here to take armies for the Riverlands. Her lack of action is part of the story

[@josecanal7556]

@@LauraGS564 Impulsive yet capable that was the last season, this one he is like 4 eps hallucinating the same shit over and over doing nothing while other characters took better writing that Is a drag . Rhaenyra is not capable i Know that for sure.

[@michaelhenry3234]

@@josecanal7556 In the book, he hangs out in Harrenhal for awhile while his army gathers. I guess they're just trying to give him something to do in the meantime.

[@natethenoble909]

Genuinely concerning that Daemon is now becoming more dislikeable than Cole now

[@theblackwheelbarrow1562]

Jace was locked in this episode. I loved it. Rhaenyra making moves, finally.

[@queenxx1690]

Jace made stupid decision by making promise he cannot keep and Rhaenyra is making stupid mistake giving dragon to random people she dont know it is like give nuclear weapon to your neighbor and tell him use it when i need you to use it sure he will listen

[@Fierce-s8h]

@@queenxx1690 le problème ce n’est pas l’idée de Jace mais les batards qui l’ont trahi. Après soyons honnêtes , Rhaenyra a comme ennemi ses frères qui ont déjà des dragons, et son oncle qui a aussi un dragon donc de toutes façons sa propre famille veuillent déjà sa mort et elle ne peut pas leur faire confiance. Donc pas besoin des batards et des autres nobles pour lui faire des problèmes. 😅

[@jesussideralcarrion2580]

@@queenxx1690 no

[@HouseoftheWerewolf]

@@queenxx1690 I actually like Jace for doing things young Rhaenyra used to do. The actors who played Jace, Aemond, Aegon, Bella, Rhaena, Helena are doing fantastic job. Last season they didn't do much but they're are cooking this seasons. They really do focus on the children this season. I'm happy where the show is going.

[@felipeaquitral]

15:48 omg the editor lmfao 😭

[@alwandemthethwa7594]

I literally saw ur comment exactly where I paused 😂, the editors got jokes now 😂

[@joesteel7409]

Jace is the best, a good hearted leader, great diplomat, he's proving the most capable of them all.

[@queenxx1690]

Jace made stupid decision by making promise he cannot keep

[@adamhughes4387]

@@queenxx1690 he's the heir to the throne and Rhaenyra has approved the price. If they were to win, they could absolutely keep that promise.

[@valerieledge]

@@adamhughes4387ignore them lol they’ve been spamming people who talk about jace with the same comment over & over. they’re bored and obsessed

[@jesussideralcarrion2580]

@@queenxx1690 hater

[@chaost4544]

His tactic of short-term game vs. long term consequences could backfire.

[@duggs4456]

Obviously it's bad, but Larys' point about "what would they say if we raised up a woman of our own" makes sense in their position, because the entire point of the war is that their side believes Rhaenyra shouldn't be queen because she's a woman, and it should go to the eldest male heir. If they put a woman on the throne too, their entire cause is fucked, so it's hardly a shock that they chose not to.

[@chaost4544]

There's also the reality women in feudalism weren't taught warfare. It's a very valid point in the time of war, someone with a military mind should be king. Aemond Targaryen has proven he's an excellent strategist and probably one of the best military minds of the Seven Kingdoms.

[@huney8cocoa]

I don't know if anyone has noticed, but the waitress girl that Rhanerya's lady in waiting met with, is the same girl that Aegon "defiled" in season 1 episode 9, and that Alicent had to pay off and give Moon tea (Plan B tea)

[@Joggi98]

"He must be okay if she's not crying." Yeah cause Alicent loooooooves Aegon so much lmao

[@TrekPraxis]

"Oh she knows this waitress girl!" Guys, that's the servant Aegon r**ed in S1! That's why she was so miserable and scared when Aegon came into the tavern!

[@rafaelsantos-nl9jd]

So the thing about Rhaenyra is that she was never educated or trained for military matters, she know nothing of war, she was educated and trained to be a diplomat of peace, yes the lord in her council don't know much of real battle, but they have a military education, they know the theory behind, they learn from people that fight in war, so yeah they know way more about war than Rhaenyra, BUT that is the whole point to have them in the concil, if Rhaenyra know about war herself, she don't need military advisers.BUT Rhaenyra refuses to listen to her advisers, they are all trying to help her, trying to say that she needs to take action quick. but Rhaenyra is basically doing nothing for 5 episodes, until now she given zero indication she has any leadership skill, and ow she has a middle age crisis thingking about becoming some big warrior queen in 5 minutes, she talk about how her father never teach her about war, but is not like she ever show any interest, after she split from her father and go live in Dragon Stone, she has at least 10 years to learn it but she probably spend this time drinking tea. Rhanyra was the heir of the throne but she take zero actions to get ready for it. Rhanyra has a lot of Skills but she is not warrior and she dont know about war, she know about Politics, she is the one that was supose to be in HarrenHal talking with the nobles, making alliances, while keeping Daemon on a leash and telling him who kill and who intimidate. while Corlys as her hand take care of things in DragonStone, but took Rhaenyra 5 whole episodes to choose a hand. Sorry but her family and supporters are right to be frustrated with Rhaenyra, she has no idea what she is doing and she keep wasting time and refusing to take action

[@TheMarizanebogdan]

The plot of the Riverlands is completely different in the books, I don't understand why they are making it so weird.

[@swedish_malin]

8:27 I love the way that Simon Russell Beale plays Simon Strong (at Harrenhal), and this is where I realised he reminds me of Samwell Tarly! 😃

[@arobin6695]

alicent would be the worst possible regent right now, all she would do is send letters to Rhaenyra

[@gregwillett2710]

I love how Alicent tried to take over in Aegon's place WHEN SHE KNOWS FULL WELL THAT THE ENTIRE REASON THERE IS WAR IN THE FIRST PLACE IS BECAUSE THE GREENS (HER SIDE) HAS THIER PANTIES IN A BUNCH OVER "A WOMAN BEING IN POWER." That's the WHOLE REASON all these people and kids are dying in the 1st place Alicent!!!!

[@JamMac2023]

She was just presiding over the council 3 weeks ago before Viserys died. It’s not absurd for her to expect to lead again

[@MMAisTHEbestSPORT08]

Are you serious 😂? Was she or was she not presiding over the council when viserys was still alive? No wonder she thought she'd claim the position again. Watching the show with your eyes closed 😂

[@gregwillett2710]

@MMAisTHEbestSPORT08 YEA SHE DID! And they dedicated a whole scene to Council talking about how "the Realm was okay with Alicent doing that as Queen CONSORT to a male King," and never as a woman claiming the actual Throne. The whole tagine & subtext to this whole show is the QUOTE they keep saying over and over: "MEN WOULD SOONER PUT THE REALM TO THE TORCH THAN SEE A WOMAN ASCEND THE IRON THRONE."

[@DAFR2849]

That dude with the glasses just smiles when he sees Aemond

[@Plagueis_The_Wise]

@@DAFR2849 Because Aemond is a badass. Keep hating, Blacks pleb.

[@jesussideralcarrion2580]

Jace being the boss in this episode, damn he's my favorite now

[@whynot-px6iw]

Sun will rise on King Aegon the second of his name ❤

[@akashsuvarna2240]

Team black🖤

[@Shady_br]

10:20 to be fair them choosing Aemond isn't a sexit thing. He is the next in line after Aegon and have more knowledge and experience in battle

[@sarrah-_-3014]

yea i felt bad for alicent but cole’s logic of ‘we neee a dragon rider to lead since this is a dragon’s war’ made a lot of sense. thats the most reasonable thing he’s ever said lol

[@Meanwhile-]

It's also the optics before their allies, a big point of the usurpation was that a King is tradition and should be maintained, but then if in a moment like this they accept a woman regent it really undermines their position politically.

[@swayambritabasu7585]

Also the greens main argument of why rhaenyra shouldn’t rule is why choose a women when we have a male heir.. their whole argument is based on we are the better option cz we got a male… so if they replace aegon with alicent they loose their main argument…

[@milfordgunnie4599]

Which is so sexist

[@brendastevenson8521]

so by that logic Daemond should have been Viserys heir after his wife and son died but Otto thought that was a bad idea because hey Daemond is evil and why not get my daughter in the king bed , make a Hightower heir and kick Rhanerya to the curb.

[@serduncanthetall5485]

They need to get Daemon stopp tripping on mushrooms.

[@josecanal7556]

4 eps or something hallucinating is tooo much.

[@chaost4544]

The "Hour of the Wolf" refers to the time between 3 and 5 AM where through myth it was said that life and death happens the most frequent. It was interesting he dreamed of the person who gave birth to him and was awaken because a house was angered over death.

[@EchanteDante]

I find Jace and his wife so intriguing! Anytime they are on screen I’m so captivated! I genuinely didn’t care about them at all and sort of still don’t but after this episode I’m definitely a lot more interested.

[@blueskybelyr]

'his wife' is called Baela and they're not even married yet, just betrothed...

[@MMAisTHEbestSPORT08]

​@@blueskybelyr Someone seems agitated.

[@blueskybelyr]

@@MMAisTHEbestSPORT08 Someone seems annoyed I pointed out a fact of the show. A show about women being sidelined for male rulers, btw

[@MMAisTHEbestSPORT08]

@@blueskybelyr My 3 word comment seemed annoyed? Nice deflecting. Also, how could you POSSIBLY get thst from dante's comment? Weird ahh mf 😂

[@blueskybelyr]

@@MMAisTHEbestSPORT08 you're the one taking issue with me pointing out a fact of the show..... touch grass

[@seanbinkley7363]

Chris’s leopard face comment for Alicent was on point.

[@seiyajin8151]

So, they were not wrong, Aemond is next in the line of succession and choosing Alicent over him, when one of the reasons for choosing Aegon as king was the fact that Rhaenyra is a woman, would be hypocrisy. And in the end, Alicent realized how stupid she was, no matter how much she criticized and thought little of Aegon, he was the only one who listened and stood by her, yet she belittled him. In the end, her only ally was the son she despised.

[@KicktheSky34]

As if we didn't already know Daemon was a MFer.

[@freuden82]

I think Cole really got PTSD from the last battle tho

[@jamesgarcia743]

The Normies really thought Daemon was like “you hate the Brackens? What if you loved them instead?”

[@Francis-Kanja]

Aegon’s Kamasutra walls were really a nice touch as Alicent leaves. Rest well Bro.

[@KainErrow]

Children as hostages / wards (hi Theon!) is ancient and it works. It’s even civilized so long as the children are treated well.

[@scotthadden9816]

Hour of the wolf has two meanings in ASOIAF, there's a six-day event called the Hour of the Wolf, which happens shortly after the Dance of the Dragons and likely will be seen at some point, so, won't spoil; but as a time, it describes the darkest time during night. All the named hours of time are the hour of the bat (first hour after sunset), the hour of the eel (second hour after sunset), the hour of ghosts (third hour after sunset), the hour of the owl (some time between the hour of ghosts and the hour of the wolf), the hour of the wolf (around midnight, no Thelonious Monk, though) and the hour of the nightingale (first hour after midnight, so around 1AM).

[@ReactionDragonz]

Hugh is desperate and broke and in charge of building scorpions which are the only thing that can kill dragons besides other dragons. He’s lowkey a crucial piece of this puzzle especially once the rumors start spreading

[@aquele4virou3]

The thing is, Alicent never ruled for Viserys and it's cute she thinks she did. The only time she had power was when she denied the betrothal of Helaena and Jace, which would never happen tbh bc if the king agrees, then it's done, Viserys decides and that's it, in truth, this betrothal was never suggested as Rhaenyra betrothed her sons to Daemon's daughters when they were babies due to her love for him and Laena, as they were... friends. Alicent actually suggested marrying Aegon to Rhaenyra in the book (she is almost a decade older than Rhaenyra), but Viserys denied her. The moment she asked Larys to rid of Lyonel Strong so daddy could come back, he ruled. She thought she was regent for Viserys, but the Hand made the decisions in truth. Helped she was aiding him because she was planning to usurp since she wore the green dress, a thing she casually forgets now. Aemond becomes Prince Regent, but in the book Aegon and Helaena had another son, Maelor. GRRM already complained they cut him off.

[@blueskybelyr]

Alicent ran his household for the entirety of his sickness, raised his heirs and controlled the tempers of his small council during the serious part of his illness. Even Daemon and Rhaenyra couldn't cross her. She relied on Larys, but claiming he could actually call the shots with other lords is insane. Calling her regency 'cute' stinks of the same kind of misogyny that pervades the show.

[@MMAisTHEbestSPORT08]

It's funny how you thought you had everything right, even using the adjective "cute"... you know what's "cute"? You're absolutely wrong and I love it, 😂. Alicent did preside over the council weeks before viserys death and controlled the household for long before that. What's cute is thst you watched the show with your eyes closed.

[@rodrigomadera3048]

@@blueskybelyr Agree, do this people watch the same show? Of course she ran his household hence she ran the realm for a good while... While the others were plotting Aegon's ascension of course, but ruling the kingdom rested primarily in Alicent's shoulders.

[@juliant]

Now is the time i would attack Vhaegar. She's weakened, and now may be one of the only opportunities to go after her. In fact, as soon as I heard about Rhaenys, I would have gathered all my dragons to press the advantage. Daemon would have definitely joined, because that's what he wanted.

[@kussamanga]

Y’all not gonna disrespect my guy Dameon. ‘’What about the murders?” WHAT MURDERRR

[@Thundernoob98]

Am I the only one who remembers classic wow when they were parading the dragons head through the city? In wow there’s a raid where you kill a dragon only is and you bring her head back to the capital city and everyone in the city gets a 2 hour inspiration buff when they mount the head for display in the middle of the city

[@TheDream6842]

Aemond is not so smart and you will figure out later. Unlike Aegon, he won't consider the smallfolk that much. And the fact that he ordered to close the city gates will only reinforce the hatred of the citizens.

[@unbowedqueen]

He is smart though, y’all are just unserious when it comes to Aemond.

[@EmmaSoyer72]

​​@@unbowedqueenJust wait for his stupid decisions later, trust me.

[@Crustyfart123]

​@@unbowedqueenBfr he's just an edgelord without vhagar

[@joesteel7409]

@@unbowedqueen Nah he's a fool, kills hundreds of innocents and turns all the kingdoms against the greens.

[@Phanthief95]

Aemond is basically Aegon’s Daemon: both are smart in their own ways but they are just unfit to rule.

[@jakefirestone8644]

You guys are all awesome, but Chris you crack me the hell up.

[@shrimproll00]

Rana and Chris so funny 😂 the way Rana startled and hold herself not to hug Chris..im dying😂

[@YouBeanz]

Nice to not see Marketa there crying over a dog or some shit. Suraj or whatever wasn’t as talkative this episode which is rare and refreshing. Navi didn’t ask a million dumb questions during dialogue this episode 😆.

[@slydakota8143]

Daemon is being allowed to do too much damage! Idk if any of the Riverlords are going to care that she didn’t sign off on what he’s been doing- they may just turn green, period. Someone go get him 😭

[@Hash_kw]

Funny how Rhaenyra cannot control Daemon just like Alicent cannot control Aemond.

[@amykate4459]

The interesting part about the people suffering is that they’re suffering and starving due to the blockade team black has set up. Obviously aemond forcing the people to stay in the city and locking them inside is horrible and going to backfire…But the decision for rhaenyra to create a blockade and refuse to show mercy to the people of kings land, may come back to haunt her at some point.

[@stephenmcleay6827]

Cole's getting interesting i think.

[@2ndlegend125]

Im wondering if Alys is actually there in the scenes we see her in. The most acknowledgment she gets from anyone else other than Daemon is Simon looking at her, but it seems more like he's looking at where Daemon is looking to.

[@tyso921]

Matt smith Never the king but married to the Queen

[@ieradossantos]

10:10 That shot of Alicent was amazing

[@STGAoe]

Larys does have a point in his reasoning. It would look stupid for them to have Alicent reign when they did so much stuff to prevent Rhaneyra from becoming Queen. “Yeah we don’t want a woman to be queen so we cant have Rhaneyra but like lets have Alicent, a woman, to be Regent” All in all they were all kind of spitting. You want to show strength in a time of war and unfortunately a man is looked upon especially in older times as a symbol of strength. You don’t want to look hypocritical after denying a woman for the throne by placing another and you would WANT someone who actually knows how to combat a dragon.

[@douglas2938]

23:40 Hindsight is 20/20 but The Stormlands were make it or break it for King's Landing's survival, that's why they all had to go for it first and foremost.

[@lildjay480]

Rana was definitely that kid that 1 upped someone by saying “infinity and 1” lol

[@MultiDalali]

Meleys was the dragon of daemon and viserys’ mother (Alyssa) Vhagar was once the dragon of daemon and viserys’ father (Baelon) before laena then aemond Caraxes was once the dragon of rhaenys’ father (Aemon)

[@scotthadden9816]

If you listen last episode, Daemon told Willem Blackwood that he'd DESTROY House Bracken (ending the feud) in return for their support, we then see Daemon trying to RECRUIT the Brackens, why should House Blackwood respect and honour their part of the agreement when Daemon clearly didn't care about honouring his. Plus, he threatens to kill the Brackens should the refuse to pledge fealty... and he DOESN'T, well, why should he be feared if he won't even follow through on his own threats. In other words, Daemon has turned House Blackwood against him, and they in turn, decided to use the sigil of the Targaryens as a nice scapegoat to deflect all the blame they'd get for prolonging their feud with the Brackens directly towards... ding, ding, ding, Daemon!

[@MrWallerdog]

Thank you for the quick uploads and reactions.

[@EchanteDante]

Lmfao I totally thought it was who got the answer first. That’s why I was guessing on a whim with any word I could make out.

[@mel4thepeople]

They love disrespecting the Seasnake on here. smh

[@watchdog8360]

#SundayRundown I was honestly shocked when on how the crowd reacted when they saw Meleys head being paraded through the streets. I couldn't help but be reminded about that scene in Oppenheimer when the first nuke was used. Some people cheered but the others were terrified because they knows what this means and whats coming. Its the same with the crowd they know whats coming next....Fire and Blood

[@ShubhamPatil-rl4jk]

i wondered how they felt when same dragon killed thousands last year

[@ryanasencio8299]

Navi, in a melancholy tone: "She exploded." 😂

[@alvyy8510]

Chris n Rana in beginning 😂😭

[@JamMac2023]

How many times does Daemon gotta do fucked up stuff before people stop giving him the benefit of doubt 😂

[@caspergarcia804]

The visual of removing the armor from Aegon’s skin was nutty

[@blurryface369]

Daemon really had the side quest lmao

[@HK7Roiz]

16:45 BOOK READER HERE.... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA NOPE. just.... wait

[@wallace7044]

Alicent should have shown Larys her feet to win his vote

[@DarkxSonxOfxDathomir]

I feel like Navi be talking in riddles😂