Crafting the War for the Stepstones | BTS: S1 EP3 | House of the Dragon (HBO)

The cast and crew dives into the technical process behind visually capturing Daemon’s emotional character journey during the War for the Stepstones. Watch more episodes of the behind-the-scenes documentary series The House That Dragons Built on HBO Max: itsh.bo/3fk60UC

[@Sharpe1502]

“Unreasonable violence” should be Daemon’s motto.

[@amandalou34]

I’d buy that t-shirt lol

[@btsarmylovejimin4489]

At first i thought it was his voice

[@westerosinetwork]

I'd say his violence has always been reasonable...

[@chelseavalyria]

Matt Smith is perfect for Daemon. Nothing but a huge respect to everyone involved in HotD the last minutes of episode 3 were great

[@lr84p38]

I wish Daemon was king, he has such a huge presence.

[@bibekkoirala352]

@@lr84p38 no, King at this stage needs to appear weak. No exactly a weak character Daemon is

[@lr84p38]

@@bibekkoirala352 I’m sure you are probably right, I haven’t read the book like most people.

[@bibekkoirala352]

@@lr84p38 me too, but my instinct say. just look at king . There are so many ways to find out he is in mess. Needing 2 time to kill that deer is one symbol, KIngs are suppose to do it in 1. and that wound in his back. Remeber aegon the first said those who are unfit for throne will be injured cuz of the throne as it is made up of swords and there are as many subtle hints. I am not a native english speaker so might might have miss out on many. Deamon is so good at appearing strong.

[@billbillson5082]

I guess form a liberal “cultural appropriation” standpoint, why is there blk actor as a valaryon? I was under the impression they were wte. I hope the left and identity politics folks will call out this cultural appropriation which i have heard quite about about from the wokesters i work with.

[@thedarkknight2221]

The director of this episode said that Rheanyra, Viserys and Daemon emerge out of episode 3 reborn with new perspective on who they are and what their purpose is. Well we just saw Daemon hear that help is coming and he can finally take a breather, but instead he rows out on his own, feigns surrender, and like a coiled snake he strikes cutting down 16 MEN all on his own like he’s playing Middle Earth: Shadow Of Mordor or Devil May Cry 5, gets saved by his army, and then kills the Crab Feeder and drags his corpse out showing off his new trophy! Daemon just leveled up to Legendary Badass level with that scene alone.

[@shadysorkin9214]

why are people copy pasting this comment on every one of these videos stop

[@thedarkknight2221]

@@shadysorkin9214 I wrote this comment first on one video intending it to be on its own. Then someone copied my comment and posted them on another video as their own. So this is me preventing plagiarism.

[@burundianfamily2982]

If this show ends without a proper execution i wont say its better than game of throne (atleast the first 5 seasons) "In the name of Robert of the House Baratheon, First of His Name, King of the Andals and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, and Protector of the Realm, I, Eddard of the House Stark, Lord of Winterfell and Warden of the North, sentence you to die."

[@billbillson5082]

I guess form a liberal “cultural appropriation” standpoint, why is there blk actor as a valaryon? I was under the impression they were wte. I hope the left and identity politics folks will call out this cultural appropriation which i have heard quite about about from the wokesters i work with.

[@thehoopman88]

@@shadysorkin9214 because he's one of them like whores

[@batgurrl]

The amount of work that production puts into this show is stupendous and the final product shows it.

[@bernhardtsen74]

unlike some other show with the word Ring in it, cant believe that every episode of that series costs 62.5 mill dollars compared to this!

[@tochidioka6019]

@@bernhardtsen74 i was just going to say that the production team is very smart!

[@Keke50987]

@@bernhardtsen74 where did that money really go?

[@pete7354]

But it still feels cheap compared to The Rings of Power

[@arthurisgae4544]

@@pete7354 LOTR is boring.

[@DavidBentley23]

This was a incredible way to end the episode. Matt Smithh having 0 words of dialog impacted the motivation of his character so much harder then words. Amazing.

[@paradoxus6098]

“I knew we haven’t yet earn our ability to do the long night…” meh don’t worry about it, as long as we can actually see what’s going on you will reach the quota

[@Regenmacher175]

Good thing I was able to see what was happening during The Long Night. I feel like lots of people complained about it because they watched a low quality and low resolution version of that episode tbh.

[@RajJhaveri]

You have no idea what you missed out on then

[@Onlytalents001]

@@Regenmacher175 the long night was ok to me. Last 2 episodes sucked

[@wizarddragon]

@@Regenmacher175 It was dark but I was able to see it as well. I feel as if no one knows how to change their video settings or something. lol

[@Regenmacher175]

@@Onlytalents001 Wrong. The Bells is the best episode of the entire show for me because that's when a lot of things finally fall into place thematically and for a lot of characters.

[@Hazelntuffy_]

I’m totally in love with Daemon 😂😂 can see why he is writer’s fav.

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

Matt Smith is perfect for Daemon Targaryen. Some fans say they wanted another actor because they imagined Daemon being more physically imposing. I prefer if the actor nails the personality more than the looks. It's similar to how I feel about Austin Butler portraying Elvis. I used to watch Once Upon A Time In Hollywood a lot, so I knew who Austin was. When I read he was going to be Elvis, I scoffed. He looks nothing like him. But when I saw the movie, he nailed Elvis perfectly. Performance matters more than physical looks. I'd rather have an actor not look how you imagined that character as long as he got the character traits nailed down over an actor who may look like that character but acts nothing like him. Example of the latter is Demetrius Shipp Jr. portraying Tupac Shakur in All Eyez On Me (2017). Looks like him but couldn't capture Tupac's charisma. While Matt Smith captures Daemon's charisma. Basically how *most* of us picture him from the books. It's crazy to think Queen Elizabeth II died yesterday and we're watching a show called House Of The Dragon about royal succession. Queen lasted 70+ years. Longest rein similar to King Jaehaerys Targaryen. Then we have a woman as the next heir which is Rhaenyra similar to Elizabeth 70+ years ago. And then Matt Smith portrayed Prince Phillip in The Crown.

[@HK-gm8pe]

Matt is super charming....something that I imagined Daemon Targaryen to be....charming and dangerous with alittle bit of softness to him. Yeah I as a history student am very saddened by these news :( May she rest in piece, she was devoted to the duty until the end, I dont think that we are ever going to see the Queen like Elizabeth II was

[@billbillson5082]

I guess form a liberal “cultural appropriation” standpoint, why is there blk actor as a valaryon? I was under the impression they were wte. I hope the left and identity politics folks will call out this cultural appropriation which i have heard quite about about from the wokesters i work with.

[@josefinehansen9933]

this is a good comnent, i like this comment

[@thehoopman88]

Last part I cringed sorry 🤣🤣

[@HermSezPlayToWin]

That was an all time great action sequence, but it was much more than that. It really showed what Daemon is all about. He's crazy. He's hardcore. He's a true warrior, not just a tourney knight dilettante. He's the real deal. From these three episodes, it's clear to me that Viserys is a dithering fool not to make Daemon Hand of the King. Daemon would keep the scheming lords in line and always have Viserys's back while Viserys's caution would keep Daemon's worst impulses in check. Could have been a great ruling duo.

[@burundianfamily2982]

the only improvment i can think of to the scene is if the camera crew took long shots of deamon running and killing the crab feeders army just like how it was for jon snow during battle of the bastards there were no cuts to different fights it was just one long take and it was beautiful masterclass camera shooting

[@theflashgordon193]

I agree they both complete each other weakness

[@airwaters]

Viserys listening too much on Otto will take too much toll on the Targaryen future. Daemon might be brazen and vicious, but he cares about their freakin blood line and wouldn't want any leech to get into them if he did not get exiled. Viserys caused The Dance and it was no other's fault but him.

[@chardesameer]

Matt Smith did all this without any need for dialogues... And that is impressive

[@rushikeshwalke7108]

Just 3 episodes. And i am cheering for Daemon🔥🔥. He didn't even say a single word in the ending scenes and yet owns the whole episode (maybe the whole series)

[@Divine_Chareka]

Matt Smith really went beast mode during filming 🔥🔥🔥🔥💯

[@FakeAnarchist]

Matt Smith is one of the best things about House of the Dragon.

[@simonalexander2354]

Matt Smith as i've said in many posts is absolutely phenomenal as Daemon he carried that battle scene without saying a word fantastic i've loved his work for years!!

[@96martinika96]

"Unreasonable violence, please" 😂

[@Soulgraven]

Best show on television. Nothing else even comes close.

[@thehoopman88]

Recency bias all the better shows are off air atm

[@00Mindi00]

Totally agree. HotD has been SPLENDID

[@derrickadams787]

matt smith carried the whole episode , i bet his back hurts.

[@shubhamnema8281]

Paddy Considine carried the emotional balance and Matt had the physical.

[@thetalesofelbek7042]

Paddy did

[@Keke50987]

No he did not. The other actors did their parts as well.

[@derrickadams787]

for sure , i didnt say other actors didnt do anything , milly alcock as rhaeneyra is everything , m just saying matt smith without uttering a single word did amazing.

[@shubhamnema8281]

@@Keke50987 Did I say other actors didn't? It's a collective thing but what I meant was we did get to see real insights of Paddy's character

[@LeornianCyng]

Absolutely stunning to see how much work goes into telling a story. Again well done to the entire team.

[@manojaryal5797]

The scene when daemon comes up with crabfeeder half body!👀❤️

[@lizmagu3189]

He carried that whole show ending by not uttering a single word. So cool..

[@jeannotario7384]

Daemon waking up every day be like “hmm I need to be extra today..now what stunt should I pull”

[@mylonoceda]

This is what many episodes of this series should have, 50 minutes of political thriller and 10 minutes of action of a battle.

[@daemontarg000]

It’s not an action show it’s a drama show. If the action has no build up it’s worthless as a viewer

[@jm1jonas]

The Red Wedding or, Joffreys death in the series 3rd episode would be pointless, they worked as well as they did because you felt like you knew the characters, and that takes time.

[@daemontarg000]

@@jm1jonas Exactly. It’s like people expect to be connected to the charcters here like they did at a s2 level for GOT. It’s only 3 episodes in give it time

[@djanthaz]

I love these insider videos so much. House of the Dragon has really set a new bar for subscriber television. I cannot WAIT for episode 5!

[@senpapi4511]

I wasn't sold on Matt Smith wearing a white long hair wig but this episode just got me on board What an amazing actor

[@severineequixor9819]

Matt Smith is really the king of House of the Dragon

[@thehoopman88]

Overated!!! ... the king and the princess are better

[@3434arc1]

I had high hopes for this show and, for the most part, am very happy with the quality thus far. The key is character development. Start with interesting characters and then allow audience to slowly get to know them better. It's what GOT did so brilliantly.

[@henrihai1940]

I can‘t say it enough! THE SHOW IS AWESOME!!! (so far) Can‘t wait for Episode 4

[@anthonymason4999]

Unpredictable. One word to describe him and this show. And i love it!!!!

[@rayoliver3387]

Huge respect to the people who work behind the scenes

[@rossmeryarce2491]

Just Matt Smith 🙌🙌

[@connormcleod9595]

I luuuuuurve this show... My faith in the old gods and new have been restored.

[@annadagmarapl]

when he says it could be exciting-he has fire in the eyes.....

[@KeizerHedorah]

this Matt Smith guy is great in every role I see him in

[@zozz.]

Daemon only have one dialogue in episode 3 but he stole the show

[@OZRETH]

Thank you for giving the fans a show

[@mateo.escallon]

I am loving this show. Hotd is amazing, thanks for your hard work.

[@KalvinPatel]

i fucking love these behind the scenes videos!

[@AGuyCalledHarry]

The Long Night was dogshit and the Battle of the Bastards gets worse with every rewatch. Watchers on the Wall is peak Game of Thrones battle scene.

[@AlerieHightower]

Ah, I forgot about that one. The Battle of the Blackwater was great, too.

[@ANA-il6js85]

I am glad i am not the only one who thinks that 👍🏻

[@AGuyCalledHarry]

@@AlerieHightower Fair Blackwater was great as well. The Loot train attack was good for the most part as well

[@ChairmanMeow1]

Great casting. Daemon and Rhaenyra have been consistently great, and Viserys was great in ep4 finally. Love all the costume design too, its GoT quality

[@sillylittlesheepjax6009]

Matt Smith has the best wig game on the show

[@blackshade1840]

Funny how matt said you dont want a bruce willis action hero scene going on, while daemon cut through 20 people while avoiding arrows from a dozen archers lol i Really hope future battle scenes are more realistic then this!

[@ThePalaeontologist]

You say that but stranger things have happened in real world military history, and without a doubt, archers can sometimes struggle to hit moving targets (especially those deliberately zig-zagging to avoid being hit, and if they are running through a debris strewn area) It's superficially like an action hero stunt to do, but if you think about it, 1 on 1 Daemon Targaryen should not be beaten random mercenary soldiers of the Triarchy. It's not so crazy. He is a major fighter and loves fighting. He is a Prince of House Targaryen. He isn't going down to 'some scrub no 27' just cos. Daemon isn't being swamped by them he is getting the better of a couple of them at a time and easily killing them. Nothing strange about it at all. Daemon can do that. Hero characters can do that. If you put say, Ser Barristan Selmy in the same situation, even as an old man, he'd pretty elegantly just cut his way through the beach towards the caves. Nobody would have a problem with that, so why not Daemon? No, he is not as good as Selmy with a sword, probably, but he was still more than good enough to be way better than your average joe soldier anyway. The fact Daemon is hit multiple times by the archers is technically more unrealistic than not. It's not a video game. It isn't as mad as you think for a lone runner to avoid even a lot of archers, especially at range. They still come close to him and then start to hit him when he slows down due to too many dudes rushing him. That is more a testament to their archery skills more than anything else to the contrary. And as I say, military history is littered with examples of stranger things than this. One man armies going ham on the battlefield aren't unknown. Daemon intended to either successfully distract the Triarchy troops or to die trying. Either way, he was at peace with that decision in the show. 'Realistic' you say? Well, in comparison to what? Again, the truth is stranger than fiction. Nobody would believe 'Mad Jack' Churchill went into battle in WWII with a broadsword while playing the bagpipes, or sometimes armed with a bow and arrow, or that he actually did kill German soldiers with that bow and arrow. But there you go. The real world is mental. P.S - I've seen some criticism of the scene saying it's odd that the Crab-feeder sends the troops out in conveniently small groups for Daemon to cut his way through with Dark Sister easily (let us not forget he is wielding an impressive Valyrian Steel sword, and he clearly knows what he is doing with it) Now, yes, it might seem convenient, but again, I'd argue it's more than acceptable. Besides the fact the Crab-feeder is off his rocker (insane), he was still weirdly pretty tactically aware enough to be smart at frustrating the men of House Velaryon and Daemon's mercenaries. He knew better than to send too many men out at once, to potentially get incinerated by dragon-fire. The Crab-feeder was constantly keeping an eye on the skies, and anticipating a dragon swooping down. He was no fool, ironically, in spite of being unhinged and clearly not well. It makes sense why, initially, the Crab-feeder would send small groups out to (as he hoped) bring Daemon down. If they died, well, at least he didn't risk losing dozens and dozens of men in a dragon attack. Moments later Laenor Velaryon would swoop down riding the dragon Seasmoke, and kill a lot of his men after he _did_ send them out in larger numbers, to surround Daemon. Yet one could still at least give the Crab-feeder credit, tactically, for at least _trying_ to judge things right and let Daemon come closer to the caves, before sending his men out in proper numbers. There was _an attempt_ to be smarter and not just rush out all his men for one guy. It did cost them quite a few, but nothing compared to how many Seasmoke soon burnt up on the beach and on the cliffs.

[@thehoopman88]

Yeah stupid comment 🤣🤣🤣

[@serdastrevas4114]

No man, you're just talking about the best part, what annoyed me was that the battle was very fast and was short lived, the three -year leap was also meaningless.

[@predator7028]

There is a scene when Daemon is running and all of these arrows raining on him , it just looks unreal, i mean you guys can do better

[@N.Kunwar.]

I hope to see more battles like "Battle of the bastards" that was the battle that even failed the big screens battle for me.

[@ww2-epicbattles]

So proud of all the amazing work we did.

[@macisr]

Man it's so strange, that last battle and that war in general don't make sense, but it is so well designed and directed that it's still so good.

[@BuruIgeru]

0:42 "Size and scale and all that is irrelevant, really. It's what you get right with it." Pretty good advice too our Prince.

[@ThePalaeontologist]

I've seen people say this is unrealistic, but stranger things have happened in real world military history, and without a doubt, archers can sometimes struggle to hit moving targets (especially those deliberately zig-zagging to avoid being hit, and if they are running through a debris strewn area) It's superficially like an action hero stunt to do, but if you think about it, 1 on 1 Daemon Targaryen should not be beaten random mercenary soldiers of the Triarchy. It's not so crazy. He is a major fighter and loves fighting. He is a Prince of House Targaryen. He isn't going down to 'some scrub no 27' just cos. Daemon isn't being swamped by them he is getting the better of a couple of them at a time and easily killing them. Nothing strange about it at all. Daemon can do that. Hero characters can do that. If you put say, Ser Barristan Selmy in the same situation, even as an old man, he'd pretty elegantly just cut his way through the beach towards the caves. Nobody would have a problem with that, so why not Daemon? No, he is not as good as Selmy with a sword, probably, but he was still more than good enough to be way better than your average joe soldier anyway. The fact Daemon is hit multiple times by the archers is technically more unrealistic than not. It's not a video game. It isn't as mad as some think for a lone runner to avoid even a lot of archers, especially at range. If you've ever done archery, you'll know it's not as simple as movies sometimes portray (most people are not in fact Legolas or Robin Hood, and a small margin of error on the archer's side of the range, will create a large angular difference at the point it hits the target or the ground) Archers can hit moving targets, especially if shooting in large numbers in a volley, don't get me wrong; but it's harder with fewer archers. Even if everyone is aiming at Daemon, it doesn't mean they will necessarily get lucky. I'm sure some skilled archers could shoot him down. But it's still reasonable to portray him running and dodging arrows. There are a lot of misconceptions around this. Archers aren't using covert tactical snipers or something. It's still prone to pure luck. They still come close to him and then start to hit him when he slows down due to too many dudes rushing him. That is more a testament to their archery skills more than anything else to the contrary. And as I say, military history is littered with examples of stranger things than this. One man armies going ham on the battlefield aren't unknown. Daemon intended to either successfully distract the Triarchy troops or to die trying. Either way, he was at peace with that decision in the show. Again, the truth is stranger than fiction. Nobody would believe 'Mad Jack' Churchill went into battle in WWII with a broadsword while playing the bagpipes, or sometimes armed with a bow and arrow, or that he actually did kill German soldiers with that bow and arrow. But there you go. The real world is mental. P.S - I've seen some criticism of the scene saying it's odd that the Crab-feeder sends the troops out in conveniently small groups for Daemon to cut his way through with Dark Sister easily (let us not forget he is wielding an impressive Valyrian Steel sword, and he clearly knows what he is doing with it) Now, yes, it might seem convenient, but again, I'd argue it's more than acceptable. Besides the fact the Crab-feeder is off his rocker (insane), he was still weirdly pretty tactically aware enough to be smart at frustrating the men of House Velaryon and Daemon's mercenaries. He knew better than to send too many men out at once, to potentially get incinerated by dragon-fire. The Crab-feeder was constantly keeping an eye on the skies, and anticipating a dragon swooping down. He was no fool, ironically, in spite of being unhinged and clearly not well. It makes sense why, initially, the Crab-feeder would send small groups out to (as he hoped) bring Daemon down. If they died, well, at least he didn't risk losing dozens and dozens of men in a dragon attack. Moments later Laenor Velaryon would swoop down riding the dragon Seasmoke, and kill a lot of his men after he _did_ send them out in larger numbers, to surround Daemon. Yet one could still at least give the Crab-feeder credit, tactically, for at least _trying_ to judge things right and let Daemon come closer to the caves, before sending his men out in proper numbers. There was _an attempt_ to be smarter and not just rush out all his men for one guy. It did cost them quite a few, but nothing compared to how many Seasmoke soon burnt up on the beach and on the cliffs.

[@havingfun9324]

Your thing about stranger things happening in military history reminded me of a Canadian sniper who fought it WWII and ended up liberating an entire Dutch town all by himself from the Nazis. So knowing something like that happened in real life makes this battle scene seem actually possible to me but that’s just my opinion You archery comments are also quite true as I have shot a bow and arrow a few times in my life and it’s not easily hitting a still target just a few feet in front of me, I can’t imagine having to fire a shot at a quickly moving target that’s more than a few feet in front of me

[@konstantinwurzel8795]

Loved the episode! Keep up the amazing work

[@FlyWithMe_666]

1:49 When I yelled this at my local bar, they called the cops …

[@sumairshirazi]

this battle changed daemon now. let's see how it goes from here.

[@Jnevergoesout]

Excellent episode. Perfect scene 🙌🏻

[@camilastan1205]

Matt Smith is iconic😍🔥

[@melb4829]

Loved that T shirt

[@adurabomi]

Top notch show can’t wait for the Starks story

[@bivamshukhadka8953]

Starks may appear in S2 but they aren't a huge part of the story.

[@AlerieHightower]

@@bivamshukhadka8953 Yep, Cregan is a badass, but he won't show up until the very end, if at all.

[@thehoopman88]

Wait wait untill the night king baby is born

[@MMadesen]

I hope, they will mever have the ability to do the Long Night.

[@christypassy]

Waw he ran fast!!!! I love to see how he did that!

[@JLchevz]

Oh god you make me nervous when you start talking about the Long Night and BOTB (which was good but with a bit too much plot armor)

[@JonasAnandaKristiansson]

YES

[@olorin4317]

Parts of Daemon's daring dash felt a little silly, but I'm not mad about it. Overall great episode. Viserys and Criston Cole were the highlights for me.

[@AlerieHightower]

I really, really hope they expand more on Criston and Rhaenyra's relationship. The book is so vague as to what happens.

[@rogerluiz2479]

Cole? For what?

[@TheBSATY]

Please guys hold the line, you doing a great job 👑🔥🌹😂

[@grimadoxaep]

Where is my Spin-off ?

[@Sjors_Houwer]

When is ‘the house that builds dragons’ coming to HBO max in the Netherlands? These clips are great and all, although I would like to see the full episodes.

[@suddenimpulse030]

PUT THE ENTIRE VIDEO UP. PLEASE. They are 20 minutes long, why would you exclude so many international viewers for seeing these.

[@fireandblood2919]

Favorite episode so far!

[@eliasnyalinga1173]

Daemon targeryan givin me Jon snow's battle vibes😅🔥.nice scene tho..loved it

[@MadanChikna]

John snow will pee in front of daemon if he has to face him.

[@OtherworldlyGrey]

This how Targaryens are born in fire and blood

[@Ashley_e]

We. Needed to see him actually take Crabfeeders head. Bit less shaken camera. . Other than that, this is all Matt. He sold this. So good.

[@camq-py7bs]

Y'all can do long night you earned it in 3 episodes lmao

[@BenMyattt]

I mean it was cool but I think Matt sprinted way too much. We definitely should’ve seen Daemon kill the Crab Feeder as well.

[@regtybald7442]

Can somebody explain to me what happened in the tunnel. When Daemon entered in, an arrow was in his right side, when he came back the arrow was in his left side. Strange isn't it?

[@jeffbin7466]

Nice but can't replace the got level and the script play too

[@delyrium_]

Matt looks like a hybrid between Casey Neistat and Sam Pilgrim 😅😅

[@Articsummons]

ELITE EPISODE🫡

[@hyper8545]

I'm hooked 👏

[@arcticredpanda4598]

American guy says "End Zone". Everyone else is like "What?"

[@LONELYEDITOR]

I always wonder how Daemon have same fucking voice as Ramsay Bolton.

[@nicossbots]

i can see why viserys didnt choose him as an heir. daemon has the temper of a childish person who is stuck in an adult body.

[@sierrabergsgaard5314]

I wish they hadn't skipped 3 years, I would have loved to see the King and Rheanyras reaction to the birth of his son and wish we had seen a bit more of the war, felt like a lot of hype for 10 min payoff. Also, why couldn't the dragon just breath fire into the cave?

[@Snow16.]

Uffff great battle scene👌🏻

[@longling194]

Release the whole videos from HBO MAX

[@Youpoorsouls]

Man I wish I knew what was the ost from 1:12 and plays through the rest of the vid

[@ahmad22568]

can some one tell them to put more light in the dark scenes for god sake

[@georgiejeffree2433]

Love this show so far ❤️❤️

[@thenickfoxx]

1:45 Had no idea Steve Buscemi was apart of this

[@josefinehansen9933]

Its nice,,, but the problem is, we have absolutly no feeling towards that crab king, whereas we did know both charecters in the battle of the bastards ..

[@00Mindi00]

I have ONE complaint about this sequence. I BADLY wanted to see a duel between Daemon and The Crabfeeder. Albeit, watching Daemon emerge dragging with his half-carcass behind him was awesome.

[@MarkHogan994]

The Battle of the Bastards and the Long Night may have been visually spectacular (if you could actually see what was going on), but nothing about those battles made any goddamn sense whatsoever. I mean I'm not expecting hyper-realism or anything but just basic logic and logistics shouldn't be difficult to get right. I've never seen such poorly written and contrived battle scenes. So as long as HotD tries to make its battles more logical and well written, I'll be happy.

[@AlerieHightower]

IMO, The Battle of the Blackwater was the best battle scene in GoT, and that was before they got the massive budget. Hardhome was my second fave.

[@whodis3489]

@@AlerieHightower Because Blackwater is a battle from the books. Bastards and the Long Night are D&D fanfiction aka garbage.

[@kevincrazy8304]

THE BEST

[@drinksomewaterfirst9704]

Daemon doesn’t need the crown’s help, the crown needs daemon. can’t wait for the many battles that will happen, but more importantly the french revolution in kingslanding.

[@CatsandJP]

This is pure genius on the part of the production people, actors, actress, set designer, engineers and everyone involved. Brilliant 💯💯👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@davy8683]

Enjoying the show and not hating, but am I the only person that thinks it was a badly done battle scene? There was no tension. Daemon was a terminator and there was a dragon again and the cool villain dies off-screen with zero character development and then it was over.

[@TheHamzaniazi]

I agree with you! It was an important battle... Never expected it to be so tame

[@thehoopman88]

Oh you are right my friend it was dumb as fuck

[@ravinrabbit7932]

Deamon actually is a Terminator in Battle. And dont forget that this were just Sailors and "Common Folk". some Slaves maybe. Its not uncommon for lifetime trained experts to cut through a lot of enemies before being tired and stopped. That was a thing actually. Besides, Crabfeeder wasnt a real Story. Just some little concern to the king and only interesting for the prince to gain personal glory. This wasnt supposed to be a full out war or something.

[@evaaanss]

honestly i was waiting more action, i think this battle arc could have been better

[@SHARKVADERS]

GOT!!!

[@curroanibal]

Why i can't see it in the hbo max app? It's only for usa or what? I am in the EU and i can't see it

[@Onlytalents001]

I wonder the same thing. Where can we watch it HBO???? Where

[@joelpatricklota5989]

I can't imagine rogue prince in different actor.

[@moraless7996]

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[@mayilj359]

The amount of arrows he managed to skip is overwhelming and that's why the only thing that bothers me about the scene is the lack of a shield. I mean, it didn't have to be an actual shield because in fact that would look out of place for the surrender facade but instead a piece of wood laying around could be useful at least in the part when he starts running for the first time. I'm so excited for the next episode! Just two more days🤟

[@Lowkenn_Edits]

Stop with the cutting when there is fighting. Just have long takes. It works so much better.

[@KillerTacos54]

Fantastic! I’m a bit concerned about the action in the show going forward, as so far it just hasn’t been very well shot and edited. It’s one of the few complaints I have but hopefully it gets a lot better. Show us more of the fight! The long continuous wide angle shots have been fantastic, but it’s when the camera gets way too close to the actors with way too many cuts that it becomes difficult to follow

[@Eva-mt7zp]

🇦🇹👍🇭🇺 I dont watch the Game of Thrones because I'm really totally another series fun (scifi thriller and horror) But I do added some new series to my favorite list 😉 House of Dragons Now nr1 with *Olivia Cooke * she's a super actress! Good choice!👍👏🏼 can't wait for the next episode! ---Negative: I read often the comment section in Hungaryan Movie sites and all people write the colored characters are a bit strange in a series like that!

[@02danhaz]

So annoying this show isnt available in the UK 😫