Daemon Targaryen Gets No Respect | House of the Dragon Season 2

[@destinitaylor4360]

It galls me because Daemon couldn’t care LESS about that throne 😭 how is it so hard to understand that Daemom genuinely wanted his family to succeed whether it’s him on the throne or not. In the BOOKS at least 😭

[@alorescott]

Exactly. Daemon wanted his FAMILY to succeed and survive. Not pettily fight his own wife for the throne 👏🏾 thank you for this comment and thank you for watching

[@starceebfavorites]

This is exactly what I was getting from Daemon all of season 1. He is completely loyal to his family and will inflict any type of vengeance that he knows that his brother will not enact. But, season 2 is throwing me off.

[@alorescott]

@@starceebfavorites the show is completely ignoring who he is as a character and just making shit up

[@prettyshon10]

I hate that I was right in my predictions on how they were going to write his character. The minute I heard the hat the producers were shocked at how popular Daemon was among the audience last season, I KNEW they were gonna try to “rectify” that. It’s so unprofessional and incredibly annoying when the narrative tries to manipulate viewers’ opinions towards the showrunners’ personal likings and biases.

[@OfAshesPhoenix]

In the books, the mistrust between Rhaenyra and Daemon happens only after Mysaria poisons Rhaenyra's mind against Nettles. So well after they take Kings Landing. But now that Nettles is cut... Well.

[@alorescott]

@@OfAshesPhoenix now she just dislikes him and mistrusts him bc the show writers made him a petty immature loser 💀💀

[@Vill54rt]

Thank you for expressing all my thoughts. It feels like he's a grown-up teenager in the show. Ryan ruined the character and is proud of it. And judging by the new leaks, daemon will not do anything in the war, but only go crazy, then rhaenyra will arrive and for some reason he will start apologizing. I hate what they did to this character, he acts like a teenager and says stupid things like "kill Grandpa with a pillow." Matt has a lot of potential to play a charismatic leader, but they messed it up.

[@alorescott]

They are wasting Matt Smith’s incredible talent. It is an absolute shame. I hadn't heard that leak abt daemon. So he's still gonna be hallucinating nxt episode and not get anything done??? 😑😕😑 thank you for watching ❤❤

[@Micaerys]

Daemon in the books: as good as he is bad, a complex grey character with love for his family Daemon in the show: A villanous manchild without any redeemable... Wait, what? He's supposed to be grey? Well, he, ammm... He gave a coin to a beggar once. There you go. NOW LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT HIM HATING HIS FAMILY Seriously, i can't believe we have to defend daemon at this point, but it is ridiculous how bad they portrayed him, even with Matt's best efforts for doing him some justice. It is also so blatantly obvious that Sara Hess is influencing all this, because she has explicitly stated that she sympathises with Aegon and Criston but she's unable to understand Daemon 🙄🤦🏻‍♂️

[@alorescott]

Yesss👏🏾 it is so unprofessional and irresponsible that Hess and Condal are letting their personal hatred of Daemon influence how they're writing his character. Now its just hurting the story. Thank you for watching and thx for this great comment 💜

[@Micaerys]

@@alorescott You're welcome, thank YOU for the amazing videos!!

[@SuperARCANGEL0]

Book Daemon was taking the virginity of teen girls in the books. Be grateful that they cur that out of the show.

[@SuperARCANGEL0]

Sara said that she couldn't understand Daemon ? Blatant lie, she said that she couldn't understand why yall ship Daemyra that hard

[@Micaerys]

@@SuperARCANGEL0 No, I'm saying she can't understand Daemon, because she can't. She has a book that spoon-fed her a explicitly grey character and an explicit child and woman abuser, and she sees the latter as a pookie and the former as an irredeemable monster that for some odd reason people like and ship with other characters. She's entitled to her opinions, but if I'm doing a project and one of my writers openly dislikes one of the main characters, I would try to make sure it doesn't affect her work as it is with HotD

[@targlife2979]

Matt Smith and the writers talk all the time about how much daemon loves Rhaenyra but the show itself does a horrible job of actually showing it.

[@alorescott]

He loves her so much that he is subconsciously jealous of her and physically abuses her. I'll pass on that love thx for watching 💜💜

[@norma003]

That's actually my point. Like Matt saying he would never harm Nyra when he choked her and frightens her in two different episodes... make it make sense.

[@norma003]

You're absolutely right and so far the only thing that keeps the GA charmed with Daemon has been his sense of humour but even now it seems they're getting tired of his antics. Bad writing everywhere!

[@ForzaMara]

The writers clearly hate that much, that I'm actually starting worry they might change his ending. Just to make him look even more pathetic. If that happens, the writers will have achieved something I didn't think possible. Making me like GOT season 8.

[@foukyng]

Daemon is the most Targaryen Targaryen

[@foukyng]

Daemon played every card the right way

[@alorescott]

@@foukyng he'd be so proud of greatgreatgreat granddaughter daenerys

[@BrookOnePiece1]

Sheesh, cant say i agree with the Daemon Rhaenyra take, but im glad theres many different takes on all the different show dynamic. Means its a show worth talking about in detail.

[@alorescott]

Thank you for watching ❤

[@Mayday9112]

Thank God I found your videos bc I needed an outlet to resolve my issues with HOTD. They are ruining some of the best written characters of all time especially Daemon. Most shows today don’t know how to write these nuanced characters, they can’t give them depth. It’s so frustrating. Nah, actually, it pisses me off. Thank you for this breakdown. Can’t wait to watch more content, esp about the leaked s2e8. They pretty much killed Daemon’s arc, it’s fucking terrible.

[@alorescott]

@@Mayday9112 thank you for watching and commenting i got more vids coming in a few days 💜

[@Mayday9112]

@@alorescott can’t wait!🖤🖤🖤

[@kimberlyplatt2382]

Daemon's guilt coming back to haunt him.

[@wardam9131]

I think they are trying to make him the Jaime of this story. Alys is supposed to be his Brienne, the two half of the same whole btw him and rhae same with cersei and jaime, and I supposed Bran being throw out of the window = him ordering the murder of Jaehaerys.

[@alorescott]

@@wardam9131 thats...too much parallel making. They should just stick w the books 💀 thanks for watching

[@silverprincess2642]

"What up humans." Whoa girl, did you assume my species? I am so offended. There is only one thing for me to do. Complain about this on X, formerly known as Twitter. 😢

[@alorescott]

😭 most of the people I talk to are human so I just assumed. Sorry abt that. You can complain to me on Twitter. I'm always on there

[@Alex-bz8lj]

Book Daemon still murdered a child and gave no Fs

[@aestheticbeauty2001]

Who cares? A child that was next in line to take his wife and son’s throne. Whether it’s now or later they would’ve had to kill him, might as well do it now before he becomes a bigger threat. What’s the problem?

[@alorescott]

Yup he did. Book Daemon was more terrible to his enemies and more loving to his family. Better character by far. Thx for watching

[@Alex-bz8lj]

@@aestheticbeauty2001 Morrally grey characters don’t kill kids

[@darkelf-wc6yg]

You are a beautiful woman!

[@Crofon]

Love ur videos but you really need to stop spoling stuff or give spoiler warnings

[@alorescott]

@@Crofon thank you for watching. I will do that going forward💜. But In this video I didn't spoil anything. I was comparing where the show is right now and what they were doing in the books at the same time

[@Crofon]

@@alorescott yes I know but at a point you said something to the effect of « in the books Daemon and Rhaenyra act as one to win the war », and honestly I haven’t read the book idk if the blacks or greens win and I would prefer to not know. That could be a spoiler or it could not, but now I have the inkling that the blacks win and I would have preferred not to. Thanks anyways for your work you show great passion

[@alorescott]

@@Crofon i super saiyan promise to give spoiler warnings at the beginning of my vids from now on. And I promise this time around I weren't spoiling. I was talking abt daemon and Rhaenyra war strategy In the books: which would have coincided w s1 ep10.

[@Crofon]

@@alorescott ok love it! Super thoughtful analysis for such a small channel, I hope you grow to the level of your content (which is quite high!)

[@alorescott]

@@Crofon 💜💜🥺🥺 thank you for this. It means alot. I'm starting to get into a good flow of how I produce videos. I won't just be covering asoiaf stuff so I hope you'll go on this journey with me💜💜