HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Season 2 Episode 8 Ending Explained & Breakdown | Review, Easter Eggs & Theories

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[@RyanMan1337]

In the Godswood, Alfred Broome is talking to Daemon. With subtitles on, you hear someone whisper "traitor", to Broome, to which he responded "Did you hear that?", and Daemon responded with,"This place will have you......." Also, may be callback to Bran when he uses the Wierwood Trees to view history and keeps saying stuff people hear, like Ned and Hodor

[@bubbleaddict]

Uppin' their Auntie, that was a good one. Lol

[@CuteCatXIII]

Your bane funko is knocked over and my brain won’t allow me to not see it all video 🤣🤣🤣 but so far good video

[@bubbleaddict]

@@Chon-c You missed the joke, silly. It shows Jon Snow and Daenerys... who is his aunt...

[@glowingtrashpanda]

Dear god, the reading from the book sections are just as bad (if not worse) as all the Daemon dreams! I literally just skip through them & still understand just fine. Please for the love of whatever you find holy, next season PLEASE DONT READ FROM THE DANG BOOK SO MUCH! Or at least paraphrase! If I wanted to read the book, then I would read the book.

[@Nigels_Wrld]

THIS EPISODE WAS THE EXACT REASON WE SHOULD HAVE HAD 10 EPISODES INSTEAD OF 8

[@zugunz5805]

Twas the plan. They ran out of dough.

[@AerysIIFirstofhisname]

This should have been episode 4 or 5. But the Alicient-Rhaenyra scene mucked it up, it was a great episode if not for that one scene.

[@dustinairola4301]

I wish you were able to type that louder somehow.

[@MiaCole50]

Remember when tv series had 25-30. 1-hour episodes PER SEASON like Dynasty & Dallas for example!

[@karabelle67]

​@@MiaCole50Peak TV. I watch C and K dramas and they have like 60 episodes 1 hour each. Fully fleshed out characters and stories.

[@dianastella]

Aemond: - Haelena, let's go to Harrenhall Haelena: - I was there three secs ago

[@dantesos7564]

Haelena: Been there done that, you dont make it back alive ::throws peace sign & that sideye grin:: 🌚✌🏻

[@victorpradha9946]

@@dantesos7564 She was so in command of herself and her disdain for Aemond is thru and thru! I was interesting that Helena seems to see Daemon and through her visions, appears to bring Daemon to accept his fate and its importance and see the bigger picture.

[@MarsLaFox]

We got a 70 minute trailer for Season 3.

[@hand2handmc]

😂😂😂

[@toofishy9284]

which will just be more dialogue lol

[@86Kera]

Pretty much

[@Nigels_Wrld]

broooooo

[@sab0024]

lol

[@keljerel]

I loved that Rhaenyra trusted Addam to ride with her to Harrenhal because Corlys trusts him.

[@dantesos7564]

And she gaged his behavior at the table too to finalize her opinion. The madness comes after.😢

[@pawelm.1583]

Nah, Seasmoke is just larger and Adam can behave

[@vrooooooooooooooooooom]

The bar has been set incredibly low if that's what people are praising about the season finale.

[@christinasayles4456]

And he’s the best behaved

[@Spider_mma]

@user-sx6vn3id7nur the problem. I’m not black and I can see that has nothing to do with this. He was the best behaved with most respect at table besides Hugh hammer.

[@ryant3556]

The season finale should always end on a bang. Season 1 ended on Aemond killing Luke. Season 2 ended on preparing for the war, which is no different then the entire season

[@JoshToksPop85]

That’s why we needed 10 episodes. This finale is the definition of a great episode 9. So I guess they will have to play the Season 3 premiere like the season 2 finale, and use episode 2 as a season premiere

[@psychedelicyeti6053]

If only season 3 has 12 episodes to make up for this 😭🙏

[@dawsonlucas369]

@@JoshToksPop85 I only really thought the episode had 7 episodes I really did not like the premiere I thought it was so boring except for blood and cheese at the end that first episode was a fucking drag oooof

[@JoshToksPop85]

@@psychedelicyeti6053 I wouldn’t count on that. I’d pray for 10, but it might be another 8 episode season

[@MssDimples]

it feels like they are switching the big bang for the beggining of the season now instead of at the end and i don't like it lol the writers suck for HOTD

[@Pinkponyresistance]

I'm sad where it ended. The climax of the episode was the ending. I really wanted to see some conflict.

[@Kingmoshi]

Season 3 better make it all up I want fighting every episode 😂

[@loundsx9390]

Yeah I feel betrayed

[@taajihpickett2391]

I said it b4 the leaks and tonight when it aired It was going to be more so a filler episode.

[@mikeymosquera4567]

It’s a good episode but no one will convince me that this was a great finale

[@rollind2456]

They really screwed around with Daemon hallucinating most of the season just to tease the good stuff in the finale lol

[@dancingdragon3]

I loved how Haelena spoke in past tense when telling Aemond his future. Like her connection to whatever gives prophecy powers makes her experience life without time.

[@wg4154]

When she sat with alicent, she was looking to her left, maybe she saw someone.

[@briengakaplan-b1550]

Both Aemond and Daemon got a glimpse of their deaths which are intertwined.

[@willi1978]

why is she suddenly clear now? before she was always in her dreams. it doesn't seem like helena anymore

[@AlexClementine]

​@@willi1978 Trauma and growing up changes a person

[@psychedelicyeti6053]

​@@willi1978 I was wondering the same thing. I'm thinking she can't tell what point in time she's in. But who knows

[@zippy34883]

This episode was a huge tease. Blueballs until 2026 probably. Maybe a little more budget to make the White Walker not look like a guy in a mask during that flaskback?

[@housebeats31]

Lmfao I thought the same thing. I'm like is this a homeless White Walker lol

[@GhostMW184]

I’m so mad rn

[@naurrrre]

it was before his facelift, be nice

[@UAPReportingCenter]

Def but still a great episode

[@nhoodjazz]

The white walker was supposed to be daemon

[@sharkie2673]

Daemon " this place will have you barking at the moon " Oh really ?? You don't say, .. best response 😂🤣

[@blackdragon6]

The weirwood vision just left a bitter taste in my mouth. It didn't illicit the response they were trying to get. It just made me even more pissed about that season 8 GoT episode. IYKYK

[@screaminseaman6121]

Was waiting for the crippled king to be on the thrown not raenerya lmao

[@gregutz4284]

Why would they even bring up that dumpster fire? Was weird..

[@deviatlon]

They should have stopped that unnecessary linking to the worst GoT plotline being the white walkers. Showrunners don't you know that was the most frustrating part of season 8 failure? Stop reminding us of this shit and move on

[@psychedelicyeti6053]

I can't remember where I read this comment, but in the episode where Rhaenyra tells Jace the prophecy, someone wrote, "I'm trying to forget S8 happened, Rhaenyra!" And that comment keeps making me laugh whenever I read someone write similar things 😂

[@deathbywords]

I really liked it! Seeing daenerys gave me goosebumps!! ❤

[@comedian2479]

Ulf got on my nerve quick af. do not trust him one bit.

[@gadgetgirl2k]

He is going to be the first one to be killed so just a bait fed well

[@THERAPCOACH]

@@gadgetgirl2khe’s actually gonna betray the queen

[@anthonys3473]

@@THERAPCOACHdon’t give spoiler ffs

[@punani_slayer4209]

@@THERAPCOACH tell me how it ends please i want spoilers

[@AroonYousufi]

​@@THERAPCOACH Hugh actually betrays her, not Ulf

[@sethplambeck4604]

Came for dragon warfare, left with mud wrestling

[@melissah.2133]

Ik wtf was that

[@edwinpreciado5701]

That mud wrestling was so stupid 🤦🏾‍♂️ like yea this highborn almost lord is really gonna bring himself to the lowborns level. Made no sense

[@udhayjitsandhu3189]

with a tansformer

[@Mr_Mcfeely]

@@sethplambeck4604 she felt like a worse version of the already terrible version of Euron from GoT

[@johnnyoldenjr.]

@@sethplambeck4604 all those scenes were not needed

[@RyanMan1337]

When Alfred Broome is talking to Daemon in the Godswood, he says "did you hear something", with subtitles on, you hear someone whisper "traitor" to him.

[@RyanMan1337]

Also, may be call back to Bran when he uses the Wierwood Trees to view history and keeps saying stuff people hear, like Ned and Hodor

[@wozimobile8208]

He betrays rhaenyra in the books leading to her death

[@caseyjones38]

@@wozimobile8208 Don't post huge spoilers like that ffs

[@mpayne8206]

​@wozimobile8208 thanks man really appreciate it. Lol

[@mpayne8206]

​@wozimobile8208 how fucking dense/ inconsiderate are you? You like this in real life, too, or just on the internet?

[@mikemorenilla7444]

someone should tell Daemon that the white walkers will be killed by a 90 lb girl with a knife. He won't be so worried then.

[@xaviermm5506]

My thoughts as well 😂 all of that for literally nothing. What are all these prophecy things for? If D&D decided to ended in the most anti climatic way possible lmao.

[@Loch1210]

A girl won’t be disrespected

[@Loch1210]

Why should Arya get to do that after all that training and ending up with a dragon glass knife.She didn’t have to wrestle him

[@SonyaTheSidePieceCrumbSnatcher]

The White Walker was killed by No One.

[@edelmantoamendola]

Don't give me ptsd like that. Jon "the simp" Snow's character assassination still causes my wife to wake me up in a cold sweat to this day.

[@lancedance2239]

Daemon is still hallucinating at Harrenhal, Rhaena is still chasing Sheepstealer, and Allyn is still loading a ship since the beginning of the season. Season 2 in a nutshell.

[@Vermax-n6j]

You obviously weren’t paying attention at all

[@lancedance2239]

@Vermax-n6j you obviously have too much time on your hands to be going down, trolling people's comments. As someone who has read the series and appreciates the show, I can tell you that this season had a pacing problem.

[@RockChick63174]

​@@lancedance2239seems you whiners are the ones with too much time on your hands.

[@lancedance2239]

@@RockChick63174 same to you

[@LoadingUser01]

If the 3rd season doesn’t open with dragon on dragon violence, I’m rioting.

[@jamesnapier5145]

It’s not even the lack of battles, the season just wasn’t that good period

[@LoadingUser01]

@@jamesnapier5145 there was a lot happening without a lot happening

[@ngin98]

I need season to open with the gullet, mid point w/ lakeshore then end w/ the fall

[@asherogue5691]

After watching that episode with headphones, I respectfully disagree😭😭😭😭😭

[@DanieSBbg1983]

​@@ngin98The gullet will probably happen off-screen, but they will talk about it a lot... you know, for "budget reasons". 😂👍

[@thebrownrecluse2479]

I was disappointed with the finale. We had to deal with Daemon tripping on shrooms for most of the season. Then Rhaena running around, nearly freezing to death looking for a dragon. Why not have her on Sheepstealer headed off to fight.

[@VeritasOphanious]

I thought Rhaena will atleast claim it ..but naah

[@caseyjones38]

How did they go the whole f'in episode without her claiming sheepstealer???? Such a let down!

[@LucienneintheDreaming]

Right!! I screamed, "Can y'all please do something with her character?!"

[@tcsullivan88]

Now they’re just gonna show her straight away riding the dragon next season without the scene of them bonding 🙄

[@Lyner_bersett]

I just hope she won't

[@omegaracket994]

Ulfs rudeness was pissing me off 🤣 like your not in flea bottom now mate 😂, I enjoyed it great flashback didn’t think they’ll connect og GOT to HOTD

[@86Kera]

He really annoyed me. I would have been like nah I change my mind about you

[@batchagaloopytv5816]

lazy winter is coming cringe imo

[@mrs.spicer]

It’s going to his head

[@sab0024]

Jace should of stabbed him. His way is just bad.

[@naturistfred]

He will die in Season 3 and people will rejoice

[@ROBatGraveShift]

You mentioned putting together a video of Damon's dream. When he meets with the turncoat by the tree. The captions on Max said it whispered "Traitor"

[@SimranKaur-z7q]

Why did it happen?

[@chanmarr8118]

@@SimranKaur-z7q He was telling Daemon to turn against Rhaenyra and make his own claim for the throne with his new army. The look on his face when Daemon bend a knee to her.

[@carrytheflag3498]

THANK YOU!!! It was clearly a significant moment being near the God's Eye and someone other than Daemon experiencing it. Just couldn't tell what it was. Cheers!

[@Toya650]

He is going to go to the green side eventually ​@@SimranKaur-z7q

[@angeltangle]

I had to rewind a couple of times, but you can hear 'traitor' softly whispered just as he starts talking to Daemon.

[@EntertainMeTV]

The lasting damage is S8E2. Every reference to Winter is undermined by the fact that the dead were wiped out so easily by Arya jumping over an entire army of White Walkers.

[@deviatlon]

ikr and they keep reminding us of that almost every episode

[@Rhanyra]

I was actually angry with the ending... the entire season was going at a snails pace and I thought for sure something happens in episode 8 right??? nope.... absolutely nothing happens. And now we wait 2 years for the next season.

[@Renowildfire1]

Same thing I'm bitching about

[@justicekief4274]

Fuckin seriously

[@TeeTheguru]

Yeah I’m extremely disappointed

[@tristonvalentine7459]

The show will die.. I’m a huge fan of the universe I read the books and all but just not enough substance compared to GOT

[@johnborejr.1629]

This is how i felt. I loved the show but my god something needs to happen. We should of gotten some form of payoff

[@jamesnapier5145]

That didn’t feel like a season finale at ALL lmao!!!

[@nezarecdiscipleofthewitnes3823]

i didn't even know... we got 8 episodes after 2 years wtf and now we prob gotta wait another 2 years for 8 more episodes.

[@heyitzLou]

Seemed like the consequence of cutting it down to 8 episodes and the original next two episodes being moved to season 3.

[@SoullessGingerSnap]

I didn't even know it was the finale until I started looking for recap info. This was traaaaaash.

[@evasivedre370]

@@nezarecdiscipleofthewitnes3823 it comes back on next year lol it already went thru the 2 year process. From here on it comes on every year

[@Tridib_Bhuyan]

It should have ended with the 7th episode or been a 10-episode season.

[@bearduckmadre2575]

Really thought Aemond was gonna push Halaena off that roof. I think we can all agree that her death will cause the most controversy in real life. 'To War!'

[@amanda_of_house_dracarys]

I thought she was going to jump and then that he was going to push her and blame it on her.

[@gadgetgirl2k]

She was the only good part in entire episode. She predicted more than what entire season showed

[@NotAGoodUsername360]

Why the hell didn't he? She's supposed to be launched into Maegor's spike pits by now anyway!

[@weed3728]

@@NotAGoodUsername360yeah just like Sunfyre is apparently dead which is so so lame

[@Nursegirlalexandra]

I thought she was going to jump like she did in the books

[@computasaysnoo1]

Rhaenyra isn’t cruel for having to kill Aegon. It’s something that has to happen. She has an army behind her and countless houses that have pledged allegiance to die for her. If she retakes KL and lets Aegon live, it cheapens those allegiances and disrespects the people who have laid down their lives for her. She has no choice but to kill him.

[@chanelhenderson8460]

Alyn confronting Corlys was heartbreaking. My boy said I WATCHED Leana & Laenor walk past me in furs while I went hungry & NOW that they dead you wanna come talk to me?! Ulf has already pissed me off...you got your peasant feet on the table of the Queen then talked to Jace like he was a nobody....Adam & Hugh are like 🙄🙄🙄😒😒😒 Aemond grabbing Haelana like some hoe on the street....then wanna come back all nice....put your hands on me again I DARE you. My vision gone change & imma send you to the upper room...Corlys changing his ship name to the "Queen That Never Was" 😭😭😭

[@spookybee8888]

Alyn confronting the sea snake was my favorite part for sure

[@marissaclaudio6318]

Corlys not paying child support was tragic.

[@worldadventuretravel]

This was the most unsatisfying episode of the entire season. There are exactly 3 conversations that actually moved the story forward. The rest was padding the runtime so the writers wouldn't have to actually resolve any storylines or spend any money until season 3. Most of it felt totally unearned, and worst of all were the contrived conflicts that were overplayed to replace meaningful interactions (ex. Jacerys and Ulf) or just didn't fit with the story. The Rhaena thing is obnoxious as hell. The show writers kept trying to build some sort of anticipation around something we've known was gonna happen for 3 episodes already and nobody notices her total dereliction of duty toward her younger half-brothers, who she left completely unprotected with the staff. On top of that, they had to throw in a couple of needless girlboss moments not in the books. Obviously making the Triarchy captain a woman AND a lesbian was Emma D'Arcy's idea just like the stupid kiss with Mysaria that doesn't fit with the story whatsoever. At this point why not just have Disney write the rest of the show? And then they ended the Harrenhal arc with a repetition of the whole "King of the North" scene from GoT in place of any actual meaningful events that move the story forward. Honestly IDK how much Gurrm had to do with how this season ended but if I were an HBO exec I'd be thinking about canceling the series.

[@brianbernstein3826]

worst. actor. ever.

[@kevinnguyen9138]

​@@worldadventuretravel dude quit copying and pasting

[@jonk3714]

Kinda disappointed that we didnt get a battle as the finale. They were saying the whole season that war began but it didnt feel like a war and it still feels like theyre setting up the war.

[@miserableunoriginal]

I mean the last scene was all of the armies converging. The war is here. This season was putting all the pieces in place.

[@lucasbelmonte2832]

@@miserableunoriginalBut everyone is preparing for war, just like last season. This season really needed those extra episode and either the fall or the gullet.

[@miserableunoriginal]

@@lucasbelmonte2832 last season ended with Luke dying, that was the major catalyst for the eventual war. This season began with the fallout from his death and the shows the beginnings of the actual war.

[@Nooooooooooooooooooooo7913]

I mean the war definitely started. If not at Rook Rest we can even consider Aemond killing Lucerys as what started it all. It feels very long and drawn out for sure. But season 3 is where we will finally see all out war taking place.

[@ayshagayle]

Most wars are not all out battle even without dragons. People would die in two days and the realm would cease.

[@jokescity3985]

I don’t think they understand how finales should work

[@jamesnapier5145]

Lmaooooooooo

[@scottdinser9483]

Plebe

[@Ryan-vi5mz]

writer's strike + HBO meddling + limited source material

[@Real_Ivan_ooze]

​@@scottdinser9483ym

[@TheMissvipTH]

2 years! We waited for this talking season for 2 years 😭

[@RPTest-pe2im]

I think it's flawed to call Adam a coward. Who wouldn't run from a dragon pursuing them? To me it was a totally normal response. How many times has a dragon flown overhead where you hear people scream "dragon" while scattering to find shelter. Ulf and Hugh were "brave" only because they had reason to believe they had a chance to bond with one. Had a random dragon chased them without provocation, I'm sure their reaction would've been the same...

[@Thisthat1234]

There’s no way they thought that season finale was acceptable …..

[@kalinkatism4924]

Hi yes I’ll have 8 episodes of setup with a side of Tyrod

[@Mr_Mcfeely]

First time I've been disappointed by the constant dialog with no action. I thought for sure we'd at least get the major conflict kicking off in the final five to ten minutes. Tease of a finale. Imo

[@deviatlon]

100%

[@nigelpearson2937]

No spoilers….. nothing happens

[@IsrealRose3rd]

Why is nobody talking about Otto in a F'n jailcell

[@Pearson26789]

😂

[@AerysIIFirstofhisname]

They didnt even explain it as well.

[@AliciaAmbrosia]

That’s the only reason I’m here😂

[@tommygunnz3229]

I've watched 5 videos Noone talks or even mentioned my boy otto

[@ernieanaya3870]

I think Larys captured him when Aemond sent Larys to get Otto to be his hand

[@melenatorr]

You do realize that a lot happens to Daemon at Harrenhal: he's stripped down, ripped out, and re-formed. For a character as hard as Daemon, you need a lot of that for him to yield and face himself. I liked all of this, and it actually made me much more interested in him than I had been previously, when I felt his character was kind of standard-issue. So personally, I don't understand the complaints about his arc at Harrenhal: I would have happily spent even more more time watching Harrenhal have its way with him.

[@psychedelicyeti6053]

I've been say this all season: give me a supercut of Daemon at Harrenhal and I'll be happy 😂

[@jamiejones957]

House of the dragon, not house of Daemon tripping balls for 8 episodes

[@snuffcarl]

Overall really liked it! Think the execution could have been way better though

[@cjthevillain]

I’m so disappointed by this episode

[@dellcoc]

This season moved at a snail's pace.

[@deviatlon]

this episode was good as an episode. And it is the absolute worst as a finale

[@hesohit]

it was a long trailer for season 3 :(

[@renatoavila8868]

That "creature" that appears before the vision was really interesting! Foreshadowing that the stag and the wolf will be the downfall of House Targaryen.

[@brandoncarney6086]

Yawn Bran becomes king lol song of ice and fire right there what are yal talking about lol

[@pedro6720]

What was the creature? I couldn't pinpoint if it was the goat

[@jahrodibnlamont5227]

It was a green man! From the Isle of Faces!

[@Duckduckobtusegoose]

@@brandoncarney6086you’re saying yawn as if this isn’t supposed to be a prequel to that story..

[@brandoncarney6086]

@@Duckduckobtusegoose that's my point if the ending of main show is the song then the song of ice and fire is mad dumb lol

[@Ab_Dut]

My favorite part about the finale was that they left me at a place where I have no urgency to see the next season. The next season can come after 5 years, and I wouldn't have any issues.

[@RobertGray-wf6py]

Honestly, I’ll forget 80% of these characters by the time season 3 comes out. But your reviews are still a highlight mate!

[@jaKobus914]

Did anyone else hear the music playing over the major players marching to battle at the end, each one matched the houses themes.

[@BeaskyBoy]

Rhaena getting 5 sec every episode has been killing me, im glad she got 15 sec in the finale but not satisfied…

[@VeritasOphanious]

They better give her the screen time ...allicent is given more screentime

[@briengakaplan-b1550]

@@BeaskyBoy at least they finally showed the damn dragon lol.

[@BeaskyBoy]

@@briengakaplan-b1550 yep just took 2 months of episodes 😭

[@j.vinton4039]

The entire sequence with her could have been condensed down into a 20 - 30 second tease and I’d have been ok, because the random “meanwhile, Rhaena is thirsty in the mountains” for 5 seconds was irritating.

[@psychedelicyeti6053]

I'm surprised no one noticed she's gone 😅 I know she's not an heir, she's still a royal 🤔

[@LucerysOwner]

My boy Larys out here trying to convince Aegon to join him on an Ibiza holiday while the company goes under 😭 Alright jokes aside Im honestly really upset that this is the finale we get before waiting 2 years. We ended S1 with everyone preparing for war. How are we ending S2 with everyone still preparing for war? And I don’t wanna hear any of that “character development” bullshit that you people here have been using to justify the slow pace for WEEKS. Like Daemon and Rhaenyra’s storylines this season weren’t utterly repetitive and dull (“wHaT woULd yOu hAvE me dO “) Alicent’s dumbass selling out her entire family who have no idea and are marching to their deaths and Heleana spoiling the entire show. I don't even know how Otto end up in a cell man!! You cannot convince me all this couldn’t have been the first half of a 10 episode season. HBO fumble up big time. To the writers of this show, you suck

[@givemeliberty700]

Maybe becuase they're female?

[@sarahhachadourian3365]

dang the breakdown is as long as the episode 😂 go off king!!

[@NazarethHill]

His ending was great not like hbo

[@jjane222]

Instead of rushing it, they are stretching it out, and im here for it! Give me the details, the small moments that describe why a character does what he does, how theyve changed. The whole season they all sat in their castles and planned and gathered forces. This episode was them finally making the move, really starting the true war. Next season is sure to be action packed, without a detail left out! This season assured us that they will never rush through it like D&D did. This is what everyone asked for. More content, more time when travelling. Although, we couldve at least SEEN sheepstealer get tamed. Overall, 8/10 for this episode. Major plot points set up, and ill be on the edge of my seat for 2 years 😂

[@TyDieMusic]

"THE FILLER FINALE" or.... "THE FINALE THAT NEVER WAS"

[@madalynnmccarron4590]

this needs more likes

[@forcecaptainoverlordsuprem2964]

Facts

[@Alexza1980]

I can't believe we are here at the end of the road. I can't thank you enough Paul, for making this experience more enjoyable. I'm going to miss your weekly breakdowns as they were the highlight of watching the show!! Again, thank you so much Paul!! 🤗

[@victorblanco1353]

You missed where the whispers actually called ser Alfred a traitor Watch that scene again with subtitles

[@EbonyMMoody]

Yeah I heard it and saw that 😮

[@victorblanco1353]

@@EbonyMMoody I thought I was bugging lol

[@NickPaquin-yw9ju]

The first half of the season went as it should however, the second half was ultimately lackluster. Building tension but all smoke and no fire. This was not the way to send us off into the two year wait.

[@ceilidhmcdiarmid6575]

Forgive me if I've missed something, but Aegon mentioned to Larys that Sunfyre is dead. in GoT, Joffrey tells Margery how Aegons dragon ate/killed Rhaenyra.. Sooo what's the deal there is Sunfyre just assumed to be dead, and will come back later?

[@goldilocksoriginal1984]

I spat out my drink with laughter when you referred to the Doom of Valyria with a photo of the newly casted Doctor Doom 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@himothy9871]

i knew i shoulda just waited til the show was over to watch this. season finale was good for the context and build up but jesus i wanted some action

[@briengakaplan-b1550]

I actually did that for GoT lol binged all 8 seasons in like a month I loved it.

[@Jordan-mq4wj]

It's a drama not an action series

[@Jwcmbr]

It’s very noticeable that it needed another episode.

[@MaintenexLLC]

For sure

[@86Kera]

I don’t understand this 8 episode set up. People talk about budget I really doubt that’s the case but then again the episodes were pretty long

[@sgt.pepper1227]

No it just needs to stop adding filler and stretching the season, so much yet so little happened

[@g00gleisgayerthanaids56]

Nah, shouldve ended with episode 7, rhaenyra conscripting dragon seeds was a good place to call it for this season. Wouldve been more climactic and got people excited to see them in action. Episode 8 just went off the rails and slowed the pacing down to a crawl. Another episode wouldnt fix anything itd only add more bloated dialog with no plot development.

[@GirishManeShine]

I am opposite, If budget is really the problem then they should have wrapped this up in 6 episodes instead of stretching it out this much. Not only it will help with budget issues, but it would have better pacing and lot less yapping about same things over and over again. That way they could even have shorter time between seasons.

[@RyanNJ]

Yeah I’m hyped for what’s next but I hope it’s only a year wait probably will be more. Should have had another 2 episodes for sure

[@MelissaW1103]

2026. We do have knight of the seven kingdoms next year though

[@lucasbelmonte2832]

This episode felt like the episode before the big battle we normally get in episode 9 not the season finale

[@marcelscholz7379]

@@lucasbelmonte2832Remember that got Season Finale Whit Danys ships? Felt similar, so nothing completely new

[@lucasbelmonte2832]

@@marcelscholz7379 Except in that episode we had Ramsays death, the revelation that Jon was a Targaryen, he is also made King, and the episode before we had the BOB and the battle of Mareene. It is not comparable in the slightest.

[@marcelscholz7379]

@@lucasbelmonte2832 Yeah but i still think the end was similar. And i just dont get why people just want war scenes. If every season would be Like the Last Season of got that would be worse. The revelation that Jon was a Targaryen was dope af tho

[@TerraKIT]

Part of me wonders if the apology Helaena gave Alicent was meant for her betraying her son to Rhaenyra? I immediately thought of her saying, "I forgive you," which was meant for Alicent stealthily going to Dragonstone later on. 🤔

[@brucifer2332]

I know it's definitely not the ending most people wanted but I still think it was a good one. Daemon FINALLY accepting his role, Alicent realizing this war is entirely her fault, and the precipice for scorched earth all-out war is what this season was supposed to be about. The acting and cinematography were meant to be the highlights to forshadow what season 3 will look like with more battles and more at stake

[@ant471]

Finale was anti-climatic

[@kerrydouglas]

season*

[@thee_morpheus]

Zzzz the whole time

[@CDFortsonIII]

No need to tiptoe around all the Larys feet puns. We love it.

[@bigslow1986]

YOOO That was TERRIBLE! What a shit ending that was! They are dragging this out WAY WAY too much!

[@TawanaEvangeline]

I don’t agree with it being petty for Rhaenyra to ask Alicent to give up Aegon to be publicly executed. She knows no matter how crippled and vulnerable he is, as long as he lives he will pose a threat to her as a man. The same way Larys urged him to leave and raise an army to come back for his throne from Aemond, Rhaenyra knows that’s always a possibility with him living.

[@kylebraymen2483]

None of these writers should ever work in Hollywood again this is a fucking joke of a season

[@thelocdesiringentryintoyou3686]

Rhaena being Nettles is the worst change/decision and it’s not even close. What a great way to destroy any form of canon. Only way they bring it back is if Rhaena meets nettles, and Rhaena doesn’t claim sheepstealer. Absolute worst change by far if Rhaena=Nettles

[@nostoneunturned7641]

​@@thelocdesiringentryintoyou3686 of all the issues with the show, the side character nettles is the least of our concerns. She wasn't really that great of a character anyways.

[@anthonylesley982]

@@kylebraymen2483 like you could do any better

[@kylebraymen2483]

@@anthonylesley982 what you think they couldn’t have done better? You’re just a fucking idiot if you think that’s true 😂😂🤡

[@forza8719]

This is what happens when Hollywood forces female writers/directors on staff. Solid season but I agree it was a bit of a letdown

[@borja9706]

Im legit mad with this season, 2 years for this

[@kevinjohnson963]

Exactly

[@jamesnapier5145]

Yeah 2 years for that? Not worth it

[@FireinTheFoxes]

They didn’t even get halfway through the book content I thought s2 would cover 😢

[@joseluisgonzalez1047]

Shit is expensive af they didn’t have the budget for it

[@danielsilverstein9996]

Big let down only two amazing episodes all season

[@chandrimadimpyghatak]

Potential Spoiler ‼️ I feel like Rheana will be beside her father fighting against Vhagar, as the battle between Caraxes and Vhagar seems like a bit unrealistic no matter how fearsome Caraxes is.. this will make Daemon realize how much he ignored his daughters, and how much the daughters want his approval.. instead of a love story with nettles I feel like they will solidify the father-daughter love!

[@deviatlon]

ok now just try to avoid spoilers for 4 years please

[@psychedelicyeti6053]

I like this, actually! If those are the changes they want to make for the show. I thought that Rhaena leaving her duty of caring for Rhaenyra's sons would have her shunned from Rhaenyra. But we will see what they do with her character if they're merging her another character.

[@isabellemani6453]

​@@psychedelicyeti6053 so... Neddles was also rumored to be Daemon´s bastard in the other version - but Mushroom always lied that people were having sex in his retelling, so I don't know why they didn't mention this on this video. Maybe Rhaena takes another identity...she has always been the most hurt by her father ignoring her because she didn't have a dragon. Daemon is now multidimensional, we get him, and also, fan boys, he is GRR Martin fav character, and GRR Martin DEVELOPS HIS CHARACTERS! Go watch another show for battles only, children

[@IgotYoBAC]

Love the analogy of the Last Supper... Also at each of those suppers, there was always a Judas at the table, including Rhenaera's supper with the dragon seeds.

[@tealelston]

I think having Haelena speaking to Deamon in his vision was fascinating, I wasn't sure if it was just a vision, but then cutting directly to her in Kings Landing wearing the same clothes and speaking all about knowing the future to Eamond hammered home that she was literally just speaking to Deamon. She progressed fast from muttering gibberish prophetic phrases to clearly being able to see it all, and communicate through the Weirwoods somehow. I think her possibly having more to do in the coming season as compared to her being described in the book as broken and despondent after the loss of her child could be interesting.

[@feroniiia]

Sheepstealer's wings are so beautiful.

[@simranjeetsingh1050]

😂

[@lucasbelmonte2832]

He looks like a big bug, really unique design, I like that while the other dragons look beautiful and majestic sheepstealer does look completely feral

[@punani_slayer4209]

@@simranjeetsingh1050 stop laughing baljeet. dragon lives matter

[@TheRandompaint]

​@@punani_slayer4209 only Black Dragon lives though 😂😂

[@mikehoncho8118]

This show has pissed me off… the last 4 episodes have just been talking and dreams of silly shit.. minus rooks rest this season has sucked.. and the ending was the climax with zero conflict.. time to wait another year just to wait for something to happen.

[@jokescity3985]

2 years 🤬🤬

[@moose2_the_o756]

But wait, there's more: We actually have to wait 2 years.

[@kevinjohnson963]

Straight soap opera ….

[@mikehoncho8118]

Feels like I was watching days of our lives

[@CarbonFang25]

Should have had subway surfers gameplay on your tv then

[@denzilljones8501]

I feel Daemonds dream confirms Danny was the prince

[@postsniper-7532]

She wasn’t the prince was a man Jon snow

[@patrickpet7905]

It was already confirmed that Aegon Targaryen VII, aka Jon Snow, is the "Prince."

[@SaneMillennial]

princess* that was promised.

[@SaneMillennial]

@@patrickpet7905 not exactly. and why can't there be more than one?

[@deviatlon]

Daemons dream only confirms the writers being delusional reminding us of that white walker bs

[@ThePrettypink16]

Your editor deserves a raise!! Apart from getting spoiled, editing an hour-long video is no easy feat,

[@Davi_L]

I’m actually glad the season ended the way it did with a whimper because I’m not dying for more and we have to wait two years anyway

[@Loch1210]

Huh?nah

[@NazarethHill]

What you mean “2” years?

[@Loch1210]

@@NazarethHill this show only drops every other yr so it’ll be 2 yrs just like season 1 dropped in late 2022 and this dropped in summer of 2024 basically 2 yrs

[@NazarethHill]

@@Loch1210 MF hbo

[@Michele_78]

I'm really, really going to miss your weekly foot puns. 😂

[@Molbyone]

They put literally all of the important scenes in the trailer. What a waste of a finale.

[@courtniepollard1557]

The editor’s little notes here and there are cracking me up 😂😂

[@yoyodre]

Where are the graphics from?

[@vizio32]

I Am glad I am not the only one disappointed with the S2 end episode

[@Alex-pq29]

I’m a bit disappointed tbh

[@anthonylesley982]

Stop bitching

[@andrewbrockman3948]

Same

[@thee_morpheus]

Terrible finale and season

[@thelocdesiringentryintoyou3686]

Rhaena is not nettles. Single worst change in the show imo

[@elnegro1238]

Big time

[@rivvierivv1]

They should’ve atleast did one closer it was too many wide open endings .. 1. The war harrenhal 2. Rhaena sheep stealer 3 Allison 4 Otto 5 argon 6 haleana it was too many nothing was satisfied as far as story arch

[@fightronin3753]

Really great breakdown!!! Daemon's conclusion of his story arc this season was the highlight!!!!

[@Jeffe1923]

You’re a mad man! An hour long recap!? Wouldn’t miss it! Thanks for all your reviews this season! Keep up the great work! Very grateful!

[@sukhbir1998]

Loved Simon Strong’s reaction when everyone bent the knee to the rightful queen, shout out to Simon. 🫡

[@RahRan123]

Honestly thought Rhaena was going to be the new Gendry....

[@lukebeall5590]

Bro is still rowing

[@dcrijo]

A finale with no conflict....come on man

[@sethharrison2284]

Wtf was that. I haven't seen a cliffhanger as malicious as that since Halo 2.

[@tcsullivan88]

Lol way to open old wounds 😂

[@brothercharlesjohnson]

“Upping the ante” then “upping your Auntie…” I caught that! Clever. Well struck!

[@joe-robin]

I liked this episode and its slow burn rather than a rushed finaley. A lot of meaningful character moments were in this episode.

[@hinglemccringleberry3663]

Borrrrrrring

[@No10NumberTen]

Shame how this season finale was true to episode 8s of 10 episode seasons

[@mlungisimokhethi6958]

I suspect D&D were consulted.

[@jeffreym8]

Did I just watch a 70 minute trailer for Season 3?

[@IndomitableAde]

23:59 how exactly is Addam a coward? Because he ran? To the extent of his knowledge, dragons burn things and eat people. He's not a dragon mindreader, and he couldn't have known Seasmoke's intent, so it would only make sense for him to hoof it when Seasmoke did a flyby.

[@TheSadadfsa]

Season 2 was good they really delved deeper on why certain characters did what they have to do. They gave more context on why certain events happened, an area the book didn't explore. However, still find it lacking specifically the finale as I was expecting more from it.

[@FacelessPropaganda]

This whole season was a build-up to the finally, & the finally was a build-up to next season, so what the cuss did we just watch?!?!

[@DPBida]

Finale

[@Nooooooooooooooooooooo7913]

What the cuss lol I’m gunna use that

[@FacelessPropaganda]

​@@DPBidanot my fault... I just tried to fix & my auto correct changed it back twice. lol

[@DPBida]

@@FacelessPropaganda all good man, wasn’t being rude about it

[@craigturner6565]

Tylin isnt Master of Coin, hes Master of Ships

[@kevincarter2020]

Laying pipe not tiles

[@MCreedon34]

I thought he was both

[@OpeningsOpenings]

I surrender I cannot keep hoping this show will rise to the level of sophistication of Season 1 GOT I have to just watch this as fantasy fluff Then I can just enjoy it as such

[@raymondedgarsapina7055]

I watched the scene between Alys and Daemon several times, and I think that Helaena can use projections to communicate her dreams with Daemon. This suggests that Alys might be a projection, helping to explain why some theories speculate that she's a ghost in Harrenhal. This is supported by the fact that she appears and disappears without a trace in some scenes throughout the series.

[@raymondedgarsapina7055]

Also, a cool exchange between Aemond and Helaena as if she's there in the sky, having witnessed what happened, and Aemond knowing it to be true.

[@Whyhelloderr]

“Aemond’s a big heel.” I heard it my friend, I heard it. Nicely done. 😂

[@hulksmashyomom2558]

Honestly we waited two years and I felt so underwhelmed

[@starscope617]

Team Black 🐉

[@4G63Tx]

Yep Team Black myself my friend

[@LeeGee-ex9ri]

You guys wanna make a team black gang ? We can have jackets made and what not

[@NotAGoodUsername360]

You are the problem

[@slovakiaballif24]

@@NotAGoodUsername360 It’s the objectively correct choice.

[@punani_slayer4209]

@@slovakiaballif24 nope. Otto is the rightful ruler

[@anthonyfournier1731]

Confirmation of the 3 eyed raven being behind everything and the fact that it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re good…. Excited for Winds of Winters

[@Renowildfire1]

If he ever finishes it

[@deviatlon]

3 eyed raven isn't born yet. That was the vision of the future

[@johnmuzic3475]

This episode should be called: Blue Balls. It was a total tease. The queen Rhaenyra was even more beautiful and sexy than ever. She's an incredible actress. She will go on to an amazing career after all this hopefully.

[@ba2724]

I’ve come to realize that I’m quite mesmerized by her. She is rather special.

[@tyedrichill8097]

Emma D'Arcy prefers they/them

[@StriderCompanions]

​@@ba2724She's a straight lefty loon

[@ShubhamPatil-rl4jk]

I can't stand her bland face

[@johnmuzic3475]

@@tyedrichill8097 lol that's mentally insane and nonsense. She's a beautiful sexy woman, period. Fuck anything woke.

[@taiwoakindele4115]

Nettles was born in Hull, Adam’ mother was was from Hull and they both claimed dragons….food for thought.

[@SaneMillennial]

I really want to know who their mother was now.

[@dushyantmanghani2076]

They freakin ruined Daemon's arc... He literally was called The Rogue prince.. And here he is a sweet puppy!

[@thelocdesiringentryintoyou3686]

Nettles interesting character was far more disappointing. Nettles=/=Rhaena

[@pedro6720]

Would you have been happier if he went for the crown, against Rhaenyra?

[@dushyantmanghani2076]

@@pedro6720 He was always loyal to Rhaenyra... But what they did to him was bullshit... He literally forced Riverlords to the death to bend knees for Rhaenyra...unlike in the show where he is clueless asking for help. Then the attack on King's Landing was also his plan not Alicent's and Rhaenyra's... And he had already accepted Rhaenyra as her queen in season 1....why to again bring him to the same front!

[@dushyantmanghani2076]

@@thelocdesiringentryintoyou3686 true that Nettles nd Daemon's storyline was dope.

[@flowrinse9671]

Beautifully set up. I feel like the chess pieces are all in place. Why rush battles? Let it brew. I enjoyed it.

[@TheForkOnTheLeftist]

Idk why everyone assumes the issue people have is no action. The problem is the story isn't interesting or clever. There is no mystery or intrigue either. GoT was amazing even when there were no battles (season 1 is the GOAT imo) because of the story beneath the story. And we didn't already know everyone's moves or motives because they talked like actual people in a conversation not exposition dumps