George RR Martin on His Favorite Targaryen

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[@connorhernandez7772]

What a creative mind. He is literally talking about these characters like they are real. But in reality they all are just figments of his imagination. Incredible.

[@huckleberrylachow2202]

some would say dementia

[@kerrybrennan7099]

Huckleberry Lachow is that your crowd diagnosis crowd doctor..?

[@210SAi]

It stems from his childhood. Lived in poverty and didn’t travel more than 5 blocks from his government subsidized apartment. You have to have an imagination to look beyond such humble and simple surroundings.

[@kb9260]

he is not that creative there are a people called Tigrayans google them

[@tildag.9809]

Huckleberry Lachow dementia is a condition of forgetfulness. What are you talking about?

[@magnus2292]

After only three episodes of HotD, I can see why Daemon is his favorite

[@Ali-lq4xh]

But he didn't marry rheanyra, instead laena velarion!

[@allahstory6089]

he my favorite to aegon my 2 favorite

[@tomidays]

@@Ali-lq4xh not yet

[@senorskellig9131]

@@Ali-lq4xh daemon is rhaenyra second husband

[@zzubged1014]

​@@Ali-lq4xh he will marry her when her husband dies and his son with rheanyra will rule westeros

[@django2791]

Show already starting airing with Matt Smith as Daemon. And boy oh boy, he is doing absolutely wonderful performances. Already a fan favourite

[@dannyduggan4324]

I wasnt sure on the casting when announced. Having seen him in 'The Crown' was unsure. But I am pleased to say I was wrong and he is excellent. Episode 3 was brilliant.

[@IsLowMakino]

Yea its great to because he looks inbred already. 🤣

[@aalee1866]

I was reluctant at first to watch the show but then seeing those edits of him and him with the platinum wig on, a chaotic prince he is then im sold

[@ratikantrout1865]

I am not convinced with his character the way he was written by George he was supposed to be a man of action this TV aegon doesn't say much he is not very well fleshed out plus he was muscular and was the leader of the gold cloaks

[@dangwancie4797]

Matt Smith is an amazing actor

[@tiagopassarela]

I must say the acting of Paddy Considine (Viserys I) is outstanding, the guy nailed it, especially towards the end of his character's life.

[@prasanjeetnayak8253]

😆😆😆

[@alphascooper7797]

@@prasanjeetnayak8253 not a joke 🤨

[@Muzzlecrowe-li9kt]

So glad he’s gone though, viserys that is.

[@damianomen6077]

That entrance to the throne room was epic!

[@Muzzlecrowe-li9kt]

@@damianomen6077 it definitely raised some hairs

[@sorrybabyx]

Isn't it crazy that we talk about this dynasty so eagerly and it's not even real?

[@Jonas-ti1py]

This world feels more real than actual medieval European history.

[@sorrybabyx]

Does it? Mmh the dragons make it hard. You like it better, but that doesn't make it any more real.

[@mpalfadel2008]

My wife repeatedly reminds me of this fact whenever I bring up the topic Lol

[@balabanasireti]

@@sorrybabyx " *feels* more real".

[@sorrybabyx]

@@balabanasireti sorry, as a student in quarantine, I can't avoid logic xd.

[@dinominate69]

Balerion itself would have seen a lot in terms of the rise and fall of kingdoms. Such an interesting non human character.

[@Abdul-Akeem_Akinloye]

An interesting point.

[@LegendInThaMakin]

It was sad when balerion died. It was the last living creature that had seen Valyria before the doom.

[@dinominate69]

@@LegendInThaMakin was it told how it died?

[@LegendInThaMakin]

Dino Fabela yeah, in the book called fire and blood. Balerion was a battle hardened dragon who never lost a fight and lived to be over 200 years old, spent his final years in the dragonpit. In his older age he was still by far the largest dragon alive but he had gotten a lot slower. His last rider was viserys the first. Viserys struggled to even wake him, and when they took flight balerion only had the strength to circle kings landing 3 times before he had to come back down and rest. The dragon then died less than a year later of old age. Shortly before the dance of dragons.

[@leolima1638]

@@LegendInThaMakin Gods would be so great if Bloodraven was alive at the same time as Balerion, not even to ride him, just to become one with the ancient dragon and see old valyria by his eyes... I just hope a random skinchanger got to do this at some point and put the memories in the "weirwood net" so Bran can see them in the next book or something like that... I know, probrably will not happen, but a man can dream xD

[@sto620]

I never cease to be amazed at how GRRM created the entire history of this fictional world and gave every character a fully developed backstory. It’s pretty mind boggling.

[@madmattrawdawg173]

Not many writers can do that. Him and Tolkien are goats

[@fibsniper786]

His brain holds way more information than my brain

[@isayahsnow2767]

Right? It seems like this amount of information that he has created for the entire world is keeping him from finishing the books though, which sucks. The way he even gives details to basically NPC characters is awesome, though. Wish I could see how he maps out events/character choices.

[@combatresearch]

He stands on the shoulders of giants.

[@yyorophff786]

Its based on mediately English history. Just embellished.

[@robbaholic]

Matt Smith is doing an incredible job of portraying Daemon, a truly gray character. Reminds me of Nicolaj Coster-Waldau’s portrayal of Jamie.

[@LSG101097]

He is not grey, he is one of the most evil GoT universe characters, just more into crazy and unpredictable type. To be grey you have to have some white in you, usually at least 30-50%.

[@Adarshsingh0003]

The two greatest of time🔥

[@jaehaerysitargaryen7923]

Queen Alysanne actually wanted to go over the wall but her dragon Silverwing sensed a threat and the she-dragon never flew past the wall.

[@darkstar9380]

So it's probably safe to assume that the Others already returned at that time.

[@fluencer]

It's also possible that the wall just keeps out (in) magic in general, and so the dragon was not able to fly over it

[@Darthsantana]

I just finished a dance with dragons not too long ago. I can't remember if it was in that ore maybe some lore video on here but I think there is something implying that the white walkers and possibly wights have been around for a while. kinda lingering in the background and the events of aSoIaF are a kinda new mobilization on a scale they haven't been at for a long time.

[@LegendInThaMakin]

It’s not that deep. Dragons hate the cold. Every Targaryen dragon that’s ever landed in the North has always had a really bad attitude, snarling and hissing.. north of the wall is even colder. Silverwing felt the temperatures dropping even lower and said “hell no”

[@jaehaerysitargaryen7923]

@@LegendInThaMakin it's not just that. Silverwing already arrived exactly at the wall when Queen Alysanne visited the men of the night's watch. If you read the books, then you know that dragons can sense threats to them and danger to their riders. Sometimes, they even arrive before the coming threat occured. So it wasn't just the temperature that held her back.

[@miketacos9034]

I'm gonna tell my kids this is real history.

[@Abdul-Akeem_Akinloye]

When they realise the truth, they won't hate you for it.

[@lewistaylor2858]

why? real history is much more interesting.

[@lewistaylor2858]

@lo l seriously, you don't think so? the history of Rome alone is far more interesting, if you don't believe me, just look at the Punic wars up to the reign of Augustus.

[@lewistaylor2858]

@lo l fair enough, but I still disagree

[@Jack-rk7jc]

@lo l A song of ice and fire is definitely more interesting than 99% of the real history. That said, my interest in game of thrones has sparked another interest in real history as well. I've always been one to get lost in the lore of a show or game I love (zelda, avatar the last airbender, naruto, game of thrones, greek mythology bc of percy jackson) but with how similar game of thrones is to real history (grrm is basically a historian. Pretty much all major events in the books are based on something that happened in history) watching the show has made me realize I actually do enjoy reading about history. So I would recommend if you're here, watching videos about the lore of asoiaf, then you'd probably enjoy learning about real history as well. Atleast that's how it was for me. Like a lot of people, a lot of my interests are kinda connected to eachother in one way or another, and there's a lot in history that just fascinates me. An easy, popcorny way to get into it is by watching some of the more highly acclaimed historical movies, or playing in some of the assassin creed games as arcadey as they can be lol. Anyway, that's just me. I think you might be suprised by how interesting the history of the world is. On a personal level, I find most of it boring. But there are pockets of time, throughout various cultures, from anywhere in the world, that just fascinate me. And I'm sure any given person has atleast a few cultures or time periods that they find interesting or relatable to them. So I encourage you to read or watch or play any kind of art related to any of this.

[@brianwahinya1245]

I burst out laughing when he said,"There is some speculation"like he doesn't know,when he's literally God in this world.It's an awesome story telling tool

[@TheMasonK]

Went with the Tolkien route. Speaks as if he’s a history teller instead of the creator. Always loved that. Keeps it ambiguous and unpredictable.

[@EzekielDBarrett]

@@TheMasonK Was gonna say the same thing. It's Tolkien to a tee -- not everything has to be consistent or explained. A bit of mystery and uncertainty is part of any world, real or manufactured

[@LaerHeiSeiRyuu]

None of that is Tolkien Esque

[@TheMasonK]

@@LaerHeiSeiRyuu if you’ve read any of Tolkien’s letters to fans you would know this is exactly how Tolkien talked about his story too.

[@LaerHeiSeiRyuu]

@@TheMasonK Tolkien is consistent read the silmarillion. gOT is full of unreliable narration

[@gsxrlonewolf4088]

Man, Damon is definitely my all around favorite character.....Def my favorite Targaryen character. For sure love Jamie Lannister as well.

[@khushalicinfinity]

Mine too, 💯 Jaime all time greatest.

[@deadheadwsp705]

I like daemon, but I my favorite is Aemond. From being bullied and then rising above them all to when he took the dragon and then what he said after he lost an eye. So badass. And then in the most recent episode he’s a machine. I haven’t read the books but I heard him and daemon go head to head eventually (which is also kind of obvious and the show hints at it already), but I can’t wait for that fight. Gonna be awesome

[@arkeshn729]

@@deadheadwsp705 Aemond is pretty much what I assumed young Daemon was like.

[@altair769]

Same!!!

[@jyotipalkrit3503]

@@deadheadwsp705 I want to see just aemond vs daemon and vhagar vs caraxes in house of the dragon

[@radicalxg8282]

George droping the "speculation " that Aegon knew the threat of the others casually its a great reveal, it changes the perspective of Aegon being some power hungry conqueror to a Visionary

[@saikeenra]

Stannis, who is established as a military history buff, essentially says as much in ASOS. I think it was a huge hint for the reader how they're supposed to see the bigger picture beyond all the arguments about historic claims, grudges, blood, and everything else. Stannis: "This talk of Seven Kingdoms is a folly. Aegon saw that three hundred years ago when he stood where we are standing. They painted this table at his command. Rivers and bays they painted, hills and mountains, castles and cities and market towns, lakes and swamps and forests ... but no borders. It is all one."

[@user-sj6ld9ho6q]

Daemon Targaryen is coldhands.

[@aurelia8028]

Eh, If you read to book (Fire and Blood) he kinda seems like a cool dude. Doesn't come off as power hunger to me

[@keighlancoe5933]

@@user-sj6ld9ho6q I doubt it. Coldhands isn't just old, he's ancient. He may well be from the Age of Hero's and one of the first members of the Night's Watch. He's older than just a few hundred years, Coldhands is thousands of years old (probably)

[@shaneali9598]

Man said speculation 🤔 did he not write the books🤣

[@taqibulislamchowdhury7796]

And now he's our (at least mine) favorite character from the show House of the Dragon. Matt Smith as Daemon stood out for me already. Love the grey characters like Jaime Lannister in GOT. Daemon is in the same league.

[@blacksunday4231]

He's easily my favorite in HOTD.

[@highlifebreezy5827]

For now I looked up the family tree and the breakdowns and I didn’t know it was goin to be that way the crazy part is he and Rhaenerys are basically the Targaryens who won but cost them their downfall also

[@saorisouma5841]

I agree he is my favorite in the show, love his character and Matt Smith play him so well.

[@marvelansh1569]

Mine too

[@FatTodd]

I like the one eye kid too he got that dawg in him lol

[@KillerTacos54]

Well how fitting it is that Daemon Targaryen is getting his chance to shine in live action!

[@FinBoyXD]

And what I've heard from the episode 1 early reviews is that Matt Smith is gonna steal the show.

[@joefriedman9843]

@@FinBoyXD A lot of great characters in the Dance of the Dragons but Daemon definitely stole the show on the page

[@suzannesuzannesuzanne]

I see Targaryens: I tap.

[@jebushwplainview9453]

I see targaryens I see tap I see Manderley, BEING FAT!

[@samyrandome425]

Targaryens agree

[@WolfCourtaud]

I am one!

[@jamilurrezachowdhury6586]

❤

[@laurentiu2704]

So now we know why Aegon wanted to unite The Seven Kingdoms .

[@holamoco]

I love you Dany

[@BrownBrown270]

May have*

[@crazyrawi1435]

George looks like a Targaryen himself.

[@chinmoy_bora6915]

🤣

[@diogo4800]

no

[@json5467]

Baegal the Bloated.

[@crisshardy]

Fatgaryen*

[@colleenharding8665]

I am gonna pretend this is cannon now.

[@DC-op7wu]

Daemon is already 100% my all time favorite GoT character. He is one of the only characters in all of GoT who self-awareness wise, unabashedly knows who he is...good or bad.

[@katthunter6561]

Fire and Blood is an awesome book- the way it's written, I can almost believe it really is written about an ACTUAL dynasty. George has created an amazingly realistic world, and I'm forever going to be salty that the show rushed and messed it up towards the end. I have so much hope for House of the Dragon, I would pay to have every single minutiae of the book in that show!

[@williamkrause5831]

The best part is how u can clearly see the biases in it. Its like it was written by an actual maester with his own motives and version of history. So nuanced imo

[@justarandomgirlvx3578]

@@williamkrause5831 It I love how realistic it is

[@emprahsfinest7092]

George has a PhD in Byzantine history and you can really tell in Fire and Blood. I love the different sources the narrator uses! Mushroom so much like Tyrion lol

[@BarnyWaterg8]

I hope you like House of dragon :)

[@hellscream46]

Check out House of the Dragon!

[@Xong217]

Matt smith as daemon was “Solid” casting

[@WillHakks]

From Doctor Who to now starring in House of Dragons as Daemon Targaryen... They would never find someone better to suit this role other than Matt Smith. 3 Episodes in to the show watching him and he's done so well

[@magnus2292]

Daemon isn’t just a Dragonrider, he’s a true Dragonlord

[@Greko-grb]

“The threat that we are dealing with in a song of ice and fire” the pain in his voice when he knows how they screwed up his story

[@xarmanhsh2981]

its not that he thinks of his writers block and how it is impossible for him to keep going

[@holymolythejabroni9040]

Daemon is absolutely an S Tier Targ. He does some badass shit in the Dance. He also wielded Dark Sister, the Valyrian blade previously owned by Visenya, one of the original three conquerors.

[@madhatterloveswhiskey2445]

I'm in love with Daemon Targaryen

[@zukinu12skinnyp4]

“There’s a lot of speculation” didn’t you write that shit? XD

[@nealfirstofhisname]

Technically he wrote the book in character, archmaester Gyldayn, so GRRM might know, but the writer of Fire and Blood might not.

[@7PlayingWithFire7]

That's what you can say to Tolkien and what happened to the entwives. He doesn't know. Writers who answer all questions have the least satisfying stories

[@maxprimemalick7972]

a man speculates

[@steelbear2063]

@@maxprimemalick7972 It is known

[@GrimReader]

He has the mind of a fan. More interested in the intricacies and mechanics than story

[@J0ECRAWF15H]

Matt Daemon turned out to be pretty badass.

[@nalapala_]

i’ll admit i was skeptical at first but he’s doing great so far and i can’t picture anyone else

[@ghezoi]

damn you beat me to it...

[@J0ECRAWF15H]

@@ghezoi I was seriously looking through the comments like "how are these all from under 24 hours ago.... no one's written it yet.. now's my chance!" lol

[@tomjones8954]

I used to think he was a real strisand but he’s rocking shit in this one

[@alexerso575]

Matt Daemon xddd

[@basiliskbones5102]

Not only is his skill what makes him a great writer, but this does as well. He's talking about these characters like it's a history lesson, amazing.

[@seanhastings4432]

A wonderfully-written character played by a fantastic actor. Daemon’s constant unpredictability, plus Matt Smith’s ability to be convincingly good one minute and convincing evil the next, adds *so much* to House of the Dragon.

[@gabrielestanga]

I like it when he says "i believe", "if I am correct" and stuff like that about a story that he wrote himself. Like he doesn't know for sure.

[@mendelkhakhlari937]

😂

[@masterexploder9668]

His books are written from POV or like in a case of his new TV series, by a chronicler writing on basis of biased, flawed and contradicting sources and relations. Might be a habit at this point.

[@gabrielestanga]

@@masterexploder9668 yeah that might be the case. I just find it amusing

[@sgshumblecrumb6046]

He forgot that Vhagar is still alive during the Dance of Dragons when he said Balerion was the only dragon to survive the conquest. He probably forgets those kind of small details all the time.

[@cp3190]

@@sgshumblecrumb6046 Survived from Valyria. Not the conquest.

[@brianvice1144]

02:37 is my fav art in Fire and Blood Whoever did that is amazing Balerion looks glorious!

[@TheHonoredOneAKA]

Artist is doug wheatley

[@metrosuez7475]

i am continually astounded by the world he's created, even after reading the books over and over. so full to the brim with character and life. i strongly believe that while it seriously suffered without George's work to base itself off, the show also suffered immensely when it stopped caring about the history and the minor characters which contribute to the beating heart of the first 4 seasons. The Jory Cassels and Greatjon Umbers whom George loves so dearly despite their minimal role in the main stories (not dimishing House Umber's role in the war, just in how much they appear to the POV characters). They got brilliant scenes at the start when George was at the helm. To use them as an example, the scene with Jory and Jaimie outside Robert's chambers (with the foreshadowing of how Jaimie will kill Jory) and of course "Your meat... is bloody tough!" They not only get a small chance to shine, but they also develop a main character alongside it. Jaimie is rude to Jory, then is reminded that Jory is actually a great warrior and has fought in some major battles; instantly he gives Jory his respect and converses with him, waxing nostalgic over the siege of Pyke, only to revert to being an asshole when he's reminded that he serves King Robert and, at that point in time, even a Stark is considered of more repute than he, heir to Casterly Rock. Then as Jory walks away you see Jaimie realise he's been such a cunt to someone who conversed with him as a friend rather than as the Kingslayer. He ponders over why he puts on that front. Boom, Jory gets a moment to himself and we learn about his backstory (nice) and we get character development for our main POV of the scene (double nice). The Greatjon scene has less subtext I guess. Greatjon doubts Robb due to his age and decision to march Umber behind Glover. He challenges the young wolf, and the young wolf succeeds. Greatjon is down some fingers, and up in our minds as a badass lord of a brilliant house. We see Robb can come into his own and lead these mighty dudes, and has an ability to command respect. Others that come to mind are Cat and Rodrik, or anything with Maester Lewin, Jorah and Rakharo, Grenn, Pyp and Edd for Sam and Jon. I much preferred the show when it did double character development with minor characters I guess. When you have 3 seasons of pure main characters developing each other it gets fucking boring. The same people are talking scene after scene. It works for a show like Breaking Bad which has existed in such a small world for all it's seasons and it's characters can hold their own in situations like that. Game of Thrones is too big to only go to King's Landing, Dragonstone and Winterfell.

[@richspeck8932]

Not to mention totally leaving out the awesome Greyjoy's and completely changing Euron. Also not including the Dorne storyline. I wish I has a tenth of Martin's creativity. Some of my favorite characters didn't even make it on to the show

[@heliosfromacrossastar878]

Great analysis. I would even argue the first cracks started to show in the first 4 seasons, but of course the basis was still pretty decent. The scène between Joffrey and Ros gave me a first glimpse at D&D’s desire for shock over storytelling. We already knew Joffrey was cruel, so that added nothing. On top of that, Joffrey is a known coward that inflicts cruelty by command rather than himself, so him personally killing Ros felt OOC to me. And the rumors of the actress of Ros asking to do no more nude scènes and then being killed of like that. So I think the cracks were always there, but because they kept closer to the books D&D were kept in check (more). From season 5 you can see that they no longer follow the book material and it goes downhill pretty fast.

[@richspeck8932]

@@heliosfromacrossastar878 I hadn't really thought about the Joffrey thing. You're absolutely right. I've always had trouble watching things that were adapted from books I've read just because I've never seen any reason to change the things they change. I guess it's to make themselves feel like they aren't completely copying someone else's work and I suppose I can understand that, but what you just brought up about Joffrey and Ros is a perfect example of firstly, not needing to be changed and secondly, actually a change for the worse because it doesn't fit his character

[@richspeck8932]

I can still remember watching the first episode of season 1 and trying to keep myself from being annoyed that it was Will that escaped from the others and not Gared. I just didn't see the point of the switch. Gared was older and obviously had been with the Watch a long time and seen his fair share of shit go down. It makes it scarier that a veteran like himself would risk beheading to desert over it

[@bhavanapratapani9961]

I really liked the first four seasons at it was the greatest show of all times in my books since it is very different and but I didn’t know why I didn’t like the show from season 5. I would lose sudden interest and the way it used to give me highs were normal from season 5 only a couple episodes were up to the mark. But the way you have put it now I understand why did I lose interest

[@ursaber]

Daemon Targaryen is the greatest dragonrider and coolest Targaryen that ever lived! Wait, Aegon the Conqueror KNEW of the White Walkers!?

[@jasonphoenix292]

He had a vision, it runs in the family. He probably did not see the white walkers, but most likely a vision of evil coming. Also, it is not so hard to believe as the wall was already standing by that time. He could have done some research on Westeros and merely asked the question - why would someone build a wall 700 ft tall?

[@ursaber]

@@jasonphoenix292 what novel does it say he had a vision?

[@jasonphoenix292]

@@ursaber well, Martin mentioned it in this video, which is talking about "Fire and Blood", an essential history of the Targaryen's. He also says that it's a theory. Considering that the book is written in a historical style, the writer of the book, a Maester, probably decided to add it to the history book. I have not read this book yet, but Martin has stated that the Maester who is writing this book, is adding fact, and stories to it as well. But considering that Danny has visions, and then there was that Targaryen who saw that the Doom of Valeryia was coming, it is not that far fetched. Also who knows what was going on with Rheagar?

[@ursaber]

@@jasonphoenix292 i have a copy and have read Fire and Blood multiple times. Most of Aegon's story is the same as World of Ice and Fire. There was greater detail added to his reign, but I did not read anything concering his vision as his main cause to unite Westeros under him.

[@jasonphoenix292]

@@ursaber maybe that's why Martin said it was a theory. mmm. I will have to look into it. There must be some dark corner of the internet where this started? Probably 4CHan, its always 4Chan.

[@bradleykurkowski4835]

pov you watch this as House of the Dragon is airing and now know Daemon and Rhaenyra get married

[@brokenQuins]

clicked this vid and 30 sec in realized im gonna get mega spoiled if i continue watching so i stopped the vid and for some reason thought it would be great idea to sort comments by newest. WELL FUCK

[@MetalCharlo]

Well, Matt Smith already has my heart with that first episode. Him and Paddy are absolute Chads.

[@fabersoul_beats]

Is everyone else over the stench of season 8? I'm trying to get back into thrones I'm wondering where everyone else is at

[@Ahmed-ii7up]

I have started reading the books. They are far better than the show. I actually regret not reading the books before watching the show. I have already spoiled so much for myself.

[@fabersoul_beats]

@@Ahmed-ii7up definately gonna give the books a go now

[@Hernameispamela]

Fabersoul just started rereading the books. It’s been a long painful process but I’m healing...

[@ascalon8001]

You can't not have gone past that, it's too tormenting

[@fabersoul_beats]

@@ascalon8001 haha ikr

[@MrDCHun]

I gravitated right away towards Daemon as well. His character is so interesting and Matt Smith is the perfect role.

[@Levelupliv]

The parallel between GRR Martin and JRR Tolkien is uncanny, the other day I was listening to JRR talk about his world and he had the same tone of authority as Martin here. GRR Martin is the rightful heir to the legacy that was JRR tolkien. Long live the Kings of Lores!

[@wserthmar8908]

Same! hadn’t listened to Tolkien’s interviews before, but now I see the resemblance and it is pretty noticeable! Both are so passionate about their works

[@Faretheewell608]

Paraellels between the grrat Tolkien and this hack? Please.

[@MrrDecembrist]

"and later he became the husband of Rhaenyra..." me on episode 3: fuuuuuuuu

[@blazingskrubs_]

Same

[@olivervosper390]

Obviously my favourite Targaryen is me

[@evilfriedchicken5965]

But there's so many of you

[@grimkaizer8417]

V > I > III > II > IV

[@daenerystargaryen6777]

Lol

[@thylacoleocarnifex3103]

@@evilfriedchicken5965 he is the first of the aegons

[@HawkinaBox]

XD

[@nyedart6716]

And the treasure that is Matt Smith has played him to perfection. Looks like Viserys III, sounds like Ramsay Bolton, and acts like Jaime Lannister. Absolutely unpredictable.

[@Alijamaru]

It will be such a shame if he never finishes the ASOIAF books.

[@zanedietlin7645]

I can’t imagine he will, sad to say

[@Tyler0789]

If George had worked on his creation for 60 years, as Tolkien did, where would this story have gone? The pieces are all there .. we just need more and he is out of time.

[@CreeperGuyOnWeb]

Who’s to say he’s out of time? You? You never know.

[@Tyler0789]

@@CreeperGuyOnWeb lets just say I'm a betting man. Dude was born in 1948 .. and he is hardly the pinnacle of health.

[@BrownBrown270]

He'll be on life support still trying to finish the 6th book.

[@snc9035]

If you knew nothing about GoT and put aside the fact that dragons aren't real he could easily pass off as a history expert who was talking about actual things that happened in the past.

[@DemeterLovesPumpkins]

yup! lol

[@jonathanschmechel4761]

Thats true. But the man is a genuine historian, its part of what makes him such a capable writer

[@lw4611]

a lot of the world he created is inspired by real history

[@Caroleonus]

Almost like the world exists in his head....

[@jihnfab8957]

Do you have any proof at all that dragons do not exist?

[@Sinvare]

Holy crap, I had never heard Aegon might of seen the white walkers coming. I mean it totally fits because everything about him is myths, and legends etc... But such a cool potential story thread.

[@Catkovi]

might have*

[@HavanaSyndrome69]

Now it's confirmed in house of the dragon

[@thirdtemple9179]

I like Aerion Targaryen, who drank Wildfire because he believed it would turn him into a dragon. I like him because I‘m surprised nobody else tried that.

[@TJ-fe7rr]

I'm not surprised that anyone else didn't try that. Aerion Targaryen must've been dropped on his head when he was a baby.

[@AcDCsama-rt5qz]

I can see why Daemon is his favourite. Just in the first two episodes he just charmed me and what a performance by Matt Smith. On ep 4 now and yeah he’s as great as George describes him.

[@LSG101097]

smart psychopaths are always charming to weak minds

[@nasrn1862]

I love how he speaks about his characters as if they are really existed It wasn’t easy for him to kill them in his books

[@monad5140]

Matt Smith is 🔥 in HOtD. Daemon is done justice.

[@murderboys1]

I think we need a mini series of the mad king

[@UNCAGED-MONSTA]

And look it that 2 years later a new show and THAT character is the highlight of it

[@wserthmar8908]

4 years later, the interview was recorded in 2018

[@HighDarkDragon]

HEAVY SPOILER since they made a show version of his book . . . . . I agree with him, Daemon is the most intriguing Targaryen. A very gray character who did horrible things, but he died making the most selfless act: sacrificing his own life to stop Aemond Targaryen, the direct cause of the war, from killing anymore innocents.

[@brendan9868]

Aemond wasn’t the cause of the war, he was just the first to strike in it. Wether Aemond attacked Lucerys “Velaryon” or not wouldn’t of changed much.

[@pacosoentken303]

Very much like Loki from the mcu

[@theblackpearlofbraavos]

I don't know if I'm 100% sold on the saving innocents angle but that battle over the God's Eye was one of the most exhilarating scene in the entire series. It's like...Vhagar is still down there. Crazy.

[@HighDarkDragon]

@@theblackpearlofbraavos Actually no. During the reign of Aegon IV Targaryen, the corpses in the lake were removed. Aemond's skeleton still had Dark Sister through his eye socket, but Daemon's body was never recovered. The skulls of Vhagar and Caraxes were then placed in the throne room.

[@theblackpearlofbraavos]

@@HighDarkDragon That's right! For a second I thought it was just only Caraxes' remains recovered with Aemond. Thanks for the reminder. I remembered they never found Daemon. I always found his affair with Nettles intriguing; would love to see a short story on that one, and of course, whatever happened to her and Sheepstealer.

[@danielatar4686]

Paddy Considine playing Viserys is by far the greatest actor a Targaryen character has had in any SoIaF tv show. How he elevates Viserys and brings so much depth to the character is beyond any other actor in House of the Dragon so far. He is there with Charles Dance and Peter Dinklage in the top echelon of SoIaF tv actors.

[@Bahamut3525]

Daemon is my favorite character of the new show, from the first episode I liked him. The main reason is that Daemon is honest, even in his brutality. In a sea of characters that act pure but are basically weasels or with various character flaws such as weakness, envy, etc. Daemon acts like a pure Targaryen and Dragon Rider. I believe Aemond takes much from his personality and might be an interesting character too.

[@ElViciao16]

After watching House of the Dragon I can say without a doubt that Daemon is a true badass !

[@bikermonkey99]

This guy has a powerful mind and his extent of imagination is unreal! The way he describes the characters as they existed is quite remarkable! No wonder, the favorite is Daemon & Daenerys. They absolutely brilliant characters that one can never forget so easily! Anyway, wish you a happy birthday George RR Martin!!! Long may he reign... 🙏

[@eduardolennovaes]

Oh, so here he talks abt Aegon's vision abt the Long Night that Viseryon tell Rhaenera in HotD episde 1. So it was not just a thing the producers put there to be a reference and to tie hotd and got, it's actually cannon.

[@Mitcheck315]

yeah George has been basically saying it could be true but not specifying whether or not it was true for a long time but House of the Dragon officially makes it canon

[@remylewis8721]

Targaryens have always had prophetic dreams, back to Daenys the dreamer so that is canon. But others would be Bryden Rivers, King Aegon V, and Daenerys, some other likely suspects are King Aerys and Rhaegar and potentially Jon Snow as well. However in George’s own words relying on prophecy is like wielding a blade with no hilt. Not very reliable and certainly dangerous.

[@devvv4616]

pretty sure he's everyone's favorite now too

[@GIJoe-nk2pt]

Daemon is very complex and well written. My favorite character by far.

[@trxndesign3331]

GRRM is truly the greatest writer of our time (maybe the slowest too lol)

[@RTO41]

The way he is able to create sooooo many characters, each one with their own ambitions, motivations, life goals, views... He doeAnd the World History. He completely believes what he has written.

[@NRV0]

Matt Smith casting as the Rogue Prince in House of The Dragon has me cautious but optimistic. I expect them to cast someone else but his acting abilities are phenomenal!

[@souvikchakraborty8055]

Travis fimmel would have nailed it

[@copperhead2694]

It sounds like we needed an actor that we love to hate at times and find ourselves reluctantly routing for him , then actually routing for him. That is a hard character to play. You need an actor that is capable of that . I think Matt Smith is very capable of that. Plus he is always my Doctor 😆

[@sav99786]

He was brilliant

[@omomadara8001]

He was so brilliant, I'm team Daemon

[@imdoni3920]

@@sav99786 he was brilliant i was bron for this character

[@corysimpson7531]

I am here after hotd premiere and have just spoiled the show for myself 😂

[@andrewrainaldi5581]

Am I basic if Jaehaerys is my favorite?

[@balabanasireti]

Nope. He is also my favorite.

[@Darthsantana]

Baelor Breakspear every day of the week.

[@LegendInThaMakin]

He’s one of my faves too. Everything about his life would make an amazing movie. From his earlier days training on dragonstone, fighting all 7 of his kingsguard on his own as a child to his duel to defend his daughters honour as a 50 year old man.

[@zionnewkirk4838]

Nope. He's awesome. I read up on him. They say he was easily one of the best targaryen kings and monarchs!!

[@Abdul-Akeem_Akinloye]

@@zionnewkirk4838 Easily the best Targaryen king and monarch.

[@aryamanraj5640]

JRRM: Aegon the first saw the threat coming from the north 300 years ago and hence conquered the world to unite it under one rule to fight against it. D&D: cErSie iS tHe rEaL enEmY.

[@Danio31b1991]

and Dany become ultimate villain of villains not White Walkers and Night King. Facepalm

[@dvn_dra1654]

Here after 1st ep of HoTD

[@blingblingboy9358]

George sounds like a historian teaching us

[@ekosutrisno8165]

Every character in family tree of targaryen described very detailed, its fictional character but it's like a real character in the real history, the writer is somehow gain conection to the another universe and connect them to our universe

[@vecna2502]

That´s good writing. You can tell when you, as a human, connect through them with your own emotions. Meaning they were made for that: to feel just like you.

[@ekosutrisno8165]

@@vecna2502 i agreee, i feel it's not a fantasy but like a history when i read that book, what a masterpiece

[@NANINANI-cs6rn]

It's suppose to be fantasy book, but it's most realistic thing I ever seen

[@jrgenbraastad5827]

George himself explained in a panel that GoT was inspired by Wars of the Roses, an English civil war from 1450s. HotD is also based on a historical event (can't remember the name/) where a king has only one living heir, a daughter which is to be his successor, but as you would expect, no one wanted her to be queen when the king died. Its acutally an amazing skill to pull all these happenings and real people into a great fiction

[@Ida-iu3uj]

The character of Daemon seems to be amazing from what I've seen on the show. The costuming is wonderful, the helmet reminds me of a Roman centurion or something.

[@osmelnoguerafigueroa8031]

For sure

[@Ida-iu3uj]

@@osmelnoguerafigueroa8031 I'm actually shocked at just how good this is! :)

[@osmelnoguerafigueroa8031]

@@Ida-iu3uj I know I can’t just don’t like him

[@Ida-iu3uj]

@@osmelnoguerafigueroa8031 We'll have to see what happens!

[@majestic8054]

Daemon is just unpredictable that's what makes him & Rhaenyra the perfect Protagonists.

[@nickniehaus1763]

Daemon is also my favorite Targaryen

[@youneskhouloud2504]

yes we all like daemon , the casting is very good on house of the dragon

[@danhobart4009]

For some of the roles.

[@diogo4800]

aemond tops him

[@judson8441]

@@danhobart4009 name one bad actor lol?

[@danhobart4009]

@@judson8441 Are you being willfully ignorant or just stupid?

[@TaehyungKim-sp8zc]

@@diogo4800 daemon kills him while he pisses himself out of fear lol

[@Knight192]

This guy LOVES being interviewed if he wrote as much as he talks it wouldn't take 27 years to finish

[@leepreston1337]

27 years and counting. My bet is on him dying before he finishes.

[@justindchaney]

Lee Preston that will 100% happen.

[@leepreston1337]

@Re Up so he has written 3,650 pages since book 5 was published and we still don't have book 6. This is because he has done other books and projects since then instead of finishing the series that he started. I don't know why you people are so loyal to him, he certainly has none for you.

[@Knight192]

@Re Up when he's not eating a big mac he's acting like a celebrity

[@bayareaelitetampa6983]

Lamo🤪 🤪... but 27 year epic is a tad long...

[@logannelson9752]

Now that House of dragons is our. Deamon definitely reigns supreme. Dude is a OG

[@joefriedman9843]

I have to say just from reading the Rogue Prince, Daemon was definitely one of the most interesting Targaryen characters. Also, shout out to Baelor Breakspear for being awesome in the first Dunk and Egg book.

[@alexosae6044]

baelor breakspear, another GOAT

[@joefriedman9843]

@@alexosae6044 Seemed like he had potential to be an all time great Targaryen king

[@alexosae6044]

@@joefriedman9843 Most definitely. He was kind And a true warrior too Pity

[@joefriedman9843]

@@alexosae6044 That first Dunk & Egg book still kills me. “Up,” they say he said, just as he had with Thunder in the melee, “up, up.” But he never remembered that afterward, and the prince did not rise. 😭

[@BucketThinkTank14657Nerd]

Jaeherys and Alysanne were my favs as well as Septon Barth and Rogar Baratheon

[@arunsingla3452]

Definitely, Septon Barth was a great character

[@Allaiya.]

The way he talks, it makes you think it’s actual history. 😆 Not only a great author but vocal storyteller as well. Hopefully he will have input for all the seasons of the show this time.

[@XMathiasxX]

pretty sure dude has a thing for both kids and his cousins.

[@PhDJester]

Yay, Matt smith is gonna be around a while 😂😂😁😁

[@JohnMushitu]

Yeah, I can see why he likes Daemon now

[@zeno24f57]

It's just me or George seems more thin?

[@supreme_zeeyus]

Zeno24 F definitely

[@zeno24f57]

@@supreme_zeeyus I hope he's okay

[@chitownboyz]

That because this is old

[@sittingbackandwatchingital3845]

chitownboyz he always been fat

[@shannond7437]

Zeno24 F These videos are all old.

[@ashleyhansen6150]

The backstory and attention to detail on something so fictitious is truly amazing by GRRM. If you took someone that knew nothing of the GOT world and showed them these types of videos they could easily mistake it for true history. I just got into GOT in 2020 and am still amazed of the detail put into the story and characters. I hope GRRM is able to complete the story before his time passes.

[@XHobbiesPrime]

This really brings it home to me that A Song of Ice and Fire will never be finished. His favorite characters, the stories he wants to tell are older in the history. That seems to be what he finds engaging. I don't think the series will ever be finished, because he just isn't interested enough.

[@amin-sarooie]

George: My favorite targaryen is daemon. Everyone: us too.

[@DolvceVita1]

Daemon marrying his niece Rhaenyra is a full blown spoiler to House of the Dragon lol

[@ferodrigues1211]

Oh yeah Daemon was a savage. 🐲

[@Sirrajj]

It's so inspiring just to hear him such a great writer

[@andregeorge6271]

Rogue prince

[@giggle_snort]

I think Daemon has become EVERYONE'S favorite Targaryen. A good man, he is not, but an interesting man, an intriguing one, with so many layers and shades of gray, just like GRRM says. And Matt Smith's spectacular performance certainly helps!

[@outisnemo8443]

Not mine. I prefer Aemon the Dragonknight.

[@Piotr12396]

Yes daemon is my fav but i also like Danny and Rhaenyra

[@MasterChiefSpartan117]

Daemon is my favorite character too ⚔️🛡🏹

[@samvictoriano5955]

Daemon is also my favourite Targaryen

[@williamgurzick6658]

His story telling is unbelievable

[@hiim4015]

Please George, don’t die🥺, we need the novel series finished

[@amandam120]

It will never be finished. Might as well forget that ever happening. He doesn't have enough life left to finish the series

[@doctorpanigrahi9975]

@@amandam120 He died yesterday :(

[@amandam120]

@@doctorpanigrahi9975 no he didn't

[@GBfanatic15]

it's kind of amazing how writers can literally create entire worlds THINK OF HOW MUCH BACKGROUND INFORMATION HE HAD TO THINK OF JUST TO WRITE THESE BOOKS....there's so much lore and house knowledge he could probably books upon books just on the history of the world he created

[@Seraphina-Rose]

Interesting to hear Martin speak two years ago about the idea that maybe Aegon foresaw the return of the White Walkers and needed to unify the kingdoms to be prepared to fight together against that greater threat.

[@ChrizzyYeahh]

When Daemon is on screen you don't want to skip.

[@hassanfarah3548]

Me too. Dameon Targaryen is my favorite Targaryen, but also Aemond targaryen, because both of them you don't know if they're good or bad. You expect everything. And both of them were great dragon rides

[@sweetbitter2]

IMO Aemond never did something good.

[@hassanfarah3548]

@@sweetbitter2 he helped his brother Aegon ||. Without him Aegon could have lost his crown to his half sister Rhaenyra. Although it was coward to kill his nephew he get his revenge, because lucereys valeryon took out Aemond eye with his digger and that made him not good enough for a prince

[@catxborsuq1]

@@hassanfarah3548 He didn't kill him, Vhagar did. Almost all "good" that he did for his brother Aegon was done through Vhagar. That's why, despite his similarities to Daemon, I cannot like this character the way I like the Rogue Prince. Because Daemon earned his fame and reputation through his own actions, too, and was indeed his wife's greatest asset. Aemond on the other hand, everytime I read his parts, seemed like a little kid who thinks he's taugh shit because he has the biggest gun in his pocket or something.

[@pos-ov6tf]

I like Daemon’s unpredictable character Always adventurous

[@desertBruja]

This man's brilliance is boundless. I often read his books outloud because the words are so delicious and fun.

[@FTWNorwayFTW]

And now he got him a show, so great

[@arvaakuka8568]

*Rogue Prince theme starts playing*

[@dr.embersfield1551]

PJ fans, where you at?