House of the Dragon 2x4 Reaction | The Red Dragon and the Gold

[@joey1547]

The way Meleys looked at her while she’s dying 😢

[@rjeizzay9619]

So long, partner...

[@kristinafitcher6522]

@joey1547 my heart broke.....sobbed like a baby

[@champcpr]

Was a good girl

[@user-sj5wz7tt9u]

Fun fact: in the book, lord Grover Tully's heir was Elmo Tully, who had sons Kermit and Oscar. I can see why they kept only Oscar 😂

[@AHomelessDorito]

@@user-sj5wz7tt9u nah that’s crazy 😂

[@KevinHwoarang]

The Muppets aren´t copywritten by HBO?

[@procrastinator99]

@@KevinHwoarang *Copyrighted

[@jamescheddar4896]

@@procrastinator99 comflipperitated

[@retrograde9053]

was crying with Angela when I stumbled upon this comment 😭😕🤣

[@EN-Fitz]

“Princess Rhaenys made no attempt to flee. With a glad cry and a crack of her whip, she turned to meet the foe.” - On the battle with Vhagar, from the Fire and Blood novel.

[@funnylilgalreacts]

😭😭😭 she’s so badass

[@fredwin]

Definitely not a glad cry in the show though, that was someone resigned to their fate.

[@TAOSCIENCE]

*She turned Meleys toward the foe and it was Vhagar and Sunfyre! She took on both without hesitation.

[@luciacorugedofernandez9422]

“Against Vhagar alone she might have had some chance, but against Vhagar and Sunfyre together, doom was certain”

[@Jimmywinkel]

@@fredwin the books are eyewitness accounts. Not all equally neutral. Maybe it was a black who described it, glad cry or not. They really did portray the battle so well.

[@cyradus]

Sunfyre was such a cute gold boi. That was like watching someone take my parents’ sweet stupid happy lab into a dogfight ring.

[@evgnrdr4243]

Why “was”? sunfyre is not dead, he just very injured according to the books

[@nglijie5716]

Meleys: It's an honour...to die at your side. Rhaenys: (Then) It's an honour...to have lived at yours. 😭

[@lichcoin6144]

😢

[@__f.ferreira]

My heart broke into a million pieces reading this. Gosh, ugly crying rn.

[@Kevin.Costner.]

i wonder if Bran’s just watching all this near a tree 🧑‍🦽‍➡️♿️🍿

[@Kevin.Costner.]

i mean, why else do you think he came all this way💀 his enjoying season 2 with us

[@dxjjw]

The average reaction from Bran watching these gruesome events: 😐

[@Kevin.Costner.]

@dxjjw 😭😭😭 ^ accurate

[@xaviermm5506]

That'd be so cool, but his face would just be 🗿

[@kylecedrickgraciano9743]

Bran has his own HBO subscription watching all this

[@quiett6191]

I loved how this show portrayed how the veteran dragons and dragon riders fight in aerial combat. Agon (and Sunfyre) shooting flame at Meleys and Rhaenys, thus obscuring their own vision. Meanwhile, Meleys takes advantage of this by maneuvering while her opponent is blinded, and gets in position to blindside. Twice Meleys attacks Sunfyre. First while Sunfyre was trying to find her after getting out of his own fireball, and second while the panicked young dragon was trying to gain altitude while in agony. When Vhagar and Meleys charge each other, we see the veteran Vhagar snatch Meleys before deploying flame. And later, when Vhagar blindsides Meleys using the castle. Even if the castle wasn't there, the cliff still would have provided enough cover. The dragons fly fast enough that the closing speed would ensure that, if one could close the distance to a point where the other has no time to react. also While Aegon is indeed a fool, I couldn't help but feel bad for him in this episode. Alicent inherited her father's cold parenting style. But while Alicent learnt to be dutiful, Aegon just begun acting out. Even when Alicent and Otto were maneuvering to make him king, they did not prepare him for the role. This episode made it clear (to Aegon as well as the audience), that both Alicent and Otto were going to be the actual rulers of the kingdom. In comparison, Rhaenyra is shown to be a great mother, raising her children with love while instilling strength, wisdom and honour while training them to succeed her when the time came.

[@LifeisANovel]

@@kylemma33 lmao here we go again

[@David_randomnumber]

I found the expression on Rhaenys face during the fight exceptional. You can see her experience due to her actions. She knew she could easily defeat Aegon. Smaller size and less experience made her so confident. Against Aemond her chances were low but running would give him experience in handling a dragon in war and despite the size she knew it was now or never.

[@brianhouston5368]

Aegon is a great character. He has major flaws, but I believe he honestly wants to do a good job as king, he's just not equipped with the necessary skills. His story is extremely tragic. His father neglected him, and his easy highborn life proved such a seduction that he settled into a pattern of mediocrity and didn't push himself, like Aemond did. Aegon is Aemond, without the fire that drives his younger brother. But he wants to be fair and be a good king - just look at his rulings favouring the smallfolk in episode one. He wants to be proactive in the war and bring it to an end as quickly as possible. That, and his lack of knowledge, are what frustrates him so much he throws himself into uncertain combat just to prove he's willing to do something. He certainly has courage, even if he did have to drink a flagon or two, to get there. And keep in mind, this man's son was just murdered by his enemy. That is not only the most personal attack someone can make on a father, but also the most devastating politically, by wiping out one of his heirs. Can't fault him too much for wanting revenge. This dude is hurting, bad. He raged against the world, without the strength or knowledge to do so, and was destroyed in turn. Perfect arc.

[@LifeisANovel]

@@David_randomnumber if anything she pull out and fight with daemon like daemon suggested before. Sunfyre is down. Look worse than the books tbh. But ofcourse. This must be done for the show.

[@jeromer8556]

@@David_randomnumber It was a mistake for Rhaenyra to send Rhaenys/Meleys alone. She was her most battle hardened rider thus her most important asset. They should have flown in force, all four, or at the very least Jace and Baela as support. Aemond would have retreated if he was against 4 dragons. Rhaenyra also should have commanded Rhaenys to retreat if wounded. Her and Meleys are worth more than any castle or army to her cause.

[@MagguillZ]

Those screams of Sunfyre were horrific. I feel so bad for him 😔

[@jamescheddar4896]

that is because you are crazy, it has no feelings and tacky pets can be replaced at ikea

[@joey1547]

I don’t think Aegon died , but Aemond was definitely going to finish him off 😂

[@lordmeian3929]

he didnt die,but got severely injured, and now aemond will become king-regent

[@alanea5860]

@@lordmeian3929 to be more specific he didn’t in book ... but keep in mind show already made extreme changes in story so we know nothing he could be easily dead because his role for remaining story is close to 0 anyway

[@krissuyx]

@@joey1547 Dunno. It looked like he was sheathing is sword. I think he decided that Aegon was done for either way.

[@krissuyx]

​@@alanea5860Extreme changes? Such as?

[@carlosc3378]

Aegon is everything BUT not dead. Sunfyre isn’t dead either. Sunfyre will be a real MVP. He will destroy more dragons

[@webhead215]

The shot where Daemon's hand is bloody, then it cuts and it's clean? Fabulous.

[@dxjjw]

@@webhead215 I’m really enjoying all of the trippy nightmare sequences we’ve seen so far

[@Keitek]

Don't believe that was blood. It's probably sap from the weirwood tree he touched the previous night, which does look like blood. That's why Simon Strong didn't seem bothered by it.

[@nakiarobinson23]

I was crying so hard during the Rhaenys and Meleys scenes 😭 those poor dragons.

[@askme2469]

Everyone has to remember, Game of Thrones started with no dragons in the world....

[@homolander9092]

Or hidden maybe🤷🏻

[@reallollabunny]

this is why I was hesitant to even start watching this second season. I know the dragons are going to start dying, and it is breaking my heart more than almost anything else. I might not finish this season ;(((

[@FulcanMal]

Well, it also said the last dragons were the size of cats. So we're a couple of decades away from them completely vanishing. Honestly the timeline is a bit weird here, since we're less than 3 decades away from hitting the "for the first time in 100 years" mark. Meaning the average dragon size needs to shrink significantly over the next 30 years. And given Dragon lifespans, that seems improbable.

[@memecity9849]

​@FulcanMal if the show is anything like the books, then the dragons die off within the next 20 years or so

[@TAOSCIENCE]

Four adult dragons survive the dance and one is hatched shortly after. We know very little about what happens to them and can only speculate that the Dance had a negative effect on their lifespan and the vitality of their eggs. The Cannibal eating dragon eggs surely didn't help.

[@JordanWylde_]

Sad to see Rhaenys and Meleys go. I liked Rhaenys. She would have been a great Queen. Interesting to see Aemond turn on Aegon. If you want support, it’s not a good idea to bully and humiliate those on your side, Aegon should know that. Aegon and Sunfyre are at the very least badly injured.

[@midasthestallion4105]

That's actually one of things I HATE about the show. Aemon doesn't do that, that's not supposed to be his style. He's a War Dog, yes, but he's not one to attack the Green's of his family. He's basically a young Daemon with a better sense of loyalty to his mother's side. It's kinda annoying how they keep trying to overly portrays the Green's as villains and the Black's as Heroes; they're not. The Blacks have a slightly stronger claim, but both groups are shady AF.

[@redrick8900]

@@midasthestallion4105 The Greens are so much worse.

[@jord1215]

damn the presence Ewan Mitchell brings to aemond is amazing. what an interesting character he is. I see why team black people don’t like him but he’s a beast honestly.

[@akakaze1364]

Vhagar is 2 for 2 on sneak attacks. She isn’t the most experienced dragon alive for nothing.

[@LifeisANovel]

I mean as big as she is. Where is she sneaking from? Written for the show. Where in the book says she sneak attacked. She landed on meleyes and sunfyre in the books white they was going at it. Her ass teleporting for the show haha

[@kylemma33]

Dragon combat is all about angles and blindside attacks. We see Meleys do the same thing twice on sunfyre.

[@LifeisANovel]

@@kylemma33 lmao naw fam. Vhagar teleports for the show. That's her secret. You think big momma nose diving and coming so fast the fastest dragon can't maneuver? It's for the show lol. In the book vhagar landed on sunfyre and meleys fighting and rheanys was found burn as hell. Vhagar teleporting my dude. Vhagar doing it for the gram lol

[@AzulApe]

@@LifeisANovelnope, she moves through smoke and clouds to get a better angel. Sorry maegor with teats can’t lead.

[@LifeisANovel]

@@AzulApe lmao right. Vhagar teleporting. She better than nightcrawler lol.

[@patrickwaldeck6681]

The Kingsguard bonking into each other when Aegon dismisses them is such a funny touch. They're so utterly useless. All credit to Meleys and Rhaenys, in the books I believe they kill almost a thousand men and go toe to toe with two of the most powerful dragons in Westeros before death. As least she went down swinging like the madlass she was.

[@ramseybolton1258]

It's impressive how you kinda feel for the dragon even when you know they are just CGI they are so well made you can't stay emotionless when they get hurt very impressive.

[@DarthKay093]

People wondering why Rhaenys didn't leave like she was there to secure the rocks nest and if she fled it would spred that the ppl serving under Rhaneryra left and she tried to harm Vhagar the most she could thus neutralising the biggest threat. Aemond is twice a kinslayer cursed twice now

[@KevinDPomeroy]

I agree that wounding/slaying Vhaegar was worth the risk, and Rhaenys might have been close to being successful if the Sunfyre fight hadn't happened and if Vhaegar didn't ambush them like she did. There was also the fear of Rhaenys going back to Dragonstone that Vhaegar/Aemond might have followed and that could have been catastrophic.

[@sarwatarannya8786]

Lets be for real, cursing people as kinslayers in the literal family civil war is not saying much. Rhaenys was aiming to kill both Aemond and aegon too

[@melissagreye8445]

Rhaenys had to stay, she could not leave. If Rhaenrya's allies found out dragon riders leave the battle she would lose all her allies to the Greens. It is a war.

[@LifeisANovel]

I must say. She look like she stop fighting. She stop acting aware. Then you telling me this big ass dragon doing all these sneak attacks like on the son. I'ma stick to the books being better story of it because I never consider book and show or movie the same. Vhagar but be old. Fast. Contradictory there. Shit she teleporting lol. Any fighter in a fight gonna stay aware. Especially if you know that threat is great. In my mind even if they had ALOT of smoke. She should had circled the perimeter.

[@L.L.Cool.T]

Aemond would’ve chased her down. Vhager is big but can gain speed quickly (remember Luke) Aemond wouldn’t have let her leave so easily, Rhaenys and Maelys are huge assets to the Greens.

[@Quixotic1018]

I'm upset that Cole outlived his horse.

[@funnylilgalreacts]

I’m upset he lived

[@FiveFootZero]

@@funnylilgalreacts😂😂😂

[@davepowder4020]

"They take the most bad-ass people and they kill them"... definitely Game of Thrones!

[@jham7411]

I keep hearing reactors say "He" in regards to Vhagar. Vhagar is a "She", and one of the original dragons from Aegon's conquest. Fun fact - Regarding Aegon the Conqueror's conquest, there was symmetry in the dragons' genders with the genders with their riders: There was Vhagar (Queen Visenya) and Meraxes (Queen Rhaenys), who followed Balerion the Black Dread, who was male, and his rider King Aegon.

[@SpiralSine6]

Rhaenys was killed by her daughter’s dragon. Meleys was killed by the dragon of her first rider’s husband. This might be the most heartbreaking death in this show so far.

[@ProYada]

"Oh christen Cole, I'm so sad, say it ain't so .."

[@ssotkow]

"I HATE it that Cole is so good at what he does!"

[@30AndAWakeUp]

Another thing that breaks my heart about Rhaenys’ death is she never finds out that her son is still alive, living the life he wanted. I wish she would have known that before her death. I think that would have brought her a lot of peace.

[@Galiant2010]

Maybe not by the time she died. There's some theories that he's dead and that's why his dragon got restless just before this, because something happened to him and he could sense it.

[@WhatsGnat]

Girl I started sobbing the minute Rhaenys said she should go. 😭 (i knew what was coming)

[@beantownbrandon302]

My heart was broken when we lost Princess Rhaenys 💔😢 She died a true Dragon Riders Death in honor of her daughter Laena 👼🥺 She was the Queen who never was to the very end 👸🌹 Incredible hour of Televison 🔥🔥🔥🔥🩸⚔️ Bravo HBO!!!

[@andrewhelmer6853]

Avoiding spoilers (just in case) but I’ve been dreading this episode … Also …. The attention to detail in this show . Alicent grabbing hot stones , wrapping them , and using them for the cramps she’s inevitably feeling from the Moon Tea (Plan B Tea) Such a throw away thing , but grounds the show in reality

[@TheRedcat14]

Aegon pointlessly destroying the beautiful golden pitcher was symbolism for what happens to poor Sunfyre a few scenes later 💔

[@angryyoungman66]

Well played Aemond 💚💚👌👌👍

[@GamiCross]

I love how we've gotten to the point with Daemon: "Smother your father!!" "Well... 'It's Daemon."

[@scotthewitt258]

There needs to be a spin-off. "That's so Daemon!"

[@averagejoereads7271]

Rhaenys and Meleys put up a legendary fight

[@davidedwards1705]

34:33 I KNEW IT! The night at the Brothel Aegon sealed his fate.

[@jan.vrhovnik]

I get you girl. I have been crying the whole day because of Rheanys and Meleys… That last look from Meleys to Rhaneys broke me, you could see in eyes of Meleys that her fire is leaving her… RIP my two queens, The Queen Who Never Was and The Red Queen!

[@kellybailey1377]

Amazingly Brutal episode.

[@Unti1tmrw]

Daemon speaks high Valyrian. He does so with Rhaenyra last season and sings a lullaby to the dragon Vermithor in last seasons finale.

[@NattyDoctor]

he's the Doctor, of course he speaks dragon

[@jakuna_karasu1395]

I dont think that Aemond used Aegon to kill Rhaenys, he just waited for chance to kill his brother

[@enzo-pm6qj]

i like how she started crying soon as she saw vahgar

[@patrickwaldeck6681]

Any time Vhagar shows up, it feels like something out of a Godzilla movie. You just know someone's gonna die real bad.

[@ssotkow]

By far, Angela's reaction to the dance of the dragons is THE best on KZbin. Not just for her tears, but for her strong empathy with deep understanding of the main characters. She immerses herself in every show she watch. Angela's intros and outros always flow so naturally, like chatting with a close friend without care for time. Yes, I watched from beginning to end. We as your viewers are honored to be creepily listening in on your self-therapy.

[@GustavoCardoso95]

man I underestimated how much i would hate seeing dragons dying lol

[@30AndAWakeUp]

Rhaenys is by far my favorite character, and I think the actor that portrayed her is amazing. Really going to miss her 😢

[@chrisfraser5088]

And the dragons start to dance. The real war begins. RIP Meleys and Rhaenys. The Red Queen and the Queen Who Never Was go out together.

[@davepowder4020]

Larys as "Little Toe", I LOVE IT! 🤣🤣🤣

[@Alex-bz8lj]

Aemonds Ego is the same as Vegetas he almost killed his brother and his dragon over pettiness

[@webhead215]

Calling it pettiness feels a bit harsh, tbh. Aegon tormented Aemond all his life, and while that doesn't justify (attempted) fratricide, it does make the issue a bit more complex than if Aemond just wanted the throne for himself (which is also certainly part of his motivations).

[@AzulApe]

@@webhead215exactly, plus Aemond has wins. Unlike the Prince of all L Vegeta.

[@BloodDjimon614]

​@@webhead215 the fact that he's second in line for the throne fully justifies his actions.

[@Superman-vd6yo]

@@webhead215 tormented being dressing up a pig and laughing at him at a brothel? That in no way justifies being burned alive. What's more, Aemond believing himself to be better suited was 90% of the calculus behind that decision.

[@kylemma33]

Aemond definitely has a massive ego, but it can't hold a candle to Daemons.

[@zachphoenix4522]

"oh cristin cole im so sad, say it aint so" FKJHAFKJH i cracked up

[@MrHws5mp]

No Spoilers: The outcome of Rook's Rest was the same in the book, but the details were different. In the book, Aegon+Sunfyre were always part of the plan* and they attacked Rhaenys+Meleys together with Aemond+Vhagar. All three dragons hit the ground together. No one close enough to see what happened survived and those further away couldn't see clearly for the fire and smoke. At the end of it Meleys was dead, Sunfyre critically injured and Vhagar more or less okay. A body, burned beyond recognition but believed to be that of Rhaenys, was found under Meleys' corpse three days later. * In the book Aegon II is less of a weakling. However you always have to remember that the _Fire and Blood_ book is a) a dry history book, not a novel, so you don't get people's inner thoughts and feelings, and b) the product of two maesters, a septon and a jester, so it may well have a pro-Greens, anti-Blacks bias, if you believe the fan theory that The Hightowers+The Maesters+The Faith have been conspiring against the Targaryens ever since the Conquest.

[@VoFALT]

Baelon was Viserys and Daemon's father. That makes Ulf their half-brother.

[@riyadmridha7543]

Sunfyre was a beauty

[@midasthestallion4105]

And just like that the Realm of Westeros lost a little magic. Farewell Rhaenys, the Queen Who Never Was, and one of the few truly competent Targaryen's to ever exist.

[@rogvortex58]

At least Rhaenys didn’t suffer. There are worst ways to die in Westeros.

[@GoatLuffy_97]

I'm still speechless hours after watching this episode. This episode hurt 😭💔

[@vinnycordeiro]

I already knew it was going to happen, I've read the book. It didn't made it easier to watch.

[@michelmorio8026]

Why are there people who never read a single book from Martin in that universe who write in comments and forums that Alys Rivers is the Red Woman who looks for Dany in Meereen? 😂 That Red Woman doesn‘t even exist in the books

[@silversurfer8818]

Aegon was wearing the conquers ancient armor, so he was probably immune or at least resistant to the fire. And probably why he survived the fall. At least his survival was hinted in the ep 5 promo video.

[@aikrichter5403]

When Dragons fight,everything burns. Now i get it. the whole attack on that Castle was just to lure one dragon out so vagar could kill it. all the people who died in flame, where just setting up the scene.they didn't give a crap about that castle or that 200 men holdign it.or for their own army,which was just picked up on the way. It's like 2 superpowers playing with their Nukes.

[@CastironRibeye]

Aemond saw his chance to take his brother’s throne.

[@Marcus_1001]

Rhaenys is my favorite character as well. As a book reader, I knew this was coming but it did not diminish the impact one single bit. I am absolutely gutted.

[@jonsand3102]

we have thousands of barn owls running around America today

[@liamdamon]

Although it's true that Otto was planning on usurping Rhaenyra's crown, it took Alicent to convince Aegon that his father wanted him to be king. Without Alicent's insistent reassurances (and her newfound affection and attention), Aegon would have continued to try to run away.

[@icarus_falling]

I like the moment where rheaneas (bad spelling i know) clips herself in to the saddle. She was staying with her dragon no matter what. But being raised with meleys from crib to adult and staying with her its got to mean more. Also i think the false king is badly badly burned. I think hes either going to die or learn a lesson

[@DarthKay093]

Rhaenys in 1x09 ''I won't leave Meleys''

[@drrohanjacob]

Meleys was not raised from the crib,she was the dragon of rhyneras grandmother ,daemon had his first flight on meleys at a couple hours old

[@vinnycordeiro]

@@drrohanjacob OP was talking about Rhaenys, not Meleys.

[@drrohanjacob]

@@vinnycordeiro Rhenys claimed meleys when she was an adolescent

[@icarus_falling]

@drrohanjacob I'm guessing that's the book lore? In the show it's kinda suggested to us laymen that meleys was rharnys' from childhood.

[@eduardpista1487]

Meleys wasn't just Rhaenys' dragon, before Rhaenys Meleys was ridden by Daemon and Viserys' mother Alyssa and her husband Baelon rode Vhagar so they were very close because Baelon and Alyssa were deeply in love, so it's even more sad.

[@derrisreaditbefore]

Hi Angela and to you too Xander, first off, sorry for the length of this comment (I always want it to sound as though I'm actually talking to you instead of offering potential context free sound bytes). This was the episode the book fans were hyped for, in much the same way as we were for the Red Wedding. Knowing the tragedy to come, and the weight of its inevitablity. Inevitable because it's such a key moment that it had to remain true to the way it was written. It's interesting that you say it all feels like a hurry to get to the next chapter, when as a reader (and chronic RE-reader) I can astonish you by saying that the ENTIRE 'Dance of the Dragons' (what the 'historians' dub this civil war) takes place in just seven chapters of Fire and Blood, and most readers feel sure it will take four show seasons to get full the story in. Fire and Blood is written as an 'in-world' history. Taken from source documents as our own histories are, from diaries and letters of those close to events and just like ours, Westerosi historic records aren't homogenous. The sources go from slightly different due to the proximity of the author to the throne, to VASTLY contradictory. What this has done (imo) is give the show-runner Ryan Condal the *perfect* framework for a show. He has a complete timeline of recorded events, but only speculation about how those events came to pass. Other commenters are 100% correct that the writers are creating scenes, and in all truth, the entire show is simply another version of events, this one where the characters get a voice. AS the insane book fan I am, yes, much (and more 😆) has been 'changed'. Character ages are the most significant. To give the show a focal point, Alicent was aged down and Rhaenyra up to make them contemporaries and friends. This has given the show it's heart. Other ages have been adjusted to make the story relatable rather than a checklist of events, the timelines have been stretched or compressed as needed to pace the show seasons (particularly season 1) out, some smaller characters are gone completely others given different names (seriously - introducing Oscar Tully as the grandson of the aging Lord was a great way of hand-waving away GRRM's *deliberate* inclusion of Muppets Grover and Kermit), and overall I think they're doing an amazing job. Not to give the writers all of the credit for Hot D. The cast is simply superb. They've all created characters based on not much more than a timeline and list of events that occurred for them, those with dragons have shown utterly believable relationships with what in truth was a souped up mechanical bull. Who would have thought after the incredible performances of Millie Alcock and Emily Carey that they could possibly have been outdone by Emma D'Arcy and Olivia Cooke?! But we've seen both of them deliver award-winning performances. Eve Best as Rhaenys went from solid, reliable, never miss a beat supporting character in episodes prior to this, all the way to acting powerhouse here. She simply shone in Rhaenys' final hours. Incredible. Thank you for sharing Angela, thanks for the edit Xander - I'll be here next week!

[@corentingnl73]

Rhaenys the queen who never fled

[@funnylilgalreacts]

Boss

[@midasthestallion4105]

To answer your question, Funny, no Vhagar doesn't care. The dragon's she's spent the most time with were Balerion the Black Dread and Meraxes, both of whom have been dead for decades (Meraxes for around 100 years by this point). Vhagar is well trained and she's a seasoned warrior, which is why she needs a rider with a strong will to mount her. She knows her tactics and commands and she plays no games. Once a threat has been identified she takes it down, hard and fast.

[@MayhapsYes]

6:00 Whoever is telling you Alys Rivers is someone from GOT is 100% wrong. Harrenhal and her magic come from the Old Gods of the north, the red trees are weirwood trees and every castle used to have a heart tree (a weirwood tree with a face carved on it) but was slowly cut down by the Andals.

[@DarthKay093]

Exactly. She is her own character and ppl are so desperate to connect her too someone we know

[@Starmongoose]

Yeah Alys is not Quaith.

[@scotthewitt258]

There are theories circulating. But, fan theories are not canon.

[@gregoryfloriolli9031]

Criston Cole gets a little redemption in this episode. He came up with a clever plan and he showed genuine concern for Aegon.

[@GlennShook]

Concern yes. Plan was prob more aeomond. Not sure why everyone thinks cole had the plan alone.

[@abinadi92]

Amazing episode!. I'm still crying about that last eyes conexion, it broke me in many ways

[@kyuken893]

Granny Vhagar remains undefeated

[@alistairrae9807]

Just to clarify something a lot of people keep getting wrong Vhagar is a Female Dragon and is referred to as the Queen of Dragons

[@adrianneagoe3652]

EMMYS are coming

[@RM618h]

I hope so but Paddy Considine didn’t even get nominated

[@gellertgrindelwald4238]

@@RM618h A fucking travesty, dude. Man acted his heart out as Viserys.

[@Ok-yl3rx]

Rhaenys (The queen who never was. But should have been) r.i.p

[@Im4gi]

Poor Aegon man, no one ever trained him for his role as King, now they all ignore him and blame him for his shortcommings in ruling only weeks after he ascended without knowing a day before it happend. He lost his son and heir and no one helped him to work that out. He seeks help from his mother, genuinely, as we can see from his expressions, and she just shuts him down like he's worth nothing. And now his brother attacked him and Sunfire is probably dead and crippled (Aegon and Sunfire have the strongest bond of all Dragon/Rider-Duos). I know he can be a prick, but still, no one deserves that, such a tragic story :(

[@BloodDjimon614]

Aemond is intentionality trying to kill Aegon. Cole even catches him trying to finish the job at the end. Hell, he even baited him to the battle. Cole had a plan, Aemond had his own.

[@kylemma33]

Aemond was sheathing his blade, so he could pick up the dagger.

[@BloodDjimon614]

@@kylemma33 he had no reason to draw his weapon besides to kill Aegon. There were no enemy soldiers outside the castle at any point and Aemond isn't stupid.

[@franciscosantiagorodriguez8012]

“Princess Rhaenys made no attempt to flee. With a glad cry and a crack of her whip, she turned Meleys toward the foe.” - Fire & Blood. Rhaenys Targaryen and her dragon Meleys not backing down and bravely facing Vhagar. Princess Rhaenys could have escaped If she wanted to. Meleys is faster than Vhagar and Caraxes. Rhaenys chose to stay because she saw and she knew she had the chance to injure Vhagar and somewhat incapacitate her and Aemond to fight in the future even at the expense of her and Meleys life.

[@ttsg5601]

The show runner confirmed that three of the four dragon’s eggs form episode three are Daenerys dragon eggs from GOT.

[@blondymonk1535]

Then remains. How the fuck did Illyrio get them?

[@uninterruptedrhythm4104]

@@blondymonk1535 They were probably being traded around Pentos in black markets. No one can hatch them except dragonlords so they just passed from owner to owner

[@blondymonk1535]

@@uninterruptedrhythm4104 lol. You think dragon eggs are just randomly traded ? 🤣

[@bmaxime8771]

No, the director of episode 3 Geeta Patel said that, but the co creator and actual showrunner of the series denied it, at this point in time, the three eggs that would later belong to Daenerys have already been stolen and are somewhere in Essos, they were stolen by Elissa Farman the lover of former Targaryen queen Rhaena Targaryen, check your facts xD

[@snoopy_peanuts_77]

Vhagar is a Grandma not a Grandpa lol

[@kingironside2381]

“Aegons gonna be mad about sunfyre” did we not not all just see him get scorched on his dragon and fall 100s of feet? 🤔

[@coloradoyehti1538]

It was in her final moments when Rhaeneece realized that she should have burned them all at the coronation...she went out like a boss though

[@Bill-v6f]

One thing of note about the forces coming from the north, because of their motto, they realize that a winter brings potential hardship with feeding that many people. The men that would come and fight did so with no intention of returning so that the food stores would last longer in times of hunger.

[@user-qs9mm7pw9w]

32:20 He is the BEST KNIGHT IN THE 7 KINGDOMS. What did you expect.

[@kellifranklin4432]

Oh I cried when Rhaenys and Meleys died. She died a dragon rider's death and Meleys went out like a boss dragon. I absolutely hate Aegon and I will never be on his side but Tom does an incredible job of portraying Aegon. I'm just ready for the blacks to have some victories. So far I'm not impressed with their war tactics.

[@SciFiCatGuy]

The concoction that Alys gave Daemon was Weirwood sap, it's what Bran consumes to enhance his Greenseer powers. He drank it because he had just seen her eat some and then add hot water to it. In the books, it is said that she appears ypunger than she really is, but according to the showrunner, Ryan Condel, she is 400 years old.

[@traptor713]

The ending of the fight actually does play out a bit differently in the books, and I think I like the book version a bit more. The main difference is that when Meleys and Sunfyre are tangled together, Vhagar's attack actually takes both of them out of the sky, not just Sunfyre. One of the narrators in the book claims that Meleys had a decent chance at taking on Vhagar alone, being the fastest dragon, but had no chance against two dragons, so the book version made it feel like Aegon actually helped instead of just getting in the way. It also makes Aemond's friendly fire seem more reasonable since he actually hit the enemy too, and not exclusively his ally. I know they were trying to build tension in the show version, but I guess I just like the idea that Vhagar could never have caught Meleys without Sunfyre slowing her down. Feels more fitting than having Vhagar land a sneak attack; she's supposed to be huge and strong, not sneaky.

[@genosseunge7089]

Aegon and sunfyre are so alike, all the style but none of the skill

[@HikingPNW]

The distance between King's Landing and Dragonstone is very close. The water surrounding King's Landing is Blackwater Bay. As ships leave the port and head out to the Narrow Sea or really anywhere on water they have to pass right by Dragonstone.

[@danielnavarro8881]

Rhaenys death broke my heart she was smart and wise. She was one of my favorites. I will miss her so. Love your reactions. Stay well.

[@Vipre-]

2:20 I'm fairly sure there's something super important about one of those kids she sent away but since I don't know how far the show plans to go I don't want to spoil anything even if it's like years in the future. 7:30 Like Prince Philip husbands of reigning Queens are generally referred to as Prince Consort, so "My Prince" is technically correct he just hates it. It was just a natural slip-up on the host's part.

[@raviasmara]

Rhaenys , The Queen That Never Was ❌ RHAENYS , THE QUEEN THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN ✅ And Meleys , THE RED QUEEN 🔥🐲 You two were the badasses 😢

[@VAOdin]

Frankly, Rhaenyra deserves to lose the war at this point. She has so many drag9ns at her disposal that she should've just attacked the lords and gained forces like Cole did but with dragons. With superior dragons numbers. She should've saturated the field which wouldve left Vhagar unable to defend all the targets. Then she should've just sent multiple dragons to kill Vhagar since he was the only threat on the field. Fact is that she allowed Aemond and Cole to control the field and force her to play defense when all she had to do was just launch a basic offensive from the start.

[@iad77]

Loving your reactions ❤️

[@abelgonzalez158]

My heart 💔 😭

[@sophiespacks]

20:11 “whats rooks rest?” famous last words😭😭

[@LuxLoser]

Family Clarifications: Ulf looks like a skeevy uncle. He claims to be Rhaenyra and Aegon's uncle (and thus Daemon and Viserys' BROTHER). He claims Daemon's dad was his dad. Joffrey is the third Strong Boy. We see him at Luke's funeral throwing in a toy to the pyre. The twins (Daemon sons by Rhaenyra) are Aegon and Viserys.

[@SciFiCatGuy]

The concoction Alys Rivers gave Daemon looked like Weirwood sap. That is what Bran consumed to enhance his Greenseer dreams.

[@Scott_Burton]

Geoffrey Valeryan was named by Rhaenyra's husband, Laenor. Named, presumably, for Laenor's lover who was killed by Ser Criston. This would put his birth well before Rhaenyra and Daemon got together in the specific way to make a baby.

[@williamthell5930]

Them changing this fight is irritating to the least, they made it seem like rhaenys had a choice in leaving or staying. Or how she injured vhagar. It was clearly stated that it was an ambush by aegon & aemond that she didn’t try to flee, and that vhagar came unscathed. They are so pro black is crazy🤦‍♂️

[@timothybrown2907]

When dragons go to war everything burn 🔥😪

[@plectrumura]

I mean, this is a win for Aegon, but having the king get severely messed up and losing sunfire in exchange for rooks rest is hard to quantify as a true win. That’s the nature of war though. Almost none of the “victories” in this show for either side are likely to be worth the cost paid by the victor.

[@paulkripke3423]

This is so fucking emotional, even how many times i watched this episode, it makes me cry, rhaenys 😢

[@LondonCrusader]

We came for the tears, and you didn't disappoint.

[@Familia_Fern]

Im not even lying I full on uncontrollably sobbed so hard for 3 hours after watching this Rhaenys was my babygirl

[@MrLcarter24]

Ewan Mitchell is a fantastic actor.