HOUSE OF THE DRAGON (Ep. 1 & 2)🐉 REVIEW🐉

[@DanielGreeneReviews]

What are your thoughts on House of the Dragon so far? MANGA POLL: docs.google.com/forms/d/1rRIOdjyn2m1SOmsYvqR1rv2c1h9v7DnAz3d0hSYaxV4/edit

[@audax_]

It's a shame the lesser known series have no chance of winning, but luckily every entry here is a worthwile read

[@guitarhero640]

​@@audax_ yeah tbh, I really want Kingdom to win but alas, I don't think it will

[@alphasword5541]

@@audax_ Holding out on the hope that he'll move away from shounen into more Seinen eventually, a lot of the popular series are good but the fact they dominate so much means a lot of other stuff just aren't going to get the focus

[@audax_]

@@alphasword5541 there's not that much shonen tbh, it's a good mix of both. My personal votes would go to Vinland saga, TG, Punpun, Kingdom, Blame, Monster and Dorohedoro, but since i can only vote once i'll go with Vinland bc it actually has a good chance of winning

[@alphasword5541]

@@audax_ Yeah I guess I shouldn't have specified only shounen. I agree with what youre saying

[@pablolacalle6098]

Matt Smith going from Morbius to House of the Dragon is the redemption arc of the century 🤣

[@queenthatalwaysshouldvebee8760]

I didn’t watch Morbius so didn’t know he was even in that

[@BerserkerApollo]

What do you mean it been all rise

[@bradenhazle4378]

Someone's never seen Matt Smith before

[@sfooter1692]

Imagine acting surprised at that redemption

[@paulcourtemanche3549]

You dare disrespect Morbius(2022) one of the movies of all time? You morbophobe. Do NOT have sex.

[@Major98]

The scene on the walkway to Dragonstone with the standoff between Daemon and Otto and Rhaenyra is so far the best scene, so good. I also love the contrast of the dragons, their not just different colors, they have completely different characteristics.

[@luthien47]

Exactly! The little wings on Caraxes back legs just add that more exotic flavor even for a dragon

[@leekelly337]

The causeway scene is definitely one of the coolest scenes ive seen in anything. The scale matched the moment, the weather set the ominous import, the music, the intensity, fugging amazing!!

[@JasonLorette]

Her emerging from the clouds on that gold dragon after that ripple of cloud was awesome.

[@marcusmusings]

that and Viserys confrontation with Daemon in episode 1 are my fav moments so far

[@silvereken1]

Yes! The acting in this scene is also fantastic, very genuine while also being perfectly dramatic. Love it!

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

Emma D'Arcy better bring her A-game by mid-season because I'm falling for Milly Alcock's Rhaenyra already. The reaction she has after Alicent is chosen was priceless.

[@GoldenMechaTiger]

Yeah that's gonna be weird. Wish they had just done one of them for the whole thing. Tv shows and movies make older people play teens all the time they could've made it work

[@syedshahrukhraza2923]

@@GoldenMechaTiger The issue is that Rhaenyra will have teenage children of her own by S2. Milly already looks young for her age, there is no way she can believably play a 35/36 yr old.

[@odarkrak5537]

^it simply wouldn’t work. the last kingdom ran into this problem in the latter seasons (takes place over like 60 years) you have to suspend your disbelief sm it almost takes you out of the story

[@edmontonboy99]

@@odarkrak5537 Much like that other Vikings show where it takes place 200 years yet the characters don’t age.

[@anonymouscrow5849]

You would Deamon wouldn't you?

[@wizarddragon]

They freaking nailed Caraxes. They made his movement look like a worm. Hit that book description perfectly.

[@Noone91875]

A freaking flying blood worm

[@Alexander-kc8oq]

About the gore: I think it´s so impactfull because it´s (so far) used sparingly. So when it does happen we remmeber it. Actually, same can be said for as lot of things in HOTD so far. Gore, nudity and even the dragons are all used carefully while also not shying away from it. Although the dragons will dragon a lot more the further into the season we get.

[@timpeterjensen2364]

Im really happy they scaled down, what in the end seemed more like porn, in GoT, like i dont mind nudity, but if i want it, theres other sourses i can go to, i dont need it all the time in my tv entertainment, but when its used sparringly and it makes sense, it can really highlight a scene, like vicerys not being able to get off, becsuse he is distracted by other things.

[@Lurklen]

I did think it was weird all the tourney knights were just straight up murdering each other. Like, it's a sporting event bro, no need to axe a guy in the face.

[@Alexander-kc8oq]

@@timpeterjensen2364 The ball-cutting scene was worse than anything in GoT imo. I tried cösong my eyes but I didn’t relize what I was seeing fast enough…

[@toschrama]

My wife has a trauma from her C-section, so when they were about to start we skipped. Heard it was jarring but good.

[@jaginaiaelectrizs6341]

I'm literally here for the dragons, so I'm sure hoping they start to dragon a whole lot more as the season progresses. Like, I was hoping to see a lot more of just daily life with dragons, or something; not JUST when landing or taking off with them or doing borderline combat-ish things with them-but I guess we get away with it, so far, because they don't really seem to approve of Rhaenyra being with her dragon all that much...since she's a gal. It kinda feels like, she only gets to dragon when she's sneaking off to do so in a spare moment when no one's watching her.

[@AsiniusNaso]

Poor Viserys, he just wants to paint his warhammer miniatures and play with his model trains :(

[@martophrenia]

The most reliable character

[@stefvanroey8191]

I was watching the scene in which he dropped the dragon model right when i was also repairing some warhammer models and it gave me a quick snort laugh indeed

[@chrthiel]

He is actually my biggest issue with the show and it has nothing to do with his acting, I just keep seeing him as Andy Wainwright

[@QuinnTheGM]

Honestly the cinematography on the bridge scene in episode 2 might be my favorite cinematography we've seen in Westeros from either series. Can't wait for the rest of the season!

[@tylergervais3207]

It makes sense to me that this was gonna be good, the source material is fully written by George, and the writers are different, so both the things that lead to the ending of GOT being so bad aren't the case here

[@jaginaiaelectrizs6341]

Plus, GRRM's personal involvement with the House of the Dragon tv series - I do believe - has also been a lot more than it was with GoT. I might be wrong, but I kinda had the impression like GRRM was really only an occasional consultant for GoT, at most; but with House of the Dragon I think he's actually much more of a full-on producer or such. (But, also, a lot of the directors and producers in general are different for House of the Dragon than for Game of Thrones too. The House of the Dragon showrunner wasn't a GoT showrunner, but he actually did do some writing/directing/producing or whatever for GoT too. But the final seasons of GoT had pretty much completely different writers than the earlier seasons of GoT did too-it's rare for the same writers to stick with a tv series for more than just 3 seasons, or so, if not less. So who knows who the writers for future seasons of House of the Dragon will be, versus the writers of the first season, or not. Only time will really tell.)

[@brettmurray2473]

Daemon may already be my favorite on screen GoTverse character for sure. I hope they keep going down the road of nuance and balance his good / horrid traits.

[@MI-vc9lp]

I feel like Rhaenyra and Rhaenys relationship is going to become more interesting as the show continues.

[@gcarsk]

Yeah, Rhaenys sits on the black council, so will be good seeing her after the timejump to the Dance of Dragons

[@MI-vc9lp]

@@gcarsk I wonder how she'll react to the brown hair of Rhaenyra's children.

[@llindberg194]

I'm so glad you mentioned the costumes. I'm re-reading the books and really thinking about how over the top so much in the universe is, the castles are enormous, the armour gaudy as hell if you listen to the descriptions, full on enameled with winged helmets, lionshead pauldrons, Vardis Egen's rondels are "enameled cream-and-blue in the moon-and-falcon sigil" when he duels Bronn at the Eyrie etc. Rhaegar's war armor had the Targaryen sigil inlaid in rubies on the breast plate, so yeah that's pretty extra. I love episode 1 and 2 and Matt Smith is such a charismatic Daemon Targaryen, I really like that casting so far.

[@lovefromshirley]

I LOVE the knick knacks! The little balls on the council table? The mini house sigil thingies when Rhaenyra is judging who gets to be Kingsguard? The ornate tourny helmets?? Shout out to the prop masters because those things add so much to the world building while being directly discussed by the characters ZERO times. So cool!

[@ronaldtaylor8326]

Ok but I need to point that Rhaenys' actor is really selling it in this show🤩

[@Wraith983]

Your comment on the cricket is funny, but I figured the idea was the conversation was so awkward that you could hear crickets. The cast is nailing it. Daemon toss that dragon egg like no fucks sold me on his performance. I'm in 100%

[@Scamspam]

Yeah the cricket sound design was definitely deliberate to highlight the silence and awkwardness of the conversation.

[@lego7naveltube]

I feel like the dragons emit so much body heat that when flying up above the clouds a dragon rider would actually be decently warm, or at least protected from the cold.

[@ILoveManCity.]

Yes, i think is mentioned their blood boils.

[@TheNathanHughes]

Targaryens are also somewhat resistant to heat/fire (not immune) as we see with Danny’s love for boiling hot baths and how she was able to hold the scolding hot dragon eggs that had been in the brazier. So perhaps targaryens can also resist cold weathers in some part.

[@lego7naveltube]

@@TheNathanHughes I know! I’ve read all the books 📖

[@Corlwow]

The lavish is on purpose. This is the height of the Targaeryen empire before a shakespearean tragedy-esque story

[@fodinski1]

Why are people so afraid of feeling things? ITS GREAT, IM ALL IN

[@animal_4826]

giga based

[@wallsofgab]

The sounds for the birth scene sounded so real, my dog who sleeps through EVERYTHING in front of our sound system... ran. She booked it and did not come in again until it was done. 😂The sound team needs an award

[@luthien47]

It's such a grotesque contrast to GoT and im all in for it. Everything is so up front and centerstage, many vibrant colors, and costumes are so extravagant, almost felt a little Wes Anderson esque at times, but make it bloody. I'm really loving the aesthetic and direction so far, my only quips are Viserys just looks like a random guy in a cheap wig, the intro music being the same as GoT was massively dissapointing, and some of the dialogues in the beginning of ep 1 were a bit stale. Overall great 2 episodes and I'm really excited for the rest of the season!

[@Antlover420]

Glad I’m not the only one who was getting Wes Anderson vibes. I literally stopped the show multiple times and there were shots that looked EXACTLY like an Anderson film

[@luthien47]

@@Antlover420 it's very vague but it's there, mostly in composition and color. This shows photography is outstanding so far

[@alastorcorvus]

The original GoT downplayed the heraldry and medieval fantasy vibes, in the books, the Westeros Lords and their vassals wear their house colors and sigils in very extravagant ways.

[@jaginaiaelectrizs6341]

I was actually pleasantly delighted with how the music tied in well with GoT by utilizing some of the same pieces but modified slightly. It was exactly how it should! The same, but actually not exactly. The subtle ways in which the music differed, despite their common threads, I thought were pretty much spot-on. But I guess that's just me. (And having the exactly same intro music also worked, for me. It would have been difficult to come up with something totally new that stands in-mind just as well yet also doesn't feel like it should be a totally different universe entirely or something.)

[@BunkistheBold]

The armor designs (especially the few suits scene in the tourney) were so refreshingly historical compared to most of what was in GOT. Finally, actually functional looking suits that correctly convey the period. Im moist.

[@alphasword5541]

The more lavish setting is part of what makes this preferable to me over the GoT show, so much more like the books. I hate the overly nihilistic tone of the GoT show because it's affected even the image of the books.

[@primeirrational]

Same, the books can be so magical!

[@masterknife8423]

I like how colourful the books are for such a bleak world

[@alphasword5541]

@@masterknife8423 Yeah, it's bordering on corny which is the exact vibe Daniel described regarding Daemon's armour. The colour and the actual use of the fantasy aesthetic is part of what made asoiaf striking imo. If it was just bleak and brown and grey and grey-brown, it wouldn't really be drawing from fantasy like it does.

[@Thumbdumpandthebumpchump]

@@alphasword5541 The muted colors are actually PURE fantasy. The colorful vibrance of ASOIF was one it's commitnents to a realistic depiction of the High Middle Ages. The past was almost universally gaudy.

[@primeirrational]

I wanted the Bolton banner to be pink. PINK

[@mister_i9245]

When you said you thought you wouldn't be able to see Matt Smith as anyone other than "a certain doctor without a PhD" I was wondering if I had somehow forgotten that Dr. Michael Morbius didn't have a PhD.

[@hazel3397]

I feel the power of patriarchy in this world so viscerally through Alicent's character. She really has had barely any agency in what she actually does, and is often extremely uncomfortably with the things that she is manipulated into doing. The visual motif of her scratching away at the skin around her fingernails is so good at expressing the stress that this culture is putting her through for the benefit of the important men that surround her.

[@n0zenzur]

Masculinity is vital and great thing in society. Every man who watch this show is pathetic looser who helping the post modern indoctrination spreading. The post modern ideology needs to die. We will kill it.

[@Halo_Legend]

🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 Read some f-ing historic book for a change before saying anything about NOBLE women in medieval times and their agency. (Admittedly, idk if you're talking about a noble woman, because I haven't watched it, but if you do, you're a clown).

[@jp6046]

This is actually how it is in real life. Today not so much now since Royal Families have no power, but back in the day, daughters (and sons) were used as very powerful political chess pieces. Marriages were arranged and were done for alliances and financial advantage. You married who you were told to marry.

[@SiddarthaTB]

Btw, the whole "freezing becuase they're so high up" nitpick isn't even TRUE. In the opening of EP 1, Rhaenyra isn't that far high up, she was in the low level clouds and those can be at the highest of up to 6,500 ft (Around 2000m) and lowest of around 2000ft (600m). Where you can still breath and function, its going to be harder but not as much as one might think.

[@chrisredfield6274]

Yeah WWI and WWII fighter pilots flew at around these heights with no portable oxygen

[@timothypolanco8622]

With how good this show have been thus far I can only only hope that this open the door for a Robert rebellion spinoff.

[@LPChipi]

That would be a great standalone movie

[@hogari]

I'm hoping House of the Dragon will eventually get there, as it is supposed to be the "history of house Targaryen". So maybe something like two seasons for the dance, then some time skips between seasons with completely new casts, and maybe somewhere around season 6 we will be with the mad king and the rest.

[@LPChipi]

@@hogari Not to burst the bubble, but I believe it's going to be around 4-5 seasons and all of it will be the dance of dragons

[@hogari]

@@LPChipi where did you get this? I haven't seen anything about their future plans for this show. Four seasons for only the dance would be stretching it pretty thin I think.

[@DweezyBreezey]

I'm happy to see the show get such a positive reception so far. I know people where pretty cautious leading up to the premiere, but as someone who was following it's development fairly closely, I could tell there wasn't really anything to worry about. Glad to not only be vindicated, but also to have my favorite fantasy series back again. It might not be the books, but it's good to be back in Westeros.

[@doubledibs]

I thought there were two small(er) moments for Matt Smith that were great. His introspective moments in the pleasure house after the queen and Baelon’s arch before he was encouraged to speak. He said a lot without saying anything. I think the quiet moments between him and Rhaenyra on the bridge were similar. There was certainly a lot swirling around, but those felt really personal and somehow a clear look into his mind space. Also at the beginning when he gave her the necklace, there was a lot going on but it was right after he decided to overstep and sit on the iron throne. Good swings between bombasticism and intimate looks at his character IMHO. Or I’m not getting what you meant by small ☺️

[@jaginaiaelectrizs6341]

The choice that Matt made for Daemon's character, alongside Rhaenyra, during the funeral I thought was an awesome smaller moment too. I think I'D be much more worried about the other actors and actresses performances maybe not holding up as well in smaller moments than for Matt's performance. But maybe that's just me, and the fact that I've already seen him in several roles other than a certain Doctor before, so I wasn't even a little concerned that I wouldn't be able to see him as anything else.

[@brightvideo123]

I for one welcome our new Parshendi characters into GOT

[@serrasedai]

No lie that jousting armor for Matt was BANGER

[@randyjax09]

Can we talk about Caraxes? I wish that Dragonstone scene in Episode 2 had been his first introduction in the series. His dolphin noises were so freaky and unsettling. I kinda loved it. 😄

[@makoygaara]

I repeated that scene 2x and was surprised that the high pitch shrills come from a dragon.

[@randyjax09]

@@makoygaara Yeah he’s weird AF but I loved how the King’s men were terrified the moment they heard that sound.

[@makoygaara]

@@randyjax09 Otto's reaction was priceless. Fit for a meme. 🤣

[@Hanna-th3tl]

The cricket!! Seriously I had to pause to make sure that there wasn’t an actual cricket in the room while I was watching that scene. Glad I’m not the only person who realized that.

[@SehaChan]

Dragons are indeed heated. And it's not even a luxury addition, they come out like that straight out of the factory.

[@ericwannemacher8286]

I think the main thing missing is that there isn't much fun in the series right now. All of the characters are serious and kinda intense. No Tyrion or Jamie Lannister or light hearted moments at all really that were sprinkled throughout GoT

[@shadowoflotus]

I also noticed the cricket chirping loudly in that one scene but I thought they did that on purpose though! XD I thought it commented on the relationship perfectly while still being a teeny bit too much.

[@AwSamWeston]

6:58 "Matt Smith is just always at this 10." You could say he's taking it... *shades* up to 11.

[@fodinski1]

As of now King Viserys takes the performance crown for me

[@account-gp4sn]

"It's Targaryin' Time!!!!" -- Matt Smith

[@GaryMcSnail]

Viserys and Rhaenyra having a very serious and awkward conversation The backgrounnd: 🦗🦗🦗🦗🦗🦗

[@Major98]

It's really amazing. I mean shockingly good. 2 episodes and I'm pretty much all in

[@dy8244]

Best intro yet. Your work is appreciated.

[@shelbybrissey5651]

The actress for Rhaenyra, Milly Alcock, is literal perfection

[@MrBellsa61]

After episode 1, while I remained cautiously optimistic my worries remained. Episode 2 actually got me excited to see where the show goes. This looks very, very promising. The writing was strong, the performances were great, and the CG is passable.

[@aedrianys]

I agree, episode 1 had some really stupid moments but episode 2 had amazing dialogue and scenes and I couldn't find anything too stupid. I hope ot stays that way

[@unknownwarrior5672]

@@aedrianys what stupid moments did episode 1 have?

[@nemesis8508]

@@unknownwarrior5672 it didn’t. It’s most likely moments that are easily explain that they didn’t understand

[@michiel1162]

@@unknownwarrior5672 the exposition at the beginning was pretty annoying. Show don't tell

[@ShalomDove]

You know that that dragon is a heated carseat times 10. Not an issue

[@jdoe7252]

Thank you for the note about the tattoo because I was gonna ask where it was from. On the subject, you should do a tattoo tour. I know it's not your usual content but I wanna know the context to the ones I don't recognize and hear more about why you chose the ones I do.

[@IcoKirov]

i have conflicted feelings about the show. from one standpoint, it's good production, the acting is great, it looks great. while i'm watching the episodes and don't feel bored or anything like that. it's intriguing. but then once the episode is finished, i kind of feel nothing. i don't have an urge to continue watching it and see what would happen. i can totally see myself forgetting about it if there were not a hundred adds all over the place and if it was not poping up in the "continue watching" section of the app. so yeah, it's a good show, but i guess i'm not invested. usually i get invested pretty easily even after 1 episode in good shows.

[@Emma-sj6wp]

I think the cricket was so loud for a reason but it was super distracting 😂 As a person who hasn't seen the original show or read the books I've been enjoying it so far. Episode one was a little rough but I'm thoroughly invested and definitely have favorite characters and love the sets and costumes!

[@Blanksmithy123]

If you like this, you’d love game of thrones

[@primeirrational]

Great fun that you’re completely new!

[@oskarhultenlycke2543]

You should definitely read the books or watch the original show, you get so much more insight on the different families we encounter in House of the dragon. For me it’s really fun to just sit there and be like “Rickon Stark!!! I know who your great great great whatever child is” I dunno why, but it’s so fun

[@agametedua]

"The dragon's heated... I don't know what you want me to say" ahahhaha

[@sesshowmarumonoke]

Both episodes were amazing 😍 They were more faithful to the story than GoT. The gore at the end of the lists felt gratuitous, though, even in the books, that was simple sports competition.

[@Nick-dk2zq]

Surely that was just to accentuate the trauma of the birthing scene - more a visual trick than anything

[@AbrasiveTea]

I forget whether Screenrant or New Rockstars but I liked them talking about how the king and his brother sit on the thrown. While the king leans left and is being cut, which is a bad omen, on the left side of his body. It being a sign he was not born to sit in the thrown and he doesn’t know what he is doing. It also shows the thrown taking pieces of him with the infection on his back and finger. On the other side his brother leans right and is not cut so his general persona is more built to be on the thrown. Just a cool thing as the finger infection episode two was on the left hand and his back was on the left side

[@katelynsullivan4400]

Glad you liked it! I noticed the crickets too. I actually almost paused it to see if it was the show or outside before realizing it was indeed the show lol. I’m pleasantly surprised too but one thing I hope for in future episodes is a bit of humor. GOT wasn’t a comedy but it definitely had humorous moments and this doesn’t yet.

[@caryjones54]

Dan, I gotta say your list of Manga is INCREDIBLE. Straight up, so many of those manga are all time greats. If I could have a wall of manga, many of those would be on it. 20th Century Boy is a nostalgic masterpiece and might be under represented in the vote. Regardless if you do videos for it or not. It's one of my all time favorites. Vinland Saga, Monster, Vagabond are dark and enticing and play the line between history and historical fiction. Hunter X Hunter, One Punch Man, Bleach are incredible, but more page turner-y. If you're going for humor, manga I didn't see on your list are Ranma 1/2 and Angel Densetsu. Both masterpieces. Angel Densetsu is short. Ranma 1/2 is long. Depends on what you wanna jump to after trucking through the medieval fantasy and grim darkness that is Berserk. Thanks for the video!

[@telltellyn]

Despite hating the later seasons of GOT I had high expectations going into this, the source material is amazing and they have new writers. It's exceeded my expectations so far and it's been kind of funny seeing so many people surprised by its quality, I think people really weren't looking at it objectively.

[@superalatreon1]

I watched this before the first two episodes, and honestly I never encountered / noticed the cricket scene. Maybe my audio isn't as clear or 3D as yours but yeah i never noticed that problem

[@remoballesteros448]

The loud cricket, if I remember correctly, was during the selection of the seventh member of the Kingsguard

[@justmoody5797]

My thing is people nitpicking something like travel time from kings landing to Dragon stone , which is soooo close to Kings landing btw and it is not like traveling from Winterfell to King's landing. And I can see why they did that because it really doesn't matter instead of making them 4 days travel due to Dragonstone is an Island they skipped the shipping prosses.

[@johanliebert375]

The sound design you criticized was actually intentional to show the distance and awkwardness between Rhynyra and Vysyrys after Emma's death

[@jp6046]

If only Amazon Prime had done Wheel of Time like this....

[@kathleenhope7431]

One thought I had about the armour at the joust (though I am by no means a historian of armour or jousts) is that I thought all the fancy armour with the over the top helmets in some ways highlighted that these are young men who are showing off, playing at war, with no real battle experience. Something as large and spiked as Daemon’s dragon wings, or even Hightower’s tall tower, I imagine would be a hinderance in actual war. But maybe I’m wrong and even in our world armour at tourney was more showy…

[@alvarosager9206]

As someone who is a big fan of loves ASOIAF and adored GoT (when it was good...) I had high expectations and a lot of hesitations in regards to this show. So far it's really living up to my expectations and I'm loving it. It feels like one of the really good seasons of GoT in quality.

[@Thewayoftheryan]

A Song Of Ice 🧊 and Fire 🔥!!! You're rocking it as always Gobblin!

[@esteban280889]

Im loving house of the Dragon. Best part is GRRM has more control in this one, and all the material is finished (or key points at least outlined). But I think it could expand past the dance of the dragons, and be a targaryen anthology show and take us until at least the blackfyre rebellion (I am supposing Dunk and Egg they would rather do as a seperate show).

[@LukeParon]

Dude the lighting in this is impeccable.

[@Andre_101]

I'm so glad i'm not the only one who got really distracted by the crickets. I thought the sound was coming form a cricket in my house and not the actual show.

[@eibhilinor7712]

the cinematography in this show so far has just been fucking incredible, especially episode two. some really talented people working on this

[@lightningtiger7721]

Glad to see you back Daniel! I’m only slightly distracting by the ever changing lights :D

[@fy4b230]

I took the loud ass cricket as a choice for the scene. I dunno if it was because of said cricket or not, but what I got from that scene was Alicent and the King didn’t have much to talk about and it was, well, awkwardly silent. The cricket hammered it home. I could be very wrong though. Pretty sure I am right though lol. Sound design has been so on point, so I’ll go with my explanation.

[@lorenzo0188]

That dragon tattoo is just so awesome. I want one.

[@daandebacker3967]

Comment number 2. I also just really wanna say I love the way you critique. The way you talk about it is really engaging yet you still make sense at all times. It's just really enjoyable.

[@lanfaer6800]

I recently went to a Lord of the Rings concert here in Zlobenia (Slovenia) - it was fantastic music but there was a cricket or a grasshopper somewhere overhead making its sound and it drove me nuts the whole 2 hours. Misophonia :(

[@qarabo4355]

since i know from watching your videos and how you're already a reader of high quality tastes im gonna go on a limb here and recommend a manga, actually manhua, that is up there with the best of the medium. Imo it is the best in the medium. The Ravages Of Time, an adaptation of the three kingdoms period, combining the romance novel with real life events and also many of the author's own twist, it excels imo in every facet of story telling imaginable. The only true negative i'd say the series has is how intimidating it can be at first, since its style of writing is less explaining more figure it out for yourself. Personally i love this aspect of the story a lot, because of the endless re readability it offers. And also the story has so many layers to it that there is more than enough to enjoy on the surface to make u get through ur first read. But yea man, if u want a manga, manhua really, of true quality i highly highly highly recommend the ravages of time. also there's a discord for it that has a nice little community to help you get through any roadblocks. I hope u try this series out sometime truly.

[@Tedscwa]

Been loving the show so far, it's been great to return to Westeros and I'm excited to return to Middle Earth at the end of this week with the new Rings of Power series, 2022 is such a time to be alive

[@valarya]

i was SO worried about only seeing the loveable goofy Doctor w/ Matt Smith, but wowowowow he does an incredible job @ playing an emotionally stunted asshat! I agree with everything here - it shocked me how I naturally quit nit-picking because my brain just became so absooorbed.

[@mr.orange8205]

I too thought that cricket was way loud. My first thought was it must just be super close. Like on one of the characters or something.

[@DocDoo33]

Daniel, I don't know how much work it would be to do this, but if it is not to difficult it would be great if you can show a picture of the character/actor you are talking about. I don't really know the names yet so it was not always clear who you where talking about. Love the channel and look forward to more!

[@evalationx2649]

"We need more Cricket!!"-House of the Dragon Sound guy.

[@JRCSalter]

I've been very hesitant to watch it because of how GoT ended, but I might check it out now. Also, Matt Smith is one of the finest actors of his generation. His role as Doctor Who was iconic for all the right reasons, then he went onto the Crown and made Prince Philip his own (while his sucessor in season 3 just seemed to be doing an impersonation of the Prince), and his portrayal in Last Night in Soho was downright chilling. All three were vastly different characters, and he did so damn well with each of them.

[@andrewwynne6934]

The best way I can sum up this show is "AND THEN". Every instance in this show is "AND THEN this happened," or "AND THEN that happened." If I learned anything from Tray Parker and Matt Stone, if your story's plot points rely on "AND THEN" your screwed. It relies too much on the viewer reading the source material.... and making the birthing scene a attack on RvW. Because THAT will age well.

[@emilyblake3872]

Pls do episode by episode reviews for House of the Dragon and TROP! I’d love to see them!!

[@TheDiabeticGameMaster]

Daniel...... how in the hell do you expect me to choose only one of these manga? you should read ALL OF THEM! I will say that I am tempted to suggest one of the shorter ones, something like Uzumaki which is only a single omnibus volume. That way, I can hear you talk about more manga while helping you to expand your palette. Idk. You should do what you want in the end but I love how many options there are. I love how open to the genre you have become now. Makes me smile.

[@Thimulus]

In regards to manga poll: I voted for 20th century boys, although I know that in the end the number one manga in the poll will probably be Chainsaw man. That being said, I would like to suggest few overlooked fantasy mangas, that are must read for anyone who is fan of fantasy genre: Witch Hat Atelier, Dai Dark, Made in Abyss & Drifting Dragons.

[@rhodsym643]

So far this has been everything I wanted and more, it has that early seasons game of thrones vibe with a much higher standard of visuals. I genuinely enjoy fire and blood more than a song of ice and fire and I'm so glad to see this.

[@tximinoman]

I voted in the manga poll. I was divided between One Punch Man and Akira but I ended up voting for Akira. Not that many people have read the manga, which is much, MUCH better than the movie (and the movie is amazing) and I would love for you to shine a light on it.

[@Liversh0t]

definitely surprised how I got hooked on this faster than thrones, hope the actor changes in the time jumps don't kill momentum

[@KILOWATTE]

Welcome back Chief :D looked liked you really had a blast on your vacation ( hope you feeling refreshed )

[@xsingh6693]

It's just like the first 4 season of got 😭😭😭 loving it.

[@Drahko12]

The conflict is really good to the point of frustration because you can see Rhaenyra could become an great ruler if her father believed in her. But because she is a woman and this kind breaking tradition she is set aside. They made a good job of showing Viserys being a weak ruler and easily influenced. So much detail and foreshadowing this show is truly a good surprise and I hope it finishes strong for the eventual season 2

[@whitney2548]

Love ya but the shelf lights are super distracting. Especially when you have a cut and they're suddenly a different color.

[@Serious.5097]

Hey, Daniel, voted for you to read One Punch Man. I've both watched the anime and read the manga. It's absolutely brilliant twist on action stories in general. Most of them deal with the main character getting stronger and overcoming struggles. But here, we start at the end where he's already the strongest there is. Inbetween easily beating every opponent he focuses on real life problems and situations that normal people deal with. He might be an invincible fighter, but he's not that good at other things in life and it's hilarious. One Punch Man humour is some of the best I've ever seen. Just a worthwile experience overall.

[@michiel1162]

Can't wait for episode 3, crabfeeder is such a cool secondary antagonist.

[@haveyouseentheyellowsign61]

Mustache Daniel is the ultimate Daniel

[@daandebacker3967]

I know I'm late to the party, but I'm gonna write a comment anyway. Just to say that I'm really loving the show so far. I love the way they expanded on the 'storyline' in Fire & Blood so every decision made by the characters makes sense. I love it for all the reasons you listed. The acting performances pretty much blew me away. Milly Alcock is pretty much my discovery of the year, both Matt Damon and Paddy Concidine are both so believable in their respective roles. Steve Toussaint has just the right combination of thoughtfulness and intensity you'd expect from the Seasnake. The fact that my biggest criticism for the show is still that they hired black actors for the Velaryons (which yes, I think is both wrong lore-wise and ethically questionable), something that doesn't really impact the quality of the show, pretty much sums it all up.

[@account-gp4sn]

Now Danny Boy... I'm expecting some honest analysis when Rings of Power drops.... don't hold back now (screw the sponsors) 🤣

[@timpeterjensen2364]

My main issue with it, is that i have predicted all major story bests so far, well before they happened, its just too predictable, my hope is, thats because alot of the start is setup, and that the more unpredictable moments will come later.

[@CarmenMunteanu]

yes, dragons have a belly full of fire so they are like those cars with seat warmer, so u do do not freeze at high altitude :D

[@noodlemans]

I’ve enjoyed it a lot too. I went in with low expectations and now I find myself waiting for sundays again.

[@Mclearmountain]

The bridge scene in Episode 2 was insane.

[@gizzardgizzard3583]

Daniel the crab ppl have a name, they are called parshendi

[@kenaustinardenol1338]

Is anyone else looking for character comparisons between HotD and GoT? I got a new littlefinger and a suspicion of Shae and of course the obvious one: Dasnerys and Rhaenyra

[@chrisredfield6274]

It seems like Daemon cares for Rhaenyra. He just wants to be acknowledged by his brother. But he is constantly shunned and therefore he acts out. I don't think he would ever hurt his niece.