House of the Dragon ep 2 but its just Otto Hightower disgusted with everyone | recap

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[@rileydavidson207]

Otto played the game. Maneuvered perfectly, and got them to the point where they could easily win and then his famiky decided to fuck the whole thing up.

[@kieran9541]

It's like caring your team through a game and they lose a 1v3 and fuck it up.

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Well, since HE put his idiot family on the throne, HE is to blame for it. There wouldn't have been war if not for Otto's manipulations.

[@To.me.my.X-Men.97]

​@@kieran9541😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣☕

[@peytonsmith1062]

Otto deserved that. He betrayed Viserys by giving him the Milky Drug which he knew would limit his life, and it did. Under the influence of that drug that makes you true to what you say next, Viserys said he wanted Aegon to be King, but not Alicent's Aegon. But Rhaenyras. Viserys thought he was talking to Rhaenyra. It's a shame. Alicent didn't even talk to Rhaenyra about it either she just made Aegon 2 the King but that wasn't the Aegon he wanted on the throne. It was Rhaenyras. All the Greens, except for Helaena, were as deluded as their King. Although the Blacks, as did the Greens, may have suffered many casualties, I'm glad Rhaenyra's bloodline and the Blacks were the Targaryens to rule over decades. I haven't forgotten about that Mad King either. I know he's from the Blacks, but regardless of who won in the war, the Greens would've destroyed everyone if they hadn't won against the Blacks. Aegon 2, the King in this show, was never a good king.

[@quakethedoombringer]

@@yevgeniyaleshchenko849i meant, he didn't have a choice. Rhaneyra and Daemon hate his guts, Aemond is the younger sibling so he doesn't have any legitimacy

[@silverloony1170]

"My father is dead." "And we are the poorer for it." As flawed as Otto is, I love how emotional he sounds saying that, like he'd love nothing better than to have Viserys back.

[@lucasdasilva23]

Viserys is dead, and everything is worse now 😢

[@AnnaBellaChannel]

@@lucasdasilva23 and everyone knows it .

[@edwinvanooijen7749]

Yeah I think at this point Otto actually regrets wanting Aegon on the throne, but because he is in too deep he just continues in order to survive.

[@petrstanovsky7648]

​@@edwinvanooijen7749Yes, he start to think what did he done and afraid of future. Rightfully so. 😅

[@azlanadil3646]

@@lucasdasilva23 And it’s all Otto’s fault.

[@pensive7676]

his pause when he says “and what. has ser criston cole done. 😐” had me ROLLING

[@joshua6207]

😂😂gods help us all

[@acuyra]

I loved that moment. You can tell he’s actually afraid to even ask, and he takes a moment to mentally prepare himself, because he knows he’s about to hear something stupid.

[@stingerjohnny9951]

Otto was in perpetual 😑 face

[@Saiyanprince1114]

​@@acuyra That's literally how I was describing it for days lmao. It's the pause where you have to brace yourself for the stupidity of the answer before you even ask the question

[@sergio_os]

I love his reaction after hearing Aegon says the plan is brilliant. That man saw all his life decisions in one second asking himself how on earth every good plan he thought he had, led himself into this. He was disgusted from the soul to the body.

[@happilyjane1665]

The way he stares at Alicent when she confesses. Pure disappointment beyond mortal comprehension, this man wants to die.

[@AnnaBellaChannel]

100% How did I end up here and why are these people so stupid? I want my old life back.

[@stingerjohnny9951]

@@AnnaBellaChannel I mean he kinda brought this on himself, but I feel that makes him sympathetic in a way. We’ve all had to deal with the results of our fuck ups at one point or another.

[@azlanadil3646]

⁠@@AnnaBellaChannel Something something, hubris, ambition, cosmic justice.

[@pitilessnightmare6879]

Bro was just done at that point lol

[@BoomerNyoomer]

Aegon: "He made me king!" Otto: *Chuckling* "Oh you sweet summer child."

[@not_ian5543]

“Well well, if it isn’t the consequences of my actions”

[@lisas_long_lost_forehead6085]

0:34 Otto is so disgusted he needs to take the longest blink ever 😂

[@faceless_man566]

its a combined look of horror, confusion and annoyance when he hears that ser criston cole did something. you know he knows that he's banging allicent.

[@MathouManson]

"Ser criston cole as acted" Otto: clint eastwood disgust face activated

[@mint._._]

i lost it when he called crispin's plan a prank😭

[@jacobseed2123]

0:30 this might be my favorite moment in the entire show, the look of absolute horror and disgust on Otto's face is amazing

[@ironladyerimuth]

"you fucking WHAT?"

[@quilliamattari2772]

why was he so annoyed at Criston’s plan though?

[@ironfreddy3192]

​@@quilliamattari2772 1. Extremely unlikely to succeed. 2. Provocation that leads to further escalation. 3. Can be used as propaganda to gather support for Rhaenyra's side. Even if Rhaenyra were dead, she had heirs and Daemon would take control. Literally pointless mission.

[@walterw6585]

@@ironfreddy3192 if rhaenyra was dead they practically lose one dragon unless they seek out the targaryen bastards which is not going to be now obviously.Also some lords havent declared for her yet.And if daemon took over some lords would stop supporting him because of his bad reputation.Lastly it basically fucks up the whole woman should take over the throne thing and they would continue from the bastards line(which would be even harder to conduct even if they are targaryens it dont matter people dont like bastards in westeros.)Btw they would infight about who takes over the throne after rhaenrya dies(bastards vs daemon)and it would weaken them. So yes its actually a brilliant plan this especially this early on.Since he also wanted revenge it didnt matter to him if one kingsguard dies.(it should matter but sometimes kings do be like that)

[@cholze9146]

The show made us hate him as the man with selfishness and ambition his only purpose is making the way for his family in the first season, then just made us laugh over by making him sane enough to realizing that all of legacy that he’s trying to build is going to implode by his family’s stupidity.

[@mgatwood42]

That feeling when you do everything to make your family the best, only to realize too late that they're the worst.

[@stingerjohnny9951]

@@mgatwood42 a lesson Tywin failed to learn from

[@TheBallsbreakers]

I do not hate him at all. He's pragmatic, and had a hand managing the kingdoms under 3 different kings. "Selfishness" does not allow you to do that. Easily the most badass character in the show.

[@Andre_APM]

Otto's bemused snicker at Aegon will forever stay with me as a top tier moment of acting in either GoT or HOTD

[@chasemcnab7610]

I read it two ways: 1. Viserys never named you king, you disgusted him and it was all a lie to give us power. 2. I MADE YOU KING YOU F@cking TROGLODYTE

[@margarethmichelina5146]

Now Otto is in the same position as Viserys, being the only sane person in the room, surrounding by idiots and has a problematic daughter.

[@MrMinevision1]

nope. Viserys was pretty stupid

[@sergio_os]

Viserys? By his time he was the only stupid person in the room living and believing in his own denial of the simple truth that every single member of his family have a reason to hate each other.

[@TurinStark5]

​@@sergio_osand yet everything just collapsed because on his deathbed he mentioned Aegon, not referring to his son and Alicent decided to push for her son to be king. Otherwise Rhaenyra would have been the new leader

[@sergio_os]

@@TurinStark5 Otto and the council were already plotting to make Aegon the King even without consulting Alicent. Even without her conversation with Viserys, there would be treason. And they would use the same excuse used in the books then: "the throne should be passed to the His Grace eldest son, which is Aegon".

[@margarethmichelina5146]

@@TurinStark5 Viserys also ever mentioned to Alicent about Aegon, the Prince Who Was Promised and dying Viserys thought he was talking to Rhaenyra. Alicent later twisted his narrative to the Council that Aegon that he mentioned is Aegon, her son.

[@meghan3835]

I love otto looks like he was about to throw up when aegon said criston send arryk to kill nyra

[@Baelfyre]

Bro was pressed lmao

[@sergio_os]

You can see every cell of his body regretting making Aegon the King at the very moment he hears his grandson saying that plan was brilliant

[@meghan3835]

@@sergio_os Otto got so tunnel visioned about putting his blood on the throne that he didn't think there could be a possibility for it all to backfire.

[@quilliamattari2772]

@@sergio_oswhy was he so annoyed at Criston’s plan though?

[@PCRyder]

@@quilliamattari2772 They basically just sent a Kings Guard to his death. In a time when they needed every single soldier they could muster, kings guard are no common foot soldier. It was a brazen and foolish attempt that just ended up making them look stupid.

[@thedarkone9552]

Otto got what his wanted - his own grandchild on the Iron Throne. But there was an issue. And then there were more of them, and then he realized he should have held his ambitions in check and still support Rhaenyra

[@TheElochai]

He shouldn't have killed Vizzy T. He should have supported Rhaenyra even if she married Daemon.

[@ThomasMees]

@@TheElochaihe didn’t kill him lol

[@TheElochai]

@@ThomasMees He helped it along.

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Right.

[@lucasistrom]

@@TheElochai I think Rhaenyra marrying Daemon was the point of no return for the Greens. Before that, they might have been able to back out and mend relationships, but with Daemon invested in Rhaenyra's claim Alicent's children would never be safe, even if Rhaenyra herself might have shown them mercy.

[@march1242]

Damn. Even though we know Otto is the villain and master schemer to the Green’s usurpation, these clips actually make me feel sorry for him. He’s surrounded by newbs and dunces. How this man hasn’t started hitting the bottle yet is beyond comprehension. In another universe, he probably would’ve said ‘f*** this’ and moved to Braavos 😂.

[@sergio_os]

Otto was never a master schemer, he just had to deal with poorer schemers than himself. His whole situation with Daemon is the first proof. Daemon had the stronger claim as heir by the beginning of Viserys' reign by the same precedent that gave Viserys his crown, and Otto made Daemon his archenemy. All his attempts to push Daemon away from the Crown just gave him more power. He then supported Rhaenyra, and when Viserys finally decided to name her the heir for all the realm to see just to piss off Daemon, Otto then started a whole new scheme engaging Alicent to Viserys. And then he changed his mind again, trying constantly to male Viserys name Aegon as heir, not Rhaenyra, which he defended with all his strenght years before that, which led to him losing his position as Hand for the first time. He wanted Aegon on the throne but never bonded himself to his grandchildren. And failed to read Aegon correctly, which led for him wanting a path different from the king. He was as a Hand the same as Viserys as a King. If you look with no details he was good, but once you try to see what he really made.... well 🤢🤮.

[@isabellemurphy8331]

Otto Hightower regretting his life choices for 1:45

[@stingerjohnny9951]

Otto: Well if it isn’t the consequences of my own actions…

[@a_takajedna]

Otto is mvp of this season so far change my mind

[@joshua6207]

He's been the most well spoken character since the first episode of HOTD. Unfortunately i dont think we will see him again until next season

[@badyoutuber1986]

Close tie with Aegon

[@nicksmithnutmilk]

​@@joshua6207he dies soon so yeah these were his last real scenes

[@joshua6207]

@@nicksmithnutmilk in the books he dies at KL when the blacks capture it. He's going to be in oldtown when that happens. So who knows when he will die. Could be with Daeron when it happens

[@asoiaf__]

@@joshua6207 He might be going to Tyrosh to discuss business with the Triarchy. We are 100% going to Tyrosh this season, so I guess we’ll see who goes there 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@melodeem2514]

1:00 love it!! He knew. He knew that Viserys wanted Rhaenyra on the throne. He was so power hungry he forced Aegon thinking he would be able to control him. 😂

[@hitrapperandartistdababy]

Otto was phenominal in this episode along with Aegon! My god the greens are getting some solid scenes!

[@ethanduncan1646]

I am 100% enjoying the green family dynamics because of how dysfunctional they all are. Aside from Daemon the blacks are mostly a functional family but Otto failing to control the trainwreck that is his grandchildren is amazing.

[@Anon_Fox]

It’s like Tywin almost when Joffrey took Ned stairs head except he worked with it and just became even more ruthless with his enemies. Otto has a plan but when it messes up he seems to have a hard time adapting

[@alishojaei9156]

The Tywin Lannister of his time. He was so good at playing the game yet his children were so stupid that fucked it up every time. He's like a man ahead of his time who is just disappointed at how everyone is so far behind him

[@frname7665]

Alicent (at least in the show) is far from stupid. She's not Cersei.

[@Fisher9001]

That added scream was perfect.

[@haywoodovertown8307]

Absolutely, I was Screaming 😂

[@Laura-wj8ti]

Omg this had no business being this funny 💀

[@merlins_teats]

lmao thx!

[@idontspeakjapanese6289]

Viserys being unintetionally funny in season 1 and now Otto in season 2 LMFAOOo

[@Hannah-hq8ne]

Lmao that stare as he’s contemplating what Cole has done

[@JaketheJust]

Tywin: My children and grandchildren are an embarrassment! And they foil my plans! Otto: First time?

[@Dcll8451]

After he says the plan the fuckin look of “holy shit with a bunch of fuckin idiots” kills me 😂

[@visionofsolace8961]

When he said "Gods help us all..." he knows very well that if his kingsguard succeeds, Daemon, Jace and Rhaenys will attempt to burn down the Red Keep with them inside.If he does not succeed, he will have a dead kingsguard, and another murder charge on their backs.Which still means more war incitations.

[@jeffreysamson5938]

Worse. Daemon may crown himself as king as well

[@visionofsolace8961]

@@jeffreysamson5938 that would be absolutely terrible.

[@Kaszkieciorz_TG]

When you play Monopoly with family and you go from winning to bancrupcy pretty fast

[@user-vo6iz7gh2f]

1 37 Alicent: But why? Otto: Because if I do I'll fling myself from the window screaming because of you all. Otto in his head: (Why did I have to search for that wastrel😭😭😭😭)

[@arturzinurov4781]

I think Otto might be seriously considering a way to bring back Viserys from the dead and whatever or not his family would be enough as a sacrifice.

[@ianfleischer3532]

You gotta hand it to Aegon's actor: throughout every one of his interactions with Otto, you don't know if he's being either over-confident, dumb, insane, or just plain mocking his grandfather out of spite

[@user-uc8px6pp1z]

Despite hating him and basically all of the greens (Except Heleana and her kids) I can't help but feel a little sorry for Otto. But, he started this shit now he's got to deal with it.

[@dvsat12]

next to the roast about the rat catchers, i like the idea that otto knows that viserys didnt want aegon to be king.

[@LINX29X92]

He’s definitely the Tywin Lannister of this series or… Tywin is the Otto in GoT lol

[@GeekBearReporter]

The stairs edit was brilliant 😂😂😂😂

[@timjim5344]

'I had no expectation and yet I'm still disappointed' -Otto Hightower probably

[@pplesandoranges]

That gangsta's choir made my soul sing

[@AnnaBellaChannel]

The Episode where Otto Hightower regrets all of his major life decisions and thinks he should have put team black on the Iron throne it would have been easier than team green.

[@badyoutuber1986]

😂 he still thinks rheanyra shouldn't have the throne above the males "you have a son at old town he will take to kindly to instructions"

[@AnnaBellaChannel]

@@badyoutuber1986 Only that son is the king's 3rd son which the people with no except nor do they know. Otto Hightower reaching for the last straw to power.

[@ReignofIndepence]

Otto was literally the audience in this episode. He won me over this episode.

[@cirilodesantiagocruz6473]

Was that chuckle Otto lowkey admitting he knew Viserys didn't really name Aegon as heir?

[@mgatwood42]

He knows Viserys was adamantly against Aegon being his heir for most of Aegon's life, and the only reason Viserys might have changed that view over time was through Otto's machinations. One way or another, regardless of whether Viserys named him heir or not, Aegon was made king (and also just made in general) directly because of Otto. Which I think he's seriously starting to regret.

[@shreyapatil9827]

And whattt.....has ser.. criston... cole done??? Lmao😂

[@aaronwinrock8164]

You reap what you sow or w.e It's his fault this is happening to begin with

[@captainnemo4940]

The only person who does all the work in the group project.

[@sancho4975]

I love when he says "is that what you think" because Otto himself didn't believe a word of the bullshit Alicent said, for him it was just a trickery for Alicent's son to be king and even him realized that

[@brian1923]

Omg you got me at the end so funny

[@amarieoflothlorien]

all his plotting and planning undone by his daughter.

[@melodeem2514]

Love the edit. 😂😂😂

[@theghostinthemirror8158]

The best HotD video on the internet!

[@merlins_teats]

thank you! Inspiring me to make more 😆

[@sheisjazzz]

I absolutely lost it when he said “i do not wish to hear of it” BRO DOESN’T GIVE TWO F*CKS LMAO

[@yxxng1z943]

“the king is my grandson and my grandson is a fool” i get his anger because trying to argue with those two dumbasses had me stressed as well

[@merlins_teats]

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[@hazwan149]

Daemon : Wonderful

[@missidol4505]

😂😂😂i love this

[@antonioscafuri756]

Otto at this point probably thinks that keeping daeron in old town away from his family is the best decision he ever made

[@johnnyodom6915]

Otto knew that Aegon was not a worthy king, his scheming backfired on him.

[@ZOMBIETH44]

I worry that Otto leaving the show will have leave the same hole Tywin left on GoT. Not gonna be the same without his presence and authority. His kids and grandkids are going even bigger shitheads than Tywin, idk how they’ll fill that void.

[@redxhand]

Rhaenyra will be beheading otto after she takes back KL though.

[@danielmakranyi8533]

- I have sinned 😧 - I do not wish to hear of it 🙂

[@afrophoenix3111]

1:34 _I_ _don't_ _care_ _to_ _hear_ _your_ _gripes,_ _in_ _the_ _dancin'_ _dragons'_ _paradise_ ...

[@Saiyanprince1114]

Not the Howie Scream 🤣

[@Dawid.O]

Otto wish Viserys was still alive.

[@merlins_teats]

Otto be like "mistakes were made"

[@badyoutuber1986]

​@@merlins_teatsAlicent disagreeing to kill rheanyra,Aemond stupidity at ship breakers bay sending term's to rheanyra and holding rheanys in the keep

[@stingerjohnny9951]

@@badyoutuber1986 And the biggest one of all, Otto for helping this loser (who was ALSO likely a mistake) get on the throne

[@badyoutuber1986]

@@stingerjohnny9951 Aegon was not a mistake Veserys always wanted a son but neglected to raise him when he was here

[@badyoutuber1986]

@@stingerjohnny9951 putting Aegon on the throne was a mistake but his the first born son 🤷 they had very few options Daron would have fit perfectly but his the last

[@leeashley1902]

I'm team black all the way, but even i have to field sorry for Otto is this scene. Everyone around him is fucking everything up leaving him with a pile of messes to clean up and when alicent said that she had sinned you can just see that Otto was desperate to not find out. He already has enough fuck-ups to deal with as it is, he is in no mood for more.

[@MobbJacket88]

Otto's no Tywin but god I love his character. Fantastic performance from the actor. He really makes Otto one of the funnest characters to watch.

[@robertstefan1090]

Amazing acting from" Otto "😮

[@mjohn3126]

I wish Otto explained everything in his anger. How since the moment Aegon was born, his grandfather conspired to put him on the throne regardless of what Viserys wanted. How Aegon is just a pawn for Otto and Alicent.

[@thenightqueen0]

Bet Otto really regrets coming back from the first time he was fired. Like do you realize how bad you’ve messed up your resume being fired a second time as hand of the King?

[@soniacarmona1845]

Otto already knew Cole's idea was stupid 😂

[@thegreatid3595]

Otto's problem was being a second son and didn't have the army to back his power as hand of the king.

[@NtoTheM]

Otto isn't protecting Rhaenyra. He's aware that half the realm, including the very honorable and popular Starks, has declared for her cause. Killing her like that could rally countless houses immediately, instantly starting the war everyone but these two bozos was trying to avoid. They'd just rally behind Daemon and there'd no longer be even the smallest chance of peace on the table. Generally he's not opposed to the idea of killing Rhaenyra, but there's a proper way for it. Which is why he wanted to do it before word goes out that Viserys is dead, so there's not even an ember in the air about her right to the throne. Assassinating a royal rival at this point is a political catastrophe, especially when it cannot be proven that Jaeherys' death is on said rival's hands.

[@sawtooth808]

Brilliant editing, you should have The Battle of Rooks Landing set to the music of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” 🤭😈

[@sowpmactavish]

Mans probably Tyrion's past life. Spun out by the Wheel of Time as a dwarf a century and a half later as punishment for being a conniving SOB

[@midhavr1002]

I was thinking 10 min ago that he was Tywin’s past life but your theory makes more sense

[@thehound1359]

Nigel the leg.

[@gatorhawk7167]

The only time I was against Otto in this episode was when he objected to the commoners’ pleas. Satisfied when Aegon stopped Otto from telling him not to make sure the blacksmiths are compensated for their work.

[@rjelruiz5867]

That feeling when you want to play the Game of Thrones but your family isn't as cunning as the Lannisters or as honorable as the Starks They are just impulsive dumbos. Poor Otto. xD

[@gibbygoober2864]

Not Barristan Selmy!!😭

[@thatguySmitty234]

The irony of this entire sequence is that Otto now is witnessing the full weight of his scheming. He now realizes while Viserys was flawed he had his whits about him and was not a loose canon regardless of his choices. Aegon is young inexperienced and only has a yes man at his side. Ser Criston Cole is mad because he got his heart broken.

[@notanothermichael4676]

Should've let Rhaenyra inherit her fathers throne smh

[@attenberg]

He’s close to overacting, but, god damn, his performance still slaps

[@stingerjohnny9951]

I feel it works because ANYONE would be as close to snapping if they dealt with so much bullshit XD

[@luutarb]

Ser Crispy Coleminer

[@To.me.my.X-Men.97]

0:41-0:48🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dubbeking]

Hightower is so based. More Rhys Ifans, please.

[@hhattonaom9729]

0:44

[@sweettt321]

How dare you not include what follows, "Idiot!" at 0:20 Ser Simp the Incel: Beware of how you speak to your King, my Lord. Otto: The King is my grandson! and my grandson is a FOOL! Criston's name is Ser Simp and I will accept nothing else.

[@stevehope4572]

your right first time he touch a woman he had a crisis of faith😂😂😂😂

[@jeffreysamson5938]

Hxrny cole?

[@grieftex803]

Otto was an annoying person and a terrible hand, literally got fired once by viserys and then dubiously put back. Then he goes and repeatedly insults the king, how he wasn’t fired sooner is a mystery