House of the Dragon - Episode 2x1 REACTION!!! "A Son for a Son"

[@hali_55]

Blood and Cheese aren’t idiots, they’re following Daemon’s orders. Cheese asked what to do if they couldn’t find Aemond, the implication is that Daemon told them that any son would do and…yeah

[@yasmina3999]

Yes but then why Blood was shocked when Cheese got Helaena if that was their plan b?

[@hali_55]

@@yasmina3999 because Helaena’s not a son, that’s what Blood said. He was onboard once Cheese pointed out the children.

[@mikered1974]

​@@yasmina3999because Blood thought Cheese is idiot he thought cheese gonna kill Haelena not a Son but when Cheese pointed the Children he get the point.

[@jamien368]

yes exactly, they followed daemon's orders

[@yasmina3999]

@@hali_55 no, you said that Jaehaerys was always a plan b, and yet still Blood was acting confused like he didn't know they needed the queen with her children ( who obviously were with her)

[@Bled420]

No no, y’all got it mixed. Arrek and Errek are twins. When he said “The age of 8 and 10” it means 18. So twins appointed at the age of 18

[@MovieFusion]

Simple mistake

[@Bled420]

@@MovieFusion oh very simple, don’t blame you at all! Just wanted to let you know for future episodes

[@MovieFusion]

@@Bled420 I appreciate it!

[@manvirshergill1739]

You also made a mistake by spelling the names wrong it's Erryk and Arryk. 🤣

[@katherine-qg7mf]

I might be dumb but how does 8 and 10 makes any sense

[@pariamtzv]

24:00 "Thats not what he wanted" well... they Asked him what if we cant find Aemond? then Daemon smiles and scene ends , what do you think about that :)

[@havok6280]

Black fans always give Daemon the benefit of the doubt despite all evidence.

[@pariamtzv]

@@havok6280 well im on team black and i love daemon but its very clear that he is not a good person im not blind by it but i still can enjoy watching his character

[@MyUniqueVibe]

@@havok6280 He didn't smile like OP suggested, lol. It was left ambiguous so idiots could argue their own POV without there being a definite answer. He could/would order the death of a child if it benefited his House, and he could have also told them to target Aegon if they couldn't Aemond. We just don't know. :D It will be funny if it turns out he didn't explicity order the death of a child. But I guess that would not fit your narrative, eh?

[@havok6280]

​​@@MyUniqueVibeit's not my narrative. It's literally the narrative George wrote. In the book, Blood and Cheese could not get into the Maegor's hold fast. However, they could get into the tower of the hand which is where Alicent moved after Viserys's death. Helaena had a routine of taking her kids to see their grandmother before bed time. Cheese knew that so the plan from the start was to kill one of Aegon's sons. Literally a son for a son. Killing Viserys's son makes very little sense in this context. Rhaenyra wanted Aemond but Daemon just wanted to hurt team Black.

[@MyUniqueVibe]

@@havok6280 The book is literally narrated by two maesters who were Pro-Green and one jester who loved to exaggerate every event. The fact you're using them as factual evidence for what actually happened during B&C is interesting. Plus, the Greens would no doubt exaggerate the assassination and make it sound much more horrific to garner more support. You need to think more critically. Besides, we'll find out if Daemon ordered the death of the child if B&C couldn't find Aemond next episode. If he did, that will fracture his relationship even more with Rhaenrya because she just wanted Aemond dead. And whatever his motivation, Rhaenyra is going to get blamed for the murder regardless, and it weakens her moral highground and will turn some smallfolk against her.

[@Alex-bz8lj]

Aegon is no where near as bad as Joffrey

[@mongraal35.z44]

Not yet

[@OneDrinight]

@@mongraal35.z44Likely never will be. No matter what it is, Aegon will have an actual reason for any following cruelty (not that it’s justified). Joffrey never even tried, never cared, and never loved. The only commonality is that they’re young kings which brings about similar levels of inexperience but they’re worlds apart, character wise.

[@PTCAL]

I think aegon is not as coward as joffrey. He is better than ramsay bolton and joffrey combined

[@mmemori]

he literally assvlts maids and r4ped a child.

[@vampr3751]

⁠@@mmemoriSo did joffrey, but hes not as bad in the sense that he is actually useful as a king. Both horrible ppl but aegon at the very least wasnt a coward.

[@ballmarquise893]

i’m so weak at the “ ain’t sir cristen cole suppose to be on duty “ and then 5 seconds later …… 😂😂😂

[@Moompl]

In the books Blood&Cheese is much different. First off, Aemond is never mentioned to be the target, and Rhaenyra is not the one to incite the mission. Daemon sends Rhaenyra a letter from Harrenhal (in the books he is already there) that says- “An eye for an eye, a son for a son. Lucerys shall be avenged”. B&C sneak into the Tower of the Hand, which is not guarded as heavily as Maegor’s Holdfast, where Aemond was, and they head for Alicent’s chambers, who is getting ready for bed (Criston and her are not a thing in the book). Helaena and her three children (Jaehaerys, Jaehaera, and Maelor, who was not present in the show version) visit Alicent’s chambers each night before bed, and were just about to visit. When they get there, they find Alicent tied to the bed and her bedmaid strangled. Blood bars the door and Cheese takes Maelor and tells Helaena to choose which son of hers will die. Helaena pleads that they kill her instead but they refuse, siting- “An eye for an eye, a son for a son. A wife is not a son.” Cheese tells her that if she does not choose then Blood will grape her daughter and they will kill everyone in the room. Eventually, Helaena chooses Maelor, her younger son. Maybe it was because she thought he would be too young to understand , or perhaps it was because the elder boy, Jaehaerys, was Aegon’s first born and heir. Cheese holds Maelor up and whispers to him- “You hear that, little one, your momma wants you dead”. In one clean motion, Blood strikes of the older boys-Jaehaerys’s-head, and the two take off with it. When the guards finally burst through the door, they find Helaena grasping her son’s headless body to her, mad with grief. So yeah, Blood&Cheese is much more tame in the show.

[@havok6280]

Killing a four year old isn't tame. The shoe version is just different.

[@Moompl]

@@havok6280 I’m not mad about them not showing a child getting murdered. I’m just a bit bummed that they had Helaena so basically nothing to stop it. I hope they are going to address this in next episode.

[@hali_55]

@@Moompl it seemed like she went numb, she was breathing quite erratically. cheese told her if she didn’t do as asked he’d kill both children, so when they says to point out the boy, she saved the child she could.

[@avaria1538]

They definitely played it safe. Unfortunately by doing it this way, they had the dumb down the entire scene, particularly dumbing down Blood & Cheese as characters, I think to save both Daemon and Helaena from the audience’s judgement for their choices. It’s disappointing, cos character choices are the entire reason this story even happens.

[@syntheticreality549]

@@avaria1538 or maybe, hear me out, wait until next week when the show confirms weather or not Daemon said any son will do. Witch it probably will. Why are you acting like you know every detail about what daemon said off screen or if this was sanctioned by Rhanera. We will get all that next episode. Now calm down and wait the week like the rest of us.

[@lenom-wq2ez]

8 and 10 means 18, the cargyll twins were 18 when they joined the kingsguard

[@sheldonfalor]

Lmao I noticed that too

[@Sugarhicups_11]

lol yeah I was like huh?

[@asdasd-zh1kl]

yeah daemon was fourty and nine when he died

[@archmaester6594]

​@@asdasd-zh1klnine and forty

[@6236_Verses]

😂😂 it's so funny that they think he meant he was a knight of the king's guard at 8.😂

[@tino10101]

i saw someone say Helaena was so distraught and shocked because she thought she was having a vision again, but soon realised this was real life. hence why she said "No" and immediately took Jaehaera with her and ran out her chambers.

[@daniellaaa24]

Ouuu this is a good one! I 100% think so too. Poor girl

[@randomviewer2370]

blood and cheese are not idiots they complete their mission perfectly

[@jesses5463]

They are great guys!

[@queenxx1690]

They are in show in books no

[@penguin50279]

they were 18. when they say 8 and 10 they don’t mean separate 😂

[@AstroAvenger]

lmao not the first time I've seen people confused.

[@slayerr3086]

Blood and Cheese was way more brutal in the books. When the assassins get to Helaena’s chambers they tie her and Alicent up. They ask Helaena to pick which of her sons they kill - the 6 year old Jaehaerys or 3 year old Maelor. Jaehaerys was the main target from the get go (not Aemond), they only gave her the illusion of a choice to torture her. When she refuses to pick they threathen her with r*aping her 6 year old daughter so she picks Maelor, hoping he’d be too young to understand what is happening. Blood then Whisperer into Maelor’s ear “You hear that boy? Your mama wants you dead” and strikes off the head of Jaehaerys instead.

[@jamien368]

kid getting decapitated is brutal, book or show

[@kenmasters1803]

Yeah biased Condal didn't want to actually transcribe the book events because it makes the Blacks look evil.

[@geordiejaygaming2878]

accurate

[@triinomial]

Actually it's Cheese that whispers to Maelor "You hear that, little boy?" "Your momma wants you dead." 👌

[@catchmeboynice1558]

​@@jamien368 It is but the point was that in the books it was more brutal... Which is true

[@JorgeXY]

"Isn't Cole supposed to be on duty?" LMAO He was on duty alright!

[@moninaola8113]

Lol

[@chrism2964]

Standing to attention even.

[@spf1cheks]

Lol love it, and answer it right away

[@DukeJimbob]

The guy falls in love with every piece of tail he gets

[@mastouriedam5845]

Apparently in the books he's not in a relation with alicent ​@@DukeJimbob

[@42_BAmBI]

They aren't idiots, they simply are following Daemon oders, how tf did you miss this? Daemon gonna kill them, he is the one who is giving gthe command to kill the son

[@aurianc7904]

“F**k dignity I want revenge”- Aegon. Gotta remember that was his blood and heir he’s gonna crash out this szn

[@itsreeeshaaa7560]

Emma Darcy gave such a powerful performance this episode. They spoke 4 words and stole the whole episode. Well done to them.

[@MovieFusion]

Agreed!

[@johnj4471]

The whole killing Aemond thing was never going to happen unless he was asleep. He’s one of the best fighters in the land. He likely would have killed both unless they got him immediately.

[@MovieFusion]

True

[@fabiolaliano8620]

It’s very much what daemon wanted, Jae was the plan b

[@gabrielmercier4180]

You're great together! She brings other nuances in the reaction 🙂

[@tino10101]

15:39 lmfao i totally get you. she's such an amazing and complex character, it's hard for me to hate her.

[@thihaaung647]

Don't forget Blood is a loyalist of Daemon. He did this job not only for wealth but also for loyalty too. Even if Cheese decided not to kill the kid and take the wealth instead, Blood would kill him and continue his work. That's why Daemon wanted one of his men to join with Cheese.

[@Commander-vf1lk]

I agree. In most cases, when it comes to 3rd parties or other rogue elements, sometimes requires visual confirmation by sending one or some of your men whom you trust to ensure that you're not being manipulated by them and or to see that the task(s) at hand are done.

[@levilevi9621]

Cole was a teenager when he hooked up with Rhaenyra. It’s been 19 years since that. People change he’s just jaded now

[@Belladonna313]

I didn’t think I would like u reacting with another person but it’s great. Look forward to seeing you both for next weeks episode 😊

[@chriswickarts]

You guys make a great team!😊

[@pendragonsxskywalkers9518]

05:22 - Current heir to Driftmark is Joffrey Velaryon, third son of Rhaenyra.

[@vegasblackfyre]

“He’s gonna care a little bit”Have y’all even been seeing the trailers? “Fuck dignity, I want revenge”, “I’ll kill them”, “I declare war”. That’s more than just superficial sympathy 💀 All of these preconceived notions about Aegon must cease lmao. Just wait until next week.

[@tino10101]

i saw it with my parents. so hard to watch i almost cried twice

[@keanancupido]

I cried 😭

[@percyweasley9301]

😭😭 and I don't have HBO in India..

[@tino10101]

@@percyweasley9301 so sorry for u :( maybe you can find it online?

[@havok6280]

You honestly don't believe Aegon won't care that his 4 year old son and heir was murdered??? You're about to see the wrath of a father. He already wanted to ride his dragon to war and that was before the Blacks killed his kid. And as others have pointed out Jahaerys was plan B. That's exactly what Daemon wanted. Helaena can just have another kid? You believe she'll be eager to have sex with her brother any time soon???

[@kermitthefrog592]

She never wanted to in the first okay is my guess

[@askyeyv7039]

Apparently Condal said Maelor isnt there YET implying she might actually give birth at some point. Not sure why tf would they change that but yeah

[@pendragonsxskywalkers9518]

I do not think Aegon will care if Helena is eager or not. I am afraid we will see him abusing his wife.

[@pendragonsxskywalkers9518]

@@askyeyv7039 Maybe to give her choice bit feministic undertone (she is keen on saving her daughter since beggining). And probably to show another dramatic childbirth scene.

[@ttlizer]

13:53 8 and 10 means 18, they're twins

[@mrsdixon3524]

They are literally identical and they go maybe they are Irish twins😂😂😂😂

[@MrLcarter24]

Well did Lucerys express remorse when he took Aemond 's eye?

[@perseusveil9376]

If anything this entire show lesson is to not be a shit parent and teach your kids to not be unhinged rats like Lucerys cause why the hell should I feel bad for Lucerys when he mutilated Aemond for no reason (he had sand in his eyes, they could flee and the main reason for the attack was fake news, you can't steal a dragon), and then showed no remorse and no apologies for six years and even still laughed at Aemond's face? Lol they had personal beef that not even Rhaenyra tried to mend because she's incapable of showing empathy for any of her siblings, meanwhile Jaehaerys didn't even know what the hell was happening outside the castle lol

[@StarrySoakedSkiess]

@@perseusveil9376 Finally, an objective HOTD fan. Very few of y'all...

[@vegasblackfyre]

@@perseusveil9376Not just that, they humiliated Aemond, despite him being the one who lost an eye, in front of everyone. Rhaenyra demanded him to be sharply questioned (aka tortured) for calling her kids what they are: bastards. And even then, his father gave no shits about him and let Lucerys go with no consequences. Of course that’s going to sour someone to their core. Lucerys was asking for it after bullying Aemond and making fun of him even after years and I am not to feel an ounce of pity for him. Jaehaerys was a four year old baby who knew nothing about the conflict within his fucked up family and is innocent. I feel so much for him.

[@ancatdal]

Luke was 8 years old when that happened. When the families confront each other, he screams that "he [Aemond] tried to kill Jace!". That's Luke's perspective; that Aemond tried to kill Jace, and that he acted in defense of his brother's life. Luke is 14 years old when he dies. Of course he hadn't yet gained the maturity to see the nuances of that situation, that Aemond was probably bluffing despite his threats about how they would "burn alive just as their father did!", while holding Luke by the throat and holding a rock above his head. I really don't see how anyone can blame a 8-14 year old for not showing remorse for maiming someone threatening them to save their brother's life.

[@perseusveil9376]

@@ancatdal 8-14 is definitely not a kid and can show an understanding of their faults. Issue is Rhaenyra was a shit parent in her over-protection, probably using just the same argument as you. They are clearly extremely immature because Rhaenyra wasn't strict enough. Also Aemond grabbed the rock to protect himself because they literally jumped him 4vs 1 in the first place, and Jace was threatening him with a literal weapon with which he tried to gut him (a potentially deadly attack).

[@Marcus_1001]

Although still absolutely horrific, the murder of Prince Jaehaerys was even more graphic and disturbing in the book. In contrast to some other sickos here, I am actually glad that the show decided to tone it down.

[@kieranstevens5535]

8 and 10 means 18, they were 18 when they joined the kingsguard

[@Janary08]

Im horrified for helaena walking in on her mom taking a ride (as her son is being beheaded) 😭😭😭

[@DukeJimbob]

Yeah 2 horrific things to see

[@jesses5463]

Better than walking in on her mom taking a ride while also beheading her son.

[@juno_lii]

she can't catch a break I swear🥲

[@kimrose80]

Catching her mom in the act is nothing or wouldn’t even register in the face of one’s kid being murdered 😖😣😰

[@DukeJimbob]

@@kimrose80 we’re joking relax, obviously killing a kid is worse!!! It’s not real so it’s not that serious

[@tino10101]

23:33 i mean, Aegon's heir was beheaded at Helaena's sight right after Lucerys' death. i think that's a pretty accurate assumption 😸

[@AliAA20036]

The fact Helena's son didn't die immediately..

[@OpeningsOpenings]

I am may be in the minority but I don’t understand WHY they changed how that last scene was supposed to play out. Heleana needing to chose was the deepest horror - and then them actually beheading the one she DOESNT choose while telling the surviving child your momma wanted you dead BRUTAL What was the logic behind then changing it? Was it fear of how TV regulators would respond???

[@kermitthefrog592]

i think so. they got so much hate and more even recently just with Danerys being raped in season 1 and I think they are afraid of extreme or someone thinking they are glorifying any of it

[@sinanprof7264]

Lunatics always want you to experience extreme pain. By asking u to choose whom to kill , It means u will save your favorite child by all means. So killing your favorite child will hurt u the most. Moreso, the pain of your child living to know that u never choose to save him or her will surely hurt u to eternity especially when the child often reminds u in the future that u didnt chose to save his or her life .

[@DukeJimbob]

Walking Dead lost millions of viewers because someone getting their head bashed in so they probably knew what would happen if it was done like the book.

[@pendragonsxskywalkers9518]

Maybe to give her choice bit feministic undertone (she is keen on saving her daughter since beggining). She will probably suffer consequences - I am afraid we will see Aegon abusing his wife to have another child. And then they will givae us another dramatic childbirth scene.

[@shanekeg]

Maybe cuz its their show and can do wtf they want 🤨

[@ApathyOrca]

“Technically it was an accident” “How do you prove that” Yass gurl yes. 😂

[@victorc8855]

14:00 8 and 10 is just how they say "18" btw

[@JamesCreates187gaw]

FANTASTIC first ep and reaction! "Where's Cristen" at the end was so funny lol. Can't waittt for Ep 2!

[@glennsprott1610]

“8 and 10” 18 years old when her joined the King’s Guard

[@michaelanderson5301]

Heleana is this world's version of Cassandra.

[@jamien368]

The sounds of little jaehaerys OMG that will haunt me 😭😭😰😰

[@asdasd-zh1kl]

"I guess if he's on duty" Yeah he was on duty 😂

[@Skepticktok]

"The age of 8 and 10" is the Westerosi way of saying 18 years old. The two brothers are in fact twins.

[@paImonte]

Ser Arryk and Ser Erryk ARE twins….in this universe ages are usually said divided “eigth and ten” equals 8+10=18.

[@mirrojas]

I’ve seen Game of Thrones live, and in this particular, Winterfell song, a violin plays the beginning! Molly Roger’s played it live the last couple of years. Amazing!

[@Sageddegas]

“What if he doesn’t want to be king” is what H says to A earlier in the episode…. It was foreshadowed

[@tiffanyphillips6086]

They're not idiot. S they're doing what Damon said Damon said. If you couldn't follow Aemond kill the heir. A son for a son. That's what the episode is called

[@donvalladares6930]

they did what daemon ordered

[@SgtSpeedy]

13:56 They're twins, they weren't 8 years and 10 years old. They were 8 AND 10 = 18 years old. That's just how Westeros does counting.

[@daniellylima5568]

A lot of people who read the Book Fire and Blood don't like what they did with Cheese and Blood because they changed things. I'm going to give my opinion on the whole episode, so I liked the episode but I expected more from the episode, about the blood and cheese I thought it was cool but it could be much better. I'm going to talk now about what really happened in the Book Fire and Blood. Blood and Cheese is one of the darkest moments of the civil war between the Targaryens,known as the Dance of the Dragons. After receiving information about Luke's death at the hands of Aemond, the Black Council met at Dragonstone and received a raven from Prince Daemon, who at that time was in Harrenhal. "An eye for an eye, a son for a son," wrote Prince Daemon."Lucerys will be avenged." Thus begins one of the bloodiest chapters of Dance. "Let it not be forgotten: in his youth, Daemon Targaryen was the Prince of the City, his face and his laughs were familiar to all the pickpockets, whores and gamblers of Flea Bottom. The prince still had friends in the lowest reaches of King's Landing and followers among the gold cloaks. Unbeknownst to King Aegon, the Hand, or the Dowager Queen, he also had allies at court, even on the green council... And another intermediary, a special friend whom he trusted completely, who knew the taverns and rat pits that festered in the shadows of the Red Keep, as Daemon himself had known, and moved with ease in the shadows of the city. He sought out this pale stranger then, by secret means, to enact terrible revenge." Her intermediary, as it turns out later, was (Mysaria) and she is the one who recruits Blood and Cheese, in King's Landing. Blood is described as brutish and deadly, and he had been a sergeant among the Gold Cloaks (City Guard), but was permanently dismissed for beating a prostitute to death during a drunken binge. Cheese, in turn, was the rat exterminator of the Red Keep and therefore knew all the entrances and exits of the Castle and he is the one who takes Blood to the interior of the castle,without them being seen by anyone. “Cheese knew the Red Fortress better than the shape of his own dick,” says Cogumelo. The hidden doors and secret tunnels Maegor the Cruel had constructed were as familiar to the exterminator as they were to the rats he hunted. Using a forgotten passage, Cheese took Blood to the heart of the castle, without being seen by any guards. Some say that the prey was the king himself, but Aegon was accompanied by the Kingsguard wherever he went, and not even Cheese knew of an entrance or exit from Maegor's Fortress other than the drawbridge that passed over the dry moat and its formidable iron spikes. The Tower of the Hand was less dry. The two men climbed the walls, avoiding the spearmen stationed at the tower doors. Ser Otto's quarters were of no interest to them. They went directly to his daughter's quarters, one floor below. Queen Alicent had come to live there after the death of King Viserys, when her son Aegon moved to Maegor's Keep with his queen. After they entered, Cheese tied and gagged the widowed queen while Blood strangled her chambermaid. Then they sat down to wait, as they knew that it was Queen Helaena's custom to take her children to see their grandmother every night before they went to sleep. Oblivious to the danger, the queen appeared as dusk spread across the castle, accompanied by her three children. Jaehaerys and Jaehaera were six years old and Maelor was two. When they entered the chambers, Helaena was holding his little hand and calling her mother's name. Blood blocked the door and killed the queen's guards while Cheese appeared to get Maelor. -If they scream, everyone will die - Sangue warned His Grace. Queen Helaena kept her cool, they say. -Who are you? -he asked the two. -Debt collectors -said Cheese. -An eye for an eye, a son for a son. We just want one to settle the score. We will not harm rest of you, not by a hair's breadth. What does Your Grace want? lose? When she understood what he meant, Queen Helaena pleaded for men to kill her in the place of one of her children. -A wife is not a son, said Blood. -It has to be one boy. Cheese warned the queen to choose quickly, before Blood was left I'm tired of the little girl. -Choose - he said -, otherwise we will kill everyone. On her knees, crying, Helaena chose the youngest, Maelor. Perhaps she had thought the boy was too young to understand,or perhaps it was because the oldest boy, Jaehaerys, was the firstborn and heir of King Aegon, next in line of succession to the Iron Throne. -Are you listening, little boy? -Cheese whispered to Maelor. -Your mom wants you dead. He gave Blood a smile, and the hulking swordsman killed Prince Jaehaerys, taking the boy's head off with a single blow. The queen began to scream. Strangely enough, the rat exterminator and the butcher were true to their word. They did no harm to Queen Helaena or her surviving children, but they fled with the prince's head in their hands. A scream sounded, but Queijo knew the secret passages that the guards did not, and the killers fled. Two days later, Blood was captured at the Gate of the Gods trying to leave King's Landing with Prince Jaehaerys' head in one of his saddlebags. Under torture, he confessed that he was taking the head to Harrenhal, to collect his reward from Prince Daemon. He too gave a description of the prostitute he claimed had hired them: an older woman, foreign in her accent, with a cape and hood, very pale.The other prostitutes called her Myseria. After thirteen days of torment, Blood was finally able to die. Queen Alicent ordered Larys Clubfoot to learn his name so he could bathe in the blood of his wife and children, but our sources do not say whether this happened. Ser Luthor Largent and his golden cloaks searched the Street of Silk from top to bottom and investigated and stripped every prostitute in King's Landing, but found no sign of either Cheese or White Worm. In his grief and fury, King Aegon Il ordered all of the city's rat exterminators to be captured and hanged, and this was done. (Ser Otto Hightower took a hundred cats to the Red Keep to take their place.) Although Blood and Cheese spared her life, Queen Helaena didn't exactly survive the fateful twilight. Afterwards, she did not want to eat, bathe or leave her chambers, and could not bear to look at her son Maelor, knowing that she had chosen him to die. The king had no recourse other than to take the boy from her and give him to the their mother, the Dowager Queen Alicent, to be raised as her own. Aegon and his wife began to sleep separately, and Queen Helaena sank deeper and deeper into madness, while the king raged, drank and raged." So I hate all the green people because they are all bad, the only person in the family who is good is Helaena, the rest are all rotten, poor people, he lost his son so she goes after his mother to ask for help and she ends up taking the mother having sex with her lover, what a horrible thing, I feel very sorry for Helena, she does suffer in this green family, but Aegon, Aemond, Alicent do not suffer,they are suffering, they are suffering and because the series wants to portray them as poor things, Helaena does not have love from no one in her family, they all mistreat her, Because Helena doesn't like Alicent or her brothers, you can tell by just watching all her scenes with her family, she never lets Alicent touch her.

[@coreym0]

I love Alicent too but I think it's mostly because I think Olivia Cooke is fantastic and love her interviews. Also, she was just doing what she thought her King wanted.

[@thelightwarriordiariesxsup6781]

I'm excited to watch your reactions as I watched every episode of your reactions to Game of Thrones!

[@my_jurassic_room]

The sword you see on the wall in the beginning of the episode, is the same sword Ned Stark had in Game Of Thrones 🗡️

[@daniellylima5568]

3:50 I thought it was bad that Jace came home straight away, I wanted to see more scenes of Jace in the north. The books have several moments of Jace in the north, but apparently the writers chose not to include them, it's a real shame. 4:36 Rhaenys' Scene with Daemon Eva best who plays the character Rhaenys I talk about her scene with Daemon. "When we did that in the reading and it seemed like a kind of trump card, like whoever has more power" (...) so, what he throws at her in that scene entirely reflects him and his own vulnerability and a desperate need to blame someone" "Understanding that thing about being an outsider. Those who have been mistreated, those who haven't gotten the position they were raised in or deserve, I feel like there's a deep understanding that Rhaenyra resonates with a lot." As Rhaenyra was absent for days, it was probably the daemon who received Alicent's letters. I imagine he burned all of Alicent's letters. (I would do the same thing) I'm sure he did this the first moment he read it "Friend, how are you? How are you?🥰 I'm sorry for your son😰🤧 You know how it is, accidents happen🤷‍♀️ but move forward and lift your head so the crown (a princess's, not a Queen's) doesn't fall off, right lol I miss you already." (bro when Alicent speaks The fact that I sent the letters made me angry because, bro, it's only the scriptwriters who can do this shit, I hope Daemon burned all the fake letters. 10:45 I wanted to talk about Rhaenyra in the book in relation to how Lucerys' death happened. How sad Vhagar must have been, the dragon who ended her boy's life. Riding Visenya,a woman she clearly admired and then her beloved Laena. Rhaenyra clearly admired the conqueror. She wore her hair normally tied in a long braid, like her ancestor and even named her daughter after her, who unfortunately did not survive. Besides, in the book the relationship between Laena and Rhaenyra was different.They flew together,visited each other and she was with Laena in her final moments.They promised their children: Jace to Baela and Luke to Rhaena, when the boys were four and three and the girls two. How sad it must have been to think that the dragon that once belonged to a woman she so admired and was inspired by and then to such a dear friend was the very one who killed her son. 14:15 Daemon was Anxious throughout the episode, lashing out at everyone he talked to because he was worried about Rhaenyra. He probably hadn't slept for days, not knowing if she was safe. Then she came back and he did his best to comfort her. (The funny thing is that Dameon was mad at everyone and blamed everyone, but when Rhaenyra arrived he was calm with her presence) They [Daemon and Rhaenyra] have a connection that no one else on the show shares, they are almost the same person, in different bodies. Sarah Hess. Matt Smith: “[Blood&Cheese] It's love, grief and vengeance. Daemon feels it's impossible not to exact that feeling of revenge when it's in him... [Jaehaerys' death] isn't his mistake ultimately, but he does put it in motion.” Jace's scene with Rhaenyra was very beautiful. Jace placing the crown in front of the mourning is Rhaenyra putting the pain aside to comfort. He trying to hold back to say what he managed and clinging to her afterwards. This scene is important to show that Rhaenyra raised her children in a very loving way. On the other hand, we have a mother (Alicent) who is extremely negligent and neglectful and on the other, Nyra is simply being loving towards all of her children. Seriously, they put the scene of Alicent lighting the candle for Lucerys, seriously, scriptwriters, this woman doesn't care about Rhaenyra's children, she calls hers bastards and tried to take a child's eye out and then put this ridiculous scene of hers, She called the jace and luke from savages... said he would rather die than let Helaena marry jace... spent 10 years questioning the legitimacy of the Children and putting a target on their and Rhaenyra's foreheads... but yes he does everything I felt the parallel of the wake with Alicent's fake, They are forcing too much, Alicent clearly never liked Rhaenyra's children but is called empathetic for lighting a candle at Lucerys' death... however, Rhaenyra who never had anything against Is Helaena called fake for showing empathy towards another innocent mother? Sometimes it's difficult to understand people, but she's the victim, folks.. she started the war by accident.. she sent Larys to kill Mysaria's informants by accident.. she spent 10 years preparing Aegon to be king by accident. .she questioned the legitimacy of luke/ep8 without meaning to.. she is just the victim of the patriarchy, incredible how everything they do the producers want to make accidental. "Ah, they didn't want to usurp the throne", "Aemond didn't want to kill the boy", damn what a bummer. 15:06 They didn't have Lucerys' body for the funeral so to represent him throughout his life, Jace wore his newborn clothes, Joffrey his toy as a child, Rhaenyra her clothes as an adult.

[@timothypolanco8622]

Blood & Cheese was a lot more darker in the book in comparison to what they showed in this episode. Also we got a name drop for Dalton Greyjoy aka the red kraken😈, and I hope we can see more scenes of the younger members of team black do their own plans. Because they are importent in the book an I just hope the writers remember that. And finally I'm patiently waiting to see if this is the season that we will get to see the lads of riverrun, or will they(the writers) save them for season 3.

[@carriesmith742]

7:01 Cole is a Kingsguard and they vow an oath of chastity. I guess once he broke it with Rhaenyra, and Alicent stopped him from killing himself, I guess he's obliged to do the same. 14:08 "Eight and ten" = 18. They ARE twins.

[@victorc8855]

21:45 lmao perfect timing

[@nightstar497]

Helaena has a thing called Dragon Dreamer, she have visions of the future and speaks in riddles most of the time. It’s good to pay attention to what she says.

[@konisupuringa9449]

14:00 Eighteen, in Westerosi they say eight and ten lol, they're twins

[@user-fo9ep4lp5x]

It’s a two-fer…great to see you both doing it together. 😊

[@girlnettles]

Is this your girlfriend? 😊 Y’all look so cute 🥰 together. Your energies mesh.

[@Nelsonr1978]

He’s on duty alright 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jpa5038]

Good reaction. Have either of you read Fire and Blood? I'm just curious.

[@MovieFusion]

Nope!

[@JorgeXY]

Whoever directed this episode SHOULD GET A RAISE! I want to personally fight him for making me care about visuals.

[@bathtubbarracuda6275]

Alan Taylor. A regular GOT director and many other HBO shows.

[@moninaola8113]

Everything is so aesthetic.

[@JorgeXY]

@@bathtubbarracuda6275 Why did he go so hard in that episode???? IT WAS BEAUTIFUL

[@Freezerbride5]

can’t waitttt for the next episode after that ending omg 😭

[@tino10101]

ser Arryk and Erryk joined the kingsguard at the age of 18. the term "teen" is not used yet i think lol

[@dalilanazahah7318]

Where're the guards? Wanna guess? Most probably Ser Criston relieves them of they duties that night so that he can get it on with the queen without being discovered by them. So,yeah, it's Criston and Allicent's fault.

[@EthanWilliamChantler]

Great episode. Great Reaction. So many stupid comments😂. Can’t wait for your reactions to the rest of the season and the guest brought something extra to the reaction so happy days!🙌😁❤️

[@mauricecupido3325]

8 and 10 meaning 18. Kinda upset i watched this b4 the season 1 reactions. But imma fix that. Great reaction guys.

[@patriciaramirez2982]

Laenor had 3 sons with Rhaenyra, jacaerys, lucerys and Joffrey, now that Luke is dead Joffrey will inherit Driftmark after the death of corlys

[@hali_55]

I can’t wait for the next episode! The cast performances got rave reviews.

[@jonsand3102]

the king's guard was doing his duty

[@Sageddegas]

Irish twins are kids born within the same 12 months of eachother so an 8 year old and 10 year old could never be Irish twins lol they means 8+10 so 18

[@perseusveil9376]

"What a hypocrite" Alicent gave Viserys 4 legitimate kids, then took care of his zombie ass for six years and then crowned who she thought he wanted to be crowned. No bastards, she's now a widow, no husband, she doesn't even have power anymore as she's now just the queen mother. Her doing this with Criston is hardly hypocrisy. She was angry with Rhaenyra because she soiled her image in a public brothel with Daemon while she and Viserys organized tours for her to choose her husband, tours that Rhaenyra ignored - and then for lying to her, and then for having bastards and passing them as heirs, which is considered high treason no matter the blood. So, you see, absolutely not the same whatsoever.

[@kermitthefrog592]

I know both situations are very different, but she talks about honor and image sooo many times. And worst of all, she's with a man who was with Rhaenyra. The reactor said herself she doesn't blame her in their first scene. He is also in the kingsguard, pledged to not be with women or father children, and they were in Rhaenyra's old room, so many things. She is human and I'm sure has her needs as a woman, but she is a hypocrite.

[@kermitthefrog592]

but Criston Cole is the biggest fattest hypocrite of all

[@KelliFranklin]

​@@kermitthefrog592 This. She also enabled her son when he SA'd the young maids in the Keep last season. She threatened them and gave them the plan B tea. She's shagging Criston and allowing Larys to pleasure himself looking at her feet. She's a hypocrite in every sense of the word.

[@perseusveil9376]

@@kermitthefrog592 I maintain my entire post. Literally nothing changes. Literally nothing Alicent and Cole did has in any way the same effects of what Rhaenyra did with Daemon and then having bastards.

[@r3x85]

poor baby jaehaerys

[@kermitthefrog592]

Honestly you two mixing up 8 and 10, so fair. They talked like that in the previous season

[@KatBee00]

Btw to everyone in the comments, we cant say "in the books..." blah blah blah nonsense. We all should know at this point that this story is an unreliable narrative of maesters. The show was literally announced as canon with GRRM working on it.

[@mrsdixon3524]

Blood said they were rat catchers in from of maid Emma Stone lol That's how they will know Wonderful start. Rip lil Jaehaerys poor Heleana 😢😢😢 ❤🧀🔪

[@AliAA20036]

26:15 her other son gets dismembered as a baby by the blacks and her daughter gets thrown of a window on spikes

[@KelliFranklin]

Team Black 🖤🖤

[@motherofdragons19]

13:58 8 and 10 means 18

[@zavthe1371]

man u guys truly dont understand daemon character at all

[@reynaldolorenzo8409]

If I had to guess, Arcane is your most anticipated show of the year. If you would've watched The Bear, then that masterpiece would've been your first or second. It's sad that you haven't watched and won't be able to catch up when it comes out on June 27. Now that Better Call Saul and Succession are done, The Bear is the best TV show right now.

[@tiffanyphillips6086]

And if you missed it he said if we don't bring back the head we don't get the coin so they got to bring back the little boy's head

[@vviolettrose]

10:58 Emma isn’t an actress! They use non binary pronouns

[@shonk3317]

Dude. 8 and 10 means 18. The TWINS were 18 when they joined the Kings Guard. 😂

[@MovieFusion]

I congratulate you for being the 100th person to tell me this LMAO (believe me, I know by now)

[@Marcus_1001]

@@MovieFusion LOL! Right? Holy hell.

[@bluegypsy71]

Alicent getting her back blown out by Ser Simps-a-Lot while her grandkid is bodied😒🤮

[@Marcus_1001]

LOL @ "Ser Simps-a-Lot." Hate that bitch.

[@steve8510]

Did she try a double bluff by pointing at the boy?

[@jameseddleman6944]

that last line, nah she did a double. I think she might be lying

[@DarkSHadowI8]

I wish they stuck to the books at least here... It was so good in the books! But, the entire show isn't F&B so why was I hoping 🥲

[@bug5317]

I personally am enjoying this show more than Game of Thrones. Not sure what it is but this has my SUPER attention.

[@regent2125]

Great first episode

[@TheInvoker78]

we already know who is going to win, even without reading the books. Unfortunately not who i want

[@jesses5463]

How would you expect them to catch rats without a dog?

[@ebalona5828]

daemon didn't want to avenge luce he just wanted to startt the war

[@DarkSHadowI8]

Aemond started it by killing Lucerys. Daemon only answered in kind

[@zawa7497]

That's not how you answer it lol it's cowardice ​@@DarkSHadowI8

[@vegasblackfyre]

@@DarkSHadowI8They started it by allowing Lucerys to get away with taking Aemond’s eye years ago 🤷🏻

[@joshy_bish]

Cole having a bit of brunch

[@ricardocastro6320]

Criston had no choice but to betray his vows with Rhaenyra. There was a power dynamic and Rhaenyra had the upper hand. She was the one at fault too and shouldn’t have forced him. I don’t like Criston, but he actually felt remorse and regret for his transgressions against his honor.

[@Marcus_1001]

Baloney. He 100% could have refused to sleep with her. What could she do? Have the guards hold him down while she rode him? Complained to daddy that one of his kingsguard refused to break his vow? Criston Cole is a bitter, hypocritical bitch.

[@YrGuitarGeek]

Condal. You made the entire fandom take the atrocity of B&C as a joke.

[@GJS2183]

We've been waiting for the most shocking scene "Blood & Cheese". What a letdown! Not watching the downward spiral of that show anymore.

[@nitikasood6597]

in book aemond was never the target they went for helaena and her kids from the start and daemon and mysaria fully ordered it. the show just loves to whitewash team black atrocities. not only did they kill helaenas son they also psychologically tortured her and made her choose which son she wants to die the 6 yo prince jaehaerys or the 2 yo maelor to make a choice and if she doesnt they said they'll ra-pe her daughter the princess jaehaera.