House Of The Dragon Episode 9 REACTION & REVIEW! | HOTD 1x9 | The Green Council

[@SeanPalcic]

Aemond: "while aegon was off chasing girls, I studied the blade"

[@awesimo4684]

In Aegon's defence, he does at least recognise that he is not a good choice for King. That alone, should make him a better ruler than 50% of people.

[@HK-gm8pe]

oh yes and he is going to be a horrible king...worse than Joffrey probably

[@bryanmcclure2220]

@@HK-gm8pe Unlikely hes already better than joffrey. Not saying that makes him good or anything just that joffrey was very bad.

[@gudhaxer41343]

@@HK-gm8pe Man ur so wrong.

[@Mike20we]

well, now hes got a confidence boost and believes that he should be king. he lost his best trait.

[@adityaakbar2575]

He literally fathered a bastard that was left in the underaged fighting pits of Flea Bottom, and the implication that the mother is very young. Yeah, totally will not be a worse monarch than Joffrey.

[@impolitecanuck3136]

The shhh at the start was hilarious! Lindsay got her revenge, hahaha. Another great reaction from you both, and congrats on the 70k!

[@Regenmacher175]

Aemond would not be next in line after Aegon, since Aegon has 2 children with Helaena. He'd either have to wait for them to die or kill them/have them killed. Kinslaying is the worst taboo and I don't think Rhaenys is the kind of character who at this point would stoop that low. Her not giving a sh*t about dying peasants is sadly in line with how these royals act in the source material most of the time though.

[@JackJack634]

aemond would be next in line if aegon died before he was crowned i think

[@pepeedge5601]

Not if he was not crowned. Also...keeping with tradition if the children are not boys, the the closest and oldest male relative gets to be king.

[@sanddasa1]

Its not kinslaying if its treason. What Rheanys did was stupid and make no sense. All the deaths are on her now.

[@tempestbully_kennels6029]

Both his kids are girls

[@math9172]

She had no choice but to do that if she wanted to get her dragon, and in these dangerous times she couldn't afford to let this big advantage to the other side. She should've burned them all tho, it was the best solution possible. I don't know if it was for honor or empathy or whatever, but she should have.

[@nav8275]

Rhaenys was just intimidating them. If she killed them it would make Rhaenyra's reign look bad and everyone would call her a kinslayer.

[@dannyboy4140]

So what? Its better than war. No one strong enough would be left to challenge her.

[@igoonx15]

Yeah and the war didn’t start yet so killing them would be unnecessary and no one would side with Rhaenyra if she did that and killed them like this. She was just telling them i could kill you but I won’t and we can stop this without war and bloodshed... it’s so weird how many people can’t understand what happened, like there’s a lot of ways you can see this and understand her reasons

[@dannyboy4140]

@@igoonx15 Hell no, they ended up declaring war against the greens and attacked them anyway, resulting to way more dead people. Once all enemies are eliminated, Rhae would have had all the resources and manpower to set things right and keep the people in order. Eventually when they see that there is no more war, they will calm down.

[@jacob41057]

@@dannyboy4140 Bullshit. Not a single person on that Stage ruled any house of Power. Otto has an older Brother who rules Oldtown. Larys house is weak now that his more publicly important family is dead. Otto's brother along with all their allies would immediately declare war. I don't even think Tylund Lannister was there but if he was Jason is the head Lannister & he certainly wasn't there. Jason is lord paramount of the Westerlands & could summon the entire region against those that roasted his brother. In the books the Tyrell's stay neutral but if Otto Hightower hand of the king & brother to the ruler of Oldtown was straight up murdered without war being declared by a kin slayer that supports Rhaenyra the Tyrell's would very likely join the war against the Blacks. The Starks HATE Oathbreakers, King Slayers & Kin Slayers. In the book Cregan Stark (Head of the North) literally puts the people who murdered Aegon to death. The Starks & Thus the entire north would either turn on Rhaenyra or stay neutral in the war. Baratheon's support the Greens so that brings Stormlands too. Sure a lot of those would support the Greens anyway but taking the North away as allies to the Blacks would nearly cripple them. The North are like their MAIN ally. Not to mention if the Tyrells did get involved on the side of the Greens that's even worse. So no, Rhaenys killing everyone on that stage would NOT prevent the war. All the actual power house players weren't there & would stand against such an act

[@igoonx15]

@@dannyboy4140 first i'm sorry about my english. the war didn’t officially started imo, i know it’s not this easy but if Rhaenys killed them here and suddenly Rhaenyra took the throne immediately after naming Aegon the king and killing Alicent and the whole family, I doubt people will accept her especially when the realm is already not sure about a Rhaenyra’s claim. It would be easier to kill them but rhaenys knows what’s going on and imo she’s being reasonable and she showed up and warned them and then went to Rhaenyra because after all it’s Rhaenyra’s call to kill them or not. It’s complicated but this how i see it and i might be wrong tho.

[@jeffthampuran6054]

I hate how though Criston is the Kingmaker, he had very little in making Aegon King, other than taking him to Allicent, and putting the crown on his head. I wish instead of this whole 'finding Aegon' plot, it was the council meeting where Aegon refused at first to be King, but then everyone and finally Criston convinced him.

[@thatoneblackdude3333]

Yea they really butchered the green council which dispute being team black really disappoints me cause this is one of the few times team green shines .

[@AllTheArtsy]

Oh my god I just cannot get over giving Rhaenys fan service that just makes her seem dumb. She has allied herself, her granddaughters, her home to Rhaenyra. And she knows civil war is inevitable. Why wouldn't she use the opportunity to eliminate usurpers to the throne? I understand wanting to give fan service, but at least have Vhagar, Dreamfyre and Sunfyre flying overhead or something and she knows that she won't make it out alive. Or something, anything. This "she doesn't want to do it to another mother" (from Ryan Condal) makes no sense. She dooms thousands of mothers and their children to death and suffering with her inaction. This shouldn't have been her choice to make. This scene shouldn't have gone down like this if they desperately just wanted Rharnys to be at the coronation and have her moment. Either have her be up against the other dragons and she barely escapes. Or she makes her way out silently somehow. Or however. Just take out the opportunity that she could have killed the greens but didn't. She weighed a handful of people against thousands and chose to let war happen. (Also lol really tho pls the shushing is just bad for audio too 😂😅)

[@TheThanatoros]

Exactly, i would not say it better. it is pissing me off all the people defending the scene as they life depend on it, i dont get it

[@luctardin]

yep, not to mention the whole sequence is stupid. king's guard escorts the most important prisoner through the streets WHILE WEARING THE WHITE CLOAK. then fails, and a single vagrant unarmed is able to infiltrate the pit where all dragons are kept, the most powerful weapong in the seven kingdoms, and not only is able to mount her dragon, but manages to dress in a battle armor in time for her entrance - it's all so stupid.

[@daroe2340]

“Reluctance to murder is not a weakness.” I don’t often agree with Alicent but I do in this instance. I do agree the ending was mostly done for the spectacle of the show but I do think in this reality the kin slayer is attainted, and the war has not yet officially begun, do I wish she had murdered her entire extended family, sure, I just do not think that is the character of Rhaenys.

[@TheThanatoros]

@@daroe2340 It has begun, usurper is trying to take the throne no one can stop the bloodshed that is clear or is she stupid enough to think the usurper will let rhaenyra and her children just live? even when she will insist on being the rightful queen ?, only thing to do is to limit the bloodshed and she decided she wants rivers full of blood instead of killing few people. Yeah looks like its in her character being stupid.

[@chuugummy975]

I agree that her slipping out silently would've been for the best (it would give her some extra time at least until they found out she had escaped), but her not murdering all the greens does make some sense. Just not exclusively for the whole "mother" bs. Kinslaying is one of the highest taboos and would've only gathered even more disdain for Rhaenys/Rhaenyra and their cause.

[@gig7932]

Maybe it's just me but I find Alicent's children far more interesting not better morally but so far Rhaenyra's kids are pretty boring.

[@qwerykk1410]

It's because they got a lot of screentime then of those rhaenyra children

[@snowdrop1414]

They don't survive for long so the story writers didn't bother fleshing out the characters much

[@Ries41794]

They’re story doesn’t really hit till middle/end of the Dance of Dragons. Particularly Jace and Joffrey.

[@toomuchsauce5599]

You’re gross, they’re more interesting because they like seeing kids in fighting pits, violate women, oh and did they imply that Aegon and Aemond have messed around? Why would Aegon ask Aemond to run away together, the only other time that happened was with Laenor and his boy? I mean Aegon did take Aemond about to the silk road and apparently he likes to go to places with a “less judgmental” environment. Its one thing to morally bad its another thing to be this completely depraved.

[@jacob41057]

lol Literally only cause we've seen Rhae's kids (in adult form) in 1 episode. Alicent's villain kids were a central part of this ep & as much in the last as Jace/Luke.

[@rhuskymikhaelorcullo5832]

am I stupid or didn't Criston do exactly what Daemon did last episode? both killed people insulting the people they support.

[@rimahaddad1976]

Facts

[@NebulasOnyx]

And he’s accusing her of killing her of regicide which none of them commited

[@vishwajeetdamor2302]

When did he insult her? He simply said he didn't believe Alicent's story.

[@rimahaddad1976]

@@vishwajeetdamor2302 by not believing alicent is an insult that he saying that she is lying and maybe she killed the king

[@sanjaysanj5603]

wrong it is not the same thing, viserys had a royal decree of death to anyone questioning the birth of the boys, daemon was literally executing that decree, criston on the other hand killed someone at the royal banquet and got away with it and now killed a member of the small council with no reason, harold westerling should have killed him right there and then tbh.

[@thesunisup_]

The Rhaenys part is confusing. I mean nice girl boss moment I guess but giving her an opportunity to kill everyone and then having her do nothing with it and leave is dumb. Letting her desperately escape on a dragon back would have been less badass, sure, but it would have made more sense.

[@dtmt502]

I think she couldn't kill them because Alicent, whom she respects was protecting them.

[@thesunisup_]

@@dtmt502 that's a lame excuse. First and foremost she couldn't kill them because plot but having Rhaenys spare them just because Alicent was there is hardly a reason. She knows that they'll be at war either way and will be forced to kill each other so giving her an opportunity to kill them beforehand for the sake of fanservice is not smart in my opinion.

[@kerravon8666]

You are thinking of it knowing the full story in hindsight. There is no way in the moment, that Rhaenys would kinslay the greens without even knowing whether this would be Rhaenyras wish. No Targaryen from either faction has even spilt blood yet.

[@dtmt502]

@@thesunisup_ it's not a lame excuse she thought highly of Alicent, and then she saw he protecting her child, and as a mother she would felt for Alicent

[@doyltruddy902]

reluctance to kill is not a weakness. you can say the same thing about alicent - i don't understand how she didn't decide to just assassinate rhaenyra and daemon before they knew what was going on.

[@davebinwana4445]

Carsen has a crush on Aemond.always blushing/smiling when he’s on screen

[@pepeedge5601]

Viserys may no have been an ideal king, but he was a good man. For me that is much more important.

[@aj897]

Good thing intentions don't mean anything, being a "good man" (weak) caused all of this, he should've married Laena

[@silverhand717]

the twins were shown training in the yard in the episode they were introduced

[@eadred9164]

Rhaenys hasn't read Fire & Blood to know the horrors to come. So her pre-emptively nuking half her own family would've been OP. Having said that, the Rhaenys bit was to give audience a 'send home happy' moment which wasn't necessary. The coronation was fantastic in itself. But gawd forbid the 'bad guys' are on top in one episode. Those who thought lowborns of KL have any obligation to support Rhaenyra you're in for big disappointments. Aegon claims his birthright from popular King Jaehaerys' Great Council stating king's firstborn male son is next king. Viserys himself won it that way over Rhaenys. Best part of this was the politics, less dragons the better. Despairing mom version of alicent does highlight her humanity more than the colder iteration of the actual green council. A well needed change imo, they've constantly shown subtleties in her character which the audience wilfully ignores since we're watching this as a team sport and gotta cheer team lovable manipulative dad. Show alicent has been better imo. Her being more humanized shouldn't be an issue unless one wants the show to remain grotesquely tilted towards Black (like not killing Laenor).

[@dannyboy4140]

Proof that Rhaenys would probably be a shit ruler. Like Viserys, she could not harness the strenght to do what is necessary. She could have saved the realm. Now thousands will die.

[@marti9734]

LOVED Alicent this episode. Best written character for me Alicent really is in a shit situation since they confirmed this episode than even if she sided with Rhaenyra HER CHILDREN would still be in danger since OTTO WAS PLANNING TO MOVE ALONE IN CROWNING AEGON 😬😬

[@calvintyler9281]

wait im confused. why would her other children be in danger from otto?

[@daroe2340]

Rhaenys being queen would ultimately have ended no differently, her heir would’ve been Laenor Who was either infertile or simply incapable of producing an heir himself, so the succession would’ve been in as much turmoil as it is at this moment regardless. I would also say the point of her conversation with Alicent was mostly about the queens agency, and that she is so subjugated to the patriarchy that she never even would’ve imagined herself taking any kind of real power.

[@sillylittlesheepjax6009]

Daemon would not let her pass his big bro. It would be war anyway

[@aj897]

Laenor wasn't infertile, he just didn't like women lol

[@monlovchel]

@@sillylittlesheepjax6009 - people misunderstand Daemon - he is pro family- he wouldn’t kill family for the throne. He only wanted his brothers approval - being disinherited hurt in a way that he felt rejected by his brother. Not because he wants to be king.

[@reinsaxony4623]

Greens crimes: Aegon accused of rape by Dyanna, watches fighting pits. Cole killed 2 guys. Larys killed his family and put fire to a brothel? Blacks: Daemon murders his wife and with Rhaenyra muders a random guy so they could get married. Rhaenyra kind of rapes Cole and Rhaenys slaughters thousands for nothing.

[@howfire]

About the greens: you forgot to consider the treason and conspiracy against the king and realm. The fact that they usurped Rhaenyra throne and were plotting to assassinate her and her family. They started a war and are responsible for the consequences of it. Crowned Aegon who is not the rightful king and killed everyone who disagreed. There were people at the buildings that Larys put fire on. Aegon attend to kids fight clubs. Cole insulted the princess. Blacks: Rhaenyra didnt rape cole. At that time, they know each other for like 4 years with a friendly relationship, joking and talking in a very intimate way, he clearly could leave and not continue to have sex, he cleary accepted and wanted.

[@reinsaxony4623]

@@howfire Rhaenyra is a woman and according to Gods and men, can't come before her brother, she's the usurper and any rights she may have were lost when she committed high treason by having bastards. Read Fire and Blood: Princess Rhaenyra would have none of that, but insisted that Prince Aemond should be questioned “sharply” until he revealed where he had heard her sons called “Strongs.” To so name them was tantamount to saying they were bastards, with no rights of succession…and that she herself was guilty of high treason.

[@aj897]

Daemon kills his relative for telling the truth about Rhaenyra, I really dislike them and their self righteousness

[@manvirshergill1739]

Honestly this episode was probably one of the weakest to me (still good) because of how different it was to the book. Otto plotting behind Alicent's back, Rhaenys and Meleys scene at the dragonpit, the drawn out plot to find Aegon. It just felt a bit jarring. That Rhaenys and Meleys scene felt like more style over substance to me (GOT season 8) I do love the complexity of Alicent's character though.

[@donovantucker5166]

Yeah i don't really get the conflict or the need for the Aegon hunt scene.

[@beast_of_burden7762]

Congratulations on the 70k! Hoping to see the BOLD community grow more! Thanks for all the Good times, cheers🎉🎉

[@Arkssa]

Weakest episode so far IMO. I really wish Rhaenys would have just made an escape from the dragon pit. Seemed like they wanted shock factor really badly for a penultimate episode.

[@icewinddale2675]

"I think she is trying to eff with her so she messes up" - lol was that really your 5d chess interpretation of that scene.? The obvious socio-political implication aside, it was basically rhaenys making up her mind to support rhaenyra because she gauged alicent was too much of a narrow minded traditionalist to envision the "new order" that rhaenys and rhaenyra could dare to dream about. Rhaenys' attitude towards Alicent at that moment was that of pity. Ironically it was also the moment Rhaenys was sealing her own fate. Becsuse she will be made an example of.

[@wernerbeinhart2320]

Your comment really could've done without the spoiler at the end

[@icewinddale2675]

@@wernerbeinhart2320 ooh well its too late now. but youre right.

[@joesmile8260]

Illegitimate King.. The Lower Knight Crowned the Prince... Should be High Priest or The Hand coronation crowning..👑 Ranks Respectively

[@aj897]

More like legitimate lol he's the first born son of the king, I don't give af who Viserys named heir, his limp wristed actions caused everything and the rest of the kingdom didn't want Rhaenyra regardless

[@astrojeet]

The ending felt pretty contrived. I thought this was the worst episode so far. I thought the rest of the episode was pretty good with some issues here and there. I hated the Rhaenys being all smug after massacring hundreds of innocents. I guess they could use this scene for a later major plot point with the small folk and the dragonpits. But it felt like the showrunners wanted a spectacle without it making much sense. What would have been better is that after the coronation, they all hear a rumbling and then they all go outside just to see Rhaenys escaped on dragonback. It would have been less spectacular, but it would have made more sense. In the book Aegon goes on Sunfyre and flies over King's Landing. So, instead they could have done this. Rhaenys comes out on dragonback and Aegon sees her and attacks her and she barely escapes. Hell, even have Aemond on Vhagar as well. Would have been a better scene for Rhaenys as a character. Also the dragon came from underground breaking the floor. How is Rhaenys not getting crushed to death there when she is on dragonback? There is little logic there. I can understand Rhaenys not killing the royal family. The war hadn't started and kinslaying is a horrible crime in Westeros. No lord would support Rhaenys and her actions. The war also does not start here. There is more to happen. In fact, the two factions in the book was hesitant to go to war in the beginning. Then Aemond does something horrible and Daemon does something even worse in retaliation. And that is when the war starts. Spoiler Alert. Yes it involves kinslaying.

[@seangaines5863]

Daemon and rhaenerya did something horrible

[@wernerbeinhart2320]

Wow, all you analysts with your long viewpoints on character motivations and background information from the books are really loving writing interesting comments, but then ending them with major spoilers. Super annoying. Of course when watching a reaction one has to expect spoilers about the spisode/movie being reacted to. But not about stuff that hasn't even been filmed yet

[@scarletnach2952]

Both sides are horrible no matter what people say. No one barely gets angry with Daemon who murdered his own wife but always talk about how bad team green is.

[@sanjaysanj5603]

daemon murdered his wife yes, otto and alicent launched a plan to destabilize the realm, usurp the throne and kill tens of thousands while doing that, tell me while there are no villains or heroes in asoiaf, which is worse? i'll let you think about that, also i'm pretty sure otto was behind the wedding of daemon to rhea, and its implied in the books she is a lesbian so daemon's line would have been ended there and that was otto's plan, to end daemon's line, remove him as heir as rhaenyra would easily be supplanted as she is a woman.

[@aj897]

Daemon also killed his relative Vaemond, for saying the truth too......

[@PlagueFather]

Alicent is not a good mother. People need to realize this.

[@aj897]

Yes she is, Rhaenyra fans need to touch grass

[@davebinwana4445]

@@aj897she’s a terrible mother.Alicunt fans need to stop being delusional.

[@hedinsee6830]

Larys went from a disfigured unwanted second son of a noble house with very few realistic prospects and goals in life to a lord of Harrenhall, head of house Strong, head spymaster of the Red Keep, possessing heaps of information about the ruling house and keeping the queen dowager (arguably the most powerful person in the realm for some time) in the palm of his hand. He went from nothing to one of the most influential people in the kingdom. I would say he achieved a *lot* apart from simply satisfying his fetish. And yes, this was the only one actually bad scene in the show so far. Season 8 level bad. Putting the spectacle above logic, story and characterization. Hopefully it's just a small aberration. Rhaenys' massacre made no sense whatsoever. Her refusal to not kill the whole family *is* perfectly logical. It utterly conforms to her character and everything shown about her up to this point. But her slaughtering *hundreds* of people at the very least **needlessly** does not. It's the Dragonpit. It has exits to the outside (precisely to fly dragons out of), it has exits inside (that is what the whole dome is for). If she wanted to escape, nothing could have been simpler. If she really wanted to confront the Greens and make a show for it, she could have simply entered the arena on Meleys and achieved the same result. She absolutely had *no reason* to break the bloody floor and massacre many hundreds of innocent people. People whose relatives, friends and acquaintances in the city will hardly love the Blacks after this.

[@rocinante4609]

I think Ali is going to be brushed aside and Otto will take over and lead Aegon down a warpath. Thats where this is going. I dont see Ali having a lot of influence other than trying to guide her son towards a peaceful path but to no avail. I also think Aegon will be set up as a Joffrey type ruler and will be killed next season and will be succeeded by Aemond. It will be Aemond vs Rhaenyra, the main conflict.

[@aj897]

*Someone who hasn't read the books* lmao

[@thatoneblackdude3333]

@@aj897 the show has clearly shown they aren't fallowing the books to the letter seeing how sympathetic they've made Alicent.

[@0Yankes0]

I want to see someone making an edit of Rhaenys just roasting all of them.

[@197508300610]

Remember Otto saying, "Daemon would be second Maegor or worse." No Otto, your grandson that you're trying to install would be the worst actually.

[@jeffthampuran6054]

A mix between Aegon the Unworthy and Maegor for sure

[@Judustine]

Aegon II definitely isn't a second Maegor

[@thatoneblackdude3333]

@@jeffthampuran6054 yea more like a none fat aegon 4

[@yasmina3999]

But he is not ? He listens to Alicent and sends Otto to Rhaenyra

[@frankthatank4900]

I knew once Viserys died the whole role for King was gonna b difficult love yalls reaction to this eps.

[@abdulla10955]

whole ep was great until rhaenys did a random girl boss dragon explosion thing killing hundreds of innocents. We should have seen Sunfyre as that would be book accurate instead of the Rhaenys fan fiction.

[@grichard1585]

I'm just here for Lindsey

[@davebinwana4445]

Me too I don’t like Carsen.

[@devwithsoul]

Episode 10 gonna be the 9 episode in hotd

[@ShuffleUpandDeal32]

There's your beast beneath the boards

[@aimanmarzuqi4804]

Everybody talks that Rhaenys should have burned all the members of the Greens on the throne, but did everyone forget that Helaena someone who was perfectly innocent was also there. Are they saying that they're also ok with Helaena being killed. Come on, I perfectly understood why Rhaenys didn't kill them all, the greens are not White Walkers they're family.

[@lucymorudu5860]

We all know that killing the greens will end the show. The question is why did she kill all those people when she already knew she wasn't gonna do anything? is it because she's just a crazy person?

[@emikomina]

they are going to kill each other anyway, why not just kill them there and be done with it. she would have done everyone a service if she did. but the writers' made her dumb and illogical for that moment just to give her fan service. just a stupid scene in general.

[@aimanmarzuqi4804]

@@lucymorudu5860 You know it wasn’t on purpose right

[@cantthinkofsomething150]

lol@@aimanmarzuqi4804 Lol how wasn't it on purpose if she knew the coronation was taking place in the dragon pit? she 100% knew and didn't care about the lives she had killed just to make a grand exit

[@aimanmarzuqi4804]

@@cantthinkofsomething150 It wasn't on purpose because she couldn't control where the coronation would take place. It's not like Rhaenyra was the one who planned for the coronation to take place at the dragonpit just so that she could purposefully kill some random civilians. She probably believe that some collateral damage was necessary to free her dragons. Such a brital calculus has been by various heroic characters in fictions to justify their actions. With the most famous example being characters like Eren, Erwin and Armin in AOT

[@Dakblasta]

No way this is the amongst the best theme songs

[@metamorphosen3928]

"everything you feel for me….as your queen." I can't handle that level of palpable sexual tension lol. Ironic cause in a way they are the cersei and jaime of this show lol. the last 3 mins aside,i thought this was an excellent episode. it felt like a white house political thriller with a "race against time" feel from start to finish suspense. When Otto was moving the chess pieces, Beesbury yelling..I was on the edge of my seat. I knew how good it was when it had reactors already coping for compeuppance lol. Tom Glynn-Carney showed excellent range as Aegon. But it got overshadowed by 3 mins of a Rhaenys "happy ending" lol. The crowning ceremony was a visual historygasm, finally befitting a king in got verse. The actors for Otto, Alicent, Aegon did a great job. And that "window in the wall of your prison" line is one of the best lines of the show.

[@Tormund_Giantsbrain]

I was blown away by the details in the coronation. It felt like watching Nicholas II being crowned in an Orthodox ceremony with all the hollow pomp & circumstance of a rotting system. It's what I'd always envisioned from a GoT coronation. Tom Glynn-Carney was terrific in bringing out Aegon's fear, hesitation, pride & euphoria all at once. I'm glad they kept much despised Criston putting the Conqueror's crown on Aegon II's head. The Kingmaker is born! What the show's doing well is the details, down to locking up servants. Usually the passionate debates, the sense of treachery, the heartbreak are glossed over & we only see the regime change as a "fait accompli". This brings to life the mechanism that historically goes behind a coup, which I assume is as emotionally taxing for the people seizing power. That's why I like agonized & conflicted Alicent more than her steadfast source counterpart. It's more flesh & blood. She vacillates but her messianic fear for her children fates her to make a cursed gamble. *Jokes aside, I only support my Green Lives Matter King for the extermination of Strong Boys cause I'm pro Valeryian blood supremacy.*

[@monlovchel]

How ‘pure blood’ blonde hair - purple(in the books’ eyes of you. No wonder you are pro Green aka King Aegon. His tastes are just as sick as those that fall under the leaders of pure blood love aka WWII ilk 😂

[@cornellthemoviedude]

Bro, Cristin Cole needs to check his White Cloak Privilege. This man was chosen for the kingsguard because he’s had real combat experience. But this man’s kills have consisted of a concerned lover, an elderly man and a pig… and the boar only lost because Criston pulled sneak attack while he wasn’t looking. A deer literally walked up to them to say good morning and Criston was READY to shank it. Bro, this man’s a menace somebody stop him. (Because this the internet I have to clarify that this a joke. But seriously, is… is…. nobody….going to at least say something about this….? Not…. Not even a little concerned?)

[@aj897]

"Concerned lover" You must be socially inept if you think he wasn't threatening Criston with that info

[@johnwalkeristhatdude3018]

Alicent wants no part of Meleys

[@LucerysOwner]

What a great episode! We are witnessing TV greatness. Rhaenys could have ended the war before it even began right there. One dracarys and Meleys would have laid fire upon them. But one thing a lot of people take serious is that “NO ONE IS MORE CURSED THAN A KINSLAYER!” (*yeah I'm looking at you Aemond my boi) These are her kin. And Rhaneys hasn't fall so deep to commit such an act.. No words. Just a look from Rhaenys to the greens says a lot - 'Declaration of war' It was mercy that saved Alicent and Aegon. It will be mercy that will be the downfall of Rhaenys and Meleys later on but not without a badass fight. Olivia Cooke is magnificent as Alicent.. she did an amazing job portraying her. Hate the character respect the actor/actress. Loved how Ser Harrold was standing up for Rhaenyra. Man was at her side since day1. Was even ready to fight Ser Criston knowing it would mean his death. What a honourable and loyal knight. I feel soo sad for both of the Cargyll twins. Arryk fight for what he believed is right and the same goes for Erryk. Their showdown on dragonstone will be emotional that's sure sure. They seemed truly like brothers unlike the hound and the mountain.. Poor Aegon doesn't want to be king. wanted just a life away from this mess. But on the other hand when Aegon saw the crowd cheering and chanting his name that's when the coin took a 360° turn. The Targaryen madness kicked in within his hunger for power and glory... His grandfather manipulated everything since Day1! damn you Otto! Larys strong is getting more creepier each episode.. I literally closed my eyes during it. the final is gonna me instense. Aemond x Vhagar / Lucerys x Arrax above Storms Ends! Aemond will be unleashed. This whole scenery will left many traumatized. Nonetheless.... The Dance of Dragons has begun 🐉🔥

[@emikomina]

wtf, who cares about kinslaying at this point when civil war is inevitable since aegon is now crowned. they ARE going to kill each other anyway when the real dance starts. she should have just killed them there since they broke the oath that rhaenyra should be queen. just a dumb fan service scene that unnecessarily made rhaenys illogical.

[@monlovchel]

Spoilers! They haven’t read the book…

[@wernerbeinhart2320]

​@@monlovchelyeah, these people have no restraint

[@sillylittlesheepjax6009]

That ending was non logical hollywood girlboss moment. Nothing like this happens in book. Made Rhaenys kinda dumb

[@zoannberry538]

I think this episode and episode 10 will set into motion the rest of the series, since the author said it'd take 4 seasons with 10 episodes to complete the entire sequence of events. In my opinion, it was needed. Plus if Rhaenys told Meleys 'Dracarys' there'd literally be no episode 10 and don't forget all of this set into motion GOT. And why wouldn't Rhaenys want to warn Rhaenyra? She's supposed to be heir anyway, Alicent and Otto heard what they wanted to hear. But also, Rhaenys grandchildren are at Dragon Stone, so she's warning them too cause Aegon is now gonna try to kill them.

[@Al-ji4gd]

The characterisation of Aegon is so hilariously bad. We introduce Rhaenyra's main challenger for the throne in the form of her half-brother, who we probably should empathise with to some extent because the pressure of ruling has been hoisted upon him by his family and we're obviously going to follow his story for a while...... and what do they do? They make him an irredeemable rapist right off the bat, killing any chance people had of being sympathetic towards him, let alone rooting for him. What's more, just in case you didn't get the picture that he sucks, they made him father a bunch of bastards and watch children fight to death in the fighting pits. To make matters worse, Rhaenys, who is supposed to be this reasonable, stoic woman people are supposed to love, kills a bunch of innocent smallfolk who were forced to attend the coronation of Aegon, making all of his crimes look like nothing. To me, sexually assaulting a serving maid, fathering some bastards and watching kids fight is nothing compared to killing hundreds of innocents, so the writers are not even consistent with that. NONE of this was in the book, by the way. There's an interview in the Hollywood Reporter with the writer and the director of this episode, and reading their reasons for these scenes being the way they are is astonishing. It's so bad.

[@BOLDcast]

yeah it really does some weird stuff to the moral complications that are supposed to be present in the story. Not that I have a problem with Rhaenys not being morally perfect, but what gets me is that it feels like the writers are intending for a different audience reaction than what happened. Like it feels like they didn't intend for people to be taken aback by her killing dozens if not hundreds of people. Its just sort of confusing, and it feels like the type of thing we would see in GOT's later seasons. Just kind of a weird moment for moments sake

[@Al-ji4gd]

​@@BOLDcast I totally agree. It's a massive oversight. It felt like they were going for a girlboss moment but 'kinda forgot' that it involves killing hundreds of smallfolk. In the article I mentioned, the writer said ''This is Game of Thrones, the people don't matter'' and ''Rhaenys didn't kill the greens right there because it isn't her war''. Both statements are, clearly, absurd. Also, in one of the BTS videos for the episode, she says: ''We were in the writers' room and thought 'wouldn't it be cool if Rhaenys just burst out of the floor on her dragon'' LOL that's literally how much thought went into it. I've liked the show a lot so far. It has been mostly good with a few blunders here and there, but nothing really ruining the show for me. Episode 9 was kind of a messy one, in my opinion.

[@atypical1242]

Aegon fathering bastards is fine and the fighting pit were fine character choices (he’s definitely a bit of deviant in the books) but the rape was a bad story choice. The intentionally showed Rhaenys killing all the small folk and not her family on purpose. It was to show how aloof even she is about her position. People took it as a ‘girl boss’ moment because they’ve been making characters fit more into classic protagonist or antagonist boxes (still some moral ambiguity, but there is a reason why there is so much blind Rhaenyra love/Alicent hate). I agree it does undermine the adaptation somewhat. The BTS week of explanations were purposefully weak, it was a big troll.

[@Al-ji4gd]

@@atypical1242 Even the fathering bastards and fighting pits things they somehow had to make worse by making him father a bastard who then FIGHTS in the fighting pits lol. They were desperate to make him a cartoonish villain, it's so funny.

[@emptilion]

I think Rheanys bursting through the floor was probably the worst moment of the show. It feels a bit contrived. More for spectacle, and girl boss moment than it actually adding to the story. I would have preferred it if she just left more quietly. Her murdering innocents feels weird to me. I do think her not going full on kinslayer makes sense, but why harm civilians if you are just going to make a statement? I didn't think she was that uncaring towards the common people. Doesn't ruin the show for me, or even the episode. But man I wish they did this differently. At least without her harming civilians, or showing the viewers that exiting through the roof was the only way out or something. I am having a hard time justifying this. Other than that, still a great episode. One of the most enjoyable to me.

[@Al-ji4gd]

This episode of Hot D was Hot Shit.

[@invi022]

Carson, shhhh🤫

[@thesunisup_]

I mean I did cringe so the like is yours

[@nyxzayin9203]

no not kill the dad, he killed the white worn set her house on fire.

[@MrRourk]

All she had to do was say the D word Green Court turn to BBQ Court

[@Third2second]

The queen who should have been.

[@alik5895]

People need to lay off Aemond about the dragon. If Rhaena wanted the dragon she should have claimed it. Even her mother told her that. She didn't want a dragon. She wanted a teddy bear. Dragons are for claimers.

[@TheThanatoros]

The weakest of all the episodes for sure. They really fucked up with the dragon and rhaenys scene that really should not be there made her look stupid and weak.

[@iustinmatei5655]

I don't think they made her weak, it was pretty badass, knowing that she could kill them in any second(but yeah, pretty dumb, she should've kill someone there, atleast she could've let Meleys bite Criston Cole or Otto). Anyway, we'll see what is to come, now

[@Weeby_historian]

Unnecessary scene, but I do t think you have to do that many mental gymnastics for it to make sense. Rhaenys at this point has no idea the war is gonna get as bad as it will get. And your faction starting of a dynastic conflict by kinslaying is Maegor levels of political savvy

[@TheThanatoros]

@@Weeby_historian nah it would be ok, the victor writes history in this world even more so, And if she thinks Nobody from targeryens will die when they usurped the throne she is really stupid as fuck.

[@c0mmas]

garbagio take

[@screma5442]

@@Weeby_historian is there a summary of what all happens or will happen in the book? i wanna get spoiled

[@pepeedge5601]

I cringed so I liked.

[@shini1908]

about Rhaenys: what she did was a very smart move, first if she had killed them even if Rhaenyra becomes queen she would still have to executed/punished Rhaenys because she murdered almost the entire royal family(Regicide is not something that can be forgiven) and who know what else might have happend. so Rhaenys said "F it, let someone else take the first shot and take responsibility for this blunder" and just flew off.

[@awesimo4684]

That's not really true though. Treason is punishable by death. Look what happened to Vaemond last episode. Daemon wasn't sentenced to anything. Usurping the throne is the highest of treasons.

[@sanddasa1]

Lol What that will not happen at all, What Aegon II and Aemond did during the dance prove this, You can kill people or kins if they are commiting treason. Last episode Deamon killed Veamond no problem. Its just bad writing.

[@shini1908]

@@awesimo4684 not the same thing, the reason daemond whispered to vaemond "say it" was so he will say something that will justify him killing him. Vaemond called the princess(his wife) a whore and her childrens bastards in front of the entire court, by the laws of westeros Daemon had the right to kill him(he was good as dead anyway) but Rhaenys situation was completely different.

[@shini1908]

@@sanddasa1 sure you can when its all out war, but the war did not offically start yet. Foe example: if you throw the first bunch in a bar brawl later on people are gonna ask who started the fight and all fingers will point at you, and thats what Rhaenys was trying to avoid(also kin slaying and king slaying) but if you join the fight after it started no one will blame you because you are part of the fight not its instigator.

[@sanddasa1]

@@shini1908 The war already started the moment Aegon crowned himelf king and usurp the crown. There are peacful way to end it but they are already at war. Just look at how they are arresting lords and hanging those who are against him because of "treason". The excuse of kinslaying maybe I can buy even tho it still doesnt make much sense but the reason the writers give Rheanys for sparing them wasnt because of that but because she sympathize with Alicent as a mother. She wasnt trying to avoid a war, she was avoiding killing Alicent which is a very dumb reasoning. She was ready to kill them all until Alicent stepped in. Its bad writing, your justification make much more sense but that is not what the writers intended, check the inside episde 9 discussion.

[@susanleach9106]

I love the theme song

[@itsaypp9434]

Are you book readers, you sound intelligent which is weird for reactors

[@MayhapsYes]

Nah, Aegon is a better king to Otto. Easier to manipulate.

[@Dontfucklewithdashuckle]

Oh my sweet summer child

[@daniellylima5568]

I didn't like that they did that everything was misunderstood in the book, Viserys never said that his son should sit on the throne when viserys died alicent i arrange everything for his son to be king and send men to kill rhaenyra in the book alicent he envious and ambitious she just thinks of her differently in the series they keep putting her as a poor thing and a son who doesn't know anything and who does bad things are the others even her father and that's all wrong in the book who is villain and alicent already in the series keeps putting him as a poor thing for me a big mistake in this series and the personalities of what she did with Alicent, Rhaenyra and daemon like that and it is not obliged to be like the book more at least similar to the book in the series there are people who like Alicent I'm like what do you like Alicent i'm sure if people had seen the book before the series they wouldn't be liking this snake Alicent she is a hypocrite remember in the fourth episode when she tells Rhaenyra that the Targaryens have strange customs and now she married her son with her own sister like her and a hypocrite and she She is a terrible mother, even the actress herself says that Alicent is a horrible mother and just to see how he treats his children, look at the scene with Helena and Alicent, when Alicent goes to touch Helena, Helena takes her hand away Alicent just shows that Helena doesn't like her own mother and Olivia who plays Alicent I say that Rhaenyra is a great mother that she gives love to her children unlike Alicent,Only person who deserves sits on the throne and Rhaenyra because she sits on the throne alicent , Aegon or Aemond and only destruction Viserys died with leprosy disease plus Alicent and Otto they were giving too much Poppy milk is a medicine that does good it makes you not feel pain but when you give too much poppy milk it will start to hurt So much so that daemon sniffed the glass because he knows the greens are killing his brother they are helping the king die. I didn't like what they did that the reason for the war was all misunderstood and putting that prophecy thing in the book they don't have that, I didn't like what they did with Alicent it's that thing in the Episode 8 at the end in the scene with viserys and alicent and saying that all this is happening because it's a misunderstanding anyone who read the book knows that it wasn't like that I didn't like it at all, I hope to see the real Alicent from the book in the book he is a horrible person but she is very powerful and is not afraid of anything I really hope to see this Alicent in the second season at least Similar to a book because this alicent from the series My God I think Aegon won't listen to his mother, it's also because she only mistreats him (even though he deserves it because he's shit) but look at the scene between the two when he asks if she loves him there She replies that he's an imbecile even the actress who plays Alicent already said that Alicent is a terrible mother and it was the actress herself who said, I don't think Aegon will listen to her but I know what will happen because I read the book fire and blood but don't worry that I I'm not going to give any spoilers, this woman is shit, she even tried to manipulate Rhaenys in the two scene, you can see that in their conversation, I hope the writers show Alicent for real in the second season a strong woman who doesn't let herself be manipulated and me I want to see Alicent in the book, Alicent in the book, she is a strong person and no one manipulates her, unlike the series that keeps putting it like (but she does these things and because of her father) In the book, Alicent is rotten, it's very different from the series that Alicent is weak because she doesn't speak her opinion and only listens to others and she is also very silly, You said that you thought it was cool Alicent's attention that you didn't want them to kill rhaenyra I'm sorry but there's no way it doesn't happen Alicent is being very silly to believe that because what she's already doing is betrayal is betrayal and death so even if she didn't do "I don't want to kill Rhaenyra", but Rhaenyra has every right to kill her because she is a betrayal and Alicent really thinks that Rhaenyra will accept her brother sitting on the throne if it's her right, for God's sake, she's a Targaryen, the heir to the throne, she'll never accept it's going to be war, and she won't likes to know that her brother, the usurper who stole her throne, is that her father died is that no one said anything about her father's death because Alicent said that no one could talk about viserys's death they hid viserys's death from Everybody, This Everything Is A BETRAYAL Viserys would never place one of his sons he always said the only person he wanted to sit on the throne is Rhaenyra the only daughter of the woman he truly loves the only one, in episode 8 rhaenyra was talking to her father about the prophecy but viserys didn't even answer rhaenyra because he had taken poppy milk after the end of the episode in the scene From Alicent is viserys at that moment Alicent gave him poppy milk again then viserys started talking to Alicent thinking it was Rhaenyra because hours ago rhaenyra went to the his room then he thought it was Rhaenyra he started talking he was talking about Aegon's PROPHECY more like Alicent thought viserys was talking about her son Aegon but viserys wasn't talking about him he was talking about the prophecy ( this is mostly talked about in the Game of Thrones series) but since he was unconscious at the time, he thought it was Rhaenyra he was talking to, Viserys would never put a rapist on the throne, and those people at the beginning of the episode in the meeting they said come on start with our plan now And because they were already planning they were just waiting for the viserys to die, they are all traitors, it doesn't matter because he was already planning behind the king they were already betraying the viserys they were just waiting for this old man to die they just they were waiting for this to happen and now it happened they are just going to continue with their plan And no one will question why they want a man and not a woman and if they question they will die like we saw in the episode, I wish it had shown more more unfortunately it didn't show much more in the book shows The scene of Rhaenys with her dragon at the end of episode 9 does not exist in the book, as well as the scene with viserys is Alicent at the end of episode 8 he talking about the prophecy is Alicent getting it all wrong

[@wernerbeinhart2320]

Sister, have you heard of punctuation? Also, I disagree. I like morally grey characters and bad characters with some redeeming qualities far more than one dimensional villains. GoT Had enough of those.

[@Ezra-kb9wm]

How is Aegon raping a hand-maiden worse than Rhaenyra killing servants or Rhaneys mass murderig civilians? lmao

[@Ries41794]

Aegon watches 10 year olds fight to the death and it’s implied he’s a pedophile He’s right on pare with Rhaenyra and Rhaeneys trust

[@BOLDcast]

Why does everyone do this? Just cause one person does something bad, doesn’t mean I’m saying someone else is NOT doing something bad Do you people expect us to list every transgression every character has ever made every time we open our mouth?

[@Ezra-kb9wm]

​@@Ries41794 When was it implied he was a pedo? there's no proof. Also Daemon is a literal pedophile. Also, we don't now how many times he's been to that fighting ring, he might have just went once out of curiosity or something. I don't think it's that much different than going to a high school wrestling or fighting match which alot of people do go to for fun.

[@luctardin]

it's all horrible, but in both rhaenyra and rheanys' case it served a purpose other than simply perversion. Neither of them have so far killed someone for fun and just stood there watching, aegon's character rapes people for fun. don't know about worse, but it's different.

[@Ezra-kb9wm]

@@luctardin Dude Rhaenys unnecessarily killed civilians just to make a grand appearance for no reason. Rhaenryra killed a servant for selfish purposes. Aegon raped a women for selfishness/ pleasure. I consider Rhaeys and Rhaenryra to be worse.

[@invi022]

I think Rhaenys is sincere with Alicent about the thron, she sees her as a prospect of the ruling queen atm like she saw Rhaenyra before she "murdered" her son.

[@atypical1242]

She wasn’t being literal, it was a metaphor for her lack of ambition.

[@nyxzayin9203]

sheessh!!! i love it the payback!!! lol

[@Ries41794]

This was the most boring episode to me and just proves I do not give a single F about Team Greens family 😭 Lol I feel bad because I try to stay neutral and think both sides tend to be equally wrong…but my god the characters on team green side just suck so bad. (I don’t mean that in they can’t act or that the characters aren’t interesting because they totally are I just hate them) I hate Otto I hate Criston I hate Aegon I dislike Alicent I loath Larys Ameond is dope and Helena is cool that’s it 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@davebinwana4445]

Yes i agree with you so much, I literally hate everyone on team green. They are all so unlikeable and annoying in their own way

[@yourname8054]

Cant wait next episode

[@remember_this1336]

The whole Larys thing was executed terribly I think, but what I gathered the scene is not about his motivation or goals at all, but about the power he has over Alicent. It definitely counts as s*xual a*use if you ask me and executing power over someone is a prime motive behind it. The problem with the actual scene is you have to jump through quite a bit of hoops to explain what's going on here

[@nervachadikus]

It would've been better if the reason why Rhaenys didn't roast them was because they were closing the door and she decided she didn't have enough time. This way its pretty dumb because, instead of ending it and ensuring her side wins, she let's the war happen. Rare HotD L

[@7heSlime]

This is the first episode that had me a bit worried for the future of the show. I understand what they went for but I don't think they executed it well.

[@CarlosCasanova9]

you are SO right about the theme song

[@phamtea]

Peasants literally didn't matter back then. Kinda like killing NPCs in Skyrim. Harsh yeah but get over it

[@lucymorudu5860]

You'll see how much they matter when Rhaenyra tries to take the throne. You can't just kill the people you one day hope to rule, so what Rhaenys did there is no advantage to the blacks.

[@phamtea]

@@lucymorudu5860 what I see in this context is Rhaenys rebelling and showing her foes that she is defiant against the new rule. She could have roasted all of them right there but I presume she’s honorable. The peasants and plebs are just fodder in the midst of war and collateral damage, like in any medieval fantasy, or even modern times.

[@doyltruddy902]

are you two brother and sister? you look so similar.

[@BOLDcast]

yes.

[@JirenGrey8621]

Lannisters.

[@nonchalantd]

!

[@zacharyhofius6157]

First 🎉

[@Condor-gb1xp]

I live in a perpetual state of cringe so here’s a like

[@loveatfirstglow24]

Weakest episode

[@jacob41057]

Here's a reason that Rhaenys didn't burn them all: Not a single person on that Stage ruled any house of Power. Otto has an older Brother who rules Oldtown. Larys house is weak now that his more publicly important family is dead. Otto's brother along with all their allies would immediately declare war. I don't even think Tylund Lannister was there but if he was Jason is the head Lannister & he certainly wasn't there. Jason is lord paramount of the Westerlands & could summon the entire region against those that roasted his brother. If Otto Hightower hand of the king & brother to the ruler of Oldtown was straight up murdered without war being declared by a kin slayer that supports Rhaenyra the Tyrell's would very likely join the war against the Blacks which means the whole Reach would declare for the Greens. The Starks HATE Oathbreakers, King Slayers & Kin Slayers. No book spoilers but I will say my point here is proven in the books. Starks would NEVER support the Blacks if they did something like that. To avoid spoiling anything I'll stop here. But the point is many of those who end of supporting the Blacks would turn on them or remain neutral if they did this. And many of those who were neutral would likely join the Greens. Rhaenys is clearly not suicidal & knows that doing that would ruin their chances & Rhaenyra literally would need to kill her to regain favor from lost allies. Since Rhaenys doesn't wish to die she wasn't going to kill them Rhaenys killing everyone on that stage would NOT prevent the war. All the actual power house players weren't there & would stand against such an act. That aside, she also isn't a kin slayer herself. That's very bad & dishonorable in this world. Further she doesn't want to kill a mother & her children. Haleana is innocent after all. (Yes she killed peasant innocent people but she ended to break out & in her mind they were shouting support for the enemy. Not how I'd of liked her to do it but it is what it is) The main reason she didn't kill them is that it would only destroy their chances at victory

[@lucymorudu5860]

The question is why did she kill all those people because she already knew she wasn't gonna kill the greens? what she did there is no advantage for the blacks at all. when Rhaenyra becomes queen she will be ruling the very same people that got injured or killed and you think they'll be fine with her being on Rhaenys side.

[@emikomina]

that dumb fan service scene was unnecessary. if the starks really hated oathbreakers then rhaenys killing team green would be doing them a favor since crowning aegon is breaking the oath that rhaenyra should be queen, the starks themselves swore that oath. plus the starks themselves are kinslayers since they killed off the greystarks branch when they sided with the boltons. so who tf cares about the starks at this point. PLUS IT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED WAR. who in their right mind would support aegon's and helaena's young child when they have no dragons in their faction left since all the dragon riders for team green would have been dead. you literally make no sense and dumb just like how the writer's made rhaenys illogical just for the sake of fan service.

[@jacob41057]

@@emikomina Okay mate, coming off pretty aggressive right now. Chill out. Anyway, who cares about the Starks? They literally own the biggest kingdom land wise & are extremely formidable allies to have. They're a key player in the war during the books won't say more than that. But also, No one would be advocating for Aegon's baby kids. Aegon has another younger brother Prince Daeron Targaryen who GRRM (who is working on this show) Confirmed publicly is alive & staying at Oldtown. They just didn't have enough time this season to introduce him but he is alive & will be in the next season. He's way older than Aegon's babies & he's a dragon rider himself with his Dragon in Oldtown. That's who the Greens allies would rally behind. And without spoiling anything, They nick name him Daeron the Daring & it's for good reason, this guy is good. So no, the war would not be prevented. Jason Lannister's brother would've been killed which would have him summon the westerlands to war. Otto's got an older bro who would go to war & Otto being executed like that would've pissed off the Tyrells. so there's the Reach The Baratheons wouldn't like King Slayers or Kin Slayers & neither would the starks so that's the Stormlands & The North rising up. The Arryns of The Vale also believe heavy in honor & would hate those slayers so there goes the vale. At the least The North & Vale would be neutral if not declare war on the Blacks. And with this overwhelming support against the Blacks whose to say Dorne (who is independent) wouldn't join against them? Dorne knows how to resist Dragons. You know who else knows how to resist Dragons? The Triarchy who is still around at this point & still fighting the 7 Kingdoms. War would not be prevented period

[@aj897]

Cope harder, the scene makes no sense no matter how hard you try to justify it

[@jacob41057]

@@aj897 :)

[@murtazazaidi5948]

she cant burn the targayrens

[@tempestbully_kennels6029]

Yes she can lol remember who daemons wife died she was rheynes daughter Targaryen

[@spacenights4505]

Mehhh. Those people are guilty by association by cheering for Aegon.

[@aj897]

Guilty by association for cheering at an event they were forced to go to? Life must be weird being a psychopath with a single digit IQ

[@shonquesanders4232]

Wow you hate the them song?!!! The most epic theme song ever. Were you guys even GOT fans did y’all jump on last minute like alot of other people did.. anyway too each it’s own..

[@BOLDcast]

i thought people would pick up that it was a joke, but it turns out lindsay was right We loved game of thrones. We also we just a bit disappointed that they used the same theme from GOT, not cause we think its bad, it just seemed like a new song would have been a good opportunity for the show to distinguish itself as its own thing

[@Condor-gb1xp]

I don’t feel bad for all those innocent people. I really needed some greens to die after the episode. Those were just citizens but they were cheering for Aegon so guilty by association imo.

[@scarletnach2952]

They didn't even know how bad Aegon is.

[@aj897]

Most out of touch take I've ever seen, people deserve to die for cheering, even though they were forced to go......

[@Condor-gb1xp]

@@aj897 and?