House of the Dragon | S2 E4 'The Red Dragon and the Gold' | Reaction | Review

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0:00 Intro
5:50 Theme song
6:23 Reaction
30:15 Discussion

[@CraigKostelecky]

Please no spoiler comments from the books. The show told us exactly what we are supposed to know right now.

[@darthken815]

Hey Craigster. How ya been?

[@YamYam.777]

12:18 Corlys and Rhaenys are Baela's grandparents Her parents are Daemon and Leana

[@DuoReacts]

Yeah I messed up there. But regardless that young lady resembles her grandparents. I can’t wait to see more from her after this! ❤Steve

[@YamYam.777]

​@@DuoReactsYeah it was just Lacey agreed with you too so I just wanted to say in case you didn't realise😁. Great video!

[@John_Locke_108]

😂😂 Your cat got right the heck out of there when the Dragon fight started getting too intense.

[@DuoReacts]

I should have paid attention to the cat. I got jump scared when Rhaneys dragon got his neck crunched. ❤steve

[@annbeths]

Rhaenys and Meleys went out with style!! My queens

[@crystalk98]

I find it sad that Vhagar & Meleys flew together all the time when they belonged to Daemon & Viserys' parents (Baelon & Alyssa)....but now made to be enemies & fight to the death :(

[@askyeyv7039]

They also rode later on when Rhaenys had Meleys and Laena had Vhagar. They flew together for two generations

[@DuoReacts]

That tells Me the bond between rider and Dragon is a bond stronger than dragon to dragon. Interesting. ❤Steve

[@alistairrae9807]

Vhagar proved why she is called the Queen of Dragons she is old but can still bring death to her enemies

[@DarklotusDD2]

she is like the t rex

[@DarthKay093]

If Meraxes had lived she would have been bigger imagine that girl

[@DuoReacts]

I mean you’re correct. That dragon is a war machine. ❤Steve

[@DuoReacts]

@@DarklotusDD2Godzilla

[@DuoReacts]

@@DarthKay093she was a beautiful dragon. I was shocked at the death to be honest. I really thought we would have a death but not two of them! ❤Steve

[@nikitasingh0412]

Sunfyre and Aegon bond is one of the best bonds in the books. Too bad we only got to see a tiny scene of them together.

[@CraigKostelecky]

I am with you. I would have loved to see at least one scene of them flying around King's Landing and the people being in awe of Sunfyre's beauty. Though I will say in the short time we had, they did a great job showing that bond. That boop that Sunfyre gives Aegon before they took off is just amazing.

[@Scott_Burton]

11:50-12:44 Steve speaks what I saw in this moment. These members of the council are arguing because the King Consort (Daemon) and the Queen (Rhaenyra) are not here, there is no Hand present to speak for the Queen. They are disrespecting Rhaenys, but when Lord Corlys walks in questioning this. He's a decorated, recognized noble, who fights in person one on one, or in the battlefield, and you're disrespecting his wife. I would honestly expect at least one person on that council wetted their pants when they heard that question, from that voice, even before they turned to see him. 25:08-25:11 Kitteh says "Screw this, I'm bouncing out of here!" 29:40-30:15 Clearly a veteran of TWD this Lacey is. Personally, I also doubt Aegon's demise, but I'm not as certain. Aemond was drawing his sword, as if to finish someone, when Cole arrived. Aemond sheathed his sword and walked away, but Cole's reaction falling to his knees. I think either Aemond was going to mercy kill Sunfyre, or to finish his brother, the mercy kill wouldn't be stopped by Cole (a witness), but I'm not sure Cole would collapse to his knees simply seeing his King "broken, but living" Side note... We see Rhaenys fall and we see the explosion of her dragon, but we're writing her off as dead, but we're questioning whether Aegon survived? Just saying it's a mess of hopes, wishes, dreads and fears. 31:42-31:45 Lacey: "Aemond did it though, is it because he wants to be king?" I would point you back to Season 1, when Otto and Alicent were competing to find Aegon, to name him king. Aemond did say [paraphrasing, I haven't watched that episode in at least 7 months] "If they ever come to name me king, they'll have no trouble finding me."

[@lmj2k]

Aegon and Aemond are pretty much the medieval equivalent to some siblings today where their dad has a business. One sibling studies hard, goes to college for a business degree, learns the family business in and out…and when dad retires, he decides to hand the business over to the older sibling who barely graduated high school, never moved out, goes out clubbing every night, except when he stays home to drink or smoke pot. And yet, he expects respect as the head of the business simply because he’s titled as such, but doesn’t know shit about how the business is run. 23:15 - Look at the pretty house panther! Probably one of the most adorable things is seeing Aegon’s bond with Sunfyre. I think Sunfyre cushioned Aegon’s fall. Meleys died while still airborne and had no control. So I think that Sunfyre and Aegon are grievously injured, but not dead. While Ser Criston is an absolutely repellant being, his military instincts are actually pretty good. They cleared part of the forest for Vhagar and Aemond to lay low, and they could use the trees as battering rams. It was smart to attack Rook’s Rest and pick at parts of Rhaenyra’s council rather than to demand a largely ruined castle. Even when Aegon decided to show up to battle, Criston used it as a means to inspire the troops. Aegon’s playing checkers. Criston and Aemond are playing chess. RIP to the Queen who Never Was, and the Red Queen.

[@DuoReacts]

Loved the entire comment! ❤Steve

[@moonyieqt]

Baela is one of the daughters to Daemon Targaryen and Laena Velaryon, NOT Corlys and Rhaenys 😂

[@DuoReacts]

I messed that up. But she does have a resemblance to those characters. Thanks for sharing that I was told pretty quickly about that lapse. ❤steve

[@spiritualwolf55]

They did rhemys a disservice compared to the book. In the books she took them on 2 on 1 and almost still won. It showed experience on dragon back beats size of the dragon

[@CraigKostelecky]

I liked how they showed her courage and experience. I don't think the fact that it was initially one-on-one diminishes that.

[@magicalfingers36]

While it was not at the same time she did in a way take them 2v1 she did major damage to sunfyre and did some damage to vahgar

[@theredeemer1644]

18:05 Rhaenyra did bounce but not on his knee 🤤

[@CraigKostelecky]

Both bouncings are possible ;)

[@DuoReacts]

😂 Steve

[@sylviastraughton4318]

I agree with you Lacey I believe that numbnuts is still alive and I really hate that Rhaenys died not knowing her son is still alive and I also believe Amend it's going to kill his brother until Cole stopped him what do you think

[@gdogdynasty6646]

I agree. He is still alive. Badly hurt, but alive. That is why Amend had his sword out, I think he was either going to kill him or put him out of his misery, but Cole stopped him. The shot they showed though really didn't show much either way though to be honest (regarding his condition or that of his dragon).

[@akaLids77]

I’m with lacy. I won’t believe it until they have a funeral for Aegon..with his body. He had ARMOR on.

[@darthken815]

Rest in peace Rhaenys and Meleys. Went out like badasses. 🥹🥲😭

[@drewzzz3461]

Such an amazing episode! First time we really got to see dragons fight!

[@lmj2k]

Yeah, considering we couldn’t see shit during The Long Night in GoT…

[@DuoReacts]

Honestly I loved the entire scene. Sure sad about the deaths but loved the dragon fight! ❤steve

[@Dularr]

Now you can go back to GoT and watch Princess Shireen describe the Dance of Dragons to her father Stannis.

[@DuoReacts]

I am actually going to do that tonight. ❤Steve

[@CraigKostelecky]

@@DuoReactscareful, you may hear more than you want right now. I don’t recall how much Shireen said, but Joffrey flat out tells Margaery how this all ends in season 3 or 4.

[@emmakulmala2173]

@@CraigKostelecky I'm pretty sure she doesn’t mention anyone's fate specifically, just something along the lines of “at the end thousands were dead and the targaryens never truly recovered”

[@doloresdrew8023]

Aegon shouldn’t drink and dragon

[@DuoReacts]

Is that a DWD? ❤steve

[@doloresdrew8023]

@@DuoReacts someone should’ve given Aegon a flying sobriety test

[@debraguerra-perez4146]

Hey guys, FYI, Aegon was wearing Aegon I Valerian Steel armour. So he had extra protection. Love your reactions.

[@DuoReacts]

Thanks for the info! I did notice he was suited up but how Aemon pointed out the king it seemed the deed was done. Steve

[@cleogriffith9921]

This was a damn good episode. R.I.P. Rheayns and Meleys 😢y’all went out like OGs. When Meleys turn her head to Rheayns and Rheayns looks at her all sad I just knew they was going to break my heart and damn if they did 😭. I’m miss them Girls. I think Aegon is 💀 and I think Sunfyre is too. R.I.P. to Sunfyre, he had a stupid human for a rider and what happened to him is all aegons fault. I still don’t hate Vhagar, it’s not her fault it’s all Aemond. I could not sleep last night bcuz of the very last scene, Rheayns and Meleys falling from the sky, it’s like watching Rick blew up himself on the bridge 😢 I will never get over these images 😭.

[@DuoReacts]

That episode hit you hard and I can tell. Well this is what we signed up for so many more nights to come like this. ❤Steve

[@jonsand3102]

The USA has thousands of barn owls walking around

[@DuoReacts]

Where? ❤Steve

[@jonsand3102]

this is a joke of people running around claiming they are something they are not; I saw a film of about 20 people wearing wolf ears and running around the woods howling to the moon and saying they are wolves, or men beating, up on women in sports claiming they are women, there are all kinds of examples.@@DuoReacts

[@jjosifovic]

Team Green and this is arguably the greatest episode of the series so far because every scene mattered. Criston proved himself a great commander and Aemond showed how much better he was than aegon in every way. Rhaenys plan was to win the battle she didnt expect both dragons to be there n the reason y Rhaenys didn’t retreat because the reward was well worth the risk. RIP my favorite live action female Targaryen.

[@Ultimate0ne]

Aegon's Dragon Sunfyre flipped to have it's back up to protect the rider. He landed on the dragon, it also circles him after to protect him as well. Poor Sunfyre just thought they were out on a stroll to casually burn some infantry. Her rider yelling at him in the common tongue, Sunfyre deserved better. :( Meleys also flipped upside down to protect her rider when fighting Vhagar and use the momentum to get ol grandma off balance. Epic fight but not really sold on Rhaenys getting blindsided, an experienced rider would know not to be vulnerable near such a big blindspot that she JUST had used minutes ago. There should have been a 3rd engagement that she lost, IMO. Don't wanna nitpick too much though because it wouldn't have changed the outcome most likely, but other than that it was great. I love how Rhaenys chose to go back in the 2nd time and the 3rd time Meleys said "3rd time is a charm?" and Rhaenys smiled and anticipated the turn instead of straightening her out. Great episode. RIP The Red Queen Meleys and The Queen That never Was, Rhaenys the Warrior Princess.

[@CoryGasaway]

Big ups to the Walter Payton jersey, Steve! Bear Down 🐻⬇️

[@DuoReacts]

Hell yes Brother! Bear Down! ❤Steve

[@shanekeg]

​@@DuoReacts hell no, #OnePride lol

[@CraigKostelecky]

Even this Packers fan loves some Sweetness. He's my first favorite athlete. Steve also wore this jersey in their very first GOT reaction, and it's part of what lead to us becoming friends.

[@DuoReacts]

@@CraigKosteleckyAbsolutely Craig and I will always appreciate that friendship! ❤Steve

[@theredeemer1644]

Lamprey pie she said...more like *_creampie_* 😎

[@DuoReacts]

😂Steve

[@GustavoCardoso95]

another great reaction guys

[@DuoReacts]

Thank you so much 🤗 Steve

[@mikekline4855]

Salute to the Queen who never was! Great character.....great actress!

[@DuoReacts]

RIP❤Steve

[@trainmap]

I love how the Dragons go KABOOM! when they hit the ground lol😂🤣

[@CraigKostelecky]

I really loved that detail too. It's something I never would have thought of ahead of time, but after seeing it, I somehow believe that's how it would go.

[@DuoReacts]

Yeah Craig had a good theory about this when we talked about the episode. Craig……

[@tiffanyphillips6086]

I don't think he's dead.We're not that lucky

[@DuoReacts]

I mean he looks dead and if he is not maybe he will be crippled or even worse. But I think he is done. Steve

[@VWWVVVWVVWWVWVWWVVWVVV]

13:22 Cole gave his enemies as much of a choice and literally the same choice as Dany did in the spoils of war "join me or die"

[@chrisbrooker7260]

It’s funny isn’t it, the amount of people down on Cole for doing this, but who cheered Daenerys for the same behaviour

[@DuoReacts]

Exactly nice coinciding thought back to GOT! ❤Steve

[@michelmorio8026]

Daenerys doing the very same in Season 7 to the Tarlys… every reactor on KZbin totally fine… Ser Criston doing it to the side they root for… how dare he, that’s no real choice! How I love the double standards of people 😂

[@JulioNeto458]

bom perfeito☃️❄️🐲🧝🏻‍♀️⚰️☃️❄️😀👍

[@DuoReacts]

Thank you! ❤Steve