House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 5 BREAKDOWN - Spoilers! Ending Explained!

House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 5 today spoilers! Beyond The Trailer breakdown reaction 2024! Daemon, Aemond, Alicent, Jacaerys, Dragons!
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House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 5 REVIEW today! Beyond The Trailer host Grace Randolph's reaction and review of Episode 5 with spoilers! "Regent"! Ser Criston Cole! Corlys Valeryon! Baela Targaryen! Rhaenyra! Share your own reaction as you watch each full episode of House of the Dragon Season 2 on HBO Max in 2024! And be sure to make Beyond The Trailer your first stop for movie and entertainment news here on KZbin today!
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[@Snowflurry00]

I thought that was definitely Daemon's mother. She says, "My favorite son."

[@blackflagsnroses6013]

That’s too much even for Valyrians

[@raindrainxi]

IMDB names the character Princess Alyssa Targaryen.

[@ICU1337]

@@blackflagsnroses6013 is it though? Have you seen the Odyssey? I'll spare you the spoilers that Oedipus wishes he couldve had 😈

[@LeonardoMenezes03]

@@ICU1337 But they didn't know at first.

[@ICU1337]

@@LeonardoMenezes03 minor detail 🙄 My guy was clapping those mama cheeks 😉

[@itsproloy]

Baela is Rhaenyera's step daughter, niece, and cousin 😅

[@SuperUSAgent]

Imagine Grace's face when she finds out it WAS Daemon's mother...

[@adarnia]

she won't admit it now to save face

[@l.p.5703]

@@adarniawhat a silly comment. She has liked comments pointing this out and never denied this but only questioned it.

[@Marvelhero24]

Jacaerys is starting to become one of my favorite characters this season!

[@wanderingseth]

He's serving it.

[@mashmash9179]

Same 😊

[@tribbledisco]

💯✨💖

[@martinungry001]

Jace serving face at all times is hilarious for the character

[@hrc66]

But how is it allowed?? The actor is clearly doing it for attention, it's like the male Keira Knightely

[@Junksaint]

​@@hrc66 he's a little princeling, let him be a ham trying to be serious

[@V_i_vi_an]

The actor who plays Jace is literally book accurate Jon Snow and I wish he had played it, he's perfect.

[@nintentard1843]

I wish he’d stop mewing around with his hand resting on his sword. He doesn’t look as cool as he thinks he does.

[@SerpentofLore]

Next episode: How to train your house of the dragon

[@Trish-lamour]

[@TheJordanbrown2]

Brilliant 🤣🤣

[@IsiahBradley]

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[@NanciiiG]

😂😂

[@crapreact5989]

Your joking now but basically yeah

[@joecamps1119]

6:25 Alicient doesn’t have enough feet to keep all the councilmen occupied smh

[@hannahcpenner]

I am absolutely LOVING Bethany Antonia's portrayal of Baela Targaryen. She really does have a fire to her, and I think her chemistry with Harry Collett as Jace makes their scenes together so captivating & fun to watch. She's quickly becoming a favourite character of mine. I hope we get to see a lot more of her! (no book spoilers please 🙏🏻)

[@nintentard1843]

What chemistry? They’re like Daniel Radcliffe and Bonnie Wright.

[@Velociraptour]

Another reason Alyssa could be on Daemon's mind is she was Meleys' rider before Rhaenys. Or you know, Daemon could just be pregnant and that's why he's getting weird sex dreams.

[@princemuleya7696]

Jacaerys is learning how to play the game

[@Sanj1n]

16:28 Yes, she is Alyss Targaryen, Daemon and Viserys mother.

[@Sanj1n]

Alyssa *

[@vokasimid5330]

He has his Norman Bates on

[@myveryowndisneyroom]

Yep, she is even says it by talking about her son.

[@tmarie69]

I’m getting a bit tired of the Haunting of Harrenhal House. Like, let’s wrap this storyline up.

[@joesteel7409]

Same

[@Trish-lamour]

Me too!

[@govinddas7876]

well too bad because its not going anywhere for at least the end of this season

[@Kevoooth]

Same 😭

[@Kevoooth]

Feel like they could kept this story

[@nitinmathew5391]

I'm sorry but i believe they pronounce Jacaerys as Jay-say-ris in the show and not Jake-aris.

[@brianlaferriere6326]

Jah-cere-ees is the best I could come up with phonetically lol but yours looks right as well.

[@godsrunnerup]

Jacaerys, not Jakkaerys

[@freeloadingmf]

Interesting that Cole can use fresh lemon to clean his bloody sword but the smallfolk only have moldy ones in the market if any at all.

[@ignitionSoldier]

That's a great observation.

[@88citykid]

Jacaerys is kinda young now but he has potential to become the new Jon snow with that face haha

[@WRDend]

Hmm 🤔 Allicent's contingencies: husband Viserys, father Rhys Ifans, Larys Strong, Ser Criston Cole, her sons, her daughter & grandchildren... I think she was set-up nicely; Unfortunately each insurance policy has been cashed-in, and she didn't anticipate just how ambitious Aemond actually is. Which one could argue is her true failure: not preparing Aegon & Aemond properly.

[@Tbear995]

I think Harrenhall is empty and it's only Daemon there...everyone else is in his head. Except maybe Alys.

[@liamkampff1]

Whilst idk if I agree, I love the idea

[@cullenrost1793]

Cersie would dogwalk the crap out of Criston coke 😂😂😂😂

[@Trish-lamour]

She would've take the crown without asking

[@Uncle_Baby_Billy]

Dogwalk? Is that the new doggie style, if so, yes, I agree 👍

[@TheKillaShow]

She was kindve and idiot herself. But Criston wouldn’t get away with crossing her.

[@Sanj1n]

I'm not fan of Daemon's arc in Harrenhal this season, but I know the arc will improve.

[@arobin6695]

hes gonna sit there having dream sequences until he and rhaenyra reunite in the finale and he pledges to her for real

[@asura7915]

@@arobin6695 yep,hes gonna sit there having dream sequences raise his army and he and rhaenyra reunite in the finale and he pledges to her for real its very obvious whats going to happen

[@simon_xcx]

@@asura7915did you like.. copy paste just to say it’s obvious? 😭

[@metallicnole4514]

The luigi's mansion reference was pretty funny

[@TheDeckOfficer]

I honestly really like Harrenhal and Daemon.Alys will be a huge character, so I’m all for those visionquest scenes.

[@Junksaint]

I want to see viserys again in a vision

[@bangslamwham88]

Harrenhall looks and feels like something out of Dark Souls.

[@kickemindafacestyleson6986]

ikr

[@gp873]

Dem Targaryen boys got mommy issues 😂

[@mrblackbond]

Jace looks sort of like a young Tom cruise.

[@CHarr1991]

People use salt and lemon still this day. Honey and sugar is used as lip scrub. You can use course salt and lemon as a gentle facial exfoliant.

[@godsrunnerup]

☠️

[@tenerife_sea]

Pls do not put lemon and salt on your face 😂

[@metallicnole4514]

Anytime I spill something on my clothes at a restaurant, I use lemon to clean the stain

[@lolitzmorgan105]

Omg PRINCESS ALYSSA TARGARYEN!!!!!

[@JezzaBondiBeach]

There was so much going on in this episode !!! The acting, writing, cinematography… chefs kiss 🤌🏼 #HouseOfTheDragon #GameOfThrones this show will sweep the awards season 🔥 🐉

[@shinniex]

Daemon is having those hallucinations because the wood of the bed and the scaffolding of harrenhaal are made from the Wearwood trees from the first men. That’s why he’s having those psychotic episodes.

[@TheKillaShow]

And he keeps drinking the witches potions.

[@pchygrl17]

I am loving this season sooooooo much!! Every episode is polished perfection!!!! I don’t understand folks who are in a rush to get into war, that’ll mean the show is nearing an end

[@mrblackbond]

We literally ended the first season knowing we were going to war… and now we’re still not in war… it’s frustratingly slow.

[@govinddas7876]

@@mrblackbond hello? uh we've had multiple battles and deaths. We're already at war. Are you even watching the show?

[@metallicnole4514]

@@mrblackbond That's literally what happened in the first 2 seasons of game of thrones. You probably don't remember. The first season ended with the threat of war and the first major on screen battle didn't come until episode 9 of season 2 with blackwater.

[@mrblackbond]

@@metallicnole4514 There was WAY more shock value in the first two seasons of GOT; you cannot compare.

[@mrblackbond]

@@govinddas7876 That was NOT war... lol. I am totally watching the show. We got ONE dragon battle. A fight between two brothers that lasted all of 2 minutes...that's about it. What battles are you referring to?

[@phenomenal-xv4ey]

Aegon - "What would you have me do?" Rhaenyra - "What would you have me do?" Alicent - "What would you have me do?" You do not become king or stay king by not knowing what to do. Aemond is the only one that doesn't get all emotional in his decision making, he realizes that revenge is a dish served cold.

[@stalematesibling]

I hope sometime soon it's going to be a battle of the Masters Whisperers: LARYS VS MYSARIA!

[@rinmathews9337]

Rhaenyra’s handmaiden was called Elinda and wears the sigil of House Massey if you wanted to know her name.

[@GABDILIVE1]

Favorite episode of the season. The most "GOT" episode (strategy, politics, moves, character development)

[@GiveonKing]

I think it’s my least favorite or maybe episode 3 still takes the cake, only because that daemon arc hasn’t wrapped up yet and I didn’t see Alicent confront Aemond or at least see more of Helena

[@adarnia]

yes and true 👍 and still people who complained about the last season of GoT being too fast cried this episode was too slow. wtf? lol

[@GiveonKing]

@@adarnia yeah cause one was too fast and the other was too slow

[@adarnia]

@@GiveonKing enjoy your favorite CW shows 👍

[@liamkampff1]

Not my favourite but I totally agree, this is a textbook peak game of thrones episode!!! I'm all here for the slower pace, I wanted a slower episode this week! It meant that actually SO much happened, it was just movements of the chess board the whole episode

[@Delboy0]

As soon as they said bastard dragon riders, book readers screamed Nettles. One of the few actual black characters in the books who is a dragon rider and hinted at in the books she has red witch like magic too.

[@brianc620]

Alicent did have the council in theory, though. Cole, Larys, and the Maester were a majority. But, I think Larys and Cole flipped for justifiable reasons.

[@WilliamJames48]

Jac may look like Zoolander, but Aegon is the one who can't read good.

[@mbrooks1991]

Does Hugh the blacksmith have dragonblood? I see he has the Targaryen hair type

[@joesteel7409]

There have been hundreds of Targaryen bastards, or dragon seeds;)

[@AnthonyPi1999]

We’ve definitely met a few, not just Hugh

[@mbrooks1991]

@AnthonyPi1999 Hey that rhymed. Nice one there

[@AkronRain69]

Hugh and Ulf (The White) both have Targaryen blood. 🩸

[@BenBallardTX]

Sometimes I wonder if she mispronounces people's names on purpose just to annoy fans

[@amexred]

That was jarring . We are X episodes in . A whole season past … we all know how to say their names .

[@BenBallardTX]

@@amexred I'm not the guy who gets annoyed because somebody makes a minor typo in a comment or an Instagram story, but when it's a professional breakdown by a known critic on a show that we've all been watching for at least a season, it definitely annoys the hell out of me.

[@GiveonKing]

Aemond wouldn’t hurt his other siblings, he only did aegon because aegon is horrible and was horrible to him growing up and still occasionally is and is unfit to rule. Aemond has more humanity than daemon and his advantage is his youth, proximity to the king and his dragon but overall daemon is still the colder wilder character

[@kasim7509]

"daemon is the third party vote" he's the kanye lmao

[@lippemartinsm]

I love misarya and her actress as well 😅 i was happy they kept her around. This was my favourite episode until now.

[@charlesiheme4582]

Best lines of the episode goes to: What does her grace desire? Bent kness 👏👏👏👏👏

[@juubicortex8178]

The woman said she was his mother

[@johnpatrick7426]

Jace is the Mew king

[@rorys.1681]

The actor who plays Hugh Hammer stars in one of my favourite shows 'Warrior.' Highly recommend it!

[@BeezNoChill]

I'd do a push up for everytime Grace says ' you know'

[@hazelstardust]

I'm over Deamon's arc but hopefully it gets better and the pay off make it all worth it

[@phillipjoseph]

Jace the Face

[@ashleythomas5545]

Hey!!! Love these reviews but can u please keep future spoilers out for those that haven't read the books and looked ahead.. It isn't anything major just the mention last week if Aegon survived and now future dragon riders. Thank you!! ❤️

[@Impheatus]

I agree. Grace is usually great at keeping her videos spoiler-free, but as you said, she has been including these minor spoilers that really annoy me as I haven't read the book. If she continues like this, I will unfortunately have to stop watching her breakdowns.

[@oli.y]

So you didn't see the "spoiler" in the title?

[@Impheatus]

@@oli.y oh right! What a great response! You must feel very proud of yourself. Grace usually just talks spoilers up to the point of the currently aired episode. Even if she had seen the entire season through screeners and/or read the books. I would suggest you to not talk about things that you don't understand. Cheers.

[@oli.y]

@@Impheatus deciding to watch a video titled spoiler is like a vegan deciding to eat meat. How do you expect her to breakdown the episode spoiler free?

[@ngin98]

definitely a slower episode dealing with the fallout of last weeks banger, I feel it’ll be better on rewatch w/ next weeks episode or a binge with the season as a whole after the finale. I’ve noticed that the episode that haven’t adapted moments from the book (episode 3 & 5) have been my least favorite but not sure why that is given I enjoyed the first season so much throughout

[@kingofthecheviothills]

Matt Smith is from Northampton, in the Midlands, basically a southern UK accent. It’s us Northerners that have weird accents 🤣🤣

[@merchantofchaos088]

If I was a Targ bastard and was offered to ride a dragon, I would refuse so quickly their heads would spin. The dragons are the symbol of the royal family. Am I supposed to believe they won't turn against them once the war is over? The only way to break the bond with a dragon is death. Daemon killed his own wife and his nephew's son. He would absolutely kill the bastards after the war to keep the dragons exclusively in the royal family.

[@TheKillaShow]

I’d jump so fast. Only the bastards should be worried. But noble offshoots with targ ancestry should jump at the offer. A dragon is a complete game changer. Why the blacks would EVER hand them out like that is beyond me. But we will see what comes of it.

[@brandonpollard8928]

I'd accepted and fly away

[@jillg9108]

There is also Adam and Alan, Corliss's illegitimate sons.

[@Alerity]

this one was a bit slow for me.... i expected more from this episode~ just my opinion, now have to wait till next Sunday T_T

[@shippendales8543]

Episodes after big events are slow even GOT did that Which is why you had hardhome and then a slower episode afterwards Its GOT 1.0 Characters neeed to react to big events otherwise we will end up with GOT season 8 all over again

[@everburn]

It's because they are stretching out book material. Which is not as detailed as the main game of thrones series

[@jamiegdubois]

Definitely a slower more atmospheric episode. One of my favourite parts was the council meeting after they give power to Aemond and it’s just a continuous shot of Alicent with everyone else talking in the background. Olivia Cooke acted the hell out of that scene without saying a single word.

[@pchygrl17]

Love Jace ❤

[@wanderingseth]

I'm so glad you talked about the blue steel Jacaerys had going on. It made me do a double take. I was like "Is he doing duck face?" but the reality is, he can totally pull it off. He has some seriously good bone structure and more screen presence than many characters on this show.

[@hangtru0812]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who loved the deliverance of Jacaerys' "bent knees" line. So good.

[@paulaabelenda5867]

Daemon’s arc in Harrenhal is going nowhere. Not to mention, the sex scene between him and his mother was unnecessary and another example of something just for “shock value”. There were a million other more affective ways of conveying the message that Daemon feels guilty over his mother’s death.

[@GiveonKing]

Why would he feel guilty

[@paulaabelenda5867]

@@GiveonKing Ask the writers. So far, all of Daemon’s hallucinations are about his guilt: seeing young Rhaenyra sewing the kid’s neck and her mentioning him “always leaving” and his past wife asking him about their daughters.

[@TheKillaShow]

The incest there was absolutely forced for controversy and shock. Because they don’t know what to do with Daemon.

[@brianc620]

@@paulaabelenda5867I don’t think it’s exclusively about guilt. I think it’s about his overall flaws and self perceived inadequacies.

[@jaime1200]

This episode felt like a movie. Really enjoyed it. Lots of drama

[@Dasdutt]

Matt Smith is from Nottingham. They have what is considered a Posh accent.

[@jim1242]

Matt Smith grew up in Northamptonshire, which is kind of the crossroads between the south and the midlands of England. So I guess the accent is a not quite southern england, not quite midlands, a mix of the 2.

[@Delboy0]

Matt Smith’s accents is not regional, it is a super posh non-regional aristocratic accents. As Brit big irony about game of thrones series that is loosely inspired by British history and culture is that actors from the north of England play characters from the south and actors from north play characters from the south Matt Smith and Cersei actor are from the north Jon snow, Theon are from the south

[@Halbared]

In the books, 📕 Nettles was a serf who rode a dragon.

[@AeonOfNion]

Daemon’s accent sounds like the actors normal accent, just with a little posh tweak here and there lol. Northampton/London like myself I believe.

[@Stsebastian8900]

Matt smith is from Northamptonshire, which is in the midlands.

[@klausllacaj6239]

Showing off a Dragon head is like showing a Nuke head. It pretty much means destruction is coming

[@markpula91]

I did not recognize her until you said it. 😂

[@Nihilist_Porcupine]

The way Grace pronounces these names.... lol did we even watch thee same show?

[@tuni16tuni]

I've actually seen a lot of people joke about Aemond resembling Zoolander, but now that you mentioned Jacaerys too I can't unsee it anymore. I guess it runs in the family 😂

[@mrz3062]

Sourcing the “bastards bench” will back fire (no pun intended). Vesarys warned Rhaenyra that the dragons cannot be controlled. The bastards to be were not raised like the royals. They will not be able to gain the skills that are necessary to appeal to their dragon. The riderless dragons will go rogue.

[@YaraMay20]

This season makes me miss Daenerys. She would have taken care of business already. What a good character she was, and actually come to think of it now. She is the reason I kept watching the whole series until the end.

[@just42day]

Grace, Corlys Velaryon as a character is that of important. Just wait til the end🤣

[@SibsReviewsThat]

Gosh I absolutely love this world so much

[@ennaie1]

Dragon training montage loading...🤣

[@denvertom7627]

I thought the episode focused on strategy which was nice to see. Still in to it.

[@jillg9108]

It was a slower episode, but I enjoyed it.

[@Mic-Mak]

21:34 OMG! I didn't recognize her!

[@shippendales8543]

I was like Ive seen this actress before but couldnt relate it to Raised by wolves

[@childeroland2569]

Addam and Alyn's storyline should kick in next episode

[@Unworshipediety]

Oh my gosh once you see the Zoolander, you can't unsee it! He's now moved up in the rankings! lol 😂😂

[@Sombrero_PL]

I will be honest whenever I see Daemon on screen I just skip 😅 I truly don’t care about this part of the story and nothing made me go “Wow I want to know about what is going on more” for me this part of the story just could be cut out and give screen time for dragons 😻

[@Damon242]

Pacing is a huge problem for this series. I’ve seen too many commenters mistake ‘pacing’ for action scenes or that character work is mutually exclusive of proper pacing (and that scenes of characters talking translates to character development). Every scene between characters should be offering the audience some new information about that character or information useful for the plot of that episode or the next (since each episode should be about something and properly structured), there shouldn’t be a wasted scene in any of these episodes and yet we’re given scene after scene of Daemon hallucinating the same messages, Corlys struggling with the same doubts, Rhaenyra deliberating on the same crises of conscience, Alicent contending with the same struggles, etc so many scenes are nearly just a reimagining of scenes and conversations that we’ve experienced before. The writers are clearly not providing these episodes with enough story to sustain their runtimes and instead of addressing this or reducing the runtime to compensate, they are instead padding them out with superfluous scenes that are making much of this season feel pointless or pointlessly dragged out.

[@Mikesaidit]

I personally enjoyed this episode, it was a good breather after what happened the episode before and we got to see our characters making moves on the chest board.

[@ryanpotter9152]

im not that excited by this season. Longlegs was great tho!

[@uhuhuh1966]

Girl you can’t just ghost us, The Boys fans like this

[@gustavoolivieri6568]

They never said bastards. They said sons of Targaryen marriages to other houses, so, legitimate descendants, but married outside the royal house and, for this reason, not having eggs in their cradles, as Targaryens do. Also, Rhaenyra said herself: it's risky, because blood mingled for over a generation, so, more probably these descendants will become dragon food rather than dragon riders... There is no record of bastards. On the contrary, they are hidden. Now, that bastard in King's Landing is on the table, for sure. But that is not what Rhaenyra and Jace are talking about. That will come out some other way.

[@TumblingTower]

They didn't say they were looking for bastards they were looking for people with Targaryen blood from other noble houses like the Tarlys

[@kdizzle46]

This episode was so boring to me. I need more action!

[@IsiahBradley]

P.S. "...wrapped around her Littlefinger." Hehehehehehe..... :)

[@user-ku8nd1lw7l]

HBO killed Sunfyre to save $$$. Sunfyre doesn't die until later in the books and actually does something really important. Guess another dragon will get that duty.

[@joesteel7409]

I dont think Sunfyre is dead, they lift him, as they did in the books.

[@user-ku8nd1lw7l]

@@joesteel7409 You might be right. Good catch.

[@nitinmathew5391]

cole mentions sunfyre is still at rooks rest .

[@AkronRain69]

Sunfyre is still going to do what he’s ’going to do’. 😏

[@oli.y]

They didn't kill Sunfyre and they're not saving $$$ either

[@johnpittsii7524]

Thanks for the breakdown Grace ❤

[@nolifeSnorlax]

I feel this episode was a huge step back and extremely boring 😢

[@jeanbutinfrench]

Im sensing a little lack of subtlety lately, clearly one of the themes of the show is women’s relation to power in a patriarchy, but when a character actually says “BUT YOU ARE A WOMAN” it really goes into that heavy handed “telling, not showing” territoy, specially when the female characters are not given meaningful actions to illustrate why they would actually be fit to rule. I also sense a difference between this and george rr martin’s approach to writing female characters in the sense that his female characters are allowed to be flawed, have desires, ambitions, anger, and negative traits that ultimately makes them humans, while in the show the women feel softened and/or misunderstood, and none are actually evil or bad, which feels ironically sexist and demeaning… I do love the show though, but i feel the first season had a sophistication that is yet to be recaptured.

[@hpbookfan1]

Perfect episode after such brilliant one last week.

[@jesseolsen108]

Eye on the ball - Oh no! (congrats on 1M)

[@mekman4]

I watch a lot of HBO when it comes to streaming, which is saying a lot since I don’t usually tune into streaming shows, but I did enjoy Ridley Scott’s take on the Metroid series (since we are mentioning Nintendo) with his Raised by Wolves! I’m kinda GoT’d out myself, but maybe I could give it a try. I also have Amazon and the Boys comic gave me something I liked toward the end, and I really appreciated it. Great Stuff as always!

[@zekethewise7042]

Good episode 8/10

[@clairemercer4760]

The way she pronounces the names ugh not good

[@griffineagle7]

Grace .. im not a follower , but ive just heard you give a reflective review on a episode .. just remember this , you can give someone a ride , a lift anytime but the one you dont will be the one they will judge you for and hold you to it , even if you apologise , they will hold you to it that it was the one lift out of every other that mattered ( catch my drift ) i dont judge , i dont know you and youve done nothing against me , so calling it that if i was to say anything of my own opinion and not a collective opinion it would be " people value honesty of one soul more than a thousand , knock em gal ... ( both who bother you ) , just heard about you on Midnights edge lol .. youve shocked , more than you realise ..have fun !

[@ramo_141]

I know a common problem with the boys, the acolyte and HOTD... I actually enjoy your breakdowns better than the shows themselves...not trying to be mean, just honest