House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 6 BREAKDOWN - Spoilers! Ending Explained!

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House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 6 REVIEW today! Beyond The Trailer host Grace Randolph's reaction and review of Episode 6 with spoilers! Rhaenyra and Mysaria kiss! Seasmoke picks Addam as its dragonseed aka rider! Viserys returns to Daemon! Alicent vs Aemond vs Larys Strong! Aegon is awake! 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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[@mr.knownothing33]

"The idea that we control the dragons is an illusion" Seasmoke just proved Viserys correct

[@Feanor97]

Not quite. The Velayrons are also of Valyrian descent, so it's not like just any random person claimed Seasmoke. You still need the blood of the dragons to be a dragonrider, but yes riding dragons is not exclusive to the Targaryen family.

[@mr.knownothing33]

@@Feanor97 For sure. I was just alluding to Seasmoke chasing Adam. Claiming a dragon isn’t about the rider per se. Also another ex is in season 1 both Luke’s dragon Arrax and Aemond’s dragons didn’t listen to them. And this is coming from Viserys who rode Balerion the biggest dragon in Westeros history. Dragons will never be fully tamed and fully mastered

[@Titanic_401]

@@Feanor97 The Valeryons are dragonriders thanks to their intermarriages with the Targaryens, they didn't have dragons in the past.

[@kaci111128]

Helena, baby girl.... Stop letting your mama take you outside. Yall 0 - 2 at this point😂

[@toshtao1]

It's "You're". This isn't Ghetto Detroit.

[@juryhoe4018]

@@toshtao1 but what if it is

[@StevenTLS2007]

⁠@@toshtao1so you’re saying the correct way they need to write this is “stop letting ‘you are’ mama take you outside”? Cause “you’re” is a contraction of “you” and “are”.

[@Ruddline]

@@toshtao1 Its you all in Southern accent, if you are Chinese or other ESL please don't insult people's English.

[@SuperUSAgent]

My name is Sea Smoke , can I offer you an extended warranty on your fishing ship ?

[@asch7906]

"Hi, do you have a minute to talk about our Lord & Savior Aegon the Conqueror?"

[@julstar3]

Seasmoke to Addam of Hull "Did we just become best friends!"

[@santiagocastillo5042]

"Adopting" an adult dragon it's like adopting and adult cat you don't choose them!! they choose you!! 😂.

[@k4polo]

Seasmoke didn't randomly choose Addam IMO. He chose Addams because of his relations to his former rider Laenor I believe.

[@beepboop8973]

⁠@@santiagocastillo5042as they say back in those days, the dragon distribution system has found Addam.

[@MichaelCDavis1]

@k4polo Addam probably reminds Seasmoke of his half brother. Maybe Seasmoke is a fan of Milli Vanilli.

[@Ivanlois383]

@@MichaelCDavis1bruhhhh 😂

[@christianvandom]

I feel the knight took way too long to ride the dragon and it made Seasmoke impatient and decided to roast him.

[@Camhey16]

Then announcing that he did it without actually even getting closer or on the saddle.

[@GiveonKing]

It’s like a dating app…impatient and ruthless to half swipe 😂😂

[@Cybernautz]

fr cause if not Seasmoke just faked him out? lmao Seasmoke would be such a bitch for that! 💅

[@freeloadingmf]

@@Cybernautz I feel like Seasmoke was desperate for a rider because he's been lonely so he was willing to give it a shot but then the dude got too cocky too soon and Seasmoke was like nahh, I'm not this desperate I can do better.

[@user-ym7vs3ed1q]

Grace: when do we get to see the fall of kings landing ? Also grace : try not to have spoilers in the comments 🤦‍♂️

[@whenjwasthere426]

LOL yea I was like…FALL of Kingslanding?? Sounds like Kingslanding is falling 😭

[@Horacio_Poggi]

Also the Battle at the Gullet, now it will be in the back of my mind that a battle with 3 dragons will happen soon.

[@IliyaBadev]

Yeah, that was shocking. I didn't know there was such a battle, and now the books and the show are ruined.

[@ICU1337]

Yea I stopped watching the video after 2 mins. I heard more spoilers than I cared for in that short span of time 🤦🏽‍♂

[@revolutionarydragon1123]

Seasmoke said he for the culture

[@Shivs628]

😂😂😂😂

[@tmarie69]

@@revolutionarydragon1123 the memes with Seasmoke have been sending me!! 😂😂😂😂

[@johnbateman88]

😂😂😂

[@beselbic]

Poor Helaena. Every time she's out in public, chaos erupts. She's probably never gonna leave the castle again.

[@jessehodge4418]

The next time will probably be out a window.

[@dreamforall5833]

I think that visual of Rhanerya’s food supply drop coming in the dead of night was my favorite visual of the episode but i also really liked all the seasmoke stuff. he’s my favorite dragon and they didn’t really highlight him in season 1. but i will say i think we need to wrap up Harrenhaal POST HASTE

[@GiveonKing]

I can’t believe they haven’t wrapped it up 💔

[@kratos.8151]

Why is seasmoke your favourite? They've done nothing

[@GiveonKing]

@@kratos.8151 he is just a very cool dragon and seeing him be picky about his choice was nice to see

[@dreamforall5833]

@@kratos.8151 like his name like his design. even. though upclose now he really is basically drogon but then again i like drogon

[@watchonjar]

its ridiculous tho and shows the clear biase from the writers, how in the fuck do the small folk see her as a hero when shes the one starving them.

[@ithanvega]

I skipped all of Daemon’s scenes this episode because it was boring tf outta me sitting through those hallucinations scenes.

[@luizfbrc]

Tbh, Daemon's scenes this episodes were actually character development. His interactions with Viserys were amazing.

[@CoryGasaway]

You should watch all of them over the last 3 episodes. They are important for all the choices he makes going forward until his final battle with Aemond .

[@mariaorlando3426]

Yes. Sooo boring.

[@bencarter2988]

Yep, I 100% agree!

[@jonathankoan]

The action is not what endeared me to Game of Thrones or House of the Dragon. I’m more interested in the council meetings and the political intrigue. So I’m loving what we’ve gotten this season.

[@HenryHigh-r1t]

Mmmm😑, the non-action scenes in HOTD doesn’t even compare to the non action scenes in season 8 for fvck sake 😭

[@kbg12ila]

Game of thrones is a million times better in it's slower moments. House of the Dragon is nowhere near as clever in it's writing for it to have this many episodes slow episodes in an 8 episode season we've waited 2 years for.

[@j.m.r2797]

Noup. What make GREAT GOT, was the UNPREDICTABLE that it was . House of dragón on the other hand, is just bla bla bla bla bla . So fucking boring. Clearly they spend all the money on the cgi of the dragons. That’s why 97% of the show is people on a close location, just talking . HBO instead of this crap, should do the Robert Rebelion or the story of Aegon the Conquerer . But, they wanted another story of two womens fighting for the throne 🤷‍♂️

[@ThomasMees]

@@HenryHigh-r1twrong

[@blackmanwithcomputer]

​@@HenryHigh-r1tStop with that BS.

[@xo_kylem6735]

The Battle at the Gullet is definitely not going to happen this season. The show already said they can only afford 2 huge scenes. One of them is the Battle At Rook’s Rest and the other is likely the “Sowing of The Dragonseeds”. The Gullet will be the opening for Season 3 and the Fall of King’s Landing will likely be the finale for that season.

[@maksimnikiforovski2034]

This season ends with the fall of King's Landing. And the Gullet will simply happen next season.

[@CoryGasaway]

​​@maksimnikiforovski2034 The Gullet happens before the Fall of King's Landing. Actually, there's a few more events to happen. Smaller battles. The Fall of King's Landing will be the finale of next season.

[@ThomasMees]

@@CoryGasawaythey swapped them

[@ThomasMees]

@@CoryGasawayso no the fall isn’t next finale

[@iamcool8088]

So we just gonna have daemon hallucinating all season 😑

[@djJaXx101]

"You guys have said you dont want advanced spoilers" but let me just explain there is gonna be a big "dragon battle at the gullet" and then a "big dragon battle kings landing" and kings landing is gonna fall. Am I going crazy? isn't that some massive spoilers?

[@LifeweaversRoseToy]

Me when yet another Daemon scene comes on 🤳🏽

[@swedeapie]

Indeed. Skip!!

[@ICU1337]

We gotta do what we gotta do to stay awake through those parts of the episodes 🤷🏽‍♂

[@BlazerManiacNumber96]

The Rhaenyra/Mysaria thing, I can take or leave. I don’t have strong feelings on it one way or the other. Great episode overall. Love the scene with Larys/Aegon. Season 1 was also heavily criticized for pacing on account of the time jumps. Comes with the territory when you’re adapting lore instead an actual series. Frankly I would have complained if they shoehorned in battles just for the sake of it. I was worried with the first 4 episodes that they were going to try and cram an action scene into every episode. I’m glad to see we can still get dramatic, character driven episodes and I applaud their restraint as filmmakers. I feel season 2 is significantly better than season 1

[@CoryGasaway]

I couldn't agree more with this.

[@Winterfang]

My God, I hope no show runner ready this fucking comment. Because they keep skipping all the fucking battles this season

[@BlazerManiacNumber96]

@@Winterfang They’ve skipped nothing of consequence

[@tuni16tuni]

Please be careful not to spoil too much for people who watch your videos but haven't read the books 🙏

[@cormac8302]

Queen Alicent getting cut on the arm in the same spot she cut Rhaenya was a nice call back to season 1 Also was the food being thrown at queen Alicent ment to mirror the way queen Cersei was treated leaving the same place

[@C-Bee]

As the towns people are screaming for Rhaenrya to return. It was perfection.

[@cormac8302]

@C-Bee I've to say I'm Team Alicent 😂 not fully green but team Alicent

[@juansebastian9259]

Why would you spoil those two big battles for non-book readers? You were a jerk this time.

[@ngin98]

grace they cut the episode count because they couldn’t afford the gullet this season, it’ll be an opening for season 3

[@Nevermore941012]

No fucking way, we won’t even get that this season?

[@ngin98]

@@Nevermore941012 I don’t think so we would’ve heard off it or seen some tease to it, & all a lot of the combatants don’t even have their dragons yet I don’t see it all coming to a head until season 3

[@user-tk9zo3it8i]

@@Nevermore941012According to several rumors, the finale of this season will actually be the Fall of Kings landing. So it will be a very abrupt change of pace apparently…

[@keithhooper5966]

You don't know that. Your just assuming. But with their track record. That battle could be pushed all the way back towards the end of season 3

[@drawnhere]

That's conjecture.

[@cybrfriends5089]

Sea Smoke is selling life insurance to potential riders

[@jeanbutinfrench]

I mean i always enjoy the episode but in the end im always like “is that it?” remember when season one had full circle moments in most episodes? 😭 i miss viserys, rhaenyra and alicent animosity and even time jumps… i thought the end of the season would be “rhaenyra triumphant” ominously getting cut by the throne but by this speed we are getting 10 seasons of sLoW bURn

[@GiveonKing]

At least seasmoke finally has a rider. But those other dragons need to be claimed by next episode and I am happy rhaenyra is finally getting pro activity again even though I despise the current speed of the story

[@jeanbutinfrench]

@@GiveonKingwhen she slapped the guy i was like “ok, at least she did something”, cause rhaenyra has so much more attitude in the books

[@jeanbutinfrench]

@@Archihuman reducing the story to that is such a betrayal of george rr martin’s work

[@JuniorCRodriguezV]

Larys Clubfoot is the only one truly playing the game of thrones. Well him and Mysaria

[@nb123456ish]

For future reference Grace, as someone who's not a book reader, when you put "spoilers" in the title are you referring to spoilers just for the episode you're reviewing, or do you mean for the rest of the season? I ask because I feel like it's not made very clear and that type of clarity could've saved me from having the rest of the season spoiled for me within the first 2 minutes of this video. Just something to keep in mind for those of us who like watching things play out a little bit. It would be much appreciated 😊

[@themikeside]

“The fall of kings landing” spoiler???????

[@nacholuke8236]

lol she always does stuff like this. Watch her reviews with caution.

[@Shivs628]

I know I was like f***!!!

[@Delboy0]

Yeah it does seems like they are stretching the story out very much and this is leading to pacing issues that see seems like padding.

[@Delboy0]

I like the detail that Seasmoke looks very close to the Game Of Thrones Dragons because it is said Dany’s 3 Dragons descend from Seasmoke.

[@Polo_Bear]

I thought they were decendants of Dreamfyre ? The heads, horns look almost identical in the shows

[@Delboy0]

@@Polo_Bear makers even said Seasmoke is the dragon the game of thrones dragon come from that is why the have the same features, but the other dragons look very different

[@Polo_Bear]

@@Delboy0 Oh on the Wiki it says Dreamfyre

[@tmarie69]

This show makes…….choices. But I was super happy to see Viserys. He really was a good King.

[@Sanj1n]

Remember GoT S1 and S2, some of their best seasons,, only have 1 battle on screen at the end of season 2 and people loved both.

[@Damon242]

difference is that those seasons also had substance to each episode where something still happened every week. HOTD's second season is just padded scene after padded scene, all of them contributing nothing to the story or the characters.

[@rianretief5487]

Yeah but the dialogue and characters were actually interesting.

[@everburn]

I think you need to stop deluding yourself with this comparison. Each of those seasons had an entire book to adapt. This show barely has a third of a single history book to adapt. They're clearly padding for time to reach their 4 season target.

[@nicomal]

There's no character nearly as charismatic as Tyrion, Eddard or as hated as Geoffrey. They didn't have battles, but the scenes were stressful. Remember Sansa's wolf? A lot of things happened in GoT. The last three episodes have more at a sloth's pace. Daemon was my favorite character, now he's nothing but a shell of what he was, and his wife is cheating on him, what a b*tch, she also was one of my favorites, how am I supposed to care for her when she's a cheater.

[@Frozen-Dragon-f6q]

i loved Rhaenyra's outfit this episode

[@annstillwell730]

Me too.

[@juleskazen7057]

Why why why do you spoil things for non book readers ??? Turned it off at 2:00 mark geez

[@lytaquiroz1524]

The story ends with pretty much every Targaryan death, same with the dragons and eventually it ends with all the family out of the throne and it's a civil war Of course there is going to be a fall

[@GiveonKing]

@@lytaquiroz1524I am glad I didn’t read your comment…weirdo

[@lytaquiroz1524]

@@GiveonKing dude, it's a prequel, one that started with a black and white letters telling is hundreds of years before Daenerys What do you think? That a civil war, that started before the end of the first season is going to be resolve with a starrying contest between the two sides?

[@everburn]

​@@lytaquiroz1524try to be a little considerate of those that didnt read the books

[@daveday999]

WTF!!! You gave away a huge plot point!!! Don’t go into the future from the books or whatever! Now we know what happens in Kings Landing SMH

[@JohnFourtyTwo]

The book’s been out for a few years, it’s your own fault for not reading it and watching these videos not expecting to accidentally getting spoilers from time to time.

[@Ri-Lizzie]

I feel like they’re adding plot just to make the show run for more seasons.

[@DigontoZahid-lc7kt]

They have been doing that for a while

[@Damon242]

@@DigontoZahid-lc7kt they rushed through events in season 1 only to get to season 2 and...waste time just to pad things out

[@JohnFourtyTwo]

That’s exactly what they’re doing.

[@seanthemovieman7124]

​@@Damon242💯 agree

[@HenryHigh-r1t]

And in doing so they pushed the actual meat of the season till the last two episodes 😒

[@MagicHurdlez]

Rheanyra being queer was hinted at by Mushroom 😊

[@MrStefanops]

I hope it doesn’t take long for the characters to find out Addam is Corlys’s son.

[@jacobkirk1846]

I don’t understand the complaints. This season has had way more action than like the first 4 seasons of GoT, and they were the good seasons.

[@bh3855]

The first 4 seasons of GoT burned through 4 huge books of amazing writing. Pretty much every episode & character was distinct and memorable. This season barely moved the story lines. 5 episodes of Rhaenyra whining about being a woman is fucking unwatchable at this point.

[@kikiandluca]

Problem with final season of GOT was that it was rushed. Now we are going too slow?

[@rianretief5487]

Yes, too slow. Stretching it out thin with dialogue that carry no substance is not the solution.

[@andrefilipesaramago]

GOT last season could handle more two episodes easily. But they went full speed.

[@therealsun86]

I can’t believe they went there with Rhaenyra and Mysaria.

[@zekethewise7042]

They did for the actor who is Bi in real life

[@shippendales8543]

​​@@zekethewise7042not necessarily Rhaenyra has always behaved in a very uninhibited way and Targs dont see cheating or sexuality in the same way The books dont go into depth about how close they are and why either

[@J_ads2000]

@@zekethewise7042 Book Rhaenyra and Laena were rumoured to be a thing. Bi vibes coming through strong this episode.

[@zekethewise7042]

@@J_ads2000 no the actors portrayed that in the show because the young Alicent is queer in real life

[@GiveonKing]

@@zekethewise7042there are alot of LGBTQ+ women in the cast 😊

[@YnotNomis]

Excellent Episode! I loved every minute of it! The acting on this show is outstanding!

[@John_3-16_God_loves_you]

There's no battle of the gullet this season, due to cost issues

[@jcarr1289]

Most conservatives wont care about the relationship. The show is not lecturing to its audience at a level of a junior high student. The story comes first here. It just adds a little complexity to movtives not in the source material. Maybe they will swap notes on their relationship with Daemon 😂

[@Cybernautz]

I thought Daemon would be good with witch lady tbh 🤷‍♂

[@vanessalore9942]

🙄

[@jcarr1289]

@@vanessalore9942 🧐

[@GiveonKing]

All these dragons are making me want a pet SO BAD

[@martinungry001]

I love me these breakdowns as part of the HOTD ritual

[@MyPublicEdition]

And they have 2 more seasons to go? Really? I am going to dracarys myself

[@targlife2979]

Rhaenyra never once said she didn't love daemon. What are u even talking about??? She literally said they were two halves of a whole. Shes clearly just lonely and feels daemon abandoned her yet again so she's seeking comfort anywhere she can get it.

[@heinricheverson]

I think Seasmoke chose Adam to be his rider because it can tell that Adam is the half brother of Laenor. Perhaps once Rhaenyra discovers that Adam is a Valerian bastard she will turn to the Targaryen bastards of Kings Landing instead of highborn descendents because their bloodline would be more diluted.

[@jjsavior]

This show is a far cry from GOT, if you need Dragon's to keep people interested then you might as well give it up. Some of the best scenes of the first show took place in small rooms with just two people. Heck the first season had next to no magic in it, and only revealed the show's magical nature at the end , leaving it a mystery throughout the whole season.

[@paulaabelenda5867]

The kiss came out of nowhere. Alicent and Rhaynera never had a romantic relationship, not in the books and not in the series. Whenever the writers decide to stray away from the original material, they f*ck it up. Edit: also they somehow turned the most interesting character from season one into the one that most people just want to skip his scenes because they can’t stand to watch another hallucination.

[@acido44]

The original material isn't reliable. It's an in-world history book

[@aengusog3415]

@@acido44here yall go again with this same stupid excuse

[@paulaabelenda5867]

@@acido44It’s reliable enough to indicate a character’s sexuality’s, for example the book suggested Laenor was gay and that’s exactly how the series portrayed.

[@charmedprince]

They're just pandering to Emma D'arcy:s sexuality gender whatsoever and it's weird

[@sumit1997]

​@@paulaabelenda5867 so true, I've skipped 4 times in a single episode, never done that before😂

[@user-tk9zo3it8i]

Grace, apparently the Gullet was pushed to season 3 for budgetary reasons. BUT, according to several rumors, I wouldn’t rule out that the Fall of Kings Landing isn‘t the finale this season. It will apparently be a very abrupt change of pace, so we have to see if that will work out at the end… Also the Rhaena scenes prove that Nettles indeed has been cut unfortunately

[@SailorDenzzzel]

I keep saying Season 1 was Pre-Zaslav and it probably had a bigger budget. Also, I think the change in Showrunner is part of why this season is different from season 1

[@PJ-io8pl]

GoT had its slow moments as well, but we had the Starks, Tyrion, and Daenerys from the very beginning to root for. These kinds of likable characters made otherwise slower moments more entertaining, or at least more tolerable to sit through. This is something that HotD lacks, which may also contribute to the pacing feeling much slower. Also, we’re not doing a five-year time jump every other episode like in the first season.

[@Zion1289]

The whole season is being consumed by Daemon's Harrenhal arc. It in itself is uninteresting on top of that it has been gragged for too long.

[@Alex-qo7ke]

Stuff happened, but I was bored. Not much else to say. Funny that the critic of the Acolyte in terms of pacing is starting to seep into other shows this summer. Last episode of the Boys was so underwhelming, and I'm just waiting for something interesting to happen here in house of the dragon. The queens having fish thrown at them is not peek tv.

[@Ruddline]

Genuinely the most disappointing year for TV in a long time, I really never loved anything so far. So far Boys 6.5, HotD 6/10, Bear 4/10, Acolyte 3/10. I couldn't get into Baby Reindeer and I have to remind myself X-Men 97 came out this year which is 9/10. Edit: Night Country 7.2/10

[@luisenriquevlog1099]

I almost turned off the TV half way thru the episode... I was falling asleep😑

[@tomascardoso13]

In the book its very implicit that Rhaenyra and Laena Velarion have a romance going on while Laena is still married to Daemon. Its even hinted at that they’re a trouple! Allegedly thats why Rhaenyra and Daemon marry right after Laena’s death

[@novaquinn5323]

I kinda saw them hooking up. Way back in episode 2. Was anyone really blind sided by the kiss?

[@kiarasessyoin-xo8vf]

I kinda like the dynamic between Rhae and Mysaria. Game of thrones is known for its messy drama and imagine how messy it’s gonna get when Daemon comes back 😂❤ I can see it now, I love the twist.

[@Andre_APM]

There is a line in F&B that hints that Rhaenyra and Laena may have had a tryst together. And also combining that with what the show has done with young Rheanyra and Laena I'm fine with it

[@nydabeats]

The pacing is certainly slow but the show is so well made it overcomes it.

[@snareyshot2879]

Im sure that theyre stretching the story out. But we should remember that the dance of the dragons is battle after battle back to back and I'm sorry but no show can afford to do that especially with how much it demands. They might as well make it longer if they cant pull it all of budget wise

[@alienlv426ify]

The scene of Seasmoke and Adam is like "how to train your rider".

[@micahanthonyhunt]

i did it!!! i called the return of viserys!!! huzzah!!!

[@GiveonKing]

I am happy for us 😂🎉

[@darer7158]

I am begging grace to take literally 3 seconds to look into what the book (singular) actually is and isn’t. It is NOT a narrative story, it is written as a history book , compiled by a maester with varying SOURCES. The validity of said sources is constantly called into question in the book itself - Of COURSE it wouldn’t necessarily cover/mention every single private moment of every single character, much less a perfectly accurate retelling of these events from the future (which is when it was ‘written’ in universe. This is super basic stuff.

[@ahmedal-somail4657]

Season two feels like fan fiction it’s so sad

[@safiullah8463]

I love the breakdowns but please don't spoil the upcoming episodes.

[@TheRumblewagon]

Really like Daemon's descent into madness and paranoia. Daenerys would like to know where her descent into madness went in S8 besides getting angry on the back of a dragon.

[@gig7932]

Seasmoke is f**king diabolical.

[@zekethewise7042]

They only made rhanerya bi because of the actor she never got with a women

[@haroldbrown893]

She is in the books

[@zekethewise7042]

@@haroldbrown893 no she’s is not I have read the all the book of fire and blood

[@zachymoore]

@@zekethewise7042 Then you should know that she was rumored to be sleeping with Daemon AND Laena.

[@Vezara27]

Another level in Luigi’s Mansion 🏰.. weeell the Rhaenyra and Mysaria boiling chemistry.. It’s was so obvious ever since she showed up in the room for the first time

[@frankbrown3556]

This season is the best thing on TV all year in my opinion

[@MrChaosi]

watch shogun then

[@Rufinos_servant]

It will be interesting to see if they "discover" that Addam has some Targaryen blood somehow, whether true or just to keep the Targaryen myth alive. But when that is the big cliffhanger, you know you've got a slow episode.

[@nemesisjrrrn]

This pacing is better than GOT s7 or 8 where everyone just teleported from one place to another and all feeling rush.

[@TheDeckOfficer]

I like these extra long episodes, and your extra long breakdowns. I just think Matt Smith is great as Daemon, he says so little, yet his expressions reveal everything. Plus, I met him once, and he was really nice.

[@GiveonKing]

I don’t mind long episodes but let things happen

[@SpaceViking2000]

House of the dragon doesn’t have the strong dialogue that GOT used to have. Because of this, it feels like we are playing a waiting game on dragon battles. Season one was able to counter this with moments. With the cast growing every couple of episodes it helped. We don’t have that now tho. I agree with you. It should have been 10 episodes with three dragon fights.

[@imbatman6029]

Bang on 👍

[@PuffySofty]

I've never seen a series that just lets their top billed actor hallucinate for 4 episodes straight...

[@CoryGasaway]

There's way more happening here. You'll see next season how it all comes back. It's actually a really thought-out context to add in now for what's to come.

[@whomilloo]

i actually really liked this episode even if i agree i'm ready for some action again 😭 also that kiss was STEAMY

[@dominiqueodom3099]

Season 2 is such a backslide in terms of plot progression and inclusion of separate factions. We've been stuck on 3 plotlines at 3 locations for 6 episodes and it's been the same shit. Rhaenrya on Dragonstone being mad at the men around her. Alicent in Kingslanding being mad at the men around her. Daemon at Harrenhal being mad at himself This season has been such a dissapointment and butchering of the source material. I really wish more people were willing to talk about the biased storytelling with the Women in this series. Alicent is one of the most frustratingly incompetent characters ive ever seen and Rhaenrya's arc has been treated with Kids gloves and has ignored all of her flaws. And dont even get me started on how they handwaived Rhaenys's murdering of the civilians in the Dragonpit. I really wanted to see the relationship of Aemond and Aegon but nope. I wanted to see some more development on Criston cole as a character but nope. And i really wanted to see Corlys Velaryon grow but nope they've treated the women in the series with kids gloves and have pushed all the evil onto the men. Alicent wasn't the one who plotted to put her son on the throne,all the men Around her wanted it and she's innocent. Rhaenrya isn't a flawed person with habit of creating enemies out of friends or raised as spoiled princess all her life or force herself on Criston cole,all the men around her just don't like her cuz she's a woman And rhaenys murdering the Civilians in the dragonpit was a girlboss move.

[@everburn]

Say it louder for those in the back

[@imbatman6029]

Couldn't agree more 👍

[@merchantofchaos088]

I always felt Rhaenyra was bisexual, so it felt nice to see that my suspicions were right. I'm cool with the Rahenyra/Mysaria thing, but I think it's more of a casual affair than anything serious.

[@nicoldevilliers6102]

Why are you always stuck on these things Grace? The kiss photo up for the whole review? And the boys were not the heirs to the throne during their upbringing

[@demetriosadamakakis7224]

I love the parallel of: everyone wanting to be Daemon but it’s a burden, and everyone wanting the throne but it being a burden aswell.

[@kbg12ila]

You are 100% correct about what plotlines this season should have covered. The pacing and filler this season is clearly for budgetary reasons.

[@DatVo-tl2dw]

I loved the scene with Alicent and Helaena escaping the townsfolk. Such a wake up call for us viewers in the fact that these people essentially have control and power to an extent

[@rudehoneybadger]

Rhaenyra just needs to add a big ring and turn that slap into a backhand.

[@harlequindove2374]

It seems to me that Rhaenyra and Mysaria have the same vibes and really seem to be very similar to Daenerys and Daario naharis from got. 🤔

[@godoftheblock]

I fast forward everytime Daemon is dreaming.

[@NOMVUYOELIZABETHNomadolo]

I don't agree with the pace being to slow concerns.......Game of thrones last seasons were not good because the pace was too fast.... so can we please stop putting pressure on the production like we did for Game of Thrones and just enjoy the show.....for the love of dragons, please

[@JohnFourtyTwo]

The problem with the last two seasons of GOT was the show runners were announced to do the next Star Wars trilogy and decided it was time to end GOT instead of taking it to its logical conclusion which would’ve taken it about four more seasons which HBO was good with and GRR Martin would’ve worked with them also. I don’t know of any fans who wanted GOT’s pace sped up because it was already fast-paced and skipping over and changing tons of plot in the books from the beginning to get through that story. Fortunately due to Weiss and Benioff’s recklessness and fan backlash of season eight (along with the abysmal failure of most other Disney-Star Wars movies), the next Star Wars trilogy they were assigned to and all other Star Wars movies were put on indefinite hold/canceled.

[@wyatt6403]

My only real issue is the stuff with Daemon is dragging on. I’m okay with the slower pacing and I think we are getting the Fall of Kings Landing this season, which is being telegraphed way more than the battle of the gullet

[@amexred]

Can I watch this completely or are there spoilers concerning future episodes ? I stopped last week's episode halfway after reading some stuff

[@akarshshekhar5233]

The best scene of this episode was the first one. A more menacing version of the Rains of Castamere as the Lannister troops arrived at the Golden Tooth, with a lion.

[@frankenviews4069]

I don't think there will be anymore big dragon battles this season. I think the final 2 episodes are about gathering forces. The Blacks will get more dragon riders and The Greens will get more armies of men. The season will end showing just how much more fire power each side as amassed, creating excitement for next season where it will be unleashed. I think the budget for dragon battles is a max of 2 per season with room for 2 to 3 additional dragon centric non battle scenes.

[@joynalabed8710]

Well Grace, people are complaining about this season not having that much action and pace but you know what I miss? That moment when Viserys walks into the court for his daughter Rahenyra in ep 6 probably, that’s the moment which made HOD pretty special for me, I miss that depth in this season, I miss that emotion! They could’ve have done a moment like that with Rhaenys’s death in ep 5 but they just let it go away.

[@Horacio_Poggi]

I enjoyed this episode more than the previous one. I think Daemon's arc has progressed nicely and things are ready to improved.

[@nicomal]

Please some spoiler warning for those of us that haven't read the books

[@mustafamehdi1663]

I dont have a problem with the pacing of the show what i do have a massive issue is with the year gap before another season

[@marwynthemasterful6369]

Just what HotD was missing. Lesbians. I felt like it came out of nowhere but whatever. Daemon going crazy/haunted Harrenhal is terrible. I wanna fast forward every time I see it. It reminds me of Rick Grimes season 3 in Walking Dead, one of the low lights for me.

[@gig7932]

Based on spoilers we won't be getting the battle of the gullet this season. Also the battle of the honneywine happens before the fall of King's Landing.

[@fatheranthony4pope]

I think Harrenhal clearly revealed it's point this week and it needed to go this long.

[@KbearMcYumYums]

Honestly, I hope this leads to an Allicent + Raenera hookup,

[@prettyfast-original]

My problem with the kiss is that it happens 20 seconds after Mysaria talks about being *assaulted* by her father. They could have made it seem inappropriate, like the Jamie+Cersei scene in GOT, but they showed it here as romantic. If a man did that instead of Rhyneara, he'd be a predator. She is the queen!

[@ryanbest9445]

I really dont think that many people have read the books tbh, all the reactions I've seen have been pretty positive