House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 8 Recap

[@CultureVultureMedia1]

What were you hoping to see in this episode that they didn't include?

[@Versatilizando]

brains.

[@carlread428]

I spent the last three epidsodes just wanting to see the war finally happen, they have just been edging us. Honestly, the last two weeks I have been checking to see if episode 9 has dropped becuase that HAS TO be when the battle starts right?! But NO a quick google search reveals that this inconsequential episode is actually the season finale. I was so mad.

[@ivan-qp4mi]

This was pretty far from being the worst finale ever. It was a good episode overall, just not a good finale because we had a letdown. We deserved a big dragon fight, battle, or death, of some kind. If you add a 5 minute sequence to that episode with a big twist, it would have gone down as a good finale. So, hardly the worst finale ever. That would go to GoT season 8

[@zartoshtasady5893]

Start the damn dance before i piss miself

[@sabgogo7393]

* Queen Regent Walks off *

[@a.f.331]

Daemon transformed into John Snow. Can't wait for his epic dialoge in the future. "I don't want it" and "she's my queen", was sneakly rephrased here.

[@bluered1686]

They may even resurrect him after God's 👀. 😅😅 , ,, Daemon went from somewhat Oberon Tyrell to Js fcukn Snow , 🌨️

[@theusernameicoodfind]

4:13 and it’s never explained in the show why king’s landing is starving when the blockade is only by sea and they have the entirety of highgarden to the west that could supply food to them doing nothing I guess.

[@MrBrockAttack]

i was always thinking the same thing

[@LiberatorGalore]

The whole season was a tease. Season 3 needs too be massive to regain certain trust!

[@Emy-fv5ny]

It won't. Not with these writers.

[@siddhantkumar6340]

Bring back sapochnik

[@leroloralarlora]

the problem is not the lack of action. it's shitty writing

[@ricardorivera6092]

Season 1- decent. Season 2- sh*t Season 3- may not watch

[@leonkimathi1985]

Thinking of doing the same.

[@lanascherryflvrduche]

@@leonkimathi1985 good stay gone

[@leonkimathi1985]

@@lanascherryflvrduche kindly heal lol

[@leonkimathi1985]

@@bluered1686 some of us do.

[@theusernameicoodfind]

I unsubbed After max emailed they’re increasing the price and the season finale.

[@memecity9849]

I wouldnt say worst but it was a massive tease for the next season while watching a season that was essentially a filler season

[@Hear.myvoice]

I have never seen such a bad finale and I have seen hundreds of thousands of TV shows 😅 Even the bad ones had better finales to be honest... I'm sad.

[@InfinitePublics]

As bad as it being filler season was, it’s worse that they changed the character motivations with an about face. Aemond being made a cartoon villain. Daemon being made a slave to prophecy. Alicent who loves her kids even knowing their flaws now selling out her kids to save herself. Haelena suddenly an all powerful greenseer encouraging giving into prophecy. Pretty well all the changes from the book have been for the worse, so that seems a bit worse for the show than it being a filler season.

[@theusernameicoodfind]

@@InfinitePublicsyeah Aemond being evil came out of nowhere for me, vengeful and angry against the blacks sure, but outright evil to his own family was weird

[@InfinitePublics]

@@theusernameicoodfind I’d have to reread the book but don’t think he was a cartoon villain there. And considering they had Aemond going no Vhagar no when killing Lucerys it’s a complete 180 from accidental/trying not to kill the person he hates most to purposefully trying to kill Aegon, murdering thousands for no reason off screen because he’s supposedly scared and manhandling his sister whom he loved (and had been believed he was Helaenas children’s actual father…). The switch just makes no sense. Alicent daemon and Rhaenyra are similarly done wrong. Daemons makes me angry because it seemed pretty clear he never wanted the throne just his brothers love then the whole S2 back and forth over declaring himself king because “you always wanted it daemon, do you want it still?” 🤦‍♂️ Only to end that drivel with even worse, making him a slave to prophecy - not choosing he loves Rhaenyra more than he apparently wanted to be king, but doing it because “you know your role”, because it was simply what he was supposed to do. Taking any agency out of Daemons choices.

[@irenemariannehausammannnascime]

@@InfinitePublicsa fact😢

[@awesomo925]

This show is never gonna do Fat Rhaenyra. 😢

[@Emy-fv5ny]

I HATE the writers of this show and I'm kind of done with it. I tolerated enough bs with GOT to do the same to myself again with HOTD.

[@samsmith4554]

Love these videos, and the editing is class. Thanks, guys 😅

[@CultureVultureMedia1]

Thank you kindly! The editor is staying on 😌

[@sardonically-inclined7645]

4:00 The funny thing, I still don't think he knows about the Rhaenyra sneaking into KL. I think he would have removed Alicent from the city, nevermind the council sooner if he did.

[@smiIingman]

Helaena dropping spoilers like that makes me believe they will go a different route with how everything plays out at Gods Eye

[@darkglobe406]

i hope they dont change a damn thing about that scene , it is written perfectly as it is .

[@singstreetcar5881]

Alicent hating her own sons and betraying them😂

[@leonkimathi1985]

Her asking Rhaenyra to run away with her😂😂😂

[@khaled7688]

​@@leonkimathi1985stupidest shit I've seen 😂

[@KryptonianChaos1]

Ahhh yes, the next era of "Game of Thrones Sucks" videos 🍿❤️ PS. That wasn't the Night King, that was a generic white.

[@CultureVultureMedia1]

Don’t call it a comeback. I’ve been here for years 😎

[@KryptonianChaos1]

@@CultureVultureMedia1 You're a necessary evil lol. Therapy for the masses

[@BoogSReviews]

I’m not going to say I expected a bunch of nonstop action, but nearly every episode felt like filler with Rhaenyra twiddling her thumbs and constantly saying “WhAt WoUlD YoU HaVe Me Do” every time she could. I would’ve preferred a little action in the finale though. The whole season and finale felt like a tease for the next season. Which will be 2 years from now. It will be 2028 at the earliest before this show is over. Even game of thrones got seasons out faster than that.

[@binarathanushka]

I am more of a Green fan because, in the first season, the Green team was so interesting. Alicent is one of my favourite characters; she is the beacon among the dragons. Writers butchered alicents character arc in season 2. she is the one who put aegon in this mess. now she wanna out with Helena and put her sons to death? It makes no sense. Sir Criston Cole, sees one dragon fight and then "This wasnt i signed up for"😂 Helaena, instead of being a broken mother, did become the 3 eyed raven and kind of spoiled the show. Aemond and Vhaegar are the best in season 2. But Aemond also has no motive except to be in the green team.

[@luc.espargita]

How can you go from a fantastic, well-written and dramatic first season to a complete dumpster fire? Like some said in the comments, I'm definitely not submitting myself to the same torture as GOT was. Will probably wait for reliable sources to assure me whether it's good or bad before I watch it.

[@saberserpent1134]

They straight up spit in our faces with nothing of Tessarion but what was in the trailer. That's not a "creative choice", That's a, "F**k 'em, they'll watch it anyway, while we try to secure enough finances to actually finish the series".

[@CultureVultureMedia1]

It’s a lot of telling, and not a lot of showing :(

[@samf.s.7731]

Here's how a better adaptation of the plot would have worked out: Step 1) Don't make your characters know the future, it will dictate their entire behavior and decisions, and as such you deprive them of any and all chances of personal growth in a character arc. Step 2) Actually flesh them out and make them unique. I don't understand how GRRM's "outline" for The Dance of Dragons from fire and blood did that while a whole +100 million dollars budget show ... Undid it by straying away from the outline.

[@CultureVultureMedia1]

Aegon the Retconqueror’s dream was a massive mistake :(

[@toddm2123]

I was complaining the whole time watching the episode then went to youtube after to find a recap. Very happy to see the same complaints, was very funny to watch this recap.

[@CultureVultureMedia1]

You're not alone. And you're not crazy

[@ethanhawkins3391]

I felt like it was an enjoyable episode 8 with a lot of stakes and tension built up, but just doesn’t cut it as a season finale with a 2 year wait. If there was an episode 9 (battles/payoffs for this episode’s setup) and episode 10 (fallout/resolution leading to Season 3), then I feel it would’ve been received much better by the fan base.

[@malyudasha]

FINALLY! Someone clearly said that it was NOT just a lack of time and "if it was not the final episode but 8th out of 10 episodes, it would be good", but admitted it was just very poor writing

[@Rhodophon]

HotD received effusive praise because it was competing with _Rings of Power_ which most Tolkien fans hated. So at least some of the praise for the show was unearned in the first place. Without RoP to act as a foil, fans can finally watch the show clear-eyed... and it is wanting.

[@InfinitePublics]

Season 1 still was pretty good but was never blind to its flaws. But season 2 is more bad than good, with pretty well every change from the books being for the worse. Even George said some for heir changes in season 1 like Patty Constantine’s performance were better than the book but no one will say that about season 2, for anything.

[@Emy-fv5ny]

Agree. Season 1 wasn't perfect like many said. But still surprised me how soon it is showing its flaws. GOT at least had 4 good seasons before slowly becoming trash.

[@theusernameicoodfind]

@@Emy-fv5nywell I think even season 4 shows signs of problems with the show. Jaime freeing Tyrion and then not telling him about Tysha was a big mistake because it removed Tyrion’s hatred of his whole family and just focused it on Cersei and I guess himself. He’s just a drunk for the rest of the series and he doesn’t do anything anymore.

[@Emy-fv5ny]

@@theusernameicoodfind Well, they never based Tyrion on the Tysha situation, a mistake in deed. But the show decided it that way from the very begining.

[@theusernameicoodfind]

@@Emy-fv5ny she’s mentioned in season 1 and then never again. Feels important enough to keep in if they mentioned her back then.

[@leonkimathi1985]

Epic video bro..better than the actual show.

[@ejums]

Love your videos, they are always the best HOTD review 😊

[@CultureVultureMedia1]

Thank you! I'm glad you like them :D

[@christianlovelock3910]

Great video, fantastic editing. More entertaining than the episode. And I appreciated the Hot Fuzz reference. I think it's time HBO/Ryan Condal fired Sara Hess. For the greater good.

[@CultureVultureMedia1]

Thank you for the kinds words! Glad you liked it :)

[@vernamu.]

I want this show to continue forever so I can watch your recaps instead of it😂

[@vchnazarov]

Like before watching as always! 10:54 "He can't keep getting away with this" took me out 😂

[@Titantro]

The only good thing that the show is bad, means we get entertaining video like this. Also that song cover in the end was beautiful

[@CultureVultureMedia1]

Eyy, glad you liked the cover!

[@mrhouse2208]

I mean I don’t think it was meant to be the night king just one of his recruiters that are also Shown in GOT

[@leonkimathi1985]

Reliving the fever dream that was GOT season 7&8 is not funny at all HBO.

[@didimean]

Nah I am done. S1 gave me a little hope, it had issues but was watchable. But S2 just crapped all over it. Not a single redeeming thing about it. Aegon was the only compelling arc at all, and he was barely shown. Nah - I've had enough of HBO and their insane liberties.

[@luc.espargita]

And the only sure thing right now is that next season will be even worse. I really enjoyed the first one, and now I feel like I've been hugged, then slapped in the face and spat on.

[@RachelHughes-f5n]

The ‘Realm’s Delight’. Apostrophes are everything.

[@sarwatarannya8786]

Incredible editing lol

[@faisalkamal4319]

free my man otto he did nothing wrong

[@bluered1686]

spell it backwards ;!!

[@reasonablyserious]

I've been waiting for this as much as for something to happen this season🙃

[@CultureVultureMedia1]

I hope you liked it :D

[@kedrprao]

The show is completely ruined. It's at the point of no return

[@Emy-fv5ny]

I knew this will happen the moment I watched an interview with Ryan Condal and the guy is another D&D full of himself, acting like he is better than the story itself.

[@KaylaIsaiah]

I'm getting season 7/8 flashbacks 😢

[@faisalkamal4319]

8:06 titles titles - bobby b

[@twanvanderdonk2504]

This is the episode that convinced me to buy the book lmao

[@mitchwall6002]

The original Game of Thrones ending was way worse people

[@DonFatherTrump]

Oh wow that is Sir Hugh I hadn't noticed.

[@bandoogiemanz]

2:18 - you already got me, hilariuos 😂😂

[@MattyCamachio]

Great video I’m subscribing

[@CultureVultureMedia1]

Thank you! Welcome aboard :)

[@sabgogo7393]

- it's empty your Grace , there is no more episode recaps ?

[@CultureVultureMedia1]

IT’S THAT WHAT EMPTY MEANS?

[@pepeepupoo]

It was boring, doesn't even get me hyped for season 3 in 2027

[@jonny-b4954]

To be fair, one would assume Tyland went South to the next port to sail out. Only The Gullet is blockaded. Not a good finale. Biggest tease ever. Just not enough happened this season. The Dance really needs to begin, and I'm not confident they'll live up to it next season. Especially with only 8 episodes.

[@dragonleo_]

I watched season 1 and some episodes of season 2 and I still don't care about the characters.

[@TheKmonee1]

What A great finale. Cant wait for season three.

[@JeffSmith-pl2pj]

my expectations were high. I thought we would see a battle of dragons like episode 6.

[@Jacaerys1]

I liked it. 😊

[@faisalkamal4319]

my money is on bobby b only

[@made-line7627]

7:40 HELP 😭✋

[@baseballkenny8063]

8:57 why 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@youenjoymystash2702]

lol I’m not ready to be sarcastic about this yet. Good for you! 😂

[@alexneff]

It burst in the fire like a sausage

[@theboy1625]

Didn’t know you could live after something like that

[@alexneff]

@@theboy1625 ask varis

[@Jojo-rm3nm]

2:06 Sharp Point really isn't that far from Dragonstone, is it possible they just saw it happen from across the bay?

[@melomuncker1770]

sooo damn funny i just can't

[@thewaymouth]

-- It was the worst finale ever, Mr. McEnroe. -- Excuse me. You can't be serious. You cannot be serious!

[@stop9273]

Can we get these reviews for got episodes?

[@CultureVultureMedia1]

Now you’re speaking my language

[@7ebuss]

I hate how for me Deamon is simultaneously the most unlikeable un-believable and also badly written character, all while having arguably the largest role up untill now (his actions have had the biggest concequenses, especially in season one)...

[@MaraJadeSkky]

Call me transphobic, the trans character forced into the finale was unnecessary. But hey, so many cool points for being such a progressive show.

[@zlkanglwrth2776]

I would love to be called hero too

[@luca.mayflowers]

the character isn't trans , only the actor is. so if having a trans actor is aggravating to you then yes you're transphobic. if you have to say "call me transphobic..." before saying something then you already know that you're transphobic.

[@iamvsimon]

I don’t get it 😂

[@rifatrush4630]

for me the episode wasnt bad but it just isnt a season finale

[@MaraJadeSkky]

Yessssss! I've been ready for your review...remember how exciting the end of season 1 was?😭😭😭 ughhhh it's GoT all over again, but atleast with that we got a few good seasons.

[@MetalGamely]

Well this felt like a build-up season overall, next season should be wild.

[@leonkimathi1985]

​@@MetalGamely😅

[@ambience273]

You kinda forgot the Cole scene.

[@CultureVultureMedia1]

Oh, my sweet summer child, I did not ;) I've neglected many redundant scenes in my coverage of season 2, and this was just another one of those. Seriosuly, it's such a shame that they didn't have anything for Cole to do. I suppose they gotta give the actors their screen time :/

[@alexneff]

He ate 30 quails filming that scean

[@CultureVultureMedia1]

Birds.

[@alexneff]

@CultureVultureMedia1 yes Quail is a type of bird 🐦 🐦‍⬛ 🐔

[@evatesche]

When a video like this is more entertaining than a show about opposed houses that fight with dragons, the showrunners are not doing a good job ;-) How can you f* something up so much, when you have a great storyline, interesting characters and amazing actors at hand?!?

[@CultureVultureMedia1]

I think the key to screwing up like that is thinking you can do better than the source, and find yourself with an incoherent mess after making too many changes back and forth 🙃

[@golagiswatchingyou2966]

I've pretty much lost all hope in this show being good again, it was already very rough from season 1 with the diversity hires and bad writing. now season 2 is even more woke, more stupid and more insufferable. when the best moments in your show is when your supposed beloved characters die, your not doing a very good job as a writer.

[@alexneff]

I ❤ your videos

[@CultureVultureMedia1]

Thanks Alex! I’m glad to hear it :)

[@dirkb9788]

Did you forget the final episode of GOT.

[@naybert68]

Your just straight hating in this vid and it’s annoying

[@ebennieuwoudt9588]

the show wasnt made for us intellektualz

[@joey_diaz_clips]

Don't get me wrong this season was kinda ass cause od warner bros but it's definitely not the worse finale, got takes that cake.

[@hendrikg2554]

id didnt liked the show. It felt like a teaser for season 3.

[@moazbigboss]

If you think that was the Night King, then I say your whole video was BS.

[@americapacheco5533]

Why in the seven hells are you soo funny?

[@mitchwall6002]

Dude the original game of thrones final was worse than this hotd season 2 final

[@longling194]

No

[@cheezerock]

u guys just with stupid... epic season

[@ThePoolo12]

It's a very good season, but it's missing 2 more episodes

[@alphagerudo]

Gender swapped that Captain.. Sara Hess treated this entire season like a Sundance Film festival project 🤦‍♀️

[@MarcoTulio-mi1ov]

got season 7 again kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

[@kaylaantonio6460]

I feel like I got everything I wanted in this episode; except I have been worried about this bitch runnin around in the cold trying to find the Sheepeater for far too long! Also, you guys sound hella hard to please! Like give them a break this season was so much fun for me to watch. I’m a sucker for the “bastards can claim dragons because of course they can” storyline. Addam is so incredibly attractive in every scene; I was so happy for him when Seasmoke dramatically chose him. 😊❤ I also feel like the action in the battle where Rhaenys dies and Aegon almost dies sets into motion a lot of moving parts for the buildup of the stakes. Your jokes are so funny! And I really appreciate the info and explanations you gave about Daemon’s vision and everyone’s interrelatedness. ❤😂✨

[@BlackHaloO]

I really liked this episode. there were some intense and nice moments between characters and it was a good teaser for what is to come. was it a good finale tho? probably not. was it the worst season ending ever? no, not at all. Oh and maybe the emphasis on Danny was a hint... maybe they declare season 7 and 8 of GoT non-canon and do a reboot one day (let a man dream)

[@leonkimathi1985]

Alicent betraying her brood and asking Rhaenyra to run away with her??you liked that..okay🎉🎉.

[@BlackHaloO]

@@leonkimathi1985 her blood, you mean a raging psychopath and a simpleminded egoist? you could see why she would do this if you had listen to what she was saying and experiencing the whole season. two of her children who never really respected her, who talked down on her, who belittled her constantly. plus, she never was the loving mother character from the get go so this move isnt very surprising actually. to ask rhaenyra to come with her was a bit too much in my opinion but it wasnt far off either. it was the small girl they both once have been asking her past best friend to stop the adult thing and just be friends like back in the days. it was more like a childish wish but a serious suggestion

[@DMisigoy]

It wasn’t even the worst finale in the franchise. Yes, the season ended in a disappointing way with almost nothing but buildup with no payoff, but the GoT finale set a bar that they had no chance of meeting here.

[@LeDardeursPalace]

Can't call it the worst when GoT season 8 exists

[@xZFeroxZx]

Holy shit this video and this comment section really are the worst of the Twitter part of the fanbase combined... It wasn't a good finale, but holy shit how can people be this extreme about it? Fuck my life this is insanity!

[@luc.espargita]

It wasn't a bad finale, it was a bad season as a whole.

[@Alpha-ou7ih]

first

[@jamesmswenko8292]

Second

[@alexanderthomas6474]

Totally don’t get why the internet hates this season.. it’s clearly building up to what’s happening next in the story and pacing the action in a way that’s mindful of the structure across what looks to be four seasons. Also.. nobody is mentioning how strong the acting and cast chemistry is. The production values versus budget? So strong. It also doesn’t make sense to do it as a carbon copy of the relevant sections of Fire and Blood which is - as explained by the author - essentially a history book.

[@lanascherryflvrduche]

you guys are so weird and dramatic what did you want? what would be the point of s3 and 4 if they show basically everything in season 2 (yes i know they were going to but the whole strike thing whatever)??? anyways season 2 was just a set up for 3 and 4 so like live a little it was no where as bad as GOT season 7 and 8

[@leonkimathi1985]

Maybe in season three Alicent does something else out of character and second proposes again to Rhaenyra..fantastic season ..why not😅😅