House of the Dragon SMASHES Competition | Episode 5 REVIEW We Light the Way

4091 days since the release of A Dance with Dragons. Another color themed wedding in Westeros. What could go wrong? Best episode yet.
House of the Dragon Season 1 Episode 5 REVIEW | We Light The Way
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[@frankvandorp2059]

Rhea Royce was less than 5 minutes on screen before she was already killed, but she still felt like a more developed and interesting character than anyone in Rings of Power, which has been running for 5 hours now.

[@didinx8417]

She reminded me of Meera Reed.

[@creategreatness8823]

Yeah, just from her intro I was expecting her to be kicking off an entire plot thread. Like "oh, he is a new primary character, she seems to have a lot going on" and then they pull the rug out. Very well handled.

[@lajeandom]

@@creategreatness8823 yea now that you guys say it, it's true that the way it was handled gave it a certain impact...like her death was uninspected it made me feel sad or confused when it happened. It's cool to be able to feel something like that for a character that had such a small time on screen.

[@adrianmartinez5043]

even the rat at the end of the episode has a more interesting background than any of the amazon's rings main characters.

[@freds5520]

Me and my friend are watching Rings of Power together every week and today my friend went..... i actually dont know Any of the characters names. The only names we knew were: Galadriel, Durin and Elrond. The character development is so baaaad. They try to draw you in with scenes like the black elf saving the small boy while outrunning orcs in slow motion.(literally cant remember their names). Its just not having Any intense effect on the viewer when they have no relation to whoever is trying to survive. My expectations were extremely low. Episode 1 and 2 were ok. Better than expected. But now... The show is exactly as I expected. Filled with modern culture and modern politics. I cant stand it. Compare the way Galadriel kills the snow troll to the fight the fellowship has in Moria and how much they struggle with taking down the cave troll.

[@ReesesPieces81]

Another great scene where Matt Daemon Targaryen doesn't say a word and yet outperforms every actor in Rings of Power.

[@BillPeschel]

I'm thoroughly amused that he's tagged MDT and yet treated with such respect.

[@1SillyTilly]

110% agreed! RoP actors should take lessons from him

[@lobomedina6312]

@@BillPeschel All in good fun.

[@jrob4795]

Eh...he was better in Morbin Time.

[@s77lom49]

his expressions were all the dialgue i needed. ... . guyladriel says plenty too with his expressions.. the difference being he also talks and combined with his facial expressions, its just a little too much to stomach !

[@didinx8417]

Paddy Considine's performance has been a thing of beauty. His facial expressions are priceless and convey so much.

[@kahn5234]

So true, people keep talking about Matt Smith (rightfully so, he deserves it) but Paddy's performance is outstanding, his potrayal of Viserys is heart-felt, deeply emotional, especially when he talked to Lyonel Strong about his legacy

[@semperperatus11]

Have you seen paddy’s performance in Dead man’s shoes that’s 💯👌 top quality acting the same as his character in peaky blinders

[@PineappleBaconPizza]

He's the perfect Viserys Targaryen, and omg, I just finally realized he was in Hot Fuzz as Andy Wainwright. I love this guy even more now 😂

[@machinagirl]

Agreed.

[@machinagirl]

@@semperperatus11 agreed! Top notch for sure!

[@aubreezily13]

Hollywood should really take a lesson from the success of "Top Gun: Maverick" and "House of the Dragon". When you have a team that wants to create a good story, you don't have to insult the fans or have media outlets pander to you. The numbers will always show, no matter how much they will try to sway you.

[@ODUBlue]

Bullseye.

[@nightowl1337]

Notice they introduce strong women, gay people, and they are interesting. That’s another thing they do well as they do t golf clap and make big deals about it

[@B88-h6n]

Yeah all those “modern audiences” nowhere to be found

[@LetsGetitBoah]

Don't forget Cobra Kai.....

[@jdkingsley6543]

Not that only, Listen to fans closely and cut through the noise. Remember there were folks swearing off GoT because of season 8. Had HBO listened and say forget it, out of fear, we would not be here.

[@ConsulYeti]

I'm pleasantly surprised that HotD turned out to be considerably better than anticipated. Well written, well acted, well executed.

[@daemontarg000]

Can’t wait for ep7!

[@michaelcarney6280]

@@daemontarg000 I'm nervous for the character switch after the amazing job the girls did.

[@thomasjefferson2676]

I finally tuned in last night not sure what episode it was but I thought let me give it a try and within the first minute I was completely engrossed and hooked. Now I’ve got to go back and completely catch up I ended up spending the whole evening watching and thinking about that one three-quarter of an episode that I saw. Edit ok now I know I watched episode 5** Can’t wait to see the rest

[@michaelcarney6280]

@@thomasjefferson2676 that's cool you made the jump and enjoyed it

[@daemontarg000]

@@thomasjefferson2676 Ctach up before Ep 7 is all I’ll say. Ep 6 will kind of be like a pilot again as it will introduce more main characters but Ep 7 is looking to be quite crazy

[@StevenesDonato]

Queen Alicent made his dramatic enter, everybody gets up, Damon still sitting: " i'am eating, bitch"

[@Griffithwas]

Deamon is the biggest reason i'm liking this show this much...

[@daemontarg000]

Daemon is the best ❤

[@skywatcheradept]

The Greens did a similiar slight in return. When Viserys ended his "new dragon era" speech everybody was clapping but Hobert Hightower & Vaemond Velaryon did not clap at all.

[@whatliesbeneaththeweave3518]

Daemon only cares for respects people who have the blood of old Valyria.😅

[@TheChzoronzon]

@CHAL KIE Are you even trying?

[@MrCount987]

Matt Smith was born to play this role,such an incredible amount of charisma...

[@3characterhandlerequired]

I kind of expected it to be goofy Doctor Who (he did have some charismatic moments in there too, but only every now and then though). Nice to see that he can break that expectation.

[@LetsGetitBoah]

For real, such a great performance and such a bizarrely intriguing character.

[@creategreatness8823]

I all second this. I've never been much of a Matt Smith fan, nothing against him he just never really was a compelling screen-presence to me. But damn he is killing it here. It's perfect casting.

[@jakeelliott9636]

I kinda disagree. I don’t think his energy is dark, powerful, and complex enough to make all the things he’s doing believable.

[@bkatbamna]

For me, he makes the show. I don't really care about blond haired, over-promoted princess or Queen-slept-her-way-to-the-top. The king is a compelling character as well:trying to ensure the survival of his dynasty but is weak and doesn't have the grit to do what it takes to do that.

[@cbrreezzyy69]

I just can’t wait for Daemon vs Aemond. “You’ve lived too long uncle.” “On that much, we agree.” Best scene in the book and my absolute favorite death scene in all of ASOIAF.

[@benjaminjeffery6873]

Also looking forward for Caraxes to literally punch above his weight 🐉 💥

[@SirDenzington89]

You and me both bro

[@cbrreezzyy69]

@@benjaminjeffery6873 vhagar who?

[@janezkette3901]

Don't forget about Rhaenys, she was fifty five years old fighting on her dragon Meleys against Aegon II and Aemond (who rode Sunfyre and Vhagar) at same time and though she died at battle she wounded Aegon so much that he never recover from wounds.

[@cbrreezzyy69]

@@janezkette3901 she turned Aegon into a drug addict lol but seeing Daemon jump from his dragon and plunge dark sister into aemonds 1 remaining eye is going to be awesome, I hope at least lol

[@danj1939]

Congrats to the two young actors leaving they show, they were great. Alicent grew considerably through the episodes, and turned into the player she will eventually be. While Rhaenyra started pretty unlikable (imo) but was humbled by those around her, which allowed her to grow and start to become a very likable character in her own right.

[@JacksonCharvelRULE]

huge mistake replacing them... not needed and didn't improve the show just a distraction, yes the princess was annoying at first but I think everyone grew to love her character and she's gone... lame... the queen actress was great from the start... her emotion was dripping at all times... new queen is an HBO girl boss fantasy... lame

[@obsidianman50]

@@JacksonCharvelRULE You are a complete idiot and so wrong, and you were basing that off just 1 episode with the new actors... The new alicent actor doesn't give off any girl boss fantasy energy at all, she gives off paranoia and spite. Neither does the new Rhaenyra. Both new actors are great and it was definitely worth switching to them from the younger ones since the maturity is necessary for where the characters are going to go. You have to be extremely unintelligent to make such a judgement like that just off that one episode. The new episode completely debunks your nonsense about the new queen being a girl boss fantasy. You should stop watching it if you are so sensitive over literally nothing. It would have been a huge mistake if they kept the younger actresses.

[@indiascarlett]

It feels strange to have a show coming out in 2022 that I'm genuinely so excited for each week.

[@joeterzio7175]

Exactly. As soon as the clock ticks midnight eastern time I'm streaming "The Rings of Power." That's the only show in a long time that I will watch as soon as it's available.

[@ArmyWolves]

Me too... There are moments where my eyes widen in excitement and my jaw drops like when there is verbal sparring and you can see the tension rising, veiled threats and veiled insults.

[@thoughtcriminal3387]

House of dragon surprised me far better then rings of power .

[@kavishhurbungs3152]

When I watched the 1st episode of House of the dragon, I was hooked. Every week, I look forward to the next HOTD episode.

[@WaywardL80]

I canceled HBOMAX a couple of months ago due to the rising cost of living, but I’ve been keeping up with HOD by watching it with friends. Last night I resubscribed, like you I’m completely hooked. Rewatching GOT as well.

[@MattGreerMusic]

Same

[@mariia099]

@@WaywardL80 careful if you don’t know what happens, there are spoilers for the ending of hotd in got

[@WaywardL80]

@@mariia099 Thank you! So happy to have HOD to look forward to, hopefully we’ll have several seasons.

[@chaotic-doxxer]

Man it feels nice to legitimately feel excitement for a show this year. Each episode leaves me invested and wanting to see more

[@joeterzio7175]

You're right. I can't wait for the next episode of Rings of Power.

[@L33Reacts]

So happy HOTD is running circles around ROP. It’s so funny they are running at the same time too, the irony is amazing😂😂

[@joeterzio7175]

I like both shows so please tell me why I'm wrong to not dislike Rings of Power?

[@MyUniqueVibe]

@@joeterzio7175 For me, it's trying too hard to be epic, and it's kinda cringe. All that slow-mo bs *face palm*

[@seanalmond7507]

Yeah, one bastardized series and one that just delays a book everyone wants finished

[@michaelcarney6280]

Gonna miss Milly Alcock and Emily Carey. Just hope it doesn't go season 8 on us in episode 6 or ill be season 8 angry AGAIN!

[@didinx8417]

Milly & Emily have done great work and you could see the characters grow.

[@AKSBSU]

Milly's young Rhaenyra is one of my favorite characters in either series. I think she was fantastic.

[@michaelcarney6280]

@@didinx8417 Definitely the growth was great to watch. Wish them all the success in the future roles.

[@wheelmanstan]

I fear this change in actors is a mistake. I can't recall ever seeing a show or film replacing an adult actor, a fully-done-growing actor (22) with one that's only 8 years older and obviously taller just so they can age her a bit. Are the actresses needing to leave the show for college or what? It's not hard to add some makeup and have actors act older.. We're not talking a 20 year old playing an 80 year old here. I mean Julia Garner could play 19 at 22 and I bet she could have played 29 at that age as well..Yeah I'm rambling. Finger's crossed no season 8!

[@dernvader6876]

It doesn't. I was worried too, but the new actors do a great job...

[@2dimitropolis370]

I absolutely love HoTD. Every episode is getting better and better. Daemon is lit

[@scottk1525]

Please don't ever say "lit" again. thanks.

[@AegisRick]

I hadn't cared at all about GoT or anything, but I gave this show a shot. I can see why people like it. It's intriguing if nothing else. They've mastered the concept of caring enough about a character to see what happens to them next. I think that's the core ingredient you need in a show you're expecting people to watch long term. Believable motivations, and conflicts. It's just well written and acted. And then we have Rings of Power.

[@chrisfraser5088]

I genuinely believe HBO’s numbers. People are absolutely DESPERATE for some half decent material these days. HotD is quality from start to finish and has some truly compelling characters. People are responding to that. Amazon…take notes!!!

[@joeterzio7175]

So you believe the numbers you want to believe.

[@chrisfraser5088]

@@joeterzio7175 um…yes. That’s why I used the word “believe”. Everyone I know is watching HotD and enjoying it. By comparison, I don’t know many people watching Rangs of Power. So HBO’s numbers, whether true or not, are at least believable.

[@joeterzio7175]

@@chrisfraser5088 So you're going with "evidence by personal anecdote". Still completely random. I'm a person who enjoys both shows so there's one of us.

[@chrisfraser5088]

@@joeterzio7175 I’m glad you’re enjoying both. No issues there. I was simply stating that I believe HBO’s numbers. A lot of people are enjoying the show. Relax, friend.

[@zeidenmedia]

I think Crispin attacked because Daemon pushed him over the edge by almost kissing Rhyneara.

[@jmchez]

Joffrey should have taken lessons on subtlety and innuendo from Larys Strong. Seriously,. On just a hunch, Joffrey approached a member of the Kingsguard and besmirched the reputation of the princess; a treasonous offense punishable by death. On top of that, he tells that guard that he has a secret that could get the guard castrated and executed but, "Hey, let's be friends". Oh, shit! The guard did not take it well. What a surprise!

[@Kushagra.j]

@@jmchez elaborate? Who's the kingsguards ur talking about

[@topclips1872]

@@Kushagra.j Sir Cole

[@Ranger_of_Dragons]

I am loving this series so far. Matt Daemon Targaryen has an impressive nonverbal acting talent. Already read the books multiple times but still was on edge the moment Joff talked to Crispy Cole. I just kept think "My gods man stop talking! This isn't going to end well." He turned it to a Ballroom Blitz.

[@mr.trollz9305]

I think the reason the book seems to lean towards rhaenyra and paints Alicent like a usurper is because of who ends up on the throne in the end

[@Whateverwhocares22]

Matt Damon thing always makes me laugh

[@wilfredbuddy9185]

you do forget that GoT was the most pirated show ever, and as a native of the stepstones...well, 29 million is under the actual number by far

[@escarretada]

The funny thing is Hotd showrunner, was fired from Amazon, was doing an série to rivalry game of Thrones , conan adaptation, but the new manager told that was to Toxic masculanity

[@beanhavok2287]

This show is great so far. Matt Smith is really doing a great job overall!

[@Charlatan-Parodyman]

I really like the younger actors and can’t help thinking it’s a mistake to replace them mid-season. But we shall see

[@korwinkrul2631]

Well it would look really weird if characters that clearly look to be in their early twenties had teenage children, so as much as I love the younger actresses I actually think it was a good call to switch them at this point

[@Charlatan-Parodyman]

@@korwinkrul2631 yeah I wasn’t saying they should play older people, but to me the story has progressed very quickly. They could have “arrived” here later in the season making more episodes from earlier in the story. But it’s not what they decided.

[@korwinkrul2631]

@@Charlatan-Parodyman i see your point but I feel like if they gave more episodes before the big time jump then there would be a lot of filler

[@wheelmanstan]

yeah could be a big screw up but I think that depends on the actress because it IS this actresses job to make sure she still retains milly's mannerisms and facial expressions regardless of how much she wants to make this character her own milly had an interesting presence on screen, kinda reminded me of tyrion when he would enter a room, I like that she's kind this tiny powder keg and of course she doesn't smile much but when she does it's the greatest thing ever, I've only seen photos but this other actress looks miserable haha, definitely looks older though..albeit only 8 years older I remember watching Vikings and laughing about how Lagertha was having kids and grandkids all while still looking as hot as ever, it felt like they never aged her, seems a lot of actresses refuse it? BUT if you've ever seen Last Kingdom, there's an actress on there who was aged and played a much older character throughout the seasons and she was in her 20's the entire time..so it can damn sure be done

[@ieradossantos]

0:52 Are you really? Put your anger aside and objectively see why GoT failed the way it did. Because of the writers, yes. They are gone now.

[@edgardominguez391]

I didn't know that the beacon burns green, really enjoyed that detail

[@khaalmalki4039]

almost always prefer show not tell but honestly i wouldn't have known that the color green means war for Hightower. I understood from the scene and their reactions to her that there was something wrong but didn't guess that.

[@melvinloyalist6758]

Yeah I think this was a good instance where they told us what it meant

[@mjbull5156]

Which may suggest the Hightowers have Wildfire.

[@reyalexandro]

I really wanted to hate this show, but I ended up loving it. Its just too good.

[@joeterzio7175]

Why did you really want to hate the show? A black actor in it?

[@molejk754]

??? What

[@geraltofrivia7535]

This is your daily reminder, dont watch rings of power, its trash...

[@greghouse5103]

I mean at this point its 90% inaccurate to lore

[@elendilii1656]

Its not race that is the problem, its bad writing and acting combined with average costumes

[@Daymon2012]

Call it trash is an insult to trash

[@free2beme123]

I'm almost convinced to get HBO for Matt Smith thanks to your commentary

[@daemontarg000]

He’s freakin great in this ❤ love him as a prince

[@bkatbamna]

Reminded me of Edward Longshanks chucking King Edward II boyfriend out of the castle window in Braveheart. Came out of nowhere.

[@ccptube3468]

Best scene in Braveheart!

[@Cl0ckcl0ck]

The reaction of the guard below was what aced the landing of that scene.

[@FireJach]

How to shut up real bigots: Tell them House Of Dragons a fantasy show being released in same time as RoP has ZERO review bombing despite of black actors, strong women and two gays.

[@2st_duallist]

"everybody should be happy right?" lol exactly. as they show how happy those guys were immediately thought "there is NO WAY they both survive the espisode" XD

[@miker7920]

Still think it's a major plot hole that Criston could casually walk out of the room after beating that dude to death and punching Leanor in the face. That made zero sense

[@philosophynerdlady]

Hey, Jason Lannister, ever heard of Visenya Targaryen? Rhaenys Targaryen? The sister-wives of Aegon the Conqueror? 2/3 of the trio that conquered Westeros was composed of women ... who were fighting.... waging war....

[@monkeyhighlord4412]

"The Oldtown stand with you My Queen" GET TO WAR ALREADY

[@isiaharellano3789]

In the words of Daenerys: *"WHERE ARE MY DRAGONS?!?"*

[@samwise8565]

I was very pleasantly surprised by this show. I’m actually excited for every new episode. Daemon is definitely the best

[@allhopeabandon7831]

It sucks! It just shows how bad TV has gotten...we are enjoying the best of the worst. I love tokenism in western Eurocentric fantasy as well as all the fig scenes, which I have to hold my hand up so I don't have to watch 2 figs making out. Bravo...much better than a show I refuse to watch, but compared to GoT??? This is pure shite.

[@samwise8565]

@@allhopeabandon7831 are there issues with this show? Absolutely. It’s definitely not better than GoT, except maybe the end. It is sad that TV has gotten so bad, but I would still say this show is a solid 7-8 out of 10, but everyone sees it differently I suppose

[@tealsquare]

@@allhopeabandon7831 you must be on Amazon's payroll 😂😂😂. You are not making sense at all

[@groundedlifestyle88]

@@allhopeabandon7831 you're secretly a fig

[@allhopeabandon7831]

@@groundedlifestyle88 Then I'd 'secretly' enjoy all the flaming fig scenes, sadly, it makes me sick, and disgusted to see it in the open...and I will have to pass on M. Knight S's new movie, which, to gain woke points with the Lefty Lunatics, has 2 fig dads going to a cabin with their kid...I have been friends with figs, funny people...great cooks and a good time, BUT, they didn't do PDA around us, which is how it should be when you are such a minority and outside of the comfortable norms of society and instinct. I don't need to be made nauseous by fig PDA in movies...it's the same reaction to someone puking on film...we get it, they like to suck bananas and pack fudge, but I don't want to be reminded of it.

[@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623]

I'm happy for Matt Smith to finally have a good role again that allows him to show off his acting skills. Of the new Doctors his was my favorite.

[@joeterzio7175]

I guess you don't watch "The Crown" because he was amazing in that.

[@philosophynerdlady]

Daemon killing Rhae did not look like a "happy accident" or "mercy killing" to me. He flew there on his dragon. As we know from episode 1, dragons leave their scent on their riders. The horse was probably scared by the dragon scent, although that may not have been the only reason the horse bucked - Rhea's sudden fear and movement may have been factors as well. Mercy killings do not involve crushing a person's head and neck. It's possible Rhea would not have wanted to live that way and may have insulted Daemon because she knew he would kill her. But her death is his fault, either way. That's how I saw it.

[@dreamday988]

I rewatched this episode 5 times just to be sure I didn’t miss anything or anyone doing anything..I missed this having my attention so captivated by these characters as I am conflicted for who should I cheer 😭 i enjoyed this few episodes so much and I will for sure miss our two beautiful and talented actresses..

[@ddw1272]

Jesus christ. this is the first time that i've noticed that orgy tapestry behind Allicent while he questions Ser Christian. Never change Game of Thrones

[@brentchesson2179]

Ha! I had to go back and look after you mentioned it. Yeah the little details they are putting in is pretty fun.

[@LearnWithTheBest]

House of the dragon isn't even that good, but it blows the LOTR fanfic out of the water.

[@KittySnicker]

Sir Cristen gets on my nerves. He didn’t even love Rhaenyra. He just cares about his oath. Why the hell should Rhaenyra give up the throne for him? She was just horny. Give me a break. And the fact that he later just becomes Alicent’s lackey and hates Rhaenyra so disproportionately is super cringe.

[@reasonablyserious]

You're right, the show's not as bad as marketing tried to make out, but there are still major problems: 1) 2) child hating propaganda. Not even the only mother seems to ever enjoy her own child, she's even portrayed as a stressed out housewife, even though royal children had their own households in the middle ages. 3)oversimplifying etiquette and ignoring constitutional knowledge (Rhaenyra in particular), which reduces the court to cringe

[@jirdan4870]

I think that Alicent being unhappy with having children fits with her character quite well though. Velaryons were happy parents and we shall see about others.

[@reasonablyserious]

@@jirdan4870 Who forces her to spend all her time with them then? It's not like she doesn't have anyone to help her with them, it's having her hold a crying baby just to show how bleak motherhood is that's a bit far-fetched imo -- but yes, let's see, I want nothing more than a proper show for once🤞🏻

[@Avarn388]

Imagine if someone told you that GOT would make a rebound(after season eight) and Lord of the Rings(the benchmark of how to adapt fantasy in movie form) has failed so miserably that even normies are getting frustrated, I'd laugh in your face. And then you tell me that Amazon wanted LOTORs to be their own GOT(which that in of itself is hilarious) , had a good alternative in Conan the Barbarian, and then coincidentally fired the showrunner/canceled the project, Ryan Condal, who produced the hit House of the Dragon. Talk about of karmic nuclear bomb dropped on Amazon. And to think, they spent a billion dollars on it. LMAO. Money can't buy quality.

[@exhaustguy]

Don't forget the god awful adaptation of Wheel of Time which was actually intended to be the adult fantasy version with LoTR being more geared towards families. Somehow WoT got a season 2 and was reported as being popular - I don't get it.

[@seanalmond7507]

That much money can buy any kind of quality you want, it can't buy good sense or taste however

[@HamsterInMyHead]

Just a small nitpick - Viserys isn't dying of leprosy, it's the ongoing infection cause by the multiple small cuts he got from the Iron Throne. I think he's the one that the throne kills - referenced in the main GoT books

[@jessescales4982]

I don't have the numbers, but just from what I can see Amazon is doing a ton more advertising for RoP than Hot D. They have Thursday night football, so it's getting tons of promo there. It's even on billboards, and I can't remember the last time I've seen a TV show on a billboard around here. Which makes it even more satisfying that Hot D is beating RoP.

[@HoofHearted88]

Do you feel Criston needs to be punished? A big consequence of having him kill someone on a wedding instead of in a tourney is that it's a lot more difficult to explain away the murder on a wedding than it is in a tourney. Being at a tourney it can be ambiguous enough to let him get away with it. But now? He's got to be punished for that, right? I know what will happen in the book, but the way to that result is very different. This shows much more intent, how can anyone supporting the Valeryons possibly support him still being at the court after publicly murdering Laenors special friend and even hitting him?

[@ODUBlue]

I should probably save the "What happiness it is to have been wrong" gif for regular usage. I think a lot of us are in the same boat. Unaccustomed to pleasant surprises in my 2022 entertainment.

[@obsidian00]

11 years…11 DAMN YEARS!!! 🤬

[@thehashslingingslasher6443]

9:00 this scene was weird. Christian Cole would have been arrested immediately. lmfao what kind of bs was that. some random fight at a royal wedding? theyre not dothraki. that behavior would have been rejected. Especially in the throne room unprovoked.

[@prozac623]

You're jumping the gun. As you know, you really need to wait until the end of season 3 or 4 before the action picks up. :0

[@tallulahbeaverhausen4382]

If all the scenes taking place in front of the weirwood tree are a setup to insert Bran in this show, I swear I'll throw a wheelchair at my TV screen ! In spite of the messy scene at the wedding, it was a good episode !

[@sammerry7706]

I wondered what sick bastard stole my wheelchair

[@ben_sisko2149]

Ok, this time around the thumbnail is really funny 🤣 Ser Criston is the Mike Tyson of Westeros

[@joshuapatrick682]

Even George RR Martin can’t write convincing strong female characters. They’re mostly just dudes in everything but name and armor design. What happened to Women who were badasses but also women? Sarah Conor, Eowyn, Galadriel, Ripley and Princess Leia?

[@shawnhollahan590]

I don't recall anyone ever critiquing the fact that woke movies tend to be collaborative, utilizing many writers and producers. The reason House is crushing it is because it has one person who created the story. Too many cooks ruins the recipe because there is no over-arcing coherence to the storytelling. Its just a bunch of faux creatives eager to get their names on the credits so they're all trying to out-do each other without consideration of the quality of story.

[@sitcomchristian6886]

You know, this is an excellent point. It's the same with any business. Two owners? Might be ok. Three or more? The place is on fire.

[@autoclock8650]

I would advise caution, still, for I don't think it's an accident that the showrunners picked that particular House to race-swap, and according to an article I read from The AV Club, the replacement actress for Alicent was given instructions to channel a woman for Trump. Not a good sign.

[@PainstakingPole]

The "Blood and Cheese" foreshadowing with the rat wasn't very subtle, but I liked it anyway.

[@tubernery]

I'm reading docu-style hardcover, World of Ice and Fire, which was released during the height of original Game of Thrones. Surprised to see detailed narratives and illustrations of Vyseris reign, and more. Looking forward to the remaining time-jumped episodes, and perhaps take a sneak peek in this book re Untold Tales of Westeros. Great time to be alive, plus get to watch entertaining reviews of Rings of Power!

[@sandwichsupernova]

One of the best episodes yet. Can’t wait for more. It’s refreshing to be excited for something rather than frustrated.

[@fy90s]

House of the Dragon is decent, I guess, but doesn't anyone find it a little dull because you basically know the motivation for every character in the show, and it's way less of a mystery than in GoT?

[@rhaenyralikesyoutube6289]

No, it's still a great story.

[@attemptedunkindness3632]

Seems to me like Amazon has been thrashing about, DEMANDING my attention while HotD has done very little, and here I am waiting for their next episode.

[@dificulttocure]

This last episode was not very well written imo. The whole party scene didn't make any sense. Here are all my issues with that scene: - How did the lover of the velaryon kid knew about Rhaenyra's affair with Criston? The shows explanation is that "he notice by the way he was looking at her", like come on. Makes no sense. Even if that was the case, maybe that could give him a hint of what's going on, but not with enough certainty to start making such strong accusations. Which brings to my next point: - Why did he confront Sir Criston and told him he knew about their secret? What was there to gain from that? Seems like a plot device to justify Criston beating him up and nothing more. But even then: - Why did Criston beat that guy to the death? Right in the middle of the party. He had already confess to the queen, and for no reason I might add, so he didn't seem like he minded much other people knowing his secret. That felt completely out of place. - Why there were no consquences to what he did? Criston should have faced serious charges, being demanded explanations, and probably been arrested if not sentenced to death. The show brushed it off as if it was nothing, and jumped directly to the wedding/suicide scene with no explanation. Like, wtf? You can't just brutally murder someone just like that at a royal wedding party. I've been liking the show so far, but this whole scene reminded me of got' S8 nonsensical writting, where character actions feel unnatural, like they are written to move the plot foward. I hope this is just an isolated case, and not the way the rest of the show will be.

[@bakedandsalty9234]

Viserys deserves a better family.

[@katrinagarrett9612]

"GoT PTSD." "I have a career." 😆 🤣 😂

[@hammerheadms]

What do you know? We got a show with a functional narrative AND likeable characters, and people can't wait to watch the next week's episode. It's good to be the king, unless you are Viserys. Poor guy...

[@badandy9716]

HotD is like a diamond against a black RoP background

[@Lothnar5070]

I wouldn't go that far...it's better than ROP but that ain't saying much is it? A tik tok video has far more depth than both of them 🤣

[@kylezart]

See, more than the gruesome deaths, I live the politicking, and conspiring. I thoroughly enjoy the Plot webs that get intricately woven together, especially when they close out perfectly.

[@khaalmalki4039]

Yup same.

[@AJ_M26]

HotD is killing it, can’t wait for Sunday!

[@Imgema]

The Green wedding doesn't compare to the Red one, not even remotely. In the Red Wedding (which took part in season 3) we lost a few major characters whose deaths made our slowly built hype since the start of season 2 completely collapse. It was legit upsetting to watch (which was the intention ofc). In the Green wedding we lost what, a character who was just introduced in the very same episode and who nobody cared about? Sure the king also dies there but that was expected because of his illness, doesn't make a difference if it happened a bit earlier/later, unlike the Red wedding deaths that were completely unexpected.

[@seanalmond7507]

Technically they set up and tell the viewer all about the red wedding plan in season 2/3. Technically 0 surprise but no one would believe a TV show would do that at the time

[@jay_mw]

I'm not experiencing the excitement for new episodes like I did for the early seasons of GoT, but HotD has turned out to be a pleasant surprise in the current environment.

[@diegobromfield]

What you said at the 6:40 mark is one of the reasons this was my least liked episode. All of a sudden Alicent is this noble pure heroine and Rhaenyra is the coldhearted villain. Its like they're making Alicent be Ned Stark level of honorable while demoting Rhaenyra to worse than Cersei. The end of the episode and almost everything surrounding Criston Cole hardly made sense as well. Sorry but I feel like this was the blemish of the season. I expected no other episode to be as lukewarm.

[@karimam1275]

No truth is that in GOT no one is safe not even the viewers 👏 well said 🤣🤣🤣

[@Katia_Targaryen]

The first serious problem I saw in this series is how Sir Criston Cole left the room unharmed and went to the tree for the seppuku. The second problem is seppuku. (???)

[@LeftJoystick]

Hello, and welcome to “To Catch a Weeb”.

[@billy-the-butcher]

To be fair, Criston Cole is a Kingsguard. He wouldn't get arrested for beating a knight. He surely would get questioned later though, and probably executed given the reason why he did it

[@Alknix]

@@billy-the-butcher Uhm, yes he would! Detained at the very least, stripped of his weapons and locked up pending questioning. Why the hell no?

[@ps5outofstock37]

Now if only rings of power gets cancelled by amazon!!!

[@michaelcarney6280]

we can only dream

[@isiaharellano3789]

And somehow it gets nominated to the next years Emmys. 🤣🤣🤣

[@AKSBSU]

They're not going to cancel it after what they spent for the rights to do it, but I am hoping for a more realistic (but still very unlikely scenario) that they panic from the poor reception and bring in better creative talent to try to clean that mess up. It's still going to be bad, but it doesn't have to be a complete catastrophe. They have plenty of money to get genuinely talented writers and directors in there. Probably never happen due to egos.

[@michaelcarney6280]

@@AKSBSU they god swindled paying over the odds just for the appendices and not the Salmirilion it's self. They can't cancel it when the spent what was it $1b on it total

[@isiaharellano3789]

@@michaelcarney6280 Who owns The Silmarillion? Is it owned by the Tolkien estate?

[@mooneyfinemineral]

Really feeling kinda bad for the king...

[@tobygoodman9134]

Its so nice actually looking forward to a show each week, at the same time, for me and my girlfriend to watch and enjoy together. HOTD so far, is a a fantastic viewing experience, and I'm enjoying every minute of it. ROP on the other hand is a major disappointment, and I honestly hope that amazon scrap season 2, sell the rights to HBO and let them make a far better show. Great video as always.

[@Kynoxz]

swapping to the old actress will be the test of success for this series let's see if they will succeed or fail

[@TheaTheGenius]

Saw a review of someone who got to see the episode early. She said the transition was smooth and beautifully executed. According to her, fans will love both Emma D'Arcy and Olivia Cooke. Fingers crossed

[@Kynoxz]

@@TheaTheGenius fingers crossed indeed 🤞

[@khaalmalki4039]

@@TheaTheGenius never been a fan of Olivia Cooke but will shall see. Hoping for the best.

[@lordoffleabottom136]

Can't wait to see Neanderthal Gandalf learning Elfic and Common langs with Female Peasant Frodo!

[@charlesjmouse]

It's a funny thing. The GoT TV series ended in disaster. Worse still that Martin cares so little for his 'magnificent octopus', legacy, or readers that he can't be bothered to finish his book series. Yet in spite of all this HotD has been resonably well received. So much for the idiot assertion and poor excuse for terrible work that 'fans' (paying customers) are impossible to please.

[@universalflamethrower6342]

Weren't you that guy who wore never to return to the GOT franchise?

[@yagsipcc287]

Clearly you arent a viewer of this channel and He has said many times how bad the last season and in some ways the last seveal seasons of GOT was (he is a big book fan the last couple seasons go way off the books) He checked out the show after us! fans asked and it turns out it is pretty good, even with the pre marketing (interviews) being a bit of a turn off.

[@Séananigans69]

Knock knock? Who’s there? Doctor Doctor who? Dr Who now rides a dragon…!

[@exhaustguy]

Now I want that Ryan Condal Conan series that Amazon abandoned in favor of Wheel of Time. We just need to rip the rights away from Netflix somehow.

[@RyanCoomer]

I blame the Rap Music. The ticking of the hihat constantly triggers the brain with instant reactions to uneeded strife with a feeling to ACT SUDDENLY. The thud and vibration of the Bass messes with the timing of the Heart and Lungs causing undo stress and Anxiety......

[@sjajsjsja4523]

Ok buddy, looks like you're lost. The mental asylum is that way...

[@BitigoBlack]

Bob Ross! LMAOO

[@creategreatness8823]

I still feel that S8 of Game of Thrones, while flawed, has a very over-inflated reputation as some world-ending god-awful ending. Especially when compared to the ocean of woke crap surrounding it.

[@seanalmond7507]

It's a well earned and deserved reputation. But it was a predictable one for any watching the news around the show

[@Alknix]

Wow. I understand that when you hate something, like, really-really hate something the way you hate "RoP", the impulse is to find some kind of "rival" and elevate it, even if it doesn't deserve it, just to further spite and put down that thing you hate, but this is getting ridiculous. Praising "HotD" in this way is akin to saying "at least he's got balls" about a neighbour who ended up in prison for armed robbery when arguing with one's underachieving husband.

[@Lothnar5070]

Exactly, he's simping so hard for a show that is about as interesting as watching grass grow

[@hannah1948]

Matt Smith better win a bloody emmy for this.

[@vanessalore9942]

I so love the day countdown or should I say count up on every video 😂 I also love Matt Daemon Targaryen. 😂 I knew Matt would be great. Perfect casting

[@fistimusmaximus6576]

Worst guards ever, wtf were they doing?

[@fistimusmaximus6576]

Surely no one would be allowed to leave??

[@creategreatness8823]

Of course House of the Dragon was going to be better. HBO has been DOING THIS FOR YEARS. They have delivered a ton of hit, great shows. They know if something isn't working, they know what they have to do to fix things, they used GoT talent to bolster and reinforce this series. They are a well-oiled machine at premium TV. Amazon hasn't been in the game for nearly as long and has pretty much never made a massive epic fantasy series. They were never prepared to handle this property.

[@AKSBSU]

I don't buy that explanation at all. The writing in that show is a disaster. Do you think they didn't have the resources to get genuinely talented writers and directors willing to do take on one of the most beloved fantasy series ever with a nearly unlimited budget? Come on. Lots of extraordinary talented people would have jumped at that chance. They hired the wrong people. The problem is the writing and direction, not the big budget effects and scale of the project, which actually look pretty good much of the time, particularly the first shots arriving at Numenor.

[@creategreatness8823]

@@AKSBSU I'm not making an excuse, just saying that HBO delivers premium TV like clockword for years, and Amazon is very new to the game, this is their first attempt at a big GoT-esque show, so of course they were going to screw it up. They COUD have pulled it off with the right decisions, but thinking money was all they needed...they didn't properly monitor and shepherd the project to make sure it was actually good...because they don't really know what it means to deliver a great piece of epic fantasy TV. Again, no excuses. But if you ask me "Is HBO more likely to deliver something good or is Amazon more likely to deliver something good" in the TV world....I pick HBO every time.

[@shawnhollahan590]

Perhaps Martin didn't finish GOT to give the reader the sense that they are a character witness to the story who was unexpectedly murdered before knowing the end of the tale..... just like life.

[@ItachiUchiha-ut6xj]

I don't think this show is as good as people claim but it's not bad either. One thing I do think is horrendous is Laenor's acting. Good God, where did they find this guy? He is terrible!

[@skywatcheradept]

"He's still young. He will outgrow it." - Corlys Velaryon

[@ItachiUchiha-ut6xj]

@@skywatcheradept hahahah

[@grasa95]

I just love it how every GoT/HOT D vid you say how many days has it been since the last book. I have been waiting for about half that time and slowly I have acepted the fact that we will never actualy see the next book, let alone the ending we deserve.

[@K3NMA_]

That thumbnail deserves an academy award. Lol 😆

[@arturnotyourbusinessyoutub1294]

Seeing Mr. Cockmouth get his wig split was quite a nice surprise. Thank you George.

[@Carson_Van_McUber]

The reason why Rings of Power sucks is the same reason why the ending of game of thrones sucked. As most of game of thrones up to a certain point was taken from well written books the rest of the show had to be finished without a well written book as a reference. Remind me when did Tolkien write Rings of power?

[@dezmundtv962]

Jeff Bezos: Give me my own Game Of Thrones! House Of The Dragon: Hold my chalice..

[@omkar8692]

Matt Smith gives Ramsey vibes....even his voice