King Aegon Fires Otto Hightower and Makes Criston Cole His New HAND House of Dragon S2 Episode 2

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[@Darkness-ie2yl]

nah brah! this scene is useless without Rhys' exasperated pauses

[@thepaintingbanjo8894]

"HE'S WORSE THAN A FOOL! HE'S MURDERED INNOCENT MEN!" "And one guilty one.☝🤓"

[@MrDibara]

That's how you KNOW that brother is done for! He leaning on pedantics to defend his stupidity! 🤦‍♂

[@Nickname-ef9tv]

I like that Otto said the reverse of Talleyrand's quote "It is worse than a crime, it is a mistake" while essentially meaning the same thing, undermining their cause by their own public actions.

[@wayne47able]

Where was that energy when Cole killed Lord Beesbury???

[@RulerOfYore]

@@wayne47able That was to his advantage.

[@Silentpixel2024]

​@@wayne47ablenot the same comparison at all. He hanged innocent workers who's family are rallying inside their castle. Lord Beesbury declared himself black the moment he refused to bend the knee to Aegon II which makes him an enemy in sight it's either he's gonna get executed or imprison

[@nicolasdiez7688]

You can see Otto regrets making Aegon the king of the seven kingdoms, and it is clear he always respected and esteemed Viserys, the way he speaks highly of him even after his death it means a lot

[@imafa9ry]

Yeah for the all of his scheming and ambition you can see now how he realises Viserys approach to ruling was more preferable and suited to the realm..his pure frustration and anger towards Aegon shows here

[@Jdjdjdujakzgsha]

@@imafa9rynah he’s just bitter he can’t manipulate Aegon like he could Viserys

[@asp5399]

You know what Viserys would have done if Rhaenyra was killed like Jahaerys?

[@kb4903]

Easy to respect someone who you can manipulate and follows your every word.

[@charaznable8072]

It's like if Robert could see Joeffrey being king LMAO he would of choke him himself.

[@Yakob135]

“ God’s help us all… “ Otto was absolutely dumbfounded by the stupidity that surrounds him 😂😭.

[@mariokartpro7406]

haha

[@captainvalourous6668]

Well thats what you get for scheming your entire life trying to get your blood to the Iron Throne 😂

[@syukrinasir3774]

All of that was his and Alicent's doing!

[@victorpradha9946]

Otto Hightower is the one most responsible for causing the rift that ultimately leads to the downfall of House Targaryen.

[@user-jr9bu7em8s]

Otto be like: I'm surrounded by idiots 😂😂😂😂

[@dylannicholas3652]

"It's hard to put a leash on a dog once you put a crown on its head." - Tyrion Lannister 🦁

[@To.me.my.X-Men.97]

Ooof. Thats a powerful line right there 😊

[@asp5399]

This Dog bites, or should I say burns some queens

[@imafa9ry]

To be fair Aegon is lashing out because of his son and I cant blame him

[@liamwright2510]

@@imafa9ryhe is in an unbearable amount of pain and does not know what to do with himself. Still shouldn’t have killed a load of innocent people though.

[@andromeda5414]

​@@imafa9ryHe murdered innocent people. We can certainly blame him.

[@NRV0]

Otto was so tunnel visioned about putting his blood on the throne he didn't stop to consider IF he was the right person to put on the throne. Now he reaping what he sowed.

[@Winter-Alpha-Omega]

Sometimes I wonder if he should've poisoned Aegon and Aemond and placed Daeron instead on the Throne.

[@LordTomServo]

​@@Winter-Alpha-Omega honestly, Daeron was the most suited for the throne.

[@matthewriley7826]

There’s a reason why he’s regarded as one of the worst Hand’s in history.

[@LordTomServo]

@@matthewriley7826 I'd still have him over the likes of Unwin Peake, Maegor I, or Ryam Redwyne.

[@Winter-Alpha-Omega]

@@LordTomServo I've got to give it to Maegor, he seems to have been, by all accounts, a competent Hand that outweighed everything Aenys lacked. Aenys King and Maegor Hand would've been the best for the realm.

[@alyssonscardoso]

(Otto) - And what has Ser Criston Cole done? (Aegon) - He sent Ser Arryk to slay Rhaneyra. - ALONE???????? God help us all 😂😂😂

[@hitshot9381]

As stupid as the plan looked from the outside, it almost worked.

[@TheStinalee201120]

​@@hitshot9381 If Rhaenyra had not set that woman free then the plan would have worked

[@davidesguario2151]

@@TheStinalee201120there are several reasons why it could have not worked. Arryk is seen where his brother is not supposed to be, or he is questioned about things his brother is supposed to know … and it’s not only the woman , ANYONE could have spotted him right after having talked to his brother. The plan was beyond retarded, all it’s missing is a laughing track plying during Otto’s reaction shot

[@LH74]

@@TheStinalee201120what did that woman do to help avoid Arrik from killing Rhaenyra?? She saw him on the beach and that was that. She didn’t run to snitch or anything.

[@therealistintheboot8822]

​@TheStinalee201120 The worm did nothing, it was the twin on rhaenyra's side that noticed something off and came back. Twin telepathy is a thing.

[@fayedunaway8]

Fact check - Aegon had to be dragged from the High Sept screaming and wailing that he didn't want to be king. "I have no wish to rule. No taste for duty. I am not suited." He told them that in articulate words and they still made him the king. "He had 20 years to name me heir. Steadfastly he upheld Rhaenyra's claim. He could have named me heir but he never did." His son was the cost of it. He is grieving and every crime he will commit comes from the place of grief. Maybe if Otto and Alicent actually trained him to be a sensible king instead of speculating that he would be a puppet to their show. If they cared or showed a little of affection towards he wouldn't have done this. Aegon is not Joffrey like many people are comparing. He is not a coward. Joffrey would never dare to fire Tywin. When Otto turns to him "you wouldn't dare" like in an intimidating and aegon just goes like "I have dared and i find it stimulating". Yeah that's not a scared dog like Joffrey.

[@ManforSomeMarkets]

Agree that Aegon is not Joffrey. He’s certainly not a good man, but he clearly cares. He tried involving his son with the small council (probably too young) and tried to be nice about taxation. The love of the people is the love he never got, and I think it would be interesting if he is a “good” king by the end of the civil war. It would also complement some of final events of the war with some sweet irony.

[@fayedunaway8]

​@@ManforSomeMarkets he wants love and appreciation. If he tries to improve himself because he got that love from the smallfolk then I wonder how much he will try to be a good person if he just got that unconditional love from his parents.

[@cmd7930]

@@ManforSomeMarketsI would like Aegon to eventually become a good king after all the tragedy but then he dies. That would be poetic.

[@wafflingmean4477]

Aegon has Joffrey's cruel and childish impulses, but Joffrey was an idiot and a coward. Aegon is neither. He's an undeniably horrible person, but he's a lot more than Joffrey ever was.

[@fayedunaway8]

@@wafflingmean4477 the biggest difference between them is Joffrey was groomed and coddled while Aegon was neglected and abused. Joffrey was a straight up psychopath for no reason while Aegon's childhood explains his emotional immaturity. Aegon is not a good person but not a psychopath. Aegon is very explosive and emotional and he loved his son. People compare him to Joffrey just for the sake of it but they are so far apart in personalities.

[@OliverCowlishaw]

Removing the pauses kills the tension. The slow turn from Otto was the best moment of this scene IMO.

[@tylerj8613]

I can’t stand this TikTok/Reels style of editing every bit of air between dialogue just so it can fit in a video

[@Nicholas_Chen_]

Awkward slience sometimes are the best moments, so many things left unsaid but it can really enhance the scene

[@simonrobillard]

Yeah, it's probably to avoid copyright, but it still sucks...

[@jamesr169]

My fav was “…and what is it Sir Christian Cole has done?” Lmao!!

[@OliverCowlishaw]

The king is my grrrrandson and my grrrrrrrandson is a fool!

[@PaulThrashu]

"What have you done with the ratcatchers?" - asked Hightower calmly

[@sofiariabushkina5776]

Hahahaha 🤣

[@nenyeo6090]

😂😂

[@phousefilms]

I'm so glad they kept the line "My new Hand will be a steel fist."

[@Nicholas_Chen_]

When I heard it I was like 'Sounds like something GRRM would have written'

[@mikhailabdurrachman2443]

Imagine this scenario with joffrey as aegon, tywin as otto and jaime as cole

[@FidanSF]

and steel tongue )

[@dennissken5602]

@@mikhailabdurrachman2443 Jaime as cole and steel fist gotta admit is an enthralling combination

[@victorpradha9946]

Yep...Aegon said it was time for some hard fish ting.

[@Dasycottus]

Rhys CRUSHED this scene.

[@evancodsworth2]

Rhys Ifans is an absolute powerhouse of an actor.

[@To.me.my.X-Men.97]

Just found out hes The Lizard😊

[@jayfron6012]

Amazing fuckin acting in this scene

[@matthewriley7826]

Yep, shame he isn’t gonna be around for another season.

[@madtitanangelo5079]

Foreal I can feel his pain, regret and nostalgia

[@causticgastrap2835]

@@matthewriley7826spoilers!

[@oompaloompa6064]

Otto to Aegon: Wisdom has been chasing you but you have always been faster 😭😭😭

[@karesmckenzie8884]

“Your father was right about you😅

[@BeeeKaaay-nr9mx]

I hated Otto through the whole series. But he nailed this scene. Fantastic! For once I agree with him. He thought he had more control over his grandson than he actually had.

[@CelestialDraconis]

I wonder if for a fraction of a moment, Otto was like "Damn...I should've just let Rhaenyra be queen" 😂

[@falconeshield]

I was expecting that when Aegon said Vizzy T said he was his heir.

[@danieldickson8591]

No one is more responsible for putting Aegon on the throne.

[@stormbringer2840]

No , making Rhaenyra queen would make Daemon king , it would mean a painful death for him and all his family .

[@hanzojapa]

@@stormbringer2840 Rhaenyra only married Daemon because Otto and Alicent were preparing their side for the coup. Rhaenyra would still be married with Laenor had they not been hostile twards her. And had Rhaenyra had a family relationship with her brothers, she would never kill them, but Alicent made sure to separate them.

[@rjofusetsudzin8011]

@@stormbringer2840 Not really that sure Daemon would get chance to kill all of them given what reaction Rhaenyra had to killing one.

[@Mr-Rinn]

Interesting, I never thought Otto genuinely respected Viserys. But there’s no reason for him to have lied there that I can see.

[@noahsugarman8434]

I think it's genuine, but he also misses having someone he can control

[@arnarkjartansson7494]

@@noahsugarman8434 yeah I think that is, he's also regretting putting Aegon on the throne. The next episode will be something else, man I can't wait.

[@wafflingmean4477]

Otto never respected Viserys. He thinks Aegon will respond to his father's name the same way Alicent is conditioned to unquestioningly obey Otto, because he has no understanding of how to be a father, so no understanding of Aegon's relationship or lack thereof with Viserys. The mention of Viserys doesn't phase Aegon at all. The only thing Otto liked about Viserys was that Viserys was incredibly easy to manipulate.

[@dragonel88]

It's common to respect your rivals. Viserys knows that too but the realm need man like Otto as his hand

[@Cooljoshua567]

@@wafflingmean4477 I think there was a level of respect Otto had for Viserys just based on the way he talks about him in this video. It also doesn't change that he liked having a king that he could manipulate because he listened to him.

[@bigj1905]

Funny enough, this reminds me a lot of Jurassic Parks famous quote: “You were so preoccupied with whether or not you could, you didn’t stop to think if you should.” Otto was so focused on putting his blood on the throne, he never stopped to consider if it would actually be beneficial to the realm (and to himself) to have his blood on the throne.

[@Nickname-ef9tv]

I think the benefit to him was his greater consideration. But yes, he appearantly never took a moment to consider he was putting all his bets on a wild card.

[@fenrir4446]

Or maybe to educat them to prebare for it

[@HK-gm8pe]

"I wish to spill blood not ink" thats exactly the phrase you never want to hear a person in power say

[@stevenlovejoy6838]

Otto realizing that all his scheming for the past 20+ years was all for nothing 😂

[@johans3164]

Years of academy...training....WASTEDDD!

[@karmasauce6288]

I love that for him. 😂

[@michelm5072]

Aegon: “My new Hand is a steel fist. We are done with writing letters. Ser Criston: It is not for you to plead for support from your lords, like a beggar pleading for alms. You are the lawful king of Westeros, and those who deny it are traitors. It is past time they learned the price of treason”

[@user-tr2ec1kz9g]

Goes out, captures Dukendale and Rooks Rest. Feels confident, goes to Harrenhall, attacks Riverland. Gets put down like a mad dog with no dignity.

[@Disquiet925]

@@user-tr2ec1kz9gspoiler alert. But yes it’s what he deserves.

[@kira-zk6op]

​@@user-tr2ec1kz9gif Aemond hadn't suddenly abandoned Cole his plan would've worked.

[@michelm5072]

​@@kira-zk6op If they stayed there they would be surrounded by Daemon and the Riverlands forces. He did well leaving Harrenhal but they should have gone back together and joined forces with Daeron.

[@aihaven345]

@@Disquiet925 can't wait to see rhaneyra getting what she deserves from aegon's dragon

[@Anon_Fox]

one of the best scenes for sure. Love the little snicker Otto does when Aegon says Viserys made him a king LOL

[@user-qq4ii3xl4k]

Rhys Ifans absolutely nailed it

[@MossXM]

2:31 Otto has his own Dark Souls boss intro moment

[@amaanmp4]

exactly what i thought too!

[@charaznable8072]

Dude Cole as the hand? I cannot wait to see how this crumbles for him LMAO.

[@stormbringer2840]

It cannot crumble that bad . Remember the TWO brothers are outnumbered in term of dragon riders , if there will be a war somehow they will have success because right now I don’t see how daemon+ rhaenyra+rhaenys helped by jacaerys +baela+Rhaena do not obliterate the two .( and leanor isn’t even here )

[@kenroycherrington148]

@charaznable8072 If you read the books........look at Jon Snow and Daenery's immediate ancestors!

[@charaznable8072]

@@kenroycherrington148 Yeah I haven't read the book but I've read the wiki about Fire and Blood a while ago so I know what's going up.

[@zuuboi7521]

Jeez it felt like just yesterday Viserys was at the dinner table telling everyone how he loved them and wanted them to get along as a dying wish 😭

[@MattJDave]

Even Cole himself looks terrified at the idea.

[@nikkidebruyn8440]

“It is hard to put a leash on a dog after you put a crown on its head”

[@stormbringer2840]

Aegon isn’t a dog. He is a mad dragon . Difference being that you can put down a dog rather easily . A dragon ? You may try and you may die .

[@highwind8124]

This is the only time Otto is likeable.

[@tolkienblack]

Just remind yourself that this entire situation 100% started with him

[@masterplokoon8803]

Quite the oposite, this just shows how much of a hypocrite he is and this is about how he no longer has a weak puppet to control like he had when Viserys was king.

[@A_Windsor_76]

He's been likeable the whole show.

[@Nickname-ef9tv]

There was the last great family dinner Viserys I. held where Otto for a few moments looked like a friendly family member.

[@unsungzero6122]

Despite him being an absolute snake, I enjoy his performance every time he's on screen

[@methlokaijufan9729]

Otto be like:" I'm surrounded by sychopants and imbecilles!"

[@kamicloudss]

Lmao he is not surrounded by sycophants 😂

[@methlokaijufan9729]

@@kamicloudss It'a a quote

[@Gigachad-qi1eg]

Hey cole,blow aegon

[@methlokaijufan9729]

@@Gigachad-qi1eg 🤣🤣🤣

[@user-tr2ec1kz9g]

@@Gigachad-qi1eg I blew his mom why not him. - Cole probably

[@sunnyjim9810]

Otto brought this war upon them, all because he wanted to see his own line take the throne. What little respect he gained from this moment won’t ever make up for what he’s done to them all, and what is to come to them in the future

[@jkbzz]

Otto did not do it because of his own line, He did it for control simple as that. He does not strike me as someone more concerned about his own bloodline ruling, it's for control simple.

[@nicolasmartinez795]

@@jkbzz but what is the best way to gain that control? To have your own grandson on the iron throne. They go hand and hand, they are not opposites

[@jkbzz]

@@nicolasmartinez795 if he did it for blood he would have accepted Rhaenyra's offer which was in my view more than fair. he did it for control.

[@mooniet1]

Otto started the war, as he crowned his grandson king, without having a voting with also Rhaenyra stating her claim, followed by a vote of some sort. Rhaenyra was made unaware the king had died, the crowning was done within a minute after announcement of the death of Vinerys. He was Hand of the King and very likely knew Viserys believed in the prohecy and likely understood what Alicent didnt: Viserys was talking about the prohecy of Aegon I not the ruling of Aegon 2. The Hand must have known this, yet decided to quickly crown his grandson, so he could remain Hand. Viserys just before his death even had a big dinner (he was in pain without the medicines) to unite the family and make peace and restate that his heir to be Rhae, all to make sure there would not be a fight after his death and to make sure Hightower would not make his grandson King behind his back. Now you have dragons killing dragons. And his grandson acts faster without consulting the Hand, which he didnt expect him to do.

[@lillydee5978]

Otto was the fool. All of this is because of him. I wouldn't have blamed Aegon if he killed him.

[@RyanOKaiser]

Perhaps he will be later.

[@unathisilo4941]

Otto didn't want to come to terms with the fact that rhaenyra was raised expecting to rule and was specifically trained for it

[@chasemcnab7610]

Otto regretting all his life choices

[@dylanchua5197]

Karma

[@evancodsworth2]

2:05 that laugh though

[@Emanuel-oo6mc]

Ikr he knew Alicent was wrong about what Viserys said.

[@fayedunaway8]

Cast him in a James Bond movie

[@neofulcrum5013]

You reap what you sow Otto

[@branislavanenadovic3171]

And he knows it

[@joshuak5958]

2:48 Aegon: Give it to Cole. Cole: ohgodno

[@fayedunaway8]

Your grace?🥺

[@Phantom19913]

The leopards have finally ate Otto’s face.

[@joshua6207]

He's still breathing and leaving the shitshow aegon is creating lol aegon will regret making cole hand. Blunder after blunder

[@Phantom19913]

@@joshua6207 this whole civil war is blunder after blunder

[@liamwright2510]

@@joshua6207just wait until you see Cole’s riverlands campaign 😂😂

[@Phantom19913]

@@joshua6207 honestly is to swift, I want to watch him fall into obscurity as the greens align themselves with Aegon.

[@RagnarKorg3141]

3:06 Otto's way of saying: Screw you

[@danielwilliamson6180]

It looks like Aegon and Ser Criston are becoming the main villains. I bet Otto really regrets now having Rhaenyra usurped and having Aegon crowned and pinning Jaeherys' death on Rhaenyra. Nice one, Otto.

[@EverFortune1]

well i mean her husband did it so whats the difference. They still gotta wage war against that same group, might as well attach the crime to the lead person

[@matthewriley7826]

Don’t forget about old one eye. He’s gonna do some damage too.

[@quinnmichaelson6793]

Aegon is only the main villain from now, for a bit longer. Rhaenerya manages to become even more despicable than him, which is a hard to reach standard

[@quakethedoombringer]

@@quinnmichaelson6793i wonder whether they will turn Rhaneyra into a villain later on. She is way too likable right now and turning her 180 might make die hard fans boycott the show. Or if they are going to spin it into Daemon doing dumb violent things and the commoners pin it on Rhaeneyra

[@stormbringer2840]

@@quakethedoombringerthey probably will keep her likable but in a difficult situation. They invested too much good guy points on her to turn her now .

[@Neo2266.]

Calling an assassination attempt a "prank" is almost as good as calling the usurpation of a castle a "mummers farce"

[@lesliemcmillan2971]

Rhys needs an Emmy for this scene.

[@dreyeezy8671]

Ottos actor has been incredible

[@camariwilson4942]

Otto owned this episode

[@frname7665]

Otto and Helaena. We have to give props for her stellar performance at portraying vulnerability, shock and grief

[@mikhailabdurrachman2443]

There's a reason why joffrey never fired tywin like aegon fired otto. Coz deep down joffrey realized he can't do Jack shid without tywin backing him up.

[@Winter-Alpha-Omega]

Tywin was the true power behind the Throne. Joffrey was also a teen. Aegon is grown, he neess no Hand, no Regent. And Otto is not the Lord of Oldtown. All influence he has, he has amassed by himself (probably with a little help from his brother).

[@mikhailabdurrachman2443]

@winter-alpha-omega unlike otto, tywin has the strongest army in Westeros behind him. IF joffrey double crosses him then it Will cost joffrey his throne

[@yesseniaayala2664]

Tywin was a soldier, a warrior, and a commander. Otto just gives his opinion, that’s why he didn’t take him serious.

[@IdaSantti]

One thing this show has that no one can complain about, is strong acting. They are all so very good 👌🏼

[@nicolebragg1171]

Not actually watching this show, but damn that Otto is really learning the lesson that blood doesn't mean obedience

[@TheKira708]

Aegon is an idiot tho… I mean if the blood guy wasn’t sure which cheese guy was, Aegon could have lined up all the rat catchers an get blood to point him out. But killing them all…🤦‍♂️ when they all had nothing to do with it was plain stupid. I don’t like Otto but strategically he was *right* here. Aegon would have had more allies and advantage in the war. Had he not done that.

[@kenroycherrington148]

@TheKira708 I like Aegon but...yes, asinine and unjust to kill innocent men when he could have done what you stated. Yet, like some Targaryens, are hotheads and impatient people.

[@sayanickolay4261]

Grieving pple don't have reason, Otto should've handled the matter instead of focusing on the family's public image. My dude was way pressed about it even more than the death of his grandson.

[@dark_wyvrenadrian3336]

@@sayanickolay4261exactly

[@dark_wyvrenadrian3336]

@TheKira708 you not wrong but didnt Otto was telling Aegon earlier he was seen as weak?

[@JoshSweetvale]

The Targaryen mindset is usually 'overwhelming force will work just fine.' But it doesn't. Kings who go too hard with the 'fire and blood' lunacy tend to die young. From Aegon the Conqueror to both Maegor the Cruel and Baelor the Blessed trying to force the Seven Kingdoms into being, to later rulers like Daeron I who got eaten by Dorne, and Aerys, Rhaegar, Viserys the kid - even Daenarys. Only Targaryens who ever ruled well were ones who were so content in life their Council could prevent big problems. Like Viserys I and Eggon.

[@grimnoob893]

2:11 this suppose to cost Otto had. Because Aegon didn’t want to be king, and one reasons he in the end agreed to it was maybe it's father's wish. And now it's clear, that just Allicent and Otto wanted their man in charge. Rhaenyra could get her throne, and he wouldn’t be a treat, there would be no reason to kill his child. Otto and Allicent made Aegon king, they are partly responsible for Jaeherys's death.

[@mccave106]

Otto just went through the whole dictionary in one scene. Lol!

[@markonerandyic3762]

This conversation starts the same as one between Joffrey and Tyrion Criston: Beware how you speak to your king Otto: My grandson is a fool! Meryn Trant: No one threatens the king in front of a kingsguard! Tyrion: Im not threatening the king, im educating my nephew Tyrion handled it much better lol

[@MrDibara]

Yeah. Cause Tyrion had the control of that moment. Otto doesn't here, he's exasperated and explosive. It is clear his sway/authority have become void.

[@markonerandyic3762]

@@MrDibara there are lot more factors on why is tyrion in much better place but it's without a question that Otto shouldn't have been this explosive

[@factcheck9849]

The personality of Jeffery and Aaogon are different. Tyrion slapped Jaffery But can Otto do the same Aogon?

[@VaskarGhosh-kr3wo]

Criston cole is not meryn trant , after seeing what he has done with beesbury it is logical to tone it down a notch Instead of escalating.

[@devanman7920]

Otto while a smart man.....the actor is absolutely so good. Look at the range even just in one sentence.

[@wafflingmean4477]

I love Aegon's face in response to "You will regret this". He's not even disagreeing with Otto. He's just like "maybe I will. Oh well. I'm out of fucks to give right now."

[@jnnvsl]

SOOO good, this scene is on par with any scene of two characters bickering from any season of Game of Thrones and I'll stand on that. Rhys Ifans has been immaculate as Otto Hightower, and Tom Glynn-Carney's Aegon has had a shocking amount of depth.

[@ysaismartinez7618]

"And what has Sir Criston Cole done?" Oh Otto, you know.

[@Alex-bz8lj]

Cole is forever gonna be loyal to Aegon for this

[@Alababm]

The quite opposite actually, have you read the 48 laws of power?

[@joshua6207]

The aftermath of Aegons dragon fight at rooks rest and the sack of KL will show he's not clever like Otto was.

[@Archerman-bd1nr]

@@joshua6207 true otto would have never allowed aegon to fly there or maybe would so that aemond could take his place just like tywin turning a blind eye to joffreys murder and replacing him with tommen

[@asp5399]

That plan killed Meleys and they gained Crownlands. If you read the books, Aegon is surrounded by enemies, from the sea Corlys, From riverlands Daemon and Crownlands divided. What Cole did was absolutely necessary otherwise Kingdlanding would be like a sword between Anvil and Hammer

[@amitkenan3878]

@@Archerman-bd1nr aeomond instead of Aegon? It's like replacing one disaster with another

[@masterplokoon8803]

This scene is the peak of Otto's hypocrisy. He scolds Aegon for sending a kingsguard to kill Rhaenyra to avenge his son when he wanted to do it from the beggining before any provication. Then he scolds Aegon for hanging the ratcatchers when he himself hanged plenty of lords who also have grieving families but these also have armies at their command. The diference is that Aegon actually hanged suspects for the murder of his son. He made Aegon king against his will and now scolds him when he wields his power like a king. This is all just because he wanted a king he could control like Viserys was, but Aegon actually took his role as king seriously and wields his power regularly and that pisses off Otto.

[@TheKeyser94]

One thing is deal with power with caution and sober, other is deal with power, as that wont affect you in the end, because sooner or later there would be consequences for your action, something that Aegon II not understand, there small-folk could turn against him and the other nobles families that armies on their own can turn on him, but he would be lucky, he would live just enough to see the end of the war, but his reign would be pretty short.

[@masterplokoon8803]

@@TheKeyser94 Otto literally did all the things that Aegon did. The only diference is that Otto did them without provocation. While Aegon did them to people who were suspects for his son's murder. It's pretty clear that Otto's frustration is not with Aegon's morality but because of the fact that unlike Viserys, Aegon is a king that doesn't allow himself to be controlled by Otto. Otto wanted Aegon to be king so that he could govern with little royal interference like he did under Viserys. But to Otto's suprise, Aegon actually took his role as king seriously and doesn't let Otto control him which is why Otto is whining here.

[@TheKeyser94]

@@masterplokoon8803 That if you ignore the manipulations of Larrys Strong, that whisper to Aegon ear that he should change of Hand, so Aegon is not independent enough, he is still a puppet, easy to manipulate, but also a wild card, only caring about his own whims or emotions at the time.

[@masterplokoon8803]

@@TheKeyser94 while Larys did hint about that it's pretty clear that Aegon did not base his decision on him. You can see in Aegon's face that he clearly saw through Larys' false flattery. Plus what he said is actually completely true in this case. Otto clearly wants his king to be a puppet controlled by him rather than his superior and that would always create tensions with Aegon. Larys already saw the direction in which things were going and put himself in the best position to potentially influence Aegon in the future and told Aegon what he was already thinking. This idea that Aegon removed Otto as hand because Larys played him is not true. Plus Otto actually deserved to be fired, he has been a shameless hypocrite that clearly sees his king as a tool to rule through and not his actual boss which is just unaceptable. The only problem with this action is his replacement. In the books Criston is a capable commander but in the show he is a buffoon so that part was a mistake.

[@jacobmiller2663]

@@masterplokoon8803if Aegon took his role seriously he would have used the gold cloak to point out the right rat catcher. He could have gotten all the rat catchers in one room and had the gold cloak point him out, but no, being the ignorant man child he his, he impatiently killed the gold cloak and all the rat catchers and undid all the sympathy from the people who felt bad about his murdered who would’ve also been their future king. Aegon is dumb and not a good king.

[@lordalessan]

"He's murdered innocent men!" Ummm didn't ya'll murder a bunch of guys wanting to inform Viserys' daughter he died?

[@abeersharma4717]

Otto isn’t upset that Aegon murdered innocent men, but that the world now knows he did

[@SuperARCANGEL0]

No he just killed one who tried to go to Rhaenyra

[@jacobmiller2663]

@@SuperARCANGEL0no they killed all the people who stayed loyal to Rhaenyra.

[@SuperARCANGEL0]

@@jacobmiller2663 no they literally didn't. The lords that were taken from the throne room were imprisoned and we only saw one body hanged

[@justinsantiago5641]

Otto is partly responsible for all this happening to begin with, and now he wants to talk about innocents being murdered.

[@duhman3649]

Couldn’t they have just have rounded up all the rat catchers and gotten Helaena to identify the one who killed her son???

[@LeeBeeDeeTree51]

Yes. This just shows that Aegon acts impulsively without thinking. He wanted to show how tough he was but needlessly murdered innocent men.

[@lauren8135]

The way Aegon responds when Otto says and what has sir Cristin Cole done??? They do such a good job of portraying a family dynamic. Aegon looks like such a child looking for approval.

[@branislavanenadovic3171]

1 47-2 05 at this moment he realised he should've let Aegon vanish amidst the brothels and slums were he belongs and tried to groom Aemond or Daeron.

[@stormbringer2840]

Does Daeron even exist in the show ?

[@Spartan-hu2go]

@@stormbringer2840yes Otto says he’s going back to old town and mentions that daeron is there. Can’t wait to see him.

[@jmiller05]

This was a fantastic scene. Otto realising the enormity of his decisions to install Aegon as king and his inability to rein in his impulses. Despite his recklessness and lack of political savvy, it also shows that Aegon has teeth and is not easily manipulated. He's rash but he's not stupid and this is also a startling realisation for Otto also.

[@quakethedoombringer]

It would be funny if he starts begging Otto to come back since Crispy Cream has as much political saviness as Cersei

[@stormbringer2840]

@@quakethedoombringerhe will never beg .

[@Christrulesall2]

Treasonous talk, jmiller!! Viserys made ageon king...

[@Rucker1980]

Rhys was cooking

[@sergio_os]

I love how Otto seemed disgusted when Aegon says Arryk will try to pass as his twin. That man felt ill when heard that plan.

[@petrfedor1851]

Just two great actors chewing the scene like absolut champs.

[@DK_Vandaryn]

Rhys Ifans would absolutely kill the role of Dr. Doom if Marvel casts him.

[@wiinterflowers4277]

They need to cast a European actor for that role. They seemed to fail on their casting lately..

[@Nicholas_Chen_]

But he's already playing Lizard 😂

[@DK_Vandaryn]

@@Nicholas_Chen_ That’s in Sony’s Amazing Spider-Man. Plus they had to use a multiverse plot just to bring his Lizard character in Spider-Man No Way Home. They can recast him

[@DK_Vandaryn]

@@wiinterflowers4277 If not Rhys I think Michael Fassbender or Nikolaj Coster-Waldau could do the role justice

[@wiinterflowers4277]

@@DK_Vandaryn I think Nikolaj would work. Loved him on Game of Thrones!

[@-l-2865]

Otto couldn’t get a break from the stupidity of his family and Helaena is probably the only one who was going to give him a breal 😂

[@TheKeyser94]

Sadly she would die I not known when, maybe in futures episodes, the murder of her child break her or she was murder.

[@gitgud_kryz1738]

Otto: He's murdered innocent men. Also Otto: *plotted to usurp Rhaenyra and murders Rhaenyra's supporter when Viserys died* 😂

[@stormbringer2840]

If they support Rhaenyra they aren’t innocents ( by his thinking ) .

[@dawievaneeden5786]

THE RATCATCHERS 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@mooooooooooomooooooooooomo6829]

Its really sad , who is going to catch rats now? They will thrive now and cause huge damages, the decision to kill the ratchatchers is very very bad

[@racheltan2555]

I can see and Understand that Aegon Wants Revenge for the Loss of His Child but ‘Firing’ Otto and Making Cole his ‘Hand’ is the most Stupidest thing he’s ever done. (Not to mention Cole’s judgment is askew and living in denial)

[@Winter-Alpha-Omega]

Cole is gonna shed blood upon the realm, indiscriminately so. I don't want to watch that. Aegon is gonna pay.

[@LukeFitzgerald-bh1zt]

To be fair, wisdom was never Aegons strong suit.

[@lombonater07]

While Otto is a schemer, he at least values the “good of the realm” and even shows remorse and disdain for the death of innocents. He is a good man, but also a very ambitious one who will do anything to protect his family.

[@quakethedoombringer]

Otto is a career politician. He will surely do everything to benefit himself and his family but knows when to draw the line if it means the realm shows signs of crumbling. On the other side of the spectrum you have Viserys trying his hardest to please everyone around him (especially his daughter) or Joffrey who turns the crown into his playground and pisses off everyone

[@kingjayburner]

Otto calling Cole’s plan a prank will never not be hilarious

[@Raveneyes2006]

The only reason he's weeping over Viserys now is because he could control him. He showed no respect to Daemon nor Rhaenyra but rather at every turn looked to set his own blood on the throne. Was he a good Hand? probably, but only at the expense of his own ambition which overrode every good judgement he might have made.

[@stormbringer2840]

Daemon is not worthy of respect and he does not belong anywhere near a throne . Rhaenyra would’ve been a good queen if not for him corrupting her .

[@andromeda5414]

Lionel Strong was a good hand, much better than Otto.

[@antoniasinfield1762]

Daemon is a vicious, temperamental villain and Rhaenyra is a lifelong liar who intended to put her illegitimate sons on the throne. Why would Otto respect them?

[@Nickname-ef9tv]

1:11 I like how Otto demands to hear it with a voice that makes clear he already knows he will not like what he will hear.

[@delilahbelle2125]

Oh, Aegon. You are so young, and that youth is showing. "Mine are bigger." "Don't be. Vaghar guards the city." "I want to spill blood, not ink." "At least he did something." SMH.

[@jstvee]

This season all the actors are competing with their amazing acting talent 😁 I mean they were all good im previous season but this season ..wow.

[@JohnnyRico118]

"He's murdered innocent men!" "And one guilty one."

[@elicorn6028]

Cole is the wannabe alpha male that goes to madness with one rejection

[@JoshSweetvale]

...yes, but he's also in way over his head and he knows it. He wants to bed bitches and avenge slights. Not rule and/or ruin the realm!

[@eddejawatts1125]

Couldn't have said it better myself

[@mario167100]

He would’ve been an avid fresh and fit fan

[@isthisfake.]

@@mario167100lmaooo this is so accurate

[@TymeTraveling777]

Otto: what have you done?! Aegon: i killed them all Otto: You stupid MF!

[@JB-xl2jc]

More like "You feckless thug... You insalubrious rapscallion! You rapacious jackanape!"

[@renbou2577]

Technically, he's a sister f.cker

[@stormbringer2840]

Cole: Actually I’m the MF .

[@TymeTraveling777]

@@stormbringer2840 🤣🤣🤣☝🏽

[@tolkienist7905]

I love the stop and look that Otto gives when Aegon tells him he is dismissed. Like "Yeah dude I knew that.......That's why i was leaving the room. Boy can't even lead a man to be dismissed properly."

[@ygr6484]

Cole has a hilarious contrast with Otto because he's not even planning to improve his position, but it keeps happening anyway.

[@Msh42069]

This scene stole the whole damn show in my opinion. There was great acting here and throughout the whole thing. The twins fighting was so well done and tragic….but damn this encapsulated the show. It was like straight up stage play.

[@sharkyPCH]

The acting is just next level

[@SpectreICollateral]

Otto hangs noblemen for refusing to bend the knee: all good Aegon hills a few random lowborn: NOOO AHHH AEGON YOU IDIOOOOT AAHHH What a nonsensical scene. Well acted though.

[@PwnagePicturesInc]

One of the best scenes of Ser Otto Hightower!

[@FierceDeityRick]

Ser Otto is like a moral version of Tywin, seeing him angry made me think so

[@Winter-Alpha-Omega]

He's Tywin but more competent in my opinion.

[@HunTLaaR007]

@@Winter-Alpha-Omega otto more competent than Tywin ? lol Tywin would eat otto like an oat meal

[@Winter-Alpha-Omega]

@@HunTLaaR007 Tywin wasn't the mastermind people paint him out to be. He literally dies while taking a dump, murdered by his own son. At least Otto ruled peacefully for years under Viserys' tenure as King.

[@shin29534]

​​@@Winter-Alpha-Omegau dumb bro? Tywin was the best hand even, he even made the mad king jealous because people respect tywin more than him. Tywin also did it when his house name got tarnished by his father he is far better than otto

[@matthewriley7826]

@@Winter-Alpha-OmegaEh not quite. Tywin made sure Joffrey knew who was top dog when he was in Kings Landing. Otto could never exercise that kind of control with Aegon and this scene proves it. Though you are correct getting killed by your dwarf son shows how fickle power really is.

[@Lunasent]

Bet Otto is wishing he’d listened to Viserys’ wishes and not fight Raenyra’s claim to the throne. Listen, My Dude, this is your fault. You wanted your line on the throne so bad you pimped out your own daughter to the king and did nothing to guide the kids you wanted her to have. Now one of your grandkids is gone. It’s ALL on you.

[@mmmelancholia]

Well, well, my Lord Hightower, if it isn't the consequences of your actions...

[@gooby214]

He's not Lord Hightower, dummy. He's just a knight. His nephew, Lord Ormund Hightower, is the head of the house.

[@thefirminator]

'with ur child's blood we bought their approval' is a crazy thing to say to a guy whose kid just died

[@Deli-xu2ih]

Otto would have had a better chance trying control Rhaenyra and Jacaerys. They are clearly more political and people-pleasing.

[@smitty5400]

I wish Tywin talked to Joffrey like this.

[@TheKeyser94]

Tywin was blinded by his idea of legacy, he had the wrong impression that Joffrey could mature and that he could tame him.

[@LukeFitzgerald-bh1zt]

He did. He just voiced his frustrations in a more professional and constructive way befitting of the hand of the king. And that's how he was able to put Joffrey in his place AND keep his job while doing it. Tywin is the man Otto wishes he could be.

[@JaketheJust]

2:01 A Hand and citizen of Kings Landing that told the truth? A rare species.

[@ria-zul-zannah7100]

This certain piece of the episode felt like I was watching it in a theatre. These three actors gave their absolute best - specially Rhys Ifans.

[@mrs.h.2597]

Otto darling. You reap what you sow! Lied his family to the iron throne. Aegon did the right thing!

[@LH74]

Aegon II is a good man who was let down by his father, mother and grandfather!

[@-_-ligma]

a good man and it’s a rapist that throws kids into fighting pits

[@Dcll8451]

Laughed so hard. You can see the “my god I’m surrounded by idiots” look in his face when they tell him the plan

[@dylanchua5197]

Despite the fact of Otto being a snake who reaped what he sowed in the form of karma, Rhys Ifans acted amazingly here.

[@LifeOfRy]

"My new hand will be a steel fist". Such a clever line.

[@noahswiss1997]

Ottos actor is so damn good the way he’s selling such archaic old English and making it so colorful and authentic is amazing

[@kb4903]

I have to admit Aegon is right in some ways - Letters can help but pageantry to the plebs isnt going to win the war. Fortune favours the bold.

[@jacobmiller2663]

He’s not at all right. He’s a stupid man child, who undid all the sympathy he acquired for his mirdered child. And he impatiently killed the gold cloak, who could have pointed out the right rat catcher if Aegon ordered all the rat catchers to one room and had the gold cloak point him out. He is simply stupid.

[@maxxvii2037]

Ifans' performance in this episode was top tier

[@davidm2031]

"my father made me king" "Is that what you think?" Otto should have said, "I made you king!"