Vhagar Screen Time - House of the Dragon (Season 1)

[@pageachatter229]

I love how the show never misses an opportunity to remind us just how insanely huge Vhagar actually is.

[@kaminsod4077]

​@007donut5 As far as the books go, the cannibal was pretty good sized, but not gigantic. Balerion dwarfs anything we've seen on screen. In his later years, he could swallow mammoths whole. Imagine being gigantic enough that 14 ft tall shaggy elephants are a quick snack.

[@PleaseDaiQuickly2441]

Balerion is basically the Ancalagon The Black but for Westeros

[@007donut5]

@@PleaseDaiQuickly2441 cannibal is bigger but according to the books not much bigger

[@nicksmithnutmilk]

​@@007donut5no he's not 🤣🤣 Balerion , Vhagar and Vermithor are the top 3 biggest dragons ever

[@CornyPickles]

@@nicksmithnutmilk Cannibal is the 3rd biggest dragon after Balerion and Vhagar

[@sophiewilkinson2842]

Imagine being laughed at for not having a dragon and coming back with THAT one

[@leonardohenrique5172]

It's Incredible 😄

[@jeffzaborowski6879]

And it only cost half his vision?

[@AllOfTheHallows]

He be like "you still got jokes bitches!? You got any pigs with wings for me? My dragons hungry bitches."

[@tatsuya.sprite]

​@@jeffzaborowski6879 A good trade imo.

[@peytonsmith1062]

I don't like Aegon II but I got to admit I respect when he was a child. I can't believe a kid would go outside his castle just so he can persuade a dragon and not just a dragon. It's Vhagar too! We've all heard Balerion is a legend dragon which makes him ancient but it's even better for Aegon II because Vhagar was the second oldest. And make no mistake for dragons "oldest" means they are more experienced in battle and that shows when Vhagar DESPITE HIS SIZE he hid in the cloud and attacked Lucerys and his dragon. I feel so sad for Lucerys but being that big and you can hide like that? HELL NAHHH

[@yawgmoth6568]

I like how they made it's neck saggy to emphasize it's incredible age and it's status as an elder dragon. A scaly grandmother of the skies.

[@princevesperal]

She reminds me of those Galapagos tortoises that live many human generations. Vhagar was part of Aegon's conquest and she's still around, old and saggy. Not unlike that tortoise that was still alive not long ago, though he had been a gift to Queen Victoria in the mid-1800s.

[@karimosway]

Its just for Design. She's made to look a bit like a comodo dragon

[@thesaviorofsouls5210]

That neck flap genuinelt got me interested in the show, improves the design by so much. The dragons in general actually look really good.

[@kingofdragons7]

@@thesaviorofsouls5210 i can't wait to see Sunfyre, the most beautiful dragon that has ever lived

[@theblackpearlofbraavos]

@Phoenix yes! I can't finally get a look at Sunfyre the Golden. Too bad that gorgeous creature has such a sot for a rider

[@dontmindme4543]

I loved how you can see that Vhagar didn’t want to kill Leana. She was sad, and it was very clear

[@christbenitez8797]

She's one the last remaining old dragon that in possession of the Targaryens, she understood leana's pain.

[@iAmFAUST]

I thought these MFs couldn't die from fire like Daenerys

[@OnewingedAngel69]

I also liked how Cyrax could feel Ranerya’s pain as she was having birth complications. I wish it showed Vegar doing the same for Leyna. (Sorry if I’m spelling all these names wrong lol)

[@OnewingedAngel69]

@Octopus Vegar has roasted and eaten so many people at this point in her life it’s like “ah what heck why not another?”.

[@Rina25tir]

@@OnewingedAngel69 No.

[@racjonalistka8259]

Knowledge that Vhagar was bigger than whole castle complex is quite terrifying.

[@crabwalkdicksuck]

Honestly probably my favourite shot from the show

[@bkjeong4302]

Especially since Storm’s End is one of the largest castles in the franchise.

[@sentientmustache8360]

She’s the size of the whole courtyard

[@lawv804]

Godzilla with fire and wings.

[@florians9949]

And keep in mind Balerion was even bigger, and old valyria probably had dragons of even larger size concidering back there the Targaryen were quite weak.

[@Ivbo]

Vhagar knew Aegon The Conqueror and was there for his crowning, she knew and flew with Balerion The Black Dread in his prime, she knew Maegor The Cruel, was ridden by Visenya Targaryen before, during and after the conquest…the things this dragon has seen and been apart of are legendary. Vhagar is literally the last surviving remnant of one of most legendary time periods in ASOIAF.

[@jam8539]

shes the last being to have seen Valyria before the doom.

[@jimmyjoyce3554]

nope she was born on dragon stone@@jam8539

[@ledernierutopiste]

​@@jam8539 That's false ! She was born in Westeros after the doom... the last being to have seen Valyria was Balerion !

[@ApexCalibre]

@@ledernierutopisteThat was why he flew that girl (forgot her name) to Valyria when she tried to tame him

[@ivanwm2513]

Wish House of the Dragon started during the conquest... Oh well.

[@jakublizon6375]

I like how they have Vhagar doing sinusoidal cycles. She is so big that she needs to dive regularly to get enough air under her wings to create lift.

[@abhishek.chakraborty]

So now we're explaining Dragon Aerodynamics.. are we.. ? 🤔 ( As if any amount of lift generated by those wings would be sufficient to lift its massive body; it's not same as birds )

[@collinharris4848]

@@abhishek.chakraborty dragon aerodynamics are horse poo poo because a) they break a lot of flight rules and b) they're not real lmao

[@Nick1Nintendo]

@@abhishek.chakraborty Even when the physics are technically impossible, it's nice when they add whatever level of realism is ... realistic

[@user7516]

@@abhishek.chakraborty so youre that guy

[@zahirraihan2714]

One of the problems of being massive

[@robsop9512]

never seen a CGI creature that does not speak have so much clearly defined and communicated depth of character. they did amazing work

[@leonardohenrique5172]

Yeah I love that, I would say the new Godzilla movies are doing a good job at that

[@MrBell-iq3sm]

It still looks rather ugly and artificial in most scenes. 20 years ago I wouldn't have cared, but now I don't accept when a production of this size cannot make their CGI look realistic.

[@heartfeltteaching]

@@MrBell-iq3smIt’s no worse than GOT

[@eglantinepapeau1582]

well , there's Drogon . To this day he's the most amazing looking dragon i've seen on screen .

[@User-ki8ew]

@@MrBell-iq3smYeah I hate when dragons don’t look realistic such a pet peeve

[@1998topornik]

Vhagar design is amazing. Her loose skin and sluggish movement excellently emphasize her age and power.

[@ludiqtitan]

her sluggish movement can also be due to the fact that she is massive

[@nooneeey]

She’s not old. Dragons get well over 200 and she is like 100 in this.

[@Slayen]

@@nooneeey she was pushing 180 around the time of the dance. And Balerion died of old age at around 208 years. So Vhagar would very much qualify as old, even for a dragon.

[@rev0568]

​@@nooneeeyWrong as fuck bud. Balerion was around 208-230 when he died of old age, and that's the max. Vhagar was over 180 when she died. For a dragon she was nearing the end of her life as it was.

[@rbasi25]

I love how Vhaegar shakes her head, and you see her chin flapping. I find it utterly adorable, lol.

[@danieldickson8591]

Really gives the sense of her being aged.

[@paul-antoineleboeuf6357]

The dread canadian goose !!

[@justmarlen]

She’s truly an old lady

[@ZZMonkeysUncleZZ]

The deadliest of turkeys!

[@Calvin_M.]

Till episode 10 I didn't realize how big Vhagar actually is. Compared to other dragons, she is massive.

[@andygarcia6578]

ehh episode 7 did give me somewhat of an idea when u could see aemonds body next to her head, she’s tremendously huge

[@Umbra16]

Episode 10 doesn’t count since Arrax is still pretty much a baby dragon.

[@z-man1237]

Here’s the thing Cannibal, one of the 3 wild dragons, is 35 years older and much bigger than the Balerion, Vhaegar, and Meraxes

[@CH-tr3ri]

@@z-man1237 It was never actually confirmed that the Cannibal is bigger than any of them. That's just what the commonfolk on Dragonstone said.

[@Calvin_M.]

@@CH-tr3ri will this dragon appear in the show? Sorry, I have no big idea about the lore😅

[@sergiomendoza4850]

I really like how Vhagar feels like a Godzilla type monster by comparison to the other dragons. She is absolutely massive and the fact that she flys and can just incinerate whole armies by herself is so exciting and frightening. Can’t wait to see how much they adapt from the rest of fire and blood because vhagar and Aemond do some demon time shit during this war and I’d love to see it adapted one for one.

[@BrenoSobral17]

Gotta improve the CGI

[@realdaggerman105]

@@BrenoSobral17 the CGI is fine. Suspension of disbelief is a key element to enjoyment of any media.

[@-ArcaneNeegusGaming-]

@@BrenoSobral17 dude the cgi is great

[@BreloomSoup]

​@@BrenoSobral17 the cgi is great lmao

[@keithdontsweat8093]

Mind blowing thing is she's the Second biggest Dragon in the series... Her older brother Balerion the black dread was just biggest😬

[@kerikosuzuki0287]

Game of Thrones really knows how to make their Dragons have weight and Size in every scene they show up, it's amazing

[@varric]

Not in the case of Vaghar. Everytime she flies over everything, the effects will be like what Rodan does to that city in Godzilla: King of the Monsters.

[@bluelemonade6430]

@@varric bruhh what? Rodan is a big as volcano, his wingspan could cover a small city whole. Vhagar is huge for a dragon specie, but her size isn't on a titan level, that could topple a city in flight.

[@varric]

@@bluelemonade6430 Vhagar is 150 meters long. Rodan is 47 meters long. Which means Vhagar is the size of Ghidorah.

[@bluelemonade6430]

@@varric that's absurd. If you have seen Aemond or Laena riding Vhagar, they're just normal in size you could still spot them, while u can see Rodan grabbing those fighter jets like an egg, that's just the jet, and not the person inside of it. Of course Vhagar would be longer, they have different body types, Rodan doesn't have a tail. Rodan's wingspan is 900ft according to monarch.

[@ThisisEclipse]

@@bluelemonade6430 Vhagar isn't titan size she extremley large but Balarion was titan size his shadow would cover an entire city when flying over.

[@AC-pp5ge]

What people forget about Vhagar is how cruel she is even compared with other dragons. She chose Aemond with a reason, they're meant to burn together for real.

[@arieshernandez4325]

She was a war dragon, so she takes the little teasing aemond was hashing out at arrax and Luke very seriously and would absolutely fly with killing intent while chasing another rider

[@Valerio_the_wandering_sprite]

I wouldn't call an animal cruel. They're smart, but they can't just say no to their rider as in an old married couple.

[@fenrisvii]

​@@Valerio_the_wandering_sprite I would definitely call animals like dolphins cruel. It may very well be that they lack the moral code or rather the ability to create one, but their actions are actively harmful to others for their own fun not their survival. We can expect the dragons here to be on the rather intelligent side all sources considered. But even if not crue, Vhagar would be the equivalent to a fighting dog. Its hard to comtrol those if someone messed up their initially training.

[@tensaiuchiha3073]

Caraxes is said to be most aggressive and battle hungry of the dragons

[@jakegray1723]

​@Valerio the wandering sprite 🧝🏻 Dragons in the series are depicted far from animals, at least anything we know in many ways. They represent a part of the magical/supernatural aspects of the setting.

[@aidangm7419]

Vhagar kind of is a special dragon for some fans. Her scenes give a kind of glimpse of Balerion the Dread over the course of his life and/or possibly Drogon’s future. Edit: Unsurprisingly, this comment appears to have stirred up a war in the reply section

[@ahmetcaglarkolay2176]

(My opinion) I don't think Drogon would be that big

[@edgarrojas5060]

@@ahmetcaglarkolay2176 The dragons grow in size during their all life, If Drogon lives many decades he will be large as Balerion or even larger.

[@averycheesypotato]

@@ahmetcaglarkolay2176They grow largely in relation to the freedom they are given. Drogon is still young by the end of GoT, and flies off alone into the wilderness

[@thundersparky2559]

I think drogon is gonna be much bigger than Balerion , maybe as big as Cannibal

[@sidsomani8578]

@@thundersparky2559 i hope we get to see in jon snow sequel if there is one

[@softball4evalex]

I always respected Aemon's claiming of Vaghar. He approached her, granted ANNOYED her a bit, but kept his authority strong and unwavering. He had nerve and she acknowledged it. And that's exactly what Laena tried telling her daughter, (I forgot which one), that you can't wait for a dragon to accept you, or hatch for you. Dragons have to be CLAIMED. If she wanted Vhagar, she should've claimed her. Yes, she was mourning her mother, and wasn't in that mindset to claim her deceased mother's also-mourning dragon. But Aemon was. A dragon isn't a seat reservation. He was tired of waiting around to become a dragon rider. He took it up on himself and was Greatly rewarded.

[@leonardohenrique5172]

Exactly, gotta respect a 10 year old who's bold enough to claim the biggest dragon alive, that takes guts!

[@KITN._.8]

I think vhagar understood him aswell. Vhagar was alive to watch great masterminds at work as far as war goes. And Aemond is very smart (and dark) in that matter. I think in a way she chose him, both of them are a bit gruesome inside, they fit each other.

[@willempye73]

​@@leonardohenrique5172 especially if he is aware of Aerea Targaryen (his grandfathers cousin) who proved unable to control Balerion when she tried to claim the Black Dread at age 12.

[@leonardohenrique5172]

@@willempye73 good point, Aemond probably knows about her since he mentioned he studies history on episode 9

[@AnnaBellaChannel]

Vhagar perhaps wanted to go home and used this boy to get her there. Vhagar picked this boy as boy's normally don't die in childbirth. Vhagar claimed Aemon not the other way around.

[@nevaehaho61]

Fun fact: While all three of the dragons from the Conquest were alive (Balerion, Meraxes, and Vhagar), Vhagar was the smallest of the three. Obviously she was still a giant and she’s grown a good bit since then but if Meraxes had lived to that old age she likely would’ve been bigger than Vhagar, and of course Balerion was the largest of all… They were huge 😂

[@Brittallen16]

Meraxes was only bigger because she was older, At the time of vhagars death she was almost as big as balerion and she was still around 20 years younger then the age balerion died at

[@jinsakai7008]

@@Brittallen16 Vhagar at the time of the dance was almost as big as Balerion during the conquest, Balerion was even larger when he died

[@blacktigerpaw1]

​@@Brittallen16 Meraxes was not as large as Balerion. She was large enough for a man astride his horse to run down her gullet.

[@josephayers7395]

​@@blacktigerpaw1She could have been bigger if she lived as long. Vhagar would never have been bigger than maraxes.

[@FFKonoko]

Balerion was 200 years old. Vhager lived to 182 years old. Meraxes was 98 to 120 years old. Vhagar is the only dragon described by historical sources as grown almost as big as Balerion, and Meraxes died at least several decades younger than Vhagar. "Vhagar had reached a size slightly smaller than that of Balerion, died at least at 207, the largest of the Targaryen dragons since Aegon's Conquest". There's no similar notes on size for Meraxes. The only person saying that Meraxes could swallow horses, is Tyrion. Who, quite notably, was not around to see her. So...MAYBE if meraxes lived, she could be the largest. But it's speculation. The fact that vhager got so close to the absolute largest is still noteworthy.

[@Jess-yo9rt]

That first flight with aemond was Vaghar testing if he would fall

[@danieldickson8591]

And more generally, if he had guts.

[@bluewolf_jd7665]

I hope in season 2 we get to see more of the bonding experience between dragon and rider.

[@audreyleblanc8859]

I saw it exactly like this, Vhagar assessing her rider

[@sergiomendoza4850]

I think it’s really cool how Aemond is dead ass just a little kid who claimed the biggest and baddest dragon in the world lol. It makes it more exciting for sure.

[@AllyCatmeow]

I think it also shows Aemond being scared when he only holds on with his hands. No doubt he will be tied into his seat for future flights, Daemon will thank him for that.

[@ChrisVillagomez]

What did Aemond expect would happen, a dragon bigger and older than all the rest that are alive would understand that he was toying with his nephew and didn't want to kill him?

[@heatherr4321]

That’s *exactly* what he thought would happen, yes. He overestimated his control of Vhagar, and severely misunderstood just how savage she actually is having come through a legitimate war. It just further cements that he’s rash & impetuous, and selfish before anything else.

[@1996jacksparrow]

All bets where off I think in Vhagar’s mind when Arrax in a panic hit her, she also fed off Aemond’s emotions some say so that to some is why she didn’t listen to Aemond that

[@milchesarreal6964]

Fair. He didn't rlly comprehend how the larger dragon could've panicked the tinier Arrax And how Arrax in a fight or flight situation just blew in the face of the much *much* larger Vhagar Yeah I'd be pissed too if someone blew a candle at my face

[@Kezia.G]

​@@milchesarreal6964 😂😂😂

[@RED-my9hl]

i dont think vhagar would have killed arrax if he didnt fire spray her in the face

[@bubba7578]

It's cool how old Vhagar acts. Her roar is more of a angry growl, she has a wrinkly neck, and holes in her wings to show the damage she's been through

[@skylargray455]

The scene where Vhagar was flying above Arrax is truly epic even the sound she made as she flies overhead is reminiscent to the sound of a B-52 made as she flew above the much smaller Arrax

[@Alex-dr2lp]

Bazelgeuse

[@ashleysmith2109]

All I could think of watching that was holy crap, that thing'd be like trying to ride the windscreen of a B25 in a hurricane 😂

[@dreamfyres]

They got that old granny look down properly for vhagar

[@tylerdarnell9032]

anyone else appreciate that they gave appropriate wingspans to the dragons here?

[@tanweerahmad8387]

yes, i feel they only did justice to vhagars wings, they gave her massive wings, rest all of the dragons shown in GOT and HOTD have kinda small wings in proportion to thier body

[@ЮраСидоров-т4э]

И всё же недостаточно большие. Для сравнения : что бы поднять вверх всего лишь человека, весом ≈75кг, нам бы пришлось отрастить крылья по 3м каждое (т.е. суммарно 6м. Это высота двухэтажного дома, если что). Всего лишь ЧЕЛОВЕКА. Что бы поднять в воздух Вхагар, каждое её крыло должно быть раза в 2 больше. И при этом, каким то образом не сломаться под собственнным весом и иметь мышцы, способные ЭТО заставить достаточно быстро двигаться (попробуй поднять 6м палку за самый конец, что бы понять, насколько это тяжело).

[@ЮраСидоров-т4э]

And still not big enough. For comparison : in order to lift up just a person weighing ≈75kg, we would have to grow wings of 3m each (i.e. a total of 6m. This is the height of a two-storey house, if anything). Just A PERSON. In order to lift the Vhagar into the air, each of its wings should be 2 times larger. And at the same time, somehow not to break under your own weight and have muscles that can make THIS move fast enough (try lifting a 6m stick at the very end to understand how hard it is).

[@jenniferbeyer6412]

Yes. The span looks right. The width could be a bit more. But overall the size looks right.

[@psychicmane7636]

@@ЮраСидоров-т4эyeah but the can breathe fire probably have some organ besides their wings that can release hot gas to create more lift and once they are in the air it becomes easier

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

5:56 - THAT is one of my favorite shots in any TV show. The SCALE of that thing, you NEVER see stuff like that in TV.

[@kunik61]

Ironically, she had done nothing to Arrax until they left. I mean drgaons are cannibals so she could've seen this silver guy as a potential food. But no, she had been just chilling under the rain.

[@morjana679]

She looks like a cute cat

[@victortachiquin4965]

Also interesting that Vhagar was perfectly happy to lay in the heavy rain until trouble showed up, showing the high intelligence and perception of the dragons.

[@Daydy377]

"Visenya, is that you? are we going to burn Dornish people again?"

[@leonardohenrique5172]

Vhagar seeing Laena: wow you got quite the tan Visenya 😂

[@jared_walker]

@@leonardohenrique5172 Arrax breath fire on her. grandmas off her medicine.

[@MarcTRussell]

😂😂Senile Vhagar never stops being funny! 😂 someone once said “Ooo that dragon trying to kill yo baby …Don’t worry I’mma get ‘em” had me 🤣🤣

[@connorberohn9310]

It wasn’t till this show that I realized that Drogon was actually small compared to other dragons. Like he may have grown fast and will probably get way bigger, but even from his size in the final episode, he’s smaller than melys, caraxes, vermithor, and possibly seasmoke and vermax, with the closest being Syrax and vermax. And vahgar absolutely dwarfs him, showing how when it came to dragons it was only really his growth rate that made him special. Also when danaerys first flew on Drogon he was smaller than arrax

[@christiandonofrio679]

Vermithor > Caraxes > Meleys > Syrax > Seasmoke > Vermax > Drogon.... according to some chart. I can't see Vermax being bigger than Drogon though, not when Drogon was fully grown.

[@pablosanchez6669]

Drogon is supposed to be the same size as meleys

[@nadeemg1831]

@@pablosanchez6669 no

[@Aspire_KD]

@@pablosanchez6669 correct he's in between Meleys and Syrax by the end of the series. the charts are outdated because they compared him before the end of the series

[@clarencehalbay6042]

@@pablosanchez6669drogon is supposed to be the same size as ARRAX. The show (GOT) exaggerated the dragons’ size to create more “wow” factor. Drogon might be bigger for his age but impossible to reach other dragons that size in just 12 years even with him roaming free

[@iamnerd223]

It’s so crazy how… even seeing how big she is we still know there was one dragon even bigger. Really hope we get to see Balerion at some point either as a flashback in this show or in another prequel.

[@blacktigerpaw1]

The Cannibal is also as large as her, as he landed before Aenar Targaryen did.

[@sentientmustache8360]

If the rumors about a conquest show are true, then we might

[@leonardohenrique5172]

@@blacktigerpaw1 he is the biggest of the wild dragons, but vhagar is the biggest of all the dragons alive, so he's big but not as big as her

[@blacktigerpaw1]

@@leonardohenrique5172 The Cannibal was on the island before the Conquest.

[@leonardohenrique5172]

@@blacktigerpaw1 True, and the people of the island have seen the Cannibal so they know his size, but Vhagar is still known as the biggest dragon alive, that means she's bigger than him

[@rhythm854]

Hopefully maybe in he future we will get too see a movie or TV series about the doom of valyria and aegons conquest, I wanna see balerion take the screen as well as seeing a much more younger and in prime vhagar as well as meraxes

[@martam.3671]

That would be my dream, to see Balerion on screen

[@Δ-Δ-Δ-Δ]

Well, Vaghar was smaller than Balerion or Meraxes during The Conquest. She was actually the smaller one of the group.

[@linkofvev]

Seeing so many dragons burn to death will be an odd but sad sight indeed.

[@TheRAH14]

@@Δ-Δ-Δ-Δ wasn't Meraxes on track to be even bigger than Balerion (in other words, she was bigger than Balerion was at her age)?

[@Δ-Δ-Δ-Δ]

@@TheRAH14 Not that we know of. She was getting as big as Balerion, yes. But she probably never reached his size, considering Vhagar was 160 or something, whereas Balerion was 40 years older. He was around 200 years of age when he passed away. And I meant that 100 years before HOTD (during The Conquest), Vhagar was the smallest in comparison to her group. Obviously after 100 years have passed, she's grown even bigger.

[@keemkardasian3910]

3:27 Vhagar needs a running start to takeoff, just like big modern birds(geese, swans, condors, pelicans, albatross) and airplanes. I love that they made the dragons fly realistically in this series.

[@c.w.simpsonproductions1230]

The one change is that I wish Laena and Vhagar had been part of the War of the Stepstones. Having her be the one to blast the troops around Daemon would have been a perfect first appearance for Vhagar, as well as displayed Laena’s skills as a fearless warrior and fleshed out her relationship with Daemon.

[@therealistintheboot8822]

Meh, Laena wasn't very important to the story during that time. They did it right by giving it to Laenor because he's a big reason the war became inevitable as soon as Viserys passed. Him being a homosexual and shooting blanks is the reason Rhae had to go searching for a "Strong" donor meatsword.

[@apocalypsedrakaina]

Seasmoke already go that

[@sohummohare6364]

She wasn't a warrior tho

[@matodiniv]

It's sad to see Carxes and Vhagar flying together knowing all too well their final faith will be them fighting one another

[@realdaggerman105]

Cmon homie at least throw in a spoiler warning somewhere

[@itstaylor2137]

😭😭😭

[@Jrdn357]

@@realdaggerman105 It's kind of obvious that they'll fight, though, they're literally on opposite sides of the war and the tension between Aemond and Daemon has been massive.

[@bitterbites3859]

​@@Jrdn357 plus the books of fire and blood already spoiled it especially when you check out animated historys before The Song of Ice and Fire. 😐

[@scream8564]

And they could actually be mother and son.

[@admiralflynn895]

That last *CRUNCH* sound will stay with me as the show goes on.

[@Cerran032]

I love the fan theory that Vhagar is essentially senile with age, which would be part of why she decides to kill Arrax despite Aemonds attempts to control her.

[@MorallyDubiousFrog]

That’s not senility. That’s Vhagar being an ancient and prideful war beast.

[@bkjeong4302]

She isn’t actually that old for a dragon, it’s just that the others died even younger than she did.

[@danika9411]

​@@bkjeong4302 They can get around 200 years old. Vhagar is 180 already. The showrunners described her as a grumpy old cat 😂

[@captainvalourous6668]

Arrax: ( Hits Vhagar with Dragon flame ) Aemond: LUKE GET OUT OF HERE! I FORGOT TO GIVE VHAGAR HER MEDS AGAIN! 😫 Vhagar: 𝗕𝗔𝗘𝗟𝗬! 𝗠𝗔𝗘𝗥𝗬! 𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗦𝗘 𝗗𝗢𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝗙𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗟𝗔𝗪𝗡 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡! 🤬

[@masteroogway2669]

Lmao

[@jiminsplushy338]

Got more screen time than Harwin Strong

[@jiminsplushy338]

@Sage Harwin strong was one of my favorite characters in the show, it would have been nice if he got more screen time,before burning in the fire

[@dik56]

@@jiminsplushy338 a dude that showed up for 2 seconds was your favorite?

[@jiminsplushy338]

@@dik56 he's fine af

[@StarrySoakedSkiess]

as she should

[@ingetamm7951]

No shit, it’s a dragon show 😂 95% of the audience want to see dragons more than any of the human characters

[@Naoi_Pudding]

Damn Vhagar breathing is like the sound of an engine igniting or something😂

[@SweetNightmares_]

I love how Vaghar tested Aemond, “little shit I’m trynna sleep go away. what did I just say?! Oh you’re brave, let’s see how brave you are then.”

[@kostiszantos7944]

Kudos to the directors for using real dragons and not CGI! I hope no dragons are harmed during the making of the series!

[@laliclaudesol2350]

I mean... Arrax didn't have a nice recovery.

[@m.a928]

They could never make me hate her.

[@monsterxzero]

Same here

[@edwardmortimer8643]

Vhaegar is incredible but Caraxes is just such a unique dragon. The way he flies, the sounds he makes….a great screen representation of the blood wyrm.

[@avishkarandika4473]

and caraxes going to kill vhaeger

[@theemperor4901]

​@@avishkarandika4473while losing to gravity

[@matiassoliz694]

​@@avishkarandika4473 he's dead too 🤣

[@Boblw56]

Vhagar should of had an Emmy nomination. What emotional range! Sadly, now she’s gone into only directing!

[@dubstep53]

Keep in mind that during the Conquest, Vhagar was the smallest of the 3. By the time of the Dance she grew to be almost the same size as Balerion himself, just slightly smaller still. Dragons will continue to grow as they age so long as they have food and are free. Seeing this shot 5:56 of her in Storm's End, one of the largest castles out there, really adds to the stories of Balerion's shadow engulfing entire towns as he flew over them. Then there was also Meraxes. She was bigger than Vhagar during the Conquest and if it weren't for her early death, she was said to have had the chance to grow bigger than Balerion even. Small wonder the Targaryens were able to conquer all of Westeros with them except for Dorne. Full props to the Dornish for their resistance and they were responsible for killing Meraxes and her rider Queen Rhaenys

[@MarcTRussell]

and yet when Princess Aerea returned on Balerion …some THING had torn a 9 foot gash in his side…which makes you wonder if there were/are other dragons in Valyria

[@lupuwei]

Vhagar is hands down the MVP of season 1. Well, her and Paddy Considine's Viserys, of course...

[@kunik61]

Poor Arrax though...

[@josephayers7395]

​@@kunik61Arrax shouldn't have picked a fight with a flying war crime

[@jam8539]

@@josephayers7395 flying war crime lmao

[@SockTheBop]

I don’t know why, but the neck/throat looks really cool

[@danieldickson8591]

It's like the wattles of an elderly human, and after all, Vhagar is a granny by dragon standards.

[@absyahwa7698]

Because its design inspired by real life komodo lizard

[@jdftrains3507]

I love how before she starts chasing arrax she almost seems to complain to herself

[@alicerat6294]

Shes a grumpy queen she aint gonna let that slide

[@jodythomas4324]

Caraxes is still my favorite dragon of HOTD so far but Vhagars a close 2nd. I hope they do The Cannibal right, he might end up being my favorite if so.

[@keanancupido]

I also hope so!! Can't wait to see Sheepstealer too

[@SystemUnderSiege]

Sunfyre needs some love.. best dragon, best story of the dragons imo. And he’s only been in the background for a second. It’s sad

[@tiffanytillman3384]

Go back to when Leana was a child walking in the garden with the King and she asked where does "Vhagar" nests?? Fast forward she becomes her rider! I love Easter Eggs in shows.

[@aydengartenlaub]

Thats not an easter egg, thats foreshadowing

[@kram9850]

i like they added the scene where vhagar incinirates leana, makes the dragons have more soul, when its roaring in pain knowing what she is asking him to do, its a very powerfull scene and glad they added it, its just shows how loyal dragons are to their linked riders, it honnestly reminded me of when you leave your doggo home alone, and as soon as you out the door they start crying cant wait to see season 2

[@thenops8664]

That violin drogon vibe they had going for Vhagar before she took of with Aemond

[@JuliusDofarios]

When Aemond lost his eye, in the books, Vhagar roared so loud that the whole Driftmark shook like a minor earthquake.

[@boopdedoop3764]

Her tongue has a very tiny fork tip and I find that utterly adorable

[@dannypatrick9361]

It feels like Caraxes has more screen time but apparently Vhagar is the star of HotD!

[@Brunette_2005]

Tbf she has quite a reputation due to her size. After people could finally see her this was just a really big thing for the series (pun intended)

[@aminiqbal4907]

Imo I think dragons making a new bond isn't about blood magic more than can this guy really fly me?Aemond being tossed around as she shakes her head and yelling as he's trying to hold on is so hilarious 🤣 That connection is made later once they get used to one another and even then a dragon can disobey their rider.

[@RaptorJesus.]

5:55 is one of the coolest shots of any show, Vhagar towering over the castle walls like a boss.

[@akilakris7191]

Vhagar snoring while sleeping is just adorable even if she is mean green and old killing machine 😂❤

[@xian9695]

Araxx:sorry friendly fire Vhagar:you chosen death my friend Araxx:oh sh-

[@bhargavipba]

🤣🤣

[@willhyde5026]

It was at that moment Arrax knew... he fucked up!

[@br3hbmc79]

Kinda bothered me in this show is the air displacement isn't as well depicted as in earlier episodes of GoT, The wingbeats of a massive animal like Vaghar would produce winds of incredible force and huge amounts of air displacement, kicking up sand storms, causing wakes in water below her from the sheer size of her slipstream, people would get sent flying, the sheer wind pressure from her wingbeats would crash like thunder and pop ear drums Her size doesn't seem as believable or imposing without these details, Imagine the presence if this was effectively depicted?

[@indian-id6rx]

An old magician took care of that problem after the local folks complained about it

[@youtubeuser9496]

4:05 This is my favorite scene of Vhagar. It really shows how massive Vhagar is and how horrifying it would be to look from the ground.

[@12gark]

Imagine being a soldier and going to war knowing full well that a flying, fire breathing monster ad big as a castle may show up and kill you in a half dozen different ways and you have no defense against that

[@myrkvdr]

Vhagar is a war veteran. She always has the upper hand with her riders. Aemond is not as cruel as his brothers nor THAT cruel; we know he feels pain, he is aware of his feelings and that of others, he cares for the people he loves but he is also a tremendous fighter and most of all courageous. I think Vhagar tested him when they first met, felt he was worthy of her, and decided to make him her rider. It's all so complex but so interesting.

[@andrewsmith4492]

I don’t believe for 1 second that all this ropes dangling off vhagar wouldn’t take someone’s eye out.

[@chels4589]

You’re right. Aemond’s eye was taken by his nephew, Lucerys.

[@MichelleRamos-ng1yq]

I think this minute 00:09 is so beautiful, showing Vhagar from afar, she is so gigantic, imagine Baleryon

[@brycecarroll9665]

Vhagar’s my favorite dragon in this franchise. She’s like an old she-hulk because she’s big and green.

[@MasterOfTheElements]

Unlike she hulk she's not a slut

[@bluewolf_jd7665]

Those ramparts are 35-40 ft high and Vhagar just towers over them.

[@reecetruesdale1855]

She’s probably close to 100ft tall

[@michaellohmeier6427]

4:05 Vhagar was propably thinking "Calm down pipsqueak. When I was younger we did that every morning just to get our riders to wake up. Youngsters these days."

[@hera7884]

People don’t seem to understand lol yet again. This Dragon belonged to the first Queen of a United 7 Kingdoms. This Dragon aided another Dragon in the conquering of an entire Kingdom. She is a Queen. Made of flesh, blood, and fire.

[@hunterhorsehelmsley7315]

Technically 6. Dorne was never conquered

[@taylorbechstein1681]

you can hear Arrax squeak when vhagar bites him awww 😢

[@Yekaterina-g8v]

6:21 Vhagar tried to kick lucerys off of arrax lol I love the small details the CGI people in the series make.

[@henriquekonradt541]

7 minutes was enough to made me fall in love with her

[@nyotauhura7412]

4:16 Aemond nearly dying by bird strike is hilarious.

[@dullahan7677]

1:40 Love him or hate him, but that would've taken some guts and nuts right there....

[@MathouManson]

Seriously even if it was a 10/100% chance to claim Vhagar im sure a lot of people would try without hesitation,including me lol

[@smarterthenyou001]

it's got that whole iguana/ dinosaur look love it :) variety in dragon's is the spice of life !

[@absyahwa7698]

Vhagar looks similar to komodo dragon

[@mary.g819]

Its amazing on how much we can see that vhagar is clearly a war dragon, even her features shows how mercyless she is

[@sky_taranys4551]

Holy cow, that's a big beast

[@justvibe7941]

Always baffles me how Aemond really thought without a doubt that he could take the oldest and most powerful dragon who has fought in wars and has dragon killing engrained in her nature out chasing another dragon as a "joke" to scare that little boy. Utterly stupid.

[@leonardohenrique5172]

It wasnt really a joke, he was serious about it cause he wanted his eye, he just didnt wanted to kill him

[@ingetamm7951]

@@leonardohenrique5172i really wonder what his plan was though. Was he gonna take his eye with Vhagar’s help? If she would’ve pierced Luke with one of her claws, she would’ve taken his entire head cause she’s so massive. I honestly think he just tried to taunt him here. He knew he couldn’t do anything without making Arrax defending Luke and thus having to kill him, which he didn’t want

[@ayushmukhi6757]

Vhagar is A380 of Dragons, her flying over Arrax is A380 flying above light jet 🛩️

[@dracodracarys2339]

I wonder if Vhagar's lack of crests and horns and that saggy iguana neck flap are just because she's old, or if she'd always just looked like that?

[@monsterxzero]

Well... According to some illustrations, No. She looked a lot like Rhaegal (Daenarys's Dragon)

[@MattyVice]

Maybe horns overtime breakdown and just fall off?

[@jinsakai7008]

@@MattyVice you can see that the horns are a part of the skull, Balerion died at 208 years old and his skull still have all the horns

[@danieldickson8591]

Unlike the GOT dragon trio, we're seeing a lot more visual variation in the HOTD dragons. So lack of horns may just be Vhagar's look. Although the neck flap adds to the sense of her being old.

[@davidjones272]

@@danieldickson8591 All 3 of Dany's dragons were from the same clutch of eggs, they had the same parents so it makes sense they would resemble each other. The HOTD dragons are from multiple generations, with different parents etc so more variety would be expected.

[@msdisco85]

7 minutes. Icon queen! Find the Vhagar inside you. Yes, that might be a old saggy monster, but its also a fierce lady who ignores kids and CRUNCHES those who annoy her.

[@michaelnkomphela8231]

Poor Arrax, in an attempt to take her eye out he signed his death warrent. Vhagar saw that as disrespectful of her age.

[@digantatalukdar668]

@@michaelnkomphela8231 vhagar said no elder abusr

[@parthdesai8060]

The way she shouts dracarys lol 😂

[@lanceabaja5243]

Ikr like dont fucking cut the word

[@headcaptainyamamoto7015]

I don't know who the heck was like "aaaand cut, ok that was great"

[@jurassicgamerindo6862]

I wish balerion still Alive in scene frist in begging eps 1 house of dragon

[@caesar8364]

They’re saving him for Aegons conquest series.

[@jurassicgamerindo6862]

@@caesar8364 i know

[@christbenitez8797]

Or a flashbacks on something along the many seasons to come.

[@zakiaboumchedda6270]

@@caesar8364 really ???

[@lilquincy6292]

@@zakiaboumchedda6270 yes

[@that.canadian.vaper.guyTCVG]

I always loved the scene where Aemond claims Vhagar. Vhagar is a nasty piece of work in the books, she's old and her attitude shows it. Which is why Vhagar loved Laena, Laena loved adventure and had a hearty attitude, as well as just absolutely adoring Vhagar. The Dragons bond with their riders, they can essentially feel their soul after they connect. And Vhagar was ready to 100% SMOKE Aemond, until she realized he was a Targaryen and was like, "oh, hey. I recognize that hair." And she was in mourning as well, so Aemond helped Vhagar during her heartbreak as well. She was testing Aemond, he had the balls to approach and try to claim her, so she let him try. That's why she was shaking the sand off so aggressively, she was seeing if Aemond can hold on. Then the constant ducks, dips and dives, and Aemond passed the test. Vhagar also grew more cruel as the Dragons tend to take on personality traits of their riders. But she was already a nasty old lizard, so Aemonds thirst to prove himself and his cruelty rubbed off more on Vhagar as time passed.

[@gooby214]

"I recognized that hair" If you actually knew the lore, you'd know the hair isn't an exclusive trait to the Targaryens and that Valyrians and dragonriders aren't the same thing. Valyrians are still alive in Essos, and most Lyseni have that silver hair. They'd still end up burned by dragons, because the silver hair isn't what make someone a dragonrider.

[@RobertGithinji-e5u]

​@@gooby214 relax relax internet know it all , the commenter probably knew that and u just jumped at the opportunity to show the masses how informed u are 😂😂😂

[@gooby214]

@@RobertGithinji-e5u Nah, the commenter probably didn't know that. There's too much annoying misconception that Targs are the "only Valyrians", thanks to the poor adaptations from TV. I'd be happier if all the masses were properly informed.

[@lolahunnny]

I think her cruelty rubbed off on Aemond too. When he claimed her, he just got worse and worse from then on.

[@AlphaWar3534]

Vhagor was one of the first dragons we know of and has been alive for hundreds of years. She’s known war most of her life and when she is chasing Luke she’s not doing it in a teasing manner like how her rider was. She was doing it knowing she would kill Luke in the end. You have no control over a dragon. Just like viserys said. “We don’t control them.”

[@spiders9360]

I really enjoyed how Vhagar kind of tested Aemond when he mounted her. She was like "Alright, kid. Let's see if you can handle this." It really shows just how intelligent the drangons are.

[@liamdenise246]

What I feel is interesting is how Vhagar was with her two riders.Leana was his first( after the previous ones), and she had a clear bond, strong enough you see Vhagar hesitate and multiple times have Leana say Dracarys before doing so, and a thing to note is Vhagar stayed there, with the saddle on Leana on, which I see as it mourning her, and not wanting to leave where she died.Aemond gets her as a dragon sure, but you notice Vhagar is far less obedient to him then Leana. Maybe implying that Leana despite not being a Targaryen by blood, was more of a dragon then Aemond.Clear point is how Vhagar is extremely agressive towards Luke's dragon, despite Aemond clearly not wanting this.Vhagar is the last of the three dragons of the conquerer, the oldest, the most experienced and likely trained.But, as a result one has to be strong to tame her, and Aemond is not strong enough in mind to do so.

[@michaelnkomphela8231]

Lol. In the book he actually kills luc on purpose. No control of Vhagar? She is a vicious killer and bad tempered. That is why she chose Aemond.

[@hunterhorsehelmsley7315]

Aemond is perfect for Vhagar. She became docile under Laena. He reawakened her true nature.

[@leonardohenrique5172]

Not really, dragons feel their riders emotions so she could feel Aemond's anger, and Arrax attack made it worse. Even Daenerys had trouble with her dragons at some point.

[@stew-03]

Aemond is one of the perfect riders for Vhagar. A killer, like Baelon and Visenya.

[@aliceinscaryland]

Vhagar's whole design is so good. It's probably first time, when a big lizard makes me feel uneasy, instead of thinking "woah, cool! a dragon!".

[@jasmineg_63]

3:03 look at this Queen. She was definitely testing Aemond.

[@Skeptic_Tank]

a lot of people don't know this but Vhagar was one of the original 3 dragons that conquered Westeros. She flew alongside Balearian the black dread, the biggest dragon ever seen. If this is how big vhagar is, imagine how big Balearian was.

[@annaelisavettavonnedozza9607]

If you’re wondering how big Vhagar is, I looked it up bc I’m a nerd. She is 150m or 492 feet. So basically 1 & 1/3 football fields

[@reecetruesdale1855]

See I believe it however this show really messes the scale up sometimes in some scenes she DEFINITELY looks that big like the scene of aemomd claiming her while others like leanas death and her flying vhgar she looks far snaller

[@souredfigs]

I love the theory about Dragonriders and their dragons sharing the same personality , like the Starklings and their Direwolves . Dragons are told to be extremely intelligent and aware of the person trying to claim them so it makes so much Sense for characters like Visenya , Aemond etc to be Vhagar's riders like she's ruthless, Cunning and unrelentless just like them .

[@richarai592]

Vhagar and Vermithor literally looked sexy and dangerous af. I loved these two

[@brodyestes2376]

In Fire and Blood. When Aemonds eye is slashed, Vhagar was reported to have roared so loudly that it caused the Castles stone walls to rumble and shift. I hate the Greens, but Vhagar and Aemond are so damb cool, she obviously respects strength. First, she blows Aemond off. When he goes for her saddle a second time she decides to humor him by testing him. She opens her maw and threatens fire but when he placates her with Valyrian she tests him again, observing him as he climbs her saddle. She tests him again when she flies, seeing if he has the mettle to actually fly

[@bgt2848]

They really got the design perfect with this dragon. I the scope in the size and the age emphasized in all the details.

[@2serveand2protect]

I'LL BE DAMNED, this is TRULY WELL DONE!! I was so pi**d at the ending of "GoT" that I never bothered to try &watch this new series, but maybe I'll give it a shot, now! Thanks for the upload! ;) :)

[@oliviabrooks324]

You can tell that dragon is old old and had seen some things lol

[@fozzyspots]

I love how she tests Aemond to see if he’s capable and worthy of riding her - she doesn’t care if he lives or dies on her back, she would just return home without a second thought, and the fact he can hang on proves him to her.

[@sarahxsera]

6:04 undoubtedly one of the most beautiful shots I've seen

[@danika9411]

Arrax little flap flap 🥲

[@kunik61]

Arrax looks like a man with a wing outfit there.

[@BlackEpyon]

For comparison, Vhagar is supposed to have been about 150m in length. That's almost twice the size of the Antonov AN-225 Mriya.

[@danieldickson8591]

Yeah, I have serious doubts that's more than just hype for publicity. 100m I could accept, but those proportions on screen don't look like 400' to me. But 100m is still at least triple the length of a blue whale, which is plenty friggin' big, especially for a flier. (FWIW I thought the GOT publicity exaggerated Drogon's size, too.)

[@s8theninjawarrior916]

@@danieldickson8591 producers always say double their dragons size, Vhagar is around 75 meters long, but she could have a wingspan of 130m - 150m though

[@MasterOfTheElements]

​@@s8theninjawarrior916 She's actually 90 meters long and her wingspan is 150 meters wide.

[@s8theninjawarrior916]

@@MasterOfTheElements that's far more likely

[@MasterOfTheElements]

Will you do her screen time in season 2?

[@monsterxzero]

Of course

[@devadityabhattacharya]

That scene at the Storm's End still haunts me even in my dreams. Mamma Vhagar is a nightmare.

[@snarglblargn4986]

The way she shook herself.off in episode 7 leads to believe shed lied dormant for sometime

[@nikkydalby7126]

Huh? This was at Laena’s funeral - she had been dormant for a very short time. Days. Maybe not even a week.

[@snarglblargn4986]

@@nikkydalby7126 would you not agree then that a week or so is an amount of "some time" Honestly

[@apocalypsedrakaina]

@@nikkydalby7126 WHAT he claimed her AT Laenas funeral

[@willhyde5026]

Laena had been dead for a week or so, and I imagine Vhagar went straight to sleep when she landed on Driftmark, to mourn the rider she was forced to kill to spare an awful death. So Vhagar had been dormant for a fair minute. But I also like to think it's also Vhagar shaking off her grief when she rises from the sand once mounted by Aemond, and she turns her sadness to fury - which becomes the cornerstone of her bond with Aemond, Vhagar is his strength and his fury, the very thing that gave him the courage to finally fight back.

[@ellgibug]

Poor Arrax😪