House of the Dragon Episode 2 'The Rogue Prince' REACTION!!

[@tonismith3707]

The name Dondarian sounds familiar because it was featured in GoT with Beric Dondarian, the guy who was brought back to life 6 times.

[@Taewills]

(Book) Daenerys was 13 when given to Khal Drogo to marry. Sansa was 13 betrothed to Joffrey. Considering that…. 12 doesn’t seem like much of a leap. I’m glad the king felt uncomfortable about it though. Low bar, I know

[@RKaye87]

A lot of people seem to forget that, they go purely on the show. For me the books are far better, just wish he'd hurry and finally get next one out instead of publishing stand alone books. Mr Martin needs to get this series finished to make good on GOT and fix how the show F'd up the ending.

[@hoon_sol]

And she said they wouldn't start sleeping together until she was 14; most girls are fully sexually mature by that age, and it has been the age of consent throughout many regions of the world historically.

[@gailf1617]

In the books, Sansa was 11 when she was betrothed to Joffrey. Her father Ned insisted on the provision that Sansa not marry Joffrey until she was 16, so at least he had some care for her not to have to consummate the marriage too soon. Technically, in the books, Sansa was the same age as little Laena, 12 (maybe a few months older), just more physically developed, when she was forced to marry the adult Tyrion Lannister, whose family had slaughtered her father and would, during that marriage, murder her brother and mother as well.

[@silasadler3464]

The Hand plotting was exactly what Deamon meant in the first episode by I protect u from ur cunt of a hand (Otto Hightower Second born of Oldtown)

[@thedragondemands5186]

The morons who ran Game of Thrones didn’t know how cinematography works; they also didn’t know how to budget their resources; they’d build sets they barely filmed on, then say “we ran out of CGI for dragon scenes this episode”. House of the Dragon uses a virtual set for locations that only appear once or twice; yes, the sept interior is entirely virtual, because it’s not used much. Instead they focused the budget on the fully realized, three story tall Red Keep interior set.

[@anniemae4449]

+ a lot more dragon content!

[@darthbricksempire3606]

13:20 also, she and Daemon are very similar. What she considers a good diplomatic move, is often also what Daemon would respect/fear.

[@Ashley_e]

@7:44 I know. But as a history buff, that was totally normal. You see on every historical show. 12/13 was when your parents started looking for you a husband. King Henry Tudor’s mother was 13 at birth. That was her second marriage. Viserys married his first wife at age 11. Laena had not hit puberty yet, so they would have waited till then. It’s awkward through modern lens, but I watch all the historical TV shows, it’s exactly this.

[@sivabliss]

Game of Thrones was told from the perspective of the characters involved while the events in this show is based of a book written by a maester, a dwarf court jester and another character. So the events are a retelling of a story. Maybe this has influenced the show's creators visually as well.

[@MFBloosh]

Also, the maggot thing is nasty but was used in old times, and even nowadays in rare cases, to keep larger wounds from getting infected. For whatever reason, maggots only eat the dead tissue and leaves the living tissue alone which prevents infections and speeds up the healing process.

[@kobarsos82]

Indeed sad that many people don't know this!

[@ccispahan7514]

@16:50: many viewers fail to notice that Alicent is wearing the same dress as the day before. It is heavily implied that she stayed overnight with Viserys. He HAS to marry her. It was Otto’s plan all along.

[@josearana4992]

I hadn't noticed the same dress nice catch

[@Ashley_e]

Nah they just were stingy. Did that with Rhaenyra too, wearing same dress 2 after a ship ride. Mad wack.

[@Catherine.Dorian.]

A lot of the flames in the show are real, it was a HUGE problem cause it kept sort of staining those wigs but it visually looks better

[@CR-hj2hk]

My favorite thing about this show is how the characters can be predictable but still subvert expectations, especially if you've watched GOT you expect the characters to go in a certain direction based of ressemblances with GOT characters so you put them in boxes, only to realize they have so many layers, so you actually discover their true nature through the decisions they make... but also people will have different opinions on them based on their own principles and morality it's so interesting to me ^^

[@lrichardson5057]

What is so great about this series is the entire book about it is already written. So there is no gap where writers take over. It’s all GRRM the author. But with that comes his love of incest and surprise deaths. The Targaryens have been doing this since the beginning. The first Aegon conquered Westeros with his 2 sisters who were also his wives. This King Viserys did break that mold as his wife was an Arryn from the Vale but Viserys parents were brother and sister. George RR Martin said he thinks it will take 4 seasons to tell this story. Season 2 is releasing June 2024 The Hightowers are from Old Town. Where Samwell was at in the citadel. This is located in the reach. The Tyrells have a complicated history with the Hightowers (too long to post here) but they are involved with each other as Highgarden is in the reach. Margery”s mother is a Hightower. So these are Margery Tyrell’s ancestors, Alicent and Otto.

[@silasadler3464]

Its very important to understand how Deamon thinks of family he wouldnt let Corlys talk shit about his brother and he cares about his niece Rhenyra

[@dirtyjerde13]

yes lets go! I get so hyped whenever you post these

[@dirtyjerde13]

ahhhhhhhh this show is so good i cannot wait for what is to come

[@melissa5051]

Not only did Viserys lose his strongest partner, he’s lost a dragon. His master of law mentioned that the Valeryons have a dragon

[@MFBloosh]

Both shows used real sets that were surrounded by huge green screen walls that encircled the sets, like a box. The set for The Wall was set up in this way, for example.

[@izuela7677]

The Hightowers is a VERY old and prestigious house. Even though they are the Tyrells bannermen, and thus technically subservient to them, they are at times in history more influential and powerful then them. Like during this time in the story. They rule the city of Old Town, the second largest city in the Seven Kingdoms. Where Sam Tarly went to study to become a Maester. So a religious and bureaucratic power house that excel at espionage and politics. They are at a bit of a low point during the Game of Thrones story years. With its living male members being either too young, sickly, unremarkable or something like that to have any political influence. So that's why they were never really mentioned in the other show (Jorah's ex wife was a Hightower. So was Margaery and Loras mother. Neither of which appeared on screen). Demonstrates how easily a noble house can temporarily rise or fall into obscurity, depending on who is around that decade.

[@xXTheRedrubyXx]

Alicent is also a child but ok, I wonder why people are OK with the 15 year old vs the 12 year old when both are babies

[@balkanbaroque]

They’re both terrible options but at least the hand’s daughter looks legal 😭 between the two I would not choose the literal child

[@thedragondemands5186]

She’s had her blood. She is a woman now.

[@Taewills]

Those are today’s terms. No one is ok with it but we understand that for the time 15-17 we’re marrying ages. If a girl was 19 she was considered an spinster / old maid all the way up to the 1800’s.

[@xXTheRedrubyXx]

@@Taewills I'm not judging the show, I'm judging people who only use today's terms on the 12 year old but the teenager is perfectly fine, big side eye tbh

[@xXTheRedrubyXx]

@@balkanbaroque that's the thing tho, neither is ok. There's no really "better one" but for some reason (obvious one tbh) Alicent never gets that same consideration

[@tett4483]

Dude your comment about " Just as I think Game of Thrones can't get any weirder. ". Someone has forgotten that the books while fiction have stuff that really happened in history. Such as inter breeding and child marriage. This stuff did happen. We always like to compare are morality as if it was our ancestors, but it was not.

[@ivankawnartist]

I always find it strange when people scrutinize Rick & Morty for incest jokes but are readily available on the couch to watch how GOT or HOD will protray real life incest being depicted.

[@throneborn]

People place themselves in the world in which they are watching. It's normal in the GoT realm, but not the Rick and Morty world. It's all about psychology.

[@ivankawnartist]

@@throneborn I can understand what you're saying. Would you elaborate between the two circumstances?

[@shadowfire_08]

Westworld next my dude 🤠🤖

[@Catherine.Dorian.]

Lol the maggots are gross yes but they do eat dead tissue. Like using a leech is good too for certain things because it’s a natural blood thinner

[@Ashley_e]

@14:58 just remember that Laena would not bed Viserys at marriage. She would age up to be same age as Alicent, before they consummated. I get 14/15 seems crazy young too, but in this case, it’s not 12! Lol

[@MRLBOYDMOVIEREACTS]

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[@melissa5051]

She’s a dragon rider, she doesn’t need to be coddled.

[@melissa5051]

Ding Ding Ding!! You are right my friend!! 😉

[@jesseashmore8426]

4:10 Bingo. I've GOT 4 times start to finish. I watched HOTD once and I'm good on it. It feels more like a movie depending on visual effects to keep you entertained, while GOT keeps you entertained with the dialogue and banter.

[@gypsysoul.]

Keep up the awesome work 🤩

[@throneborn]

Starting my petition for you to start Sons of Anarchy after this first season of HotD 😁

[@SamuelJames49ers]

I second this 👌

[@kpmilehigh]

Third! 👊

[@abdullahkuzhan7247]

Sorry, not a good show tbh.

[@jordan_sal413]

Post this comment each video until it happens!

[@throneborn]

@@jordan_sal413 going to lol

[@mamakat114]

I totally "get" your uncomfortableness with Laena being like 10 talking to the King and her parents presenting her to him. I feel the same way. I found some of these awful revelations when looking up my own family tree back in the 1200's, 1300's forward. I would literally have to double check the birth date of a spouse because of the huge difference in age. It's crazy.

[@stevesmith4600]

"If she has to be told what to do, then it tells me that she's not a very good diplomat" ... yeah, most 14-year-olds suck at diplomacy. Not trying to bash you with the comment, but more pointing out that unlike GoT, HotD has major time jumps. So we see characters at a young age come into characters at an older age. I certainly am not the same person I was at 14; I had a lot to learn. Hopefully you don't lock someone into a character categorization based on how they behave when they're young. I'm not saying that young people are not accountable for their actions, but more that young people still have a world to experience and grow.

[@thedragondemands5186]

Maggot therapy is a real and effective medical treatment

[@cripplious]

political alliances the kids age didnt matter. All you needed was an understanding that when the woman first got her period she was married to her betrothed

[@dirtyjerde13]

pay attention whenever they talk about time cause there are lots of time jumps between episodes but the characters address it loosely "its been six months since my mother passed" ok so 6 months between the last one and this one, some episodes don't jump at all, some jump years ahead

[@melissa5051]

Hell, Daemon & Viserys parents are brother and sister and their grandparents are brother and sister. Daemon being ‘infatuated’ with Rhaenrya isn’t weird in their family. If Daemon was a girl, he’d probably be married to Viserys instead of Aemma or after her death.

[@koutastone1994]

Road To 10 Million Subscribers.

[@WLDB]

You know as a history fan that children in times like these were used in marriages of royal families and such. It is weird - but it did and does happen.

[@angelalurtz3638]

Yep, sometimes even as toddlers. They'd be betrothed at birth or shortly after, then not marry until the girl started her period. Or sometimes they'd marry before that stage of puberty, but did not consummate until the girl "flowered"

[@senior_comrade8401]

yes, there're going to be "good dragon on dragon battles". you are literally watching the series the sole purpose of which is to tell you about "The Dance". like as if you never paid attention watching GoT

[@fikilemkhize5776]

The set is real, not cgi. There is some Cgi though

[@JonnyQuest64]

I wish he was the only one being eaten alive by crabs right now, am I right🙋‍♂️

[@Tom-ev4rg]

Otto Hightower is valuable to the King because he will do the hard things the King wishes to avoid himself. But, yeah, Otto seems pretty sketchy.

[@malachikirby4020]

This show was great at showing the misogyny during this time where the patriarchy is ruled by men and they don’t want a woman to rule.

[@andrewmize823]

King Viserys might be the only character in this show who's a remotely decent person. We're speaking, of course, in relative terms. Game of Thrones had Jon Snow, Sam Tarley, and several other characters who weren't motivated purely by self-interest. Self-interest is the main motivation for every single one of the main characters in House of the Dragon. They might not necessarily all be completely evil, but each and every one of them is dirty AF in their own capactiy.

[@johnwalkeristhatdude3018]

Like Daemon said Viserys sucks as being king

[@ultimatesingah]

All real.....

[@ultimatesingah]

Producers talked about and showed the candles and tht they were real

[@monicaandersson1717]

I agree fully on the comment of GOT taking you in at once, where its difficult to get invested in the characters in HoD. As is typical for a lot of newer productions. Its all about the camera, less on the writing. And thus I lose interest. I enjoy your reactions!

[@believeume122]

Age nor relation matters in this show... Hope you're able to move forward and focus on the show itself. Lol The smart decision was to go with the "child bride" You marry to secure your houses not for love.

[@BlackValyria]

Slow ur road. It has nothing to do with diplomacy and everything to do with misogyny

[@latviankhan2989]

Misogyny is based. When will women go fight in wars instead of men? Would be kind of based, men stay at home you btiches go on an fight.

[@3112dave3112]

Glad to see someone as disgusted with maggots as I am. That’s the worst. Ugh.

[@jrafel1707]

mment... @jrafel1707 When Daemon said the king was weak and his hand was a snake... He was right on all counts. Also, the people always took a male successor to the throne over a female. Hence, Dany in the Original GOT freaking out when she heard Jon could have a claim. Even if he didn't want it - The people would.

[@disconnexionsdotcom]

Sorry but House of Dragons feels like something made by George Lucas.. without being family friendly. The characters are poorly written and it feels like they're going through the motions. I would've thought with a smaller cast they would flesh out these characters more. it does pick up near the end of the season, but the show still hasn't hooked me the way GoT did from the first episode on... plus there's hardly any humor. Even in the most serious of times, there's a thing called gallows humor. It's why GoT was so well done because the characters pulled you into their world with both seriousness and some glimpses of humor.