Rats! | HOUSE OF THE DRAGON [2x1] (REACTION)

[@SciFiCatGuy]

When Rhaenyra found Lucerys' cloak on the beach along with Arrax's wing, Syrax was screaming not only because she felt Rhaenyra's pain, but because she was Arrax's mother. Two mothers found the remains of their sons.

[@Marfy_]

"we are not going to choose between a team green and a team black" they said, all in black

[@mastouriedam5845]

And clearly biased towards the black faction

[@yaboiitito]

I’m on team Rhaenyra (and Rhenys bc obv) only

[@rexibhazoboa7097]

@@yaboiitito rheanys is so fucked up after that coronation scene. dunno how she has supporters

[@Wolfhunter5607]

lmao both sides are shit but if i had to pick a side. ig it’s with the team that ends up with their bloodline on the throne up until rob baratheon

[@rexibhazoboa7097]

@@Wolfhunter5607 Also the side responsible for the mad king and Dany. The side responsible for the demise of house Targaryen.

[@Pharmerlynda]

She’s afraid of the rats…. They never listen to her….

[@sxzz3480]

its so sad how misunderstood she is man

[@RavenStillBeguiling]

I mean, what do you expect? All the things she says are extremely vague and only make sense in retrospect.

[@fakecubed]

Anyone know what she was saying in that first scene?

[@sxzz3480]

@@fakecubed that she is afraid , aegon says we have vhagar protecting us and then she says not the dragons but the rats

[@fakecubed]

@@sxzz3480 She was saying something very quietly before he came in. I couldn't make it out.

[@andalilbitqueer]

To clarify, the show made it ambiguous to not spoil the "surprise" but it's quite clear that when they asked Daemon what to do if they couldn't find Aemond, Daemon said they could kill Jaehaerys instead. this can be proven because although the scene cuts out, Blood later said Daemon told them "a son for a son" which can only have been said AFTER they asked him the original question. there's no reason Daemon wouldn't be averse to this type of vengeful and cruel murder, especially considering his first scene was also arguing for "a son for a son" edit after episode 2: since Ryan Condal said it was left up to interpretation, I still 100% believe that Daemon ordered his death, but I do love that both interpretations would still make him a bad person (my interpretation makes him a monster who's willing to murder a child, the opposite interpretation makes him a monster weaponizing incompetence to murder a child)

[@Noone91875]

Some people just couldn't catch these small details. I'm glad I'm not one of them.

[@sxzz3480]

there is a scene later from a promo in which rhaeneyra says that you have wounded me to daemon, and then talks about how the people are not in her support, because she gets to know that daemons the one who ordered it...

[@roflorei]

Thank you!! People just seem to ‘conveniently’ miss this or just choose to ignore it. It was very obvious to me too and im tired of being called delusional for pointing it out! 😭

[@hali_55]

Yeah, and there’s no other “son” apart from Jahaerys.

[@COCAINEHOARDER]

Well, going based on your judgment of character and assumptions, one could also assume Daemon meant Aegon instead of Jaehaerys. Who would really want the head of a small child for your wife to be happy? Doesn't sound right... seems like something Rhyanera wouldn't like to see at all. She wanted AEMOND. Second best, Aegon. She wanted the boy that slaughtered hers. Not a defenseless baby.

[@georgemoralezii6529]

Do not underestimate the 2,000 northern grey beards. Remember the saying: "Beware of an old man in a profession where men die young."

[@tommysoliz3064]

They’re nobodies that are going to die

[@joelrodriguez9914]

@@tommysoliz3064 Lmao tell that to crispy cole

[@tommysoliz3064]

@@joelrodriguez9914 Winter Wolves all get melted in Tumbleton, cry about it

[@joelrodriguez9914]

@@tommysoliz3064 dragon merchants. Anyone would lose to them lmaooo.

[@itsthatgirl98_]

9:20 You guys saw that after saying that she is afraid of the rats she looked directly at the cradle of little Jaehaerys, she had a prophetic dream about the death of her own son. And before Aegon entered the room, Helaena said, "They just want the boy".

[@alhaithamsfourthabmuscle]

It's also been said the thing she was embroidering was for his funeral bec she had dreamt about his death

[@PSBartlett]

Did you see Daemon’s expression when Cheese asked, “What if we can’t find him?” Sorry but Daemon probably said kill the heir.

[@armata_strigoi_0]

I suspect his exact phrasing was "a son for a son", considering the goldcloak repeats those same words, which Daemon says to Rhaenys at the beginning of the episode, during the execution.

[@yeppington999]

fun stark fact: jace spent more time in the north than it seems. he and cregan grew very close friends, cregan felt jace’s pain cause he lost a lil bro too. they hunted together and made a pact that jace’s heir would marry cregan’s child for his support in war.

[@lol-oe1md]

I don't think we know yet if that's in the show

[@itsthatgirl98_]

@@lol-oe1md The actor playing Cregan Stark said he wont be on this season, but the next.

[@aaq1655]

Some believe they are a couple

[@Nishanth_mementomori]

I wanna see that in the show ​@@aaq1655

[@keiser6688]

@@aaq1655 its not true

[@itsthatgirl98_]

And once again, Criston Cole was supposed to be at Helaena's doorstep guarding, instead he was in bed with Alicent.

[@DelightfulElectricCar]

Oh SNAP. He is the kings guard and the king was in the hall so he should have been protecting the queen. I was wondering why it was so empty upstairs. I hope he gets punished. I don’t like him. At all!

[@mekareactsandreviews3026]

Yup but he prob wont take any accountability for his own actions

[@rohanshende4338]

No where is that written. Cole is sworn to Alicent.

[@DelightfulElectricCar]

@@rohanshende4338 well … I still don’t like him. 💁‍♀️

[@ativanob14]

​@@rohanshende4338I think it was his watch, hence why no other guards were around. The heir should definitely have a guard 24/7

[@fabiolaliano8620]

Killing Jae was clearly daemon’s plan b after they asked him about what they should do if they didn’t find aemond

[@Kiwi-gn8tf]

I think daemon knew they wouldn’t find Aemond and really just planned for Aegon son

[@zadaofficial8091]

Right? why do all reactors complain ''this was not the mission''? It's obvious there was a plan B, aka Jae.

[@RowanBlake]

three times cole wasnt at his watch and now a child is dead. I bet he won't face any consequences either.

[@sickdream4067]

After this, they decide never to have rat catchers in the Red Keep again, so they replace them with cats. That’s why the Red Keep is so full of cats in Game of Thrones.

[@yeppington999]

not so fun fact: The end scene was much more brutal in the books. When the assassins get to Helaena’s chambers they tie her and Alicent up. They ask Helaena to pick which of her sons they kill - the 6 year old Jaehaerys or 3 year old Maelor. Jaehaerys was the main target from the get go (not Aemond), they only gave her the illusion of a choice to torture her. When she refuses to pick they threathen her with r*aping her 6 year old daughter so she picks Maelor, hoping he’d be too young to understand what is happening. Blood then whispers into Maelor’s ear “You hear that boy? Your mama wants you dead” and strikes off the head of Jaehaerys instead. - yes i stole this sorry lol

[@anonymous-bb2dw]

there's absolutely nothing in the books that says jaehaerys was the main target

[@jimjimcherie]

I believe it was Cheese who said that to Maelor and Blood chopped Jaehaery's head off.

[@jimjimcherie]

@@anonymous-bb2dw True, but it was impossible to get to Aemond as he was heavily guarded.

[@pillowbear143]

The events in the books are written by maester's after the events. Doesnt mean it's the actual thing that happened. Glad what they did with the show.

[@diavolo007]

@@pillowbear143such a Bs narrative for them to spin the story into what they like

[@vphoria4688]

hearing the stark theme in the beginning was so nostalgic, phia saban's (helaena) acting was so good in that scene, the way she basically dissociates after pointing to jaehaerys was so well acted.. the new opening credits starts from the doom of old valyria to aegon the conqueror until we get to rhaenyra and aegon.

[@blsmcherry789]

Two mothers were mourning their children's deaths on the beach. Luke's dragon was also Syrax's son. 🥲

[@lol-oe1md]

Rhanys putting Daemon in his place. She was like your wife gives commands not you😉

[@steeverogers5274]

what a terrible feminist show , showing that men are all evil , in the books ,rhanerya was a terrible charachter who did horrible things, this feminist show is changing alot from the books and making daemon weak compared to the female charachtera.

[@branchuss]

@@steeverogers5274 are you an idiot?

[@LOTHRIX17]

@@steeverogers5274It’s almost like Season 1 didn’t exist for you LOL For me Rhaenys is the only one in the show to match Daemons Elegance/Swagger… she was not wrong when she said “You are not THE KING” :)

[@alexisc7565]

​@@steeverogers5274Pointing out that Daemon is not the king makes the show "feminist"?? Lmao

[@svellah4388]

@@steeverogers5274what the fuck is your problem dude

[@Alex-bz8lj]

It’s funny cuz people thought Aegon would be like Joffrey but he’s actually pretty chill

[@thihaaung647]

Man, everyone that sit on the throne is a saint compared to Joffrey. 😂

[@valerieledge]

didn’t he rape that girl in season 1?

[@superkoopatrooper4879]

Ya, none of that was in the book. The show wanted to humanize him for a single episode because they didn't all last season.

[@aaq1655]

I love him

[@gadog3918]

@@superkoopatrooper4879even in the book, he’s no Joffrey

[@Juanstoned]

Syrax was mourning with Rhaenyra when she found the dragon wing on the beach because Syrax is the mother of Rhaenyra’s children’s dragons.

[@schnizzzle1244]

Just learned that Arrax, riden by Lucerys, was one of the three eggs from Syrax, Rhaenyra's dragon. Which means that Rhaenyra and her dragon both lost a son. And in that scene on the beach, they are both mourning the loss which makes that even more heartbreaking watching this back.

[@fghjgfjgfhjgfh]

“It’s become a no win scenario for everyone now” Welcome to the main theme of the story/show. 🎉

[@patmcconnell9956]

I hate Aegon don’t get me wrong. But I love the way he sounded so pure and well intentioned in that scene when he was addressing the concerns of the common folk and tried to convince Otto to at least let that one guy have his sheep replenished cause “he came all this way.” It’s very minimal ik but I like that portrayal of him actually trying to help the people and how it’s Otto that has to ruin it.

[@patmcconnell9956]

@lgth.jne2 In the context of war and if you’re taking the green’s side, yeah. My point is that Otto’s presence/influence over his grandson allows him to manipulate Aegon in ways similar to how he influenced/manipulated Alicent. That he’s a bad guy whose only true interest is that of his house and in this instance, safeguarding them in advance of a war.

[@Sageddegas]

@@patmcconnell9956this isn’t an example of that happening tho. It’s not manipulative to explain to him how taxes work 💀

[@patmcconnell9956]

@@Sageddegas 😭 JFC No but again yall, my point isn’t that Otto’s necessarily wrong for what he’s advising Aegon on or that pointing out objective facts of the matter is him being “manipulative.” It’s that Aegon is easily sway-able by a significant and convincing authority figure in his life that is his grandfather. The fact that what Otto’s saying actually makes sense is irrelevant.

[@vbb2076]

@@patmcconnell9956 i loved aegon in this scene as well, he had good intentions but was somehow naive. I think that this scene is not really manipulation by Otto, but rather a showcase of why he is hand. Ppl can dislike Otto as much as they want but he was the hand for decades and a good one, he knows what he is talking about. But aegon brought forth a more compassionate stand for the smallfolk which i appreciate

[@AkronRain69]

Emma D’Arcy was amazing in this episode and they only spoke one line of dialogue: “I want Aemond Targaryen!” 👏

[@badmiracle]

aegon treating the throne like a garage hangout session with his boys was sooooo good. i was curious how the show would handle his reign and i really, really like how they’ve characterized him here - ultimately surprisingly (not a joffrey - at least not when it comes to the smallfolk) well meaning but (no pun intended) very green.

[@samgrosky575]

Notice at the beginning when Helaena says she's scared of the Rats, she looks directly at Jaehaerys' bed.

[@TheEnd0117]

Daemon in a cloak always ends up with someone dying lol

[@ellie5995]

Imma just correct you guys on the end, Daemon is fine with the death of Jaeherys. When they asked what to do if they can’t find Aemond he smiles. He wants Aegons line gone.

[@MyUniqueVibe]

Why do people keep saying he smiled or smirked? He didn't. He just looked at them in silence, then the scene ended. It was left vague for this very reason, for the audience to question what he said or didn't say.

[@ellie5995]

@@MyUniqueVibe because he did, I just rewatched the scene and he was smirking the whole time. Besides they literally say daemon said a son for a son so it’s pretty clear what he told them

[@MyUniqueVibe]

@@ellie5995 When the question was asked, his facial features did not change (his lips were a horizontal line). I don't understand why some people are trying to gaslight other people here. He was not smiling or smirking after the question was asked. And besides, some people have claimed he smiled/smirked "After" Cheese asked the question, and not before. So if he was smirking the whole time, how does that translate into = kill the child. Oh, and no, he was not smiling or smirking before the scene changed. Daemon is a complicated character. He would be fine with ordering the death of a child, but the scene was shot in such a way as it was left ambiguous if he did order them to kill any son. Why was it ambiguous? Because it will be revealed in the upcoming episodes.

[@ellie5995]

@@MyUniqueVibe dude idk what to tell you, he was definitely smirking. Either way he didn’t care about the death of Jaeherys. I’m not in the mood to debate over a character smirking lol so agree to disagree. Also gaslighting? Be Fr, that’s a crazy take

[@MyUniqueVibe]

@@ellie5995 Nope. You're literally wrong. He was not smirking. Idc if you walk away, but you are wrong. You can't gaslight people and expect not to get called out.

[@tetamale4280]

Haelena is the only one in the greens with a good heart and she is a victim 😭 poor girl

[@zVizzions]

Y’all don’t like alicent?

[@ahammedrayees3091]

Team green have atleast halaena. But team black have no good soul

[@tetamale4280]

@@zVizzions that hypocrite????? NO

[@tuxedomask4masc]

​@@ahammedrayees3091 Rhaeyns? Jace? Baela and Rhaena?

[@LucerysOwner]

Well daeron is also a good soul if you read the books

[@Nokturnal89]

The intro is filled with so much lore. It shows the doom of valyria, daenys the dreamer seeing it coming. The biggest lore drop is what looks like the stabbing of nissa nissa. Its a legend from the great empire of the dawn, an ancient empire that existed further east of slavers bay that we thought was a progenitor to valyria and theres all kind of evidence they were ancient dragonlords. The stabbing of nissa nissa was what supposedly caused the 1st long night.

[@juliettadowney2381]

“You shoulda seen it happen though, that shit was crazy” 😂

[@wampa25]

10:04 - "You better wash your face." Bridgette, you're awesome. I can just picture it. "Criston, you have a peculiar smell on you."

[@blackeyedlily]

There is a bigger significance to the Starks sending the older men that Creegan called the Greybeards. In the main book series, they talk about how during long winters in the North, when food stores run low, the old men in the family will say that they are going out hunting, when in fact, they are leaving to sacrifice themselves in order to not be a burden on their family. A couple of times this episode it was said that they are on the cusp of winter. Older Northern soldiers would rather volunteer to go fight for a cause that they can support as an alternative way to not be a burden on their family. A similar scenario is discussed in the main book series for a different fight.

[@mollybmedia]

Rhaenys couldn’t have killed Aegon - there’s extreme taboo against “kinslaying” on top of it not being her call. What Aemond did marks him forever - Aemond the Kinslayer is maybe worse in Westeros epithets than Jaime the Kingslayer.

[@dtownblastinsalvi62]

Daemon won’t care he wants a war he literally told his cousin why she didn’t burn down the whole FAMILY including the kids.

[@rishabhchawla4901]

the "blood and cheese" was so much worse in books than in show. blood made helaena choose her favourite children that she wanted to save or he will rape her 5 year old daughter. she begged them to kill her instead but they denied. she choose maelor, maybe because jaehaerys was heir , and the boys were awake all the time and watched everything. then blood whispered in maelor's ear "your mama wants you dead and killed other one. the boy probably remembers that his mother chose him to die and Helaena could not look in her child's ever again

[@sxzz3480]

funny you said his dragon brother died, but lukes dragon is actually rhaeneyras dragons child, so both lost there child in a way

[@IAmJustR]

3:30 Maybe this is how Benjen came to be at the wall.

[@skumar93323]

I love that yall noticed how bad aegon is at politicking. He wants to be loved so badly that he was willing to give the smallfolk whatever they asked for lmao, not realizing they're on the cusp of winter and war and need resources.

[@queenxx1690]

he is not bad at politicking he is inexperienced because he never trained unlike Rhaenyra

[@sizznishi3197]

​@@queenxx1690 so... Basically, bad at politicking.

[@skumar93323]

​@queenxx1690 yeah inexperienced means bad at politicking here.

[@rexibhazoboa7097]

@@queenxx1690 I love that he listens to Otto, atleast considers what he says. Unlike young Rheanyra who acted like she knew everything and ended up with cole

[@beden653]

​@@rexibhazoboa7097Is he listening to Otto? Well... He just wants everyone to like him

[@Karasuno86]

The boy was Aegon's heir and Lucerys was a kid too so the greens got a taste of their own medicine

[@adry3211]

The intentional assasination of an innocent child vs an accident Ah yes,their own medicine indeed

[@raf3765]

@@adry3211accident or not, it wouldn’t have happened if Aemond didn’t use a war dragon to terrorize a fleeing MESSENGER. fck around found out.

[@AhriFatima]

@@adry3211It wasn’t an accident. Vhagar is a war dragon and all she knows is that her rider was mad and she felt that. She was reacting from what he made her do because he chose to chase Luke. I also know that in the books he did it on purpose, not on accident so yeah. The Blacks are justified. Aemond harbored hate and this is what happened due to his hate for his nephew.

[@carrytheflag3498]

"Will you be my new son?" Lol that is his son. Won't spoil it, but the implication of him having a role is accurate.

[@xZFeroxZx]

You know what's bad? As a book reader I want to be mad at the writers for changing the child murder in the end so much - but then I remember that there's no fucking way that anything containing what happens in the books would ever come close to get a green light for TV..

[@tonyhoable]

It's a pay cable channel. They could do it but the woke douchebags would be whining for years

[@TheBlackJester10]

Same here, I've been wondering for the last two yrs how they were gonna pull that scene off lol I get they had to tone it down though it would have freaked the normies out 😂

[@fakecubed]

I'm amazed at how many people who've read the book seem disappointed they didn't get to see, well, you know...

[@xZFeroxZx]

@@fakecubed I mean... It's kinda the 'red wedding' thing of this story as a whole, so I am not surprised. But I do think that there's no possible chance that anything they would've been able to put to screen would've satisfied the majority of book readers, even tho they did an amazing job and there is not really anything to criticize.

[@zeusgiron784]

Thank you. You are probably the only sociopath book reader who gets it that non of the horror from the book would have been greenlighted for the show.

[@tedvalenzuela5881]

14:05 "You should have seen it happen though" had me dying😂😂😂

[@42_BAmBI]

Daemon gonna be mad, only if he didn't ordered that. You seems to miss the smile, when cheese asked what if they don't find Aemond and it's totally in the character of Daemon to order this sort of vengence

[@steeverogers5274]

in the books rhaneyra ordered to kill him, they are forcing feminism by changing alot from the books

[@mariia099]

@@steeverogers5274and how do you know that exactly? the book is a history book.. there are no exact povs to get that conclusion.

[@Jlpro_1]

He never smiled what are you talking about

[@vbb2076]

@@steeverogers5274 i dont think so? i dont remember but the rhaenyra who cried and screamt when she received maelor's head does not seem to be the type to ask for jaehaerys' death, and wasnt Daemon not on Dragonstone when he arranged all of it in the book (since "a son for a son" is sent by raven, i could be wrong tho).

[@myrellagomes2906]

@@steeverogers5274Rhaenyra didn’t command Jaehaerys’s death in the books or show, that’s bullshit.

[@Theon435]

28:58 "Daemons going to be so pissed" No that's what Daemon told them to do if they couldn't find Aemond, where you watching the same show.

[@Jlpro_1]

And where can you prove that? Aemond was the target

[@Sageddegas]

Were* and the show LITERALLY doesn’t explicitly say daemon gave him the ok. All he’s said is “a son for a son”. Aegon is alicents some… Jae is a grandson so…. Technically no in the show he never gives him the ok.

[@robertboxwell]

@@Jlpro_1 Who do you think Blood got "A son for a son" from?

[@Adamantium93]

​@@Jlpro_1Aemond was Plan A. Then, Cheese asks what they should do if they can't find him and it cuts away before Daemon answers. When in the castle, Blood, at multiple points, says "he said 'a son for a son'". That's about as explicit as you can be without Daemon literally saying it on camera. Plan B was that any son will do. Daemon wants Aemond dead but, failing that, he wants to hurt the Greens.

[@alluviumed1654]

@@Jlpro_1yes but blood and cheese also asked “what do we do if we can’t find aemond”, daemon won’t just ask them to “oh just leave” hence the son for a son title, daemon wanted to wound the green side

[@shadmedina3033]

When the Rat catcher asked daemon, what if we can’t find him?…..the camera stays on daemon not saying anything…. I F*cking bet daemon said to get the child boy. Oh snap this is gonna be a good season

[@ChasingCastlesanddreams]

The Stark music at the beginning. Chills. It's so beautiful ❤

[@daymondwolfe8143]

Just before anyone else makes the mistake the castle wasn't 'empty' they specifically mentioned they were in the Royal Quarters during nighttime where no one but the royals and their most trusted guards (Criston) would be at this time. Cheese didn't even know his way around up there because no one is allowed in there but the royals

[@justinehercthehuman]

Does anybody know how many dragons there are? I am so confused because if I list it down... Team Black has around 6-8 dragons while Team Green has only 3 dragons. We only even see Vhagar from Team Green, and still have not seen Sunfyre (Aegon) and Dreamfyre (Helaena). For black, we've seen Syrax, Caraxes, Meleys, Vermax, and then the still unseen Moondancer (Baela's) and Tyraxes (Joffrey's). We even get to see Daemon possibly taming Vermithor in Season 1, the huge one in the dark ahh cave. Then also Seasmoke who currently has no rider after Laenor leaving Westeros. There are also 4 more unnamed wild dragons in Dragonstone. My point is... Team Black has soooo many dragons. Are we to assume there are more dragons in the Red Keep?

[@Marfy_]

"will you be my new son" uh..

[@havok6280]

Hmm....😮

[@MarcusFrederiksen]

He is... isn't he?

[@Marfy_]

​@@MarcusFrederiksen he is either corlys' son or laenors son and well.. i think we all know why its unlikely for him to be laenors son

[@ДавидГригорьев-ф3ж]

​@@Marfy_Well, in the book's he's like 15 and it's unclear, he could be Laenor son. But here he's like 30/40 and it's obvious.

[@Cherryberryfruitt]

14:07 its believed syrax is arraxs mother, so syrax is mourning the loss of her son too :(

[@NoShiiitSherlock]

Did you see 👀 when Helena was HIGHTAILING IT to that Throne Room after that AWFUL. SH*T🤢🤮 But then she stopped on a dime and Clairvoyantly saw something EVEN SCARIER!!??? 😱 And it made her run to her mothers room 👉👌 INSTEAD!?? WHAT. WAS. HAPPENING. IN. THAT. THRONE. ROOM? 👑 😳😳😳 👑

[@brandonrobinson529]

8:04 Bridgett: Alan! 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 y’all had me rolling with the Jurassic Park 3 Clip

[@nglijie5716]

Rats. They're EVERYWHERE in King's Landing. But the sweet and innocent Queen Helaena has paid a hefty price for something she didn't even commit. 😢

[@KelliFranklin]

She's the one person that doesn't deserve that kind of pain and horror imo.

[@emosam07]

Sadly in this world it seems if you don't step up, you get stepped on. You can't just be a shadow on the floor doing nothing and expect to survive very long in a family of murderously evil people

[@alluviumed1654]

And she even willingly gave up the kid they asked for because she didn’t want to escalate stuff

[@juliettadowney2381]

Daemon ordered this. It’s written in the book. “A son for a son”.

[@connororeally9119]

craigon stark had Neds sword ice on his back!! family sword

[@cupofcait]

This was as close as I've gotten to feeling like I felt after the Red Wedding. I'm still stunned. Love the new opening sequence! We can finally tell wtf is going on

[@plectrumura]

I actually just realized that the stark in the nights watch had Ice on his back when he was talking with Jacaerys.

[@IslaBluewave]

You guys are on it with the quick uploads

[@jensrettberg7968]

Daemon annoyed me so much this episode blaming everyone else. But I loved Aegon this episode, for all how uninterested and bratty he was season 1, he now tries to be a good dad, husband and king, and recognizes the smallfolk.

[@GurschlempfMurrtelburfge]

I don’t think he’s a good dad, he doesn’t know his son’s schedule or even the difference between his children. I feel like he just brought his son to the small consul to fuck around and cause trouble not because he genuinely cares

[@bigjoh02]

​@GurschlempfMurrtelburfge No i think its directly tied to him wanting to be a better father for his son than viserys was to him. That's why he brought his son to the small council. To prepare him to rule, something he wished viserys would've done for him. Now is he a great dad no but he clearly wants to do better than viserys

[@Drpavel564]

His daughter has special needs just like Helaena does. He didn’t want to touch her to bother her.

[@jensrettberg7968]

@@GurschlempfMurrtelburfge he's trying to become better but that happens not overnight, it would happen gradually but that's now taken from him

[@beingandtime]

@@bigjoh02Aegon was never meant to rule. That’s why Viserys never invited him to council meetings.

[@neonoires]

Between the baby killing and the dog kicking. This episode scarred me.

[@fakecubed]

Believe it or not, there was a worse version of that scene, but I can't even say what happens in the book on KZbin without getting banned.

[@Lovegoodwithuma]

To everyone who hate the show version of blood and cheese Know that is hard to make child actors to act out that scene They might not understand reality from acting and it might have some mental toll on them Book is imaginary and everything written in it cannot be actually done Understand that

[@fakecubed]

Everyone expecting or wanting the scene to play out exactly like the book is a psychopath and another P-word.

[@FedSmoker-g9t]

You look at aemond killing rhaenyra son as a child but they are literally like 3 years apart aemond just look 30 but he isnt even 20 yet

[@Sugarhicups_11]

10:04 I thought the exact same thing. lol Also, can you do the chart thing? I’m already confused of the damn names!

[@KelliFranklin]

I loved hearing the Stark music again!

[@WileChile51]

I died when B said, “Stoopid.” I said that exactly. 😂

[@sushi1328]

Arrax (Luke's dragon) was Syrax's (Rhaenyra's dragon) kin. She most likely bore his egg right before Luke was born. So both Rhae and her dragon lost their child. Which when you think of their bond, they're probably in such grief together.

[@Freya1412]

Arax is from Syrax. He hatched from one of her eggs. It's so sad. Rhaenyra and her dragon both lost a kid. 😢

[@lmtupac5758]

Daemon won't be mad, the man asked him if they don't find Aemond what they would do.

[@MoKi1023]

I was so excited to watch this video after last night !! love you guys!

[@Luiz_viado.da.bela.rodriga]

It was understood that Daemon told the ratcatcher that, if by chance, he didn't find Aemond, he should bring the head of Aegon's heir. What is originally asked for in the book. Daemon is very clear in the book when he says "Lucerys will be avenged. A son for a son." and the blood and cheese episode happens. Kisses from Brazil ❤❤❤

[@mooknick242]

should we call Criston the Queen Slayer since he is the only person to have both queens?

[@musiclover9518]

9:42 Alicent: Where is duty?? Where is sacrifice?? Crispy: Its trampled between your pretty legs😂😂 *after the act Alicent: Exhausting, wasnt it?? Crispy: yep, Hiding beneath the cloak of your own righteous gown😂😂

[@darsus07]

Man the Season 5 Histories & Lore tells this scene so much better

[@LadySophiaVelaryon]

When Helena momentarily stops in the hallway and goes in another direction towards her mother's room, I wonder who she encountered.

[@realABN]

hearing Goodbye brother gave me Goosebumps like no other thing has

[@IAmJustR]

Realized how much I've really missed you guys when I heard, " BRIDGE IT" 😂😂❤

[@LMarsz]

I watch here and on Patreon I love you guys so much 🖤

[@fabianorusu3073]

Syrax I think was upset cause I think Arrax was also her son.🥺

[@gailf1617]

"Will you be my new son?" Ha-ha.

[@M0nst3r0711]

Knew I should have made a cheese platter with a glass of red wine for this episode

[@jaygld1094]

If only Cole was doing his job that baby wouldn’t have died

[@anthonywilliams5475]

Damn I forget alicent isn't the queen anymore it's the sister wife

[@daniellylima5568]

5:39 I thought it was bad that Jace came home straight away, I wanted to see more scenes of Jace in the north. The books have several moments of Jace in the north, but apparently the writers chose not to include them, it's a real shame. 6:42 Rhaenys' Scene with Daemon Eva best who plays the character Rhaenys I talk about her scene with Daemon. "When we did that in the reading and it seemed like a kind of trump card, like whoever has more power" (...) so, what he throws at her in that scene entirely reflects him and his own vulnerability and a desperate need to blame someone" "Understanding that thing about being an outsider. Those who have been mistreated, those who haven't gotten the position they were raised in or deserve, I feel like there's a deep understanding that Rhaenyra resonates with a lot." As Rhaenyra was absent for days, it was probably the daemon who received Alicent's letters. I imagine he burned all of Alicent's letters. (I would do the same thing) I'm sure he did this the first moment he read it "Friend, how are you? How are you?🥰 I'm sorry for your son😰🤧 You know how it is, accidents happen🤷‍♀️ but move forward and lift your head so the crown (a princess's, not a Queen's) doesn't fall off, right lol I miss you already." (bro when Alicent speaks The fact that I sent the letters made me angry because, bro, it's only the scriptwriters who can do this shit, I hope Daemon burned all the fake letters. 14:00 I wanted to talk about Rhaenyra in the book in relation to how Lucerys' death happened. How sad Vhagar must have been, the dragon who ended her boy's life. Riding Visenya,a woman she clearly admired and then her beloved Laena. Rhaenyra clearly admired the conqueror. She wore her hair normally tied in a long braid, like her ancestor and even named her daughter after her, who unfortunately did not survive. Besides, in the book the relationship between Laena and Rhaenyra was different.They flew together,visited each other and she was with Laena in her final moments.They promised their children: Jace to Baela and Luke to Rhaena, when the boys were four and three and the girls two. How sad it must have been to think that the dragon that once belonged to a woman she so admired and was inspired by and then to such a dear friend was the very one who killed her son. 20:26 Daemon was Anxious throughout the episode, lashing out at everyone he talked to because he was worried about Rhaenyra. He probably hadn't slept for days, not knowing if she was safe. Then she came back and he did his best to comfort her. (The funny thing is that Dameon was mad at everyone and blamed everyone, but when Rhaenyra arrived he was calm with her presence) They [Daemon and Rhaenyra] have a connection that no one else on the show shares, they are almost the same person, in different bodies. Sarah Hess. Matt Smith: “[Blood&Cheese] It's love, grief and vengeance. Daemon feels it's impossible not to exact that feeling of revenge when it's in him... [Jaehaerys' death] isn't his mistake ultimately, but he does put it in motion.” 21:49 Jace's scene with Rhaenyra was very beautiful. Jace placing the crown in front of the mourning is Rhaenyra putting the pain aside to comfort. He trying to hold back to say what he managed and clinging to her afterwards. This scene is important to show that Rhaenyra raised her children in a very loving way. On the other hand, we have a mother (Alicent) who is extremely negligent and neglectful and on the other, Nyra is simply being loving towards all of her children. Seriously, they put the scene of Alicent lighting the candle for Lucerys, seriously, scriptwriters, this woman doesn't care about Rhaenyra's children, she calls hers bastards and tried to take a child's eye out and then put this ridiculous scene of hers, She called the jace and luke from savages... said he would rather die than let Helaena marry jace... spent 10 years questioning the legitimacy of the Children and putting a target on their and Rhaenyra's foreheads... but yes he does everything I felt the parallel of the wake with Alicent's fake, They are forcing too much, Alicent clearly never liked Rhaenyra's children but is called empathetic for lighting a candle at Lucerys' death... however, Rhaenyra who never had anything against Is Helaena called fake for showing empathy towards another innocent mother? Sometimes it's difficult to understand people, but she's the victim, folks.. she started the war by accident.. she sent Larys to kill Mysaria's informants by accident.. she spent 10 years preparing Aegon to be king by accident. .she questioned the legitimacy of luke/ep8 without meaning to.. she is just the victim of the patriarchy, incredible how everything they do the producers want to make accidental. "Ah, they didn't want to usurp the throne", "Aemond didn't want to kill the boy", damn what a bummer. 22:14 They didn't have Lucerys' body for the funeral so to represent him throughout his life, Jace wore his newborn clothes, Joffrey his toy as a child, Rhaenyra her clothes as an adult.

[@spookyspooks33]

at first i thought that was Ron wesley next to him 14:20 LOL

[@martythetickler]

See, now I imagine Daemon is thinking "you want something done right, gotta do it yourself".

[@nemomarc7841]

HOUSE OF DRAGON. Intense tragedy, the fire of anger is only the beginning. Can’t wait for episode 2. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🐲

[@LTurtle1]

The Dragon was upset on the beach because the dragon that died was her son also. It wasn't just one mother mourning their kids death.

[@Aegon23]

Aegon is so hilarious. Definitely the best thing about this season so far.

[@averagejoereads7271]

14:08 Them referring to Syrax as a “he” made me realise that despite the majority of dragons in this show so far being female, people assume them male until told otherwise and even then they forget lol. Not a big deal, just interesting.

[@davidedwards1705]

20:52 Four words the whole episode and I am crying again.

[@tomodachiotaku8004]

This episode should call Daemon the Pontius Pilate as you can tell they like to soften or modify the cruelty of Daemon and Rhaenyra

[@lokiplays6868]

"Mr. Cole?!" lmao

[@tonyyul703]

Blood 🩸 is a GOLD CLOAK one of Damion 's personally trained troops .

[@laraamaro8908]

I've missed you guys! ❤

[@pajamaparty01]

I think Daemon told them to kill Jaeherys if they couldn't find Aemond. That's why he had that creepy smile and then they cut away when Cheese asked him about it. I guess we'll have to wait til next week to figure that out.

[@nEthing4Her]

Laris: Your handmaiden said that you were... _indisposed_ ..? Alicent: You must have misheard, as I was _on a nose._ 🍑🧎😂

[@keef5]

“What is that? Their sigil?” I’m not sure. Perhaps a high… tower

[@bonniefoley387]

Rhaenyra is going to be so mad when she knows what happened. Daemon won't because he most likely ordered Jaeharys to be killed if they couldn't find Aemond.

[@malcolmferguson4869]

They asked Daemon "And what if we can't find him?" and then it cut away. I think it's implied that Daemon may have said "Then kill another son" or something along those lines.

[@ramoncarter3121]

actually Syrax is female and Arrax was her son so they both lost a son

[@fakecubed]

Do dragons know who their relatives are? The eggs get taken away from them right after they're laid so the riders can try to bond with the dragons while they're still in their eggs. When they hatch, the mother that laid the eggs doesn't see the baby dragons.

[@insertgenericusernamehere2402]

The ending of the episode is vastly different in the book but this is much more visceral because of the sounds. I don't think they'd be able to show the book ending on TV but damn.