Ser Criston Cole First Small Counsel as Hand of the King House of the Dragon S2 Episode 3

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[@gerstein03]

Tyland's line about how the battle between the Brackens and the Blackwoods was so devastating on both sides that he doesn't know if it can be called a victory is fantastic foreshadowing

[@spearshake4771]

Fishfeed intensifies

[@rouskeycarpel1436]

In the books the Blackwoods eke out a victory(also Stone Hedge the seat of house bracken was captured by rivermen loyal to queen rhaenyra)

[@rouskeycarpel1436]

@@spearshake4771Fishfeed was a black victory.Yea the blacks suffered heavy losses the lannister army was DECIMATED in that battle

[@MuazzamKhan786]

It's more like annihilated​@rouskeycarpel1436

[@felps1917]

That's why the term "pyrrhic victory" exist.

[@HolyknightVader999]

Otto really was the glue holding things together. Now that he's gone, they're feuding like children.

[@Kornelius707]

All the same, he's the part reason why all this is happening as well.

[@SuperJoshdave]

Him and his daughter but he was the one who pushed his daughter on the previous king

[@nicksmithnutmilk]

This guy hasn't aged in 23 years 😂😂

[@attenberg]

He expresses his age through hair cuts

[@DrRudolf]

We all must learn his skincare routine 😂

[@fresher_123]

He used fair&handsome

[@mikhailabdurrachman2443]

He got a secret Anti aging cream

[@VDA19]

A healthy regimen of 24/7 hating keeps you young

[@thewatcheronthewall85]

Look on Alicents face when he Aegon says, " i'm as fierce as any of them " 😂 knowing the other side has Daemon.

[@Venoxicty]

For real everyone's like "yeah ok buddy whatever helps you sleep at night" lmao

[@nicksmithnutmilk]

​@@Venoxictyhe's not wrong , Daemon was the only person who was tougher then Aegon in the war

[@willatano1464]

@@nicksmithnutmilkhow about rhaenys 😂? She mutilated and gave the boy a death sentence

[@nicksmithnutmilk]

@@willatano1464 Aegon survived dragon fire , Rhaenys didn't . Aegon is definetely tougher plus smarter

[@alecwescott2987]

​@@nicksmithnutmilkRhaenys was killed by Vhagar. Sunfyre posed no threat to Maelys.

[@michelm5072]

Riverlands is always the kingdom that suffers the most when there is war. After the Dance, there was only scorched earth, orphans and widows. It is a miracle that the Tully have dominated without problem for centuries

[@johnhenry4844]

As long as you live in the castle

[@IrishEyes1994]

From what I remember, it seems their vassals usually fare badly, but they themselves are usually fine, War of the Five Kings being the exception. They don't really seem to do much themselves. Frankly, they're kind of a waste of a House to me.

[@harpereloise7973]

That's why Catelyn was so anti-war in the books.

[@stijnwesselingh9923]

they only had it for a hundred years after the Targaeryen give the riverlands to them. and that time was relatively peaceful.

[@Charlie0l9]

That’s mostly House Tully joined a little late during the war, whereas all their vassals have been picking sides from the start. Thus when when the dragons arrived, everyone who picked a side ended up getting an angry visit from the opposing dragon. And just like that, all the meddling vessels could no longer oppose House Tully, because they were all too weak to do so.

[@darthuchiha1418]

it’s probably not the smartest choice for Cole and Aemond to have a position in the small counsel but it does suit them

[@mikhailabdurrachman2443]

This is what it would look like if oberyn was still around as a member of the small counsel

[@VDA19]

The Hand should be at the Council and Aemond is their greatest dragon rider, the Crown Prince and Aegon's heir. He should be there. He's their MVP.

[@user-tr2ec1kz9g]

@@VDA19 He was MVP but he didn’t delivered. Greens were counting on his big dragon but he had something more bigger than his dragon, his damn ego.

[@VDA19]

@@user-tr2ec1kz9g well he is an impulsive kid

[@josuearce8148]

In the books Aemond was a great hand.

[@christopherwang4392]

0:00 to 0:20 Props to Fabien Frankel for his performance as a man who suddenly finds his new responsibilities weighing down him but cannot afford to display weakness. Poor pitiful Criston Cole has no idea how in over his head he really is or how he is on the path to his own self-destruction. As much as most of the fandom hate Criston Cole, I feel more saddened for his inevitable fate at the Butcher's Ball.

[@Hero_Of_Old]

I actually like Cole

[@pastlife960]

@@Hero_Of_OldWhy?

[@AnkitSingh-cd7tw]

I don't like him as a team green but felt sad for him when he was going for the council

[@Mana-xd2tp]

"I'lI have no songs about how brave you died, Kingmaker"

[@christopherwang4392]

@@Mana-xd2tp I bet that line is actually an embellishment created by the maesters for drama in FIRE AND BLOOD. Or it was only said after the Butcher’s Ball upon Criston Cole’s corpse, not before.

[@danvocals123]

This may be my favorite scene in the series so far. Actual strategic planning. Cole completely confident and trying to prove himself sparring with Allicent but still concerned with how dragon warfare will endanger the king.

[@fredfry5100]

Seconded. But what I like is that it also shows something GoT didn't get to show. The council members are all scholars and scemers. They don't know how to militarize. On the other hand Aemond is being decisive as king. Kudos for that.

[@tronsnow4763]

Set Cristin Cole, the Queenslayer

[@adrianrangel835]

Hand of the king,tongue of the queen.

[@leviismyoppa967]

​@@adrianrangel835😮😮😮😂😂😂😂😂

[@Lethit18]

You mean "The Queenlayer"

[@user-tr2ec1kz9g]

@@adrianrangel835 tongue of the dowager queen.

[@601marcusable]

cristin cole is the cuck

[@jamesgibbs6652]

Bros hand for 1 day and already leaves the capital

[@mikhailabdurrachman2443]

Battle is the ONLY thing he is good at

[@VDA19]

That's why Aegon hired him, he was tired of Otto's diplomacy and schemes. He wanted a Hand who's good at war. Of course, the show has butchered Criston Cole and the gray conflict between Blacks and Greens so who knows how that goes.

[@user-tr2ec1kz9g]

@@mikhailabdurrachman2443 Alicent will not agree with this😂

[@Morfe02]

Yeah they should kept Otto as HAND meanwhile Cole is doing War 😂

[@paulkellerman2603]

@@VDA19 I still like Criston.

[@mikhailabdurrachman2443]

This is what it looks like IF ned run straight back to the north and Robert annointed jaime as the new hand

[@user-tr2ec1kz9g]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cazyjohn2005]

unlike Cole jaime knows what he doing up to point

[@alex939709]

@@cazyjohn2005 I don't think so, honestly Jaimie and Criston are similar: excellent warriors and great leadership skills in battle, but not very good at politics.

[@nialencapefet5154]

1:55 It's funny how these two became best friends later.

[@masterplokoon8803]

Tyland and Orwyle never became friends.

[@nialencapefet5154]

@@masterplokoon8803 Tyland did go out his way to spare his life, and made sure he was confined in a comfortable room. I always imagined this as some kind of friendship.

[@Morfe02]

Cole in his Homelander era Deaf Dead stare

[@gezenews]

You've started something horrible and I don't think you have the stomach for milk comments to see it through.

[@kentinson1670]

He needs mommy milk to calm himself after years of hating Rhaenyra

[@Morfe02]

@@kentinson1670 he has the handkerchief of Alicent lmao (i dont know the name but you know your "Grace")

[@sofiariabushkina5776]

Right before that they showed the twins being buried. It goes straight to the shot of us looking up to Cole (as if from the grave.) And his servant says “They’ll be waiting.” Indicating the small council, of course, but I think the direction was intentional.

[@Alex-bz8lj]

I’m Glad Aegon is willing to fight unlike Joffrey

[@christopherd.3291]

Tyrion always said they’ve had stupid kings, and evil kings but never both.

[@amitkenan3878]

Joffrey didn't have a dragon or a brother riding a dragon the size of a whale

[@ucnguyenanh9414]

@@amitkenan3878 Doubt Joffrey would dare fighting other Dragon Rider even if he had one himself.

[@nicksmithnutmilk]

​@@amitkenan3878even Aegon's dragon is bigger then a whale , his brother's dragon is like 10 whales

[@spicelord4688]

Aegon is still a Targaryen he has the dragon in him.

[@Damodred_Heiress]

“I’m as fearsome as any of them.” the way everyone in the room pressed x to doubt.

[@simbol5638]

Cole should have been named tongue of the queen 😂

[@mj7814]

1:15 "Call it what you will. I call it war, and so will Dragonstone." Aegon openly declared war after Jaehaerys was taken from him and Helaena.

[@angryyoungman66]

🌟 I'll come too with sunfyre 🌟

[@HK-gm8pe]

yup his armor needs an upsate

[@yayoi1624]

"I'm as fierce as any of them"

[@HladgerdKissinger]

2:40 He laughs. He ordered Arryk to go on a suicide mission out of guilt and frustration at his own failure to protect the Prince, now the twins are dead, and now he just laughs. I've seen people defend Criston Cole so much even after Season 1 ended, even after he killed Beesbury and Joffrey. I really hope they change their minds after this, at least.

[@szafraniec8164]

The show is very much pro-black Rennie was worse in the books, Ally as well, but you can feel the bias

[@_antillas8674]

And Criston had much more integrity in the book. Can't hate a character so ruined by the show writers.

[@user-tr2ec1kz9g]

GRRM said show is what exactly happened books are on basis of maesters perspective. Maesters are biased and wrote mostly from Hightower’s perspective.

[@masterplokoon8803]

​​​@@user-tr2ec1kz9g that is not true, George never said that and only someone who never read the books would say that. The only maester perspective in the book actually heavily favours Rhaenyra since the guy was trying to get in her son's good graces.

[@_antillas8674]

@@user-tr2ec1kz9g So you're saying the maesters made up a few people, messed up with the dates, tried to paint Daemon in a better light, changed the order of events entirely and the race of an entire key house, and all of this was in the Hightowers' perspective?

[@petrfedor1851]

"I am as fearsome as any of them" and everyone in the room try their best to keep face

[@patrick4662]

I've never read any books... is there any truth to that? Obviously he can ride a dragon, so he isn't a total scrub. But is he known as a good warrior in the books?

[@causticgastrap2835]

@@patrick4662not particularly no

[@petrfedor1851]

@@patrick4662 Fact he can bond with dragon is just cause his family history and he get egg to his cradle so no skill there. He technicly get sword lessons so he could easily defeat us in combat but he´s not perticulary great.

[@stew-03]

@@patrick4662 He doesn’t compare to Daemon, but he outclasses Rhaenyra and Jace.

[@raymondhsu6407]

3:20 - Aegon: I’m as fearsome as any of them” Just a couple episodes after he blubbered about not wanting any power

[@muslimman6162]

His son was brutally murdered and when we reach our lowest point we are open to the greatest change. His bond with Sunfyre is one of the strongest dragon and dragon rider bonds at this time and he was trained by Criston Cole, in a one vs one he wipes Rhaenyra.

[@justinwillingale2086]

​​@@muslimman6162well in the books they make the queen decide who she wants killed and the men kill both boys. Not one. The murderers escaped.

[@masterplokoon8803]

He is certainly more fearsome than Rhaenyra.

[@felps1917]

Yeah! That's was a inconsistency and a bunch of writers who have a different point of view of a character do to a story.

[@fortheloveofcats2462]

​@@justinwillingale2086no. They only killed Jahaerys even in the book.

[@DryWell_117]

1:39 coming from the guy who had 29 children😂

[@hafeezasif7932]

Criston Cole is not the worst choice for hand he did bring the crowlands to heel with aemonds help I do like the fact he leaves the capital right after he becomes hand still wondering whats going on between him and alicient according to the book they are never supposed to see each other again so I expected a more dramatic goodbye.

[@kristianaceballoga9801]

0:02 He was looking at his pipi and thinking.. "ok pal, what's next?" 🤣

[@spearshake4771]

Criston Cole the vampire

[@TheChosen2030]

I am with the greens

[@dmoney8602]

No one cares

[@tonimaestre96]

Me too

[@gooby214]

@@dmoney8602 Blackcels always feel the need to announce their own side. Let Aegon supporters do the same, blackcel.

[@BruceWayne-fj9bm]

Why? Lol

[@BruceWayne-fj9bm]

@@gooby214calm down big bro

[@racheltan2555]

Alicent should’ve been the ‘Hand of the king’ not Cole and I think Aemond with Valgar should’ve been the Commander of the Army (again not Cole..)

[@user-tr2ec1kz9g]

Cole is having too much responsibility rn. Hand of the king. Tongue of the dowager queen.

[@deslerjoseph7135]

Alicent has no war experience like Cole

[@renzovasallo5778]

Cole is the best warrior of his time, Aemond made stupid decisions later in the war

[@Luca___00]

It's a joke, right?

[@level1865]

Cole defeated daemond 3 times

[@Motschekibschen]

3:20 -" I'm a big boy too!" - sure you are and someday even the amor will fit.

[@masterplokoon8803]

Aegon is one of the bravest people in the war in contrast with the most cowardly which actually ends up being Rhaenyra.

[@Motschekibschen]

@@masterplokoon8803 he isn't brave he is reckless and short sighted.

[@masterplokoon8803]

@@Motschekibschen he is also brave, as is his dragon. He is literally one of the bravest people in the conflict.

[@justpassingthrough854]

@@masterplokoon8803isn’t this the same guy last season who was begging his brother to let him escape to avoid being king😭 bro was avoiding any type of responsibility like the plague also he’s literally just a puppet you’ll come to find out aegon doesn’t have any say in his own kingdom

[@MrMinevision1]

You made the right decision ignoring the person who responded to you as he never had the semblance of an argument or any points ​@@masterplokoon8803

[@AmusedCoffee-ym3gb]

2:39 i didn't realize she scolded him right there 😭 i missed that last Sunday

[@patrick4662]

they are bickering like an old married couple. Also Ser CRISPIN is in wayyy over his head.

[@MbisonBalrog]

Aegon really embraced role after try run from it.

[@shikenkanade]

He's the guy that keeps stepping up

[@anthonyalvarez2037]

Shortlived

[@G1Grimlock94]

I'm still remember Game of thrones 50 years

[@danielnemesio3388]

Is so funny to me that they can't waste any moment kf advantage in this war but the king found time to order from a goldsmith a personalised golden hands chain for Cole. They had these things ready for months at least. There is no way that they made all those flags and green uniforms since Viserys died. Otto went to Dragonstone on a boat with green sails with a golden dragon. There wouldn't be enough time for the dye to dry

[@LoudaroundLincoln]

The entire twin plan was the thought of a child.

[@KingSlayer_.]

This thumbnail is an Alicent pov🤣🤣

[@castafioreomg]

Isn't Criston supposed to be the architect behind the whole war as in lore

[@otterlydivergent6540]

Dragon? I have a dragon! Let's use my dragon!!!! Dragon!!!!!!

[@EyeofRa41081]

Alicent truly raised a group of horrible kids, except for Haelena.

[@GabyHernandez-rv3vo]

Why does look like he's on his back and RAYNERAS on Top 😂😂😂😂

[@billcutting2681]

Alicent is really so sexy lol

[@Hero_Of_Old]

My man, Criston!

[@Stanley_Fields]

Is Cole still Kingsguard after his appointment as Hand? Curious how that works! 😂

[@1337b3nnyvav00m]

Just as Tywin was lord of casterly rock as he served as hand of the king

[@alex939709]

Hand of the King is a charge that can be given to anyone.

[@Stanley_Fields]

@@alex939709tracking that does it release him from his Kingsguard vows?

[@Reneebenson]

Cole and all his arograjt

[@DantePaez]

Why we are talking with browns?

[@vac59]

Dead man walking 🚶‍♂️

[@christopherwang4392]

Alicent Hightower's concerns and criticisms of Criston Cole's risky strategy to quickly subdue the Riverlands is quite reminiscent of the real-life problems Russia faced in its hasty invasion of Ukraine in February thru April 2022.

[@Hero_Of_Old]

Both fictional wars

[@willzyx23]

Hasty. They had been planning this for 8 years, they failed due to the incompetence and corruption of their military

[@rangodenalo6185]

@@Hero_Of_Oldwut

[@attenberg]

@@Hero_Of_Olddie

[@VDA19]

Criston in the books makes some great moves. It's only Aemond going YOLO and not listening to him that messes things up.

[@MasonNoThumbs]

Sir useless of worthlessness

[@DAFR2849]

We hate him! stop uploading the scenes he has screen time.

[@Floro92]

you just hate him because the internet told you so

[@DAFR2849]

@@Floro92 are we watching the same show? he’s literally the worst character

[@jjosifovic]

@@DAFR2849 worse than daemon lol