TEARS😭| House of the Dragon [S2 x E4] | The Battle of Rook’s Rest Reaction | *FIRST TIME WATCHING*

[@bechpudding8595]

“Princess Rhaenys made no attempt to flee. With a glad cry and a crack of her whip, she turned Meleys toward the foe.”

[@DecSteele]

Angos Meleys 🐉🔥🩸

[@KatBee00]

I still cant get over that Rhaenys and Meleys had 42 years together 😢 one of the longest dragon rider relationships

[@christianbolze2441]

She cant leave - if she leaves all the factions that Support Rhaenyra see that she would sacrifice them without battling and dying for them...

[@randallwilliamson3838]

yeah... no.... Going all General Custard is not going to win my allegiance.... now.... "Rhaenys flew into an ambush, took out the King, did some damage to Vhagar and got the hell out of there spoiling their ambush" ok, now that is bad ass.... anyone can die.... You take the people who die for their cause and I take the people who live for their cause....

[@oxxce]

@@randallwilliamson3838that castle still would have fell if she left, she stayed to try to help and let the black factions know that we will fight and die along side you like they’re expecting them to die for the queen, it wins allegiances and motives the people to fight for her side cause they know they won’t leave them

[@Latenivenatrix_Mcmasterae]

Do or die, they did both

[@AloGAYcia]

⁠@@randallwilliamson3838clearly you don’t understand. If she left then Lord Staunton most likely would have surrendered and his forces would have joined Cole making it worse for Rhaenyra. Instead she stayed and fought. Lord Staunton and his men all died and didn’t betray Rhaenyra. Also, Meleys actually did stand a chance against Vhagar which is why she even attempted it. It is stated in the books Meyles could possibly beat Vhagar. And the idea if she did win, both the King and next in like to the throne would have been killed along with the biggest dragon basically ending the war right then and there. Her staying to fight was totally justified. You just cant think critically

[@Bragej98]

​@@randallwilliamson3838 also Rhaneys lost her daughter and son, her husband had been unfaithfull. She wanted to die a warriors death. She was ready

[@NoShiiitSherlock]

Rhaenys was sent by Queen Rhaenyra to protect the people of Rooks Rest in this Battle. Just because Vhagar shows up to fight it doesn't mean the Battle is over. If Rhaenys had fled back to Dragonstone, running away from the Battle and Abandoning the people of Rooks Rest, Rhaenyra's claim would be viewed as weak. Like Queen Rhaenyra runs away when things get tough. That's the simple answer for Rhaenys's suicide mission. Put even simpler, there were still people to protect. By the Queen 👑 Who *ALWAYS* Was 💔 ❤️

[@justicemambo3486]

Yes perfect explanation ❤

[@NoShiiitSherlock]

@justicemambo3486 Absolutely. SUCKS TREMENDOUSLY tho 💔

[@anonymous-bb2dw]

I would go back and ask for another dragon since no one would have been able to kill vhagar by themselves, like daemon said, I don't care if they thought I was "running away"

[@NoShiiitSherlock]

@anonymous-bb2dw Yea, but then you'd lose Rooks Rest and the people would die for sure.

[@anonymous-bb2dw]

@@NoShiiitSherlock rooks rest was just a trap though 😭 not really important

[@altrockin]

Everyone loved her. She knew it was her last ride. The queen that always was.

[@tupushbiswas30]

Aemond will just say aegon got caught in the crossfire 😭

[@thatsthat2612]

yeah he can be like "vhagars fire has big range" 😂

[@alexanderwiles2003]

im glad you saw that sunfyer and aegon have such cute relationship, its said sunfyer was the most beautiful dragon and that aegon and sunfyer had the closest relationship of any dragon and rider which we sort of see by the way sunfyer comes out so lovingly and how its the first time we see aegon really smile other then when seeing his son

[@decariusb71]

Rhaenys/Meleyes and Daemon/Ceraxes have fought in numerous wars, those two were/are the best….no question

[@ilenenoir85]

"I'm so done with this show" We all are, my friend. We all are..... until next week 🤣

[@GabrielPabillo-jo9qr]

hahaha

[@lilianekomy]

my heart is torn to see dragons killing each other, rhaenys and meleys dying, it's a great loss

[@isaiahbaggett5014]

32:30 "Dragons are fire made flesh" - Dragon's blood is extradentary hot and can even melt iron. This is why the men scream in agony as their flesh is melted away by the dragon's blood raining down on them.

[@karenz7380]

Gwayne is alive. You literally hear him in the background attacking the castle.

[@EliTecapture-ru3vw]

He's most likely gonna take credit for taking the castle

[@gailf1617]

This is why Rhaenyra was so reluctant begin the war, because she had a pretty good idea of what the consequences of a war that included fire-breathing dragons would be, how much worse than even normal war.

[@Alejojojo6]

You have to come to terms that almost all characters in this show will die in this war. That's why we will be seeing so much death of main characters mid season, finale etc... but enjoy the journey and the end of the show because its worth it :). Saddest part is seeing the Dragons die.... 😭

[@MovieMoorons]

@@Alejojojo6 Absolutely! Watching the dragons die destroys my soul! 😭

[@marcuswilliams7888]

Seriously this stupid war wipes out almost all of the dragons. That's why we don't see any in game of thrones until danys eggs hatch. They don't deserve this shit just because the family wants to fight over a dumbass sword chair.

[@kaitlinmccarthy8611]

Something to think about too which makes things sadder, all these dragons have grown up and lived together. Rhaenys’s daughter Llaena used to ride Veghar, so Veghar and Meleys lived/flew together for years. Veghar used to be part of their family and ends up killing them both. When Daemon and Llaena were married, his dragon Caraxes and Veghar lived together. We even saw them flying together in season 1. Now they are on opposite sides of a war. The dragons are the real victims in this story. As much as I love the show, I’m not excited to see how everything unfolds.

[@shaggy3168]

Another fact to that , Before Llaena, Vhagar was ridden by Viserys\Daemons dad , Prince Baelon, while Meleys previous rider was viserys\Daemons mother, Alyssa Targaryen ... As a family they used to go for Rides in their dragons with Viserys and Daemon straped to their mother ...

[@moe5020]

well vhagar must be the grandma to half the dragons and balerion would make all of them at least half-siblings. but tbf I don't think the dragons care much about anything other then their bond it was vhagar who disobeyed aemond and killed arrax after all, I have a feeling wild dragons would probably just eat their weaker siblings they are brutal monsters that were tamed only through vile blood magic

[@Keedeeg]

I think they were cutting down trees earlier so Vagar would have somewhere to lay & wait, using the brush for cover.

[@beantownbrandon302]

My heart was broken when we lost Princess Rhaenys 💔😢 She died a true Dragon Riders Death in honor of her daughter Laena 👼🥺 She was the Queen who never was to the very end 👸🌹 Incredible hour of Televison 🔥🔥🔥🔥🩸⚔️ Bravo HBO!!!

[@gailf1617]

I absolutely love the Alys/Daemon interaction in this episode - she is such a hoot! (pun intentional) Much more amusing and interesting a character than she is in the book. It's rare that someone is able to breezily play Daemon Targaryen like a fiddle, and yet she does. And she has a sense of humor.

[@DarthKay093]

She will have a blast once she get to Aemond

[@sabrinalecrivainmediaTM]

Alys and Club Foot Kink Guy are so Messy. And I'm here for it.

[@XxdextriousxX]

Dude it’s gonna be even worse when you realize this is a war with dragons and if we refer to GoT it *started* with no dragons

[@joselozano5370]

I watch a lot of reaction channels, this was such a raw and genuine reaction! made me laugh and tear like hell! and yes this episode was freaking wild! Immediately subscribed!

[@ErSomar]

I was angry crying in that scene, I always liked Rhaenys and Meleys, so sad watching the preview or the next episode.😭😭

[@ryanbvisuals]

“Not showing us the battle- I don’t know how I feel about that.” *shows an epic battle Everyone cries 😭

[@jord1215]

Aemond is a beast sorry guys what a character, he’s carrying team green and making this show amazing. losses will come. if it was just aegon the show would’ve ended in episode 1 😂

[@WoodlandAsh]

I know what his comeuppance is & I cannot wait. Duly deserved.

[@Jlpro_1]

@@WoodlandAsh me too he commited the two worst possible crimes in history fatracide and kinslaying x2 he needs to go.

[@jackcoleman1784]

I hate that I actually respect Aemond for being a man of action. He took his self improvement seriously. Trained and studied. He knows he's far stronger and smarter than his brother and a better choice in that regard for the iron throne. He simultaneously did what was in his best interests and arguably what was potentially the best for the realm. It was evil as fuck but he did it. I have a weird kind of respect for that kind of leadership by action. Don't get me wrong he's a monster but if there's anything that can be said about themes from House Of The Dragon it's that one of them is the idea that monsters have their place too.

[@shubhojitpal5490]

Not really, TGC the actor of Aegon is carrying this entire season so far without a doubt

[@etc8217]

@@jackcoleman1784 no he is not a better choice for king over aegon he is actually way worse and a ruller than aegon aemond causes the greens to lose kingslanding as well.

[@Sold1er_Boy]

Aemond with vhagar is a beast, the only one that can take him down is Daemon so we need to wait until he stops hallucinating and starts fighting again. Don't expect Aemond to die otherwise.

[@bzngg1256]

daemon was only able to take him down by using his surroundings to his advantage. he hid above the clouds, then used the sun’s glare to blind aemond in his one good eye, and after that he darted down and attacked vhagar’s neck and wouldn’t let go. after that he jumps and puts the sword in his eye lol

[@Sold1er_Boy]

@@bzngg1256 Yeah exactly which shows how great of a rider Daemon is and how smart of a warrior he is.

[@akumtuimchen2836]

​@@bzngg1256 yeah ...aemond hid and attacked Meleys too, if not, like in the books against a 2v1, it's stated she would win if it was a 1v1 against vaghar, if aemond can hide and attack, what's your problem with daemon using the surrounding's advantage n attacking like aemond did ?

[@kaitlinmccarthy8611]

@@bzngg1256maybe don’t talk about things that haven’t happened yet??? Are you seriously that dense to make comments like this on a reaction channel????

[@Jlpro_1]

Rhaenys really should haved listened to Daemon when he asked for them to go kill Vhagar with Meleys and Caraxes it would've been easy.

[@Bon-Gi]

Idk about easy. but they probably could have won.

[@keynanvarnado7592]

More likely all three die or are so horribly injured they can no longer be used.

[@Jlpro_1]

@@keynanvarnado7592 Nah Meleys actually was able to put Vhagar down and was putting up a good fight until she lost sight of Aemond and he hid behind that castle now imagine if Caraxes was there Vhagar would've died simply because she's too slow and heavy.

[@Abraxiel]

Idk, one will survive for sure but will have injuries ofc.

[@KelpyG.]

⁠@@Jlpro_1problem with live action is that there could be inconsistencies that maybe the book explained better. How did big ass vhagar flee out of her sight and how did she not see vhagar hiding. Its like that shaq meme where hes trying to hide behind a small ass tree.

[@FelsvonDrago]

"I am so mad right now..."! Love you guys! All the best from Germany!

[@jackcoleman1784]

This is seriously one of the best reaction channels I've found in a long time. I'm always stoked to see you guys upload. I can't wait for Midsommar.

[@jayson1geek479]

I love you both!!! ❤ My emotions were everywhere

[@nikdik154]

Imagine not understanding why Daemon is in the Riverlands. The whole purpose of that scene was to tell you House Tully is useless, they can't even control their vassal houses. Thats why Daemon is calling House Blackwood to take action. He needs an army of Rivermen because THEY DON'T HAVE AN ARMY, RHAENYRA DOESN'T EVEN HAVE AN ARMY. Do you even understand that? Lol

[@Rash23215]

Calm down mate

[@Melodicroger]

I appreciate both character development and spectacle. This show did both in the battle sequence - and it’s so emotional - especially how they added depth to the dragons (they’re like nuclear bomb dogs). I dug your rawness.

[@88happiness]

RIP Raenys!! She was my favorite character😢 If Aegon died, I think Aemond is next in line.

[@thomasluke-wp8or]

"What is with his dreams." its mostly just that he's guilty. He feels guilty of using rhaenyra as a political tool and he feels guilty for killing the child. That's why we see blood on his hands, and why he sees himself as aemond. Because there is blood on his hands and he sees himself as no different/better from aemond. His dreams are actually quite easy to interpret compared to others Trust me it's good that we don't see all the battles on screen. Otherwise the burning mill would've been a battle entirely with non invested characters who all die and then this episode and the next two would've been Criston turning up, fighting and winning. These aren't even major battles of the war. It would move too slowly if every battle was shown Gwayne is alive

[@DouglasMC810]

Ser Willem Blackwood is the boy from season 1 who vied for Rhaenyra's hand and killed the Bracken boy for talking shit

[@day_dreamer50]

“i’M sO dOnE wItH tHiS sHoW” 💅🙄

[@Skrappy]

Welp! You got your battle and more 😂😂

[@BigTulsa]

Those who've read the book that this series is based on was dreading the Battle at Rook's Rest episode. I really wish they'd have given Rhaenys much more screen time last season because Eve Best is just a phenomenal actress.

[@TravisKastl-ui9mk]

Aemond don't give a f*ck 🤣

[@SergePriem]

Great reation. Thanks for sharing. Those tears... Every episode of this show is so dramatic. It's the maximum drama I've seen lately. Even Shogun isn't that dramatic.

[@lisaschmaljohn3165]

Hey guys, I included you in a fan compilation for this episode...I hope you enjoy it!!

[@MovieMoorons]

@@lisaschmaljohn3165 Thank you sooo much! We will check it out 😊

[@hepunk]

Rhaenys @ 35:30 --- in the wise words of Kobe Bryant... "Jobs not finished"

[@saggyop]

Green 💚 😎😂 and black 🖤😢😢

[@davidboivin7996]

Team Black needs to find a rider for Vermithor.

[@justicemambo3486]

The only way he could kill THE QUEEN WHO NEVER WAS by sneaking her ( he to big to be sneaking somebody ) she went back because she had a duty to protect those people ❤ and was brave enough but before she went out it was with a BANG A TRUE QUEENS DEATH ❤ FOR HER AND MELEYS FOUGHT LIKE QUEENS

[@gailf1617]

Don't count Aegon dead until you see him dead and buried (or burned).

[@bellajoli1]

But wasn't Rheanys leaving? She was flying towards the bay to cross it to get back to Dragonstone. That's the way she came from not towards the forest

[@88happiness]

It never occured to me that Alicent's brother might have died 😮

[@gailf1617]

The battle at the end IS called the Battle of Rook's Rest.

[@DragonQueen78]

I subbed you two are adorable and funny ! Loved your reactions ❤

[@ShahabUddin-jz8lz]

Aemond Aemond Aemond 😂😂😂.... Such a Beast 😮😮

[@gailf1617]

Whatever Alyn of Hull is to Lord Corlys, his younger brother Addam of Hull (who got a good look at Seasmoke an episode or two ago) is as well. We should see both of them again.

[@firecat4529]

21:27 I get the feeling this could be more than just a joke. I remember seeing an owl on Helena's wall some episodes ago.

[@Veronica-pz4gw]

In the books, it was actually a 2v1. Too bad the show changed that, Rhaenys’ death would have made more sense. The author actually said that Meleys could have killed Vaghar in a 1v1. So the show messed up. No wonder Vaghar had to sneak up!

[@aj897]

Rhaenys pack 🔥💨

[@mmacaulay]

Great reaction guys!!!!

[@VraeliaValkyria]

Don't worry, Vhagar and Aemond gets what's coming to them. Season 3 most likely though. Or 4. But his time will come. There is only one dragon that can take Vhagar on entirely. I won't spoil things though.

[@HackWilson14]

You guys are funny! They didn’t cast an actor for Gwayne in season one not in case the actor dies (that wouldn’t make sense because my that logic ANY of the actors could die), it’s because it’s not a big enough role (yet) to attract a bigger actor. Legit actors don’t get cast to just stand there and do nothing until the next season unless you’re a newer actor. The actor that plays Gwayne is actually a fairly big actor.

[@Keitek]

This show is going to be very painful for animal lovers. There's a reason dragons were extinct for nearly 200 years until Daenerys hatched her 3 during Game of Thrones.

[@Nemophilist850]

Queen Mudshark bites the dust.

[@blanketwodahs6741]

"I am so done with this show" .. I feel it, too.. but we must embrace this mirror of humanity at its worst. And respect it. Never change, GoT. 😆

[@gailf1617]

Not being able to speak High Valyrian very well doesn't mean that Aegon isn't intelligent; some people just do not have much linguistic ability (my late mother tried very hard to learn Spanish, but could never properly speak even basic phrases, and she was quite an intelligent person). However, I suspect that Aegon was not interested in applying himself to a proper education, particularly subjects that did not come easy for him. He might also have felt that he would never be as good as Aemond was in the study of their ancestral language, and just slacked off and contented himself with teasing and mocking his younger brother with the help of his young nephews; because such things fed his ego (Aegon might have felt that he was supposed to be the smartest, since his grandfather expected him to be king one day and he was named after The Conqueror, and yet he was an indifferent fighter and not much of a student of history or politics, and he might have been disappointed and angry at himself, and started picking on Aemond as a reaction).

[@danieldavis1028]

Aemond is the "The Kinslayer"

[@bloatus7611]

If you go back and watch the earlier seasons of GoT, they rarely showed battles either. The first proper battle we got was 2x9. But also, the battles that are happening aren't between people you care about so I doubt it matters much. Battles cost money but it would be fun to see a bit more of Criston in action. It's so funny that this is Criston's second plan that would've been great but he couldn't account for someone coming in to fuck it up! I like that when he got up he couldn't breathe. Falling from a horse in armor would do some damage. I know I'm the #1 Criston Cole defender but he really is having a go at it.

[@andrewmcgill9544]

How does someone hate King aegon but like daemon

[@quiredskywalker4422]

aegon is my favorite character i think his character is so complex tragic and misguided he even hire two clown to have companion i also think you need brain to really appreciate team green sorry for my bad English I'm not good at it

[@ryanbvisuals]

He’s not my favorite character but his story is tragic. Forced to be king, even at first he didn’t want to be. Tried to do best with the small folks but keeps getting manipulated by the council. Then had his child murdered. Also, the only being that loves him is Sunfrye, his dragon- no real family support whatsoever.

[@sumairshirazi]

Aemond was gonna kill aegon which would make aemond the king.

[@gailf1617]

I like Ser Crispy's new hairdo too.

[@kamalAli0203]

Rhaenys strapping herself in looks like a bit of foreshadowing to me!

[@Arms2]

Its a crime that you guys watch this with only one earbud each lol

[@MovieMoorons]

@@Arms2 well I’m deaf in my left ear so what good would it do? 🤣

[@Arms2]

@@MovieMoorons That’s a fair point! lol

[@angelfrom666]

I like how every reactions and comments I have seen, is all about taking pity to the dragons more than their riders

[@sproductionsinc]

Well yeah.. it's the people who have drama & cause them to die, not the dragons themselves.

[@nicolasguzman519]

Thats true, mostly.... Because Rahenys has received some sympathy

[@brandonallison2508]

The dragons are nothing more than victims of this war. Forced to fight, suffer and die all for sake of humans and their selfish needs. Sunfyre greeted aegon with love and trust, and aegon didn’t hesitate to get him killed (or very well near death). Meleys couldn’t beat Vhagar, and Rhaenys knew that.. she still had her attack anyway though. I have no sympathy for any of the humans in this show. They use the dragons as tools of war and could care less about any “bond” that these creatures feel towards their rider. The best thing they could do for them, is set them free. And let them live away from war, and the petty conflicts of man. But that will never happen unfortunately

[@joshy_bish]

Rhaenys never found out that her son Laenor was alive

[@saketadarsh7606]

Aemond 🐐

[@superkoopatrooper4879]

Umm that guy to the right is beautiful. I'll see my way out now.

[@kukiesstuff9428]

I feel sorry for Sunfyre...she thought Aegon was taking him for a walk in the dog park...not into battle

[@kimcottingham8043]

But great reaction yall. Rip queen

[@thefrenchmanla]

I think Aemond & Aegon will be killed by the end of this season, and season 3 will pivot into Rhaenyra & Alicent VS Daemond. Just a hunch, I have not read the books and am probably way off 😂 But wouldn’t that be cool..

[@sumairshirazi]

Team black should have listened to daemon. He told rhaneys that both maleys and caraxes would and could take out vhagar together but no.

[@NyakundiAdrian]

Finally!!! found reactors who don't hate Alicent for simply existing 😭I was damn...I'm i the only one who doesn't hate Alicent?

[@jayson1geek479]

Aemond will get his!!! No spoiler just saying! Alicient brother did not die either!

[@carlosarcoss]

The dragons have no fault in this not even granny vaghar if it was up to her she would just rest and sleep they just following their riders into this pointless war. kinda of a spoiler but not really it’s really obvious but this is the reason why dragons went instinct in game of thrones era

[@SCCSP84]

U R cute 🥰 hugs from Germany 🇩🇪

[@sumairshirazi]

Team black should have listened to daemon. He had a plan nows it's fucked up.

[@MarcosSantos-dj6lk]

Aemond don't try to kill sunfyre was Aegon he always wants to be the king

[@stevopr1]

#TeamAemond here 🫡🔥

[@HackWilson14]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@pangjeffrey7808]

godzilla dragon?

[@umarheadcutter7189]

Don’t watch or be on the internet because these people will spoil it for you

[@Viduthalai-k8]

Is he a lghdtv pooran

[@JuancarlosCochamagutierr-qt6uf]

A eso le llaman Reacciones ??? 😂

[@rohanshende4338]

Why this hate against Aemond? He is literally just fighting for his side. Would you give the same reaction if Rhaenys killed Aemond?

[@Jwcmbr]

He killed Lucerys, both him and Lucerys were sent as messengers.

[@chrisb6753]

Its the love to hate factor. Aemond is the only reason im team green lol.

[@Jlpro_1]

@@rohanshende4338 if he was just fighting for his side then he wouldn't have commited fatracide against his own brother(king) the dude only wants power and is in it for himself people have every reason to hate Aemond he's a full blown villain.

[@Alejojojo6]

@@Jlpro_1 He hates his brother because he makes fun of it since he was a kid and sees himxas useless for the cause if his side. He saw an opportunity for revenge and took it. He didnt kill him. Aegon is alive.

[@ragnabolt683]

@@Alejojojo6He was going to kill him. Lmao.