the end of House of the Dragon WAS INSANE... EP7-10 *house of the dragon reaction*

[@BradEvans21]

reminder: all recommendations should be taken over to DISCORD (in the recommendations channel specifically) not flooded in the comment section of videos. Recommendations made in the comment sections won’t be considered. discord.gg/kwDkB4guWa

[@blueblack3591]

I just have to say. Daemon still killed an innocent person to fake leonores death. And rhaenys killed thousands of people but refused to kill aegon? Like whyy?

[@Valentine02E]

@@blueblack3591 with the aegon things it’s bc she didn’t want to start the war without first trying for peace, Also I have a slutty little theory that she wanted a war but that’s not even a little bit canon

[@smollfloof8995]

Can we talk about how ALLOT of people disliked Matt Smith being casted as Daemon but now he is LOVED and PRAISED like?? he is a fucking amazing actor, and the same stuff happened for Emma D'arcy. they deserve so much more appreciation and love

[@Devki24]

I love Matt Smith, but I also had my doubts, mostly because he seemed too famous for such a big role and that’s not really GoT’s style. That silent scene where he killed the Crabfeeder completely changed my mind.

[@kimcottingham8043]

Yeah I will admit never heard of Matt, so looked at a picture and thought really, then he blew mind, stole every scene he was in! Emma is also great and Olivia Cooke

[@TheWhiteDeer]

A lot of the actors have gotten so much hate for just playing these roles and it's just so sad, especially with Emma. They've gotten 2 golden globe nominations for a reason!

[@lucasdolding6924]

@@Devki24 Too famous? GoT regularly hires famous actors for big roles, Sean Bean, Mark Addy, Lena Headey, Peter Dinklage were already all pretty big names as much as Matt Smith was before HotD.

[@HackWilson14]

Perfect example of someone completely over exaggerating and fabricating years after the fact. While you personally and maybe a few others disliked the casting choice of Matt Smith, there was no wide-scale dislike of Smith for this role like you’re suggesting and implying. That’s like one person and their friend saying they don’t like a casting and then you running wild saying “ALLOT of people didn’t like the casting!!”. Literally no one even knew what the character of Daemon was so why would there be some sort of strong dislike of him being cast for this show?? Your comment makes no sense and is based on something that didn’t happen. There was no widespread dislike of Matt Smith being cast in House of the Dragon. People either didn’t even know who he was (because Dr. Who isn’t as popular as you think) or didn’t know anything about the show so the general consensus was that there literally was no opinion either which way.

[@armushik]

pedro’s ‘slay’ after that daemon scene just reminded me of the greatness of the rhaenyra/daemon union because oberyn martrell is literally their descendant

[@Giveuponyourdreamsanddie2]

5:04 I love the fact that you were able to pick up on why Daemon was laughing when there are so many reactors who completely miss it and just think he's being a dick (he is but also so is Vaemond for using his niece's funeral to take shots at Rhaenyras kids)

[@justynamietlicka6338]

Aemond: Give me your eye, bastard!! Vhagar: HE CAN KEEP HIS EYE

[@ceciletillerot403]

everyone being so oblivious to the non-legitimacy of Rhaenyra's kids is giving everyone not noticing how Cersei's kids were all very much blond : denial has been a river in Egypt for a long time there lol

[@Restinpeach99]

Exactly but Cersei herself was blonde so it’s a little bit more believable than having literally platinum blond hair with brown haired children from a black husband 😂 so yeah , at this point i think no one cares anymore lol

[@lilchaos9212]

Okay but those two instances arent the same at all? Cersei herself was blonde, her entire family is blond, so it would make sense that her children could be blond. Not everyone knew about the Baratheon seed being "strong", so they could overlook a blonde woman having blond children. Whereas Rhaenyra, Laenor, and their wider family are all white haired and none of them have brown hair, brown eyes, and pug noses. Those traits literally don't exist in their family for the Strong boys to inherit, especially OVER the Valerian features which literally every other member of their family have. Alicent has brown hair and green eyes, like the rest of her family, and yet Viserys' Targaryen features dominated hers in all four of their children. Rhaena and Baela inherited the features of Laena and Daemon. The Strong boys looking nothing like Rhaenyra or Laenor, while being practically mini Harwin Strongs, would be way harder to overlook than Cersei's kids being blond. People weren't oblivious, everyone knew that they weren't Laenor's and that Harwin was their dad, it was just considered treason to say anything because Rhaenyra and Viserys wanted to pretend that they were legitimate. Everyone knew, but no one could say anything.

[@MarianaGFlores]

In Cersei's case, it wasn't that obvious.

[@ceciletillerot403]

Yeah yeah I know it was a different context, a different reaction and a different level of obvious, but it still makes me grin that years after, the same kind of problem has really big repercussions (Cersei killing all the bastard children from Robert partly because they threatened her kids if anyone was to know they had more legitimacy), and that in both cases, both Viserys and Tywin (at some point it was like everyone knew BUT him, Tyrion even pointed that out) have this shocked Pikachu face whenever someone's like : "ya know that's not REALLY your heir..." 😆 I do like how it's handled in HotD, the sons know it, they try to grow past it, and...their uncle isn't their father so that's a pro 🙃

[@IAmJustR]

There are brown haired Targaryens sprinkled throughout- mostly with brown haired mothers of noble birth.

[@kellie9276]

King Viserys reached out and said 'my love' to Aemma, Rheanyra's mother. His one true love. He was going to her.

[@nanireactssss]

Please he’s going straight to hell. He had her gutted like a fish and truly thinks she’s waiting for him?🤣🤣🤣

[@nikolajlantsov4679]

Puh lease! I sure hope my one true love doesn’t treat me like that

[@TheWhiteDeer]

Even though I watched it all on Patreon, I always adore watching the KZbin version to see the fun editing choices Brad makes. It’s always the best experience, especially when it’s a show or movie you’re passionate about ❤️ thanks for making my favourite show an even more wonderful experience. Cannot wait for you to experience Season 2!

[@VincitOmniaVeritas.]

Me too. Love Brad. 😂😂

[@cupofcait]

Same! His editing is always great. And of course gotta watch and please the algorithm as well 😂

[@madisoncomegna]

No literally same 😭🤣 while watching on Patreon I always think about “oh I can’t wait to see how this gets edited”

[@jessmPS]

Me too! I love watching everything on Patreon and just watch these videos for the fantastic editing because I may miss something or I laugh so much ... lol

[@meganlynn83]

Same! 🩵🫶🩵

[@MarianaGFlores]

1:08:52 "that means its ON" hahahahahhahahaa, oh honey. You'd think so.....

[@ViviansFourthEggyTypingFinger]

Was literally just coming here to say the same thing!! 😂...😭😭

[@Hear.myvoice]

Season 2 is so bad 🤣😭

[@J_Mock92]

8:44 Vhagar is typically referred to with feminine pronouns, but it's mentioned in the books that dragons may be able to "change sex" in order to adapt to their surroundings (like some real-life reptiles). The dragons that are referred to as "she-dragons" or acknowledged by feminine pronouns are really just the ones that have laid eggs.

[@David-zn2hx]

RIP to the random innocent man killed in Rhaenyra's scheme 😂

[@rachels.8051]

Yeah, this story works if we consider a lot of people NPCs 😢

[@CG_2017]

the doechii "whoopsie made a oopsie" made me CACKLE

[@joycerose5130]

so happy that you acknowledged that Laenor might have been infertile because a lot of other reactors that i've watched don't think about that . They just put all the blame on Rhaenyra. At the end of the day Rhaenyra needed to have a child to strengthen her claim.

[@Tooba-K123]

I'm surprised that in today's time no one thinks Laenor was barren when she legit told that they tried but to no vail.

[@margisama]

Exactly. Rhaenyra outright says that they tried to have a child (fun or not given Laenor's romantic preferences) but she didn't conceive by him. We know the fertility problem isn't with her, so either they didn't try often enough or, more like, Laenor was infertile. The only 'problem' is that if Rhae had been really cunning she would've found a member of the Velaryon household to have at least *one* kid with (preferably the eldest) that could believably be passed off as Laenor's kid regardless of what hair color they came out with. Strongs' have very strong genetics so ironically if she'd had a baby with someone else they probably would've inherited her silver hair (like all of Alicent's children did even with only one Targaryen parent).

[@prico3358]

1:04:48 Luke fumbled there. He forgot he has 2 more little blond brothers who are not promised to anyone yet.

[@watertulips]

one thing about Viserys, he did not play about his daughter

[@rubi_illustrations]

1:03:56 That was Vermithor! Dragon to the old king Jaehaerys

[@katearcher8514]

And he's the best! I'm looking forward to Brad seeing him in all his glory. His sound design is so unique, he SOUNDS formidable.

[@rubi_illustrations]

@@katearcher8514 Agreed!

[@kohlverine6134]

“OH WE FAKED IT!!” 😂 I love that they filmed that so well that some of us were surprised. So well done.

[@rachels.8051]

If they hadn’t shown that scene, I would have rage quit 😂

[@kledi3817]

i’m actually really really excited for you to watch the next season. i’d say it wasn’t as popular as the first but IDC it’s a gag in my book

[@myong2206]

EXACTLY it is so underrated in my opinion and i feel like season 3 will give us such amazing payoff

[@Pixanxious]

Another great one Brad! I feel the need to point out that when Aemond and Vhagar and chasing Lucerys and Arrax, Aemond is talking to Luke initially in High Valyrian. This is important because dragons will only obey High Valyrian (according to the lore). When Aemond starts to lose control of Vhagar, he starts speaking English, so all Vhagar knows is that Aemond was threatening Luke and Arrax and that Arrax just shot fire at her face. Thus, she of course killed them because that’s what she thought Aemond wanted and that Arrax was a threat. Lots of theories out there on why Vhagar didn’t obey, but many don’t look at the scene and rather the history (which is important, but not as much as people are theorizing in this scene)

[@JustMe_Jessi]

Also the lore included the bond between dragon and rider, so Aemond's rage would be feeding into Vhagar's FAFO battle baddie. If you watch the scene after Aemond claims Vhagar and gets into the fight in the tunnel with his nephews and cousins, when Aemond is cut and screams, you can hear Vhagar roar too; that rage Aemond has felt towards his nephews has been there the ENTIRE time Aemond and Vhagar have been bonded, so when Arrax acts to defend Luc (feeling Luc's fear, adding to their own, trying to defend Luc), Vhagar *IMMEDIATELY* reacts even though you can see Aemond's shock that he's off'd his nephew since he especially understands what that then means for his house. I really like how this series gives us a lot more insight into the ways in which dragons bond with their riders, their relationships with each other, and how we get the camera shots of the dragon's eye, which ties in with book lore of dragon's being able to see into a person's heart.

[@rhaelicent]

It didn’t matter what Viserys said or didn’t say or what Alicent believed or not, Otto would’ve crowned Aegon ANYWAY. In the council scene you can see that they had all alr planned the usurpation, without Alicent’s knowledge. So she had no say I bc it, it would’ve made no difference. Alicent mostly believed it as a way to cope as she had just made up with Rhaenyra, but had she not she would’ve just been another politic prisoner. Mind you Alicent is the only one to still defend Rhaenyra and her life even after all that.

[@aidan-mrtl]

YES exactly. i don't understand why people don't get this

[@tetamale4280]

long live to Rhaenyra Targaryen, the first of her name, the Black Queen, the Dragon Queen 🖤

[@divinelangene6813]

Yes

[@Renzago]

Yooo brad finishing Season 1 today? LET'S GOOO! Best birthday present!!!!!!!!

[@EmeraldDreams7]

Happy Birthday!!!!!!

[@Marta-uv4id]

While the cast is filled with incredible actors, especially Paddy Considine as Viserys, Olivia Cooke and Emma D'arcy are simply perfect for their characters. Even though some may find the writing for their characters flawed, and that's perfectly fine, I genuinely can't think of any other actor that would fit their characters better. Their confrontation in episode 7 is probably my favorite acting moment in season 1 except for Paddy's entrance as Viserys in episode 8.

[@thedragondemands]

1:03:00 there are 3 unclaimed ones that had riders before (that one's Vermithor - dragon of the great king Jaehaerys) - the 3 truly "wild" ones were never claimed when they were young so they grew up feral. As a mustang to horses.

[@pnkwtch]

1:03:29 oh hun if you love rhaenys now… just wait till season two. an icon.

[@please_im_a_staaar]

Alicent has had a pretty shitty life of only doing what other people want her to do and "serving the realm" while not being able to do ANYTHING for herself since childhood. So I get why she's pissed off at Rhaenyra. She has a life and does what she wants thanks to her dad loving her so much that he's willing to ignore her "shortcomings" and allow her to be foolish. Alicent is just a tragic character to me. Can't imagine living like this.

[@lilchaos9212]

Yep, people love to shit on Alicent but if any of us were in her shoes? It would've been awful. She is basically told that she and every other woman, except for Rhaenyra, has to follow the rules and do what the men say, and are expected to just be okay with it.

[@Tashwampa]

Yeah shes had it bad but why take it out on Rhaenyra for not suffering instead of just being mad at the men who do this to her. Obviously she can't act against them as she is but Rhaenyra didn’t do that to her

[@user-dx2dm8oq8g]

@@Tashwampa Yeah she could have sabotaged the "seduction" plan her dad had for Viserys. Otto would not have killed or hurt her, she would have been able to marry someone else. I believe that she wanted to be queen, but didn't understand what it actually meant since she's sheltered and religious. She has an unhealthy obsession with Rhaenyra. I can't tell if she hates her, wants to be her or wants to be with her.

[@maggierappa417]

@@Tashwampaat least my interpretation is that it’s because Rhaenyra has what Alicent wants. The freedom to act as you please and have kids through love without fear of execution. Essentially internalized misogyny x10

[@rhaelicent]

@@user-dx2dm8oq8g well no, Otto is not just her father but the hand of the king. Same way Viserys is the KING. When he told her to keep this secret form Rhaenyra, it’s an order from literally the highest position in the country. She can’t go against that. Not everyone had a blazing dragon and silver hair as an excuse for rebelling and getting away with it

[@mansiukande9044]

You are literally the best.. the way I laugh and cheer along you is unreal. Lots of love and hoping for more HOD reactions soon.

[@champropaganda]

Alicent, I love you kween, but your misinterpretation of Aegon's dream just made me let out a VERY LONG sigh 😭😭😭

[@brandibastian4193]

Can be fair I don't think she intentionally caused that war I think it was just a misunderstanding but after season 2 I'm like she doesn't give a f*** that she f***** up

[@Marta-uv4id]

Season 2, and even episode 9 itself, makes it *very* clear that the only person that misinterpretation had any influence on is Alicent herself, meaning it helped only her to feel like Aegon was the right choice, no one else. The Green Council was already planning to usurp Rhaenyra and put Aegon on the throne before any of that happened, even Otto says the prophecy really didn't do anything but make Aegon more legitimate in their eyes.

[@rhaelicent]

@@Marta-uv4id exactly! Finally someone who understands.. bc istg so many people are acting as if her siding or not siding with the green council would’ve made a difference when really the ball was never in her court and they had planned for the usurpation either way

[@emmadow4880]

Grandma Vhagar is a menace, I love and fear her

[@jessicajones657]

What Rheanyra gave birth to in the last episode was a child with too much dragon's blood. Lore says the Targaryans long ago added dragon blood to their own. So for them, keeping pure bloodlines isn't just about royal rights - it's about having enough dragon riders. Daemon and the Queen's blood is not just incest but sometimes brings children with too much dragon in them.

[@c342thedroid2]

I don't remember the lore explicitly saying that. It is implied. And we don't know if the lizard babies are because of too much dragon blood. Another theory could be that in needing to keep the blood pure to preserve the dragon blood when introducing external blood it destabilises the balance of the dragon genes. The way Valyrian genes are engineered to be impervious to incest but not normal blood. Or maybe they're being poisoned and the dragon features are a symptom of the magical blood trying to cleanse the poison, or sickness, or a deformity. Maybe it's a developmental process and they all look like that at certain stages of the gestation.

[@ms_scribbles]

I scrolled down to see if anyone mentioned this, and since I didn't see anyone talk about it, I'll let you know. The "my love" when Aegon dying was him talking to Aemma, his first wife that died in childbirth. He was going to the afterlife to see her again.

[@ms_scribbles]

Oh yeah, and that dragon is Meleys, the Red Queen. Badass dragon. Love her.

[@ms_scribbles]

Yeah, you won't get too many dragons from House Velaryon, but you will get lots and lots and lots of ships. Back in Valyria, they were a seafaring house, not a dragonriding one.

[@ms_scribbles]

I *believe* that dragon Daemon was singing to is Vermithor, King Jaehaerys I's (the old kind in the intro of the first episode, and the grandfather of both Viserys and Rhaenys) dragon. He hasn't taken a rider since Jaehaerys died. His wife's dragon, Silverwing, was also mentioned, and also doesn't have a rider since her original one died decades ago.

[@ms_scribbles]

Yeeeeah, little Arrax spit fire at Vhagar, and pissed Vhagar off so much, Aemond had no control over her. She was in kill mode at that point. As Viserys says in an earlier episode, "The idea that we control the dragons is an illusion." Yep, dragons only obey when they feel like it. If they've had enough, no human can stop them.

[@marinegoeseels3891]

I cannot express to you how much I love your videos. That hour felt like 10min

[@DesAnanieva]

Oh the way I fall in love with Tom Glynn-Carney when he was given time to do press and shine. Also the trio of him Phia and Ewan - pure gold

[@maggierappa417]

The amount of common sense in this comment section is so refreshing. I love seeing other people being able to recognize motivations for characters of than Rhaenyra and Daemon

[@MPaterson55]

Brad I love your reviews so much! they put a smile on my face and just so much fun

[@ivalani1893]

Simping over Daemon has always been a mystery to me. Never liked him, started hating him after this choking incident and continued hating him in season 2.

[@chrisrumpy]

Blurring Viserys at his last dinner is CRAZY 😂😭😭😭😭

[@jchandler6003]

I’m gathering all my snacks, we are truly blessed today!!!

[@cba7873]

Your videos are making me laugh during a really tough time, thanks for all you do!!

[@elliCrampton]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS YESSSSSSSS🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️

[@leighwhite6700]

Thank you, Brad. Excellent reaction. You put a lot of work into this. I/we appreciate it. See ya soon.

[@CoRLex-jh5vx]

Btw; 'sharply questioned' is a euphemism for LITERAL TORTURE. Rhaenyra legit looked at this recently maimed ten year old and asked for him to be tortured so they could figure out how he knew the obviously bastard kids were bastards. I'd go feral if I was Alicent too

[@Itsememario-x6c]

I am literally watching this show with you, like i am choosing to watch it with you. Please do not stop doing this brad 😭😭😭😭

[@taylorodell7444]

In the books, Rhaenys, Laenor and Laenas mother had dark hair. So the legitimacy of Rhaenyras children was definitely more of the Green Council just being straight up petty with no actual ground to stand on. In the show they clearly wanted it to be obvious. But it doesn’t matter because Viserys and Corlys and Laenor claim those children, so they’re legitimate by law.

[@taylorodell7444]

I have a lot to say about this show and none of it is positive towards the greens. Alicent specifically does a lot of shit and gets away with it, things she should’ve been straight up executed for. Helaena is the only green I’ll defend.

[@Tooba-K123]

​@@taylorodell7444 they also did Helaena dirty towards the end of season 2.

[@c342thedroid2]

We also don't know for sure the colour of Harwin's hair. The only Strong of which we knew the hair colour of had blonde hair. And it seems there is this misunderstanding that it's implied Harwin did have dark hair because the children are described as "resembling him" in their dark hair, eyes and pug noses. Which is what fed the rumours. They were not. They are described as having those features, yes, but as opposed to Laenor's own, so, that they did not resemble him, nor did they Rhaenyra though. It is not actually written that they look like Harwin. They are described as common. The greens assume Harwin to be the father because he was always with Rhae. However, it could probably be the case that there were at least blonde people in House Strong if Harwin's the father, which Rhaenyra maybe hoped would contribute to the chances of her children being born on the fairer side. Maybe Harwin was blonde as a babe, who knows. George likes to play on this. They could still have been legitimate Valaryons, however unlikely, especially given in the books the Valaryons are not black (although given in the show Laenor is only half...). George himself shows the Green boys all light-haired despite their mother being dark and thus having a 50% chance. We don't know for certain how dominant and recessive genes work either in this world. Although the main theory in this case is First Men > Valyrian > everyone else. I think he wrote it to be open-ended on purpose. To be unclear and cause mayhem and doubt. And because with this style of writing he could just leave it at that. The greens are just petty and power-hungry as you said. What's key is that those children were loved and accepted. They were the ones making issues about it.

[@katierooh20]

"there's just a lot of judgmental stares happening" HOTD in a nutshell

[@thedragondemands]

1:05:35 - not a glass eye but a polished blue sapphire

[@RisticXMMII]

OMG The White Wyrm's accent was also driving me NUTS! Thank you for pointing that out Brad ~

[@duniixi]

we want season 2 open for everyoneee PLEASEEE

[@eldritchbaobun9976]

It's so funny to me how everyone forgets Vaemond is right. Very interesting. He's definitely a little shit about it, but I might be too if my family was being used.

[@Tashwampa]

The only thing is he's doing this when Corlys not even dead yet and he affirmed his own succession. He wasnt arguing to give it to Baela, he wanted it instead so it's not like hes a Velaryon hero.

[@eldritchbaobun9976]

He definitely crashed out.

[@karlesia]

literally

[@maggierappa417]

No, but actually people forget that the greens are right. Rhaenyras kids are bastards. Do they deserve the amount of hate they get from the greens, no. But the greens are right, Lucerys is not the rightful heir of Driftmark because he is not a velaryon

[@blanketwodahs6741]

I feel like most of the reactors I have seen have admitted that Vaemond was right. I have always felt that way, myself, even being 200% team black.

[@TerrorOfTheTrident]

it’s funny how everyone loves daemon and rhaenrya like daemon didn’t blatantly groom her as a child 😭 but yeah let’s root for the awesome power couple

[@Shia224]

In the book Rhaenyra gave birth to her stillborn baby girl Visenya and it did have dragon like features and in the show too but! Not much was seen. Also before Rhaenyra's mother’s death she wanted to name the baby visenya if I was a girl. Visenya is a cursed name. every girl named Visenya dies😢

[@awkward1999]

I don’t know why they didn’t mention her in the show especially after a horrific scene

[@Tooba-K123]

​@@awkward1999 it confused me too, Rhaenyra has a whole ass rant about Visenya's death in the book but for some reason they didn't include that part.

[@awkward1999]

@@Tooba-K123I can think of a view reasons but I’m not gonna say them bc I’ll probably get attacked

[@anah-s5l]

BEEN WAITING FOR THIS AAAAAA im in a free period rn so im watching f my work 😛

[@CG_2017]

something about the bastards thing I never vibed with: their mother is a targ. From a succession question, THAT is what matters. Sure it's scandalous that the heir would've had an affair but that doesn't bring to question the legitimacy of her sons' royalty.

[@lilchaos9212]

The main succession crisis regarding their illegitimacy is Driftmark, which would go to the Velayrons, actually. They aren't actually Laenor's sons, and so have no real claim to it. In reality, they are robbing it from Rhaena and Baela since they are Corlys' only biological grandchildren.

[@MarianaGFlores]

Omg sweetheart how come it's been years and you people still don't understand what a bastard is. ROBERTS KIDS ARE STILL BASTARDS EVEN THO HES THE KING, do you know why? Because they were born out of wedlock. So there, Gendri and Rhaenyras kids are the same level of bastards..

[@CG_2017]

@lilchaos9212 that's not how folks act before that though. You're 100% correct but folks really harped on the fact that they were illegitimate full stop, not that they weren't Valaryons. does that make sense?

[@maggierappa417]

@@CG_2017for the time period, yes. Cause I’m pretty sure it was adjacent to illegal for women to have kids outside of a marriage, and especially disastrous as the heir

[@SaiyanSerenityV]

Trying to pass off kids conceived out of wedlock as the heir to the throne IS treason though. By our modern lens there's nothing wrong with it, I love their little open arrangement family thing they had going on, but by Westerosi law it's punishable by death. Aegon IV literally starts MULTIPLE wars by breaking this law and legitimising his baseborn kids in the future.

[@gwinnellheald8592]

"He can keep his toungue" is quite possibky the most iconic moment of the show for me

[@amandahill4289]

No one knows why they made Mysaria have that accent in season one, not even sure what it was supposed to be but I promise you it is MUCH MUCH (like a million times) better in season two. “You desire not to be free but to make a window in the wall of your own prison.” Rhaenys always spits bars.

[@wonderwomanmillow2281]

Can not wait for season 2 reactions❤

[@justynamietlicka6338]

I've read the books pretty long time ago but there is one thing that I remember clearly: I frickin hate Criston Cole, he has the worst personality of them all, lol. (Imagine, in the books he was even worst than he's in the show 💀) He is a man who's talking the most about honor but have no honor at all. He's pathetic, hateful, impulsive, narcissist, no true knight. He is very skilled in combat but that alone doesn't making him a knight.

[@taylormarie7329]

There’s a good amount of us waiting for this lmao love it

[@alwaysahiccupandastrid]

Fun fact: I met Matt Smith twice at London comic con in November 2022 and July 2023, and at one of his talks the con hosted, he said both he and Emma were SO confused about the choking scene 😭 they both apparently were like “????” to each other because neither of them thought it made any sense. The writers of HOTD are hopelessly AWFUL, to the point where after S2 GRRM himself made blog posts about his disappointment with the series. Season 2 was so bad it made Season 1 look like a MASTERPIECE.

[@maggierappa417]

To be fair: the “disappointment” was that 1 character was excluded, and nothing about literally every other little detail fans complained about. And it was deleted like a day later

[@emma-kati]

Season two has good moments to it but overall it's meh, while season one has some questionable decisions but is overall fine

[@Tooba-K123]

Season 2 would've been fine but they really ruined Alicent, Rhaenyra and Helaena too much towards the end by continuously whitewashing them when there's no reason to. Not to mention some of the direction of the scenes are terrible choices like the whole B&C sequence, all RhaeLicent meetups, AliCole, and the dream sequence with Helaena towards the end to the guy she should be despising for taking away what's important of her.

[@emilyk5168]

Viserys does say "my love." According to the actor, he sees Aemma and considers her his true wife. Though he probably shouldn't have let the maesters kill her if that were the case.

[@emilyk5168]

Also the diva dragon that Daemon sings to at the end is Vermithor. The old king (who only appears in the first episode briefly and then dies so Viserys can become king) rode him.

[@kledi3817]

quick little reminder that in the show it Aemma would have died either way.

[@Iamsome61]

“That means it’s ON now!” You would think, wouldn’t you?

[@returner424]

1:08:19 "the idea that we control the dragons is an illusion."

[@nonastans]

I always love when Editing Brad pops in 😂

[@arianaw9574]

Brad you aren’t crazy!!! It’s GOT/Targaryen lore that their stillborns are human-dragon creatures. The fertility of the dragons is also tied to the fertility of the Targaryens. Syrax is a mega producer in the same way we see Rhaenyra popping out 6 kids. The first Targaryens used blood magic to make them easier to control thereby effectively making dragons apart of their very being. Blood of the dragon isn’t too far off in reality.

[@tsubaki.3500]

No, bc im with Alicent on that one, i would be LIVID if people knocked on my door in the middle of the night saying that someone just took my kid's eye.

[@maggierappa417]

Literally. Was it right to say Lucerys should lose an eye as well, no. But was it absolutely understandable to want some kind of punishment, absolutely. She’s right, her son is permanently scarred and will be remembered as such. The other kids just got a little scratched up.

[@tsubaki.3500]

@maggierappa417 Right! In fact, I truly believe that the show Alicent wouldn't have had instantly the idea of taking one of Lucerys' eyes, I think her saying that was an impulsive and desperate act after realizing that the other children wouldn't be disciplined or punished in any way. Alicent in the books was wild, the show one, not so much.

[@nanireactssss]

Also Rhaenyra suggested Aemond be tortured after that happened. I would’ve gone bat shit after that too. And if it was any other kid that took aemond eye, his eye would’ve immediately been cut out. It’s a normal punishment for those times, especially because it was the kings son who was harmed.

[@eefaaaa8045]

@@nanireactssssthis 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

[@c342thedroid2]

@@tsubaki.3500 I do think that when Alicent first asks for the eye was more impulsive and she would not have done so in any other circumstance. It was more for show and because she was angry. The same way Rhaenyra asks for Aemond to be sharply questioned but does not actually mean to have a child tortured (seriously some people have not watched the show appropriately), just for Alicent or the greens to fess up to what they've been doing. Alicent was justly upset and hoping for punishment. Given she knows how permissive her husband was with Rhaenyra it also makes sense she asks for the most severe punishment if she believes she will have to bargain down and settle to have any punishment at all. However, when she sees that's exactly what was going to happen, that is nothing, she did give in into the impulsivity and wildness. I personally thought it was appropriate. I don't think she would have gone for the eye on full though as that could have been easily fatal too, but she was angry and kid could die with such a wound still. No one around her loves her in a manner she can feel and appreciate. Her husband loves his first wife still and uses her as a broodmare, her father loves her mother more and uses her as a tool to control the king, her children she worked so hard for and has a hard time relating to are kind of her only thing she can hang onto, the only hope for something better.

[@haileyfuentes6785]

BRAAADDLAAAAYYYYY ive been WAITING FOR THIS

[@javierabravob]

Oh my baby Lucerys, his death will always hurt, my sweet boy luke RIP 😭😭

[@lizmagu3189]

Paddy should have won a golden globe for episode 8. Such amazing acting. Funny you said you look like a priest while i was thinking a monk, because of the brown. The actor playing Aemond also is in The Last Kingdom, which is a fking amazing series, in which he plays a monk!! 😁

[@andresfernandez8100]

I WAS WAITING FOR THISSS

[@dakota7314]

I really hope you keep shows you've been watching on YT on YT. I realize that one has got to make a living and this is a great way to lead your viewership to patreon but also has a bitter taste to it for the people that you got hooked. It's ultimativly your decision of course. Coming from a patrion member.

[@rachljperdew]

7:09 “you were a child” uhhh did he get brain damage & forget Laena’s age

[@sydney33thomas]

This is more of an inconsistency on the writers' part. In the book and the Targayrian family tree, Laena Velaryon is actually older than Rhaenyra, and she was 23 when she married Daemon.

[@rhaelicent]

@@sydney33thomas well ok but not in the show. She was about 16 I believe

[@karlesia]

I love the show and now I'm watching it for the first time after reading the books (with you reacting to it) and I can't but be angry with some changes, it's still very good though

[@matthewlennon6289]

Some of the best quality reactions on YT as always Brad

[@lizziejackson2529]

Oh I've been WAITING for this!

[@TerrorOfTheTrident]

the thing is otto has enforced all this on aegon to become king when he doesn’t want to either. otto just wants to use aegon as another puppet as king and they never taught him how to be one

[@nanaas647]

I’ve waiteddddddd for thissss hey my love 🥰🩷🩷

[@oliviaeades9807]

"Your daughter ...... Youre brethren...." Im screaming

[@CG_2017]

genuine question for fellow watchers: why does the roast pig work Aemond up so much? Yeah, they did the Pink Dread but that was then and he has Vhaegar now. Like... cmon, you CLEARLY won that one.

[@hxrleydxrling9662]

i think it has to do with how deeply insecure aemond really is and aegon still bullies him now

[@kledi3817]

a lot of aemond characterization is just him trying to make up for always being made fun of when he was younger. like hes the useless 2nd born son who has to make up for being “unimportant” and bullied by being a great fighter, intelligent etc. I’d say him getting bullied when he was younger drives a lot of hus actions. This is also touched on in some conversations in season 2 btw. Alicent said something along the lines of “have the unjustices in your youth not been sufficiently avenged” or sth like that.

[@maggierappa417]

Cause he’s unable to let anything go

[@RobinNicoagain]

Pig is a bit of tool here. The camera moved on to Luke and his brother snickering because Aemond was given a pig. It got under Aemond's skin.

[@Sunny_Zone123]

I could totally see you watching Murder Drones. It's an indie animation show on YT and its a comedic horrer. I think you'll love it, queen✨️✨️✨️🗣🗣

[@mamakat114]

“Not on the beach”. Don’t knock it till you try it. Sand is an exfoliant

[@itsthatgirl98_]

54:34 "She was only daughter and they killed her, they stole my crown and murdered my daughter and they shall answer for it." - Rhaenyra Targaryen

[@dairismyair]

the show is built around rhaenyra and alicen'ts relationship, so the scene with the letter is actually very important.

[@Chloe-h2r4m]

Just wait until you see the second season , it’s SICKENING

[@kaodi6993]

I don't believe that Brad is watching the same show as us.😂😂❤ Dude is only here to seenthe dragon

[@tetamale4280]

episode 8 was everything

[@Valentine02E]

Thanks Brad I was bored as fuck you saved my day from low dopamine, also have you watched fleabag bc the priest comment in the intro immediately made me think of that

[@sleepykatava]

I can’t wait for season 2 OMG!!

[@lizettyl]

The Emma Roberts bit just about killed me 😭😭😭

[@SamBramwood]

"Eye's-gone Targaryen" sounds quite fitting I might say

[@RooooooabberTbrtvbilli-v9w]

Hotd s1 was my fav part of the got universe ❤❤❤ i love it sm

[@serenitylasandra]

Noooo I have to go to work 😭 well at least can watch when I get home!

[@natalieh6269]

As cold as it sounds, Aemond vs Lucerys WAS just a spat between a second son vs a second son, when both Aegon and Rhaenyra had alternate heirs. The common people won't care as much as their family, especially when it's all political maneuvering by the rich they hate anyway.

[@ruru_c_n]

between 35:36 and 37:21 wouldn't the king be referring to Jon Snow because his real name is Aegon Targaryen and surly not Aegon the Conqueror. cause the king also referred to the song of ice and fire a lot while talking about the prince that was promised Aegon ( aka Jon snow ) and this takes place during Game Of Thrones with Jon snow.

[@chelseawood3070]

3hours😢😢i’m so excited i need it now

[@rhaenyraitargaryen6360]

Lmao the same director that directed the Long Night episode directed this episode too. 😂

[@ViviansFourthEggyTypingFinger]

Vizzy T ( King Viserys) makes a comment earlier in the season about how people believe the Targaryen's control the dragons but that is not true. Im paraphrasing because I cant remember the exact words, but that comment basically sums up the final scene of season 1. No one can control them.

[@T3ddyD7]

1:01:00 That whole daemon choking Rhaenya scene never made much sense to me, nor did it to the actors Matt and Emma. It was known that the show had a writer who hated the character of Daemon, so they did everything in their way to ruin his only likability (his love for his family, especially his wife). There was a deleted scene of Daemon hugging his daughters after their mother, Laena, died, but the writer decided to delete it.

[@rhaelicent]

@T3ddyD7 it makes sense, he’s a groomer and someone who has killed one of his wives before. It makes sense. Abuse is also very common when it comes to incest. Also, the actors didn’t say it like that

[@T3ddyD7]

@@rhaelicent Sure, he's a flawed person, but so is every other character. The main problem with that scene is that it was poorly written and wasn't needed, and both actors did say they didn't understand the scene, so technically they did say it like that.

[@rhaelicent]

@ there’s a difference between a flawed person and a groomer who has abused others before. He was the same in the books too, I don’t know why you’re trying to paint him as this hero who was ruined by the ‘stupid writers’, when really it’s who he’s always been if you took off your rose tinted goggles. I’d be fine with you liking him if you admitted this, but instead all of you defend him and act surprised when someone who is in an incestual relationship with someone half his age, who he has seen grow up and who killed one of his wives and married the other when she was 16 (& didn’t allow her to go home when she asked AND ignored his kids), is, in fact, abusive. It’s not out of character not a surprising element in the least

[@T3ddyD7]

@@rhaelicent I'm not wearing goggles. I love Daemon's character, both in the show and the book, but just as GRRM described Daemon as morally grey and flawed, I describe him the same way. My problem isn't because he is a bad guy; it's because how awful the writers are at handling a complex character like Daemon. Daemon is definitely the most interesting and best character in FNB, and the writers don't do him justice; they legit made him kill his wife. Book Daemon still does bad things, yes, but it's just unnecessary to change He has like 2 likeable things about him, but the show gets rid of them completely for no reason. I'm not defending his actions but his character. That whole choking scene was awful from a writing POV and wasn't necessary at all. Why defend bad writing? Also, Book Daemon was described as a hero.

[@T3ddyD7]

@@rhaelicent the show is taking out the things that make him a grey character

[@christiana7424]

Not the Bronson clip Brad!! 🤣🤣

[@laurenrshelly]

i cant WAITTTT for you to watch season 2

[@donney5]

Finally you see how horrible Daemon is. I hate him!