The First To Act... | HOUSE OF THE DRAGON [1x10] (REACTION)

[@briandajmnz]

“The idea that we control dragons is an illusion" - King Viserys said it in the very beginning

[@boxmulla]

The Dragon in the Cave was "Vermithor", the second biggest dragon after Vhagar. He was King Jaherys Dragon, the King before Viserys. You saw him in the first episode at the council of Harrenhal

[@wonderwomanmillow2281]

and he likes music❤

[@trippersigs2248]

Third

[@XCninjaXC]

King Jaherys used to sing that song to Vermithor - after Jaherys died, Vermithor would not allow anyone to be his new rider, he went and made his lair under Dragonmont. Daemon was singing the song to Vermithor to re-socialise with Vermithor to show that he's a friend and possibly convince him to let Daemon to be his new rider

[@Alejojojo6]

Jaehaerys*

[@Alejojojo6]

@@XCninjaXC It's Jaehaerys*

[@Castlependragon]

Just started reading a book where a character is named Bridget. Every time I read it, I hear, "Bridgiiiit". It's distracting and I love it

[@SirAwesomeVille]

Hahah that is adorable, and it would probably happen to me as well :D

[@ryanw4842]

Gotta say I I’m there with you. The find myself doing it to other names😢

[@IAmJustR]

Yeah… no one is simply named Bridget in my presence henceforth 😂😂

[@tjfkc]

i started a video of theirs on mute the other day and it didnt matter cuz i could still hear it in my head hah

[@anis_hadji]

28:53 because we've read the books, the show is biased!

[@briceoka5623]

"can"t be sending endangered species to war"... famous last words

[@RielMyricyne]

"the idea that we control the dragons is an illusion"

[@marsalien4]

"I'm 12, you think I'm gonna go fight some dudes?" Lyanna Mormont, at 12 years old killing a giant: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@ouissler]

The actress playing Rhaenyra deserves a price just for that look to end the season. Gives me chills everytime

[@FedSmoker-g9t]

Looked like she was trying to push a shit

[@LunarHexagon]

My favorite comment on Reddit when this happened: "Old Grandma Vaghar - poor thing was just triggered and reacting to her war PTSD from the conquering"

[@GoingRoguee]

they made you think Daemon wanted the throne. he never cared for it because he had 20 yers to fix up even before his nieces birth but he simply did not care for it. all he ever cared for was his family and his brothers + keeping the house of the dragon on its glory "on top". He knew what the Hightowers were up too from episode one but his brother never listened.

[@kobarsos82]

He always did care about his brother's attention, approval and love. He had an odd way of showing it, it was mostly subtle in his mannerisms and actions, but if you put it all together it makes sense. Many viewers fail to realize this, its well hidden in the script and Daemon is surely not the easiest character to read, that's so fascinating about him, and also his performance.

[@roguechevelle]

@@kobarsos82 He totally reminds me of a person I knew who was diagnosed at first with Bipolar disorder but later formally diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. He had a fear of being abandoned or not being loved so he pushed people away so they left him first but he also would play head games or act out to get their attention to try to pull them back in (it's literally called "push and pull" as a symptom) when he wanted them back. Daemon totally reminds me of that.

[@kobarsos82]

@@roguechevelle Yup that's in fact a good assessment.

[@autje1970]

"We're gonna name that baby Viserys." They already have a son Viserys! Don't make this even more confusing! 😂

[@frnknstndrgqn]

I mean she did name it visenya

[@nicholashall5241]

26:34 "It was at this moment, Aemon knew, he f**ked up." 😂

[@FURYLIVE727]

Aemond^

[@alycewellin]

They couldn't kill Otto at that moment. The actual war had not yet started, they were gathering allies and trying to negotiate. Otto went as a messenger, he could not be harmed. Of course yes, they could have killed him, but it wouldn't be seen well, much less accepted willingly. That's why what Aemond did was so bad. Lucerys was just a messenger, it wasn't an honorable death, it was murder. Aemond began the Dance of Dragons. "Then the storm broke, and the dragons danced."

[@themingler441]

At this point though, Rhaenys already saw that the Hightowers were killing Rhaenyra's supporters. They also tried to imprison her. It seems like war had already begun for all intents and purposes. I don't know why they don't make more of that.

[@Mcherri]

The thing is they could’ve kidnapped Otto without killing him it technically wouldn’t be frowned upon if he was alive and unharmed just locked up.

[@alycewellin]

@@themingler441 But either way at that point Rhaenyra was still trying to avoid a war. Even with what the Hightowers did, a negotiation was still possible. They changed a lot of things in the series that I think affected the story, but in the books it's always emphasized how at this point a negotiation was still possible, and at the time only crows were being exchanged. So by all accounts, the war had not yet begun. That's why I don't really like Rhaenys' scene with Meleys at Aegon's coronation, but whatever.

[@alycewellin]

@@Mcherri I don't think so. A messenger is still a messenger. He must not be harmed in any way. Yes, I agree it could be done, even if it wasn't ideal, but as I said, Rhaenyra was still trying to avoid a war, so she didn't want the first act of war to come at her hand.

[@ashfordafful9300]

The book is unreliable, this is the actual story

[@andrewward5891]

Part of the deal Otto offered Rhaenera to have her sons be a squire and cupbearer to Aegon would have made them hostages in Kings Landing to keep her from plotting against Aegon. That’s part of the reason why Daemon angrily rejected the proposal

[@itsthatgirl98_]

7:44 Visenya was born dead, twisted, malformed, with a hole in her chest where her heart was supposed to be and a dragon's tail with scales.

[@WatashiMachineFullCycle]

I get why they couldn't do all of that persay but I saw some detailed shots of the baby on Instagram and I LOVE that they did make her scales and kind of lizard looking

[@rexibhazoboa7097]

@@WatashiMachineFullCycle the way they did all that work and decided not to show it. BTS staff seem smart.

[@superkoopatrooper4879]

Old Valyria was hinted in the books to have suffered a form of nucellarfallout. They insinuate a few times that they did experiments along the lines of chimera's and thats how the bond between men and dragons happened. Perhaps, thats how dragons came to be. It was symbolism imo that Rhaenyra and her kids are just as much Targaryen if not more so than anyone on team green.

[@courtneylconover80]

@@superkoopatrooper4879 Incest causes deformities. My own cousin 2 centuries ago was raped by her father. She birthed a child with red spotted skin, webbed feet and hands, and a tail.

[@sython135]

Mushroom isn't a reliable narrator

[@Aelithe680]

The ending song is so eery cuz its the targaryen theme song but slowed and made to sound like she's getting angry and mad. Its so chilling and I love it

[@stephenwalker972]

The dragon Daemon was singing to is Vermithor The Bronze Fury. He was the dragon of the Old King Jaehaerys at the beginning of episode one. He is the second largest dragon after Vhagar.

[@girlnettles]

Dreamfyre is older than Vermithor. Could Dreamfyre be bigger? Also Silverwing was hatched around the same time as Vermithor

[@stephenwalker972]

@@girlnettles No cause Dreamfrye was chained up in the Dragon pit for most of her life so she didn’t grow much even though she is the second oldest dragon maybe third after the cannibal. Silverwing might be the size between Vermithor and Meleys.

[@sarcasmxkate]

​@@stephenwalker972Silverwing is right behind Sheapstealer and right before Dreamfyre.

[@sarcasmxkate]

​@@girlnettlesVermithor is the second largest we've met. There's two in between Vhagar and Vermithor, but definitely not Dreamfyre. There's also two dragons between Vermithor and Dreamfyre, one of them being Silverwing. She's right before Dreamfyre in size. There's a size chart you can google!

[@girlnettles]

@@sarcasmxkate I don’t really care about the size chart. It was made by fans. I’m going by birth order. Cannibal and Sheepstealer are a mystery because we don’t know when they were born. So I’m not counting them just yet. Vhagar is the oldest, then Dreamfyre, then Vermithor and Silverwing. I think Vermithor might have been bred to be a war dragon back in Valyria. So that would explain him being bigger than Dreamfyre.

[@that.ll_do_pig]

It cracks me up how so many reactors just _cannot_ handle the childbirth scenes but bring on the gory violence! 😂

[@niara2411]

Right I always laugh because those are the moments I feel when I was watching the show where I was the quietest because of how intense and incredible (in terms of acting) were

[@E-A-Z-Y]

Cody chill, her father just died 😂 Also, the flashes of the dragon during Rhaenyra’s labour is to show that dragon and rider share a special bond and can feel each others anguish.

[@XCninjaXC]

King Jaherys used to sing that song to Vermithor - after Jaherys died, Vermithor would not allow anyone to be his new rider, he went and made his lair under Dragonmont. Daemon was singing the song to Vermithor to re-socialise with Vermithor to show that he's a friend and possibly convince him to let Daemon to be his new rider

[@tavaresbiomed]

To prepare him to accept a new rider but not daemon.

[@XCninjaXC]

@@tavaresbiomed which is why i said possibly to give less spoilers

[@itsthatgirl98_]

7:44 “The dead girl had been named Visenya, Princess Rhaenyra announced the next day, when milk of the poppy had blunted the edge of her pain.”

[@cupofcait]

I swear to ward the queen!😭 i love that they showed how SCARY these dragons are. That shot of Vhagar over Luke in the sky is terrifying

[@GingerMT-o4m]

That page if you remember the scene under the Wierwood, when raenerya is laying on the ground with her head in Allisent lap and Alliscent is trying to get her to recite back to her what she’s learned about Neamera married across the narrow sea, and finally, Rhaenyra tells her the entire history, and then rips the page out to hand it to Alicent, so she will remember the conversation

[@user-xe5jk8uv6f]

I had just delivered my son when season 1 came out..I watched this a couple weeks post partum..my son's name is Luke and this episode absolutely wrecked me 😢!

[@DanR2729]

30:19 Believe me, Caraxes is fierce enough to fight any big dragon.

[@DaddyDoom]

And thats how you wrap a season.

[@Feyxd]

That’s a Finale, 21:21 Daemons song to V is a PRIME example of his nickname “the truest Dragon” given to him by George RR himself Daemon is the most like the dragons more then any targeryan who ever lived, Fiercely loyal, extremely hot tempered but loving which is why you get the cuts between Vs eye and Daemons

[@DanLanningPRTeam]

Calling Daemon loving is like calling Ramsay a good husband

[@Feyxd]

@@DanLanningPRTeambut he is though that isn’t my opinion that’s a fact from George himself lol he loved his brother and had viserys listened to him 20 years ago the war wouldn’t have started at all, he loves rhae he just is extremely hot tempered and all over the place.

[@DanLanningPRTeam]

@@Feyxd Daemon would be a second Maegor or worse

[@Feyxd]

@@DanLanningPRTeam lmao sure Otto Hightower 🤣 and to bad he doesn’t want the throne as badly as people thought

[@DanLanningPRTeam]

@@Feyxd no he just wants to rule through his wife as we saw in this episode

[@ulovexy]

Syrax was feeling Rhae’s pain while giving birth

[@TheMaskedChef7]

Stealing that crown was such a badass move

[@Durran196]

How was that badass he's a kingsguard he's permitted to any chamber also they were crowing aegon with conqueror's crown so stealing wasn't much of a big deal and also he wanted to present his 'queen' with a crown so what's better than her father's one.

[@skumar93323]

​@durryne okay, you're welcome to think it isn't badass then lmao. Some of us do. We're entitled to our opinion as you are yours.

[@TheMaskedChef7]

@@Durran196 Are you saying he was permitted to just take Aegons crown by the greens ?! No you’re not then he technically stole it even if it was to give it to whom he believed was the natural successor

[@Chasingdreams25]

You know what's more badass? The fact that no one wanted to wear Aegon the conqueror's crown after Maegor. Maegor was a usurper, two generations of kings after him didn't wear that crown because he tainted it, and the dude who wore it after Maegor was Aegon II, another usurper 😬

[@DanLanningPRTeam]

@@Chasingdreams25 only the strongest Targaryen Kings can wear Aegon’s crown. Victors of dragon battles and continental conquerors.

[@c.conrado8632]

Remember Viserys saying to Rhaenyra in episode 1: "the idea that we controle them (dragons) is an illusion". We see that very clearly with Aemond and Vaghar. The dragons and rayders are connect. Thats why Syrax feels all the pain Rhaenyra was experiencing on giving birth.

[@zzz8985]

In the books Aemond killed Luke because he wanted to, it was not an "accident" and because Vhagar wanted to.

[@niara2411]

@@zzz8985 I’m pretty sure Fire and Blood is set to be written by maesters who report the accounts of others. So it’s more like written history by others who interpreted or heard or seen different things

[@NoaDavi]

4:35 she already has a boy with daemon named viserys

[@NonConformistNinjas]

Bridget's reaction to Game of Thrones being recommended after you finished the HotD episode is so real haha "No, I'm not watching that ever again" 😂

[@SciFiCatGuy]

At the War Council, they were discussing Lord Grover Tully of Riverrun, ancestor of Catelyn, Edmure, and the Blackfish. It's fun and interesting to note the names of Lord Grover's grandson, Elmo Tully, and Elmo's sons, Oscar and Kermit. They are Lord George R.R. Martin's nod to Sesame Street and the Muppets.

[@storm3530]

This episode is so well shot... When Rhaenyra is giving birth, it shows the bound existing between rider and dragon. Rhaenyra is in pain and rage and so is Syrax. The same bound thing can be seen in GoT S5e2 when Dany takes a bad turn and is in anguish... somehow Drogon shows up at night to check on mom and... "hey you seem fine... buy..." And in S5e9... do I have to enter details? Then there is that Dragon flight scene. It all start as a game... "I'll use my big one to scare the little one..." and it works. The little one is fucking scared even though Eamond does not probably want to end is nephew but just wants him to piss his pants. But lil'dragon is so scared that at some point he just screams "fuck off, leave me be, I just want out" but grand-ma dragon Vhagar does not appreciate this outburst and is turned-on... off-control... So, so well shot

[@Alejojojo6]

Targaryens are inmune to things as long as they are bonded. Viserys claimed Drogon which died long time ago, so Viserys is no longer under the bond protection. Also it seems is the Throne rejecting him and his decitions further and further. So its the magic of the Iron throne that is killing him.

[@storm3530]

That the throne is rejecting him is a fact. As he was a weak king who permited the dance... it explains the wounds, but not what it turned into. And I don't think being bind has anything to do with the disease immunity, it is just something in targaryen blood. A lot never bonded and only a few ever got sick... anyway imo there is clearly a maester thing... check some theories about that illiterate Boros Baratheon thing happening in that same episode 😉

[@TheMaskedChef7]

Sometimes we forget this is the Targaryens, they always thought, they can control the Dragons when in reality Dragons just tolerate them because they feed them and some how connected by blood but that’s in no way an invitation to get too confident with them and Lukes death was a clear indication of that.

[@Rozes313]

Thank you for sharing the journey with us, can’t wait for season 2💚

[@thechroniccinephile]

Dany was a special case. You can only be bound to one dragon. Besides Dany only ever rode Drago

[@NXS1FY]

I can't wait for Vermithor's appearance in the show. Vermithor was the mount of the Old King, Jaehaerys the Conciliator. After Jaehaerys's passing, Vermithor dwelled in the Dragonmont. By the time of the Dance of the Dragons twenty-nine years later, he is the second largest and second oldest dragon in Westeros, after Vhagar. The novels never give the lineage of any of the Targaryen dragons, though it is fairly clear that Vermithor was one of the powerful second-generation dragons hatched after Aegon's Conquest. Vermithor was nearly 100 years old during the Dance, putting his hatching somewhere around the years when Aegon I died. Vermithor ultimately grew larger than the previous half-dozen, such as Dreamfyre, but this may just be up to individual variation. Vermithor only had 1 Rider.

[@itsthatgirl98_]

27:03 Oh no Daemon wiping away tears after receiving the message of Lucerys' death..

[@kitster1176]

after throttling his wife/niece

[@visupreme2757]

wow

[@nomadsteverogersslut]

you're fighting for team black's life in this comment section as if most of the locals aren't already team black leaning lmao. anyways go team green! my pathetic losers.

[@rexibhazoboa7097]

showed more emotion for the dude than his wife committing suicide.

[@UmbralDawn]

@@rexibhazoboa7097there was a deleted scene where he’s mourning her with his daughters that got cut. Wish it would’ve been added

[@anais6654]

Rhaenyra lost her father her baby and her son in such a short time

[@FedSmoker-g9t]

I was so happy

[@thor-cj9dh]

Stannis and Dany didn't know jack-shit about how to use that table, did they?

[@lilbitx496]

Viserys: *literally fell apart in front of his entire family* Daemon: My brother has been SLAIN! 😂 Ser Erryk with Viserys’ crown 🙌🏾

[@Chasingdreams25]

Well, it's kinda fishy. Even tho they were there and saw his condition but it's still sus, the greens didn't notify them of his death (they sent after them to call Rhaenyra children bastards but they didn't sent them a word when he died) and hurried to usurp the throne, and Rhaenys, who was there, didn't even see his body. So It kinda make sense why he thinks they murdered him and hid the proofs.

[@lilbitx496]

@@Chasingdreams25oh I totally get it! When I first watched it and he said that I was like yikes😬 the Greens incriminated themselves on this one

[@andromidius]

Its a mixture of Daemon's paranoia and rage, but also the very believable notion that Viserys had been so heavy drugged that he otherwise might have survived the night at least. But mostly the rage.

[@DanLanningPRTeam]

Daemons response proves Otto’s point that the Hightowers would instantly be targets for murder if Rhaenyra ever came to power.

[@coltenharris1053]

Yeah....but Rhaenyra wouldn't have allowed it. So it is a mute point.@@DanLanningPRTeam

[@TheIrishKat]

Vermithor only ever had 1 rider, king Jaherys and the song Daemon was singing is what the king used to sing to the dragon 😊

[@tonyyul703]

The song that Damion sings to that Dragon is an ancient Valyrian Hymn that Aegon Targaryen First of his name used...

[@edd9645]

@26:13 " The idea that we control the dragons is an illusion " Viserys To Rhaenyra in the First Episode When telling her about Aegon's Dream

[@sarcasmxkate]

Vermithor is the name of the dragon Daemon sings to. He's the former mount of King Jaehaerys, who was a well beloved and wildly peaceful King. So because dragons tend to take on the personalities of their rider, means Vermithor is one of the more "sweet" dragons. Silverwing was another dragon mentioned and she was the mount of Jaehaerys' wife, Queen Alysanne, so those two dragons are also quite bonded. Kind of like how Syrax and Caraxes are because of the bond between Daemon and Rhaenyra.

[@itsthatgirl98_]

21:04 That's Vermithor "The Bronze Fury" belonged to Old King Jaehaerys Targaryen grandfather of Viserys and Daemon, and Silverwing belonged to Queen Alyssane Targaryen grandmother of Viserys and Daemon

[@skyicy7383]

“I would put his head on a spike for fun” …-Joffrey/Cody 2024 💀👋🏼😂🤌🏼

[@tonyyul703]

Oh an Cody, you we're right about how each episode is "Colored" a certain color... So Last week the episode had a tiny bit of a Greenish 💚 tent to the shot, while in this episode you'll see a lot of Blacks 🖤 AND ♥️ reds....

[@-jess--here--]

"You laugh like a bad guy in a Christmas movie" 😂😂 such an accurate description

[@krichardj]

This show took giving birth to horror status.

[@guivalim6122]

You cannot bound with 2 dragons. Danny was bounded only with Drogon. Daemon only sang to him so he could feel used to human presence again as it’s been some time since he has seen people

[@vjo6158]

The scene in which Luke goes and meet with Borros Baratheon, really reminded me of Game Of Thrones, when Sansa was getting allies for the war for the North, reminding everyone of their oaths, without being fully aware of the passing of time apparently, everything that had happened in between, she got rejected and told some truths. I always wondered what would have happened if Viserys had abdicated in favor of Rhaenyra IN LIFE, giving her that place. The fact that he thought everyone would be loyal until the end was a bit... silly, too hopeful, though that who he was I guess. Rhaenyra living 10+ years away from the court in Dragonstone, it's not doing her any favours either. I believe they were politically naive on not making stronger allies, or maybe a bigger effort to keep those families alliences. Her claim was going to be challeneged no matter what, she has her father's naivity in that sense, Daemon is the surprising part for me... but I guess, he is also full of pride and kind of corrosive when it comes to politics. The fact that they were so... unprepared.... was crazy to me. Also, Daemon saying that his brother was killed was hilarious.

[@itsthatgirl98_]

7:44 "She was my only daughter and they killed her, they stole my crown and murdered my daughter, and they shall answer for it." - Rhaenyra Targaryen

[@rohanshende4338]

Sunfyre : 'I'll answer bitch'

[@greendragon4870]

“If they search the Seven Hells, mayhaps” - King Aegon II Targaryen

[@RhaenyraT2001]

@@greendragon4870 aka *the green turd

[@morganwilliams5541]

? Daughter?

[@emosam07]

​@@morganwilliams5541she WAS pregnant

[@janeathome6643]

That was a dragon-baby, like Danaerys' Rhaego. It happens from time to time because Targaryens literally have dragon's blood, the source of which is the subject matter of all the old palace porn art. That's the reason for the incest; it allows them to maintain their power over the dragons.

[@mamakat114]

I think Rhaenys is like that proud Auntie (I know she's a cousin, but my family extends the Auntie privilege)

[@beautifulbluebell2037]

When a person and a dragon are bonded the dragons feel the feelings of their person, no words needed. Arrax reacted to Lucerys fear by blowing fire to defend him. Vhagar also reacted to the malevolent feelings of Aemond. This is how dragonbonds have always worked and all boys have been taught this knowledge. Aemond is at fault.

[@TravisKastl-ui9mk]

The dragon is still a sentient and highly intelligent being. It’s not a horse that reacts to bad feelings. The dragons chose to fight not the riders.

[@beautifulbluebell2037]

@@TravisKastl-ui9mk I can only discribe how GRRM has written how the dragons work. They react and act on the riders feelings!!!

[@TravisKastl-ui9mk]

@@beautifulbluebell2037 He also wrote that they are highly intelligent and make their own choices for their own reasons. Humans react to feelings too that doesn't mean when don't make choices. The dragons made the choice to fight not Aemond and Luke.

[@opromlie2272]

​@@TravisKastl-ui9mk in the books nobody really knows what happened up there. There were witnesses who saw fire in the black sky thats it. We dont know if Aemond killed him on purpous or not. The show changed that a bit.

[@xZFeroxZx]

That dragon Daemon woke in the dungeons was Vermithor, The Bronze Fury! Formerly the Mount of King Jaehaerys and second largest living Targaryen Dragon, almost 100 years old, battle hardened and probably the only single dragon alive that could take down Vhagar without killing himself in the process! Also Daemon only woke him with valyrian singing, he did not bond.

[@blackeyedlily]

Daemon wants to get the riderless dragons ready to accept new riders. But it is easy to see why lots of people thought he was bonding with a larger dragon, especially if they are not familiar with the books.

[@xZFeroxZx]

@@blackeyedlily I mean... Even we don't know for sure, if riders can bond with two dragons at once. It never happened before, but it's not said that it's impossible. Tho we know that every dragon only bonds with one rider...

[@FiveofEyes]

Hope yall upload the trailer reaction soon while fresh off the season. The hype for season 2 has begun.

[@luzhen2014]

Saying Aemond isn't responsible for Luke's death is like saying someone in a semi playing chicken with someone in a tricycle isn't responsible.

[@tonyyul703]

Keep in mind.... This SHYT started two civil wars to break out The Dance of Dragons And The Black Fire Rebellion

[@Shia224]

Yes Rhaenyra did give birth to a dragon. She named her daughter Visenya which is a cursed name. In the very first episode, Aemma tells Viserys that Rhaenyra wanted to name her new sibling Visenya.

[@Jacana2k6]

The Dance of Dragons has begun. May the old Gods and New save us all.

[@maggiekathlyn]

In the beginning of the season I think Daemon was really demonized by Otto and the council so Otto could influence Viserys. Daemon mentions it too and I really believe he wanted to just be Viserys hand so he could serve and protect his family - not to be king and steal the throne

[@thepimp31]

The "OMG I think we're bonding" was said like you just caught people having sex lmao

[@marzh5278]

I still say all this could’ve been avoided if Reanyrah & Daemon had been betrothed in episode 1

[@sofia-ou3uf]

Aemond being the rider of visenya’s dragon, helaena being a dreamer and aegon being the rider of the most beautiful dragon ever known “They’re not targaryen, they’re hightower🤓”

[@gadog3918]

It’s always hilarious to see people ignore that these people are related and that it’s a Targaryen civil war 💀

[@ShuffleUpandDeal32]

They should have called this series, the Game of Births, lol

[@Unphasedmomma]

"You laugh like the bad guy from A Christmas Story" Scott Farkis wishes he had a kickass laugh like Daemond.😂

[@peteperkins3859]

The dragon feels Rhaenyras pain.

[@andromidius]

One detail I appreciate in this episode is how we see Aemond's shock and regret. It probably won't last, but he seemed to not want to actually do the thing that happened. It was too far even for him.

[@kobarsos82]

It really doesn't matter once such an action is done, only the result matters not if you wanted it or not. And he knows it. Mistakes were made, dragons can't be fully controlled, this is the kind of mistake you can never take back. People in history were always judged by their deeds not by their thinking. But yeah it makes sense, its like Viserys said in an earlier episode, its all an illusion thinking that people can control the dragons.

[@spartanoreo5075]

@@kobarsos82 I think he means he appreciates that there is more depth to his character because of this decision. He obviously hated Luke for the eye thing and he obviously wanted to bully him for the past bullying and get even for his eye. But he didn't mean to take as far as he did, because he still tries to not go too overboard. He essentially was trying to toe the line of being good for his family vs getting even for the past and he couldn't keep walking on that line for long, before he fell.

[@kobarsos82]

@@spartanoreo5075 Yeah I understand all that, and I agree, but my point was like I said it really doesn't matter at the end of the day, only the result matters and history will judge the character because of this, regardless of nuances.

[@spartanoreo5075]

@@kobarsos82 True, perception is key. Even Viserys mentions this. But it definitely makes it more interesting to some of the audience.

[@Steve-eh4db]

I strongly suggest to watch the movie Excalibur (1981). The best King Arthur movie ever made, dark medieval, up your alley. It has some actors that became big stars afterward. It also has characters/scenes that George sort of borrowed for GOT. Some real dead ringers.

[@janeathome6643]

Daemon's love for Rhaenyra and Viserys are inseparable in many ways, two sides of the same coin, and no one but them can inspire his devotion and equally enrage him. He's so hurt when he realizes that Viserys never saw him as his heir.

[@sikknikk]

Queen rhaenyra is coming for her throne! Honestly Aemond was so dumb for chasing down Luke with his bigass WAR dragon, like what did he think would happen?

[@evrynameistaken5]

only just realised that qyburn named the frankenmountain Robert Strong in GoT and he too technically dies in a fire 💀

[@jacobd.carlos588]

As viserys would say controlling dragons is an illusion

[@VBane]

Not on the Green side, but I don't hate Alicent. She was used by her father, forced to marry and sleep with an old man, lost her only friend, who then lied to her and got her father, her only connection left, tossed out. She remained faithful and devoted to her duties as her former friend broke all the rules and people turned a blind eye. She had the guilt for murders she never ordered dumped in her lap. Yes it made her bitter and resentful, yes her kids are shitheads, but i can't hate her. She still cared for and mourned Viserys. Was ready to accept Rhaenyra as queen. She honestly misinterpreted his final words, wishful thinking yes, but an honest mistake. She still was angry when she found out the small council had been conspiring against Rhaenyra behind her back, shouted down any talk of having her killed and fought against her father to influence Aegon away from doing so. She's not on the right side, but her place on the wrong side is understandable and the most reasonable.

[@patricke0n]

There is a certain greenseer like magic with the targaryens. They dont just tame them, but actually communicate and command on a telepathic level. The story supports this idea over and over.

[@carrytheflag3498]

So stoked to see both Vermithor and Sunfyre next season!!!

[@toyactv]

That niceness that Rhaenyra had went out the window. I can't wait until Season 2.

[@humbletrashcan3871]

fr if they follow the books its about to get real dark real fast

[@mathmexican4234]

Aemond is literally Scut Farkus. except he's the one who 'shot' his eye out lol.

[@kobarsos82]

Couldn't agree more, house of the dragon S01 is easily peak of game of thrones. The dialogues and good writing is all that matters honestly. And its REAL good. Yeah the scale is kinda smaller, but the quality is topnotch and that's all that matters in the end. And luckily enough the source material is finished here storywise ! so we have hopes for a perfect show from start to finish !

[@tonyyul703]

I love how they show how Syrax is connected to Rhaenyra, even to the point where when she's stressed out about the news of Aegon stealing her seat 💺 you can see the Anguish in both her and her dragon 🐉

[@gailf1617]

Extremely well produced dragon-fighting scene. What stands out to me is the human element; Lucerys is only 14 who has never been an effective young warrior (he is 13 in the book) and is terrified but manages, somehow, to maintain the presence of mind to direct his dragon to swerve and hide rather than utterly succumb to panic. The boy had to be sooo scared; that's what really bothered me. Also, Aemond is around 16-18 (in the book) and has deliberately chosen to direct Grandma Dragon to rise from Storm's End and terrorize a juvenile dragon and a boy who was trying to complete an envoy's mission (by Westerosi tradition, envoys are spared as long as they take no part in violence during their errands). Lucerys was a scared child, eight years old, when in a fit of anger and rage in the midst of a sudden fight, he lashed out at the older 'uncle' who had threatened his and his brother's lives. Though he should not have slashed Aemond's eye, it was not pre-meditated and he was a child. Aemond was (in Westerosi terms) a young man sent on an envoy's mission, there's no excuse for his actions and he, not Lucerys or either of their dragons, is responsible for the deaths of Lucerys and Arrax.

[@YenellyT]

"The same people that loved when Dany burnt all of king's landing" preachhhhh

[@IAmJustR]

“spit it out…not the fire” 🤣🤣

[@ACinemafanatic]

I’m excited for season 2 I can’t wait to see more of Baela she’s one of my favorites in the dance

[@lightefilit]

While Daemon only ever rides Caraxes, he is also known as "Dragon Whisperer", meaning Daemon can tame other dragons (including wild ones) and then "give" them someone to bond with.

[@kimsalono]

There’s this running joke amongst fans that have watched the show that Vhagar has dragon dementia. Aemond looks similar to the Visenya Targaryen 😂 and when Arrayx throws the fireball she kind of has an episode. She thinks she’s back at the conquest. That’s the only reason, Viserys said it was an illusion that the Targaryen’s control the dragons and this is showing that they don’t control the dragons but this is also showing that she a grandma and she’s just having dragon dementia right now.

[@daniellylima5568]

The translation was confirmed thanks to the language's creator, David J. Peterson (via Archive Of Our Own). In it, it is revealed that the name of the song Daemon sings to Vermithor is "With Three Heads". Check the English translation: Fire breathes, winged leader but two heads For a rosary to sing From my voice: the fireworks spoke And the price was paid with blood magic With words of fire with clear eyes To tie the three together for you I sing As one we come together And with three heads We'll fly like we should beautifully, freely 26:34 In the book Aemond he kills Luke and because he wanted to, different in the series they are showing in the series that he is sorry, In the book Aemond he kills Luke because he wants to and when he gets home he celebrates and Aegon and Alicent celebrate Luke's death differently from the series they put as an accident the Two lost control of the dragons in the book there is no such thing as losing control of the dragons they ruined everything in the series but anyway Aemond killed Luke he could have prevented it It was just that he didn't follow Luke but that idiot Aemond went after him boy now he's going to face all the consequences now I'm wondering how they will do it in the series because in the book the greens are all happy about Luke's death by Alicent, Aegon and even Aemond so I'm wondering how they will do it this in the series because the writers put it as if it was an accident and that Aemond didn't want to kill Luke unlike in the book where he kills Luke because he wants to, I didn't really like it, they did it just to make people feel sorry for the greens in my opinion , in the book Aemond kills Luke because he wanted to kill Luke unlike the series which showed that it was an "Accident" but depending on how Aemond was and guilty of Luke's death he could have avoided it. if you followed Luke then he wouldn't kill Luke anymore as if Aemond was an idiot, an idiot is an idiot, he fucked up and now the greens are going to pay for everything they did. 7:19 Rhaenyra's baby would be a girl and her name would be Visenya and Rhaenyra wasn't dreaming about a dragon giving birth. Her own dragon, Syrax, was screaming in pain at her because they are so bonded. If you notice during the Battle of the Stepstones, Caraxes screams when Daemon is hit by an arrow. this shows how Rhaenyra and Daemon have a great connection to their dragons. Rhaenyra's anger burns throughout the transition was so well done, her anger is completely justified compared to how they did Daenarys Daemon, as crazy as it sounds, he loved his brother. From the scene where he stopped Corlis talking shit about Viserys in ep 1, helping with the throne to mourning on the beach. I don't think Daemon wanted to show weakness because Rhaenyra was more vulnerable and it wasn't easy. (His last wife died in childbirth, and I believe it is also said that his mother died in childbirth and Viserys's wife died in childbirth.) So the only thing he could do was prepare for the war he knew was coming. for coming. The scene on the beach was much longer with him on the beach Matt the actor he filmed a scene on the beach the daemon suffering from the death of his baby who was a girl and her name was the series visenya but HBO preferred to remove this scene the daemon he is no longer a saint he loves his family he loves his children and really rhaenyra unfortunately the writers prefer not to show that side of him too much, i think the reason daemon didn't go to rhaenyra when she was giving birth is because he was afraid having to make an impossible choice. The last woman he had complications with died. He didn't want to have to make that choice for Rhaenyra. He couldn't lose her like this. As he fell to his knees, he was relieved that she was okay and had survived. Rhaenyra didn't want help during the birth because of her mother's death. She wanted to take that baby away so she wouldn't suffer the same fate. This series/book is awesome... Matt Smith said that Daemon would give his life for Viserys and Rhaenyra. I fully believe he was heartbroken to see his brother in that condition. in the books Alicent she hates Rhaenyra she was always so jealous of Rhaenyra so much that I wanted Rhaenyra to die no and how in the series it shows that Alicent is like that and because in the books she does things because she is a bad person Let's see the losses Rhaenyra lost mother and father and daughter and son and Daemon lost father and mother in childbirth and also lost his wife who is Laena and son and now he lost brother and daughter and two other children They are suffering, but each of their own paths, the daemon starts to prepare for war because he knows Otto very well and is afraid of losing his family One thing I will say is that they both really love each other rhaenyra she can't survive without the daemon They are the best couple like it or no, they are everyone's popular Daemyra forever 15:31 Emma Darcy who plays Rhaenyra she says the daemon never laid a hand on Rhaenyra this was the first time Rhaenyra her character didn't really care because she knows the daemon did it and because he is angry and is letting his emotion out and she also says which character of hers cares most about what she just found out the daemon doesn't know about prophecy because Rhaenyra I thought the daemon knew because he was viserys' heir for 10 years that's why she put on a smile side of her mouth because she just found out that her father always chose her and Rhaenyra had her doubts if her father wanted her as heir remember episode 2 when Rhaenyra talks to Alicent because now after years he got her answer The daemon must be sad because he is his brother and he just found out that he was never chosen and that his brother never trusted him enough to tell him and that is more moving A script came out for the first season that HBO thought about putting a scene in the story that Viserys I was thinking about telling the daemon so he starts talking to the daemon but then gives up but they didn't put this scene in unfortunately I think the biggest reason people didn't like the scene of Daemon choking Rhaenyra is because he's supposed to be a bad guy to the greens but the protector of his family. Daemon is not a saint, but he is definitely not a villain. He does a lot of bad things, but he's a gray character, and loving his family and protecting them is one of his redeeming qualities and some writers are trying to take that away from him. There are two teams, the Green Team that belongs to Alicent and the Black Team that belongs to Rhaenyra, I hope to see Rhaenyra with fire in her eyes in the second season, The Greens will pay for everything they did.

[@gailf1617]

Daemon's being premature in his estimation of dragons' numbers favoring the Blacks. There are only three mature dragons who are ridden by Blacks: Meleys (Princess Rhaenys' 'Red Queen', an extremely fast dragon), Syrax (Rhaenyra's dragon, who, as far as I know, has not seen combat and is not known to be particularly aggressive except for her protective instinct concerning Rhaenyra), and of course Caraxes (a fierce and effective war veteran). All the other currently claimed dragons are juvenile (Arrax, Baela's Moondancer who is the size of a horse in the books) or too young to be flown (Joffrey's Tyraxes, little Aegon's Stormcloud). There are unclaimed dragons hanging around Dragonstone: the mighty Vermithor (who Daemon serenades), Vermithor's girlfriend Silverwing (last ridden by Good Queen Alysanne, wife of Vermithor's rider King Jaehaerys), Seasmoke (Laenor's dragon), and the wild, never-ridden dragons "Sheepstealer" and "Ghost". Not sure if the Cannibal, the larger-than-Vhagar monster who eats anything and anyone, will be mentioned. How are they going to get the unclaimed dragons to fight for the Blacks? On the Green side, they've got Dreamfyre (Helaena's dragon, who is definitely mature but who is no war experience and Helaena is not very warlike herself), Sunfyre (very closely bonded with King Aegon II, who loved him probably more than any other living creature, and certainly capable of violence), and....Oh yes, Grandma Murder herself, Vhagar, the oldest living dragon known to the world (they don't know the Cannibal's age) who is a seasoned war veteran and is ridden by an angry young man who is possibly a sociopath/psychopath or just vengeance-hungry. And let's not forget The Blue Queen - in the book, she is ridden by Alicent's third son, "Daeron the Daring" who is a quite competent teenaged warrior (we might or might not see them in Season 2). I don't think these are the greatest odds for either side. If I were Daemon/Rhaenyra, I would concentrate considerable effort to assassinate or kill Aemond to take Vhagar out of play at least temporarily. Aemond will not be as well-guarded as Aegon II, at least on the ground. Also, kidnap Alicent and use her as a hostage.

[@karthikeyan-qn6qg]

the thought we control dragons is illusion. viscerys is wise man

[@ScarlettM]

26:50 - no, it wasn't Vhagar's fault, it was Aemond's. He used a battle dragon to scare his nephew. It's like if you have a pitbull that you sick on someone, then he breaks free and mauls the person.

[@johnwalkeristhatdude3018]

The reason daemon is right and logical with his assessment of them killing Viserys cuz if he died from his illness why did u have to hide it from them for days. If one of my family members die and no one tells me I’m thinking the worst case scenario. It make daemon think that they murdered him so aegon the assaulter can be crowned king.

[@maytale.7184]

I’ve already seen this episode and yet I still got chills watching your reactions lol so glad you guys are caught up!! It’s gonna be wild

[@sproductionsinc]

You are the very first person I've watched to reference A Christmas Story to do with Aemond's laugh! That's the only thing that came to my mind when I heard him! lol At least he didn't shoot his eye out.

[@MovieSceneDeepDive]

Two movies on Netflix go hand in hand that are a must watch. Start with “The Outlaw King” with Chris Pine and Florence Pugh. Fun fact it was one of the first roles for both Pugh and the actor who plays Aegon. Then you will end with watching “The King” with Timothy Chalamet. I think you’ll immediately recognize the actor who plays his younger brother 😊

[@CatotheE]

19:42 Rhaenyra really gaslit herself so hard that she believed her own lies, huh?😭😂

[@AnthonyJonathanYT]

Wow! 😂 She’s definitely psycho.

[@CatotheE]

@@AnthonyJonathanYT Unintentionally hilarious.😭😂

[@candicelynnH]

The lord of light never let anyone know the table lit up in game of thrones 🤣

[@ZombehPanda]

Losing Luke was so incredibly painful even though we knew so little about him. He was a softie and a baby and that was enough to make me so painfully sad to lose him. I watched it when it released and it still hurts.

[@AegonJaeger]

You mean a bully

[@havok6280]

Killing Otto would mean war was inevitable. Rhaenyra doesn't want war. That's what makes her worthy of the throne. Killing Otto would have been dumb.

[@Chasingdreams25]

Yeah, killing the messanger is a declaration of war. But the war already started the second they usurped the throne. In this case, Otto is a traitor to the crown, Rhaenyra is the crown. Rhaenyra having his head is not an act of war. It's an act of justice.

[@havok6280]

​@Chasingdreams25 false. No blood had been shed. Rhaenyra could have renounced her claim and supported Aegon. Or she could win the support of the Starks, Baratheons, and Arryns and forced the Greens to the bargaining table. However once you kill the king's grandfather, all bets are off. Moreover, what makes Rhaenrya the rightful heir? Tell me one time in the history of the 7 kingdoms that the named heir just got the throne? Joffrey was Robert's named heir, yet Ned opposed his rule. Was Ned a traitor to the crown? Was his execution justified? He, like Otto, was Hand and he challenged the succession. According to you that is treason and punishable by death...

[@ulquiorracifer5493]

Mrs. "Rules for thee but not for me" is not worthy of the throne. Gtfoh.

[@livelovelife32]

I agree with this. It would have been illogical. Remember also Rhaenyra had already been questioning if she still wanted the throne. She didn't want war. She was happy at Dragonstone with Daemon and her children. She and Alicent was on the same page for not wanting war. The terms also included recognising Jace and Luke's claims to their inheritances thereby legimitizing them. The offer for the two younger boys could have been politely rejected as putting her children within the control of the greens and in truth as just hostages would be stupid. Even when she was taking stalk of her allies she still hadn't made a solid decision. She certainly would never have targeted members of Aegon's family. The two could have co-existed and a marriage down the road would have rejoined the family. Aemond's actions took negotiation off the table completedly.

[@ItsStrayy]

If she isnt willing to murder traitors to her throne, she isnt worthy of the throne 🤣

[@garethlawton5278]

I love that when the Targ dynasty fell a lot of their secrets fell with it and were eventually forgotten even when they're right under the noses of the future people of Westeros. How many meetings were held over that table while no one was aware the carvings were made to allow light to pass through. Daemon wasn't off sulking either, it would be wise knowing that Corlys would be attending that Daemon wasn't present given the whole brother thing and needing to secure their fleet. Daemon would be a distraction and so I expect he had already set off to the Riverlands to secure the support of house Tully. Perhaps his absence was solely down to the trip to Riverrun but I think the departure before the boys to Storms End was due to Corlys arriving at Dragonstone.