The Red Dragon and the Gold - Dragon Time with Schwift and Glidus (House of the Dragon S2E04)

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gg rhaenys wp but aemonders go up

[@Glidus]

i just hope aemond had fun if you're wondering why schwift didn't react to my kermit voice it's because he's heard it too much and he's sick of it lol there's a spoilery sort of thing down here okay hi i know there are other cases of dragons dying before riders. but consider a) those haven't happened yet lol. i know i didn't say it but i was thinking about cases before Rhaenys. and b) those riders' souls seem to have taken quite the toll after the dragons died too, no?

[@kenraves7931]

THANK YOU, I LOVE YOU

[@merrittanimation7721]

Not every day you get to do an attempted fratricide.

[@aayushibartarya6134]

He is the only one having fun right now tbh 💀

[@sardonically-inclined7645]

@@merrittanimation7721 Speak for yourself

[@Persephone_Personified]

He’s a party animal.

[@maaxross9894]

Everytime all the people ask me “did you see Glidus and Schwifty’s 22 hour Jon Snow video?” I only reply “I am ahorse”

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

I’ll eat my copy of fire and blood if you upload their entire 22 hour jon snow video to KZbin since I can’t afford a nebula subscription.

[@birdhead9943]

@@misanthropicservitorofmars2116 nebula sucks anyway

[@sentientmustache8360]

COUPLING

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

@@birdhead9943 but days of dragon show content is something I need

[@thomaswillard6267]

​@@birdhead9943the only problem I have had is that it will not how me anything but the first 30m49s of the Fake Jon Snow video

[@ethanthefrank2973]

Are we not gonna talk about that INSANE Kermit impression?

[@inhabitantofedarosis]

Glaqueduct obviously waited his whole life for that moment

[@YarPirates-vy7iv]

It was really fucking great

[@melissalloyd344]

I thought it was a clip, why was it so good 😭

[@santsi7306]

You talking about ser Dontos in Davidreadsasongoficeandfire?

[@genericsavings]

11:25

[@IHamilton9320]

11:23 bro busting out a 9.5/10 Kermit out of nowhere is phenomenal

[@raeste.claire7093]

nah see every afab person has a secret very accurate mickey mouse impression- every amab person has the secret kermit theyre excited to break out

[@About37Hobos]

@@raeste.claire7093amab people also have the option of a perfect Donald Duck impression

[@KrikZ32]

seriously top level

[@thesaurus9226]

for real amazingly good

[@Ballin4Vengeance]

The Glermit

[@dilayyilmaz92]

Theory: the actual reason Simon Strong accepted Daemon’s takeover so gladly is so Alys has somebody new to terrorize and finally leaves his family alone

[@alanpennie8013]

The more dickishly Daemon behaves the more Simon knows he did the right thing.

[@PhileasLiebmann]

What so you mean "theory"? That's just true.

[@Noct_Snow]

Interesting note is that daemon couldn’t hear her until she stepped *off* of the throne

[@danielleking76]

Omg true!!!

[@jessjess23brooks89]

This show is sometimes way too cool for me. I didn't even connect that.

[@denawagner360]

​@@jessjess23brooks89yeah, but now you will look for those cool details! Those details are often missed unless someone has taken a course on film, or obsessed over one enough to begin to notice how lighting, music and camera angles are just as important to the narrative as dialog is. Lighting was especially very effectively used in some episodes of GOT and more so in HOTD. With the obvious exception of all episodes that messed with contrast to the point we tried to reset our tv's.

[@georgeealien]

The scene where Aemond speaks in High Valyrian to Aegon reminds me of when Schwift started speaking Latin to humiliate Glidus in front of their friends, except Aegon and Aemond didn't bang afterwards.

[@fyviane]

I hope Aemond will take Aegon to his bed and nurse him until the fever passes.

[@Gigipretty64]

Theirs is a special love

[@sarwatarannya8786]

​@@fyviane this but unironically with helaena

[@Arkios64]

Aegon's "I had them removed, I didn' burn them" hit so hard for me. He doesn't want to destroy his father's legacy, even though he assumes Allicent would think so. He just doesn't care about it. He understands that other people might want to keep it around, so he has the books moved out of his bedroom. And then Allicent absolutely wrecks what was his self-image of being a ruler that was different, but not disregarding the previous, and he decides to just do what he wants; destroy. First victim, that pitcher of wine.

[@merrittanimation7721]

RIP Pitcher of Wine, greatest tragedy of the Dance

[@lukaslambs5780]

Very good point! He just isn’t meant to be king. He doesn’t hate the title or his family legacy, it just doesn’t feed his base pleasures so he doesn’t care about it lol

[@nadezhdashikhova6503]

that Podrick's face is what I imagine Glidus looks like

[@shirleymcdonald2777]

Yeah I get big dick energy too me to the voice so dreamy ❤

[@postpunk6947]

Glidus is 6 foot 4 inches big guy with long hair. Really.

[@MrBallsworth69]

@@postpunk6947and podrick’s face

[@matheusbernardo6001]

I picture him as the vocalist on Guitar Hero 3

[@unclephillymya]

CCCOOUPLINGGg

[@ukotoa1639]

I never want the dragons to fight again that was the most painful thing I’ve ever seen, poor Sunfyre he was just a baby

[@xrphoenix7194]

I was do excited for the fight, then sunfyre got scratched and I immediately wanted them to cut it out

[@matthewthecooke]

lol. better not read the books lmao

[@turtleguyfan]

don’t worry. The Dragons unionize after this episode and decide they’re not gonna fight anymore.

[@matthewthecooke]

@@turtleguyfan cmon man no spoilers

[@merrittanimation7721]

@@turtleguyfanThey will only battle with the power of dance. Hence the name of the war

[@firefly4572]

11:25 The stealth perfect Kermit impression is something unexpected yet entirely expected from Glimbus

[@Fanciest-Hobo]

I would pay big bucks to hear him read a chapter from ASOIAF in Kermit's voice

[@Ballin4Vengeance]

Glidmit

[@spacecowboy5486]

​@@Fanciest-Hobothe red wedding chapter

[@victorc8855]

it's lore accurate that golden retriever sunfyre was the first dragon to learn Common solely because Aegon couldnt speak Valyrian

[@carlrood4457]

I think Daemon is like Aegon in one way. He craves attention, not power. He acts out so people pay attention to him, but when he achieves authority, he gives it up.

[@textortexel8301]

I wonder if on some subconscious level he is aware that he would be a terrible ruler and flees any real position of authority so he doesn't have to face that reality

[@jeromesteib3379]

Nah it’s because he never gets the position he actually wants like hand or king

[@noahmanus2923]

So he can start acting up again and get more attention it is a cycle that only ends with him loving himself.

[@dasaunmcclinton68]

@@jeromesteib3379But he doesn’t want to be King in that way. He WANTS to be Hand, it’s the only position he’s outwardly said he wanted and felt he would do well.

[@Longshanks1690]

@@jeromesteib3379No, he wants Viserys to _name_ him Hand. He doesn’t actually want to be Hand, which is OP’s point.

[@jadot_5]

Oh thank god. It felt weird washing the dishes yesterday without hearing you guys, I wont do it again

[@zamalamahama4894]

I simply never wash dishes

[@iandevine3063]

You better start buying paper plates if you schedule dishes around glidus uploads 😉

[@KlaraL-_-]

Washing dishes while watching youtube videos gang.

[@inari3298]

Same

[@amanda.please]

I cried for Sunfyre the most 😭 he was just a happy sky puppy

[@AB-ee5tb]

Yeah that was brutal. The way is nuzzled up to aegon

[@griffinsalmon5798]

Otto saying "insolent pup" for the sound board

[@rashelleobey7626]

I just love how Daemon "doesn't wanna be felled by poison peas," but this sketchy paste is fine 😅😅😅😅😅

[@bitoddinnit955]

😂😂😂so true! I trust dinner with Simon Strong over Alys's weird blood and weirwood paste.

[@ilmevavi1112]

I doubt he was actually worried about poisoned peas. I think he was just being a dick.

[@danielleking76]

He just woke up drinking it though I don't think he ever really consented to drinking it lol

[@im2arrogant118]

​@@danielleking76 Exactly. It skips from when she handed him the paste to when he'd already drank it. He didn't make the decision to drink it.

[@denawagner360]

​@@ilmevavi1112that definitely tracks for Damon 😂

[@laurenbastin8849]

Aemond has completed his anime villain arc and is now going to be an enduring terror for everyone else

[@cob6259]

Aemond should speak exclusively in Japanese for the rest of the series

[@lelejordan09]

​@@cob6259☠️

[@MJR_ATX]

That sneaky little stealth dragon Vhagar strikes again

[@cjayhay]

HOW DOES A DRAGON THAT ENORMOUS KEEP SNEAKING UP ON PEOPLE?????

[@TheQuashingoftheTub]

​@@cjayhay She's terrifying.

[@mcwarlord7279]

Vhagar is actually a rogue, she farmed so much XP in Dorne that her stealth stat is already maxed and she had to start investing in strength too

[@pyramidion5911]

Visenya lives in her, ya goofs. It makes complete sense why the largest dragon (of the time) is also a tactical genius. I for one, am very happy the show is staying in line with the established book lore.

[@Tripleat117]

She's a shark. I bet she's smooth like one

[@blanketsquares7607]

Aegon and aemond's little high valyrian moment is peak bilingual child, the understanding but the being unable to get out a sentence in the right order. Rhaenyra grew up with two Targaryen parents so she speaks hv like a first language whereas her siblings had a hightower mum and an absent dad so of course they would have difficulty. It makes aemond being fluent all the more impressive because he's clearly worked at it. That's my bilingual 2 cents anyway

[@alastorcorvus]

Good input, but wrong considering everything we know about the Greens. Aemond had no difficulty learning Valyrian, he was proficient with it since he was a child, he didn't just gave one-word commands to her, he spoke to her in short sentences. I can bet that Helaena has a good grasp of the language as well, but since she's coded as autistic, it depends on how well the Maester handled her neurodivergence. Aegon was just too busy wanking and drinking to be bothered to actually learn Valyrian, he never wanted to be king and Sunfyre clearly understands him in Common, why should someone like Aegon care about learning things?

[@blanketsquares7607]

@@alastorcorvus I don't disagree but we don't know anything about the details of aemond, helaena or aegon's education you can't say I'm wrong considering everything we know about the greens and then pull out a bunch of statements that are referenced nowhere in book or show

[@elderscrolls69420]

It makes me curious about whether any of the children might’ve had Valyrian tutors. Doesn’t seem likely since it seems like Valyrian is exclusively a targ thing, but iirc the dragonkeepers spoke a little Valyrian so I feel like it could be possible that there might be other people to learn it from besides their parents. Then again, the one time we see one of the kids practicing speaking it (Jace), his mother seemed to be the one instructing him. I do thing the Valyrian language is a cool way to represent the difference between Viserys’s treatment of his child by Aemma vs. his children by Alicent.

[@blanketsquares7607]

@@elderscrolls69420 they speak a bunch of different valyrian dialects in the free cities I think but I believe that the targs and probably the velaryons/celtigars are the only ones speaking high valyrian like they did in old valyria and at this point they probably have their own dialect since they've pretty much only spoken it amongst themselves for generations

[@ginao6810]

Once he got the confidence boost from claiming Vhagar, I could see Aemond studying Valyrian with a hyper-fixation, like his dedication to swordsmanship with Cole. His duty and Targaryen pride drive him. Aegon is the stoner-burnout who would have failed out of school, but his parents are rich enough to keep him in.

[@virgiljericho664]

Alys Rivers is an anagram for “Larys I Serv” meaning the old gods were bad at spelling.

[@QuinnTheGM]

Aegon commanding Sunfyre in common reminded me of Dany commanding Drogon in Dothraki, which I quite liked! Establishes that not just Valyrian can be used for communicating, which makes sense with mystical dragon bonding stuff. (Next step is Sunfyre talking like Smaug for season 3)

[@blazeblade761]

I am not sure about the books, but in the show, the only reason they made dany command drogon in dothraki is because Emila got the word wrong and they needed to fix it somehow in my opinion the reason why he didn't need to use valyrian is perhaps their strong bond aegon doesn't need some fancy language sunfyre can kinda feel aegons intentions but that's just me I could be completely wrong and just spouting bs

[@MrOtistetrax]

@@blazeblade761What I want to know is: do dragons know how to use punctuation?

[@KrikZ32]

I've always thought the "strictly valyrian" commands were kind of silly and it's gotta be mostly a telepathic thing. Maybe just another sign that the Targ's don't really understand their relationship to the dragons like Viserys hinted at. Also there's no way they can hear the tiny man riding on their shoulders when they're cruising at the airspeed of a cessna, it'd be like hearing a mouse squeak on your back as you skydived.

[@lukaslambs5780]

The maesters and dragon keepers felt it would be easier to teach Sunfyre the common tongue than to get Aegon to take his High Valyrian lessons seriously 😭😂

[@jakebryant8568]

@@lukaslambs5780actually the best answer

[@jackswain742]

Lots of otto hightower lines could make the soundboard. “Coupling”, “cleave to rhaenyra and pray for her mercy”, “good” at helaena’s lil speech, almost any line in his tirade at aegon & criston. Rhys Ifans going crazy on the mic

[@horace1738]

Gliston Gole, you will have your comeuppance soon. Schwift sends his regards.

[@overlookers]

thyne days be numbered, Ser Wendigoon.

[@evocativepizza2752]

Can’t believe Alt didn’t acknowledge that top tier Kermit impression lol

[@AarnioCFC]

I've been camping on Glidus' channel for 31hours refreshing waiting for this.

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

I’m just glad we got him working like a dog these few months while HotD airs

[@lukaslambs5780]

Just like Aemond camping with the literal Kaiju instead of facing his cousin like a man smh

[@RollMeAFat1]

Milky Alcock with the crown on looks so funny because of the way it comes all the way down to cover her ears

[@leonrussell9607]

It's cute

[@grumpysphinx4911]

I wonder if that was intentional, like the crown is too big for her because (as her younger self) she's still an inexperienced child who might not be able to handle that much responsibility?

[@twat1466]

​@grumpysphinx4911 I agree, during Agon's coronation, you can see the crown is also too big. (Lol or maybe the prop department messed up)

[@moona3206]

It's probably how Daemon sees her, she doesn't fit as the queen ? Idk

[@cupofcait]

The fact that Rhaenys's headpiece in her final appearance looks like a crown was such a wonderful touch. The Queen that Never Was 😭🫡 you will be missed. *chants* weirwood paste. weirdwood paste

[@Sway22]

The Queen That Should Have Been 🫡

[@MotherCelevrus]

Yeah R.I.P. to the peasant killer 3000 😢

[@truthtortoise3829]

They translated Rhaenyra’s high Valyrian from the beginning of Daemon’s dream: “It’s been said that Targaryens are closer to gods than men… In my eyes, you were a god. Daemon Targaryen. The Prince of the City. The Lord of Flea Bottom. I was an innocent. You exploited me and abandoned me. You sullied my name at court. You empowered my rivals. You tried to make my ruin. You put me on that throne. And you love me and you hate me for it. You created me, Daemon. Yet you are now set on destroying me. All because your brother loved me more than he did you. This is what you always wanted, is it not?” P.S. Alt+SchwiftyX & Glimbus are undisputed royalty

[@Spitfyre1011]

For the soundboard: "the gods have yet to make a man who lacks the patience for absolute power your grace" with a hip hop beat behind it

[@u-moo-u8117]

"Hey bro wanna help me go look for thr king?" *disintegrates* "Damn bro. Whatever. My hairs not that bad"

[@alanpennie8013]

Oh it is.

[@janne4518]

What was Ser Crispin thinking with that little guy? Did he thought they have gnomes in their army?

[@propogandalf]

​@@janne4518Lol he thought he was on middle earth

[@urqueenari]

I was amazed by the detail they added by making Sunfyres blood seemingly burn the soldiers as he tried to escape and was bleeding everywhere.

[@rrrrrrrachel]

yesss this was my favourite bit of texture

[@joshwhalen17]

All Rhaenys was missing was an anime-style inner monologue before turning to face Vhagar.

[@alanpennie8013]

A touch of the Dune.

[@Ronfost89]

10:49 I really liked the acting of little Oscar. His stunned face as he hears Daemon, the look of "WTF did he actually just say that" and or "please help me I am very uncomfortable" at Simon as he is processing what he just heard. This was such a fun scene in a fun episode.

[@KaiHung-wv3ul]

The Lads ftw

[@RynnYumako]

That one scene with Aegon and Sunfyre... Sunfyre loves Aegon even when no one else does T___T

[@crisismethodactor]

If only he’d just drunk drove him around the harbor for a couple hours and slept off the rage.

[@Neo2266.]

I love how Aegon being the inexperienced dumbus that he is, opens up with a fire attack, screwing up his visibility and letting Rhaenys/Meleys take him on off guard.

[@MindAndMyth]

I mean to be fair none of these people have fought dragon on dragon before. Hell even for these dragons it was the first time.

[@popadopalop]

50:47 54:31 55:03 56:24 😊😅😅😊😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😊😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😊😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅 1:03:09 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😊😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😊😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😊😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😊😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅 1:04:25 😅😅 1:04:27 😊 1:04:28 😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@popadopalop]

😅😅😊😅 1:04:39 months😅😅😅😅😊

[@popadopalop]

😅😅😅😊😅😅😅😅😅😊😅 1:05:01 😅😅😊😅

[@splooie02]

he should have gone to dragon top gun

[@jb-ch7ug]

I find the audience reactions to the first dance fascinating. Almost everyone agrees that once the dragons danced, they realized how awful war is. Added with the fall of Rook’s Rest, we’ve reached the final point of no return. Dragon fought dragon and now the realm will burn. For weeks now, people were dragging the show for being “slow”, “boring”, and a lot of talking. In a sense, I was in the same boat. While I loved the dialogue and character moments, I was excited for battles and for the first dragon fight. But now that it happened, I wish we could go back to simpler times. When the biggest issue in the world was who Rhaenyra would marry. Or even the times when the biggest issue was how Rhaenyra would be treated when Viserys’s son is born (given he lived). War is hell, and violence is often alluring. It can be cathartic, but in the end, is it worth it?

[@Paulysolo]

I for one appreciate how moon tea is only served in a special citadel branded moon tea cup™ (I think you can only get them at the Game Of Thrones museum in Northern Ireland)

[@Matt-xc6sp]

Just wait until Disney buys GOT

[@Gigipretty64]

@@Matt-xc6spomg that’s not a thing is it? Disney ruins everything…

[@scaredscorpion]

Clearly the 3 other dragons that Jon is going to ride at once are going to fuse together making the blue eyes ultimate dragon

[@mrmeeseeks982]

Something I realized about the changing of the tapestry is that they only show images that are shown from the views of the public. So episode five will have an updated tapestry of the Dragon battle since it was such a public thing that a lot of people saw

[@Scisssssssors]

It literally doesn’t matter if Alicent misunderstood Viserys about the prophecy- the rest of the green council was already conspiring to crown Aegon, and they would have done it with or without Alicent’s compliance. If she had rolled up to the green council after Viserys’ death in support of Rhaenyra’s ascension, they would have laughed her out of the room. Her ‘whoopsie’ had an effect on her interpersonal relationships immensely more than on any politics.

[@fightingmedialounge519]

Not having the queen on side would be a big issue.

[@Scisssssssors]

@@fightingmedialounge519 ​​⁠Alicent was queen consort, not queen regnant. She of course holds a very high social standing compared to most, but that only means so much in terms of political power or sway. Her title is truly just ‘wife of the king’, and that title means very little in political dealings. She has scant few allies at court, and those allies have their own ambitions and goals that I can’t see being persuaded easily by the now dowager queen.

[@fightingmedialounge519]

@@Scisssssssors didn't imply she was the regent. My point is not having one the main public figures for greens support aegon, or worse act to undermine his ascension, would prove to be a notable problem.

[@Scisssssssors]

@@fightingmedialounge519 Obviously it would be a problem, but again my point is that there is not much she could actually feasibly do to undermine Aegon’s ascension. Even if she still believed Viserys unwaveringly wanted Rhaenyra on the throne, if the green council was still conspiring to usurp Rhaenyra she wouldn’t be able to do a damn thing to stop it even if she vehemently opposed. (And not to be pedantic, but I said regnant, not regent. A queen regnant is a ruler in her own right, a queen regent is the mother of the underage king/queen and rules in their stead until they come of age.)

[@fightingmedialounge519]

@@Scisssssssors there's a fair bit she can do. Such as helping aegon escape since he doesn't want the crown. Also not exactly what regant means.

[@ELFBOYMUSIC]

Schwidus strikes again. Or is it Glifty.

[@sardonically-inclined7645]

I say Glifty

[@sentientmustache8360]

Gliftwongulous

[@alexthuene2806]

i found the glit

[@caruzo9631]

time to get schwifty in here sh!t on the floor i’m mr bulldops

[@parkzalie]

Shwindus has nice ring to it

[@Longshanks1690]

Do the guys making this show even know what they’re doing? Why are we STILL getting Daemon’s visions in Harrenhal? We already got one last episode! I mean, did they learn NOTHING from the lesson of Kinvara? You have one scene - *ONE* scene - that implies there’s some spooky stuff going on and then you literally never mention it ever again! I mean, _come on._ At the rate they’re going, they might keep doing this! It might be very important to Daemon’s character, he might even have one of those character arc thingies. He might even have - 🤢🤢🤢 - a _theme,_ gods forbid.

[@TheQuashingoftheTub]

Bruh, when Harrenhal came up as the spooky place my sis and I were so excited, and when he _kept suffering the acid trips_ We were ecstatic. Like, it sucks for Daemon, ofc, but after an entire series of the GoT crew fighting against keeping every magical and unexplainable element of this fantasy series it was so refreshing. I'm avoiding the book till later seasons so as not to spoil myself but we are having a field day theorizing how this affects Daemon mentally and emotionally, and where he'll go in all this. It's so nice to be able to consider how characters might act in the future.

[@unc54]

Sadly I've seen people unironically say they're tired of Daemon's visions.

[@Longshanks1690]

@@unc54 Their loss.

[@dr.vikyll7466]

What's more? 5 🖐️ scenes or 1 ✊ scene, strong and united? (JK love that they aren't doing it boringly)

[@Ibbnesvega]

I believe Rhaenys thought, 'the enemy king is down, if I go down it is a favorable exchange for us still, If I down Vhagar I will be the baddest ever so fuck it, all in, Valhalla awaits!'

[@Darkwowf]

I mean as soon as the camera turns to Aemond, it looks more like he is already putting his sword away before Cole even shouts his name, so he'd rather have Aegon live with his pain than him dying straight away

[@TheQuashingoftheTub]

This. I think Aemond was planning on finishing him off, but realized if he was going to die anyway(albeit horribly) then there was no point in dirtying his hands.

[@alastorcorvus]

Holy copium, Aemond wants him dead at this point, he believes he's a better heir to the throne (he kinda is, but that's because the bar is underground)

[@SwampGreen14]

@@alastorcorvus Fair, but he was literally sheating his sword before Cole even said anything. Then again, he might‘ve wanted to use the Targ dagger to finish him of…

[@alanpennie8013]

​@@SwampGreen14 Find that dagger was so cosmically right from Aemond's pov. He really is the baddest MF in Westeros now.

[@AesirUnlimited]

Aemond pulling Daemon moves while the actual Daemon is trapped in a haunted house while high on some wacky potion is hilarious to me.

[@shanestevens5352]

Finally, we have achieved Daemond. Also maybe the reason Larys is so weird is what if he was conceived in the weirwood bed while his brother wasn’t? That, combined with growing up there

[@jacksmythe2187]

The strings never mentioned it because they think everyone just has weird LSD prophet dreams. It's not even worth bringing up

[@apurdye]

it's so funny that GoT was scared of dream sequences when Sopranos, a substantially less dorky show, was addicted to them.

[@simonriley4131]

I don't wanna be a nerd but the Sopranos' whole thing was psychoanalysis, and psychoanalysis deals heavily with dreams

[@alanpennie8013]

​@@simonriley4131 "Woke up this morning, got myself a gun..."

[@elderscrolls69420]

‘a substantially less dorky show’ is SENDING me 😭

[@Myne1001]

D & D seemed to really not like having high fantasy concepts in their dragon show. I remember watching GoT Season 1 & 2 back to back with a friend in 2012, not knowing anything about ASOIAF. I thought it was really weird how the show went from virtually no magic to having magic.

[@Kalleesto]

When Milly Rhaenyra says Daemon made her, I believe she is referring to her title because she will forever be known as Rhaenyra the Cruel. And he knows that’s his fault. I feel that ties in with the previous weeks episode when Milly Rhaenyra chides him for leaving her to clean up the mess as she sews Jahaerys’ head back on.

[@sarakilburn2711]

my submissions for the soundboard, in no particular order: "he's a twat" - young Aegon getting told off for bullying young Aemond "thought as much" - Crispin after getting beaten to a pulp by Harwin "where's the bloody maester!" - illiterate borros baratheon receiving Rhaenyra's note more to come besties x dragun time is the best time ❤

[@thomasvrielink299]

"That is a rich indulgence" from Larys this episode has to be there as well Otto's laugh in that scene with Aegon in s2e2 could also be a good one

[@anemone3694]

​@@thomasvrielink299 "That is a rich indulgence" would go so hard in the food description rating streams

[@OgaLua]

IM TAKING MY HANDS OFF THE STEERING WHEEL HONEY, GLUCOSE JUST POSTED AN HOUR LONG RAMBLE ABOUT THE DRAGON SHOW

[@OgaLua]

(i am acar)

[@liamkampff1]

You rn 🚗 ​@@OgaLua

[@Sariaea]

I paused my 24 hour long "The Fake Jon Snow" video (only available on nebula and patreon) to be here 😡

[@SwampGreen14]

My sympathies. I needed a whole-ass week to watch it completely lmao

[@Asce539]

At this point i am convinced Larys is a horse and this is why he cant walk on 2 legs properly

[@AB-ee5tb]

But what does this have to do with Roose Bolton being a vampire?

[@splooie02]

he's a horse that warged into larys and can't figure out how to walk

[@ComradeWolfman98]

I knew what was coming and I was still not emotionally prepared for it. Rhaenys really proved she deserved to be Queen

[@xrphoenix7194]

Oh thank God life will be worth living for another hour or so

[@blueasthelifeshefled320]

Real

[@the_phoe]

You put away the Alys R and Larys anagram but it legitimately spooks me out now

[@TheQuashingoftheTub]

Sunfyre: "In old Valyria, snoot boop you"

[@TaliVarda100706]

YES! Glimbo posted about the dragoniest episode of the dragon show, finally I'll know which lizard is the most valid. (Jk its noodleneck obviously)

[@danirgad9866]

Team Vhagar all the way, go warcrime granny go!

[@louisjones6514]

​@@danirgad9866 the way you said that was kinda crazy but you're right

[@tophzera]

Quite embarrassing how many times I checked the channel for an episode this week 😅

[@bluu7964]

We do actually see Gwaine after the dragon battle. It looks like he took up the command after Crispy fell and he is leading the rest of the Army through the hole in the castle walls that Meleys left. You can hear/see him right as Crispy is first getting back up at the very end.

[@alanpennie8013]

Good to know he's taking command and doing the right thing.

[@Carver94]

I think the scene where a young Rhaenyra says Viserys loved her more is a reflection of Daemon's subconscious insecurity and that he confused Viserys not being able to trust Daemon with how much he loved Daemon, as the older version of Rhaenyra explained to him in the previous episode.

[@anguswaterhouse9255]

The soundboard NEEDS to have “and WHAT…. Has ser Criston done?”

[@fanpiresam482]

The way they had kept saying "Aemond is so loyal" throughout the season, it was really giving season 8 "The crypts are safe"

[@alanpennie8013]

He's always been loyal up to now. Oh well!

[@noahgilmore4837]

9:48 Glidus making the same stupid “stokeworthed” joke the same time as I said it out loud makes me think one day I can talk about dragons for thousands of people too

[@mazevlad2263]

I will be there 🙏

[@TheMeyer]

"Inaccurate Anachronism" is going to be my prog metal band's next album

[@Cazza995]

When Rhaenys turned back rather than fleeing to dragonstone, I thought she was recalling Daemon's comments about her inaction in the dragon pit, and that's what pushed her to attack Vhagar despite the odds being stacked against her

[@Handall88]

If she would've corrected daemon and let him know she killed hundreds of people breaking out of that dragon pit she would've fled, and therefore lived

[@alanpennie8013]

That thought did occur to me.

[@beatslikeagirl]

I actually felt like I didn’t need to hear Rhaenys say why she would turn around to fight Vhagar. She was so against this war from the beginning, it made sense to me that she may prefer to be the first casualty so she doesn’t have to see any more of her family die. In the same way, her “off to battle again old girl” felt more like she understood that the Targaryens continue this cycle of violence, riding their dragons for conquest at seemingly every opportunity. It felt like she wanted to end her and Melys participation in the cycle of violence, either by dying or defeating Aemond, rather than survive just to see and participate in more bloodshed. Especially in a world that ultimately views her and her dragon as tools to be wielded at their expense.

[@banne8834]

So you're telling me Daemon hears the High Valyrian version of Charlie Browns mom.

[@victorc8855]

there was some controversy regarding Vhagar being able to camouflage in the woods but I kinda disagree. It's a lizard so it's able to blend in with the environment and we don't know how far away it is from Rook's Rest, it could be a bit of a flight away hiding behind a hill or something. Not the most practical thing ever but I don't think it's that much of a stretch. Hiding behind the castle is a different story tho

[@awesomehpt8938]

It’s a bit embarrassing when Daenerys who has been in exile her entire life speaks high Valyrian perfectly and yet the Targaryen king of the seven kingdoms doesn’t speak it well at all.

[@resathe6760]

It's pretty embarrasing for Aegon, yes, but Dany grew up in Essos, where everyone speeks Valyrian, even if it's only low Valyrian. And I'm pretty sure Viserys saw to it that she learned it, they didn't have much else remaining of their heritage and claim to the throne.

[@CoRLex-jh5vx]

​@resathe6760 honestly Viserys may have been shitty to her but he somehow managed to raise her with perfect pronunciation, grammar and everything, when he was only like seven, and apparently not even all the tutors in the world could teach Aegon. Kudos tbh.

[@fracturededits6778]

That would be the point - he is wholly incompetent

[@geek_on_9159]

Why would a king of seven kingdoms need valyrian? He is not ruling over valyrians, but over andals and first men.

[@benjyfry2162]

​@@resathe6760 Don't they still retain High Valyrian in Volantis and Lys, maybe Tyr and Myrosh as well? I thought Low Valyrian was more of a Tolos and Old Ghis regional thing. Not challenging you, just checking my own facts. Lol

[@carrotspies]

Alt shift x is the gateway drug to Glidus

[@zachbrehany2253]

The real Song of Ice and Fire probably is the beautiful friendship and chemistry of ASX and Glidus.

[@theshackledgamer799]

Daemon and Radagon of the Golden Order are the coolest King Consorts in pop culture. Also, do we want to agree that Sunfyre intentionally acted as a shock absorber to save Aegon from smashing into the ground.

[@mazevlad2263]

Now THAT'S a damn good comparison

[@zzrroott6459]

We don't know much about radagon at all however.

[@brunoactis1104]

And George is involved in both.

[@theshackledgamer799]

@@zzrroott6459 the DLC seems to indicate that he is Marika's living flesh that she cast off in her Ascension to Godhood. That and the fact that Radagon was the original keeper of the Rune of the Unborn suggests to me that it's power is what gave him his life and free will.

[@rias.gremoryyy]

Radagon is way cooler than daemon plus he's not a war criminal that enjoys killing innocents for his personal gains like Daemon

[@nicolasclermont893]

Daemonds chaos is caused by a clash between his internal struggle with wanting power, his loyalty to his family and his house but ultimately being a 2nd son in a world where the 2nd son doesnt get to wield that power. Its really wonderful mix of frustration. His final moment before death is the culmination of all three, and he symbolically sacrifices himself (another 2nd son) in the effort while fulfilling his duty to his family in war.

[@kwace_7745]

48:50 I believe Rhaenys' decision not to flee was not foolish. She had already decimated the battlefield and endured a fierce clash with Sunfyre and Aegon, sustaining significant damage. The odds of escaping Vhagar were slim, and her choice to repeatedly turn back was made with great difficulty. However, my main gripe with the dragon battles is the lack of emphasis on speed and agility. It often comes down to "I'm bigger than you, so you die," which is quite simplistic. Another issue is the conservative portrayal of the dragons. For instance, Sunfyre is supposed to be stunningly beautiful with golden fire, yet in the show, he's just another dragon with a gold tint. This change diminishes the irony of Aegon's character; he truly could have been 'that guy,' but due to poor decision making, poor parenting and malicious schemes, he has fallen far short of his potential.

[@halocat4077]

I've never wanted a video to come out so badly. RIP red dino puppy... long live the Iguana Mama.

[@Vonnithegod]

Can we talk about how Daemon has been in a horror movie for the past 2 episodes? 😂

[@dillon8837]

HotD has some really funny lines like " fuck you we should have sent our dragons" season 1 had "sheathe that steel you twats" odd phrases for a fantasy world

[@Gigipretty64]

He’s says “sheath the fucking steal”

[@dillon8837]

@Gigipretty64 I'm talking about a different bit , not otto. It when the bracken and blackwood dudes are trying to marry rhaenyra in season 1

[@Gigipretty64]

@@dillon8837 oh sorry. I missed that line.

[@dillon8837]

@@Gigipretty64 I only heard it on a rematch. Dunno who even says it. Cole and rhynera are leaving and I just heard it

[@MewMew-kh8cq]

I really want "THE RATCATCHERS!!" on the sound board

[@TheCac]

The way Alicent drops the statue of the dragon and the wing breaks off is very similar to how Meleys bites Sunfyre's wing which makes sense because Alicent's incredibly cruel words to Aegon are the trigger to what drives him to fly out to battle

[@sentientmustache8360]

Videos were posted in the days following the episode, your grace

[@sortofrican]

As loathe as I am to defend Aegon, pertaining to his relationship with Alicent, she was a pretty horrendous mom to him even before Diana. The only kid she ever really seemed to try for at all was Aemond

[@CoRLex-jh5vx]

Hey now, these are fantasy names! Diana is far too pedestrian, her name is dYana

[@SwampGreen14]

⁠@@CoRLex-jh5vx Dyaianae

[@alanpennie8013]

​@@CoRLex-jh5vx Arik neKrol is my favourite stupid GRRM name.

[@NeonAkira]

I think if those damn maesters didn't poison Meleys, the red queen would've lived

[@elsewhere2509]

?

[@SwampGreen14]

The Maesters hate to see a Girlboss win.

[@kallemort]

Maesters are so fucking based for killing all the dragons and targshits.

[@GustavoCardoso95]

I'm REALLY hoping that Daemon's next dream will have Vizzy T in it. if Paddy shows up is going to be awesome

[@alanpennie8013]

Here's hoping. He was my favourite character in season 1.

[@chelscara]

37:40 Lionel was such a real dude even the ghosts of harrenhall were like nah, he’s chill, we lead him alone

[@raging_crocodile2081]

Part of me wonders if Vhagar’s cruel personality is rubbing off on Aemond, since it’s said a dragon bond goes both ways. It would explain Aenond’s drastic personality shift after claiming her

[@czarspan3057]

Holy fuck I cannot wait to hear you two talk about the continuation of the Harrenhal plot and the fact that the show is leaning HARD into weirwood stuff. I love these vids just about as much as the episodes themselves.

[@Elderrion]

For the record, I *have* watched the 22h Jon Snow video. Multiple times. (I put it on before I go to bed to have a consistent white noise)

[@Wolf6119]

I think Alicent leaving the bottle of Moon Tea out for Larys to see isn't a case of her just being dumb and not putting it away in time. I think it's more like she simply doesn't care anymore? She seems to have very quickly become jaded to everything after the reveal with Rhaenyra last episode, and I think this is kinda her way of saying to Larys "I don't give a shit about your blackmail now, there's no going back anyway." Larys even tries to kinda probe Alicent a few times, asking her if she's worried about Criston and implying he knows she might be pregnant, and she just kinda shrugs him off and stares off into space, where previously she would look guilty and uncomfortable whenever he was around. The conversation they have after that plays into this I think, about how any significance of Viserys's wishes died with him, and that now there will be war no matter what in which the victor will decide the truth. Alicent is at a point where no matter what she does there will be war and thousands will die. Does she really care about any blackmail Larys might have? The secret of Lyonel's and Harwin's death would hurt Larys more than her, and if he outs her affair with Criston (to who, first of all? Her son the King, who she has no regard for at all, or the Hand, who she is having the affair with?) publicly he'd be hurting the Greens as a whole, which is bad for Larys too since he's already hitched his wagon to them. The worst possible outcome for anyone here is Criston being disgraced and executed for breaking his oath, and Alicent barely seems to care about his well-being at all.

[@alanpennie8013]

I got that sense too. Larys has no power over nihilistic Alicent. It's another datum for him to weigh.

[@cooljoe494]

We 100% need a BEEEEEESBury on that soundboard

[@Beany2007FTW]

Also, High Tide (hiaaaah taaaaahd)

[@prorok3382]

Every dragon rider: Has a custom made saddle with a lot of hooks and leather stripes so he/she can fly safely in all circumstances. Aemond: Yeah Imma just put this old net on Vhagar's back so I can grab it if I fall. Genious really.

[@alastorcorvus]

That net was already there since Laena rode her

[@kallemort]

The net was there before. Plus he still has a custom saddle.

[@ragingclues]

I don't really understand all the confusion behind the decision to send one dragon to Rook's Rest. Rhaenyra is the queen so going to battle is not a real option. They made it clear back in season one that risking an heir to the throne is basically never an option, removing the option to send Jace without even mentioning the fact that Rhaenyra just recently lost a son on dragonback. Baela's dragon is barely of fighting age so sending Moondancer to fight against even the potential of ANY green dragon is insanity. Daemon and his dragon are currently incapacitated at Harrenhall. That leaves one dragonrider who happens to have a powerful large dragon. Now, let's consider Rhaenyra's thought process when deciding weather or not to send dragons to Rook's Rest. She understands that Rook's Rest has very few strategic advantages. It's mostly morale that is being fought for. Sending and potentially losing all your dragonriders for Rook's Rest would likely be considered one of the worst strategic options available. Sending no dragons and LOSING Rook's Rest would be SIGNIFICANTLY better. On top of this fact, she knows and understands the green thought process as she adapts the same in respect to dragons and their riders. Sending Aegon is not an option as he is the king. Sending Aemond who is currently the heir to the throne is not an option. Sending Helaena the queen is not an option. No dragons were used in the taking of Rosby, Stokeworth or Duskendale. It is VERY reasonable to assume that no dragons will be used at Rook's Rest. That is why Aemond and Cole's trap works. My complaint is why wouldn't Rhaenys leave the moment she saw Vhagar? Meleys is the fastest dragon and she has two different options to get reinforcement or retreat to safety. She can fly to Hallenhall to get Daemon who wouldn't even ask questions to join her or she can fly back to Dragonstone to retreat. In my opinion, flying back to dragonstone is the clear best option here. The only thing I can think of is she just wants to injure Vhagar, which I assume she accomplishes, but at the same time her death severely cripples any chance of ambushing Vhagar in the future as now the only current available threat to Vhagar is Caraxes.

[@chemputer]

48:15 I think Rhaenys was thinking, either I, the most battle tested (somehow, do war crimes count as war? I think they do.) dragon rider with one of the largest dragons on our side, takes out Vhaegar somehow, or else my grandchildren will have to face Vhaegar, so I gotta at least try my best or die trying.

[@thewerdna]

I can't believe Glikgligus and Schwischwe said "Its dragonin' time" and then dragoned all over us.

[@Myne1001]

"Oh shit I'm dragoooooning" - glimbus, probably

[@Aqquila89]

11:44 One of Theodore Roosevelt's sons was called Kermit Roosevelt. He served in both World Wars.

[@sackbeatgaming7751]

I am convinced that the only reason the S2 Blisstakes take so long is cause Glimbo needs to decide on more funny names to give to Criston.

[@DourFlower]

Cheese-whiz Cole

[@KamenSentaiMetalHero]

My cousin literally called me at work yesterday to tell me that we need to have an funeral for Rhaenys.

[@auo2365]

Aemonds sapphire eye is a magical eye that allows him to see Vhagar as it seems nobody else can see Vhagar. That explains how Vhagar is able to sneak up and surprise attack everyone

[@GeeBarone]

She did hide behind an entire castle in fairness

[@grumpysphinx4911]

I remember reading that large animals tend to be stealth predators, like T-Rexes would hide and silently stalk prey for instance (instead of running/stomping and roaring like portrayed in the movies)

[@acuyra]

I think an important thing to remember is that Rhaenys doesn’t have to kill Vhagar, she has to kill Aemond. It’s dangerous, but all Melys needs to do is get a good fire blast on Vhagar’s back and Aemond is done.

[@alastorcorvus]

Which is the strategy Daemon went with, there's no winning against Vhagar in a dragon vs dragon fight. Maybe only if Meleys, Vermithor and The Cannibal ganged up on her, and I still think Vhagar could wipe the floor with them.

[@acuyra]

@@alastorcorvus at the least she would take one to two with her.

[@TheRaptorsClaw]

Meleys alone had a chance, Meleys with either Caraxes or with Vermithor would have taken out Vhagar. Especially with Rhaenys and Daemon's experience together. They wouldn't come out clean, but Vhagar loses that 2v1 every time.

[@acuyra]

@@alastorcorvus It’s funny to think that one of the smaller faster dragons might actually be the perfect counter to Vhagar. She’s big, but all that power doesn’t mean much if your opponent can just drop down and kill your rider before you know what’s going on.

[@frankvandorp2059]

I like how Daemon's visions feel very similar to Jamie Lannister's in the book, and are also caused by him sleeping on top of weirwood.