House of the Dragon | S1 EP2: Inside the Episode (HBO)
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2022
- Milly Alcock (Rhaenyra Targaryen), Emily Carey (Alicent Hightower), Ryan Condal, Miguel Sapochnik and more discuss the selection of the Kingsguard, the face-off at Dragonstone, and the pressure Viserys faces to choose a new wife in "The Rogue Prince."
I like how Daemon, Rhaneyra and Viserys are having conflicts among themselves but are still not willing to hurt or kill each other or let some third person say or do bad things to any three of them. They are a family. When Daemon says to Lord Coryls (I don’t remember the exact dialogue) that he can speak of his brother whatever way he wants to but no one else can disrespect him, is typical Siblings dynamic.
NeHa . Ur question is so smart as you.
NeHa Nagpal. Ur words are so soothing.
just wait for some time, you will see.
Yeah, you can definitely tell they still love eachother. Like Daemon saying to Corlys, "I may speak on my Brother, but you may not". Just implying that he won't tolerate trash talk about Viserys still. But eventually things unravel haha.
Yeah, it'd be a shame if a brother commanded his dragon to, idk, let's say roast and eat his own sister.
every scene and conversation between Rhaenyra and Daemon is absolutely joy to watch. Their chemistry is amazing!!
yes!
@XooX YooT doubtful tbh. Definitely had a meh reaction when I saw that actress. Milly is better.
Have you ever seen Emma in anything? She is a really good actress and will be fine with Daemon. Milly is doing a fine job and so will Emma.
They will get married
@@yeetnama9094 She's better, the other one is better, I'm tired of it already. Rhaenyra will have children who will be the same age as Rhaenyra now, its impossible for her to play an adult. Secondly, if this young version of her had sex with Daemon, it would be strange. Plus the adult Rhaenyra, this is the main character of the series, I don't think they would have picked up a bad actress for the role. Plus, she looks really good in trailers, too.
Loving the season thus far, Milly Alcock is great as Rhaenyra. When she came flying in with Syrax that was awesome.
i m so sad rhaenyra and lady hightower have another actors for later episodes due to older ages
@@bbbbbbbb885 Olivia Cooke is an amazing actress, im excited to see her kill it as Alicent Hightower
Nothing against Emma but I want milly to stay as rae for as long as possible same with Emily as Ali
@@BEEFSERPENT objectively the time period the story encompasses can't have the same actress, especially Milly who doesn't look like the mother of 2+ children
@@nickrubin7312 To be honest they're gonna have an issue with the ages anyway. Olivia Cooke is only 28 and she looks it. If you look at the trailers for this season we can see Aemond One Eye, and, well, suffice it to say he absolutely doesn't look like he could be Alicent's son. He looks pretty much the same age as Olivia Cooke. So I'm not sure how they're gonna make that look convincing. He also just generally doesn't look like a teen at all.
I appreciate the return to the tone and language of the dialogue from the first seasons. I hated when in GoT people suddenly started talking like they're in 2010s
The show pretty much died when people stopped saying things like "Seven Hells!"
I mean in the first episode I heard the princess say the ‘f word’.. I’d rather they not, doesn’t seem very fantasy medieval to me
@@AG-vb6vv it was a word used by George RR Martin and it is an old word
@@AG-vb6vv fuck is a word from the medieval times, lol. Do some research. As you may have understood, it's first meaning was to do with sex, and not used as a curse word as it evolved into over time while fundamentally maintaining its original meaning.
Started Marvel, declined into DC, now back to Marvel baby!
I believe the Crabfeeder managed to scare us in 3 minutes more than Euron Greyjoy did in 2 seasons.
Euron was such a joke of a character
That scene on the bridge in the Iron Island and killing Balon was pretty good, but unfortunately, that's the only good Euron scene.
@@MeisterFuhrer Book Euron is great. Show Euron is terrible
@@MeisterFuhrer in the books he's so cool, has an eyepatch, and actually has interesting motives and goals other than being a horny pirate who wants to fuck the queen like d&d made him
@@MeisterFuhrer but he was meant to seduce us with his giant fleet and c ock
It's mindblowing what they've done with only 2 episodes. Knowing what is to come from reading Fire & Blood, it is certain that it will only get better and better!
A lot of people are probably going to get mad though.
@@senister14 Why?
@@Illmare you don't know how this story ends do you? It won't be the ending you think.
@@senister14 I just know everyone dies lol.
@@Illmare not everyone but all the main people. Which is why they keep acting like they're going to be building something when that isn't how it's going to end, it's just going to feel like a kick in the crotch.
5:20 That's interesting, I saw Alicent's actions quite different than her actress explains it. I thought that she visited the king purely because her father wanted it. And she understood that Otto precisely wanted her to court the king and was using her as a tool to gain power and influece over the king. That makes her unhappy and that's the reason she fiddles around with her finger nails.
It's likely a mix of various elements: she might appreciate Viserys' company whilst also being aware that this is where her father wants her to be. She was initially not courting the king but rather showing empathy for his situation. She seems at odds with herself because she was raised to be a dutiful and obedient daughter but she might secretly want to be more like Rhaenyra who does not take conventions so seriously and who she sees as having more freedom than she does.
same
In my point of view, it felt a bit like she didn't quite understand what Otto meant.
Why are people misunderstanding the Alicent and Otto characters so badly!?! They are talking about them as pure villains, while in the actual show their actions are generally rational and justifiable to an extent. Alicent was fiddling with her finger nails from the very first scene of the show onwards; it has nothing to do with her visiting Viserys. Otto simply sent her to console the grieving king - as his hand this is justifiable and understandable. Of course, it would be in his (family's) interests for the king to have a good relationship with his daughter, but it's not like Otto could have foreseen or somehow manipulated the king into choosing Alicent for his wife.
@@Dystisis You're so right, in the show it be like that! I think a lot of us are projecting the books on the show, where the characters are so different. It makes no sense to do that but I guess we can't help it?
i love how engrossing it was wihtout a single action scene, the dialogues were beautifully shot, the raenys and rhaenerya scene felt like a wuxia and the dragonstone confrontation was so atmospheric, the fog and the landscape shots were breahtaking.
The Rhaenyra and Daemon scene was intense
I thought they were going to kiss right there )
@@user-df8lp9zq8s 😂Don't expect incest.
"As long as it's not my best friend" i think it goes without saying, a father marrying their daughter's best friend isn't going to go over well
Even worse, Viserys I rejects a half-Targaryen (Laena, aged 12) for a Hightower (Alicent), daughter of a powerful, ambitious Great House and daughter of his own Hand. Then he produces three sons and daughter with her, all dragon riders. Given prior precedents 92 and 101AL, the lords of the realm would have chosen the direct male line in Aegon II, had there been a Great Council in 228 or 229.
Rhaenyra did not help matters with her birthing three dons who looked nothing like her or her husband, and everything like her suspected lover Harwin Strong.Visually obvious, which didn't help her claim. Legally they were Laenor's but his parents insisted that the two older sons wed their cousins Baela and Rhaena, daughters of Daemon and Laena.. And so it went.
By contrast, Alicent's four children wrre clearly Targaryens. And dragon riders, to boot.
Viserys I shoukd not have married if he wanted his daughter tobascend the Iron Throne. He and Rhaenyra mafe several other mistakes.
@@shinjineesen400 hey let's talk about Green Council "WHY RHAENYRA CANNOT BE QUEEN" did you read the book yes?
1. SHE IS A WOMEN
(Ik she have bastard but Corlys, Laenor, Rhaenys, Viserys fine with them, and lets not think Laenor Crying in his bed with his boyfriend bc he is being cheat by his wife, unlike Cersei her bastard hv claim to IT since they're Rhaenyra children the only one who care about their bastardy is the one who feel threatened by them aka the Green and Vaemond family, you can see in the war people in westeros dgaf about it)
Since this is the FIRST reason why Rhaenyra cannot be Queen no matter she birth a bastard or not they still dont want her on the iron throne bc SHE IS A WOMEN
2.Then they talk about her Consort aka Daemon
3. Her wanton way
4.Her Bastard who is not Laenors but Criston cole think they would turn the red keep into brothel and "the boys in Red Keep cannot be saved bc Strong boys are just like their "father" 💀"
Please this is already stupid and im not mention the Greens "GENEROUS TERMS"
@@shinjineesen400 ik Rhaenyra made a mistake but Viserys made a bigger mistake he was her n1 supporter also no1 who set her up her fall, by marrying Alicent and marrying his daughter to OBVIOUSLY Gay man (while there a lot of straight people in westeros tripping in Rhaenyra's feet )ik Velaryons match is important but Viserys also ignore that by marrying Alicent he can just wait another year for Laena ik Laena fruty but she is not Laenor 💀, and Rhaenyra ruled dragonstone for years no problem, but lets take a look to the Greens choice "Heir" that lazy whoremonger Aegon, is he better than Rhaenyra who is trained to rule since 8 yo? If they let Rhaenyra be queen in peace i think the kingdom still fine, they just set her up, the coup, her children being killed, take the kingdom treasure. Rhaenyra is not perfect heir but she can do the job if that storm shit not happened. When the war most of people supported her all Vale, All North, most of riverlands, and the Greyjoys and who is supporting Aegon? That Baratheon dude who scared facing Rhaenyra's forces? Lannister who his brother in his Council? And Half of reach even his mother is from there? 😂 And 3 whore kingdom? Who is Daemon and Corlys enemy?, while Rhaenyra supporter doesnt need blood oath, and would die for "Viserys Little Girl" and disgarding all their banner and raising only hers and still march to KL even after she died did they care about her having bastards? They want her on the IT , And if we talk about her Claim, she was Chosen heir (Heir Apparent) just like Jahaerys did to Baelon Great Council 101 is happened bc Jahaerys can't chose his heir after Baelon died, GC101 is not official IT law inheritance, there was the King's Decree above anything is Viserys not a king?
Sorry this is too long 💀
Could've been worse, Viserys could have picked his daughter as wife.
I LOVED that exchange between Rhaenys and Rhaenyra. Keep this kind of scene coming, hotd.
Definite “tell Cersei” vibes
me too! i already rewached it few times haha
Reminiscent of Lady Olenna and Margaery
I like calling it hot-d!
@@etoinedevries7583 Yeah, it should've been hotd
Rhaenyra is legit and is the only person Daemon lets push him around a bit.
Daemon has his own plots going on when it comes to Rhaenyra ;)
@@AnwayPramanik elaborate
@@avi9066 you want it to get ruined for you 💀
@@avi9066 you havent read the book have you?
@@avi9066 It's a spoiler
I seen someone complain about how the characters repeat certain phrases like "Gods be good!" and "Seven Hells". It's not like people in real life don't repeat certain phrases from time to time or anything. Plus those phrases bring back the feeling of Westeros, no matter how small or large an impact it has. I love this show already.
I always loved the close bond of Daemon and Rhaenyra. No matter how hot-headed he can be when it comes to Rhaenyra Daemon shows his loving, soft side. Their dynamic in this episode was intense again. Rhaenys‘ interaction with Viserys and Rhaenyra were great
Rhaenyra saving the day was cool. Also Princess Rhaenys's actor is so lovely
I'm forever thankful for these guys for basically resurrecting my favorite series from the ashes. Only hope the high quality endures until the end, unlike its predecessor.
The look on Rhaenyra's face when Otto Hightower just shuts her down...
And also when her father shuts her down at dinner!
One thing I find kinda interesting. This video goes out of it's way to say that Alicent Hightower did not attempt to court Viserys, and that marrying him was not necessarily her end goal. Yet we don't hear anything about Otto Hightower or his actor, which does make me think this was what he was after when he sent Alicent to comfort Viserys wearing one of her mothers dresses.
I know this is fiction, but it’s often compared to the Middle Ages. It would have been almost unthinkable for a woman (females became women at 14-15 and were ready to marry) to visit the private rooms of a male - especially unaccompanied. The fact that her father told her to do this is basically saying “go to the king. Flirt. Make it known you are charming and witty. Keep your maiden hood but ease his suffering by tending to his ego.”
The only reason her reputation wouldn’t have been tarnished by this action is because she was visiting the king.
So yeah, her dad pimped her out, but she was very aware of what the circumstances were. In many instances the family would have their entire future wrapped up with how well of a marriage a daughter made. If the daughter married a high born noble, the father could expect to receive land(s) which would generate income. The fathers would have also ensured their standing at court, and as such, power.
I don't think Alicent ever thought of courting viserys originally. From episode 1, you can see that she did so to please her father. Then she started to maneuver her way into the king's good side by telling him of her own grief. Viserys first saw alicent as confidant rather than comfort but when faced with the pressure of re-marrying, he saw alicent as the best choice. So, it can be said that otto knew the king would prefer to someone that he can relate to(grief wise) and Orchestrated the whole chain of events. And Alicent may have confide in the king about her loss of loved one, but understood the position she found herself in and what it can do to her family status or her own ambitions.
Yes. Otto pimped out his daughter to the grieving king. He is the MOST reprehensible character in the ENTIRETY of this story. He’s disgusting. The actor is doing a STELLAR job making him as slimy as possible. He’s the maggots feeding off the kings finger that became decayed after he banished his brother. Expert storytelling 😮
Of course this was Otto Hightower's intention. Alicent knew it too, her father clearly intended it and she was uncomfortable but knew it was expected of her. Although she genuinely did like Viserys and tried to comfort him, there was always an ulterior motive.
It amazes me to see how well this series is crafted, very nuanced, perfectly woven characters, dialogues, settings, and of course the score. It's flying above expectations so far. Way to go, HBO.
Aboustly loving the show! Milly is rocking the show so far. Cant wait for sundays now😭😁😭🖤. Rhaenyra is gonna be a EPIC character
When she arrived at Dragonstone that scene was so perfect.................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
@@AyushRaj-uu1dw ehh... I had a big smile on my face when they turned to see what made that noise under the low cloud cover! ordering more GoT banners for my windows, got 3... Targaryan, Stark and Mormont!the king really really stepped in it with his choice of wife!
I love her already!!
For people commenting about Emily’s (the actress who plays Alicent) interpretation of Alicent - I also think that because they aged Alicent down in this, Emily’s interpretation could be that Alicent is far more naive than she was in the books. Because of that, Otto can and does use her as a pawn without Alicent needing to be in on the master plan so to speak. Otto knows that Alicent will be charming and provide everything the king needs without Otto ever needing to coach her, so really his only instruction is for her to continue to see him. She did the same for the king prior, so in her mind it probably wasn’t that strange to now see Viserys regularly. For me, having her aged down changes a lot! It makes her a victim of Otto’s puppeteering the same as Viserys. What will be interesting is how her moral shift is portrayed once they age the characters up
Best performances this season so far! Milly, Steve, Paddy, Emily. They are killing their roles and demonstrating just how complex their characters are. I can’t wait for Milly to branch out big after playing as Rhaenyra
this episode is set half a year after the first one ,this in itself is a challenging thing and we cant deny how incredibly they managed to connect the timeline between the first and the second episode...Highly impressed by the whole cast specially Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen and Steve Toussaint as Corlis velaryon...
Same here, I really thought Matt Smith as Daemon didn't fit at ALL when I first saw the trailer, he looked ridiculous and I could only see the Doctor. But now he's easily one of my favourite characters in both GoT and HotD. Same with Paddy Considine. I thought his face didnt fit at all, but it really does.
@@samg1879 true, they both look like they were born to play daemon and Viserys Targaryen respectively...
Corlis Velaryon, Daemon 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 🔥🔥. After I figured out the man that plays Daemon was Philip from the “Crown”( I knew I’ve seen his face before) I was hooked, he’s such a great actor. They all are great but I get most excited to see there’re scenes the most thus far. Oh yes the women who’s plays young Rhaenyra 👏🏽👏🏽
The relationship between daemon and rhaenyra is going to be something serious, it’s a feeling I have they are going to team up. Especially after her dad remarries and has a son. I have goosebumps 🥹🥹
He has a son? 😳
Actually they marry and their child Aegon the Younger (the dragon bane) ends up being King.
@@omegamwihambi2496 dont spoiler people
@@NewYorkaSchnabeltier it's...it's literally in the book Fire and Blood...
@@NewYorkaSchnabeltier it's not a spoiler, the books have been out for years. And the show may choose to deviate from the books like GOT did
The execution of it was so good, that even though I know that he ends up marrying Alicent, I feel exactly the way that Rhaenyra was feeling. Brilliant acting from the cast.
This episode was phenomenal, I loved how they paid more attention to Corlys, Mysaria & other characters. It was a good build up episode for the episodes to come!
phenomenal? 2nd episode in its inaugural season which is about targaryen civil war (a very exciting storyline) and hbo is already doing filler episodes. 90% of the episode was basically people talking in rooms. there was no plot movement. then there's the corly's velaryon casting which is just a huge stain on the show......
@@blqest125 stick with marvel son
@@connormcleod9595 , i despise marvel movies. its owned by disney which means the racial morality games hollywood is bent on promoting like what they did with the corlys velaryon caseting is even more pronounced in marvel productions.
@@blqest125 both your comments didn't get any like meaning you were talking out of your arse
You know the director of the show is doing a good job when Alicent's actor understands nothing about her character but she still portrays her well because of proper direction.
lmao ikr -- she legit was speaking like such an daft summer flower, she thinks her character is like season 3 Sansa when she's more Season 3 Margaery
why wouldn‘t she understand her own character? she got casted because of that prticular reason
@@noraa.9422 I would like to point you towards Zie Bruh's answer. She got casted because she looks exactly like Alicent should look, not because she understands her, if that were the case I could play Rhaenyra even though I'm a man. Anyone with an attention span of more than 5 seconds can see from just 2 episodes that the Hightowers are actively working to undermine the Targaryens which is something those of us who read the books know very well, but they are afraid to take up arms against them. In short, their entire family is a bunch of b*tches and the biggest b*tch of them all was Alicent. If you don't believe me keep watching the show and you'll see how wrong the actor is in her assessment of Alicent.
@@Vjeimy I have to agree with you; I was actually shocked to hear her say this when it was clearly demonstrated that Otto was forcing his daughter to "court" the king when she showed great discomfort doing so. Otto clearly is scheming against the Targaryens. It's very interesting to see that the actress doesn't quite understand the character she's playing yet still delivers an excellent performance.
Don't worry she will be gone by episode 6
Pure emotion when I heard the intro!!!
Angelica Costta. Ur saying absolutely right.
If this is what Ryan Condal can do without George's genius of dialogue writing, imagine what he could pull out out of ASOIAF main series if he were to adapt them. Amazing writing on his part.
Pure dialogue episode. No action scenes no deaths yet the dialogue was so good that it kept you on the edge of your seat
I had very low standards for this show but after 2 episodes this show looks to be absolutely amazing
And they got green lit for a season 2!!
rhaenyra and daemon is the definition of “fire and blood” relationship. its fiery, its full of hatred and love at the same time. and they actually related by blood. lmfao.
Milly Alcock has a strong scene presence in the show
I was kind of surprised how much smaller her dragon was compared to her uncles. I was like wow she's definitely going to lose. But her assertiveness and confidence is what makes a female character strong. None of that Disney bullshit shoving things down your throat. This is how you make a good character whether they are female or not.
Yeah her dragon syrax is cool though, but I love caraxes design with the long neck so cool
Love the bloodwyrm, the show definitely did a good job in making Caraxes look as described in the books.. I hope we get to see Vhagar later in the show, she is massive
@@LeoBov1 yeah that'll be cool, I'm excited for dreamfyre
@@LeoBov1 I think we saw Vhagar in one of the previous trailers already
@@justinnyugen7015 oh yes you are right, just remembered we got some glimpses of her
The quality in production of the show is so amazing...we are so spoilt. Everything so far has been amazing
Love the color grading in this show. looks like a period drama
A bit too yellow and dark for my taste in some scenes, but it's still great and done well.
Love the series so far. It's also great to have this after each episode. Can't wait for sunday!
Such an amazing start to this show! Episode 2 you could feel the cracks starting to spread, the animosity builds, the political intrigue and manipulation, you see the facades start to slide...the tension is so thick you could cut it with a knife lol. Only a matter of time before it breaks. Can't wait for more!
episode two and its already a filler episode. manipulation perfectly describes the corlys casting decision. terrible. it get's worse when you show his children especially the 12 year old being courted by a 60 year old.
@@blqest125 lmao mmk troll 🙄
@@jennalogan5552 , have you ever seen a black guy with a head full of white dreadlocks? trolling is literally what hbo did in their childish attempt at racial morality plays with the corlys velaryon casting. this last episode was 90% people talking in rooms. the only thing that saved this episode was the dragonstone scene.
@@loominizer31, the lore (GRRM's books) describes house velaryon as people with silver hair, purple eyes, and pale skin. its in the book A Feast of Crows, chapter 12. did you even try though? 🧐 i mean did i even have to tell you this? do you not have basic common sense? this story is based on ancient european history. there are no swirling ruling classes in that time period. heck we just barely got it IN OUR WORLD with markle and she isnt exactly lupita nyongo is she? LOL. the portrayals of all targaryens and their marriage preferences IN THE HOW AND THE BOOKS should have augmented your basic common sense and save me the trouble of having to explain this to you.
bad try though.
@@loominizer31 , but the books are specific about the physical traits of house velaryon. silver/white hair, purples eyes and pale skin. which coincides with the targaryen look and preference hence why corlys velaryon marriage to rhaenys happened. and yes, its a bad try. "they" saying it behind the scenes doesnt change the fact that house velaryon has specific physical traits based on GRRM's story. whatever "they" say in behind the scenes segment is just their justification to their terrible decision to insert racial political morality plays instead of just following GRRM's story.
so yes, its a bad try for you and an even obvious bad try maneuver by "them" in whatever behind the scenes segment clip to justify their childish attempt at "equalizing" casting which is happening in nearly every tv show and movie today that is ruining the realism, charm and magic that hollywood once had.
the film industry is in complete financial shambles and their answer is to make things worse by being so politically correct that it doesnt match reality or fantasy land and the quality of the content they are putting out is severely damaged.
A really good episode!! The calm and the details of the script were the things i needed to understand more about the characters. Loving the season so far!! 🔥🐲❄️
YOU RESTORED THE NAME OF GoT WITH JUST 2 EPISODES... WELL DONE!!!!
This season will be nearly perfect, I am sure of it!
THIS is exactly what we have been missing for so long now! Please keep it up everyone. First two episodes have been absolutely superb
Nice to hear the old theme again
i love the show so far and i feel like it's gonna keep getting better and better
Amazing episode AGAIN.
Gives me early Thrones vibe, but even more serious politics and intrigues.
filler episode. i mean how serious is the show when it has a black guy with white dreadlocks and all of his kids are the same? you know of any black people with white hair? in the books or in real life?
The haters are loving this show in secret eating their words🤣🤣🤣🤣
People hate just to hate nowadays. This show has been phenomenal so far and the haters so far are the minority. Granted we’ve only seen two episodes but so far it’s only gotten better and the future looks promising
"I'm right here uncle. The object of your ire." This is brilliant. I love it... Add one tiny syllable. :P
"Genuinely cares without having an ulterior motive" *right*
The Costume and Set designs look great
The embroidery is stunning
Keep going with this analysis after every episode. It's really helpful to understand some stuff.
The storytelling of HotD has been SPECTACULAR!! I am in love with this series so far. I'm so glad there are different showrunners and that GRRM is back involved using his work. The differences between the end of GoT and the beginning of HotD is night and day. Can't wait to see what happens next (I have not read the books-- obviously)
Alicent looks like she's mostly doing her father's bidding, but is secretly just as ambitious as he is, while truly regarding the princess' friendship. Her trajectory will be quite interesting. No doubt her attitude towards the princess will change irreversibly not when they dine at the infamous dinner as the marked Greens and Reds, but when her son is maimed.
Spoiler alert pleaseeeee
Greens and Blacks isnt it? And as far as spoilers go . . . . Yes we can go to fire and blood for the main outline, but that is STILL just a history, one man trying to sieve through the various contemporary sources and collate/compile a narrative that documents the things that happened and tries to explain the reasons behind them. All the while being subconsciously biased towards his own opinion AND consciously biased towards the prevailing political paradigm at the time of writing. So although we may think we know the main beats of the saga, I for one would not be surprised if the story that unfolds is different to what we think we know. Some events may have a lot more depth to them than you would guess from the history book. Some may take on subtly nuanced meanings and give rise to many varied and unforseen consequences merely because of a shift in context or maybe even a shift in perception. That's the unbridgeable gap between life and history. History tries to make sense of events and package them into a neatly normalised narrative, whereas life . . . Just happens. Im going to treat the show as 'life' where the fun is in seeing what really happened vs what the historian thinks are the important bits.
@@manaals5364 what happens in the story is like… common knowledge…
Excellent episode, acting and writing is mind blowing!
Thanks for this analysis. Loving the series already. Acting and production values and writing all top notch. Not to mention dragons..🐉🦇
This episode was a 10/10. Can't wait to see what comes next.
When Rhaenyra cam flying with Syrax that was so badass
This show keeps getting better and we're only on episode 2. So excited for what's to come! Also Milly is such a great actress. I'm going to miss seeing her in the show! :')
Hey
This show is embodying Thrones at its best - polictical intrigue galore, and when it comes to medieval style politics, child marriages were practically an institution; seeing how uncomfortable it makes many viewers feel (and rightly so) is just an indication how well the show is embodying these archaic practices (archaic in most parts of the world at least - child marriages still occur today). Still, not even European medieval royalty tended to marry their nearest kin by blood outside of cousin marriages. George definitely has some weird thing for incest in his stories, which is definitely less based in medieval history, but does perhaps draw from more ancient history - Greek or Roman for instance. Still, it's more his fantastical spin - the Targaryens viewing themselves as near-god like (deities are always propogating with their nearest relatives in many world mythologies) and the tradition of Valerian pure-blood lineages etc.
The incest thing is mainly to preserve the dragon riding dna in the family I believe.
Agreed entirely. Excellent analysis. In terms of incestuous intermarriage, the dynastic arrangements of the Ptolemies (and the subsequent feuds that created) springs to mind.
Everything is great so far. Keep it up.
Absolutely love this cast and this show
really? you love the casting of corlys velaryon as a black guy with white dreadlocks? lol. 2nd episode and hbo is already doing filler episodes.
@Voilturez , lol of course it was filler. the entire show was 90% people talking in rooms. the only saving grace of the show was the dragonstone scene.
@@blqest125 hey KKK. This bothered u so bad ur on 2 threads complaining about this man? Get a life!!!
God!! It just keeps getting better and better... I have not begged any show creator ever,, but please I'm begging the creators of HOTD especially Miguel Sapochnik... Don't let the fans down this time... Please.
It's been announced that Sapochnik is leaving the show.
Ik, it's like an arrow in the ass.... You have no idea how much I loved his work. He has directed some of the best GOT episodes that's why...
I thought it was kinda funny though, that alicent was in the small council meeting the whole time. And Rhaenyra was probably like "oh hey gurl what you doing here?" when they walked in haha
Awesome ep! 🖤🔥
That dragonstone scene was something elseeeee 👌
As a book reader... you all are in for a real treat later in the series. Things get REALLY heated. I'm so glad they chose this period in the books to bring to the screen.
Really nice episode. Beautiful sharing . Keep it up.
Great episode🤧👍!!!
Excellent thus far.
Amazing that only two episodes into this and it's *ALREADY* been approved for a second season...
I think we're in for a wild ride 😶🤯😳
milly alcock and emily carey are such a great actresses, i love them.
Loved the scene between Rhaenys and Rhaenyra
Daemon: You’re weak, Viserys.
Wtf Alicent didn't go to Viserys to be kind...her father made her do it😂😂😂
My favorite HOT D characters so far: Obviously, Daemon. He's a fan fav from book fans. He's GRRM's fav. But when we finally see what happens with Blood and Cheese, I can imagine people hating him as well. He'll have his share of haters but will have tons of fans including me.
That's what makes him so grey. You kinda don't know what he'll do next and sometimes you won't agree with his motives. But he's a morally grey character dedicated to his family. He wants affection and approval from his brother and even niece he crushes on. He's not as unpredictable as Homelander in The Boys. One punch to the stomach by Homelander and you're dead.
Daemon wasn't shown much in Ep 2 titled The Rogue Prince but you sense he was missing. You can feel his presence lost. But I also think he can be too charismatic that he can suck up the air in the entire room. We needed the other characters to shine and they did. Had we saw mostly Daemon, we wouldn't care what the others were doing or saying because we are too busy hanging onto Daemon's every word.
Daemon is like Zack Morris in Saved By The Bell. Take out Zack, and the other characters can start to shine more. Once he enters the room, all eyes and ears are on him. We'll start imitating "Matt Daemon's" voice by saying words like pack of hounds and squalor! Then Daemon also has this really cool walk. He walks with a confident swagger. Matt Smith is basically like Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight outshining Christian Bale!
Love Uncle Daemy the Demented. He enjoyed that insult from Criston Cole. I also like Rhaenyra. She is Daenerys/Arya but with a better actress who doesn't come off annoying as Emilia and Maisie were. 🤣 Milly did a great job. Too bad we'll only see her for half of this season. I'll likely be on her side the entire way over Alicent even though I find Olivia Cooke way more attractive than Emma D'Arcy. Olivia looks like Rose Byrne with a hint of Rachel Leigh Cook from She's All That.
I also like Viserys, Rhaenys, Lord Corlys, and I need to see more from Grand Maester Mellos. His entire push for Viserys to marry Laena in the maggots scene pissed off Otto so much, I'm starting to like that old man. I also like Otto in a Littlefinger/Tywin way. But between Team Black vs. Team Green, I'm going Black. At least for now...
Daemon my favorite too🤧
this is fkn amazing so far. can't wait for more
Well impressed with the standard so far. How ive missed you. Ps not s7-8
Why am I so extremely tense just 2 episodes in???! I literally dread the moment things actually derail. 😱 OMG
Let me just point out the philosophy of the show. In the first episode we were all hating on Otto for pimping out his daughter and in this one Corlys and Rhaenys (the supposed good guys) are doing the same thing (more gross since Laena is a kid). No one is purely good in this show. They are all scheming, Otto is just better at it.
This show is so good at showing you that once people start playing that game, they’re literally all complicit in the horror of it.
Besides, Viserys and Alicent still have a better love story than Twilight. They're sweet together
Otto is smart but my problem with Alicent comes from knowing what she does in the future ;p I don't hold it against Otto for political maneuvering.
@@dimas.2381 They're kinda sweet but there's also this element of Viserys being kind of ignorant as to her actual character. He's like a nice man but still fairly misogynistic
Otto just has a daughter old enough to actually be pimping her out, and is probably hoping the king will take her to bed and then feel honor-bound to offer marriage. Suggesting Laena as a possible political match is consistent with Targaryen bloodline restriction, and the kind of things that happened in medieval Europe. The marriage itself likely would have waited a few years, but the betrothal could have been set while she was still young. Many betrothals were done while both the bride and groom were too young to even think about marriage--sometimes when one or both were infants.
Viserys choosing Alicent , to me feels like Jeoffrey beheading Eddard. Then everything turns to shit.
Velaryon making moves
Deamon making moves
Otto making moves
So glad We're back in the games
I loved the Dragonstone scene
What a beautiful episode 2
This episode was incredible
Incredibly bad
@@priehowell8825 shut up
@@priehowell8825 Because you had to open your mouth...🤦
@@priehowell8825 cool
gracias gracias x compartir
Good episode. Lots of politics, tension and dragons.
I'm absolutely amazed at how good this show is. I wish the final season of GoT had this quality.
This is based off finished books where as season 5 onwards was improvised by dipshit one and dipshit 2 without the author input
Ooooh i love these behind the episode type things. For lots of shows.
I hope she doesn't become the Daenarys of this series, But her own thing
She will
In the books, both her and her half-brother die fighting over the throne.
@@loganbrasch7366 eh spoilers?
@@loganbrasch7366 wtf is wrong with you
@@De7Sanchez ??? Most people haven’t seen GoT first
So good episode
Hope someday we will see Sothoryos🔥
I have a question: What was Otto's plan in regards to Daemon's dragon? Otto knew he had a dragon, and that his dragon could easily decimate Otto's force, so what was his plan, exactly?
Otto kind of forgot about Daemon's dragon (D&D bite).
I think he was hoping that Daemon wouldn't dare an open war with the crown by murdering the Hand. Kind of a dare from his part as well just like the princess did.
@@vamsikgp I don 't think he forgot , he just didn't think Daemon would dare touch him , as it could ruin the relationship with his brother forever .
"You have one dragon--that's great. If you kill me, you'll have 15 dragons and the entire kingdom after you. Wanna take those chances?"
even if Daemon would attack, i think there would be a good chance that he would keep Otto alive. And otto knew that Daemon would be as good as dead if he did that.
Also, he wanted the victory of keeping Daemon on a leash for himself. Just like he tries with Rhaenyra and the king. He is desperate that the only power plays in the kingdom are his own, because he doesn’t want to lose control and his house was this great power in the realm before the targaryens came, so he probably also holds a deep grudge against them.
good job!
Even better than Episode 1! Such a fucking fantastic show already!
Daemon is becoming a favourite, ever so quickly!
I’m in love with Rhaenyra! Her on Dragonback makes for some truly epic scenes!
Ugh, House Of The Dragon looks and feels sooooo good!
As for the title sequence? Flowing blood is a unique way to show off the visual aesthetics! The title theme is welcoming as always!
Cannot wait for Episode 3!
Can you just make every episode two and a half hours long. Keep all the out-takes leaving nothing on the editors room floor for ultimate replenishment.
Really excited for this!.
But it kinda brings back the disappointment of Dan and Dave wanting to cut and run so half arsed S7&8 with only a combined 13 eps.even nearly everyone was saying you need at S7,8&9 each with 10 eps to get there properly.
I like how they're not making Alicent and Viserys awkward. It's odd yeah but it's not awful.
And Laena is very awkward, but only because it's supposed to be.
I love the alliances already at work being set up.
If you thought this has a happy ending...your in the wrong story.
Does anyone know the background music from 5:20 to 6:30?
it would have been good to have a scene of Viserys telling Alicent in private that he wanted to marry her, or did she already knew that he was going to say that? because what if she says No in the council? haha
The only thing I feel was a little out of place was the story of the king choosing Alicient. Like I feel like there shoulda been more a Robb Talisa kinda connection displayed or at least just more storytelling to kinda hint at it more than her just being there to talk to him occasionally. I guess getting the stone masons to repair the piece kinda helped but 1 or 2 scenes more like that one might've been better
I think that was the point. To make it seem like a surprise to the ones who didn't read the books.
9.5 / 10 so far