THIS IS IT | House of the Dragon Episode 1 REACTION | The Heirs of the Dragon
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- From the hit show Game of Thrones and the stories written by George RR Martin, it’s finally here, the show we’ve been waiting for the prequel series to Game of Thrones! Today Just Jeffers reaction channel debuts House of Dragon Ep 1 REACTION - HOUSE OF WOW! And honestly, wow indeed. The first episode of House of Dragon knocked it out of the park! The Targaryens are back and at the height of their power! This premiere episode had it all! Dragons, Targaryens, Baratheons, a lot of killing, and a lot of other… Fun! Treachery, kings, Westeros, Kings Landing, even the mention of Game of Thrones Fire & Ice, this episode truly had everything. We meet incredible characters Daemon Targaryen & Rhaenyra Targaryen. Also, did we mention DRAGONS?! Make sure to check out our reaction video, and subscribe we can’t wait for more of this show!
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The people Daemon killed were actually criminals. Idk why every reactor has questioned that so heavily, lol. He wasn't killing innocent people, it was vigilante justice against well-known criminals.
Right?! A lot of reactors have been missing some pretty major points that I didn’t think were too subtle but apparently were. 😑
only be the director made it seem like they weren't listed nor rounded u in that square. seemed like random acts of point and kill lol
They kept saying raper their murderer. And kept saying they rounded up every criminal
That's why crime runs rampant these days. Bleeding hearts protect criminals as hard as they can at every turn.
Because we recognize that the standard of "well-known criminals" is an incredibly shitty way of determining guilt. As a POC, the history of lynching in the US comes to mind. As a lawyer, the fact that people don't understand this is genuinely concerning.
The writers, directors, and actors did an excellent job making us care about these characters in a very short time. Especially Queen Aemma. Her death was even more tragic because she was so immediately likable.
I was just saying something similar in a response, couldn't agree more, I don't even know how they made us care so fast, but they did. And that's a good call out about the Queen, she was a likeable character pretty quick and just as quick... She was sadly taken away.
yea and also i didnt expect to like Daemon as much as i do, i know hes a little bastard but i cant help but love him.
A few clarifications for the record:
- While dragons are actually hermaphroditic and capable of asexual reproduction, Syrax is a “she”. There will be a few dragons gendered as he or she, which will help make them more distinct.
- Criston is “commonborn” but his father is a steward. Meaning his father is very, very minor nobility from the Stormlands, while his mother is a Dornish peasant woman. This is an even bigger deal because Dorne still hasn’t joined the Seven Kingdoms by the time of this show.
- The title “Queen Who Never Was” isn’t an insult. It infers “the Queen who never was… but should have been.” Basically Baratheon (who is Rhaenys’ cousin by her Baratheon mother) was openly disrespecting King Viserys I by implying that he was chosen wrongfully by the Council of 101.
- Ooo that's a really good note, I actually wasn't sure they were asexual, but that distinction definitely will help identify with 10 dragons in the Targaryen kingdom.
- Okay that gives a lot more context to Criston with the commonborn and the surprise regarding him being Dornish. We didn't realize Dorne wasn't a part of the 7 kingdoms at this time (does that mean it's just 6 kingdoms right now?)
- Ah so total opposite of what I was thinking as it being an insult to her it's actually to Viserys. Thanks for the clarification, that gives that interaction a much different meaning than the one I inferred.
@@JustJeffers It's still the 7 Kingdoms. Aegon the Conqueror declared himself Lord of the Seven Kingdoms even without Dorne because he was laying claim to Dorne, and that's why all kings after him tried to get their hands on it.
Also, there are actually 9 Kingdoms: 1 Crownlands, 2 Riverlands, 3 Stormlands, 4 the Vale, 5 the North, 6 Westerlands, 7 Iron Islands, 8 the Reach, 9 Dorne. But before Aegon I, the Riverlands were ruled by the Ironborn, and the Crownlands were contested between the Stormlands and the Ironborn. So Aegon created 2 extra kingdoms. "Seven Kingdoms" refers to the historically 7 kingdoms of Westeros.
(Which kind of makes it weird for Bran to rename it the 6 Kingdoms. He was still ruling 8 kingdoms when Sansa secedes)
@@blaubeer8039 They all have Lords Paramount, and there were numerous Kings of the Trident throughout history, and several people who tried unify the Blackwater.
@@blaubeer8039 Well, the title of the King is "Lord of the Seven Kingdoms," and the areas are referred to as "kingdoms" by people in-universe. It isn't inaccurate to call them kingdoms. Like how the Kingdoms of Scotland and England were, prior to the Union of the Crowns in 1701, two separate "kingdoms" that shared one king and one government, but referring to each as "kingdoms" despite Scotland being governed primarily by an appointed steward.
This is very interesting. I'm sure the vast majority of viewers saw "the queen who never was" as an insult towards Rhaenys, but if it's actually an insult towards the king, that would make Otto's remark to Viserys about cutting Baratheon's tongue make more sense. At the same time though, doesn't Rhaenyra call her that in the second episode, and it definitely wasn't in a complimentary way. And in the first episode, that one lord in the council also refers to her as that when Corlys brings her up as a possible heir, also in a mocking tone.
Just for some more clarification, House of the Dragon is based on the book Fire & Blood, which is written like an in-universe history book, meaining it is heavily biased, with many contradicting accounts of the same event. So while we know the general outline of what happened, theres alot of little details that can be added and expanded upon that the book never could, which is why this adaptation is so interesting for book readers.
Yep! This is what we meant in the beginning, though your response obviously way more detailed and correct lol. But yes, that's why it's so exciting, is it really will entertain and surprise everyone, even those that read the Fire & Blood. Really hope you enjoyed the first episode as much as we did!
I'm especially excited for the scenes where the book gives different accounts on what happened and see what the showrunners choose
Matt Smith as Daemon targaryen is so well done Stealing the spotlight in every scene that he appears
Nothing makes me cry, but that birthing scene and funeral did, much to my surprise.
It was.... I mean... The episode was going for the emotional jugular and mission accomplished. The crying is more than appropriate, but damn the times when you least expect a cry can throw you for a loop 💙🧡
“Dude, do you like, wanna die?” 😂
“They all have to re-pledge allegiance” 😂😂😂
It's funny for me how quickly people tend to show sympathy to thieves and murderers when there's disemboweling involved lol
I've seen this SO many times in reactions. Viserys didn't choose the baby OVER Aemma. the choice was to save the baby while they could or they'd both die. He didn't choose to save the baby over his wife, he chose to save the baby knowing his wife would die anyway.
AMEN.
It was very clear in that scene.
No he definitely did choose the baby over his wife the moment he chose not to tell aemma what he intended to do. Aemma probably would have consented to the c section if they explained it to her and that it was the only way to save at least the baby’s life and that she wouldn’t survive either way. But he decided to be selfish and thought of only the baby and killed her wife while she was terrified, confused and in pain.
Ya it’s telling how dumb people in the world have become actually.
I don’t think Daemon actually said “heir for a day” we see him say everything else but it never cuts back to him to see him say that.
I think he might have but just like he said “we must all mourn in our own way”. His is with dark humor. But maybe he didn’t also it would fit him to not deny it just out of pride.
or he said it without malice but yea snitches 😂
Daemon Targaryen is my all time favourite character from A song of Ice and Fire especially his Dragon Caraxes the Blood wyrm.
Rhaenyra's Dragon is called Syrax a female.
Also not sure you noticed Rhaenyra takes after her uncle being adventures and not given too hells what people think.
The guy betting money on Daemon was the master of coin, of all people lol
i dont think deamon said heir for a day ,camera cut,and when king asked he didnt admit it, deamon loves his brother ,but he keeps getting pushed away
Daemon Targaryen is my favorite Targaryen from the ASOIAF lore and I'm so happy to say Matt Smith nail it with his portrayal of the character. IMO that performance by Matt Smith is nothing less than perfection, and I can only hope the show runner's stay consistent with the writing of the character. Because right now Matt Smith is stealing every scene he's in, and I'm sorry fan's of Dany, Rhagar, and Aegon the conquer, but Daemon Targaryen is the coolest Targaryen in the lore with Aemon the dragon knight & Daemon blackfyre a close second an third.
I think Matt Smith did a phenomenal job, I'm very interested to see his character development/devolvement throughout the show. He is clearly going to be a key part in all this and we're definitely looking forward to Sunday nights. :)
Just so you know he ( daemon ) calls his wife his " Bronze Bi**" because she is from House Royce.. who call themselves the Bronze Kings and descendants of the 1st men.. Lol.. funny little quip from Daemon.. Also, Daemon is one of the best and divisive characters in the fandom.. he can be brutal but he loves his family and house Targaryean.. Trust me.. Its Otto Hightower you wanna watch out for.. I am team Targaryen/Velayron all the way... BTW Daemon would NEVER attack or harm his brother, he loves him.. and he is right.. Viserys should have named Daemon as his hand.. The Hightowers are just as grasping as the Tyrells but more vicious.. like the lannisters.. Otto Hightower is working so hard against Daemon being the heir because he KNOWS if Daemon is named the heir.. he is out.. he will kick out the high tower family because he sees right through them unlike his brother
Daemon is such a complex character and I'm really looking forward to seeing Matt Smith flesh out this role, I think he's doing a phenomenal job. The comment about a "Heir for a Day" from Daemon though crossed a real line with his brother and house Targaryean in my opinion. I'm interested to see Otto Hightower show his cards, since he played it pretty close to the chest in Ep 1, despite sending his daughter into "comfort" Viserys.
@@JustJeffers Honestly, Daemon never confirmed that he said it.. he just said we all grieve in our own way.. which in the books its believed Hightower embellished the story or even lied to get Daemon removed as heir. The scene in the throne room with VIserys and Daemon, you can tell they love each other but probably don't understand each other.
They’re Targaryen, that’s why there’s sexual tension between uncle and niece.
It's a brutal scene to watch,. Parallel from when rheanerya and her mother was talking. Saying childbirth is the battlefield for women in this world. To the cutting scenes back and forth from the tourney battle to her on the birthing bed is brilliant
The sound alone was some spectacular story telling, even if it was devastating. The parallels of the "battlefield" was some of the best visual/audio story telling I've seen in a long time.
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.. 10 Yeaaaaahaars!! "🤣 Best line
Oh dear God, either the show did a bad job or many people are just ignoring the scenes that daemon also cares for his family. He's reckless , douchy but also good to his family. Dude's GREY character.
Looks like OTTO hates Daemon, We actually don't hear Daemon's Toast, It's Otto's version and looks like he'll do anything to keep the brothers separate. Can't take it at face value.
Sorry , I just had to let it out 😂
Glad you enjoyed the episode! Ya, I liked the start! Also very interesting prequil in that it doesnt start with the great houses we know but instead the Hightowers and Velaryons which we didnt see in Got! So thats interesting! The others will appear... Not sure if you caught it but Rhaenys (the queen who never was) is related to the Baratheons (her mother was one) which is probably why they highlighted them so much! So excited for next week and allegidly we will actually get credits! They wanted this to be a long cold open sorta. Its Jon Arryn dying, not Bran being shoved out of a tower, if that makes sense.
Can't wait for next week first of all. Second, it's impressive what they did here, we instantly already care about these characters in one episode, they also did a "slower" episode but it didn't feel slow? They nailed it, can't wait. I'm not sure that in the moment we did catch the Queen that never was being related to the Baratheons but that makes sense now and really adds some spice...
Thid guy's two functioning neurons are fighting each other every time Daemon is on screen.
Here's what the book Fire & Blood says about Daemon Targaryen: "In his day there was not a man so admired, so beloved, and so reviled in all Westeros. He was made of light and darkness in equal parts. To some he was a hero, to others the blackest of villains."
He is George R.R. Martin's favorite Targaryen. He's called the Rogue Prince not because he's a Menace to society, but because he does what he wants. And a lot of negative things you heard about him were said by people on the council who don't want Daemon to be king because they know he'd get rid of them because he sees through their lies for the "council of leeches" they are. Several reactors really aren't understanding Daemon Targaryen and his complexities. I hope you see it with a rewatch. He loves his brother, and some of his "asshole" moments are specifically to spite Otto Hightower, who is a cunt like Daemon said. Otto literally pimped his daughter out to the king, and Daemon sees he's a snake wanting power for himself. That's why Otto doesn't want Daemon to be king, because he knows he'd be fired as Hand. Also, those WERE criminals that Daemon rounded up and punished, even his biggest hater Otto called them criminals. The problem wasn't that he was slaughtering innocents, it's that he made a public show of it to intimidate other would-be criminals to secure peace for the tourney. Does anyone else remember when Ned Stark chopped off a guy's head for running away from the Watch? These were brutal times, and the punishment fit the crime.
Really like your reactions guys!! Im definetely gonna keep watching.
Daemon Targaryen is my favorite Targaryen since the Doctor Who, Eleventh of His Name
The caesarian was actually the best part of ep 1. The woman playing Aemma was really good
The King was technically correct. King's Landing at this time is crawling with criminals outside Red Keep. Even if those weren't true criminals that Daemon killed it didn't really matter. He's about sending a message and scaring folks if they ever dare commit further crimes. Especially because a tourney is coming up in this episode and people from other lands are coming to the kingdom
Hugs and kisses from denmark!A new sub here, I liked your reaction very much, so I cant wait to see your next video!just hung up 3 banners in front of my appartment window!Starks, Targaryan and Mormont!
Awww thank you so much! Question for you. If you had to take down two of those banners, aka leave only one... Which banner would be the one left hanging if you could only choose one?
Love y'alls reactions!
Top Reaction Guys. The best i saw 😅
Thank you so much! Can't take all the credit though, such an incredible episode, they made it easy lol
The King's wife was going to die no matter what. The choice was to potentially save the baby or have them both die. There was no real choice. The Maester makes this very clear in the dialogue.
Yeah, I agree, but having to watch your wife/partner who he seemed to genuinely love get sliced open without being asked and without anything to dull the pain (I know she couldn’t have more milk of poppy for the baby’s sake) was brutal even if it was the only option.
@@JustJeffers Yeah it definitely was brutal. Just wanted to clarify as a lot of people seem a bit confused by this scene and think the wife could be saved. I highly recommend watching the "Inside the episode" segment after the credits. Its very interesting and also explains part of why they wanted to depict this from a storytelling perspective.
Targaryens were the superpower of their time. And all because of the dragons. Remember, dragons were the NUCLEAR WEAPONS in this universe.
Mm that's a good analogy - especially considering the number of dragons.
Daemon is Rhaenyra's uncle.
Yep, we know! Thank you though 🧡
So fun fact about the Joust move technically yes he could, there are no specific rules for jousting and actually them riding and immediately grabbing another lance is not a normal move we have ever heard of. However the rules of the joust are determined by the host of the tourney so it might be legal depending on who hosts and if most rules are left off to add more excitement then it's a legal, just not the honorable one.
I think the reason why they try and keep pure bloodline, maybe 1 reason, is due to the magic in their blood. If they marry outside, and those children end up with dragons, will or could end up for a fight for the throne. Just my thoughts.
Hmm that's a good point with the bloodline and magic, they know that no one can make a stand against them it can only be their internal downfall that does it.
You missed it completely it seems. The King didn't chose the baby over the Queen. The choice was to either save the baby or leave it upto Gods in which case (most likely) he'd lose both of them.
Well I guess Daemon targaryen lives up to his name the rogue prince.
Trueee that.
Guys where is the episode 3 reaction? Are u all doing well?
Believe me, it is an actual sexual tension lmao
Oh no..... Oh no no no no no.... LOL Welp... I have no words other than, not that surprised hahaha
@@JustJeffers she probably will be grown up when he comes back, still 😬
I hope you aren't spoiling stuff from the books or some of us are going to have to avoid the comment sections.
@@bevo9118 I think you should probably try to avoid comments. I've read the book and people spoil left and right. I see on Twitter constantly too.
Although tbf, the original show GoT also spoiled this show its just that no one remembers the dialogue from the earlier seasons.
@@anarudiaz well the original show talks about the dance of dragons that is true, but not all of the details that are being shown on the screen or the aftermath except some fairly minor stuff.
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In 1ep we know all or most of the players where they stand on the ladder 🪜 of chaos (Miss U Peter). Like ep 1 of season 1 of GOT every thing is laid out so wonderfully. Team Niece vs Team Uncle
Right? That was clean cut without being boring at all. They really laid it all out for us, this is only going to get more intense.
In a joust tournament, hurting the opponent's horse is against the rules. The winner of a joust was generally decided by who had demonstrated better horsemanship and skill with a lance. Daemon clearly cheated but no one dares to question his action. Just like you know, rulers make the law during medieval times.
Yeah! That's why I said to Claudia no that's not allowed lol but exactly that, who's going to challenge one of the craziest and most powerful people? No one.
You obviously know nothing about jousting most of them didn’t even have rules there are accounts of people shoving the lance through the horse
@@frostbite2179 this is a fantasy world, not the real world. To assume the rules are the same is a logic leap.
George has not remarked on the rules at such events specifically, but if nothing else the fact he was the Prince gives him a lot of leeway. The only one who would likely be able to stop such an event even if it was viewed as improper would be the king, not unlike the scuffle at the Game of Thrones tourney between the Mountain and the Hound.
@@bevo9118 you are assuming the rules I said a lot of jousting tournaments did not have rules they just did whatever they could to knock the motherfucker off the horse
Epic just fvckn epic
100%
@27:00 "choosing between the child and his wife"...wellll🤷 the wife was going to die anyway, even if Viserys didn;t choose to cut the baby out she will die, the baby was stuck....so he didn't choose between the "wife and the child" he chose between letting the child die in her stomach with her or at least try to save the baby
Not sure what Daemon did was all that bad. Everyone praised Daenerys when she did it to the slave masters. Not sure she was wrong. Except the gold cloaks probably had a better idea of who the know criminals were.
I agree that what Daemon did wasn't as bad as it seemed. I think people see it as bad because in GoT we saw the slavery and the children who were crucified. But we never actually saw any of these criminals doing anything so it looked as if the Prince was attacking people who may or may not have been criminals just to flex his power.
I think you have a valid point, but as Kim said I think the brutality of mutilating people without really seeing the crimes at hand made it difficult to watch. Plus it seemed more of a flex towards Viserys that I command this watch, they are loyal to me, and I have a lot more power than you think, brother.
@Just Jeffers I think it might have been more of a flex toward the council than his brother specifically. But a matter of interpretation I guess.
@@JustJeffers Just because it's difficult to watch doesn't mean it's different from what Daenerys did. You can think it's a flex if you want, but ultimately he's cleaning up the streets so who actually cares
The reason Game of Thrones ending was bad was because of the 2 showrunners. HBO is not to blame, nor is the fact the books were not finished.
It was 100% David and Dan's fault. I can explain in more detail for anyone who wants to know more.
The two are so easy to manipulate. Hightower only needs to tell what Deamon allegedly said and they believe everything even though they never heard that from Deamon himself. Deamon may have said the words "heir to the throne for one day," but it makes a big difference how you say something and the mood you're in. And they believe a man who prefers to put his daughter in the king's bed.
In the same way, the two simply assume that Deamon has arbitrarily killed people and commit themselves to the fact that innocent people have been called thieves, rapists and murderers. No thought that this was justified. These people may have been known for a long time, only the king has done nothing so far. Deamon then actually did something against these criminals, although not the legally compliant way.
The two have absolutely no idea how this world and this series works. Nothing learned from game of thrones.
And they don't really listen either. Either the king saves his baby or both die. That was the choice. The mother would have died one way or another. The king was just too cowardly to tell her that.
Well if you’re uncomfortable now, just wait 😅
Claudia INSTANTLY being sus of Daemon and Rhaenyra chemistry is hilarious.
Topher Grace has a reaction channel?!
Hahahahahahah omg, funniest comment by far 👏
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the way you guys cut the video is weird and so abrupt
To everyone cutting out music, you won't have much of a following. You are taking an important part of these reactions. I know, I won't be back here. I believe many of us feel that way.
I appreciate the notes, but it comes down to copyright issues. Even music can get flagged by copyright if it's playing too long, same goes with dialogue, and the video.
He killed criminals. Why should he be punished lmao ? Then you guys cry about why rapists, murderers get away in today's world lol
“House of wow” has got to be the corniest subtitle to a video ever
I think its cute how offended "reactors" are getting. You can tell the people who believe thiefs, murderers, and rapists should be free to do whatever they want committing whatever crime they feel like.
Nothing even atually happening? It happened, crime happens before they punish.
Team black
Basically the book is heavily included and now this show was amazing… also I’m new today subscribing…
Ofc these goofs are fawning over daemon.
"yeah he's gonna kill this guy cause he's gonna be the heirs"
😂😂😂. Lol that commoner is going to put the crown on the head of a king. A king who will be responsible for the deaths of both the prince and the princess. That commoner's page in the Kingsguard book has a title. It's called "The Kingmaker".
It's incredibly concerning you automatically thought there was sexual tension between a 14 year old girl and a 30 something year old man because he gave her a family gift in the form of a necklace.
To be fair, GOT had incest in it and also, in actual history the olden royal bloodlines throughout Europe/Egypt/Russian Empire were absolutely notorious of incest. Also, girls were considered women as soon as they "bled", regardless of age, so I don't think it's really that far out of left field to think that regardless of the "ick" factor of it.
She is not 14...more like 15-16, not that this matter anyway.
@@JustJeffers Well said.
@@theredeemer1644 she was 14 at the time of the first episode according to the showrunners. 15 in episode 2. If you are going to correct someone you should make sure you actually have read about it from reliable sources first.
@@JustJeffers Fair enough. My apologies. I realize I came off rather rude here. I was just kind of taken back by that comment due to their main interaction being a necklace gift lol. It seemed like quite a leap assumption wise to me. Thanks for being more kind in your response than I really deserved, given my first post.
Where’s your shehulk reaction? Lame
Lol wait is this serious? 😂
Where is your reaction channel Nicholas??
Sorry I should try not to comment like it’s a new thing
This dragon is a She