House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 2 Breakdown | Recap & Review
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- House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 2 breakdown. In-depth recap & review of Season 2 ep. 2 "Rhaenyra the Cruel" with the ending explained. Please subscribe! đ đ czcams.com/users/petepeppers...
HBOâs Game of Thrones prequel series is back for its second season and in the second episode, all the main characters are dealing with the aftermath of Prince Jaehaerys's death. King Aegon II (Tom Glynn-Carney) has lost his heir and seeks vengeance. Queen Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy) is shocked to learn that the masses think she's capable of such depravity. She is devastated when she realizes that her King Consort Daemon (Matt Smith) is responsible.
In King's Landing, the Greens try to use the horrific act to their advantage following the Hand Otto Hightower's (Rhys Ifans) lead. When Aegon kills several innocent royal rat catchers his Hand confronts him and their argument leads to Otto's dismissal.
Alicent (Olivia Cooke) believes she's responsible and that the gods could be punishing her for her affair with Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel). Now that her father has been exiled from the capital she'll need to try to keep the new Hand and her son from escalating to an all-out war.
S2.E2 â "Rhaenyra the Cruel"
Both Alicent and Rhaenyra are facing the consequences of the murder of King Aegon's heir.
Written by: Sara Hess
Directed by: Clare Kilner
Aired Sun, Jun 23, 2024
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I thought the episode did a good job of showing how Blood and Cheese affected everyone and that should temper most of the criticism. I think the first two episodes work well together which is a promising sign now that the conflict is heating up. Can't wait to see more, let me know what you think. Sorry for the mistake with Beala's name the first time it comes up. I fixed in in the original audio file when I noticed it but I guess the timeline didn't update in the video.
I agree about Blood and Cheese. I liked how they did it already. But this episode really did a lot to move the story along. The conversations and consequences went far. I also don't think Club Foot will like the new appointment for Hand of the King.
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Yep Clubfoot vs Crispy Cole could be VERY interesting! Larys is wilier and more intelligent than Mr. "I'm So Handsome" Cole, so hoping he thwarts him at every turn.
@@lobomedina6312 Agreed đŻ lol.
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Clubfoot could end up being "The Shadow King" đ
Like this is you were convinced that Jaehaeryâs head was gonna roll off when they got stuck in the mud.
The head rolling was the only miserable thing that didn't happen to Helena during the march through the streets.
100%
I was mentally preparing myself for it the whole time
I was also expecting the head to roll off when the carriage got stuck in a pothole. I guess it's a deleted scene.
I didn't read the books and totally expected that to happen too. I feel bad đ
They're really doing a good job making Cole super punchable and annoying, but it's making me loathe his part of the show because he's becoming every snide annoying backbiting workplace person. He's not coming off as a villain - he's coming off as a middle manager on a power trip sleeping with the boss.
Sounds pretty villainous to me. Weâre also forgetting Coleâs temper
No game of thrones universe villain ever had unchecked power. And youâll see now that Cole is hand of the king heâll become more villainous
I don't understand his logic, he didn't want to be rhaneras w40r3, but was happy being alicents. Why get all upset at rhanera then proceed to go and do exactly what you was just crying about. He's got a couple screws loose for sure. Almost like a 10 year old boy trapped in a man's body.
...and still getting those promotions!
You're right, every time I hear him spitefully insult Rhaenyra in casual conversation, I despise him a little bit more xxx
he keeps screwing up but gets rewarded for it at the same time. went from a nobody to the freaking Hand
I hate Criston more than I hated Joffrey. Didn't think it was possible but here we are.
seriously, hate him to the core
Thatâs probably recency bias though.
@@giants2k8 just rewatched got with my partner so probably not.
@@toecutterjones Oh, fair enough. My bad.
I never hated Joffrey, but man do I hate Criston.
"the smallfolk... like me" line was super-necesary. During the episode we hear Aemond's sister saying that she does not care about the smallfolk. Aemond does not care either. When she tells him "like me", she puts a face on the smallfolk. It is very important and is said for Aemond to hear, not for the audience.
The "smallfolk" always get screwed in GoT. By a bunch of families that reproduce through arranged marriages and some level of incest, rape and murder. Thank god this was and is never the case in real life, we're safe here.
anyone whose blood boils after seeing Ser Criston Cole?đ€
Yea hes like the Joffrey of this season đ
Coward!! đ€Źđ€Ź
Itâs horrible that he is so handsome coz I canât stand him
I rather sympathize with him. He started out pursuing honor. Just like Barristan Selmy. Unfortunately for him he was too irresistible...
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Ostensibly pursuing honor. Please don't equate him with Ser Barristan Selmy who is one of the most honorable inhabitants of the entire canon.
Good chance he was pursuing power under the guise of honor. He grabbed his chance by hooking up with Rhaenyra, sullied that white cloak toute suite.
Then she dissed him so he hooked up with Alicent.
What he did with the Arryk and Erryk was truly villainous, worthy of Little finger.
PETE - You bring so much more to the experience of watching these shows. I donât consider the episode fully watched, fully complete, until Iâve seen your analysis. đ«
One thing I didn't like about this episode was that the funeral procession scene felt unresolved. It shows Helaena freaking out and then it just ends. Idk, it just felt incomplete, like they missed a minute or 2 of footage that should have been included.
Nah, I'm glad they cut it before the head rolled.
Notice the greens do not know how to comfort each other when upset. Every exchange was awkward,
Especially Aegon and Haelena who are not only husband and wife but siblings. How are they acting so awkward with one another? lol
Same with my family. Everyone is alone and yet theyâre part of a family.
I think Otto Hightower doesn't know and doesn't care what his daughter is up to. He knows deep down inside they're religiousness is a facade.
You will have to keep reminding people that the books are written as a historical document, many of your fellow CZcamsrs are not helping with this .
I read the last moments of the episode as shining light on the generational damage done - Alicent leaves Otto as he is unable to communicate any feelings with her. Then she goes to her son, but has the exact same issue and then leaves without consoling her son.
It didn't make sense that Rhaenyra would let Mysaria go. Mysaria is for hire with many connections. Dangerous to Rhaenyra
The only time I've liked and agreed with Otto Hightower was when he was ripping his idiot grandson (not going to call him the king) a new one!!
By all customs and traditions, Aegon is king.
But that's the beauty of customs and traditions, they're rarely everlasting xxx
14:30 i think its important to remember that although bad dialogue is sometimes clunky and on-the-nose, not all blunt dialogue is bad. Small folk wont talk in riddles or be as good at manipulating as a Varys or Daemon. This is natural dialogue imo, especially considering that this seems like these two characters are being authentic and vulnerable with each other, so she is pleading to him openly to show humanity for people like her
dude how is your insight so specific. like how do you know what you should be thinking when someone does a certain thing. Much of your commentary doesnât even cross my mind at all. such high brain power you have
the next episode should show the castle overrun with rats
Pete literally has the best breakdowns đ„đ„đ„đ€đœđ€đœđ€đœđ«Ąđ«Ąđ«Ą
wow, a quick 12 hour turnaround on a hotd breakdown! excellent edit: it just occurred to me matt smith played a stunted, emasculated, and frustrated king consort in the crown, and now he's doing the same in hotd
Cole, arrogantly and hypocritically trying to blame Arryk and make him feel guilty for the assassination, cause him to slay his twin and kill himself, shows how warped his mind is!
He has become the most dangerous person on the show!
Actually this plan was brilliant and Arryk almost accomplished it had it not been for Mysaria who informed Erryk. They could have avoided the war that way.
ââ@@agpoland3632Yeah, the plan would have succeeded if not for Mysaria telling his twin. Cole wanted him to kill Rhae but not to get out of alive.
That arrow bolt almost hitting Jacerys is some major foreshadowing. The coin over Aemonds eye too, it had the gods symbol on it and he will die above Gods Eye, plus the painting of Harrenhal behind him
HA, the coin over his remaining eye in that shot is some dire foreshadowing, methinks.
Iâve read the books and still donât know what you mean by this!
@@lucblanchard4116 Then you didn't pay close attention.
Daemon is not sidelined. Homie went to take Harrenhall, the most important location in the story thatâs not Dragonstone or Kingâs Landing.
Exactly
...Hey Pete, I think you're right on target regarding Otto knowing about Alicent and Sir Criston.. In episode 1 when they both leave Alicent's chambers and walked in front of Otto... he "smelled" sex on both of them! The look on Otto's face was funny asf!!đđđ
Look at the family dynamics. Alicent 's kids all hate her and each other. Aegon was never taught to be king. Rhenera's family all love and support each other.
Pretty sure Criston Cole hates himself so we're all on the same page there. The fight between Arryk & Erryk was pretty important as far as narrative symbolism goes. Being forced to choose sides & ultimately kill your kin (a big sin in Wesreros) is exactly why a civil war between these factions is VERY BAD for everyone, including House Targaryen as we will see.
too many damn aegon, aemon names Iâm getting confused
Cole is a coward!
He was supposed to guard the Kingâs family!
He used Arryk to cover his own shame and inadequacy!
your videos are always the best, thanks.
I think that one of the reasons that Vhagar took to Aemond was that she realized that he needed the maternal presence.
Oooooh, that's a fantastic insight! I love coming to Pete Pepper's channel and discussing these deeper insights that I'd not considered in the reading/watching. Thank you for sharing xxx
Fire & Blood parallels the written history of real life. Itâs likely embellished depending on who wrote it. Usually those in power record it in their favor
It also parallels in-universe history. Specifically the Blood Betrayal that occurred in the Great Empire of the Dawn (where Yi-Ti is in present day, the land between The Bones and the Shadowlands) like 8,000 years earlier, an event that many in Essos say brought on the first Long Night!
Oh it just dawned on me, why Heleana was freaking out in the wagon!!! Didnât we see a clip of the town folks chasing her and Alicent? She knows itâs going to happen!
But the chase happen at the funeral. The funeral has gone and passed. Maybe that scene was edited out on the show.
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No! They were running on feet from crowd!
That hasnât happened yet
I saw some posts about this and the consensus was that the riot scene is from a different episode. Some of the confidence behind that opinion might come from how closely people monitor the filming photos that surface online, but I don't follow it closely enough to say for sure.
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I just a video from New Rockstars, and he thinks the same as me!
Great recap,thanks
i thought otto not wanting to hear her sin was just another instance of him being neglectful/an awful dad, and thus the cycle continues w alicent not consoling crying Aegon
The look on his face isn't dismissive. It's weirdly warm for him.
Aegon is indeed a sociopath, a rapist and a murderer, and I don't think him crying at the end changes any of that.
You forgot to mention in the scene where misaria talks to Rhynera (I know they are spelled wrong) that she mentions that no matter what she does the men in her life wonât take her seriously, and that is what made rhynera so angry that she initially refused to honor Daemons agreement.
I would say, it doesn't undermine Aegon too much to name his daughter as heir. Because the contention with Viserys' choice was that he had a son and yet still chose his daughter. But lords generally accept an only daughter as a place holder heir
Wrong. He named Rhaenyra before Aegon the II born. He just didn't rename his successor even when Aegon already around.
I get the Criston Cole hate but I think heâs a necessary catalyst for the dynamics of this frontline conflict and behind the curtains drama. Looking forward to seeing his character play out
The first season was to establish the universe again. The build up to the Dance of the Dragons is taking a while but that's something I appreciate as I get older. The writer's are writing this for a more intelligent audience who appreciate and want a world where, once the fighting starts, we can focus on the fight.
Also, I think there's an audio bug in this video. It's kind of warbly sounding at parts of the video. Noticed it on a few other videos since after your For All Mankind videos. Checked my speakers and no other videos are having it. Just a heads up in case some encoding issues are creeping in.
What makes this episode so great are 1v1 conversations. I had reservations when I saw that Hess was the writer as she wrote arguably the two worst episodes in S1. Instead she delivered in spades in this regard. I was so sick of the "spectacular" by the time S7 started and trite non consequential conversations in GoT S5-S8.
I gasped when I realized thatâs Father from Raised by Wolves! Was sad then happy to see him back on my tv
All of the actors did a great job in this episode đđœđđœđđ€đđ€
Always enjoy your videos, Pete. But whatâs up with your voice recording? Does anyone else hear the distortion throughout? It isnât overly obvious, but itâs there.
The dirty white cloak is how you tell them apart
They do clean the cloaks, you know đ. Criston Cole ordered him to change it. You think Arrick went to Rhaenyra with a dirty cloak to arouse suspicion?
The level of dysfunction in Team Black is EPIC
I known itâs suppose to be the other way around but I hate the damn greens . I have no sympathy for Alicent she plays her part very well and is the true mastermind behind everything!!! She knows her son is not the rightful king. Ugh I hate her the most!!!
Maesters were never a neutral entity so I'm not surprised that they would reframe certain events to distort truth. I heard that they do the same with messages flown by ravens.
This is exactly what Otto, Alicent, The Green faction, and small council deserve. They didnt even care to groom Aegon or Aemond for the positions of power they were growing into they saw Aemond and especially Aegon as just a means to an end a figure head and its almost enjoyable to see Otto so baffled and agitated with Aegon when you see him interacting with Aegon. And for all of Viserys's faults he had some more common since when it came to ruling he was taught this by his father grandfather and Otto himself he wanted to learn and finnily emough like Aegon wanted to help his people the commoners its why he stayed out of wars that could damage the realm and tried so hard with Aemma to produce a male heir to hopefully keep the peace for when his son came of age. And Otto is the last one to realize how he took Viserys an approachable intraspective and well meaning king and person for granted in his cold, calculating scheme for taking control of the whole of westeros Otto couldnt even see the actual human element of the people he depended on for this plan to work. For Alicent to slowly turn her back on him and Aegon not listening to him to Criston taking his place acting as tempermental liability which he can also say for Aemond Otto has no grasp on the actual personality and wants of his family and has no ability to control them that whole veneer of righteousness of stability that he pushed as the reason for his factions reason to be in power is something I really like.
Some crackling in your audio, just a heads up. Great video
Ser Criston kinda sucks? Youâre too nice lol
Haha
As much as we love to hate Criston Cole, he knows what he is doing. He has outmanoeuvred Otto, he has influence over the king, and is manipulating the queen dowager. He is definitely playing the game of thrones.
I liked this one much more than the premiere because it provided us with character development that we badly needed. I wasn't a big fan of their adaptation of Blood and Cheese either. It was too far off from the book version, which I felt would've had a bigger impact.
Tell me you didnât read blood and fire without telling me you read blood and fire if it was a video
Hi. I think some of your audio might be peaking.
Great stuff as always, otherwise
Otto owned this episode
3 arrows are more than deserved at this point
Hand of the King. Hand up the Queen.
Alicent lovin the Colecock.
I think Aegon is going to force himself onto Helaena and she will fall pregnant with Maelor, kinda like Aegon punishing her for choosing their son over their daughter to die
the King kinda used Larys words with Otto was my Fathers hand. Larys plants seeds that grow,
BOTH HOUSES HAVE COMICALLY BAD SECURITY
No mention of the rat catchers đ
mysaria is going to take nettles place.
Alan of Hull is Vaemond Valaryon's son.
Iâm Team Black, but can we talk about how hilarious Otto was in episode 2? đ He had me hollering at the tv. His facial expressions and deliverance was so on point. The man was extremely SICK at Aegon and âSerâ Cristol Cole (the biggest bitch in all the Seven Kingdoms). đđđ
You spoiled some things
Why canât the girl who told him about the twin brothers still leave?
Wtf are you talking about?
@@aykutlondon4784 in the video he made it seem like by telling on the twin who was sneaking into the castle that she could no longer leave
@@Loch1210 I think you need to re watch it again.
@@Loch1210 he says she's basically given up the opportunity of things now not being complicated by going back instead of leaving on the ship. He says she's essentially chosen a side now by doing that. Not that she can't leave again. Idk how you came to that conclusion
I think you got the "winner" of the brother fight wrong, If you pay attention the "blacks" brother gets his thigh slashed an the "greens" does not and it is the one with the slashed leg that is killed first then the "green" brother seppuku's himself out of guilt bc he knew he would never get to Ranera and he had just killed his brother for no reason. At least thats how i saw it play out on my watch throughs.
I just looked it up to make sure. This article that interviews the cast confirms it was Erryk www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2024/06/23/house-of-dragon-episode-2-recap/74138674007/
@@PetePeppers1 ok well I guess so, still like my version better đ
So does mean maelor was a figment of everyones imagination and didnt really exist
He's not born yet. What do you figment of everyone's imagination?
@@naturistfred he can't be on the show its near impossible for them to introduce him yet. Dance of the dragons takes place over 2 years and Helena doesn't have long to live, so she would have to be already pregnant rn and in mid stages for him to be born. I say all this ro point out maelor ain't gonna be in this show, also all the children being younger also messes with the timeline as well
Does anyone bat a eyelash at the fact that Aegon & Helena are siblings? Sorry but ewwe.
i fucking love this show
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the white worm and her multiple accents bother me so much. she had too many lines in this episode her accent broke again like season 1
The showrunners made her soften the accent because of all the fans hating on it. I feel so bad for the actress she's so talented and people hate on her for a decision the showrunners made
@@Jessedessie i didnt know that but it makes sense. but in s2e1 her accent is different from this one which is one episode later and thats the part that bothers me. I like the actress alot and the character too, she feels alot more dangerous when she speaks slow with the accent I wish they let her keep doing that.
...You know... I sensed something was off with her and you just confirmed it! Her accent WAS in and out and all over the place.. when you could make out what she's saying.. đđđ
29mins for a breakdown is insane..I'll pass on this one
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Just waiting for someone to lose their temper, hop on their dragon and burn the whole world down đ© The first two episodes have been too slow đȘ
Not a really good episode
The show is still lacking something.. like characters..
Great show.. but go back to G.O.T.. and tell me that anyof these actors in house of dragon are as good?
Season 1 and 2 G.O.T.. vs these.. not even close
Trust me, despite the great acting, cast and cinematography, since feminism came to this industry everything even this story went down to hell.
all women are powerful! even a queen doer!! has a better chance to be listened to than a hand!!!
you are a woman in this world?! you have 100 percent chance to sit on iron throne, you are a man?! okay, wait a long time so a woman lets you do something for a queen.
I don't like this show anymore.
it has become like a pop corn movie! talk talk talk Strong WOMAN! talk talk talk Stong WOMAN! talk talk
yeah, good old days
đ Sheesh, tell me you're a woman hater without telling me you're a woman hater. And for your information, why watch a show that is based on a book that was written years ago?
@@naturistfred dude, the book about house of dragons wrote in 2018! you know nothing but lickin'?
Have you actually seen the series? Martin created the fantasy world with dragons but didnât forget to make women less important than men for entertainment. Where did you saw some of the feminism ?