HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Episode 5 Breakdown: EASTER EGGS and ENDING EXPLAINED
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House of the Dragon episode 5 dives deeper into new characters, and further deepens the rift between Alicent and Rhaenyra. Rhaenyra makes good on her promise to marry Prince Laenor Velaryon, and the preceding festivities are grand enough to rival the Red Wedding. We’re here to break down every clue, reference, and easter egg in this Game of Thrones prequel.
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Written by Brian Silliman
Hosted by Ryan Arey ( / ryanarey )
Edited by Harriet Lengel-Enright, Randolf Nombrado, Srinidhi Rao, and Sean Martin
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It’s time for another wedding in Westeros, and though the murder happened before the ceremony, the ceremony itself wasn’t a very happy one.
Welcome back to ScreenCrush, I’m Ryan Arey, and this is all of the Easter eggs, references, and little things that you may have missed from Episode 5 of House of the Dragon.
We get our first look at Runestone, which is the seat of House Royce in the Vale. You remember. Tyrion, the moon door, all of that. We quickly meet Lady Rhea and her cousin- you’ll remember that she is the estranged wife of Daemon Targaryen. He hates her, and as we soon discover, it’s mutual. She doesn’t seem to like her cousin Gerald either, so maybe she just doesn’t like anyone. Having a husband unsuccessfully try to divorce you around a thousand times might have that effect.
House Royce is one of the Vale’s most prominent houses, and we’ve met two of its members on Game of Thrones. Ser Waymar Royce is one of the first characters that we ever meet in the entire series, and his father Yohn Royce was a presence on the show from Season 4 onward.
When she returns to Runestone, Lady Rhea runs into Daemon, and as we’ve already mentioned, her disdain for him is not subtle. It’s made even more clear that Daemon doesn’t make it a habit of visiting often when she asks about what brings him to the Vale. Her remark about sheep lets us know that Daemon’s ongoing parade of insults about both her and the Vale have reached her ears. She knows what buttons to push with him, giving a diss about how Viserys chose Rhaenyra to be his heir instead of Daemon.
She’s not afraid until she asks what Daemon is going to do now. When he wordlessly continues to advance on her horse, she seems to realize that the moment has finally come. As formidable as Lady Rhea looks, Daemon is as unpredictable to her as he is to us. Her line of “I knew you couldn’t finish” as well as her remark about their unconsummated marriage lets us know that she might know all about Daemon’s sexual problems. Is he going to leave her there to die, like Arya once left Sandor Clegane?
No, he isn’t.
Now I didn’t catch this last week, but apparently in the brothel Daemon was able to be aroused. In the after show interview, the creators claimed this was because his power dynamic had shifted during that scene.
This was a marriage that was done out of duty, not out of love. It ends in murder, and will only lead to more conflict. When paired with secrets becoming more private knowledge, Rhea’s remarks about war, and sexual appetites in general, you have a scene that almost represents this entire episode. What is Daemon going to do next? He’s going to put his foot where it hurts and apply pressure.
When we first see Viserys, he is being brought a bucket to throw up in. He waves the bucket away, trying to contain his puke-before giving in and vomiting over the side of the ship. This shows that he is losing control of his body. This might just be seasickness, but the King looks like a tired and sick old man for most of this episode. He is well past his prime, and the vomit is going to come whether he waves a bucket away or not.
We see that Lord Lyonel Strong, former master of laws, has now been made Hand of the King after Otto Hightower was sacked in the previous episode. When he hands a handkerchief to the King post-vomit, we couldn’t help but think that his role has been reduced to what Jaime Lannister once said it was.
When we see Rhaenyra observing this, it likely reinforces what her duties as the Targaryen heir are. She did not take them seriously during her actions in Episode 4, and Viserys had to remind her of the bigger picture, including Aegon’s prophecy. Seeing the King in such a frail position lets her know that her time could be closer than she thought. She’s taking her role seriously, and no longer wears the Valyrian steel necklace that Daemon gave her around her neck. She took it off following their encounter in the previous episode, but it has stayed off.
What did you think of this week’s episode?
"out grow it" is something that a lot of people thought for a long time m
Cringe af!
@@moss6247 probably remember wrong but didn’t she basically say she was still a virgin? Or was that to the king?
loved it. just wish I saw more of what was happening during the feast, but we only got the glimpse from 1 side of the room (Viserys's perspective) Great show thus far though. LOVING IT
I’m predicting Kong Viserys dies next week. Bobby B. Only lasted until S1:E7
Also, Lady Rhea is pretty cute
One thing I noticed during the episode, but really during your breakdown was lady Alicents wardrobe. In the beginning of the series she wore blue, then when she married Viserys she wore Targaryen Red, as the series has gone on the red has become more diluted. In this episode she meets with her father outside of the castle at Kings Landing before he leaves in the most diluted red yet, then when she meets with ser criston she is wearing blue, almost like she's starting to change inner loyalties and colors. And then after she finds out about Rhaneyra from ser Criston she enters the wedding party in full on green, owning her family name and heritage. Very cool detail.
And one thing I noticed and found really stupid was that the blue dress she's wearing here is the same one she was wearing when she went to comfort viserys after the first queen's death. Like its been years and she is a fucking queen so why is she wearing a 5 year old dress
@@jalalhamzah4938 Maybe it's sentimental? It did belong to her mother.
in the books, when the war starts there are 2 armys, the greens(alicent), and the black(rhaenyra)
@@db3032 that's exactly it
Also, green is the chromatic opposite color than Red, so she's symbolically going at war with her husband's family.
I like the way Lionel Strong, during the fight, just nods his head casually at his son and sends him in to the melee. He's not worried about him at all, he knows his son is the biggest badass in the room.
Is his son really that much of a bad ass would he take daemon, seriously or criston cole? Never read any of the books and honestly don't know the history of some of these new people
@@stillsmokntrees yeah his son is bad ass!
His nickname is Breakbones, so he can take care of himself. LOL
From what I hear Criston is just about the only guy nobody can beat.
@@stillsmokntrees he's a huge badass. He has a strong seed as well
I busted out laughing, when Daemon told that guy. "Ive been meaning to speak to someone about my inheritance".
12:40 Did you also notice how the other maester suggested a different remedy to try and Grand Maester Mellos quickly shut him up? I think they are intentionally alluding to Mellos being directly behind the demise of King Viserys.
I think its more " the OLD way is the BEST way. Sam had a similar experience when he tried to cure Mormont. Though Sams method was extremely dangerous.
Or not that they're directly responsible for what's killing him but he may be inclined to not help him get better
I agree. That was super suspicious. Why would he not try anything to help his King get better and continue with the same thing that keeps him getting worse
If I remember rightly there was a conspiracy with the citadel doing all they can to finish old magic and I guess Targaryen’s fit in with that
That was a big indicator the Maester was in on it and also that the Maester was known to bring the tea to Rhaenyra's room, which was suppose to be in the utmost secrecy.
Did you notice the look when Rhaenys made after grabbing the kings hands? Wearing gloves you can't tell he's missing fingers, but she knows. No wonder she's washing up
I waited all night and all morning for this video? What have you been doing? Sleeping? Feeding your dog? Having a life? Unacceptable! lol.
Idk why there's plenty of other channels that are 10x better and actually watch the show instead of reading a script someone else wrote for him
Agreed, don't want to watch the other's videos!
Haha, me too!!!
He had the first 4 episodes early to review
😂
I loved this Episode. First time this show gave me GoT chills. The different locations, the fashion, the Politics, the love complications, the Musical scores ( my goodness ), the drama. Excellent.
The queen stops Cristen from killing himself because she needs him. He is the only proof that the Princess lied and was not pure. She needs that proof to remove the Princess as heir and elevate, and protect, her children.
Who is going to believe a Kingsguard word against the princess's word?
@@sanchitgupta001 probably too many since he's a man and she's a woman who no one would accept as queen
Doesn't matter if you know what happens rhaenyra gets eaten by aegon II DRAGON SUNFYRE SO SHE DONE REGARDLESS
@@stillsmokntrees you're just that corny guy foh weirdo!!
@@stillsmokntrees Fire and Blood is written from the viewpoint of a biased grand maester. The whole point of the show is to show what actually happened. Those are book spoilers not necessarily a show spoiler. You tried and failed.
he doesnt put his foot where it hurts and apply pressure, he was testing to see if she could feel it, and since she didnt scream or even wince, she was paralyzed so he was just going to leave her to starve or die of exposure
but they said she was found with both neck and skull crushed
@@niklasstormly2970 yes, she insulted him as he walked away so he turned around and crushed her skull. But they point out her neck was broken, thus she was paralyzed and didn't feel it
It was a nice touch to see Viserys' crown falling off his head when he fell down in the last scene. I mean, it would likely happen in that scenario, but showing that it did was a way to tell us that his days as the king are over.
Poor Laenor. He thought he was about to get a pretty sweet deal.
His man was messy boots. If he had kept his mouth closed, he would have had a sweet deal. But, stupid games get stupid prizes.
@@februaryschild0216 Messy Boots🤣🤣🤣. I havent heard that since the woman that does the yoututbe tea on old school actors like Eartha Kitt and Redd Foxx.
@@februaryschild0216 for real. The guy just casually drops that he has blackmail on the guy and can ruin his entire life. Then is surprised when he finds out he doesn't know who he's actually dealing with and this guy would rather go out on his own terms with a bang lmfao
Joffrey Loose Lips made a Ned Stark.
I don't think Clawfoot is made to sit with the women in the hunt, I think he chooses to sit there because he is interested in the gossip, like the little spy he is. But maybe I'm overthinking it
You see him sitting himself....he's not being forced to.
I think it's more of a implied "forced" since he wouldn't physically be able to participate and the hunt and he's accepted his role as an information sponge
Yes.
He doesn't really have a choice, if he attempts to keep up with the hunt he will be derided more than he already is. It's a societal "forcing" and not so much a threat of direct action
No he definitely chooses it.
Go back and watch the hunt, his face is priceless when Rhaenyra tells that woman off! Haha he definitely enjoys being a gossip and uses it to his advantage.
The question is, does his family hold the same motives or feelings… his father and brother seem much more honorable and reasonable.
I love how Daemon is there soaking up all the drama around him
The tapestry/painting in the back of Queen Alicent as she questions Ser Criston about the night Raynera was out with uncle Daemon
to me, the rat at the end showed how viserys is at his end and the rats that are around him are coming to feast on what remains
Honestly I'm surprised criston wasn't punished / imprisoned on the spot like as far everyone knew/ witness a kingguard just randomly attacked and killed an important guest of house of verlaryon ( considered he walked in right behind the main family) like he literally just got up and walked away from scene basically.
We have seen random brawls ending in deaths quite a few times in this, all fought for “honour”. I think he wasn’t imprisoned was BECAUSE he is a kings guard and hence had sort of an immunity (like the cops do) so yea, no would have blinked an eye.
I think because the laenor's boyfriend unsheathed a knife in public, that's why they thought cristen cole was just using self defense.
@@snehchao8042 The Kingsguard punches the King-Consort? Nobody would've blinked an eye? It really doesn't make much sense that Criston has yet to be punished. He should've been punished by either Viserys or the Lord Commander at the time. The chaos started when everything was calm, there was no excuse. Everyone started running and freaking out AFTER the fight started.
@@TheSandwichMonster king’s consort? Laenor is not king. At that time he wasn’t even yet wed to the princess. And even if he was his lover is secret. No one is going to punish the kings guard for beating a side piece of forbidden pleasure who’s having an affair with the guy betrothed to the Princess
@@courtney-ray no you misunderstood. LAENOR is the "to be" king-consort, because he is to be married to the heir of the throne. Ser Criston Cole punched him and knocked him over during the fight.
The king couldn't make a scene when Damon strolled in because doing so would've tipped off to all present that those rumors about the incident with the Princess were true.
This
Truee
Not even that it would imply/prove that the Rumors were True... but that the King suspected that they 'could be' true and opted for the Cover-up rather than Renounce Rhaenyra and Clarify Aegon II's status...
“I knew you couldn’t finish”
Daemon: STILL BEAT THO
I don't get all the people who say Rhanyra lied to Alisynt. She said DAEMON never touched her. She never said anything to Alisynt about not having sex at all. She DIDN'T lie...
Absolutely
But Daemon did touch her. She said daemon didn’t touch her so she’s lying about that. It might not have been sex but still a lot of making out.
@@whistleblower1717 yes but they were quite clearly talking about sex and that's obviously what Rhanyra was referring to.
And even still, Sir Criston coming clean to Alisynt shouldn't trigger her to be mad about Rhanyra making out with Daemon. They are 2 totally different things.
@@snogard106 yes but omitting the fact that she still made out with Daemon is still considered lying. And alicent was angry cos her lie caused her father to be fired and she believed her.
@@whistleblower1717 what? If you're saying the lie was leaving out the part about Daemon kissing Rhanyra, how does Cristen coming clean about having sex with Rhanyra in any way tell Alisynt that Daemon kissed her too?
She didn't lie. Daemon just (for some reason) didn't deny the accusations to Viserys. Rhanyra telling Alisynt that Daemon didn't touch her had nothing to do with the Hand getting replaced.
Ottos speech to his daughter was my favorite part. I could hear the lizard in his voice when he said “and you chose not to see it”
"Lizard in his voice"? I have never heard that one. Frog I have. Not making fun of you or anything. Just, haven't heard that one before.
@@Magdalena8008s spiderman ring any bells
@@abdirahmanhassan8095 Never heard of this Spiderman you speak of. Do share.
He had a point though, Viserys choosing a female heir over a male in a medieval patriarchal society was only going to lead to war. Viserys was dumb.
@@LegendInThaMakin he thought he was in Dorne
I think Rheanes was genuine in asking about the King's health. She hadn't seen him in a good while and they grew up together. He looked like death, I'd be concerned too if it were my cousin. She tells her husband that she's over everything and I believe she is.
Honestly both of their reactions seemed genuine to the King's sickness.
She greets him by grabbing his hands and then feels his fingers missing....
Here’s a video idea: ‘Cersei Lannister was right’. One thing I noticed in comparing these 2 GoT shows is that the Lannisters aggressively treated everyone outside the family as an enemy. Cersei even said it. While in HoTD nearly everyone outside the Targaryens is an actual enemy, yet no one in the family seems to realize they’re under attack from all sides. The King can’t even get good medical care. It’s like Cersei or Tywin studied them
cersei and jaime definetly studied the Targaryens trust me lmao
Tywin Lannister knew the Targaryean family history backwoods and forwards and passed the lessons on to Jaime and Cersei CONSTANTLY. Like every scolding was a Targaryean family cautionary tale type shit. I'd bet my entire paycheck.
didnt jason lannister almost lose the wealth of tge lannister famil? i remember tywin telling jaimie how a relative decimated the family and they had to restore it (something along those lines anyway)
@@batchagaloopytv5816 naw it was tywins father who was fucking up the family wealth
@@batchagaloopytv5816 It was Tywins father… that’s why he was so obsessed with his perceived strength and dignity. Because the wounds were fresh and recent.
I am pretty sure the Kings Guard arent just allowed to beat a lord's son to death during a wedding on a whim, I wonder how they will excuse Sir Christen Cole's murder? I was surprised he wasn't under arrest.
@@ad-zh5ot but the king isn't dead we see him in the preview after ten year skip still alive
Was Joffrey a lords son?
I think you're overstating jofferys importance. As far as I remember he's just his sworn protector. Not to mention they could make up any excuse to make the kingsguard not look bad
If he has allegiance to the Queen like Cersei and Jamie then he can get away with ANYTHING
If Littlefinger and Varys had a love child, it would be Club foot.
Lol I’m glad someone else noticed the king being completely useless this episode 🤣 I was waiting for a “stop this madness in the name of your king!” moment during the brawl…which never came 😅
He just seems over it all, and exhausted. Each episode he gets more and more apathetic towards slights. He just wanted 7 days of celebration. Then it all came crashing down.
@@Bodharas somebody said he just wants to play with his legos in peace and nobody will let him 🤣
Rhea's armor is awesome. The armor on this show in general is awesome
You missed a detail.
Viserys was ripping the chicken apart because he couldn’t hold a fork and knife. He kept trying and failing to eat in a dignified manner of royalty until he got fed up and just wanted his fucking chicken! Haha
It’s sad but also very telling of his current state of mind, he’s caring less and less about dignity and how he’s perceived as he grows more miserable and sick.
I have lung cancer and I fully understand… sometimes when you’re sick and miserable your ‘fucks-to-give’ meter is extra low and a few minor inconveniences will drive you to acting like a crazy person!
I have a feeling this will be very important moving forward!
Stay well my friend.
Yes my mom going through cancer recovery was the same way! She talked about being apathetic & having no energy to care. It would normally be freeing but for Viserys it could be seen as problematic. good catch!
This is something healthy people really do not understand, you put it super well. (Cancer scare survivor + organ failure/brain damage patient here.) Viserys is incredibly well depicted as someone who's Sick and done and tired and yeah, a lot of that looks less than dignified from the outside but people take for granted how much energy thinking, breathing, eating, etc take when you're always in pain and tired.
i think the dichotomy of the white knight (criston) and the black knight (daemon) is great.
I bet they will make us love daemon and despise criston cole by the end of this show
It seems that whatever people say will happen, the writers have some secret pact to make it not happen, even if that’s what they were going to write in the first place. Even though, I DO hope you’re right!
Depending on who’s side you’re on, you might despise Criston
Doug saying "Like James Buchanan?" had me ROLLING. I watch other recaps on other channels but never miss yours. I swear the dog is your secret weapon. He's the best. 😁
My favourite episode so far!
I thought Christon showed a moment of regret when Joffery was speaking to him, where he realised the situation could have remained a secret but he'd just spilled all to Alicent. I didn't understand why he reacted the way he did, I thought Joffery had already walked off so at first, I thought he was attacking Daemon in jealousy after seeing him close to Raenyra. It didn't seem to be in Christon's nature to attack someone so unprovoked.
Did anyone spot where Daemon went during the fight?
He attacked joffery because he literally thought his life was over. First the queen seemingly knew his secret even though he blurted it out but she didn't punish him leaving him to wonder what will happen. Remember he fully expects to be tortured to death and asks for mercy with a quick death.
THEN here comes someone else directly threatening him with the blackmail. To him, everyone might as well know, it's only a matter of time. So he decides he's going out on his own terms. He'll take out the guy directly threatening him and then he'll perform his ritual suicide. His honor and dignity mean so much to him and that's why he went off the trails
I actually thought as well that it would make more sense to punch Daemon because of how he was holding her face. I somehow think maybe Joffrey saw them and began saying " I bet she's fucking her uncle as well" and Criston overheard after following him and it triggered something in him.
@@ampizarro7285 Joffrey also patted Criston on his shoulder like the smug prick that he was
Daemon was hooking up with Laena Velaryon
The scene of Larys Strong and Alicent is reminiscent of the tale of the serpent and Eve in the book of Genesis. Shortly after the serpent gave the fruit of knowledge, all hell brakes loose.
Great simile.
“File Not Found” - that bit was hilarious. Great recap and explanation! Thanks!
I don’t know if I’m right but I thought Daemon stepped on his wife’s arm to see if she could still feel. I was under the impression that the fall might have paralyzed her. And later in the show they did say she broke her neck
That’s how I understood it as well
Definitely this.
His killing was half a mercy, I think she wanted him to finish her off..
Being paralyzed is horrible but being paralyzed back then… with that level of technology and medicine… no. Fuck that.
The hound knew it too… being crippled or paralyzed is a death sentence or a miserable life.
Yea I thought the same
Dude. How do you edit these so quickly and so well?! AMAZED.
Poor visery I've never rooted for a character to die so much out of sheer pity.
I swear he just keeps going. I thought the first fall at the arrival of kings landing was it, then he’s back. The fall at the wedding ceremony, I thought was it too. Then they show preview of episode 6 and he did, in fact, live to be an old man.
@@spidermander4008 yeah episode 6 supposed to be 10 years later and he is still alive.
Confused by Larys Strong trying to blow up Rhanerya to Alicent then Harwyn Strong getting the nod to save her at the wedding.....scheme AFOOT
Harwyn Strong will be Rhanerya's whore
Harwyn Could be the father of some of Rhanerya children
this was the episode ive been waiting for , gave me old game of thrones vibes , hope it keeps up , sad they getting older actresses for the 2 roles now tho
15:09 It feels like you are alluding to what was said aloud in the show "The beacon on the high tower-do you know what color it glows when Old Town calls its banners to war? green."
I thougt the mouse scene was here to explain how the "greyscale" disease is coming from, like a transmission due to the mouse. which would explain why Jorah Mormont in GoT has the same disease as Viserys.
You might want to revise the symbology of the rats. I think they actually represent the Maesters' conspiracy against Dragon Rule.
Maester Mellos - the Great Rat
Or just the old man who's too proud to accept advancing medicine. "The leeches ALWAYS work, we've been doing it like this since my grampy showed me"
@@jacobsampsonis7782 thank you, just made me realize why the king was even bleeding. Oh yeah the leeches!
Yeah from what I’ve heard the mice do have different meaning. But I wouldn’t look into it because it’s a potential huge spoiler.
@@cryodon you mean the Blood and Cheese episode. A lot of people are reading that into the rats' appearance, but I think that's stretching it too far. I think it points to Lady Dustin in the book A Dance With Dragons; she is distrustful of maesters and refers to them as grey rats.
omg, the editing is soo good. That Holy Grail quote was perfection!
Rhaenyra hasn't been doing terrible things allicent problem is she jealous why would Rhaenyra have told her about christon they're not best friends anymore also If Allicent had a relationship with Rhaenyra she was also flaunting the rules joffrey was being messy he was supposed to keep his mouth shut.
Was that Mushroom singing in the wedding band? Just checked the interwebs and YES that was Mushroom singing in the wedding band. Two channels and counting have missed that detail.
seemed odd for Criston to just start the brawl like that, knowing how society works. Yes he's distraught but I wish they would have shown it.
I think the knight actually had drawn a knife on ser christon, it’s very subtle but almost like a threat. And/or he was pulling a knife on the princess.
@@spidermander4008 except Joffrey only pulled the knife AFTER Cristion went nuts
The fact is he's a man who's come from nothing and has earned this very prestigious honor of being a Kingsguard and protecting the royal family. Who has thrown everything away for a night of passion where the consequences couldn't not only be a tortured death but probably dishonor for anyone else alive related to him.
Then joffery LITERALLY threatens him with the fact that he knows and can ruin his life. He was done, he's going out on his own terms. The only reason he even got to see the wedding was because he's being used as a pawn by the queen. Not to mention we don't really know what he's like as a person outside of his short screen time. We just know he's seen some action putting rebels to the sword. He could be s lot less pleasant than he seems
He's a commoner turned knight to the princess. He has combat experience. He doesn't understand how "the game" is played. When he hears a threat he destroys it the only way he's ever known by beating the fuck out of it until it dies.
It's really hard to have self control from petty threats in politics.
Were they trying to say that Alicient wasn't good with her children or were they saying that her daughter isnn't easily consoled foreshadowing something. Remember Alicient seemed fine with Aegon
The mouse drinking the blood in this episode is foreshadowing for the upcoming blood and cheese. *Heavy spoiler warning*
I really love these every week I cannot get enough
The High Tide looked a lot like the Mt Saint Michel in France! Gorgeous!
I thought the same!
"Hey you're old & sick, have a seat" 😬😖😣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Ryan you never fail to crack me up. Anyway, I think Viscerys' contribution is the fact that he won't cave by supplanting his named heir, Rhaenyra. So he should be known as the first targaryen king to disregard primogeniture, and proved this when he assured Corlys Velaryon & Rhaenys that their first grandchild will be Rhaenyra's heir regardless of gender
Rhaenyrs and Coryls don’t seem to be acting their concern for Viserys seems genuine especially Rhaenyrs who has always been straight laced and honest so far
"Flie not found" .... ok, that made me LOL
Just like Littlefinger started game of thrones by murdering Jon Arryn, Larys Strong (Clubfoot) started dance of dragons
How?
@@vic2958 by making Alicent question Rhaenyra's honesty
Criston isn't in love. His station is all he has, and it's in that light that he asks her to run away with him. To compensate his loss. Her duty means nothing to him, as he cuts her off when she tries to speak of it.
Daemon may or may not have decided to kill Rhea before he reached the Vale, but he definitely decided to kill her when she wouldn't stop talking.
Alicent's daughter being inconsolable reflects Alicent's inner discontent that she hides.
She literally married her bff’s father behind her back then gets mad at her for hooking up with her handsome guard… If anyone has a right to be mad in my opinion it would be Rhaenyra….. Team black all the way. 🖤🖤🖤🖤
Absolutely Fuck Alicent, She was Sent To The King Purposely as A Pawn. Very Treacherous. Long Rule Rhynera The True Queen.
Exactly 💯💯
She litteraly had as much choice in marrying the king as rhaenyra does in marrying laenor. Not to mention that rhaenyra put herself in such a scandalous position that even reporting it caused alicents father to lose his position quite shamefully (essentially being accused of being a traitor).
nothing gets you stressed on the edge of your seat like a good ol GOT wedding
I was scared you didn't upload any videos for 2 days. Then I realized it was the weekend and you deserve it. Missed your videos, Ryan.
When i saw the mouse drinking the blood i thought of Blood and Cheese. If you read the books you know.
Or the Maesters, as Lady Dustin would call them
They wouldn't have needed Blood and Cheese if they had cats 🐈
@@chrisph9910 Lady Dustin is a QAnon Believer. But if in doubt. Blame Bloodravem. I know he isnt born yet but i am sure he is a timetraveling Fetus.
@@akinlabiakingbade4100 Would have been hard to tell the cats to kill the baby
What happened to Daemon? Why was Rhaenyra suddenly alone during the fight?" Why is no one pointing this out?
Because it doesn't really mean anything? They were done talking, something was happening, so he left..
Yeah I think your overthinking things.
What do Corlys and Yautja have in common?
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Their love for trophies!
And the hairdresser
Rhaenyra set up a open relationship off the jump
The jumpcut to "Boar On The Floor" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I absolutely lost it
I don't think Vis forgot Darmon was in exile. I think he just didn't want to male a scene.
Kings wedding speech: We will usher in a 2nd age of dragons in Westeros.
Oldtown families: Ready the poisons,teas and leeches
Everyone is misreading the scene with Deamon and his wife.
Daemon has returned to The Veil *in disgrace* and to the wife he hates, *on orders from his King* (remember last episode?).
The instant Daemon's wife saw him she started berating him.
Daemon said nothing because (mostly) every word she said was true. (and it is generally quite futile to even bother arguing with woman)
When Daemon approached his wife, he did so slowly and cautiously with his hands in clear view. (not provocative). He could see that she was riling herself up, and didn't want to provoke her further.
Her fear and unease caused her horse to be agitated, Daemon saw that and was moving to calm the horse.
It was his wife's sudden move for her weapon, after she worked herself up into a fear state, that spooked the horse into throwing her. ( NO, Daemon did NOT cause the horse to throw her).
Her fall from the horse *BROKE HER NECK* just like Christopher Reeve when he was thrown from a horse. In other words she was paralyzed from the neck down.
This was confirmed by the shot of Daemon stepping on her arm. That look on her face wasn't a wince of extreme pain, it was a look of despair because she new she was paralyzed.
She did not want to live as nothing but a head with a vegetable for a body, so she asked Daemon to finish her off. Saying "I knew you couldnt finish" was her obstinate way of asking for mercy.
Daemon obliged her request .
I think you misread the entire situation. He did intend to kill her. That was by no means coincidental or a mistake.
@@aranielleb7718 No.
clearly you did though.
Get rid of your pre conceived bias and what you think you know... and re-watch the scene, in its entirety with fresh eyes.
and you will see it all there.
1) Daemon said *nothing* at all he let the wife that hates him spew her vitriol at him.
2) ALL of Daemon's movements were slow and open movements with is hands clearly visible... THIS is what one does when they are intentionally trying to be NON threatening
3)It was clearly his wife's unease and sudden movement that agitated and spooked the horse throwing her... tell me EXACTLY how a calm non-threatening person spooks a horse? (I'm not being rhetorical here I want to hear your legitimate excuse)
4) Damon clearly, as shown in the scean tried to grab the horse's reigns when it reared back, in an attempt to prevent it from doing so.
5) Daemon was walking AWAY to leave her there, when she chided him saying "I knew you couldn't finish" only then did he pick up the rock and do as she requested.
seriously the ONLY reason why you all think he did it on purpose is because you all for some reason think he is the villain of the show.
it is confirmation bias driving your belief ... nothing more
@@aranielleb7718 Oh, and what makes you think that he intended to kill her that entire scene? OTHER than that is what SHE believed?
At what point at all during the show so far did he ever announce is intentions of killing her??
Maybe just maybe you have fallen for an obvious misdirect.
we want Aegon the conqueror show!
Daemon didn't kill his wife. He went to pet her horse. She reached for her bow as a sign of aggression and he moved away. The horse bucked she fell. He then in compassion as to not see her suffer put her out of her misery. It was a mercy killing.
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This is true, I was there.
It is known. What you say is true…from a certain point of view….
Well thats an interesting take
@@hdscollectibles it is treason then.
This series has been phenomenal so far; the stakes are clear and the conflicts are exquisite sources of nerve wracking tension. I do miss the supernatural aspects though of GoT, such as visions in the flames, Melisandre- and Thoros- types of characters, The Faceless Men and White Walkers, Qartheen warlocks, etc.
"Tired joke about women" ??? Lmao🤣🤣 Jason Lanister was spot on! 👌 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Love your reviews mehn! i was waiting the whole day for this!!
Basically Allicent envied Rhaenyra & how her father covered up for her, meanwhile Otto forced her on the king.
16:55 I was shouting at the tv, "like dude shut up! You don't know him, you have no idea if he's a friendly or not, stop talking!"
Werewolf by Night breakdown soon hopefully!
The Rat with the blood, stretch of a thought but could be a Blood and Cheese reference/foreshadow?
It was just me or the drummer dwarf that was playing at the celebration and appeared for less than a second looked a lot like Hornswoggle?
Larys Strong is the serpent in the garden of Alicent's Eden.
6:24 one thing, he was never placed with the women. Since he cannot hunt he went to the women so he could hear their gossip. It is part of his strategy, no one sees him as a threat
High Tide was as cool as I imagined it to be with it's atlantean undertones.
at least four things that don t make a lot of sense in this episode:
- ser criston cole immediate confession to the queen? really?
- ser criston cole being identified as the princess "paramour" by Laenor's BF? How? just from a look?
- ser criston cole totally losing it in the middle of a wedding reception and committing a gruesome murder? why?
- the vale accuser not realizing that daemon is going to inherit Runestone
Criston Cole confessed to the Queen after a short questioning because he felt guilty over what he did and was suicidal.
Laenor's boyfriend just made a lucky guess based on how Cole reacted around the princess.
Criston murdered Laenor's boyfriend because he was afraid that Laenor's boyfriend would tell people what he had done. He also felt as if Laenor's boyfriend was mocking him in a way. Criston wanted to die, but he wanted to keep his breaking of his vows secret from others if possible. His actions in how he responded to Alicent and how he responded to Laenor's boyfriend might not make a lot of sense, but Criston is full of shame and other emotions and can react unpredictably.
The Vale accuser was so focused on the murder that he wasn't thinking about the inheritance. If anything, that inheritance gives more motive for Daemon to have committed the murder. (it seems strange, though, since inheritance of noble positions usually only follows blood lines, not marriage, so I'm not sure if Daemon actually has a claim).
Oh man that episode was great oh my God it set up the whole entire series and franchise. This episode set up Game of Thrones along with this start of the wedding that ended tragic and set up the whole entire game of thrones franchise universe whatever you want to call it. This episode yes 100% yes. I'm in for House of dragons. It better not let down my Game of Thrones did.
No one mentions how when House Velaryon enters they give off this sense of power and family as seemingly they have many members and all who look healthy whereas viserys is dying, or getting weaker, his wife's dead and also his children besides the princess and Aegon, his brothers an outcast. Are there no more "dragons" left.
I guess Targaryens inbreed more than Velaryons, ha!
2:12 can’t help but think she said that not only to hurt his ego, but to also leave some kind of evidence that it wasn’t a riding accident
I felt so bad they let Laenor look at Joffrey like that!
Why didn’t someone stop him!
That was awful… that fucked up face will haunt that poor guy….
Man that was fucked up.
'it looks like he's preparing for Denethor audition' killed me lol
Great video! Really enjoyed the last two episodes.
I almost feel like there was a scene missing before Cristen goes apeshit on Joffrey or at the very least the scene where he's telling him he's figured out the secret should have been closer related to the fight. Either way, both of them could have been a bit more discrete 1. in Joffrey reveling what he knows, and 2. if Cris really wanted to beat Joffrey's head in the middle of a crowded party was the worst place to do it.
Joffrey believed that Christon was a game player like him. But Christon has no game. Christon is a warrior first. He was already near his boiling point before Joffrey's light threat. Just bad timing and miscommunication that led Christon to murder him.
Didn’t the Guards come rushing in before Cristeon attacked him, was this a mis-edit 🤔🤔🤔
Wow best episode so far. Hope they bring back alcock and Theo Nate in future seasons
I ❤ Doug SO MUCH!!! His frosty eyelashes and tiny blue shirt are all unspeakably CUTE!!!
He's a gorgeous dog and you do a really nice job with his face, (I know how hard those tear stains are to deal with 😉).
Don't change a thing, Doug is too cute for words and the adorable voice you give him suits him perfectly! ❤❤❤
We wrong about Otto Hightower, Larys Strong is going to be the ‘little finger’ of this series. He will become Hand to the King under Aegon
I think his dad is wwaaayy more involved in all this than we’ve been shown so far! I think Lionel is the ‘little finger’ and Harwin and Larys are just carrying out orders
@@sarahklages2361 🤔 Daaamn!
Did anyone notice the main chords for Rains of Castamere were played at the end of the episode?
Great episode! Best smashed in face effects ever in the history of special effects! That was hamburger, rare.
Bonus points for Garth Marenghi's Dark place reference
Thanks, Charlie Kelly
4:24 Rhaenyra wouldn't have to kill a single person if Alicent just accepted the succession. It doesn't matter if the rest of the realm is unhappy with the succession if there isn't a legitimate CHALLENGER to the throne. If no one challenges it, Rhaenyra would be queen without a problem.
Case in point, Viserys didn't have to kill Rhaenys to solidify his succession because Rhaenys submitted to duty in the outcome of Jaehaerys's decision.
Goes to show that you don't understand the issue of succession and it most certainly wouldn't be as simple as alicent accepting it. What if aegon decides he wants the throne? There will be countless people supporting his claim.
But they don't even need to want the throne for others to want them to rule. The people who don't want a woman ruling the 7 kingdoms will still want a male leader, regardless. Whether that means open rebellion or not
Alisent lied to her. She spend all that time with her father trying to get to be his new wife. So, I don't feel for her.
How is that a lie, she just never told her. Rhaenyra never asked her is she was seeing her dad
@@leri3365 lie by omission
But she doesn't even have a choice.. Her father pimps her out to be the wife of an old sickly man, who she's had to bear two children for. While the spoiled brat rhaenyra gets litteraly every opportunity to be with someone of her choosing (to the limited degree of princess suitors) and then continues to do what she wants. Damn anyone else who suffers for her actions. Everything about her is the behavior of a petulant child
Well you know what the Dothraki say about weddings and deaths
The mice are a nod to the Maesters and how they were killing the king
So I went back and watched that conversation between Alicent and Rhaenyra and she didn't ACTUALLY lie to Alicent. At least, not directly.
Alicent accused Rhaenyra of sleeping with Daemon in a brothel. Rhaenyra denied this. She only TECHNICALLY lied in an indirect way when she said that questioning her virtue was "an act of treason"(when she was trying to determine who gave Otto the info).
she says "Daemon never touched me" which is a direct lie.
@@Faith2202 yes, but Alicent doesn’t know that.
@@Faith2202 that depends on what touching means in this context. Does it literally mean touching as in he touched her face etc. or does it mean them sleeping together and her losing her virginity to him
@@aelinisbae hm I've only seen "touching" meaning to either sexual/romantic touching (making out, groping, etc) or literal skin to skin contact. I've never heard of touching to *only* mean vaginal penetration.
@@sisterseverus yeah, my point was that R does lie "directly" to A, disagreeing w/OP
In the books. Daemon was fighting in the stepstones when she died. NOT GUILTY
Marcus Licinius Crassus: Do you eat oysters?
Antoninus: When I have them, master.
Marcus Licinius Crassus: Do you eat snails?
Antoninus: No, master.
Marcus Licinius Crassus: Do you consider the eating of oysters to be moral and the eating of snails to be immoral?
Antoninus: No, master.
Marcus Licinius Crassus: Of course not. It is all a matter of taste, isn't it?
Antoninus: Yes, master.
Marcus Licinius Crassus: And taste is not the same as appetite, and therefore not a question of morals.
Antoninus: It could be argued so, master.
Marcus Licinius Crassus: My robe, Antoninus. My taste includes both snails and oysters.
- Spartacus (1960)