Thought it was pretty good. A lot happened despite the episode’s slow start where everyone was just kind of staring at each other and not doing much.
Television House of the Dragon (GoT Prequel) - No book spoilers allowed
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Good stuff. Really enjoyed it.
Was really dark though and I couldn’t see a lot of those scenes. Also thought the sound was off at the start too
Was really dark though and I couldn’t see a lot of those scenes. Also thought the sound was off at the start too
Slow burner episode but by the third quarter I really sat up. Juicy 
The ‘assassin’ being his lover who was part of the plot to fake his death orchestrated by Daemon…at least I’m assuming that’s how it went. Some people thought they turned the tables on Rhaenyra and Daemon there but that’s not how I read it.
The dark scenes had me checking my TV to see if it went into auto-dimming mode, but it was a cool vibe. Like a night under a full moon.
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No worries, that’s more on me for not paying enough close attention and automatically assuming it’s two new characters!
I had to check the brightness on my tablet. You'd think I'd watch it on TV but I never do.
Best thing on TV
Loved the music during the whole funeral scene
Loved the music during the whole funeral scene
Bit boring this last episode. Nothing happened for half of it. I usually like slow episodes, but this just didn't grab me.
They should've killed off Criston, he's an annoying twat.
They should've killed off Criston, he's an annoying twat.
Stop taking their time? It lasted eight fecking years. It's the longest HBO drama ever and one of the longest 'prestige' shows ever. For a show about a bunch of people riding dragons and fighting ice monsters. It did not need more time, it needed the common sense to not have a lead character that spends six goddamn seasons in another continent.
Thought it was anything but slow. The opening bit set the tone well and it was very tense. Great episode of tv.
Olivia Cooke has been good but the new Rhaenerya is crap. Bring back Milly!
What are you expecting a bit revelation every scene?
Quite a bit happened in that episode
Olivia Cooke making me question my vows … might just have to join Team Green
That beach scene needed to be a little brighter.
I was shocked to find out some people thought that that wasn't the plan all along. Daemon specifically says "a death" and then you see him kill the body double before the encounter. Rhaenyra also talks about their enemies "believing" they were capable of that.
I thought it would have been better if they didn't reveal the switch and left it up to the viewer to wonder what happened.
I guess it depends on the TV, on HDR (dolby vision) I had no issues.
Good episode, although a bit dark at the start (had to keep checking TV didn't dim & HDR was on). The tension between the characters throughout the episode was really well done.
Poor Viserys is losing everything except his life at this point. Criston's still a cnut.
Poor Viserys is losing everything except his life at this point. Criston's still a cnut.
If they are damned if they do and damned if they don't then that suggests there is a flaw at the core of the story.
Game of Thrones does not begin with set dressing nor is it a prologue, or anything of the sort. It simply presents you with a bunch of characters who already have decades of history between them. It tells you a story in the present, one of political intrigue that begins with a death and an assassination attempt, and it uses this present story to reveal the past of the characters. It is this past that ultimately informs everything that happens in the present. It works extremely well: nobody's really going to argue that you're not invested in GoT characters by the end of the season. The skill and artistry of the first book and season is the interweaving of all these elements into a singular whole, the telling of a 'brief' story that has the weight of all this history behind it.
Unfortunately GRRM has moved away from this. Instead we have this less interesting, mechanical form of story where it is just a sequence of events, A is followed by B, B is followed by C, C is followed by D, and so forth.
Great ep, let's keep it at this pace and not skip 10 years now.
Brilliant episode. The
had me holding my breath until it was over. And thats even knowing it was coming. The ability of the show to create dramatic tension has been really impressive.
Probably the strongest episode so far.
fight between the kids and fall out afterwards in the Hall
Probably the strongest episode so far.
Some lighting in every scene would be a start.What are you expecting a bit revelation every scene?
Quite a bit happened in that episode
The Queen is a right bitch isn't she. Wanting to literally gouge out a kids eyeball. Grim. She's nuts.
Keeping my eye on her.
Keeping my eye on her.
I was trying to figure out what made her do nasty. I think it's a combination of what her father said about Rhaenyra killing her kids off and maybe she has feelings for Cole. She's just bitter and Cole is even more bitter. He's a typical case of the fox and the grapes.
So you can attack and cut future queen and nothing happens? THAT is bad writting. All guards doing what? Just standing while future ruler is attacked? Stick to the bloody book. Book is great and covers all story, ffs.
Except that, (another) good episode. Go blacks
Except that, (another) good episode. Go blacks
Spectacular episode, as good as any in GoT. And there is a lot less to work with here than on Game of Thrones, which only goes to show what frauds D&D were. As soon as they couldn't rely on GRRM, it went to shit.
You can if you're the current queen.
Heir of the throne》king's wife
It's more that she has built up years and years of resentment towards Rhaenyra because from her perspective Rhaenyra has always just done whatever she wants whereas Alicent has been a dutiful daughter and then wife despite how she may have felt about it. I don't think she has any feelings towards Cole whatsoever.
If you think about it, Alicent was forced to marry her best friend's old gross dad but never complained. Meanwhile Rhaenyra literally had her pick of any suitor in the realm, decided that wasn't enough for her, banged her kingsguard protector (and as if banging in her position isn't bad enough, she chose one of a very very small handful of people she actually shouldn't bang), and now has apparently continued to do so by having 3 bastard children. I'd be bitter too, and I'd also have a spectacularly low opinion of the judgement of Rhaenyra. Heck, even during tonight's episode she was off banging her uncle instead of paying attention to her children and her family.
If the heir was male then yes probably, but Rhaenyra being a woman puts them more or less on equal footing I'd guess. Also important to point out how much more influential Alicent is than would be typical for a queen given Viserys' health.
I'm not sure that's true. The Kingsguard are there to protect the Queen just as much as they are there to protect the princess.
The most irritating character in Got and HoD;
Alicent, Sansa, Joffrey or Ramsey? I can't decide
Alicent, Sansa, Joffrey or Ramsey? I can't decide
Yeah the king decides what happens and he wants to slip her a length or two again if possible . You seem to think that there should be some sort of higher court that decides these matters. That's cute.
I think that future ruler comes first. King's or queen's partner is ......just there. To look nice.
More than anything it's an indictment of Viserys. The KG have been taking their orders from Alicent for a while now given his condition so it makes sense that they'll be deferential to her.
Yeah I think you are right with this, I dont think Rhaenyra would have killed him given their previous conversation which had hints of some level of affection.
That fecking kid (Aemond?) who rode the dragon and caused the fight should be up there. ‘Your mother won’t need it anymore’. What a Cnut.
The oldest blonde kid (Aegon?) is trying to put himself in the running.
I actually kind of like the two younger siblings’ characters, even though one is now on a power trip and the other weird.
I like the moral greyness of both Rhaneyra and Alicent. In some way, you can kind of see where Alicent is coming from in that Rhaenyra is clearly taking the piss out of the tradition etc, but at the same time Alicent is only in her position in the first place because her father wants the Iron Throne.
I think Daemon is probably my favourite character so far. He doesn't hide what he wants or his nature.
Oh yes, both of them are annoying. Older is just weird but Aemond is evil feck
Great episode, really enjoyed it.
The dragon scene, with the Targaryen theme playing, was fantastic. They've really captured that ancient dragon look to Vhagar. I would've liked if it just kept 360s in the air to shake the little shit off though.
Google searches for the word "calumnies" must have skyrocketed after that episode. I know I googled it. Considine is brilliant.
I hope the oddball sister puts her two shithead brothers in their place.
Ser Criston the **** is a cnut.
Rhaenyra and Alicent are both horrible. There is some greyness to them, yes, but one gives the okay to kill her newly devoted "husband"/friend and the other tries to gouge a child's eye out.
The dragon scene, with the Targaryen theme playing, was fantastic. They've really captured that ancient dragon look to Vhagar. I would've liked if it just kept 360s in the air to shake the little shit off though.
Google searches for the word "calumnies" must have skyrocketed after that episode. I know I googled it. Considine is brilliant.
I hope the oddball sister puts her two shithead brothers in their place.
Ser Criston the **** is a cnut.
Rhaenyra and Alicent are both horrible. There is some greyness to them, yes, but one gives the okay to kill her newly devoted "husband"/friend and the other tries to gouge a child's eye out.