Agree I think they are doing well. Too many people are comparing the characters and how they are rather than what looking at it in isolation to decide if it's good or not.
Television House of the Dragon (GoT Prequel) - No book spoilers allowed
- Thread starter ha_rooney
- Start date
I don’t mind it at all. However I think they could’ve avoided a load of confusion if they started each episode with a date. So we know exactly how many years have passed between episodes.
Good shout with the dates. It's mentioned in the episode description on HBOMax at least but usually I don't bother reading it for fear of even minor spoilers.
Yeah a a little '25 years later' or something could have definitely made it easier.
Just like the 1st season of the witcher they jumped back and forward in time with zero indication and it was very confusing.
In fairness, they have had characters say how long it's been or mentioning the ages of children that etc. The information is there.
Yeah, I haven't had a hard time following the time jump in years but some people are probably more visual that way so the headers would help for them. Martin wrote Fire & Blood much more like a history book so the time jumps would have been no issue when reading but present unique challenges for adaptations.
The last episode the older Targaryen Princess said that she hadn't seen her husband for 6 years.
Aemond is basically Daemon II. Second child with no responsibility and just wild ambition.
And a big feck off dragon.
The CGI for the head chopping was pretty rubbish, though.They also did that "thing doesn't exist until it is in the shot" thing with Daemon, who somehow walked up to the guy with his sword out and no one made a sound.
Another brilliant episode.
Criston Cole really is an absolute twat, hate his guts. Rhaenys could have ended them all in one swoop, but I guess you have no tv show then.
Great episode, that foot fetish scene was out of left field though. How do they even get to the point in a conversation over the years
So the Hand’s plan was to have the eldest son killed? The foot fetish scenes 
So many plebs in a tight space, what could possibly go wrong? 
Great episode. And after seeing the preview, cant wait for the next one. This is hands down the best thing on TV right now.
And team Green theme by Djawadi is incredible
Why is Ser Criston Cole still in his youth while people around him are ageing? Question needs to be asked if he is secretly an Elf.
And team Green theme by Djawadi is incredible
Why is Ser Criston Cole still in his youth while people around him are ageing? Question needs to be asked if he is secretly an Elf.
Another strong episode. The tension building was incredible. Not as good as EP8 but still brilliant.
I think it wasn't so much as foot fetish, but in those days Queens showing off her bare feet in confided confinement is as good as as you can get
Altough was quite surprised he wank it of there and then.
I'd speculated he'll have the queen by the cunthold and will force himself to her at one point
Altough was quite surprised he wank it of there and then.
I'd speculated he'll have the queen by the cunthold and will force himself to her at one point
A good episode to follow the other one up. Rhaenys bossing it at the end there.
Thought that was great. Hightower is a complete Bstard.
The breaking-through-the-floor CGI was really poor, but the rest was good. It's weird, GoT has always gotten most things so right in the effects department, but then there are some few things that just don't look very good.
Why didnt she burn them all arghfjjfjjfjfjj
So the Hand’s plan was to have the eldest son killed? The foot fetish scenes
No, I definitely don't think Otto planned to have him killed but if Otto had found him, he would have been the one to influence him. Otto wanted to basically send soldiers to try to kill Rhaenyra (a completely foolish idea as he should have remembered going to Dragonstone earlier and being made a fool with Daemon's dragon right there and needing rescue from Rhaenyra's dragon) but Otto probably would have killed Rhaenys outright when she was imprisoned instead of trying to bargain with her and been a lot more heavy-handed with Aegon
Right. I was just thinking this after binge watching all 9 episodes. GoT had us rooting for the Starks. This one doesn't quite have any characters I'm sympathetic to. Laenor Valyron's the closest thing to an honourable person and even then, he's spend most of his time on the show showing a complete disregard towards the important matters at hand.
Great show so far, but just highlights to me how great Game Of Thrones was. There were so many memorable characters in that one, even if you just count the ones in the first season. Shame how it ended.
I like how we didn’t like that it might have all kicked off because Alicent misunderstood a delirious Viserys but then at the council the guys were all like ‘right so we can just crack on with what we were already planning’.
I didn’t like how they telegraphed the “beast beneath the boards“ prophecy from Helaena. That was her creepy line from the previous episode but they repeated it here making the coronation surprise obvious.
I didn’t like how they telegraphed the “beast beneath the boards“ prophecy from Helaena. That was her creepy line from the previous episode but they repeated it here making the coronation surprise obvious.
Great episoe again, though a few things:
1. Why the hell is so goddamn dark? I can barely see half the scenes and I have a pretty solid setup
2. What possible line of thinking can lead to Rhaenys killing hundreds, busting the up the palace and then NOT killing the Hightowers. She could have stopped civil war in a single word, literally. For the good of the realm, so she can have a nice peaceful time, for whatever she wants. Are we supposed to think she 'loves' her relatives?
3. Prince Aegon gives me extreme lead singer of MCR vibes
1. Why the hell is so goddamn dark? I can barely see half the scenes and I have a pretty solid setup
2. What possible line of thinking can lead to Rhaenys killing hundreds, busting the up the palace and then NOT killing the Hightowers. She could have stopped civil war in a single word, literally. For the good of the realm, so she can have a nice peaceful time, for whatever she wants. Are we supposed to think she 'loves' her relatives?
3. Prince Aegon gives me extreme lead singer of MCR vibes
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Not sure about love but "kinslaying" is supposed to be fairly taboo in-world at least.
Wiping them all out would be a pretty big escalation and I'm not sure we've seen anything from this particular character up to now to suggest she'd be that quick to do it. For example it seemed like she suspected Daemon/Rhaenarys of being behind her son's apparent death but she didn't take any action against them either.
I didn't think this was a particularly dark episode, you might want to turn up the brightness on whatever you're watching it on. It was dark-ish, but not like... Long Night dark.
What would they do for season 2? I'd rather they just didn't have that scene cos it's more infuriating
I'm not above admitting that I screamed DRACARYS at my tv at the end
Last 2 episodes have really grabbed me by the balls and dragged me in. I fecking love it. And the actress playing Alicent is fantastic.
Last 2 episodes have really grabbed me by the balls and dragged me in. I fecking love it. And the actress playing Alicent is fantastic.
Agree Olivia Cooke is very very goodI'm not above admitting that I screamed DRACARYS at my tv at the end
Last 2 episodes have really grabbed me by the balls and dragged me in. I fecking love it. And the actress playing Alicent is fantastic.
She won me over this episode. Not with her lower extremities (not for me but I won’t kink shame) - it was the way she delivered the line to Aegon, “You imbecile”.
I've watched a couple episodes this season on my tablet whilst on the train to work, then had to rewatch it on the tv when home. It is definitely darker on there no matter what you do, so if @Beachryan did I know what they mean. Otherwise, if its on tv then Im not sure.
Another very good episode. Great to see Rhaenys bossing it at the end there as she’s been a bit of a background character so far. Looking forward to the finale next week.
She should have burned them all!!
The soundtrack to that episode was great.
Really enjoyed that episode and you can see who wants to be on the throne (and the one who doesn't actually gets it)
Had no issues with lighting at all on TV. (Sky Atlantic).
The foot fetish scene. And I thought the children fighting was outrageous.
Can't wait for the finale as I'm sure there's gonna be something big happening.
Really enjoyed that episode and you can see who wants to be on the throne (and the one who doesn't actually gets it
)Had no issues with lighting at all on TV. (Sky Atlantic).
The foot fetish scene. And I thought the children fighting was outrageous.
Can't wait for the finale as I'm sure there's gonna be something big happening.
Aaaawwwww shiiieeeetttt.
Watched it for a second time and liked it even more. On par with episode 8 actually. Two GOT masterpieces. Up there with the strongest episodes.
I knew what would happen more or less when she sneeked in the pits but it still somehow surprised me and was what as a trope is known as a "crowning moment of awesome " in this case in quite literal sense.
The scheming that Viserys death unleashed is incredibly well portrayed or hinted. So you have the new king, his brother, the queen, Rhaenys and the hand in a n-gonal power struggle and we are yet to see the other main players Rhenyra and Daemon
If she burned them all that would be a Red Wedding on an exponent , but I guess it was too much even for him
The scheming that Viserys death unleashed is incredibly well portrayed or hinted. So you have the new king, his brother, the queen, Rhaenys and the hand in a n-gonal power struggle and we are yet to see the other main players Rhenyra and Daemon
If she burned them all that would be a Red Wedding on an exponent , but I guess it was too much even for him
That was really good again.
what the hell is that building though? I mean it has the dragon pits underneath and they use it for coronations and shit? Also yer wan killing half the room just to take her dragon, gotta admire that level of no shite given.
what the hell is that building though? I mean it has the dragon pits underneath and they use it for coronations and shit? Also yer wan killing half the room just to take her dragon, gotta admire that level of no shite given.
How else will we get 3 more seasons?