They definitely have to show him enriching the lives and reputations of the Gold Cloaks and prowling the streets with them on the show. Their loyalty to him because of why he did for them ends up being so important during the war.
i love how laena was betrothed to someone else so daemon mocked him to his face so savagely he was forced to defend his honor and daemon easily killed him. a very jaime thing to do...
daemon targaryen went down like a boss, i was sad when he died...the way he leaped from his dragon saddle to strike aemond dead and then plunge to his death in the godseye
@@marwanali4878 Nettles was 7 years old.... he treated her like a daughter not a lover..... The rumor that they were lovers was spread by Mysaria who was likely scorned that Rhaenyra was now Daemon favorite
Otto wanted the throne so badly, he likely threw his daughter at Daemon. Just in case he became King. Alicent probably fell in love and got kicked to the curb. I think Otto is climber and his Daughter is just a fancy slave. Just like ancient Rome. The effort to keep power, the women in the family were forced into very fancy prostitution.
I can't wait for House of the dragon. Especially the Daemon vs Aemond fight. Imagine a CGI fight of Vhagar and Caraxes, fighting eachother above the Godseye,Daemon jumping of one dragon onto another and stabbing Aemond in his good eye. Then they are all falling into the lake and then a giant splash,as tall as the tallest tower of Harrenhall. It will look so cool.
Its the most badass fight scene in the history of the seven kingdoms. It's how I wanted Jon to go out. For a few seconds in the battle of winterfell (the short night) episode of season 8. I was screaming jump mf'r, jump. What better way for the prince that was promised to end the war with the dead, than to sacrifice himself to save his family, friends, his lover and all of his people. But it was just a tease from D&D. The rouge prince is my favorite character, atleast we will get to see him go out with the glory he and the blood worm deserve.
@@jerimeyperry3282 it will be an epic showdown , unfortunately we won’t get to see that for quite a while though . Your spot on about Jon - it should have been him to kill the night king . I still can’t believe it was Arya
“The Jaime and Tyrion”....not a bad analogy, but the writers of the World book sum it up as “a Targaryen version of Oberyn Martell” - think Oberyn with a dragon. Indeed, Oberyn has a little dragon blood in him, so he’s actually a direct descendant of Daemon
Hey TDD, I love U 4 your defense of our beloved Dragon Queen Daenerys. 4 me Drogon took Dany 2 Volantis 2 see about a Red Priest or Priestess and will stay in Essos!
@Jacob Sirak Ah no. It gets a bit complicated: Daemon is Rhaenyra's own uncle. King Viserys I had one child by his first wife (Rhaenyra) and then his first wife died, so he remarried, and with his second wife had FOUR children. Daemon is Viserys's younger brother. Daemon and Rhaenyra later married each other...but it was the second marriage for both of them. Their FIRST marriages were to the brother and sister pair of Laena and Laenor Velaryon. Both of them later died, after which Daemon and Rhaenyra remarried to each other and had more children. Between the two of them, Daemon and Rhaenyra have SEVEN children - but only two the two youngest are with each other (Daemon had 2 daughters from his first marriage, Rhaenyra had 3 sons from her first marriage).
It's interesting that plump, lovey dovey Viserys was the last to ride Balerion, of all dragons. No scorn to Caraxyes, but Daemon would've been a more apt rider for the Big Boss, the Black Dread.
Girl I love your narrations. It feels like I'm chillin with one of my girlfriends spilling ASOIAF tea ☕ so much more entertaining and relatable than most of the other ASOIAF channels - that's not shade, just truth
Show me the Silver Prince: *insert Rhaegar “I left my wife and children to die/ Justice for a Elia Martell” Targaryen Show me the REAL silver prince: *insert Daemon “BDE” Targaryen Yes...excellent.
Rhaegar left them safe on Dragonstone but they were later summoned to KL by Aerys. Quite unfair to attribute maliciousness or fickleness to him for this when there was nothing he could have done to prevent it, especially when he came back and joined the war to defend his family. Daemon, by comparison, actually did abandon his first wife. Then he did it again to Rhaenyra for Nettles.
@@anonmouse6337 he didn’t abandon her, he only had an affair with Nettles but still died fighting for her cause. He could have fled without killing Aemond but he didn’t. And perhaps he knew Rhaenyra was going to die anyway so he chose another lover.
@@anonmouse6337 Rhaegar knew of his father's madness, that the difference. He was irresponsible and selfish, and yes he went back to fight, but at the end. He should have been there since the beggining.
Everyone in Westeros is advantageous asf. Do you think Daemon truly loved Rhaenyra or just wanted the crown?? Something tells me he actually did love Laena. 🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
I agree with you. I think Otto Hightower orchestrated the story of Daemon bragging about his nephew’s death & being only an heir 4 a day. It makes perfect sense. Otto wanted 2 do everything he could 2 cause a breach n the brothers’ relationship. Increasing his & his family’s chances of more advancement & influence w/in the realm. Excellent video as always!
At one of his appearances GRRM said that Daemon was his favorite Targaryen when he was asked that question. I think his answer says a lot! I have never questioned the story of Daemon mocking the death of his one day old nephew before. It doesn’t seem out of character IMO. But your thoughts on why that story should be questioned do make sense. I’m also looking forward to seeing Daemon brought to life on the screen. It should be quite a show!
Matt Smith is scary as Daemon. And Daemon being played by my favorite new who Doctor is just the cherry on top. Now I’m just waiting for him to bang his niece Edit: That last part was supposed to be a joke about Jamie and Cersei, but then I remembered, he’s a Targaryen, that was normal since Aegon I married his sisters
Grrl Laena and Rhaenyra were definitely sharing lunch boxes. I think Harwin Strong and Rhaenrya and Laenor were having 3 somes with Strong serving as a "fluffer" for Laenor
The deaths of Corlys' & Rhaenys' children following in close succession to each other seem to just be coincidence. As for the deformed child, that seems to occasionally happen to Valyrians either through sheer bad luck or some other great stress happens to them. Laenor Velaryon's lover might have killed him because the former found out that he was a spy for the Greens (which explains why the killer is never found by Corlys). As for Nettles, perhaps she was taken as a lover by Daemon, but there's also the possibility that exaggerations were attached to the accounts of Daemon's time with her. Given their age disparity, her Dragonseed status, & her apparent native residency on Dragonstone, she might have been a bastard of Daemon's. His treatment of Misaria & their unborn child demonstrates that he was a man who despite his flaws, cared deeply for his kids. When other highborn might be loath to recognize a bastard of theirs born to a lowborn mother, he was handing out Dragon Eggs as part of their patrimony.
I’ve got to admit that Daemon Targaryen and Daemon Blackfyre are my two favs, but my heart ❤️ belongs to the original and it’s pretty cool that Daemons Blackfyre is a descendant of the glorious Lord Flea Bottom. Great video Gray. I consumed a lot of Alvarez and Toledo wine during the viewing 🍷🍷🍷
I don't know much about the Great Bastards, and would love to have videos on them all (and their mothers, of course!). You thinking of doing this, Gray?
Been a fan of your channel for a few years now and I just wanna say that I LOVE your aesthetic and that you are into George RR Martin novels but also enjoy the absolute cringe that is 90 day fiancé. What an underrated channel! Keep doing what you do girl! 🖤
GrayArea yessss! That shows been a favorite of mine secretly, of course, since S1. I’m so glad people are getting on the bandwagon now and understand. The entertainment level is real haha
Daemon definitely a super interesting influential character. DT was a bad-ass type who would do pretty much do anything to achieve his ends regardless of what it took. Be it removing obstacles to be by Rhaenyra's side (he likely conspired to be rid of Laenor) , hired Blood and Cheese to carry out some fairly heinous murders during the Dance & pursued his own aspirations along the way including conquering the Stepstones for a time and briefly marrying into the Velaryons which kept him in the power mix with that connection to the Sea Snake. Daemon of course was an extremely influential power player throughout the Dance on behalf of Rhaenyra's cause even seemingly giving his life in that epic dragon battle over the Gods Eye against Aemond. Daemon's rivalries with other key characters is quite interesting as well to flesh out. DT was clearly adept in combat , effective in reforming / improving the City Watch and to be given Dark Sister (considering the select company who have been given & wielded that blade over the centuries) at a very young age speaks volumes. Daemon is certainly a super important and influential character , two of his children with Rhaenyra even went on to become King of the realm. Personally I wonder if a young Brynden Rivers was inspired by Daemon's example and M.O. to a degree with that stop at nothing , do anything to achieve a desired ends mentality. Casting Daemon certainly is going to be extremely key for House of the Dragon (HotD) , as is the case with numerous other prominent characters of that time period but Daemon is certainly near the top of priorities to get correct. I look forward to HotD in general , between the novellas and F&B there is so much literary gold to draw from with a completed story as well (so no danger of surpassing source material). I just hope the show runners execute very well. Condal I do not know huge amounts about yet and Sapochnik has been at the helm of some quality GoT episodes but especially later on he became a bit more spectacle over story. Also I am still confused why it will start and be focused on the DotD, I would much prefer they did a season or two of Aegon's Conquest first as that is arguably my favorite Targ era and literally has everything to be a great series , including unanswered questions that HotD could have answered for us. For us book fans it matters less but for the casual viewers starting with the Dance for the next TV series in that universe does not provide much context and / or reason for emotional investment in that conflict without the lead up and Targ monarchy backstory up to that point. Personally I would have started with the Conquest , if it is called HotD might as well start at the beginning but I am still excited for the spectacle in store with the current concept.
TV is mostly accurate to the book. I do wish they included the scene with Daemon hugging his twin daughters. That's one of his few redeeming qualities. Loving father.
as a history student I can say to you that it isnt only in Fantrasy world....in medi9eval times it was totally normal to marry off your 13 year old princess to make new allies
I just wanted to thank you for the great content you always post. Your Game of Thrones narration made me start reading the books a year ago. THANKS 🤗🤗🤗
The potential brilliance of a scene where Daemon and Caraxyes walk the empty halls of Harrenhal makes me think it won't happen. I know it's not D&D in charge here, but that scene seems too good to be true :(
Daemon and Jahearys are my favorite's. The Rogue Prince is a fantastic short story... Especially being read by read by Iain Glen, Sir Jorah Mormont himself 😎
Just happened to find this and listening to this was amazing and enjoyable. Your ability to give such detailed information in an energetic way makes it so much interesting and less confusing. Especially now since HoD is currently airing, this really brings the new story to better life and I can't wait to see what's going to happen. Also thank you again for taking the time to share this and narrate this!!! The best entertaining explainable imo. Can't wait to listen to your other links!!
4 episodes in and, personally, honestly, watching the previews waiting for the premier I was like 'oh they had to make hin ugly but now, oh my God's I love Daemon
I look forward to videos on Rhaenyra, Aegon II, etc but also from the other Great Houses; Jeyne Arryn is interesting. But that’s getting ahead of ourselves
I was just reading Fire and Blood and got to the end of the dance of dragons and learned about Daemon "allegedly' died even though there was no body. Beyond excited for this video.
I think Daemon was as good a person as you can be in Westeros. I don’t think he seduced Rhaenyra out of greed for the iron throne. I think he may at first actually was trying to help her seduce sir Cristin Cole but there might have been a second motive and that would be he thought they should unite their houses in time to strengthen Rhaenyras claim because knowing the Hightower’s like he did he probably didn’t fully trust they would bend the knee after his brothers death especially if they had a son they could put their claim behind and that’s exactly what happen. He never once tried to be a real king after his brother died he let his wife rule like he promised his brother he would. I think if he was really trying to be king that whole time he would’ve at least tried it out a bit so to speak once his plan worked and he was technically king. Just my opinion
I think Matt Smith is going to be awesome , I am already impressed with the trailers , soo excited to see him with Caraxes and ofcourse Rhaenyra :) I agree that both Rhaegar and Lyanna were horribly cast in GoT
I just cannot wait to see Daemon leap from his dragon and takes Dark Sister and shoves it through old boys good eye. Even though it kills him, that jewel eyed shit heel got what was coming to him. Long live the King of the Narrow Sea! Excellent analysis, I've subscribed and am looking forward to all your content🎉
Damn. You hit the nail on the head with “why would a sex worker inform on her best client?” I think that’s something A LOT of people didn’t even think about.
Thankyou Gray for a great video! I am looking forward to "House of the Dragon" very much. I hope the show will be about the Dance of Dragons, the exiting story and all its interesting characters. And about what led up to it, maybe cover a story that lasts for a couple of decades. The conquest and the reign of the Old King should only be shown in short flashbacks. A long chronological story over several generations will not work out I think.
If they pull off this character , it sounds awesome , cause I love Tyrion and Jaime both as characters , especially Jaime coming around to somewhat of a bit of a redemption as a human being , although some may see it different , I think Jaime was very interesting , so if daemon is much like this , he sounds like a cool character !
Love listening to you ❤️😂 I've said before, but THANK YOU for these videos. That was amazing!! I can't seem to get through F&B. I read a name, lineage, and forget by next page😜Going to keep trying. Any video would be fine with me. I did read about Meria the Toad. That was early in book. Maybe something Breaking down The Dance😍you did do some...greens and blacks
Keeping up with Targaryens
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I’d rather watch that show any day
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"Daemon found the City Watch as a ramshackle ragamuffin goof-troupe do you hear me?"
I love you Grey.
He did tho! He did
One of her millions of EPIC quotes!
They definitely have to show him enriching the lives and reputations of the Gold Cloaks and prowling the streets with them on the show. Their loyalty to him because of why he did for them ends up being so important during the war.
Damn, he wasn't playing with anyone. I'm gonna whip this city and men into shape!!😬😬😬😂😂😂
"I think Laena and Rhanyra were box eatin' " Gray, you kill me girl! You're my favorite.
i love how laena was betrothed to someone else so daemon mocked him to his face so savagely he was forced to defend his honor and daemon easily killed him. a very jaime thing to do...
"I like it, i will take it, what is the price" - Daemon
I think being a father changed Daemon to some extent too, but we shall see
My favorite Targaryen.
Your mother named you after him
But I respect you to
Damon is my favorite character in the entire ASOIAF pantheon. Dude is a straight up badass.
daemon targaryen went down like a boss, i was sad when he died...the way he leaped from his dragon saddle to strike aemond dead and then plunge to his death in the godseye
I don't think he died . There are hints that mention Daemon left with nettles . We never found the bones of Carxes
Ok, I've read all the Game of Thrones books where did this story come from?
@@pamelagay5444 from the book "fire and blood" volume 1
It’s never confirmed that Daemon did die that way. It’s speculated.
@@marwanali4878 Nettles was 7 years old.... he treated her like a daughter not a lover..... The rumor that they were lovers was spread by Mysaria who was likely scorned that Rhaenyra was now Daemon favorite
Daemon totally smashed Alicent, that would explained Ottos hatred for him
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Facts!!!!!!!
OMG a that explains everything
Didn't the grandfather as well?
Otto wanted the throne so badly, he likely threw his daughter at Daemon. Just in case he became King. Alicent probably fell in love and got kicked to the curb. I think Otto is climber and his Daughter is just a fancy slave. Just like ancient Rome. The effort to keep power, the women in the family were forced into very fancy prostitution.
Daemon was a pure DRAGON baby 🤘🤘
I’m so glad I wasn’t the only 1 that picked up that vibe on Laena, Rhaenyra & Daemon
Now...matt smith is playing daemon targeryon in the house of the dragon🔥
I can't wait for House of the dragon. Especially the Daemon vs Aemond fight. Imagine a CGI fight of Vhagar and Caraxes, fighting eachother above the Godseye,Daemon jumping of one dragon onto another and stabbing Aemond in his good eye. Then they are all falling into the lake and then a giant splash,as tall as the tallest tower of Harrenhall. It will look so cool.
The lake Sizzling from the heat of Dragon Blood just seeping out. It would be Epic
Its the most badass fight scene in the history of the seven kingdoms. It's how I wanted Jon to go out. For a few seconds in the battle of winterfell (the short night) episode of season 8. I was screaming jump mf'r, jump. What better way for the prince that was promised to end the war with the dead, than to sacrifice himself to save his family, friends, his lover and all of his people. But it was just a tease from D&D.
The rouge prince is my favorite character, atleast we will get to see him go out with the glory he and the blood worm deserve.
@@jerimeyperry3282 it will be an epic showdown , unfortunately we won’t get to see that for quite a while though . Your spot on about Jon - it should have been him to kill the night king . I still can’t believe it was Arya
“The Jaime and Tyrion”....not a bad analogy, but the writers of the World book sum it up as “a Targaryen version of Oberyn Martell” - think Oberyn with a dragon. Indeed, Oberyn has a little dragon blood in him, so he’s actually a direct descendant of Daemon
Daenerys (oberyns targaryen ancestor) was the great granddaughter of daemon and rhaenyra, so yeah literally a direct descendant from daemon.
Hey TDD, I love U 4 your defense of our beloved Dragon Queen Daenerys. 4 me Drogon took Dany 2 Volantis 2 see about a Red Priest or Priestess and will stay in Essos!
I agree I thinks A lot more like oberyn martell , like Jamie never would hang around low borns and whores , oberyn sure would though and does lol
@Jacob Sirak Ah no. It gets a bit complicated: Daemon is Rhaenyra's own uncle. King Viserys I had one child by his first wife (Rhaenyra) and then his first wife died, so he remarried, and with his second wife had FOUR children. Daemon is Viserys's younger brother.
Daemon and Rhaenyra later married each other...but it was the second marriage for both of them.
Their FIRST marriages were to the brother and sister pair of Laena and Laenor Velaryon. Both of them later died, after which Daemon and Rhaenyra remarried to each other and had more children.
Between the two of them, Daemon and Rhaenyra have SEVEN children - but only two the two youngest are with each other (Daemon had 2 daughters from his first marriage, Rhaenyra had 3 sons from her first marriage).
@Jacob Sirak They are anagrams.
Daemon was a real one. Reading his story reminded me of a midevil Tony Soprano... Do Larys the Clubfoot next
Medieval*
He’s like Tyrion and Bronn mashed into the same person with a massive and fearsome dragon
It's interesting that plump, lovey dovey Viserys was the last to ride Balerion, of all dragons. No scorn to Caraxyes, but Daemon would've been a more apt rider for the Big Boss, the Black Dread.
By that time Balerion was old, fat and lazy and he died rather early in Viserys life
@@GrayArea he wasn't lazy but sick for over forty years
Girl I love your narrations. It feels like I'm chillin with one of my girlfriends spilling ASOIAF tea ☕ so much more entertaining and relatable than most of the other ASOIAF channels - that's not shade, just truth
Definitely facts.
Show me the Silver Prince: *insert Rhaegar “I left my wife and children to die/ Justice for a Elia Martell” Targaryen
Show me the REAL silver prince: *insert Daemon “BDE” Targaryen
Yes...excellent.
Rhaegar left them safe on Dragonstone but they were later summoned to KL by Aerys. Quite unfair to attribute maliciousness or fickleness to him for this when there was nothing he could have done to prevent it, especially when he came back and joined the war to defend his family.
Daemon, by comparison, actually did abandon his first wife. Then he did it again to Rhaenyra for Nettles.
Exactly! Daemon fought for his children and even for his non-children, i.e avenging Lucerys, which was his favorite stepson.
@@anonmouse6337 he didn’t abandon her, he only had an affair with Nettles but still died fighting for her cause. He could have fled without killing Aemond but he didn’t. And perhaps he knew Rhaenyra was going to die anyway so he chose another lover.
@@sweetbitter2 Well, Rhaegar died fighting for his family too, so what's the difference?
@@anonmouse6337 Rhaegar knew of his father's madness, that the difference. He was irresponsible and selfish, and yes he went back to fight, but at the end. He should have been there since the beggining.
Everyone in Westeros is advantageous asf. Do you think Daemon truly loved Rhaenyra or just wanted the crown?? Something tells me he actually did love Laena. 🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
I think he loved them both. And they both loved him & each other on some Aegon, Visenya, Rhaenys kinda stuff
I love the way you tell a story "he's out here presenting bitches with dragon eggs" lmaoooo
I agree with you. I think Otto Hightower orchestrated the story of Daemon bragging about his nephew’s death & being only an heir 4 a day. It makes perfect sense. Otto wanted 2 do everything he could 2 cause a breach n the brothers’ relationship. Increasing his & his family’s chances of more advancement & influence w/in the realm. Excellent video as always!
i think im gonna love him but all the incest is gonna make some people soo mad AHAHAH
At one of his appearances GRRM said that Daemon was his favorite Targaryen when he was asked that question. I think his answer says a lot! I have never questioned the story of Daemon mocking the death of his one day old nephew before. It doesn’t seem out of character IMO. But your thoughts on why that story should be questioned do make sense. I’m also looking forward to seeing Daemon brought to life on the screen. It should be quite a show!
Matt Smith is scary as Daemon. And Daemon being played by my favorite new who Doctor is just the cherry on top. Now I’m just waiting for him to bang his niece
Edit: That last part was supposed to be a joke about Jamie and Cersei, but then I remembered, he’s a Targaryen, that was normal since Aegon I married his sisters
And Matt did that flawlessly
Daemon sounds like a badass I'm looking forward to house of the dragon and Daemons character they need to get his casting 100% on point .....
The Rouge Prince is one of my favorite Targaryens
Grrl Laena and Rhaenyra were definitely sharing lunch boxes. I think Harwin Strong and Rhaenrya and Laenor were having 3 somes with Strong serving as a "fluffer" for Laenor
This is by far one of the most entertaining retellings of Targaryen history 😂
Got recommended to me just after House of The Dragon's teaser got launched,RUclips really knows what it is doing.
The deaths of Corlys' & Rhaenys' children following in close succession to each other seem to just be coincidence. As for the deformed child, that seems to occasionally happen to Valyrians either through sheer bad luck or some other great stress happens to them. Laenor Velaryon's lover might have killed him because the former found out that he was a spy for the Greens (which explains why the killer is never found by Corlys). As for Nettles, perhaps she was taken as a lover by Daemon, but there's also the possibility that exaggerations were attached to the accounts of Daemon's time with her. Given their age disparity, her Dragonseed status, & her apparent native residency on Dragonstone, she might have been a bastard of Daemon's. His treatment of Misaria & their unborn child demonstrates that he was a man who despite his flaws, cared deeply for his kids. When other highborn might be loath to recognize a bastard of theirs born to a lowborn mother, he was handing out Dragon Eggs as part of their patrimony.
otto Hightower reminds me of how the tudors portrayed thomas boleyn.
We are finally getting house Hightower’s the new Lannister’s of Westeros. I hope they get the coolest white shining armor
I’ve got my wine in honor of Lord Flea Bottom. ❤️ me some Daemon. Thanks Gray ❤️ you too
Next video: sir Otto high tower, he has Tywin vibes
Little finger schemes and ambition with Tywins nobility
I’ve got to admit that Daemon Targaryen and Daemon Blackfyre are my two favs, but my heart ❤️ belongs to the original and it’s pretty cool that Daemons Blackfyre is a descendant of the glorious Lord Flea Bottom. Great video Gray. I consumed a lot of Alvarez and Toledo wine during the viewing 🍷🍷🍷
I don't know much about the Great Bastards, and would love to have videos on them all (and their mothers, of course!). You thinking of doing this, Gray?
blackfyre is the great grandson of Daemon
Been a fan of your channel for a few years now and I just wanna say that I LOVE your aesthetic and that you are into George RR Martin novels but also enjoy the absolute cringe that is 90 day fiancé. What an underrated channel! Keep doing what you do girl! 🖤
Thank you!! I got y’all another 90 day fiancé video coming up!
GrayArea yessss! That shows been a favorite of mine secretly, of course, since S1. I’m so glad people are getting on the bandwagon now and understand. The entertainment level is real haha
Daemon definitely a super interesting influential character. DT was a bad-ass type who would do pretty much do anything to achieve his ends regardless of what it took. Be it removing obstacles to be by Rhaenyra's side (he likely conspired to be rid of Laenor) , hired Blood and Cheese to carry out some fairly heinous murders during the Dance & pursued his own aspirations along the way including conquering the Stepstones for a time and briefly marrying into the Velaryons which kept him in the power mix with that connection to the Sea Snake. Daemon of course was an extremely influential power player throughout the Dance on behalf of Rhaenyra's cause even seemingly giving his life in that epic dragon battle over the Gods Eye against Aemond. Daemon's rivalries with other key characters is quite interesting as well to flesh out. DT was clearly adept in combat , effective in reforming / improving the City Watch and to be given Dark Sister (considering the select company who have been given & wielded that blade over the centuries) at a very young age speaks volumes. Daemon is certainly a super important and influential character , two of his children with Rhaenyra even went on to become King of the realm. Personally I wonder if a young Brynden Rivers was inspired by Daemon's example and M.O. to a degree with that stop at nothing , do anything to achieve a desired ends mentality.
Casting Daemon certainly is going to be extremely key for House of the Dragon (HotD) , as is the case with numerous other prominent characters of that time period but Daemon is certainly near the top of priorities to get correct. I look forward to HotD in general , between the novellas and F&B there is so much literary gold to draw from with a completed story as well (so no danger of surpassing source material). I just hope the show runners execute very well. Condal I do not know huge amounts about yet and Sapochnik has been at the helm of some quality GoT episodes but especially later on he became a bit more spectacle over story. Also I am still confused why it will start and be focused on the DotD, I would much prefer they did a season or two of Aegon's Conquest first as that is arguably my favorite Targ era and literally has everything to be a great series , including unanswered questions that HotD could have answered for us. For us book fans it matters less but for the casual viewers starting with the Dance for the next TV series in that universe does not provide much context and / or reason for emotional investment in that conflict without the lead up and Targ monarchy backstory up to that point. Personally I would have started with the Conquest , if it is called HotD might as well start at the beginning but I am still excited for the spectacle in store with the current concept.
I cannot wait to see your Rhaenyra Targaryen video!
I ain’t thirsty no more, because I just got the JUICE!
TV is mostly accurate to the book. I do wish they included the scene with Daemon hugging his twin daughters. That's one of his few redeeming qualities. Loving father.
This is the best breakdown of Daemon period. Very appropriate for this week ❤️
as a history student I can say to you that it isnt only in Fantrasy world....in medi9eval times it was totally normal to marry off your 13 year old princess to make new allies
You’re funny as hell🤣 and now I’m so hyped for house of the dragon
8:40 another reason he would get along great with bronn-Bronn would have made him proud by being a tough but effective commander of the gold cloaks
I just wanted to thank you for the great content you always post. Your Game of Thrones narration made me start reading the books a year ago. THANKS 🤗🤗🤗
Gray Area!!!
I’ve been reading up and doing research on Daemon since last year and he is DEFINITELY one of my favorite Targaryens. Daemon and Rhaegar are my favs
The potential brilliance of a scene where Daemon and Caraxyes walk the empty halls of Harrenhal makes me think it won't happen. I know it's not D&D in charge here, but that scene seems too good to be true :(
Daemon and Jahearys are my favorite's. The Rogue Prince is a fantastic short story... Especially being read by read by Iain Glen, Sir Jorah Mormont himself 😎
Gray Area always great insight and beautiful delivery. Thanks for this. I am even more excited to see what appears on film!
'they were box eatin' when i tell you i hollered
That may be the best video about Daemon I've ever watched! So damn good. Me personally, I'm team Daemon all day
Thank you so much! I wanted to give him the justice he deserved. The historians did him pretty filthy
Just happened to find this and listening to this was amazing and enjoyable. Your ability to give such detailed information in an energetic way makes it so much interesting and less confusing. Especially now since HoD is currently airing, this really brings the new story to better life and I can't wait to see what's going to happen. Also thank you again for taking the time to share this and narrate this!!! The best entertaining explainable imo. Can't wait to listen to your other links!!
4 episodes in and, personally, honestly, watching the previews waiting for the premier I was like 'oh they had to make hin ugly but now, oh my God's I love Daemon
Saw your name, your beautiful face, and my day got better! Yay, new video from the Queen!!
Daemon...playing the villain when needed & the hero when he knows no one will accept him
I look forward to videos on Rhaenyra, Aegon II, etc but also from the other Great Houses; Jeyne Arryn is interesting. But that’s getting ahead of ourselves
I was just reading Fire and Blood and got to the end of the dance of dragons and learned about Daemon "allegedly' died even though there was no body. Beyond excited for this video.
Amazing videos Been following your content for years in these type of videos you Are in your essence 👌🏼
i LOVED the way you narrated the events! wish you were my history professor maybe then i wouldn’t feel like stabbing my eyes during each lecture
Them Reachers are shameless in their ambition.
They were the first kingdom to be settled by humans
I think Daemon was as good a person as you can be in Westeros. I don’t think he seduced Rhaenyra out of greed for the iron throne. I think he may at first actually was trying to help her seduce sir Cristin Cole but there might have been a second motive and that would be he thought they should unite their houses in time to strengthen Rhaenyras claim because knowing the Hightower’s like he did he probably didn’t fully trust they would bend the knee after his brothers death especially if they had a son they could put their claim behind and that’s exactly what happen. He never once tried to be a real king after his brother died he let his wife rule like he promised his brother he would. I think if he was really trying to be king that whole time he would’ve at least tried it out a bit so to speak once his plan worked and he was technically king. Just my opinion
man's stroke game must've been in LEVELS FRRRRRRR he had Everybody twitching
Yessss.....all of your videos are helping me so much while watching season 1....this show is fire 🔥🔥
I love the way you tell these stories lol ❤. Thank you
Such a great video. I can always count on you to smart, engaging and hilarious.
Maeleys the monstrous would be cool. Great video as always! I love bingeing your vids at work lol
Honestly I view Daemon as a mash-up of Oberyn Martell and Tywin Lannister. I doubt Oberyn was as cruel or ruthless as Daemon.
Can't wait to see who they cast as Damon. It's got to be better than Rhaegar, though.
Please let it be better than Rhaegar.
Omg...Girl I COULD NOT with that Rhaegar
I think Matt Smith is going to be awesome , I am already impressed with the trailers , soo excited to see him with Caraxes and ofcourse Rhaenyra :) I agree that both Rhaegar and Lyanna were horribly cast in GoT
I wish I had found you before it came out and for that I apologize and absolutely love your videos!
This was a really dope look ..I loved it . Wonderful raw commentary .
Your reviews are so kool! I'm listening while lifting. Thx 💪
Love your passion. Makes me so amped for this all to come to life
I just cannot wait to see Daemon leap from his dragon and takes Dark Sister and shoves it through old boys good eye. Even though it kills him, that jewel eyed shit heel got what was coming to him. Long live the King of the Narrow Sea! Excellent analysis, I've subscribed and am looking forward to all your content🎉
I think he's most like a combination of Oberyn and Tyrion. He's probably my favorite Targaryen.
My first time listening to your content. Really diggin the way you tell a story.
You just got a new sub.
Damn. You hit the nail on the head with “why would a sex worker inform on her best client?” I think that’s something A LOT of people didn’t even think about.
you're the best House of the Dragon narrator! ❤️
What a great vid. Thank you and keep rockin
This is great content right here.
The show has delivered four solid episodes so far.
This is great ! Keep doing your thing. Your sense of humor is twisted and I love it Can't fuckin wait HOD 2022
I view Daemon as a mix of Oberyn and the Blackfish(two of my favorite characters) more than Jaime and Tyrion, just my two cents. Another great vid!!
Loving your interpretations of these stories
Wonderful video, thank you Gray!!
Gray this is one of your most fascinating videos 🎉 definitely a favorite of mine. xo
Great video, I thought so before I heard the term "Box Eating!" It only enhanced the video.
I love how real you keep the story. Feel like we sitting on the stoop sharing tea.
I could listen to this woman all day
This was AMAZING
You are absolutely hilarious. I was rolling on the floor. Subscribed
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Me: Subscribes
Fantastic video. I loved/hated this part of their history as it was the beginning of the end for this great family. X
Omg this is some long as juice miss thang thank you 🙏, say you should check out the expanse and do some juices videos on that as well love ❤️
I’ve been watching it! I love it, I need to read the books.
Another great video!!! 👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks Gray!
Thankyou Gray for a great video!
I am looking forward to "House of the Dragon" very much. I hope the show will be about the Dance of Dragons, the exiting story and all its interesting characters. And about what led up to it, maybe cover a story that lasts for a couple of decades. The conquest and the reign of the Old King should only be shown in short flashbacks. A long chronological story over several generations will not work out I think.
Awesome vid. Thank you.
He’s a Feanor character! I love it!!
If they pull off this character , it sounds awesome , cause I love Tyrion and Jaime both as characters , especially Jaime coming around to somewhat of a bit of a redemption as a human being , although some may see it different , I think Jaime was very interesting , so if daemon is much like this , he sounds like a cool character !
Love listening to you ❤️😂 I've said before, but THANK YOU for these videos. That was amazing!! I can't seem to get through F&B. I read a name, lineage, and forget by next page😜Going to keep trying. Any video would be fine with me. I did read about Meria the Toad. That was early in book. Maybe something Breaking down The Dance😍you did do some...greens and blacks
I'd like a video on Meria, myself. She *seems* like such a c**t.
The Realm’s delight! The first Queen to sit the Iorn throne! Rhaenyra Targaryen!
Daemon Targaryen, The Rogue Prince
Yes, you just read that with Preston Jacobs voice 😆
LOVE your content!