I dunno how so many people miss this. It's the title of the episode, it is what he said to Rhaenys earlier in the episode, and it is what Blood says to cheese "A son for a son he said" when he finds Cheese with Helaena.
I don’t even think it’s implied, I think it’s blatant. Blood says “he said a son for a son, does she look like a son?” In the book it’s totally different because daemon says exactly what he wants.
I like how you don't shy away from referencing clips that are further ahead in the episode; I think most reactors avoid that because it's a bit "spoilery", but people watching reaction videos will virtually always have watched the episode already. I enjoy it.
This confused a lot of reactors because it's easy to miss. They asked Daemon what to do if they can't find Aemond. And he sort of smiled, but it cut away before we heard his answer. When they're with the queen and her children, they revealed that his answer was "a son for a son." So basically any son of the Hightowers was the backup if they couldn't find Aemond.
How is it easy to miss? Those words are in the episode title. It's not easy to miss at all, as long as you're not an idiot. Most people seem to be idiots
When they asked what to do is they couldn't find Aemond. It cut away so the ending wouldn't be spoiled. He said something like "a son for a son." They went with plan b.
I love how the show exposes Mushroom who told the B&C. Of course he will make it more dramatic than what actually transpired. He is a court fool. Btw i dont think anyone noticed but Larys waiting on the stairs is a parallel to Lord Caswell ( the guy that was hanged for supporting Rhaenyra) who he tattled and killed
Appreciate the effort you put in Jacqui with the filmmaking commentary. Just one thing you might have missed. The title of the episode "A Son for a Son" is said twice in this episode. The first time by Daemon, at the beginning of the episode when talking to Rhaenys, and the second time by Blood, during the climactic scene. It's not too hard to figure out that Daemon gave that instruction in answer to Cheese's question of "what if we can't find him?".
Heads up about spoilers. Should you go back and rewatch the original series (A Song Of Ice and Fire), there will be scenes that spoil HOTD. Yall remember what book Princess Shereen used when she taught Ser Davos how to read? A Dance of Dragons 🐉
Jacqui, you forgot that Cheese specifically asked Daemon what to do if they didn't find Aemond and the scene was cut before we knew the answer. The point is that Aegon's children are fair game: a son for a son. Just for you to know, the scene in the book is different and crueler. Aegon and Helaena have 3 kids: the twins Jaehaerys and Jaehaera, and a younger son called Maelor. Blood and Cheese got the two boys and made Helaena choose which one would be killed. She chose Maelor, but Jaehaerys was killed anyway and they told Maelor that her mom wanted him dead.
Daeron isn't bad either, but he hasn't appeared in the show yet. After this episode it wouldn't surprise me if they are keeping Alicent's youngest son off screen to hide the fact that he might just look a lot like Criston Cole.
I really liked this episode!!! I am a big fan of even the original series. It seems ppl wanna complain about sooo much these days about all shows, nit picking about things. I challenge any of those complainers to produce something and see how well it is received,lol.
The book is much worse. Helaena and Aegon have 3 children, the twins and a younger son. Blood and Cheese capture them and then make Helaena choose between the 2 boys. She chooses the youngest, to which Blood then says to the kid, see mom wants you dead, and then kills the older brother in front of everyone.
I saw somebody else point this out: in the scene of Rhaenyra mourning Lucerys on the beach, Syrax is also mourning because the dragon Lucerys was riding and bonded to was Arrax, one of Syrax's children. So that scene is two mothers mourning their children.
Nice to see you didnt skip the pan in on Daemon's face, clearly that was important but 19 out 20 reactors skip and then act surprised. PLAN B. This was a hail mary shot, one chance... if they cant find Aemond they couldnt just come back later... so plan b... a son for a son, take the heir. They didnt show Daemond's response because then it would have ruined the surprise, so they cut off his response.
This episode shows how great the cast really is Tom did amazing with Aegon and Emma was great with mostly just facial expressions they all just killed it lol
22:00 Cheese asks "What if we can't find him?" and before Daemon answers it cuts away. Later we hear Blood saying "no head, no gold" and "son for a son" both phrases that we did not hear Daemon say to them, meaning it must have been said off screen to leave it more ambiguous.
This might be unpopular, but I'm glad that they're showing more humanity from Aegon. I feel like they tried to make him too unlikeable in season 1, so I'm glad they're trying to go back on that. In a conflict like this, both sides should be complex, so I'm glad they're fixing the issue of the greens being painted as clear villains in season 1
I also think they are going a good job with Alicent's character, I actually prefer show Alicent to Book Alicent... Olivia Cooke's performance is so good.
To be honest, I like the way the scene was adapted and handled this episode, even the cutaway that implies Daemon’s next words. Remember he said this out loud in the beginning, “make it a son for a son.” There’s also the title of the episode… But if this many people are getting confused and misinterpreting the final scene, there’s got to be a better way they could have handled it. Again, I like it, but SOOO many people have gotten confused by it, so.. Either way, great reaction! Also, your makeup is always so gorgeous 🫶
The show seems to like to hide Daemons plans in assumptions about things said off screen. Like with his plans with Laenors lover we just get screen time of him saying "a quick death, one with witnesses", when it's clear they had an elaborate scheme to fake Leanors death. And in this episode, Cheese hears that Daemon wants Aemond, but then he asks "alright, but what if we can't find em?" which obviously requires some sort of response that we don't get to hear. But like .... I think it's pretty clear.
I think they just hide it because it will be less dramatic if we knew before what the plan B was. When you look again the smile of daemon after they ask if they don't find Aemond..... He clearly told them to kill the little heir. It's a genius idea for people who didn't read the book. They all are "No way not the children" 😱
This is cut so odd. It completely goes over so much content that would have been nice to see. The first season reaction was MUCH better. I'll see the next reaction, if same, I'll just pass till she gets other content.
So this looks like LOTR by the way Jacqui are you this continue with LOTR trilogy after the LOTR can you do react Sam Raimi Tobey Maguire Spider-Man trilogy Edward scissorhands and sleepy hollow Batman 1989 Batman returns 1992 Alice in wonderland 2010
As is the norm for reactors: "I'll forgive any unspeakable act to _ANY_ age or type of human, but by God, _Dont_ _Kick_ _the_ _DOG_ ‼" 💡 I can think of a couple of ongoing world horrors that would stop tomorrow if the US or "an ally" bombed a kennel.
No, it was supposed to be Aemond but they didn't know their way around the royal chambers so they took the easy way out. Bear in mind the look Daemon gave Blood and Cheese when they asked what to do if they couldn't find Aemond. That was an unspoken command.
I don’t care if it was an accident. Aemond and Vhagar’s days are numbered. 😂 I’m about to be a Rhaenyra Targaryen Kinslayer *TRUTHER* because I fully support women’s rights AND wrongs 🤣. Team Black, let’s go. 🖤🐲 Also…You might want to look up “Blood and Cheese”…because the end of the episode…was that.
The thing is that at least one green prince had to die, obviously the first option was Aemond but if they couldn't get him, the assassins had to get someone else and not come back empty-handed.
So I find the look Deamon’s face after Cheese asks “What if we can’t find him? (Aemond)” increasingly more interesting with every reaction I watch because I initially read it as Damon saying “Well, any son will do, Aemond is the primary target, but if,for whatever reason you can’t find him, any other son is second best.” But what a lot of other people seem to be interpreting it as is “That’s not an option. Come back with Aemond’s head or not at all.” It didn’t seem to me that Blood and Cheese were intentionally looking for anyone other than Aemond - as per Daemon’s instructions, but more like they were accidentally discovered by Helaena, had lost the element of surprise and had to cut their losses and settle for Jaehaerys because he was better than nothing. It makes me really interested to see how Daemon is going to react to this once you find out.
Watch it again, Blood clearly says "A son for a son, he said" indicating that when they asked what to do when they cannot find Aemond, he told them that any son would do.
When will people learn!!! WATCH WITH CAPTIONS ON!!!!!! You will get MORE information in scenes than without it!!!!! Better lighting?? Get a better tv!!
The show specialises in careful cutaways from Daemon which leave viewers in doubt; Daemon, rock in hand, in The Vale with his wife, at the after party when he was reported to have toasted, "Heir for a day". We never heard him say it. And here where Cheese asks, "And what if we don't find him?"
Which is annoying because it just reveals how media illiterate most people are where they can't pick up on subtle clues. The show practically has to spell shit out for everyone.
Media literacy has all but evaporated. Can't be subtle anymore, have to practically spell out everything or people won't get it. I don't know what's going on. Maybe global IQs are dropping? Did covid cause this? Who knows
Its implied that Daemon told them if they couldn't get Aemond then they should try to get "a son for a son", so they settled for Aegons son.
More like the look of, "Then improvise..."
almost all reactors keep missing this. it's right there in the forking title.
@@jaivesmedia literacy is fucking dead
I dunno how so many people miss this. It's the title of the episode, it is what he said to Rhaenys earlier in the episode, and it is what Blood says to cheese "A son for a son he said" when he finds Cheese with Helaena.
I don’t even think it’s implied, I think it’s blatant. Blood says “he said a son for a son, does she look like a son?” In the book it’s totally different because daemon says exactly what he wants.
I like how you don't shy away from referencing clips that are further ahead in the episode; I think most reactors avoid that because it's a bit "spoilery", but people watching reaction videos will virtually always have watched the episode already. I enjoy it.
This confused a lot of reactors because it's easy to miss.
They asked Daemon what to do if they can't find Aemond. And he sort of smiled, but it cut away before we heard his answer.
When they're with the queen and her children, they revealed that his answer was "a son for a son." So basically any son of the Hightowers was the backup if they couldn't find Aemond.
that kinda went over couple reactors heads. Deamon said son for a son. He ment that regardless aemon or not.
How is it easy to miss? Those words are in the episode title. It's not easy to miss at all, as long as you're not an idiot. Most people seem to be idiots
"what if we can't find him?" Daemon smirks
When they asked what to do is they couldn't find Aemond. It cut away so the ending wouldn't be spoiled. He said something like "a son for a son." They went with plan b.
I love how the show exposes Mushroom who told the B&C. Of course he will make it more dramatic than what actually transpired. He is a court fool. Btw i dont think anyone noticed but Larys waiting on the stairs is a parallel to Lord Caswell ( the guy that was hanged for supporting Rhaenyra) who he tattled and killed
what is your favorite team in house of the dragon
Appreciate the effort you put in Jacqui with the filmmaking commentary.
Just one thing you might have missed. The title of the episode "A Son for a Son" is said twice in this episode. The first time by Daemon, at the beginning of the episode when talking to Rhaenys, and the second time by Blood, during the climactic scene. It's not too hard to figure out that Daemon gave that instruction in answer to Cheese's question of "what if we can't find him?".
Heads up about spoilers. Should you go back and rewatch the original series (A Song Of Ice and Fire), there will be scenes that spoil HOTD. Yall remember what book Princess Shereen used when she taught Ser Davos how to read? A Dance of Dragons 🐉
You not watching with subtitles concerns me
I'm really enjoying your perspective of being an actor/film enthusiast that I do not see. I tend to come from a perspective of history.
Emma D’Arcy was amazing in this episode and they only spoke one line of dialogue: “I want Aemond Targaryen!” 👏
Bruh you can’t mention Emma and not bring up Tom because he did a great job with Aegon this episode
@@brianalex5083 You’re right. He was one of my favs from this one. He’s really having fun with this character.
@@brianalex5083Tom was literally just a comedic relief. He did not even TOUCH Emma’s performance
@@justbeyondmythoughts don’t talk if you’re going to say something stupid lol if you don’t know what good acting is be a big girl and just say so
She's quite good.
Jacqui, you forgot that Cheese specifically asked Daemon what to do if they didn't find Aemond and the scene was cut before we knew the answer. The point is that Aegon's children are fair game: a son for a son.
Just for you to know, the scene in the book is different and crueler. Aegon and Helaena have 3 kids: the twins Jaehaerys and Jaehaera, and a younger son called Maelor. Blood and Cheese got the two boys and made Helaena choose which one would be killed. She chose Maelor, but Jaehaerys was killed anyway and they told Maelor that her mom wanted him dead.
I am team black and Helaena is the only green that I like I feel so bad for her loosing her baby boy.
Daeron isn't bad either, but he hasn't appeared in the show yet. After this episode it wouldn't surprise me if they are keeping Alicent's youngest son off screen to hide the fact that he might just look a lot like Criston Cole.
You know that at the end of this war, your favorite faction loses everything
I can see Jacqui being a good cosplay for Alicent 😂
She'd be a great Ygritte, but she'd need some serious voice coaching for the "Norfen" accent. I'm available at very reasonable rates...😇
Awesome reaction of my favorite House Of The Dragon episode!!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
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The assassination-scene is worse in the books
I really liked this episode!!! I am a big fan of even the original series. It seems ppl wanna complain about sooo much these days about all shows, nit picking about things.
I challenge any of those complainers to produce something and see how well it is received,lol.
Very true!
not very religious of you Allie but anyway team black till the end, po Hel though the only good egg
The book is much worse. Helaena and Aegon have 3 children, the twins and a younger son. Blood and Cheese capture them and then make Helaena choose between the 2 boys. She chooses the youngest, to which Blood then says to the kid, see mom wants you dead, and then kills the older brother in front of everyone.
Also note that they told her that if she doesn't pick quickly enough that Blood will rape her little girl and then kill all three kids.
I saw somebody else point this out: in the scene of Rhaenyra mourning Lucerys on the beach, Syrax is also mourning because the dragon Lucerys was riding and bonded to was Arrax, one of Syrax's children. So that scene is two mothers mourning their children.
"Ser Criston Cole, The Queen Layer." is my favorite meme to come from this show 😂
"What does it keep out?"
"The worst [season]"
I HAD TO SAY IT
And they asked him what if they can’t find Aemond. And Daemon said then ‘a son for a son!’
Agreed, They couldn’t find Aemond so they had to comeback with something. 😞
Lord Foot Fetish 😂
Nice to see you didnt skip the pan in on Daemon's face, clearly that was important but 19 out 20 reactors skip and then act surprised. PLAN B. This was a hail mary shot, one chance... if they cant find Aemond they couldnt just come back later... so plan b... a son for a son, take the heir. They didnt show Daemond's response because then it would have ruined the surprise, so they cut off his response.
21:01 you look like haelena targaryan
You know what they say, any succession war without at least 3 murdered children is considered a dull affair. 😇
This episode shows how great the cast really is Tom did amazing with Aegon and Emma was great with mostly just facial expressions they all just killed it lol
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Cheese asks "What if we can't find him?" and before Daemon answers it cuts away.
Later we hear Blood saying "no head, no gold" and "son for a son" both phrases that we did not hear Daemon say to them, meaning it must have been said off screen to leave it more ambiguous.
This might be unpopular, but I'm glad that they're showing more humanity from Aegon. I feel like they tried to make him too unlikeable in season 1, so I'm glad they're trying to go back on that. In a conflict like this, both sides should be complex, so I'm glad they're fixing the issue of the greens being painted as clear villains in season 1
I also think they are going a good job with Alicent's character, I actually prefer show Alicent to Book Alicent... Olivia Cooke's performance is so good.
To be honest, I like the way the scene was adapted and handled this episode, even the cutaway that implies Daemon’s next words. Remember he said this out loud in the beginning, “make it a son for a son.” There’s also the title of the episode…
But if this many people are getting confused and misinterpreting the final scene, there’s got to be a better way they could have handled it. Again, I like it, but SOOO many people have gotten confused by it, so..
Either way, great reaction! Also, your makeup is always so gorgeous 🫶
Thanks for the reaction! "Otto Lowtower", my new favorite nickname for him! 😂
it was a son for a son, they don't found the patched one the kill the little one.
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"Otto Lowtower" XD
Weird that both season 2 episode 1 of Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon both end with the murder of children.
Apparently the actor playing Cheese ate a lot of cheese while filming.
you went back n still got it wrong🤦♂️
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He wants to be the Foot of the King XD
That happened in the book. Blood and Cheese did kill the child.
Coryls Velaryon was master of ships, but he went to the Blacks so the Greens need a replacement.
They were originally going for Aemond but not everything goes according to plan so they decided that any son would do
The show seems to like to hide Daemons plans in assumptions about things said off screen. Like with his plans with Laenors lover we just get screen time of him saying "a quick death, one with witnesses", when it's clear they had an elaborate scheme to fake Leanors death. And in this episode, Cheese hears that Daemon wants Aemond, but then he asks "alright, but what if we can't find em?" which obviously requires some sort of response that we don't get to hear. But like .... I think it's pretty clear.
I agree. It is the primary target vs the secondary or target of opportunity; can't find the primary go to the secondary.
“A son for a son”
I think they just hide it because it will be less dramatic if we knew before what the plan B was.
When you look again the smile of daemon after they ask if they don't find Aemond..... He clearly told them to kill the little heir.
It's a genius idea for people who didn't read the book. They all are "No way not the children" 😱
This is cut so odd. It completely goes over so much content that would have been nice to see. The first season reaction was MUCH better. I'll see the next reaction, if same, I'll just pass till she gets other content.
So this looks like LOTR by the way Jacqui are you this continue with LOTR trilogy after the LOTR can you do react Sam Raimi Tobey Maguire Spider-Man trilogy Edward scissorhands and sleepy hollow Batman 1989 Batman returns 1992 Alice in wonderland 2010
Nobody is safe in this story... Never fool yourself...
The good puppers is only the start...
As is the norm for reactors: "I'll forgive any unspeakable act to _ANY_ age or type of human, but by God, _Dont_ _Kick_ _the_ _DOG_ ‼"
💡 I can think of a couple of ongoing world horrors that would stop tomorrow if the US or "an ally" bombed a kennel.
Your snippets of commentary are charming and UNBIASED! Keep it up! 👍🏻
The Rhaenyra/Syrax scene choked me up. Two mothers mourning their children.
You do a great job, .but you didn't hear the 2nd question. What if we can't find him. A son for a son
Alas, I’m human 😅 can’t catch everything lol
No, it was supposed to be Aemond but they didn't know their way around the royal chambers so they took the easy way out. Bear in mind the look Daemon gave Blood and Cheese when they asked what to do if they couldn't find Aemond. That was an unspoken command.
Miguel Sapochnik leaves= better lighting, suddenly 😂
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who clocked this
I don’t care if it was an accident. Aemond and Vhagar’s days are numbered. 😂 I’m about to be a Rhaenyra Targaryen Kinslayer *TRUTHER* because I fully support women’s rights AND wrongs 🤣. Team Black, let’s go. 🖤🐲
Also…You might want to look up “Blood and Cheese”…because the end of the episode…was that.
Aegon's facial expressions are everything in this episode. LOL
The thing is that at least one green prince had to die, obviously the first option was Aemond but if they couldn't get him, the assassins had to get someone else and not come back empty-handed.
Things were going so good for you. You were loving the film life. And then WHAM! They sawed of a child's head. Great reaction as usual.
So I find the look Deamon’s face after Cheese asks “What if we can’t find him? (Aemond)” increasingly more interesting with every reaction I watch because I initially read it as Damon saying “Well, any son will do, Aemond is the primary target, but if,for whatever reason you can’t find him, any other son is second best.”
But what a lot of other people seem to be interpreting it as is “That’s not an option. Come back with Aemond’s head or not at all.”
It didn’t seem to me that Blood and Cheese were intentionally looking for anyone other than Aemond - as per Daemon’s instructions, but more like they were accidentally discovered by Helaena, had lost the element of surprise and had to cut their losses and settle for Jaehaerys because he was better than nothing. It makes me really interested to see how Daemon is going to react to this once you find out.
Watch it again, Blood clearly says "A son for a son, he said" indicating that when they asked what to do when they cannot find Aemond, he told them that any son would do.
When will people learn!!! WATCH WITH CAPTIONS ON!!!!!! You will get MORE information in scenes than without it!!!!!
Better lighting?? Get a better tv!!
The show specialises in careful cutaways from Daemon which leave viewers in doubt; Daemon, rock in hand, in The Vale with his wife, at the after party when he was reported to have toasted, "Heir for a day". We never heard him say it. And here where Cheese asks, "And what if we don't find him?"
Which is annoying because it just reveals how media illiterate most people are where they can't pick up on subtle clues. The show practically has to spell shit out for everyone.
All of the reactions that I have seen so far never take into account the follow-up question cheese asks daeman.
Media literacy has all but evaporated. Can't be subtle anymore, have to practically spell out everything or people won't get it. I don't know what's going on. Maybe global IQs are dropping? Did covid cause this? Who knows
great reaction
If you can see the symbolism, then the storytellers failed to suck you in so you would forget... This is a 7.5-8 in my book...
weak first episode, the only good parts were the aegon scenes
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