HOUSE OF THE DRAGON 2x1 | A Son for a Son | Reaction | Review | Discussion
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The girl who saw Blood was one of Loris' selected workers, therefore she didn't know who the rat catcher was. Loris changing the staff, and Cole not being at his post, led to Blood and Cheese killing that boy.
Larys
Alicent is in soooo deep. Larys was a red flag the second he came on screen.. how none of these people can see that is so frustrating lol
I don’t see a lot of people mentioning just how many people led to the murder of the boy in discussions, only speaking of daemon but it’s true that there was a colossal failure on the greens’ side as well for leaving the literal queen unguarded in the dead of night.
Crispin is Alicent’s sworn protector and Commander of the Kings guard. He was not assigned to guard Helaena’s room. But it is true they should have had guards with them
Ya he's the chief of security, not the whole of security.
“That’s not little finger that’s big toe” 😂😂
snort laughted like an animal at that one. Especially given his giant monster foot lmao
🤣🤣
i mean that’s been a joke for ages so if copying jokes is your standard then cool
Ikr!😂😂😂
Omg this comment took me OUT
What’s also crazy is the Sir Cole was supposed to be guarding them, but he was too busy with Alicent.
Yoooooo
Busy soiling his white cloak being the whore he didn't want to be with Rhaenyra. Stewing in his own hypocrisy. What a clown. Team black ⚫️ 🖤
Worth it
Cole is the worst person in the whole series LMAO He's actively keeping grudge on not getting a minor lay
@@TheRealBillix I promise he's the absolute worst!! And how are you mad that you were a whole and you're still a whore?!
Emma D'Arcy's perfomance BROKE my heart in a million pieces, the scene with Rhaenyra and Jace will forever make me cry because at a time like this the only thing you need is a hug from mom and she gave that to him and also, she needed someone who was just grieving and not ploting like the others were
that last part 😩😩😩😩
"I would never survive in this world." *dog gets hurt* "YO PUT ME IN THIS SHOW MAKE ME A CHARACTER I'LL SLIT HIS THROAT!!!" hahahaha you guys are the best lol
My favorites
When I say I hate the greens I don’t mean Helena 😢
or their kids, or Daeron.
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@@rexibhazoboa7097 Nah fuck daeron 😂😂
@@Anakin_skywalkerr_ daeron is the best green team black is boring except daemon and baela
Seeing Rhaenyra, Syrax and Helena mourn over their babies is so gut wrenching also did you notice Helena walked the same path Rhaenyra walked up the stairs while leaving a trail of blood after giving birth. Loved seeing the Young Stark lord😢
Wow! So ironic.
Daemon did ask them to do that. When they asked what should they do if they can’t find Aemond and you see him smirk and the scene cut out. So he obviously gave the instruction. There’s no ways about it
Blood and cheese weren’t idiots. When cheese asked daemon that what if they don’t find Aemon, the scene got cut but later blood says that he(Daemon) said a son for a son so first target was Aemon but if not found then the heir which they did exactly that.
However in the books, Aemon was never a target for blood and cheese. The target was the kid and this all happened much crazier in the books.
The book was soooo much better though. Still pissed that they cut off Maelor. The choice between her sons was a turning point for Helaena.
You don't know that for sure
@@darksistersdelight books are always better imo. You just can’t put enough material in a tv show.
@@vanessalore9942 well blood literally said this, “He said a Son for a son..” implying to Daemon. Also like I said the kid was the target in the books not Aemon so there’s that
@@theonlyKingslayer he said a son for a son to rhaenys also saying there going to KL for aemond aemond is alicents son and so is aegon and daeron but hes not in KL. Son for son I looked at it as aegon or aemond. And blood also said daemon said no head no gold. So he could've told them son for a son or no head no gold. And the way they made cheese seem nervous about going upstairs and whatnot made me believe they acted on their own and cheese wanted to leave as quickly as possible so they took the kids head
if you switching sides after blood and cheese you was never team black lol
She had ONE line in the whole episode and killed it !
When Otto told Criston to back to his post oh he knew exactly what post lmao
Larys is "the earlier version of Littlefinger... Bigtoe" LOL
What a lot of people miss -- what I missed, too, on the first time through the episode -- is that when Daemon hires these two, they ask him, "What do we do if we can't find him?" It's a very very brief thing, but the camera sits on Daemon for just a few seconds he gives a very tiny smirk, then the camera cuts away. So offscreen, it seems like he told them that if they couldn't get to Aemond, then Aegon's son would do...a son for a son. But in striking out in this way, Daemon has fired the 2nd shot of the war, and it's going to be ON now, without a doubt.
Why are you projecting on something that was purposely kept vague?
@@Milwaukhehe because this is a comment section under a video reaction, you know, where people come to talk about the show with either the reactors of their viewers... we is allowed to theorize and give opinions all we want... And it's not really "projecting", it's an assumption based on what happened together with what we know of Daemon and how his character acts... Or are you going to start the "Daemon would never..." argument; because the argument "Daemon would 100% do that.." has far more basis in reality
@@Milwaukhehe because its obvious subtext that people are being stupidly blind to.
@@Milwaukhehe because it is common sense. They didnt show his reply because it would have ruined the shock value. Why else would they ask the question and pan to his face? That is the reason they kept saying "a son for a son". Daemon gave the order.
The director of the show actually said Daemon didnt direct the k*lling of the lit boy..That decison was All on Blood and Cheese.
19:34
You said it yourself. When that hood comes up, Daemon is a whole different person. He gives zero shits when the hood is off, but putting it on and out comes the monster. He loves Rhaenyra, and she wanted pain inflicted on Aegon II's family. Whether his brother, or firstborn son, pain.
he is the same person. You guys noticed when he stormed towards Mysaria, he reached out his hands towards her neck, and with quick reflexes, she held his wrist, he then yanked his hands away? A subtle way of showing Rheanyra isn't the only woman he chokes unwarranted.
@@rexibhazoboa7097 You're confusing chokeabitch Daemon, normal mode, with "I kill your whole family" Daemon, hood mode.
I do understand that most people are unaware of the levels of savagery, but there are levels. You seem to be one of those people that have panic attacks when the wrong pronouns are used. We are not the same.
Unwarranted.
Mysaria cost Rhaenyra her rightful place.
"But she's a woman and you should never hit women! They are always right and do no wrong!"
Women do just as much evil as men. Anyone like you who pretends differently is the enemy of humanity.
@@rexibhazoboa7097 It's not my fault you are too sensitive to see the difference.
Blame your parents for having you rather than being snipped.
It's a far cry from grabbing someone by the throat to killing their children.
You are just too slow to see the difference.
The director of the show actually said Daemon didnt direct the k*lling of the lit boy..That decison was All on Blood and Cheese.
@@rexibhazoboa7097 Daemon has always been Daemon. People seem to be uncomfortable with gray characters even though they're the most interesting. You either accept all of his sides or you don't accept him at all.
That poor kid was headed places
Foul 😂
Too sooooon 😂😂😂
Sit in the corner and think about what you’ve done
REALLY!!!!!
He still is. Or at least his HEAD is
When Cheese asked “what if we can’t find Aegon”, Daemon looks at him and then it skips to the next scene. He might’ve told them off screen to kill any son if they can’t find Aegon
And with there being only two princes at this time- it’s basically a straight order for Jahaerys
Yes I’ve been waiting all day for this to drop. What Blood & Cheese did was foul as fuck, but still riding with team black 🖤
Team Black to the end.
Same here
Why choose sides? I don't understand
@@lastford9229because it’s just a bit of fun, obviously since the marketing team has picked up on it too. It’s nothing too serious, most people can have nuanced views of both sides haha. I do,and I’m still “team black”
Same here. Daemon is in his villain era but I am all in for Rhaenyra, House Stark and House Valeryon 🖤🖤
The first episode was really, really good
it was better than any season 1 episode that's for sure, the writing was still a little brittle though , not to mention, the last scene was changed and made less iconic ( aka the way it was written was supposed to be a red wedding type of situation, filled with tension and agony, but yeah , it will be forgotten
If you slowmo or pause the scene right before Luke is killed, he is directly within the bite range of Vhagar's mouth and teeth. Vhagar decimated Luke and Arrax that's why only his cloak and the dragon's partly mangled wings survived to wash up and be found.
Aegon seems like a pretty good king actually
Nothing , I repeat nothing prepared me for that ending #traumatizing
I'm still not over it.
Daemon said if you cant get Aemond, a son for a son will suffice.
He clearly never said that why are you lying bro
@@YounaPun We never saw what he said, the scene cuts away before he tells them what to do. He probably did tell them to kill one of the sons if Aemond couldn't be found.
@@thegreatpage5912I honestly don't understand why team black fans are defending Daemon for this. This is all on him.
@@AaronHorsfall-yf2xpexplaining daemon’s off screen order to Blood and Cheese ‘a son for a son’ is not defending daemons actions. It is literally explaining the order given.
@@meganmendoza468 there are people on twitter defending Daemon on this. Blood and cheese wouldn't have been able to kill Aemond if they found him. The statement " A son for a son" is very vague. It could mean either Aemond or Aegon's son. Daemon left it open to interpretation from what we can see, so he should have clarified. The order wasn't clear enough for blood and cheese. Rhaenyra said " I want Aemond Targaren". That is extremely specific, even though she doesn't say if she wants him dead or alive. Whether Daemon ordered them to kill Aegon's son or not, he still sent them, so it is his fault no matter what.
AYO WTF? This episode was wild as hell. I know people were mad about the dog getting kicked. But there were two dudes that shanked out a toddler like they had prison beef. It's about to get crazy when the Dragon Wars start.
This was some Sophie's Choice shit. I'm still riding with the Blacks though. Fuck the Greens.
Not the same choice as the books. This was not a choice really, if she pointed at her daughter they kill both twins
@@LaCheeseriethey may have just thought it would be a bit too much for general audiences
@@theAverageJoe25 I think they said it was because of the child actors. Considering they're like 5, they could get traumatized from those scenes.
@@LaCheeserie It looked like she saw something & knew she needed to point to the boy.
@@unc54 This makes sense
I love how Aegon Isn't a tyrannical sadistic king :D actually just a loser made king. Relatable :D
I FLEW HERE😭 what an opening episode. Fuck Blood and Cheese, Aemond, Daemon, Alicent, Criston and Otto! Helaena deserved better and my boys Jaehaerys and Lucerys deserved to have full lives🗣️
Yes....agree!
💯💯💯💯💯
After doing something like that the devil needs to just be right outside waiting to pick them up
lucerys got what he deserved that bully should have apologized to aemond!
They're all bad people. No one is good. Rhenerya is the one that started it all.
Team Black!!!!!
Evil !
@@kingjames846Both teams are evil
I'm team black, i'm not for clams R us
Psychopaths represent!
TEAM BLACK 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Rhaynera is going to rain fire that is not what she commanded, Daemon lost her the moral high ground. Still team black 🖤🖤🖤
Someone pointed out Rhaenyra only spoke four words the whole episode: "I want Aemond Targaryen." Says a lot that she was in so many scenes and it was just pure grief on screen.
31:45 “Even at the funeral.. when they were showing both sides of it… it was almost like [Alicent] was lighting the candle for him too..”
She did. Alicent eventually lit the candle and spoke his name, Lucerys Velaryon.
Best sequence of the episode imo.
Did you see 👀 Helena was HIGHTAILING IT to that Throne Room after that AWFUL. SH*T🤢🤮 But then she stopped on a dime and saw something EVEN SCARIER!!??? 😱 And ran to her mothers room 👉👌 INSTEAD!??
WHAT. WAS. HAPPENING. IN. THAT. THRONE. ROOM? 👑 😳😳😳 👑
Daemon wanted a son of the "Greens" faction - Alicent's sons or grandson - dead. If he didn't want Blood & Cheese to harm the children, he would have made it clear.
If you think killing one of the kids was bad, you should read what Martin did in the book. 😢
Killing kids is bad
"Did you hear that lil boy? Your mama wants you dead." Can't help but feel that one would have been very brutal on screen.
I am so happy that House of the dragon is back
Fun fact: Ivory is actually really close chemically to the soap they would be using.
I will not defend the dude at all, but the main reason why Aemond Targaryen ( eye-patch dude ) walks around like his sh!t don't stink is because he has to act as though he is one bad MFer!
Second born ( in a culture where birth placement matters more than ability ), picked on by both older and younger brother ( pig as a dragon prank ) and is basically smarter than his "king" at any given point ( an eye for a HUGE dragon seems fair to me too ). He ( eye-patch ) is playing the political game of thrones; show strength where you are weak as to not allow your enemies ( all of court ) knowledge of said weaknesses... The opposite is true to catch your enemies off-guard and you can then get them in your pocket... The Game of Thrones is dangerous to play; you either win or die.
Not to mention he just committed kinslaying, one of the worst things you could do in Westeros. He’s putting on a strong front but he has too or everything he’s worked for will crumble. And how that Jaehaerys is gone he’s leveled up to be Aegons heir, even more pressure to keep up the front
I know that them twins Eric and Derrick better have to have some more franchises lined up after HOTD. Good actors and swagger. ❤ them and want to see more or their artist growth on screen.
Same, they are good actors ☝️😁
Dogs, Terriers were used for rooting out rats.
Always bet on Black ✊🏾
You're the first one I've seen pick up that they took the little one's head!
Show!! 👌❤
After rewatching the episode and considering the title of the episode, A Son For A Son, I'm almost 100% sure it means the sons are the DIRECT sons of the one's on the respective thrones ...Rhaenera lost Luke so Daemon wants them to take out Aegon's son IF they can't find/take out Aemond ...thoughts?!!
Blood and Cheese is way more traumatic in the book, they forced Halaena to choose between two sons and then kill the one she wanted to save---While they were awake.
That scene with Lord Cregan had me locked in
Only a coward like Daemon would send someone to assassinate a innocent little child. Anything Aegon does now is justified 😌
At least Luke’s death was an accident
Emma should win an Emmy for this
I was waiting on yall man!!! Glad we coming together again for this great show!!
"that'd be me. BOTH legs fucked up" 😭 ☠️
Still not switching sides. Rhaenyra didn't order that. That was all daemon.
Same!
Rhaenyra will support the order though. I'm not switching sides either.
@@ValyrianSteel00 depends how they choose to adapt it.
@@ValyrianSteel00 Why wouldnt she? Alicent is sitting there justifying what happened to Luke so of course Rhaenyra thinks what happened was on purpose.
Daemon has been doing awful shit for a while and Rhaenyra has been either okay with it, suportive of it or at the very least, she simply looks the other way... So while I'm also team black, let's not pretend the blacks are innocent or that Rhaenyra is... Much of the fault of this current situation falls on Rhaenyra for her actions thru the years (obviously with all the other fault that goes for other people like Viserys, Otto, Alicent and such)... And Daemon, with all his his bad deeds, is not only on her team, he is her #1... Her husband/king/general/closest confidant... So no, we don't get to separate them if we also lump all of the "members" of team green together
I will never, ever side with Millicent & her demon spawn
(Also Viserys’ spawn, half siblings of Rhaenyra) y’all crazy for not getting the point is that this destroyed the Targaryens as a whole - it’s not about sides. It’s about them happening in the first place.
I'm with you on the dogs. Put me in the show. 😂 don't ever be kickin dogs around me. It's over for you. 😅
In the book Blood and Cheese were way worse. This was tame compared to it. it also had all 3 of her kids in it.
They had infiltrated the room. Blood grabs the oldest son (Prince Jaehaerys), while Cheese grabs the youngest son (Prince Maelor). They proceed to ask her which son she wanted to keep, and threaten to kill everyone in the room if she screamed. She tried pleading with them, and they threatedn to grape her daughter if she didn't pick. She ended up picking Maelor for them to kill because he was the youngest and was too young to understand what was happening to him. They ended up killing Jaehaerys instead, and cheese told Maleor that he needs to remember that him mother wanted him dead.
Before anyone start coming for me, I was just referenceing the book. I didn't say I didn't like what the showrunners did. I understand whhy they did it the way they did, ecpecially because of the depiction of harming children on screen.
I've had people come for me thinking I'm a book purist when i'm just stating what happened.
I'm not switching sides either, Rhaenyra is not evil to ok that they killed a toddler, she said Aemond her haft brother, the last thing she wants is to involved innocent children that they don't know what is going on and now Daemon makes things worst. And Cole, i don't get cole, he didn't want to be Rhaenyra whore and yet here he is with Alicent.
Did Blood and Cheese were confused between the Queen and the Queen Dowager ?
I supposed they are not refined enough to make a distinction between the two. Plus the need to act quickly could have been a part of their hasty decision.
This scene exists also in the book but it’s a second son of Aemon who is killed. Plus they did it in Aliscent’s rooms after they tied and gag her waiting for her daughter to come as is her routine to make her kids bid their good night.
Aliscent and Cole relationship is not even a thing in the book. Which means they write this for audiences interest only.
Killing the little Prince was the mission if Aemond couldn't be found. Daemond said to the guys off camera "A son for a son" Daemon is evil man.
They asked Daemon what if they can't find Aemond - they didn't show Daemon answering... so for all we know he could've said the heir..
He said a son for a son
They guy that plays Jace is a great actor
The Dance of The Dragons has Begun 🔥🐉🤯
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I'm literally wearing the EXACT same Star Wars shirt right now. Lmao
I like this guy with spider man on his shirt he gets it
That's Aegon's heir they hit him hard, the king is gonna feel it 😅
That sound fx when they are cutting the head off made me sick
Whatever blood is shed is one the greens...They started this
Team Green all the way! 💚💚💚💚💚💚
No
22:25 yeah he did Joe , nahhhhh that’s your guy Joe stick besides him and stand on it , he literally asked daemon what to do if they can’t find Aemond 😂😂
The director of the show actually said Daemon didnt direct the k*lling of the lit boy..That decison was All on Blood and Cheese.
So I just rewatched it, and did you guys notice when Daemon is asked ,"What if we can't find him" Daemon doesn't respond and
scene ends. Soooo maybe Daemon did tell them to kill the kid, if they couldn't find Aemon 🫣 so we'll see!
This portion of martin's story is called Blood and Cheese, named after the assassins. In the original story, the mother is forced to choose between two SONS, and she chooses the death of the older child, thinking the younger is too young to remember the trauma. the assassins choose the other and inflict trauma on the remaining child. and he knows his mother chose him for death. so it's a double screw. also, in the show, there was a cutaway from daemon's face when he was asked what should they do if they can't find Aemond. so did Daemon tell them to get a son, any son? you decide....
If they cant get the guy they showed up for and they had to delete someone they should have deleted all three of them for efficiency...
Remember this we got a toned down version of blood n cheese. This still was shocking tho but my man if u yall read the books. The blood n cheese part was way worse. The similarly is making her pick which lives. She picks her youngest thinking he is too young to understand. So they told the yougest "you hear that boy your mum wants you dead". N slits the throat of the oldest in front of the mom. She watched as her eldest grasp for what life he had left b4 blood cuts his head off. The mother breaks down. Refusing to eat, sleep, and bath. The books was rough.
They had the Denzel Washington I’m leaving with Sumn I’m from round the way I’m leaving with Sumn
It just went BEYOND The Crown now. Aegon is gonna want revenge in the worst way. I give him credit for trying to do right by the ppl in the Throne Room. But like HighTower said, he can't control his impulses. NOW it's WAR WAR!
BUT, I wonder what Rhaenyra thinks about what Deamon had done? I really don't think she's gonna like it, Deamon didn't ask her permission for it.
I think Aegon trying to do the right thing by the small folk gives some insight into how much of a corrupting influence Otto has on his grandson.
Just watched the episode yesterday and I gotta say I was a little disappointed they didn't begin the episode with Rhaenyra right where it ended last season. I really wanted to see her reaction right after she was told about her son being killed by the hand of Aemon, and they didn't show it.
Other than that I loved the way it started off. My heart went out for little Lucerys again. I cried 😩
I LOVED YOUR REACTION 😂😂❤️❤️
This show spent like almost a year downing blue chew and came out rock hard for us
Well they cut away before Daemon told them what to do if they couldn't find Aemond.
8:34 lmao!! The way you hate the greens, I have no option but subscribe
Great reaction guys. People are going to pounce on Daemon but he only does what Rhaenyra tells him to. He could have killed Otto last season, but she said no and he obeyed her. She literally said she wanted him dead. She knows how Daemon is. I'm on his side if she turns on him.
Nah, Daemon is still unhinged and does what he wants. Rhaenyra gave an order, but Daemon found a loophole.
19:38
if that was your reaction man
you will loose your mind when you know what Martin wrote
the series took a light way of doing this
Daemon specifically said a son for a son
It was a good start but hope they go more by the book
“The wrong one but somebody” and was the next heir of the throne. Which will make it worst and the war will be sooner
They said I’m leaving here with something😩😩
Watch the animated version of blood and cheese it’s written better. And explains Helena and Maelor’s relationship after
Had to interrupt my marathon of your reactions to Avatar for this 🙂↕️
Alicent and Criston are a bunch of hypocrites taking about last season honor and decency shall prevail meanwhile yall doing all this crap and yall doing it in rhanerays room as well 😂. Plus alicent wanna got it the faith of the seven and hide behind religion after all the bullcrap you did
And Criston has the nerve to hold that grudge against Rhaenyra. He just became a whore for someone else
Fuck em. The Greens started this dirty, and now they have some dirt on themselves. Rest in pieces... Team Black!
Don't worry. The greens gonna get their get back. Don't complain then.
In this world retaliation is almost always worse than the initial incident. The Greens did nothing to simmer things down, they left it looking like killing Luke was on purpose so of course the blacks were going to retaliate, thats not even mentioning Alicent justifying killing Luke
@@Milwaukheheseriously, they know the other team has Daemon and they effectively said kids were on the board
I'm tearing up with laughter nah i ave to subscribe definitely not gonna miss ur next reactions
Finally have some time to catch your reaction. You guys are the best
Team Black no matter what Daemon does.🖤🖤
If someone says dragon I’m jumping off the roof.
😅
I wish they went with the book a bit more for the B&C scene.
I enjoyed this version too👍👍
Loved it guys 😂 team black 🖤
Team Alicent (not Green)
I think they are definitely going to get punished for killing the wrong target.
*Grim ending...*
Man on the left handsomeeeeee❤
Team Black Forever
I long for the day when Daemon dies. Hate him so much. He's done so much evil. Hard to believe he's such a fan favorite bc "He's cool" SMH
And thats the side yall role with Lol