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I posted on a previous video, but you have brought up dragon sizes multiple times. Here is a cheat list for you. Vhagar is obviously the biggest dragon during the time of the show. The second largest Dragon on this show is The Cannibal, then Vermithor, then Sheepstealer (the Dragon in the vale), then Silverwing, then Dreamfyre (Helaena’s), then Caraxes, then Meleys, and then Syrax followed by Grey Ghost (which they may skip as he gets no rider and gets killed by an angry sunfyre later), then Sunfyre just a tad smaller and then you have Tesserion (Alicent’s son Dearon’s Dragon in old town), and finally seasmoke. All the other dragons are smaller or babies. They fall in this order: Vermax Arrax Tyraxes Morning Stormcloud Moondancer There are a couple other small dragons but are not important. Hope that helps
Apparently this scene was hard to pull off, according to the behind the scenes video. It was more complicated to make than the one with Seasmoke in Dragonstone
Matt Smith's delivery of "You can't possibly still be angry about this..." is so hilariously understated, I love it. I'm a little surprised it's not getting more laughs than I've seen so far. It's just like, "I know you're a vision or whatever and this place is making me lose my mind... but Bro, seriously, you've gotta let this one go."
I enjoyed the detail of Seasmoke giving Addam the "Wait, what" sideways look as he flew over him. Like... "Hooooold up, turn about, this one looks familiar!"
Larys is the worst, but to his credit that was a real honest conversation he had with Aegon. I don't support Team Green but Aegon would be smart to learn from Larys.
He's basically a Tywin in Tyrions circumstances imo. Ruthlessly pragmatic, but he does legitimately have a point about how to make it through that society with how they now are.
No, Rains of Castamere hasn't happened yet because it was Tywin that did it. But the motif is so attached to the Lannisters that I don't mind them using it. As long as it's not a song in-world, it works.
This, the motif was used as the Lannister theme long before we, the watchers, were told of the Rains of Castamere in the show. It could have even been the case that, in world, the Rains of Castamere lyrics were written to fit with their house motif (this is my head canon)
@@RamseyGarnaoui Definitely what I imagine; especially as it's only aspects of the song we hear, it isn't a 1-1 excerpt from the Rains of Castamere. Tywin would absolutely have it based on an older Lannister song in order to 'rewrite' it, in the same way he was determined to 'rewrite' the reputation of weakness that the Lannisters that they gained under his ancestors.
I don't think it was the fear, I think it was because Ser Stefon was too smug at the end. Didn't showed enough respect to the dragon... That and the fact he only had like a smudge of Valyrian blood in him
I’ve always been a fan of Daemon (despite his rogue tendencies) but seeing him dream about his brother then waking up and truly mourning him made me truly love him. It also reinforces my belief that Paddy Considine was absolutely robbed of an Emmy nomination.
@@NuurixHuh? Paddy’s character is dead. We might not get any more scenes with him. And they aren’t even talking about him winning the Emmy - he wasn’t even nominated!
I think the Daemon/Harrenhall subplot is an intentional decision by the writers to keep Daemon involved in this season. At this point in Fire and Blood it basically say Daemon F's off to Harrenhall while everyone else acts. So it was either write some character development plot to keep Daemon in season 2 or pull a season 5 Bran and basically leave out Daemon til next season.
Haven't read the House of the Dragon book that might explain the use of the song as dragon calling. But we heard the same song sung to the dragons in s1 by Daemon, and earlier in this season as a lullaby for Targaryen children. I think it was mentioned that some children in the royal house have their infancy alongside an egg that hatches and the dragon bonds with the kid. Seems reasonable to assume that singing the lullaby is a way to evoke an emotional response and feeling of familiarity/nostalgia for the dragon when they're trying to entice a bonding.
I just remembered. Back in season one when Mysaria was Daemon‘s Paramore… He lied that she was pregnant to try to claim a dragon egg and dragonstone and when she heard about this, she was pissed and hurt. Now knowing what happened to her and the fact that she’s not capable of having children. It makes so much sense why she was so angry at him. That’s an awful thing to lie and boast about considering I’m sure he knew.
Why did he want to steal a dragon egg i wish they would allow Dragons to be doubled binded like Dennys that would make more sense that Damon would attempt to have 2 dragons under his belt?
@@itowilltube There's a future character who may be Daemon's bastard child. He may have known about the child and been trying to claim an egg for them.
@@itowilltubealso, there is no such thing as double binding dragons. Dany bonded with Drogon and consinders the rest her children, but as she states hereself in A Dance With Dragongs, there has never been a Dragonrider that claimed more than one. The show made it seem like she controlled all three but thats not really a thing. At best, Rhaegal and Viserion are unclaimed and just follow their big bro
The wild dragon in the vale is called Sheepstealer..Its supposedly HUGE.. Not quite as big as Vagar, but much nastier.. Almost as bad as The Cannibal(called that because it eats other dragons).
I think seasmoke was actually completely down for the knight to ride him until the knight got over confident. Lots of talk about psychic bond and i like to think seasmoke changed his mind when he heard the cocky statement.
@@michaelredford5389 Definitely makes sense. Even if it is "symbolic" because it is a bloodstain. But, she might have gotten cut and not realized it in the commotion.
Vhagar tested Aemond twice before bonding, the first test Aemond commanded her without fear. When he tried to mount her she tested him again by showing her flames, AGAIN he commanded her without fear and she accepted him. When Seasmoke tested Steffon, he accepted his first command, but unlike Aemond, when Seasmoke showed his flames, he froze and couldn't speak, failing the second test. Idk if there's validity in this, I never read any of the books
Guys, I'm pretty sure the stick is not for attack/defense purposes. We see in the very first episode of the show the dragonkeepers using those sticks and it was not in an attack or defense situation, but merely to guide(?) them
My favorite thing about Aemond is he stands and walks during small counsel, forcing everyone else to look up to him, follow him around the room. Big power move.
Seasmoke: "So there I am, minding my own dragon business and I hear this cute song sung at the dragon chill spot. Feeling like I wanna partake in some revelry I go up to this guy and he's flinching...I cannot take him seriously and serve some flame-grilled meat before leaving cause I'm kind. Now I'm doing my thing over in Spicetown and boom I smell some of my main man Laenor thinking maybe he's back from Essos Pride with a new dye job and a different cologne...only for him to run?? Like okay maybe this is an Essos game we now play you know they're freaky over there! Long story short he's a little Laenor and I fucks with him, he's mine now and I HAVE to tell Syrax, Vermax, Silver Wing, Vermithor and Moondancer about this. Haven't been able to get Meleys and Arrax on the horn in a minute everyone knows Rooks Rest and Storms End have shitty network while Caraxes is constantly texting about how Daemon is now hanging out with witches and he's in the cold and getting rained on, he's kind of bumming the rest of us out honestly."
While the 'Daemon has hallucinations' plotline is a little too slow in my book, I don't agree with people saying 'It's been the same for 3 or 4 episodes'. No. There is a clear evolution that will, I think, pay off at some point, and this last episode kinda proved it: First he saw his niece/wife sewing the head back on that other kid. Showing guilt he feels for his orders leading to that and what his queen thinks of him because of that. Next time he saw here in a dream he cut her head off, because he still thinks he's deserving of the crown and can't accept his brother's decision. And in this episode, he's finally telling his brother that he's now here for him, kind of accepting he was not a good brother (hopefully coming to terms with the fact that he should be helping Rhaenyra as the king decided to name her the heir). If this does not lead to that a bit of the same way he came back with the crown of the 'king of the narrow sea', THEN I don't see why we had those hallucinations for so long in so many episodes. The rest of this is brilliant. The plan to feed the smallfolk is so well done. I really love this show, even more now that I used to love GoT.
It's interesting the parallels between Allicent and Cersei; both daughters of the Hand, married to the King in order to produce heirs that would inherit the throne, with sons that wound up totally messed-up in the head. History, as they say, rhymes.
The stick is the same idea as a chain for an elephant. When they are young they learn that they cannot move when the stick presses on them, just as a young elephant cannot move from a chain. Once they are older they still believe that it will stop them. It is mental.
I think Otto is one step ahead of everybody, and already meeting with the Triarchy to try and orchestrate the Blockade being taken down, or something along the lines of helping from the shadows. He has proven time and time again that he is smarter than the rest of the council, he was hand ro 3 kings for a reason.
@@ccispahan7514 Someone mentioned that she's talking about the three dragon in dragon stone being unclaimed. Seasmoke, vermithor, and silverwing. "One stopped singing" meaning, one was about to be claimed.
@@earth2saka Now we know Otto has been captured and is kept in a cage (quite like a cricket) and has indeed stopped singing (sending messages). Sometimes, far-reaching connections are just… possibly relevant 😁
At first, I thought the Daemon thing was just a time killer to add depth to his character but now I think they are actually giving him a clear arc where he grows up as a character. I will retroactively be annoyed if it ends up being useless but I feel better about all these dreams knowing that it's very likely he's going to be a better person in Season 3.
Oh, poor sweet summer child Aaron... Aemond is literally the only thing stopping the Greens from loosing the war. Its doubtful that Aegon telling the truth of what happened would result in anything. Well, other than his own death, that is.
4:03 I can confirm that it does, indeed, absolutely fucking suck trying to hold a flag while riding *without* a holder. Signed, a drill team rider who got tons of blisters while waiting for my holder to arrive lmao
I'm definitely team black but I'm conflicted. I cannot stand Aegon or Larys but I kinda like them teaming up together. Aemond's ego needs to be checked but he was smart to recall Otto. I love seeing Alicent's fall from power but I felt bad for her and Helaena this episode. The best is Seasmoke choosing Addam. I just hope he's team black. I also think Seasmoke looks a lot like Drogon too. Great episode leading up to the penultimate episode!
This! Morally I'm team black because the truth is they're right, Rhaenyra is the rightful queen and I can't argue against that. But team green is so intriguing because I know they all suck, but they also all have had moments where I can understand or feel pity for them. I think Alicent is annoying and hypocritical, but I feel like I an also understand how she got to this point and why she seems so sad and upset. And I hate Aegon I think he's nasty, but he's so interesting and him teaming up with Larys is so interesting and I feel like they actually could do a lot for each other.
Only people that choose one team to like face this conflict. It's well within your rights to enjoy the story without acting like you're a character in the world forced to pick a side. Except you find the team arguments entertaining, then by all means, continue.
Fuck the Green. They had no rights. They got what is coming for them. Esp Alicent. Everything they casted Rhaenyra, they got it back in full. Deservingly so.
@@rexibhazoboa7097 Lol right I've never been "team" anything for any show/movie and even worse real life(like people pick between celebrity gossip fueds for some reason) I just enjoy the shows for what they give us, and have no loyalty to fake sides.
That dragon at the vale is not random. He's the wild dragon called Sheepstealer and i'm so damn excited to see what e looks like in this show as i just recently learned about this dragon.
There were multiple wild dragons in the book and the one here shown is likely to be one claimed by a character who isn't in the show. It looks like they meshed two characters' stories and their dragons too.
The blood of old Valyria is what gives the traits of white hair, pale skin and purple eyes in the books, Targaryens have the blood of old Valyria and Velaryons are referred to as most mythical so Targaryens inbred to keep the traits in there line. Living in or being from Valyria doesn’t mean you have the blood of old Valyria so no not every family in Valyria befor the doom could claim a dragon but the blood of old Valyria is what gives the Targaryens the power to claim dragons not the other way around. Velaryons were also included in Targaryen breeding and it’s also said in the book that the only house they consistently had relations with were house Velaryon because the traits came from them. It’s also confirmed by the show creator and is why they specifically chose house velaryon to diversify, changing the thing that maid them so unique from purple eyes and white hair to dark skin and pale hair.
@@yungwaifu In an interview for Entertainment weekly Ryan J. Condal and Miguel papochnik confirm that Velaryons have the blood of old Valyria giving them the ability to claim a dragon. Entertainment weekly Ryan J. Condal and Miguel Papochnik “The Velaryons, like those of House Targaryen, have the blood of Old Valyria in their veins. Though they don't generally care to mount dragons, they command the oceans on ships. It was their fleet that helped Aegon "The Conqueror" Targaryen take over Westeros years earlier. Lord Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint), nicknamed the Sea Snake after his favored ship, is the most famous of them, having traveled farther than any in Westeros.” "Long, long ago when he was conceiving of this world, [Martin] himself had considered the idea of making Velaryons a race of Black people with silver hair that essentially came from the other side of the ocean and conquered Westeros," he says. "That's a fascinating idea and that always really stuck with me because it's such a stark image. I just thought, 'Well, why couldn't we do a version of that now?'" Both Condal and Sapochnik felt strongly about featuring a person of color in a powerful position of nobility in the context of the story. In House of the Dragon, that would be Lord Corlys. Condal explains they "didn't want to do it in a way that felt like it was an afterthought or, worse, tokenism." They also wanted to avoid the recurring image of people of color showing up in fantasy sagas as pirates, slaves, and mercenaries. "It's not any of that at all," Condal says. "I've seen people that look like myself on screen in these types of high-fantasy stories since I was born because I'm a white guy. What's it like for everybody else? ... We went back and just looked at the story and said, 'How do we do this in a way that can feel like it's done integrally with the story?'" Lol
@@yungwaifu You don’t need Targaryen blood to claim a dragon you need the blood of old Valyria, Targaryens chose to claim dragons in Valyria that doesn’t mean that Valaryons couldn’t they chose not to, Steve Toussaint Corlys and Abubakar Salim have both spoken about the lineage of house valaryon and what they have maid canon between the books and the show and Ryan J. Condal the show creator confirmed it in an interview for HuffPost.
@@NapolianDynamite-lr4hg Why would you just choose to not utilize your ability to tame dragons if you knew you were able to? Why would the velayrons opt to be masters of the sea when dragons are much more effective at crossing bodies of water then boats? Also dragons are absolutely overpowered and we see many people lusting after the opportunity to get a dragon. Why then would Velayrons largely not partake in this opportunity?
@@yungwaifu They prefer not to, they understand there power and the magic it took to create them mixing there DNA and would rather not interfere even though they have the ability.
Rhaenyra is so awkward and silly in this episode i absolutely love it, its comedic..... and then with That scene its like a valve was released and suddenly she's full of confidence, enough to jump off on her dragon at a whim. It's fascinating. And poor Alicent is going to have a crisis of epic proportions when she realizes that Rhaenyra is kissing a woman that isn't her..... every time i rewatch this episode i forget that alicent has an IDENTICAL cut to the one she gave rhaenyra because of that riot... its insane
Targaryens don't mind meld with their dragons. There is a bond, but it's not like a psychic one to the level of mentally giving commands. And inexperienced riders can very much be subject to the will and mercy of their dragon...like we saw with Daenerys and Drogon when he takes her from Mereen to the rolling hills and like what happened to Aerea Targaryen in Fire and Blood. Balerion bonded with her and accepted her as his rider but being a child who had never ridden a dragon before she didn't have the knowledge or willpower to direct an ancient dragon like that once they were up in the air and he took her where HE wanted to go and she could do nothing about it.
I was very curious on if they would include Sheepstealer in HotD, as it's always been told that "Nettles" was having an affair with Daemon and he sent her away to spare he being executed... if the story is going the way I suspect, that makes more sense now as this being the "real" history instead of being perspectives and stories from long ago, like the book was. Open to interpretation.
how does that even make sense though. The book being opinions piece does not mean those characters didnt exist. Nettles and Rhaena were seperate characters that existed.
The Cannibal... The 3 wild one's are SheepStealer who is claimed by Nettles, Grey Ghost who is shy and doesn't care for people actually is a pescatarian(that's the diet of only fish right?😂) and doesn't get claimed. Nor does Cannibal who gets his name from eating other dragons, dragon corpses, dragon eggs. He actually has imo 1 of the most interesting ambiguous backstories, they said here he couldn't be older/bigger than Vhagar as she was 1 of the 3 from Aegons Conquest. The theory of Cannibal is that he is possibly older than her maybe even belonging to another Valyrian family which is why he's notoriously antagonistic to all other dragons who we know are Targaryen dragons all their eggs came from each other hence related. Cannibal is though to have been in Westeros even before AC, the smallfolk of Dragonstone said he was there before the Targaryens not Aegon but his ancestors settled it. It would make him the oldest not necessarily biggest dragon
@@alexanderthegreat5649 I doubt Rhaena is going to claim Cannibal. It's more than likely that they are going to merge Nettles and Rhaena into one character. Which is weird because Rhaena does eventually get her own dragon. And dragon riders never claim a second dragon. Maybe a different kid gets Mourning?
The skull in the Red Keep is Balerion's, in the first season we saw it when Viserys asks Rhaenyra "what are we as targaryens?" it was kind of an altar with the skull hovering above. The skull we see last episode on Dragonstone might be Meraxes', the third dragon of the conqueror ridden by Queen Rhaenys. (in the books it was said that Dorne sent the skull back to the Targaryens but it was never stated if it was in Kings Landing or Dragonstone, so i kinda like that little detail of putting it in Dragonstone)
The wild dragon is one of the three wild dragons that roost on dragonstone. Daemon mentioned them once in the last season finale. Since this war started, the dragon has ventured into the Vale to search for food.
I believe Seasmoke has been "stalking" Addam on the beach--there was a scene earlier in the season where Addam was watching Seasmoke flying above the beach. That's when I was like, hmmmm...
Aemond trying to say Larys devotion to his family is in doubt because of what he did to his brother and father when him betraying his family is the reason Otto became hand again plus Larys became the Lord of Harrenhall and inherited all the riches while Aemond tried to kill Aegon and couldn't finish the job and only gained a temporary position. I'm glad Alyss broke Daemon down because he needed to understand that he can't do this without Rhaenyra just like she needs to understand she can't win without him. The white worm's idea of sending the food was the chess move that Rhaenyra needed because she lost the people when the little boy got his head cutt off. Seasmoke was the mvp of the episode. Loved the reaction by the way.
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I posted on a previous video, but you have brought up dragon sizes multiple times. Here is a cheat list for you.
Vhagar is obviously the biggest dragon during the time of the show.
The second largest Dragon on this show is The Cannibal, then Vermithor, then Sheepstealer (the Dragon in the vale), then Silverwing, then Dreamfyre (Helaena’s), then Caraxes, then Meleys, and then Syrax followed by Grey Ghost (which they may skip as he gets no rider and gets killed by an angry sunfyre later), then Sunfyre just a tad smaller and then you have Tesserion (Alicent’s son Dearon’s Dragon in old town), and finally seasmoke. All the other dragons are smaller or babies. They fall in this order:
Vermax
Arrax
Tyraxes
Morning
Stormcloud
Moondancer
There are a couple other small dragons but are not important.
Hope that helps
Seasmoke: “I’m your Uber driver. Get in!”
Addam: “I didn’t order an Uber.”
Seasmoke: "..........."
Addam: ".....okay."
i saw the tiktok you got this from🤣
Seamoke: "I'd appreciate if you give me a 5-star review"
[still hanging upside down whilst tethered to the mount strap by one leg]
Addam: okay!
Seasmoke: “OMFG. Get the hell in!!”
Seasmoke: WHY ARE YOU RUNNING? WHY ARE YOU RUNNING?
I just wanna be your friend 🥲
"Yeah, I just want to play!" 😅😂
I hope this is what I think this is 🤣🤣🤣
Come! Quick little human! Hop on my back! 🐲
"dude stop running they tried to put a stupid knight on my back, had to take things into my own wings" 🤣
Addam: {Cowers against the rocks in terror.}
Seasmoke: I'll kiss him and love him and squeeze him and hug him and call him George!
I love the detail of Alyn cleaning the razor on a white piece of cloth to help hide the hair
Apparently this scene was hard to pull off, according to the behind the scenes video. It was more complicated to make than the one with Seasmoke in Dragonstone
Matt Smith's delivery of "You can't possibly still be angry about this..." is so hilariously understated, I love it. I'm a little surprised it's not getting more laughs than I've seen so far. It's just like, "I know you're a vision or whatever and this place is making me lose my mind... but Bro, seriously, you've gotta let this one go."
I laugh at it every time I see it 😅
"I welcome any challenge by my Uncel!"
So you'll join use in the Riverlands?
"Fuck no. My uncle is there!"
I enjoyed the detail of Seasmoke giving Addam the "Wait, what" sideways look as he flew over him. Like... "Hooooold up, turn about, this one looks familiar!"
Seasmoke chasing Addam gives me huge dog that still thinks he's a puppy vibes.. 🤣
Seasmoke choosing Addam give me a cat adopting its human vibes
Seasmoke: go ahead bro, hop on!
Also seasmoke: sike, dracarys!
This made me laugh 😂
He was insulted by the english, hes not like that weirdo Sunfyre!
Seasmoke is like a person with Nearsightness. He's probably accept Steffon from far. But, as he getting closer he's realize, nah.
@@irfanadhin5918maybe take a shower before you get close
The "I've done it" sealed his fate, Seasmoke isn't about that disrespect.
Larys is the worst, but to his credit that was a real honest conversation he had with Aegon. I don't support Team Green but Aegon would be smart to learn from Larys.
He's basically a Tywin in Tyrions circumstances imo. Ruthlessly pragmatic, but he does legitimately have a point about how to make it through that society with how they now are.
Wait until Larys…
@@just42day Hey.
Don't be a dick.
@@just42daywhat's the point of this comment?
@@thetsjak I don’t want to spoil what is about you happen with this tandem😂
Seasmoke: If ya want things done right, ya gotta fly out and do it yourself!
No, Rains of Castamere hasn't happened yet because it was Tywin that did it. But the motif is so attached to the Lannisters that I don't mind them using it. As long as it's not a song in-world, it works.
This, the motif was used as the Lannister theme long before we, the watchers, were told of the Rains of Castamere in the show. It could have even been the case that, in world, the Rains of Castamere lyrics were written to fit with their house motif (this is my head canon)
One of Aegon's buddies in the Kingsguard is a Rain of Castamere
@@RamseyGarnaoui Definitely what I imagine; especially as it's only aspects of the song we hear, it isn't a 1-1 excerpt from the Rains of Castamere. Tywin would absolutely have it based on an older Lannister song in order to 'rewrite' it, in the same way he was determined to 'rewrite' the reputation of weakness that the Lannisters that they gained under his ancestors.
How does Eric not know this though? Hes read the book wtf he knows this show is 170 years before GOT
I die every time Eric brings up his family’s cow call 😭😂
We need more cow call!
"Dont show fear."
Addam: screams
Seasmoke: "I'll take him."
I don't think it was the fear, I think it was because Ser Stefon was too smug at the end. Didn't showed enough respect to the dragon... That and the fact he only had like a smudge of Valyrian blood in him
Olivander: "The wand chooses the wizard Mr. Potter."
Seasmoke: "O I like that rule."
I’ve always been a fan of Daemon (despite his rogue tendencies) but seeing him dream about his brother then waking up and truly mourning him made me truly love him. It also reinforces my belief that Paddy Considine was absolutely robbed of an Emmy nomination.
(despite his incestuous pedophilic tendencies)
chill its still season 2, you dont get an emmy that early in a show usually.. if anything they will give one later on
He's not on the show anymore @@Nuurix
@@NuurixHuh? Paddy’s character is dead. We might not get any more scenes with him. And they aren’t even talking about him winning the Emmy - he wasn’t even nominated!
@@jrob18mvp He literally was in this episode what are you talking about
Seasmoke "claiming" his rider was awesome!!
The Seasmoke memes have been the best part of this episode's aftermath lol
I think the Daemon/Harrenhall subplot is an intentional decision by the writers to keep Daemon involved in this season. At this point in Fire and Blood it basically say Daemon F's off to Harrenhall while everyone else acts. So it was either write some character development plot to keep Daemon in season 2 or pull a season 5 Bran and basically leave out Daemon til next season.
Haven't read the House of the Dragon book that might explain the use of the song as dragon calling. But we heard the same song sung to the dragons in s1 by Daemon, and earlier in this season as a lullaby for Targaryen children. I think it was mentioned that some children in the royal house have their infancy alongside an egg that hatches and the dragon bonds with the kid. Seems reasonable to assume that singing the lullaby is a way to evoke an emotional response and feeling of familiarity/nostalgia for the dragon when they're trying to entice a bonding.
Yeah that makes sense
I just remembered. Back in season one when Mysaria was Daemon‘s Paramore… He lied that she was pregnant to try to claim a dragon egg and dragonstone and when she heard about this, she was pissed and hurt. Now knowing what happened to her and the fact that she’s not capable of having children. It makes so much sense why she was so angry at him. That’s an awful thing to lie and boast about considering I’m sure he knew.
Why did he want to steal a dragon egg i wish they would allow Dragons to be doubled binded like Dennys that would make more sense that Damon would attempt to have 2 dragons under his belt?
@@itowilltube There's a future character who may be Daemon's bastard child. He may have known about the child and been trying to claim an egg for them.
@@itowilltube Daemon stole the dragon egg just to get his brother's attention. He picked Vicerys' dead son's egg for a reason.
@@itowilltubealso, there is no such thing as double binding dragons. Dany bonded with Drogon and consinders the rest her children, but as she states hereself in A Dance With Dragongs, there has never been a Dragonrider that claimed more than one. The show made it seem like she controlled all three but thats not really a thing. At best, Rhaegal and Viserion are unclaimed and just follow their big bro
@@kimberlyterasaki4843willing to bet they’re giving that characters story to Rhaena
The wild dragon in the vale is called Sheepstealer..Its supposedly HUGE.. Not quite as big as Vagar, but much nastier.. Almost as bad as The Cannibal(called that because it eats other dragons).
Isn't Cannibal still out there too?
@@pnut3844ableCannibal sticks to Dragonstone - it’s interesting the Targaryens don’t fear him eating their young dragons and eggs.
Seasmoke: alright you should’ve seen the last dude they tried to set me up with. I’ve had enough waiting for you to grow a pair-this is happening.
That scene where Gwayne tells Alicent about Daeron is one of my favorite scenes in the show.
“He’s kind.”
“That is good.”
🥹
I think seasmoke was actually completely down for the knight to ride him until the knight got over confident. Lots of talk about psychic bond and i like to think seasmoke changed his mind when he heard the cocky statement.
Seasmoke can probably tell that he is Laenors half brother
Yep that what I was thinking
Seasmoke saw a black dude with afros and thought: ma boy reincarnated!!
@@cruzefx3652 neither laenor nor addam had afros 😭
@@cruzefx3652Seasmoke confirmed racist? This is canon now
No, its actually implied that Laenor died offscreen
Notice how Alicent was cut on her arm similarly to how she cut Rhaenyra back in season 1. 😮
That was the blood of the man. The guard cut his hand off. He didn't cut Alicent, he grabbed her.
@@scotthewitt258 okay, fair enough. Though regardless, I maintain that there was a parallel deliberately put in there.
@@michaelredford5389 Definitely makes sense. Even if it is "symbolic" because it is a bloodstain. But, she might have gotten cut and not realized it in the commotion.
@@michaelredford5389 No you are right. The person above was incorrect in correcting you. She very clearly was also cut.
I think it was one of those now it’s your turn reminders she looked at it like she remembered
Vhagar tested Aemond twice before bonding, the first test Aemond commanded her without fear. When he tried to mount her she tested him again by showing her flames, AGAIN he commanded her without fear and she accepted him. When Seasmoke tested Steffon, he accepted his first command, but unlike Aemond, when Seasmoke showed his flames, he froze and couldn't speak, failing the second test. Idk if there's validity in this, I never read any of the books
Guys, I'm pretty sure the stick is not for attack/defense purposes. We see in the very first episode of the show the dragonkeepers using those sticks and it was not in an attack or defense situation, but merely to guide(?) them
The sticks seemed a lot bigger when they were little themselves. :P
Exactly, and those dragons have been conditioned since birth to be herded by them.
My favorite thing about Aemond is he stands and walks during small counsel, forcing everyone else to look up to him, follow him around the room. Big power move.
Loved the scene between Aegon and Larys. Larys reminded a lot of Tyrion in that scene. I'm glad they're expanding on his character
super tyrion vibes
RIP Ser Darklyn, the rider who never was. 😢
Ser Darklyn The Crispy.
Seasmoke: "So there I am, minding my own dragon business and I hear this cute song sung at the dragon chill spot. Feeling like I wanna partake in some revelry I go up to this guy and he's flinching...I cannot take him seriously and serve some flame-grilled meat before leaving cause I'm kind. Now I'm doing my thing over in Spicetown and boom I smell some of my main man Laenor thinking maybe he's back from Essos Pride with a new dye job and a different cologne...only for him to run?? Like okay maybe this is an Essos game we now play you know they're freaky over there! Long story short he's a little Laenor and I fucks with him, he's mine now and I HAVE to tell Syrax, Vermax, Silver Wing, Vermithor and Moondancer about this. Haven't been able to get Meleys and Arrax on the horn in a minute everyone knows Rooks Rest and Storms End have shitty network while Caraxes is constantly texting about how Daemon is now hanging out with witches and he's in the cold and getting rained on, he's kind of bumming the rest of us out honestly."
Seasmoke: "Why are you runnin, why are you runnin ?"
While the 'Daemon has hallucinations' plotline is a little too slow in my book, I don't agree with people saying 'It's been the same for 3 or 4 episodes'. No. There is a clear evolution that will, I think, pay off at some point, and this last episode kinda proved it: First he saw his niece/wife sewing the head back on that other kid. Showing guilt he feels for his orders leading to that and what his queen thinks of him because of that. Next time he saw here in a dream he cut her head off, because he still thinks he's deserving of the crown and can't accept his brother's decision. And in this episode, he's finally telling his brother that he's now here for him, kind of accepting he was not a good brother (hopefully coming to terms with the fact that he should be helping Rhaenyra as the king decided to name her the heir). If this does not lead to that a bit of the same way he came back with the crown of the 'king of the narrow sea', THEN I don't see why we had those hallucinations for so long in so many episodes.
The rest of this is brilliant. The plan to feed the smallfolk is so well done. I really love this show, even more now that I used to love GoT.
"Ser Steffon? He retired to a farm in Upstate Riverlands."
It's nice to recap season 1 with Daemon 😅
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Seasmoke : "I said dark skin, not Darklyn!!"
the aegon and larys scene was phenomenal. knowing the book i'm excited for the aegon arc.
Aaron's face as soon as Eric brings up the farm... priceless!
Otto: **gets fired**
Team green: JK come back we need you
Otto: **unread**
It's interesting the parallels between Allicent and Cersei; both daughters of the Hand, married to the King in order to produce heirs that would inherit the throne, with sons that wound up totally messed-up in the head. History, as they say, rhymes.
The stick is the same idea as a chain for an elephant. When they are young they learn that they cannot move when the stick presses on them, just as a young elephant cannot move from a chain. Once they are older they still believe that it will stop them. It is mental.
“I figure from the coloring I thought they’d be related” bruh my ass thought he was talking about Corylys’ basterd children hahahaha
The cow call we used at my grandparent's farm was "Come Boss!"
Hey guys, I included you guys in a fan compilation video for this episode...hope you enjoy it!
I think Otto is one step ahead of everybody, and already meeting with the Triarchy to try and orchestrate the Blockade being taken down, or something along the lines of helping from the shadows. He has proven time and time again that he is smarter than the rest of the council, he was hand ro 3 kings for a reason.
‘That one has stopped singing, how odd’ says Helaena. Could that be Otto ghosting everyone and working on his comeback?
@@ccispahan7514 Someone mentioned that she's talking about the three dragon in dragon stone being unclaimed. Seasmoke, vermithor, and silverwing. "One stopped singing" meaning, one was about to be claimed.
It's 100% about the dragons and not about Otto. Some people and their wild, reaching connections are hilarious. 😂
@@earth2saka Now we know Otto has been captured and is kept in a cage (quite like a cricket) and has indeed stopped singing (sending messages). Sometimes, far-reaching connections are just… possibly relevant 😁
Slowly we will get....The Dragonseeds...Some can already guess who they will be, but the fun journey begins !!
9:56 the barn owl! 🦉
Seasmoke be like fuck new rider..... actually that's not a bad idea
Yeah, absolutely ridiculous.
At first, I thought the Daemon thing was just a time killer to add depth to his character but now I think they are actually giving him a clear arc where he grows up as a character. I will retroactively be annoyed if it ends up being useless but I feel better about all these dreams knowing that it's very likely he's going to be a better person in Season 3.
1/2 episodes would be a fine, an entire season of a main character hallucinating is fucking shit.
Oof.
Oh, poor sweet summer child Aaron... Aemond is literally the only thing stopping the Greens from loosing the war. Its doubtful that Aegon telling the truth of what happened would result in anything. Well, other than his own death, that is.
Was there some overlapping audio near the 16 minute mark?
Seasmoke: "Darklyn, I thought you meant 'Darken Him'"
4:03 I can confirm that it does, indeed, absolutely fucking suck trying to hold a flag while riding *without* a holder. Signed, a drill team rider who got tons of blisters while waiting for my holder to arrive lmao
Man that look Eric and Calvin gave each other when they hugged to long xD... Gold.
Daemon's visions are not the same tho. They represent different things, it is not repetitive at all.
Sheepstealer was in the book, but it was Nettles(who was omitted from the show and had her plot points given to Rhaena).
We’ve seen what happens to women in this world when a riot starts. I was terrified for Helaena!
ikr, quickly flashbacked to little dove & the hound
11:36 bro busts out perfect Mandarin like it’s nothing. Didn’t know you were fluent 😂
Bloody smart move with the food ❤
I said last week Rhaenyra should do that.
i like how seasmoke was like screw this i'm choosing my own rider. And the moment he was gonna burn the guy everyone's like run for it
"now you and your uncle-husband are... Eskimo siblings?"
Seasmoke just wanted to say hello and neck scratches 😂
I'm definitely team black but I'm conflicted. I cannot stand Aegon or Larys but I kinda like them teaming up together. Aemond's ego needs to be checked but he was smart to recall Otto. I love seeing Alicent's fall from power but I felt bad for her and Helaena this episode. The best is Seasmoke choosing Addam. I just hope he's team black. I also think Seasmoke looks a lot like Drogon too. Great episode leading up to the penultimate episode!
This! Morally I'm team black because the truth is they're right, Rhaenyra is the rightful queen and I can't argue against that. But team green is so intriguing because I know they all suck, but they also all have had moments where I can understand or feel pity for them. I think Alicent is annoying and hypocritical, but I feel like I an also understand how she got to this point and why she seems so sad and upset. And I hate Aegon I think he's nasty, but he's so interesting and him teaming up with Larys is so interesting and I feel like they actually could do a lot for each other.
Only people that choose one team to like face this conflict. It's well within your rights to enjoy the story without acting like you're a character in the world forced to pick a side. Except you find the team arguments entertaining, then by all means, continue.
Fuck the Green. They had no rights. They got what is coming for them. Esp Alicent. Everything they casted Rhaenyra, they got it back in full. Deservingly so.
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Lol right I've never been "team" anything for any show/movie and even worse real life(like people pick between celebrity gossip fueds for some reason) I just enjoy the shows for what they give us, and have no loyalty to fake sides.
The fun fact of the cow call 😅😅😅
That dragon at the vale is not random. He's the wild dragon called Sheepstealer and i'm so damn excited to see what e looks like in this show as i just recently learned about this dragon.
I would have pooped my pants if I saw Seasmoke that close to my face lmao
That is why I always wear brown pants.
There were multiple wild dragons in the book and the one here shown is likely to be one claimed by a character who isn't in the show. It looks like they meshed two characters' stories and their dragons too.
The blood of old Valyria is what gives the traits of white hair, pale skin and purple eyes in the books, Targaryens have the blood of old Valyria and Velaryons are referred to as most mythical so Targaryens inbred to keep the traits in there line.
Living in or being from Valyria doesn’t mean you have the blood of old Valyria so no not every family in Valyria befor the doom could claim a dragon but the blood of old Valyria is what gives the Targaryens the power to claim dragons not the other way around.
Velaryons were also included in Targaryen breeding and it’s also said in the book that the only house they consistently had relations with were house Velaryon because the traits came from them.
It’s also confirmed by the show creator and is why they specifically chose house velaryon to diversify, changing the thing that maid them so unique from purple eyes and white hair to dark skin and pale hair.
Source that Targ dragon riding came from Velayrons?
@@yungwaifu In an interview for Entertainment weekly Ryan J. Condal and Miguel papochnik confirm that Velaryons have the blood of old Valyria giving them the ability to claim a dragon.
Entertainment weekly Ryan J. Condal and Miguel Papochnik “The Velaryons, like those of House Targaryen, have the blood of Old Valyria in their veins. Though they don't generally care to mount dragons, they command the oceans on ships. It was their fleet that helped Aegon "The Conqueror" Targaryen take over Westeros years earlier. Lord Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint), nicknamed the Sea Snake after his favored ship, is the most famous of them, having traveled farther than any in Westeros.”
"Long, long ago when he was conceiving of this world, [Martin] himself had considered the idea of making Velaryons a race of Black people with silver hair that essentially came from the other side of the ocean and conquered Westeros," he says. "That's a fascinating idea and that always really stuck with me because it's such a stark image. I just thought, 'Well, why couldn't we do a version of that now?'"
Both Condal and Sapochnik felt strongly about featuring a person of color in a powerful position of nobility in the context of the story. In House of the Dragon, that would be Lord Corlys. Condal explains they "didn't want to do it in a way that felt like it was an afterthought or, worse, tokenism." They also wanted to avoid the recurring image of people of color showing up in fantasy sagas as pirates, slaves, and mercenaries.
"It's not any of that at all," Condal says. "I've seen people that look like myself on screen in these types of high-fantasy stories since I was born because I'm a white guy. What's it like for everybody else? ... We went back and just looked at the story and said, 'How do we do this in a way that can feel like it's done integrally with the story?'" Lol
@@yungwaifu You don’t need Targaryen blood to claim a dragon you need the blood of old Valyria, Targaryens chose to claim dragons in Valyria that doesn’t mean that Valaryons couldn’t they chose not to, Steve Toussaint Corlys and Abubakar Salim have both spoken about the lineage of house valaryon and what they have maid canon between the books and the show and Ryan J. Condal the show creator confirmed it in an interview for HuffPost.
@@NapolianDynamite-lr4hg Why would you just choose to not utilize your ability to tame dragons if you knew you were able to? Why would the velayrons opt to be masters of the sea when dragons are much more effective at crossing bodies of water then boats? Also dragons are absolutely overpowered and we see many people lusting after the opportunity to get a dragon. Why then would Velayrons largely not partake in this opportunity?
@@yungwaifu They prefer not to, they understand there power and the magic it took to create them mixing there DNA and would rather not interfere even though they have the ability.
another glorious reaction, it pains me that there will be no Acolyte this week, but ill look forward to another reaction soon!~ thanks guys!
Alyn is Corlys’ son, thought y’all got that when his wife hinted at it 2 episodes ago
The comfort comment is the first great explanation I've heard about the kiss.
Remember also that Seasmoke's previous rider is also a son of Corlys, so Addam is Laenor's half-brother.
Rhaenyra is so awkward and silly in this episode i absolutely love it, its comedic..... and then with That scene its like a valve was released and suddenly she's full of confidence, enough to jump off on her dragon at a whim. It's fascinating. And poor Alicent is going to have a crisis of epic proportions when she realizes that Rhaenyra is kissing a woman that isn't her.....
every time i rewatch this episode i forget that alicent has an IDENTICAL cut to the one she gave rhaenyra because of that riot... its insane
Team green are far more interesting. They sugar coating Rhaynera big time from the book.
Alicent as well... she's a cartoonishly evil stepmother in the book
The cut that Alicent got was a reminder of what she did to queen Rhaenyra when she wanted to settle a dept an eye for an eye a cut for a cut I say
“Eskimo siblings” 🤣🤣
Seasmoke has a type, he likes Velaryon boys
Targaryens don't mind meld with their dragons. There is a bond, but it's not like a psychic one to the level of mentally giving commands. And inexperienced riders can very much be subject to the will and mercy of their dragon...like we saw with Daenerys and Drogon when he takes her from Mereen to the rolling hills and like what happened to Aerea Targaryen in Fire and Blood. Balerion bonded with her and accepted her as his rider but being a child who had never ridden a dragon before she didn't have the knowledge or willpower to direct an ancient dragon like that once they were up in the air and he took her where HE wanted to go and she could do nothing about it.
22:39 he also looks like the 2nd perfect choice to play The Witcher
Seasmoke bonding with Addam implies that Laenor died offscreen in the show (as they kept him alive).
Not really. Laenor faked his death and crossed the sea, leaving Seasmoke behind.
@@Scott-ql2kx Dragons dont bond with new dragonriders unless the old ones are dead. Read the books
I was very curious on if they would include Sheepstealer in HotD, as it's always been told that "Nettles" was having an affair with Daemon and he sent her away to spare he being executed... if the story is going the way I suspect, that makes more sense now as this being the "real" history instead of being perspectives and stories from long ago, like the book was. Open to interpretation.
how does that even make sense though. The book being opinions piece does not mean those characters didnt exist. Nettles and Rhaena were seperate characters that existed.
Love when Alyce tells him he runs. " Stepstone, pentos, gallifrey😂" if she Had said that Matt would have probably pissed himself laughing
0:10 How could you say that Eric!? "Rumbling, rumbling. It's coming. Rumbling, rumbling... BREAK FREE!!!!"
42:00 there is a wild dragon in the vale in the book lol
The Cannibal...
The 3 wild one's are SheepStealer who is claimed by Nettles, Grey Ghost who is shy and doesn't care for people actually is a pescatarian(that's the diet of only fish right?😂) and doesn't get claimed.
Nor does Cannibal who gets his name from eating other dragons, dragon corpses, dragon eggs.
He actually has imo 1 of the most interesting ambiguous backstories, they said here he couldn't be older/bigger than Vhagar as she was 1 of the 3 from Aegons Conquest. The theory of Cannibal is that he is possibly older than her maybe even belonging to another Valyrian family which is why he's notoriously antagonistic to all other dragons who we know are Targaryen dragons all their eggs came from each other hence related. Cannibal is though to have been in Westeros even before AC, the smallfolk of Dragonstone said he was there before the Targaryens not Aegon but his ancestors settled it. It would make him the oldest not necessarily biggest dragon
@@alexanderthegreat5649 I doubt Rhaena is going to claim Cannibal. It's more than likely that they are going to merge Nettles and Rhaena into one character. Which is weird because Rhaena does eventually get her own dragon. And dragon riders never claim a second dragon. Maybe a different kid gets Mourning?
The skull in the Red Keep is Balerion's, in the first season we saw it when Viserys asks Rhaenyra "what are we as targaryens?" it was kind of an altar with the skull hovering above. The skull we see last episode on Dragonstone might be Meraxes', the third dragon of the conqueror ridden by Queen Rhaenys.
(in the books it was said that Dorne sent the skull back to the Targaryens but it was never stated if it was in Kings Landing or Dragonstone, so i kinda like that little detail of putting it in Dragonstone)
It is Meraxes. You can see one of the eye sockets broken apart from the scorpion bolt
11:39 is the most funniest thing I've heard on this channel😂😂😂
Seasmoke: I choo-choo-choose you!
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You know how idiotic that scene was?
@@stevem2323 Sorry you didn't like it.
@@scotthewitt258 Because it's idiotic, they could done it so much more epic and logic, that shit was lazy.
10:45 “that dotard is of no use to her”
me the whovian that heard tardis: WAIT WHAT…..oh
This whole „Team Green vs Team Black“ seems kinda pointless with the way the characters are written.
In books it makes more sense here teams dont matter they all have thier own agenda
Seasmoke could have gone and found the brother before burning the kings guard knight but decided to do a little bit of trolling just cause why not
The wild dragon is one of the three wild dragons that roost on dragonstone. Daemon mentioned them once in the last season finale. Since this war started, the dragon has ventured into the Vale to search for food.
I thought he said unclaimed
@@jrob18mvp there were 3 unclaimed dragons AND 3 wild dragons.
@@JoseTorres-kl6fy I know.
No one has pointed out that the lead king's guard protecting the Queens, is the Captain from the movie 300
I think it’s if the Dragons senses fire and Sea smoke was instructed to serve
Seasmoke: "I've just met you, and I already like you!"
I believe Seasmoke has been "stalking" Addam on the beach--there was a scene earlier in the season where Addam was watching Seasmoke flying above the beach. That's when I was like, hmmmm...
I wanna see a dragon sneeze.
Given the connection between dragons and their riders, wouldn't Seasmoke sense that Laenor was still alive?
Aemond trying to say Larys devotion to his family is in doubt because of what he did to his brother and father when him betraying his family is the reason Otto became hand again plus Larys became the Lord of Harrenhall and inherited all the riches while Aemond tried to kill Aegon and couldn't finish the job and only gained a temporary position. I'm glad Alyss broke Daemon down because he needed to understand that he can't do this without Rhaenyra just like she needs to understand she can't win without him. The white worm's idea of sending the food was the chess move that Rhaenyra needed because she lost the people when the little boy got his head cutt off. Seasmoke was the mvp of the episode. Loved the reaction by the way.