So the guy who killed his first wife is abusive to the one he always wanted. Who could have seen that coming?

I don't understand the outrage. Given the things we've seen Daemon do all season long, domestic violence should come as little surprise. I mean, its ...... DAEMON. I'm just curious to see if Rhae is the type that'll put up and accept that treatment going forward or not.

What’s scary is that Rhaenyra barely seemed fazed by Daemon laying his hands on her like that. It makes you wonder how often he did that to her. 😳

Love the daemon fanboys and girls here defending him with their lives. Wether you like it or not, this is him. He has always been like that. Terrible people don't draw a line on never hurting their family. It may look like they do but when they loose control, they do harm the ones they love. Also they are crying over this "change" in his character when it has always been like this with him in the books too but when we talked about how they made aegon a rapist which was just a rumor in the books then we are wrong. The double standards of the team black is mind blowing.

As a huge team black and Deamon and Rhynara fan, I don't get the outrage over this. It's pretty on brand Daemon lashes out with violence all the time

Loved the scene in season 2 episode 2 where he throws a glass and she flinches. That tells you everything you need to know. Yes they do love each other, but this is a pure toxic love.

Daemon being demon for this scene

The Prophecy is exactly the type of thing Daemon always wanted to know, protect and to be part of. Since the beggining of his life (and the show) he was after the thrill, the magic and the glory of being a Targaryan, but he lived in a time of relative peace and his brother Viserys was too indecisive and too peaceful. So when Rhaenyra told him about The Prophecy, it was almost as if he was robbed of his dream glory life, as if he was robbed of his real Targaryan purpose.

Rhaenyra understood in to the end...Daemon tried to save her ass

Team Black needs help there’s no way I’m actively rooting for this

I've been going back n forth over n over with the confusion I feel from this scene. Obviously rhaenyra is able to forgive daemon with everything that is going on in their lives which is a lot right now and that's even an under statement. I truly understand his pain also between his brother his daughter and I'm sure this brings home laenas death to him and the child they lost together he's going through his own pain and grief which he's entitled too. But as for me personally I'm done with shipping the two I have my own personal baggage of my own to be okay with what he did and to me that is a true loss because I was in love with loving those two. But all good things must come to an end their's just happened to be sooner for me rather then later when rhaenyra dies. 😢💔

"You disapointed me for the last time Rhaenyra." 😀

0:15 He doesn't believe in dreams, but they're the only reason hes even alive to say that.

what is he saying to her?

Daemon acting like Anakin Skywalker using the *Force Choke* on his wife Padme (Rhaenyra).

can he do me next

My favourite scene. And next thing you know, Luke's dead 🤫

There was a theory that daemon is the night king and this matches that time he held Arya

Nothing wrong

So quit taking the high road all you team black supporters 🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲

Like this figure, he isnt clearly good or evil, just a mix of it like all of us....

Omg so hot they're meant for each other 😍😍😍 You shippers are so delusional lmao

Ngl that was kinda based. Still hate him tho

🀄🐉🀄

That's fucking hot lol

Hate Daemon

He is SO hot

The only reason rhyaenyra has this much support is because she is the embodiment of the modern women today which is “I do what I want, when I want with who I want and EVRYBODY has to be willfully ignorant to my decisions because I’m that awesome” she doesn’t accept the repercussions for her actions and demands everybody to just co-sign her BS. TEAM GREEN ALL THE WAY💚

There is no hatred here; he leans in too close, as if he wants to kiss. They are both impulsive dragons.

All hail King Daemon 🙌

That scene didnt make any sense Daemon is able to be a monster and hurt everyone except for his brother and niece !!! They are really doing him dirty, they also cut the scenes of him conforting Rhaenyra and mouning his brother and daughter in the beach. HBO wtf ??

The choking scene came out of nowhere, as Daemon has never shown any signs of physical abuse towards the people he loves. On the other hand he has always been hard with his words, whether with those he loves or hates. The only exception being Rhaenyra. So the course of the argument should logically give us a Daemon who for the first time is verbally harsh with Rhaenyra, thus shocking the viewer. (by the way, in the original script there is simply mention of an argument that leads Daemon to insult Rhaenyra for being weak, a nod to the scene with Viserys in episode 1 no doubt, which would have been much more logic) But no, instead he smothers her. The biggest paradox in this scene is that he is physically violent, but not verbally. He doesn't raise his voice, says logical and realistic things in a calm way, and even seems to have tears in his eyes. There's a disconect in this scene that I can't fully grasp. There is no reason for him to be physically violent with Rhaenyra, yet he is. He has every reason to verbally rant, but doesn't. I will always argue that this fight should have been verbal, nothing more. Already because it was consistent with Daemon's personality and his way of being with the people he likes in general. It would still have shocked the viewer because we had never seen her speak in such a way to Rhaenyra specifically before. Also, it would have put the characters on a completely equal footing, like in episode 7 and 8. Not to mention that so far the series has apparently (in my opinion) often shown Rhaenyra dominating Daemon by his words. Examples of this: the confrontation at Dragonstone in episode 2, and the confrontation at the wedding in episode 5. (Ah, and who can SERIOUSLY associate the moment Daemon grabbed his face with a sign of physical abuse, or would it be a harbinger of that?! Wtf?!) She shut him up more often than he did for her, when we know that Daemon has a sharp tongue, can say things hurtful and poignant. The choking scene, really, doesn't make sense to me, and is gratuitously shocking for nothing. There is no use trying to judge this scene by Daemon's violent actions having been shown OUTSIDE the inner circle of people he loves (the people he loves the most being Viserys and Rhaenyra) because yet another time, it's not the same context. Daemon with the world is not the same as Daemon with the people he cares about. Daemon has never been physically abusive to people he loves / cares about, that's a fact, and there was no suggestion he could act any differently until then. Clever writing would have suggested it as it goes along, this is not the case. Mysaria, Laena, Viserys and Rhaenyra. Never was it suggested/shown that Daemon had been, or could be physically violent with them. Yes, the Daemyra relationship is twisted and has a toxic aspect, (that's also why we love it / on the other hand, no, there is no grooming, we have to stop with this bullshit) but physical violence does not just didn't leave. There's nothing to justify Daemon's behavior other than bad writing. Daemon is not a perfect human being, far from it. He's not even specifically a good person, like most of the characters in this series for that matter... He's an unpredictable character, who doesn't care about conventions, twisted and above all chaotic as fuck. He kills people. He is also violent in a physical way, yes, but that side of him has NEVER been enforced towards the people he loves and that was ultimately the whole point. He had his limit. Daemon is morally grey, which is how he is characterized by the author in the book, and the directors and writer of the series. I'm not saying Daemon's reaction doesn't make sense to some degree. He loses himself in his madness, preparing for war after Rhaenys announces that Viserys is dead and the Greens are coming for Rhaenyra and her children. He wants to protect Rhaenyra, her family and their legacy. However, he can't do it the way he wants with Rhaenyra who has a different point of view from his, and even considers giving up his throne to Aegon II. (Wtf Rhaenyra?!) For the first time, they are not on the same page, and I understand his frustration. I understand his anger. His brother he loved so much is dead, he is even convinced that he was killed. There we are clearly in denial... The greens have stolen / usurped Rhaenyra's birthright. They are in danger. He and Rhaenyra have just lost their baby girl. Also, Otto literally offers to give up their sons as hostages. Well yes, what do you think it means in medieval language to have places of choice in the court with the situation in which Rhaenyra and Daemon find themselves? That Rhaenyra wants peace at this point, to see her throne ceded, baffles him. Shouldn't she be angry like him? Aren't they meant to burn together? Didn't she partly marry him to fight the Greens? She reminds him of Viserys, a weak monarch who ended up crushed by others for always wanting peace, and pleasing everyone. Not to mention the aspect of the prophecy that Daemon ignored, showing that his older brother never really considered him his heir. Daemon's rage/madness at this point (remember, Rhaenyra says he gets lost in his madness early in the episode) is justified, yes. Another human being much less chaotic than Daemon might have just as easily cracked up the same way he did with all these events, and while that's not a good thing, it doesn't mean that loves Rhaenyra less. However, Daemon is not a real person, he is a fictional character, with characterization, arc, and evolution/development. In fiction rules must be respected. Nothing should come out of nowhere. Daemon has had countless times when he could have been physically abusive towards the people he loves, he never has. Even when Rhaenyra literally dared him to kill her, he didn't think for a second of hurting her. My argument being that it needed to give viewers hints that such a thing could have happened between Daemon and Rhaenyra specifically in the future, and there I would have accepted the scene. (after all, I like toxic couples much worse in terms of violence) Out, the series as it is delivered to us, never insinuates such a thing between them. On the contrary, Rhaenyra was even the person for whom Daemon had the most gentleness. As I said before, Daemon could vent his rage and frustration in other ways. We didn't have to have that choking scene. No need for that to show the toxic aspect of their relationship. It doesn't need that to show that Daemon is a morally gray character. Oh, and to all those who think and have always thought that Daemon didn't love Rhaenyra, or that there was no love between them... I could say a million other things, but really, just read this: “Daemon and Rhaenyra - they're together at the beginning of my episode. Part of the thing that we felt was important was to believe that they were in love with each other. And not just believe it, but feel the electricity. I mean, I don't know about you guys, but I am very much in love with my husband, and I still have a crush on him. And when I see him, I still get chills. And I wanted to see that, I wanted to feel that from them. Because this was a delicate fleeting moment, as you know having seen the episode. We needed to feel the realism of that. And so the two of them [Matt and Emma] had a lot of conversations - even without me - where they were building their relationship, and building the chemistry. So I was really pleased when we got to shooting their first scene together, where Rhaenyra says ‘I need to go back home’ - just the way he looked at her…I just love that.” -Geeta Patel, director of House of the Dragon [1x08] It's downright denial at this point.

I wished daemon was the king

terrible scene...

Based Daemon. It's morally right to do what he did, good on him.

This is not daemon i dont believe in this scene