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I love the fascinated look that Daemon has, he’s not scared, he’s amazed. I feel like he is the most Targaryen of all of them, smart, crazy and obsessed with dragons

Dude came with a torch in front of a dragon, singing. If this is not the definition of badass, I don't know what it is!

One thing I have really enjoyed about this show is how cultured they've made it. Meaning that they've given so much depth in Targaryen culture, language, customs. It's like I almost feel that these people once existed in history.

This felt so ancient and majestic. The best scene of the entire episode.

Daemon is more dragon than any in his family; chaotic, impulsive, fiery, so it's no surprise he has such an affinity for them and is more at ease with these ancient beasts than people. His coin has always danced on on that fine line between madness and greatness and he is equal in both. Amazing scene!

Vermithor: You crazy as hell. I'll let you live.

This is one of the most flawless game of thrones scenes ever made

Dragon: FEAR ME, BOY!!! I WAS THE DRAGON OF KING JAEHERYS TARGARYEN!! Daemon: **continues singing**

I love the respect Daemon has for the dragons. He’s not at all frightened by Vermithor, it’s more awe. And even if Vermithor isn’t Daemon’s dragon, it’s clear he has some kind of respect for Daemon. And I love how he sings the song Jaehaerys used to sing for Vermithor, he probably misses his old rider, and is happy to hear his song again.

Daemon Targaryen singing in High Valerian is so peaceful and beautifully sounding, similar to a lullaby.

For anyone who doesn’t know, Vermithor is the next largest dragon after Vhagar and was called The Bronze Fury. His only rider so far was King Jaehaerys I, the old king we saw in the intro of the first episode and Daemon’s grandfather. Once when Jaehaerys’ reign was young, Lord Rogar Baratheon rebelled against him but was eventually taken into custody by the crown. When Lord Rogar asked the Young King Jaehaerys if he meant to take hostages in return for his treason, Jaehaerys simply made Rogar watch while he fed Vermithor, trusting that was enough to keep him in line… and it was…

Daemon's actual ambition in life is to boop all the dragon snoots. No lonely dragon left behind.

My fav scene of the final episode. Shit was fucking intense and Matt is very talented singer.

It’s quite connected, King Jaeherys doted on Daemon a lot since he was he’s favorite and ironically enough he was the one that taught Daemon how to sing if I’m not mistaking. Vermithor probably had heard the song plenty of times, and even though Daemon is bonded to Caraxes, vermithor knows him extremely well.

My favorite part from the book is how Jaeherys subtely warned Lord Rogar Baratheon by feeding Vermithor in front of him and having him watch. Its like a subtle "don't ever think to fuck with me" move.

Yeah, you'd need that kind of dragon to rule peacefully for sixty years. That, even when you are old and frail, no one would even dream of rebellion.

"King Jaehaerys once told me that madness and greatness are two sides of the same coin. Every time a new Targaryen is born, he said, the gods toss the coin in the air and the world holds its breath to see how it will land." - Ser Barristan to Daenerys Targaryen. Daemon is the rare occurrence where after hundreds of tosses... the coin actually lands on it's side.

For those saying "X should have claimed him" Recall that was years ago when war wasn't on the horizon. None of the boys had any reason to think they needed a big dragon. Aemond only claimed Vhagar because of his inferiority complex and inability to claim a newborn

This was the first scene of HOTD we ever saw in the original teaser. Matt Smith as Daemon was everything we could have hoped for and more.

Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen is one of the greatest book to screen castings of all time. He is so good at this role

It really hit me when daemon sang to his grandsire's mount like that, I bet he learned that it from the old king Jaehaerhys

Theory is that Daemon witnessed his grandad Jaehaerys. sing this lullaby to Vermithor,

Daemon Targaryen is epitome of Targaryen dynasty. We get a glimpse of old Valyria from his perspective. Fearless, mysterious, majestic, glorious and chaotic at the same time!

Vermithor: Bro! I haven't heard that tune in over 40 years! Turn it upppp!

What I love to imagine with this scene, is that when Daemon was just a very little boy, when his older brother Viserys, his father Baelor, and his Grandfather Jaehaerys were all still alive, they all went together to meet the Dragons. Maybe Viserys and Daemon were a little scared, being so little and seeing such powerful beings, so when Jaehaerys took them to meet his Dragon, Vermithor, he sang this sweet song that he had learned at their age, from his father Aenys, who had learned from his father Aegon, and so on, all the way back to Valyria of Old. I like thinking of it like that in any case😊

It’s so hypnotic It sounds like some old school priest singing random songs in Latin

Drakari pykiros (fire breather) Tīkummo jemiros (winged leader) Yn lantyz bartossa (but two heads) Saelot vāedis (to a third sing) Hen ñuhā elēnī (from my voice) Perzyssy vestretis (the fire have spoken) Se gēlyn irūdaks (and the price has been paid) Ānogrose (with blood magic) Perzyro udryssi (with words of flame) Ezīmptos laehossi (with clear eyes) Hārossa letagon (to bind the three) Aōt vāedan (to you I sing) Hae mērot gierūli (as one we gather) Se hāros bartossi (and with three heads) Prūmysa sōvīli (we shall fly as we were destined) Gevī dāerī (beautifully, freely)

When Vermithor breathes fire you can see the entire ceiling is pure obsidian (dragon glass).

Daemon is fearless Dragon with nice singing voice 😂

That slow, menacing growl by Vermithor when Daemon respectfully sets his torch onto the floor, sent chills up my spine! He was giving the intruder fair warning not to come any closer but Daemon was undeterred. BTW? Matt Smith has an amazing singing voice that even charmed Vermithor the Bronze Fury!

This was the most Daemon Targaryen scene of Daemon Targaryen scenes.

I think Daemon and Vermithor already have sort of a bond, if not a bond then the dragon is at least used to Daemon since he knew exactly how to approach him. I don't think this was the first time Daemon visited this beast, since we know how much Daemon values/loves dragons. If he hadn't been copulating with Rhaenyra at the time, he would have never let Aemond claim Vhagar that easily. Daemon knows Targaryens are what they are because of the dragons.

this was just alpha targaryen shit you can see he is the blood of the dragon 🐉 🔥

This freaking song is playing in my head. I needed the whole version. I love how High Valyrian sounds.

Just when I thought Daemon couldn't get any hotter!!! He goes and pulls THIS and he has an amazing singing voice as well....

Vermithor’s eye lining up with Daemon’s is just 🤌🤌

The eye contact tho..dragon recognised dragon

He's got a really good singing voice

Scene was so great. And it's kinda an insight into the tension that exists between he & Rheanyra this ep. Both are grieving the loss of their father/brother and child, Daemon is coping by throwing himself completely into prepping for War(a conflict that he kinda saw Coming)and is wondering why Rhea is hesitant. Rheanyra is trying to honor her father by not plugging the realm into War and is going about things steadily. Both are right and that made the tension real.

Daemon sings Vermithor spits fire Daemon pauses Vermithor: *Bruh don’t stop, that’s me saying you voice is fire*

When one scene is better than entire GoT season 8

I hope we get more high Valyrian scenes amongst the targaryens. It’s so beautiful and fluid the way they speak it. Sounds natural

The force of that flame from that dragon was intense!! They really did this scene justice. Specially the zoom out to show the size difference. Amazing!👏

Vermithor has to be the most bad ass dragon name

Dameon is Aegon the conqueror re-incarcerated, he is truly fire and blood.

Whole finale episode of this season was epic, but Daemon singing gave me chills.

Daemon seems to be something else compared to the rest of House Targaryen, delving into researching Ancient Valyria and personally excavating the Dragon Eggs, now this, seems he's trying to push the limits of Targaryen power.

Matt Smith is just the perfect cast. I loved watching him in the Crown and now in HotD. He is so good at portraying Daemon Targaryen with all his chaotic tendencies.

These dragons are terrifying beasts that can destroy entire armies in minutes. And yet they are strangely beautiful.

Daemon showing more tenderness to a dragon than to his own wife (whichever one) or family the whole season.

this man puts all of us in MORAL GREY ZONE .. he confuses if we should support him for the present or hate him for the past and the future.

It's amazing that a lot of people don't pay attention to details, there's a few Daemon and Caraxes scene from ep 1 that will tell you a lot. Ep 1> Daemon having a lovey dovey moment with Caraxes, and he take Mysaria's hand and let her touch Caraxes Ep 2> Caraxes come on cue when Daemon draw his sword towards Otto Ep 3> Not a single dracarys from Daemon but Caraxes burn in control, react when Daemon got hit with the arrow. Also, this caught my attention that when Daemon go to fight the crabs, did he chain Caraxes? I read someone's comment about this too, "how did Daemon convinced Caraxes to stay?" Because he always react to Daemon, or probably Caraxes being the good boy as he is just stay calm obeyed Daemon Lol Ep 6> my favorite moment.. fly high in the air and Daemon lift his hands up (foreshadowing 😏), Daemon The Show Off, how much trust between him and Caraxes.. fly without a care through the fire.. Ep 10> "I'm presenting you a choice" and Caraxes show up, why is he always on cue? Never heard Daemon called him.. And this awesome scene. The riderless dragon for over 40 years, sing to him, probably to some kind of "wake him up" from his super long me time.. didn't flinch and look at Vermithor in the eye.. Daemon is something else when it comes to Dragons. "Not a dragonrider but a dragonlord" is perfect to describe him.

1:10 man this shot was so ridiculously badass, daemon just be daemoning 😂😂

Just to make it clear: Daemon didn't go there to tame that dragon. He was just checking up on the old beast. Vermithor was the dragon of King Jaehaerys, the old man we see as king in the opening scene of the series. After Jaehaerys' death, Vermithor left King's Landing to settle on Dragonstone. He has been living there ever since, without a new rider. Daemon is just checking up on that big old dragon because he knows that a dragon like Vermithor -second in size only to Vhagar- is an invaluable asset to the Blacks. But he cannot claim Vermithor for himself. Not unless Caraxes is dead.

daemon targaryen, the rogue prince, the internet's it boy and boyfriend. Everybody thank matt smith for sufhba gorgeous performance

Scenes like this one are the reasons why people love Daemon even if he's a bloody sociopath (and child groomer). Dude is badass and charismatic as hell.

Probably the mist “high fantasy” moment in the season, Daemon singing to a dragon to get him on his side until they achieve a primal understanding of one another. Almost Tolkien-esque

I can't get enough of Daemon

Daemon is the one who gives more glory to the dragon he rides. Caraxes is truly his organ commanded by his brain

The switching of their eyes was the best scene! Bad ass.

Vermithor the Bronze Fury. 3rd largest dragon to ever exist, 2nd largest living dragon at present, mount of King Jaehaerys the Conciliator and "husband" to Silverwing. For anyone that's saying Rhaenyra's kids should've claimed him... there's a reason he's called the Bronze Fury. He's just as much likely to burn a mf than be claimed by one. During the sowing of the seeds, Vermithor literally burns one of the poor schmucks that try to claim him. Since Rhaenyra or anybody didn't expect an outright dragon v dragon war, there was no reason for them to risk their lives claiming this monstrosity. Edit- for all that's saying the Cannibal was bigger than Vermithor, here's a direct excerpt from Fire & Blood: **"Vermithor was already a large dragon in 48 AC; only Balerion and Vhagar were larger."** Keep in mind, Vermithor was born somewhere around 30 AC, so that makes him only 18 in 48 AC. Mf was outclassing other dragons when he was just a teenager. At present he's 99 years old.

Someone will be reading this comment even after a decade , I'm certain Daemon would leave an everlasting impact in world of ASOIAF and this scene is surely one of the best scenes of cinema. Rogue Prince 🐉🖤

*Me attempting to pet a cat from the alley.

Vermithor: Bro I haven't heard that tune in over 40 years! Turn it upppp

Daemon is right on getting the favour of vermithor as he is the symbol of Old king J's legacy.

every time a Targaryen is born the gods flip a coin, but the time Daemon was born the coin didn't fall one way or the other

I hope to see Silverwing too, they are both my favorite dragons. This duo is ❤

I love how daemon has no fear of Vermithor

omg I love Daemon my favourite character, only Daemon would walk into a dark cave and face off a big ass dragon looking him directly in the eyes whilst singing to it.

i found myself in awe watching this scene. there was just something about the way he sang so softly, pursed the words off of his tongue. perfectly done, cinematically and aesthetically. matt smith was phenominal in this series.

This was so majestic and beautifully captured, I didn’t know Matt smith could sing like that , I need the entire song with he’s voice NOW

I really like daemon He is a real rogue prince

The man doesn’t even flinch. Just wow.

This was one of the best moments of the season 🙏🏾

This was the best scene from the whole season.

Fucking remarkable scene. Absolutely love the reverence the characters show to the dragons, it fills you the viewer with the same awe.

His wife's son was killed by the biggest dragon ever and he instantly went to claim another big dragon to avenge for him 😂 lmao i love daemon he's so hawkish and alpha lol.

Daemon is more than a Dragon Rider, he's a Dragon Lord. Truly the wonder and terror of his era.

vermithor is honestly the most bad ass name a dragon could ever have

Imagine Targaryens or other dragon lords from Old Valyria singing on dragon back 🙏🏽 this was beautiful

Daemon: 🎵 You are my fire, the one desire, believe when I say, I want it that way 🎵

"Brave men didn't kill the dragons, they rode them"

daemon targaryen is really daring to confront a dragon with singing.well done daemon aka Matt Smith

This scene gives me chills… Matt is a great great singer!! Omg!!! 😮 😮 😮

This scene was so epic it gave me goosebumps 😳🔥🔥🔥

He knew that song was the only thing keeping him from turning into barbeque! Imagine forgetting the lyrics after seeing that fire! 😂😂😂😂😂

Daemon is a dragon in human form

I love how vermithor spreads flame singing alongside daemon. At least that's how I took the scene.

I absolutely love Matt Smith in this role. And i loved this scene sooooooo much. Vermithor spitting fire while he sang, gave me goosebumps. Just wow. I love where this show is going. Season 2 baby here we come! Hurry up june!!!!

This was just beautiful.

this scene should have been the only trailer for this season. We would have needed nothing else.

When I thought daemon couldn’t be any hotter 😭

Daemon: county roads, take me home, to the place where i belong... Vermithor: WEST VALYRIAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Daemon IS Targaryen in every sense of the word! Confident, Smart, Crazy, possessing an insane amount of knowledge and skill with dragons! He truly understands and is in tune with dragons. Of all the Targaryen thus far, only Daemon is truly bonded with his dragon, Caraxes.

Give the man his Emmy oscar or whatever else. He is amazing and this scene is a 10/10. Vermithor vs Vhagar in season 2. Will be a legendary fight.

I love the soundtrack of both HotD & GoT, but here I love it ESPECIALLY. Usually the score for a TV show or a movie is written and recorded after post-production at the final stages of its production, so the idea of the composer to fit the background music at 1:33 with what Matt is singing so it sounds as an accompanying harmonious background to his voice is genius. As a musician myself who sometimes works as a movie score orchestra player, my experience makes me doubt this was pre-planned and I do believe it's a really good catch by the composer. Ramin Djawadi is the best!!!

1:08 everyone always talks about vhagar in the next scene but this shot of vermithor rearing up in the shadows is honestly terrifying, such a great choice

This was one of my favorite scenes from the entire season.. so taunting and amazing

This guy never gets scared