Wow. Great analysis. I haven't heard "this takes place at a time when the Targaryens were at the height of power" yet. I mean, imagine if they said that at least twice in every House of the Dragon promotional piece (e.g. this video), or better yet, imagine reading that in the shows synopsis -- that would be pretty cool!

When Targaryen dragons ruled the sky, no one dared look up. -Someone, probably.

Spitting

@@jimstythehpguy it’s literally just an example of that, but keep being a turd on the internet for fun. Hope it made your day better

@@jimstythehpguy you seem fun

Can anyone confirm this?? OMG I would die, I saw Ramin Djawadi in concert last year and the music was simply AMAZING!!

@@jorgemendez4082 I am so glad you saw him, I bet it was a once in a lifetime performance. He definitely is coming back.

My thoughts exactly, glad to see that more people appreciate his work

Was just listening to S8 soundtrack omw to class. Beautiful

The one good thing about season 7

Meh..

@@obiwam9245 Oh come on.

Agreed

look kids a copium fiend.

@@joshuaadams6565 his username is obiwam, so you know what i mean. 😂

10 days my friend. 10 DAYS!

@@brandonhernandez371 We've been waiting for this show for years. It's finally happening 🙏

A Man needs to wait....

For real omg😭😭😭😭Only 10 days left!!!!

Someone said you could get it on Reddit if you really can't wait

Don't forget he was also considered the most dangerous man in westeros during the dance so yeah dude was pretty much a threat on his own.

@@sumairshirazi yep! ditto on that one. Daemon is one bad Mutha-(shutyomouf!)😀

@@dottiemathews6853 yup like bruh rhaneyra wasn't even a threat it was mainly daemon who wasa threat to the greens.

@@sumairshirazi Yep, the woman almost did nothing.

He’s not the littlefinger equivalent. That’d be Larys Strong

I think that, like the Targaryen madness, was the the result of inbreeding. In the original series, Illyrio Mopatis (who gifted Dany the dragon eggs) says they were from the Shadow Lands beyond Asshai, meaning they could’ve been layed by wild dragons instead of the tamed, Valyrian ones. The original dragons, Balerion, Vhagar, and Meraxes, were massive, dominating creatures. The last dragon was no larger than a dog and deformed and died quickly. There was a trend of the Targaryen dragons (and themselves) becoming less powerful because of the inbreeding.

@@goodgirlvhagar Has anybody done any DNA research on those dragons?

Yes so exciting. At least one of them is a non-binary BIPOC (they/them), so very exciting.

@@acct5910 all of them, not one. Dragons lack definitive gender in Asoiaf universe

@@goodgirlvhagar inbreeding? Dragons aren't people, it's because they got contained and couldn't "free range" like thier ancestors did which is why thier health and size are messed up.

He quoted them too. Like the other day just randomly quoted some random text and the name of the book

Jealousy ??

Maybe that’s why D&D tried to butcher his story . No way they consciously thought that Season 8 script was great .

Or maybe they just didn’t care

Also explains why he hasn’t released WOW , maybe he wanted to keep the ending of his story exclusive . Idk I just get money and power hungry vibes from George .

@@mindfultv2459 Martin said they didn't bother contacting him anymore amd you can tell they didn't by watching anything after season 4

I like how her wings seem to connect to her tail. Like the dragons from Reign of Fire. Its nice to see variety!

Syrax wins, fatality.

Yup, there can be better things to come sometimes, and having learned from the mistakes of the past.

@@aryrios4165 the past mistakes are all really down to Dan & Dave and the obvious lack of source material, whereas with HOTD and the time period this series explores, all the source material is right there, no excuses for any f**k ups this time around 🤞🤞

No matter if the last season was horrible(it was) this has big shoes to fill. I hope it does!

@@brandonhernandez371 me too, I’m quietly confident that it will 🤞

Winter is coming, night king, white walkers, the long night, etc. are irreplaceable. The concept and story of GOT was amazing. Let's hope this series keep up to it...

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The best house is Westeros

@@jimboslice6367 For me the best house is Lannister

@@jimboslice6367 the best house to me are the Baratheons, they have no magical powers from Valyrian blood or dragons yet they took the throne through marshall skill and ferocity, they are great and fierce warriors and great characters. They started as a bastard house from the Targaryens and became kings, they also have the legacy of the old Storm kings which makes them even cooler.

@@masterplokoon8803 boring. HBO chose wisely which house to make a prequel on

Brooo same

There’s still a few of those anti-woke youtubers who are saying hotd is woke and spreading hate to the trailer. I hope that doesn’t affect the show

*beckons Michael to come join* "COME TO THE LIGHT, MY SON, COME TO THE LIGHT!" "WE GOT DRAGON CHICKEN WANGS! LOL!"🤣😂😂

YES! YES! YESSSSSSSSSSS!! EDGE OF YOUR SEAT YESSSS!!!!

Hello beautiful angel how are you

@@martinshaw4638 HEY MARTIN SWEETIE! I GOT A DRAGON EGG FOR YA DADDIE! *hands him a large gold dragon egg*

i know that's right! lol! i brought extra chicken wangs for this! i'm going to drum up some "DRAGON CHICKEN WINGS!"😋😋😋😋

OOH! VUYANI! I LIKE YOU! YOU DEEP, SWEETIE! YOU MUST DRINK CAUSE YOU KNOW THINGS! *WINKS AT HIM* But seriously, that was beautiful and profound. you got the right flavor of this show.😀you broke it down to the actual realness of the main characters. i like that!

Maybe the mad King burns eveyrthign in the end

Cool

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@@user-xg6sx5ev9u it will. the boys is nothing compared. maybe better call saul has a chance or succession but nothing else

Don't overhype iy my boy

Yup. HBO quality is unmatched.

Easily.

First thing I noticed. Book viserys is the worst king in Westeros (Yes worse than Aegon the Unworthy and The Mad King).

@@aegonii8471 I woudn't go so far. His reign was generally peacefull, he maintained the status quo of Jaehaerys I (arguably the best king westeros ever had) and his biggest mistake, letting the seeds of the Dance sown in his gradfathers reign bloom, was arguably more of a crime of omission than malice. He wasnt a great king, not even a good one, but compared to Maegors unfettered shit show I'd say it wasnt that bad. The wrong man at the wrong time, but thats about it

@@aegonii8471 Nah man the worse King's place is really tough I think Aegon The Unworthy, Aerys The Mad King, and Robert Baratheon are great contenders

@@felipeneves7260 Maegor was a man of action. Jahaerys would not have been able to negotiate the way he did at his young age if Maegor didn’t bend the seven kingdoms over his lap and whoop them into submission. Aegon may have conquered Westeros but Maegor “Conquered” Westeros and placed fear and anxiety into the hearts of every man woman and child in the kingdoms. Even saying all that yeah Maegor is still a lower ranked king but I wouldn’t have him at the bottom of the list he certainly wasn’t irrational. Jahaerys did everything right concerning the succession. People kept glossing over the fact that if he had made Rhaenys his heir then Daemon would’ve instigated a Civil war without a doubt. Names are powerful and when the ruling royal family goes from Targaeryan to Velaryon and passes through the female line in a male-dominated society then those male claimants with the name Targaeryan will always have a claim. This creates a scenario where as the ruling female monarch or descendant of one you either have to snuff those claimants out or live with the fear of them starting a civil war and this same problem is in the heads of those claimants even if they don’t want to start a war… which guarantees war. Jahaerys calling for a great council was the most intelligent solution because not only is voting a practical way to choose a ruler but it also clearly shows what sides each lord would choose in an inevitable war. Now again, even after saying all that by the rights of Westeros succession a daughter of the first son always comes before her uncle. Rhaenys is the rightful ruler of Westeros before Baelon and Viserys and i think Jahaerys impulsively naming Baelon his heir was the worst decision of his reign because it solidified Viserys claim and gave him a chance to dispute the succession. Anyways Viserys won and I don’t think he cheated neither. The Velaryons were just as wealthy and could’ve bribed as many houses as the Hightowers did. Viserys won because he was a man in a male-dominated society it might’ve not been 20-1 but I do think he won and I think it was substantial let’s say 10-5. Book viserys is the worst king by a small margin because of his foolish decision to bypass every single law in Westeros, every Valyrian law, every religious law, every andal law, and every first man law to make his daughter the heir before his son. You can make your daughter the heir before her uncle and your brother ok cool that goes with most Westeros laws. In the books Alys Karstark is the heir after Robb killed her father and her brothers died in the war of the five kings. Her uncle and cousins try to dispute this but by Westeros law a daughter comes before an uncle and male cousin. Even though the verdict in the Council of 101 was that a male comes before a female and that was what put Viserys on the throne in the first place and Daemon should be the heir instead of Rhaenyra. That situation is whatever Daemon had no support besides the velaryons so he would’ve lost the civil war and in regular Westeros succession Rhaenyra would’ve came before him anyways. But to keep Rhaenyra as your heir after the birth of a son is the most illogical and foolish decision in the entire series. By far worse than every other action by any king from Maegor burning the sept to Aerys burning Ned Stark’s dad. It’s the worst decision because of what I stated earlier, it guarantees a Civil war. There is no precedent and no law in the seven kingdoms except among the foreign Rhoynar in Dorne. In every generation you have two-way anxious thoughts about the other side trying to kill you because you don’t want them to start a civil war. Even if the first generation of Aegon II, Aemond (Who am I kidding), and Daeron didn’t start a civil war what about their male sons? What about if those male sons become dragonriders. That means I’m ever generation the problem is compounded you have more dragon-riding male claimants running around with the name Targaeryan while your name is Velaryon or Velaryon-Targaeryan. What viserys did was far worse than what Jahaerys did and he took no initiative to stop the problem like Jahaerys did by calling the great council. What he did was worse than Aegon the Unworthy because these are true-born dragonriding male claimants and not just some legitimized bastards. He was literally about to start the doom of Valyria in Westeros (Atleast the civil war dragonriding parts not the volcanic eruption or faceless men). So sorry for that tangent but yeah book viserys with no context is the worst king in Westeros. I like that the show is giving more meaning behind his actions like the prophecies and shit because the history book make him look like a fool.

@Paddy Bateman Wait thats a good point actually, why didin't they do that? Was Rhaenys already married to Corlys when Harrenhall happened? I can't remember

Agreed. George has been putting the main series off for too long. I mean don't get me wrong I loved Dunc and Egg but I feel like all these lore and history books he's writing on his world is something you can do once you actually finished the main goddamn series.

Yes! Now it just feels like too long. I read those books as a 17 year old and I'm nearly halfway into my twenties now. It's just baffling to me that someone could begin something like A song of Ice and Fire and then just leave it hanging!

@@shabnoorrahman919 I KNOW THAT'S RIGHT SWEETIE. TO BE HONEST, I DON'T REALLY READ FANTASTY BOOKS LIKE HIS (I READ AUTOBIOS OF MUSIC AND MOVIE LEGENDS) BUT, I READ "FIRE AND BLOOD" AND BELEIVE YOU, ME, THAT BOOK WAS OFF THE CHAIN! IT WAS THE BIGGEST BOOK I EVER READ (OVER 600 PAGES!) ITWAS PHENOMINAL! I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN! SHOOT! I WAS UNDERLINING ALL THE JUICY BITS OF IT (THANKS MUSHROOM!) AND I FOUND MYSELF TALKING BACK AT THE STORIES AND MY MOUTH GAPING WIDE OPEN! OH I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN HUNNY! I WAS LIKE, "DAYUM!!" LOL!!! 😆😆😆😆😆

competent? the dance of dragons was almost all his fault

@@kjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj I’m still reading the books but I was under the impression that the chaos that erupted during his reign was not entirely of his doing or derived from his actions. I assumed he actually tried to maintain the balance of power during his reign and preserve the legacy of stability his predecessor brought.

You should read about argon the first, jahaerys, and many others because viserys was called the unworthy lol

@@anisbenammar7864 Aegon IV was called the Unworthy

@@mesa9724 Him marrying Alicent and having multiple sons with her is one of the biggest catalysts that contributed to the Dance.

Jessica Bailey. Ur saying absolutely right.

i tell you i totally agree with you on that! the Targaryens were FIERCE!!! CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE DRAGONS! i wonder are they going to have someone play Mushroom?

Just came back to say... Ha! Told you so! She absolutely smashed it out of the park, as I knew she would. So glad that so many more people have now seen what she can do.

There is full story source material from GRRM for this one, all they have to do is fill in details.

It’s funny how people quickly turned on D and D - GoT and their world worked on screen because they brought the world to life and they actually did follow the source material and did the best they could. Is it their fault they veered off because George didn’t finish that source material? Are they supposed to wait?

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