By the way girls something that everyone either missed or left out of the editing (or both : as left out cuz they missed it) The servant girl in the tavern the one slapped in the ... It's Diana the servant that was sent away by Alicent in season one with silver and the moon tea. After Aegon ... She was also seen terrified while serving him but he didn't recognize her.

I can't believe I wasn't receiving the notifications that you guys were reacting to this season already!! I'm so happy💚🖤

7:59 A queen consort would be called "Your grace" but Daemon would be a prince consort since king's consorts do not exist because a king would always have more power than a queen, so it's really worrying that Daemon want to be called "Your grace"

17:27 Plus the night the King died was the first time in 10 years anyone in King's Landing had seen her or Daemon.

I'm pretty sure that unlike queen consorts, king consorts are not called 'king' consorts or adressed as 'your grace' because when a Queen is the ruler, and her husband is called 'king' consort, people don't hear the word consort, they hear the KING. good old patriarchy. as for why daemon wanted to be called your grace, i dont think it's because he wants to be king, more like 'put some respect on my name btch im the queen's husband'. i mean it's DAEMON, he has a big ego. but i don't think he plans to betray rhaenyra, if the tears in his eyes during the dream sequence is anything to go by. the writers of the show also mentioned that he does feel guilt over the wrongs he did against Rhaenyra when she was younger. This is going to sound VERY weird, but i don't think he always liked her as a romantic partner, when she was a child, she was his neice (both in name and in his heart), a piece of his brother whom he loved. he had a soft spot for her like any uncle might. I know how gross this sounds cuz he ends up in a sexual relationship with her later on in life. But this is what makes Daemon interesting to me. In real life anyone would hate him (rightfully so), but in a fictional show the gross things are easier to overlook. He's clearly conflicted over his feelings, regarding his brother, his (now) wife, hell even little jahaerys, as hypocritical as it sounds. I am so intrigued to see how Harrenhal changes him. He's still a piece of sh/t and probably will always be so, but this character arc has the potential of being interesting. After all who likes boring characters who are the book definition of 'good'.

Apparently the eggs that Rhaenyra sent off with Rhaena ARE meant to be the ones Daenerys eventually ends up with in Game of Thrones. Rhaenyra mentioned intending for them to go to Pentos, which would explain how they eventually end up across the Narrow Sea. The director of the episode confirmed it in an interview. Though I guess in the book version of things, it's heavily implied that the eggs Dany got were already over there at the time House of the Dragon is taking place, having been stolen by a jilted lover of a former Targaryen, but this is the show version of things.

Yea Alicent is having to cope really hard..Partly her instant reaction is denial because she won't accept that she can be responsible for everything that follows...I think the guilt will start to settle in ESPECIALLY as the war goes on and the mayhem of the Dance follows in the entire realm....While it is true that Otto and the counsel at their plans for Aegon regardless of what Viserys or Alicent said, it is also true that Aegon at the time categorically did not want to be King at all- and it is mainly Alicent who talked him into it convincing him that his father wanted it, and if she told him at the time to refuse the crown, he very well, almost certainly would have, given as Alicent stated Aegon was going to proceed as she saw fit...BUT It's possible then that Aemond would have likely been crowned by Otto instead and he would have welcomed it...Hard to say but yea

Sorry you interpreted the fact he saw young Rhaenyra wrong. He saw the young girl he failed again and again. He wanted to protected her and failed

I really love your reactions, you one of the few people whom are unbiased in their takes and capable of having a naunced discussion and analysis of the characters whether Green or Black. i find it possible to pick sides but at the same time to be interested in both sides and their pov.

Great reaction as always. Love watching your reactions.

Alicent heard what she wanted to hear the night Viserys died. She wanted the position and just heard the name aegon, and immediately thinks that Viserys wants her son to be the successor. All Visery's life he always said that Rhaenyra is his heir to the throne and defended her every time. Even the morning/hours before he died, he didnt want to take the milk of the poppy so he could have a clear mind, walk to the throne, felt and go through all that pain just to defend luke as the heir to driftmark to further affirm Rhaenyra's inheritance and then Alicent The Hypocrite thinks Viserys suddenly changes his mind that same night. Alicent thinks her son aegon the rapist is The Prince that was Promised?? Dafuq!😆

11:47 There is something in the books that involves the word "Mayhaps" being vital and tends to be related to foreshadowing (it had something to do with Frey and the Red Wedding idk the specifics). Seeing how Episode 4 went.... I just caught this watching the reaction though.

Since you guys are watching HOTD right now, I recommend you watch “Shogun” alongside it. It’s a brilliant show that feels like a more subtle, less bombastic version of Game of Thrones that is based on a novel that is based on a true Japanese history.

i think i found my new fav hotd reaction/commentary channel. you guys are so unbiased and give, in my opinion, the most nuanced interpretations. i'm team black all day all night but my god most of the reactors here just cant seem to understand anything about why the greens' kids and alicent are they way they are because of everything that happened to them is really annoying lol. keep it up! i'm gonna binge the rest of your reactions later!

I'm not sure whether Aegon the Usurper's kingsguard or Robert and Joffery's kingsguard are a bigger disgrace to the position of Kingsguard and the title of knight. On one hand you have the idiots in this episode and Criston Cole and on the other you have the likes of Meryn Trant and Balon Swann.

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Hated the sept scene. That's the consequences of shitty writing. The show keeps pushing the narrative that Aegon's only solid argument is Viserys's last wish which is not the case. Aegon doesn't need Viserys's order, he bases his claim on tradition and precedent that made Viserys king over Rhaenys 30 years ago. But the show doesn't want to address this for some reason and puts all the blame on Alicent's misunderstanding. The greens and Alicent are even more hated now because the writers didn't bother to give her and the green real motivations and backups for putting Aegon on the throne. It makes them look just stubborn and delusional for no reason. I mean they did give her motivation in ep 5 when Otto gave her valid argument that her children would be in danger if Rhaenyra took the throne, and Alicent indeed had this belief for 16 years, but apparently she forgot about it the family dinner in ep 8 and now only Viserys's wish is her argument. if Alicent can't say anything better than "he changed his mind" to back up Aegon's claim, then why would the audience believe Aegon HAS anything but this illusion? I hate this show change so much because it undermines everything: world building, motivations and the message of the story Ignoring the political arguments of the Greens harms the story not only as an entertainment work, which initially provided audience with an interesting conflict in which both sides have strong claims, it also leads to simplifying the political side of the issue. It weakens the message of the story laid down by both the author of the book and the creator of the show - criticism of the monarchical system and especially vague , uncodified laws and contradictions it brings with it. A system in which there are no clear rules, which ultimately becomes an excellent basis for interpretations in favor of one or another political party, from which the conflict arises. The point was that both Aegon and Rhaenyra had strong claims because the monarchy lets several claimants have legal grounds for inheritance based on different arguments. But now it's all narrowed to " misunderstanding"