I got here early so I'ma say it again but I haven't finished the episode so forget this if you did it. Say daddy loves you at the end of your videos again it was fun

your edits are phenomenal

The way how George r Martin wrote these books makes it perfect for adoptation because it's accounts given from people who weren't even there so you could always say they got wrong and this is how it really went

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You're adorable 🥰

Great observation

good memory - completely forgot about that

Not much earlier in the episode, Laenor professed his undying devotion to her and "their" children. Then, without even showing the discussion, he agrees to flee the country with his boyfriend. What?!

@@MrRJPE Words are not actions. He spoke about not being enough of a father, of being away and doing too much joyous things instead of his duty. And said he’d do better, I suppose because that’s the the only thing he thought possible. She gave him another way of handling this. I also think he was trying to convince himself to stay when he spoke, but he wasn’t really successful.

@@MrRJPE Well, I mean everyone is happy about this. He must have an agreement with her before all this.

Exactly, just being ensuring their safety

Yes you said it all

Yea this interpretation is the norm, not the exception, and what the showrunners intended.

King Viserys knew the truth and admitted if it got out “the consequences would be dire.” He decreed if he heard any more such talk, he’d have tongues torn out. Despite all this, he loved his daughter and wanted Rhaenyra as his heir. He fully supported her and her sons to his dying day.

You know what would have kept them safe? When she was initially given free reign to marry whoever she wants, the highest of privileges allowed to a noble, to a princess no less, ask to marry Ser Harwin. OR Not have the children in the first place. The second she decided to try and pass those bastards off as her husband’s, she signed their death warrant.

I thought about that too! very interesting moment

You guys have keen eyes, I didn't even pick that up 😩

@@AG-fg1uk Nor did I. It's why I like the comments. A lot of very observant people.

Good eye.

@@mortalkomment8028 “coz the other eye is closed.” Lol

I fully agree with what Sir Otto Hightower said during the episode. Viserys stubbornness is costing everyone, Rhaeneyra should’ve been for the streets.

@@iwantgoals1566 100%

@@iwantgoals1566 nope that’s not how that works.

@@yakiralovesall true, but that would've avoided the war between the two factions if the bastards were officially told they have no claim to the throne at all. Or get them exiled without any chance of them becoming dragon riders.

@@zaam231 how? What would stop the war from happening? If her children were officially bastards, Rhaenyra isn’t, so there’d still be infighting over who takes the throne.

Nah 😅

Thank god. I thought he was killed. And rhaenyra went further down the path of evil by having him murdered.

@@acdragonrider they all plan it together. Daemon, Rhaeneyra, Laenor and Laenor bf.

He never returns. I'm glad they finally gave the gays a happy ending.

An* escape but I agree with all of that :)

I was surprised that Rhaenyra would let kill him, then i was suprised that he survived, not from the book..but i like it

@@Pliskin_Ahab remember the book is told from the point of view of history book, not the actual story

@@The_preserver_x16 I agree

Yes it was unexpected... but cruel just the same, the decoy body was a person, an innocent person. Daemon just went Rambo on that guy, snapped his neck and then burned his body... All that to allow The Ambiguously Gay Duo to live their ideal lives elsewhere. Not to mention the poor mother who believes her son is dead. Yep, I'm more & more Team Green as the episodes go by.

It wasn't surprising to me, because of the following: 1. Rhaenyra respects Laenor and isn't evil enough to slaughter hm. 2. Laenor has been said to be a skilled swordsman. Hence, once I saw the hired assassin draw a sword rather than attempt to kill Laenor sneakily, such as with poison, I understood what would happen and that Laenor must have conspired with Rhaenyra beforehand. My conclusion was confirmed when the body that is presumed to be Laenor was revealed to be burned beyond recognition, which is very convenient. My conclusion was further confirmed once the person presented as the assassin was shown escaping via a boat _but with his face being concealed via a hood and via camera direction that avoided his face up_ until the moment that he reveals his face himself.

Exactly

That’s so fucked up to do to the kids. Those poor bastards.

But pity the poor guy who had to die so Laenor could get away. The small folks always have to die so the nobles and royals can play the GOT.

@@LeeBeeDeeTree51 That's what Game of thrones is

'dons' his murder hood?

He has to hide his hair.

@@akashsarjine6585 I know. But it never hurts to remember that point. All these folks do reprehensible things so cheering them on makes you think "Boy am I rationalizing!"

“No be there.” Reference to cobra Kai

@@acdragonrider "No be there"... Would that be House Miyagi or House Lawrence ?

House Targaryen - Keep it in the Family

@@evodude919 House Tanner (Karl - GoT season 3) - Fuck 'em till they're dead !

😂😂😂😂

I agree with you 100% but the kingsgaurd is a lifelong oath so they can't be fired

The guy is a complete psycho.

Will Seasmoke follow Laenor? Will they try to bind him with another rider?

Yeah they gotta explain this somehow

Isn`t Seasmoke going to get a new rider later on?

@@kristiandonchev2641 Yes. Addam Valaryon, brother of Alyn Valaryon, Baela’s future husband, is supposed to claim Seasmoke during the Dance.

@@kristiandonchev2641 only if the current rider is dead 😬🫢

The kids getting caught up in the grownups drama is what makes the show.

@@LeeBeeDeeTree51 Aemond is SSJ2 in the next episode. Now I know what you're gonna say : where are the blue lightning sparkles that normally surrounds an SSJ2 ? The answer is simple : The show didn't have enough budget.

Because they have the most chemistry of the lot, and there are no messed up looking babies

Plus it's the targaryns. It was pretty normal for them. Atleast it's not brother and sister

@@alexandrasmith4226 … yet

It's fantasy not reality. Just like Dragons.

"Also, why am I rooting for an incestuous relationship between an uncle and his niece?" 😂 so true. Although, I'm not seeing the chemistry b/w Matt and Emma (yet) that I saw b/w Matt and Millie - probably because the latter relationship was allowed to build over a few episodes.

Yeah, but she was hardly the perfect wife herself. They booth messed up.

@@LeeBeeDeeTree51 true. But to be fair, they both did their due. Its just that it didn't bear fruit. Beyond that Rhaenera did her duty as a mother. Laenor fell short being father to his supposed sons. If he did, maybe things wont be as bad as now.

Return them to the sea. *dumps them 10 feet away in a big ol' pile underwater*

The wedding was stomach-turning for me. Nevermind the incestuous nature of it all, but it was just the avarice and hubris of Rhaenyra. She just does whatever she wants and doesn't care about who gets affected for her to get it. She admitted that the reason they never conceived was that she needed to feel desired. Ummm turkey baster? She did NOT do her duty to the realm, but now she believes she's entitled to her ultimate desire? Her UNCLE??? Well, I guess the stomach churning does get back to the incest...

@@eddiet3026 She can do whatever she wants she's a fckin Princess, Alicent is jealous of her freedom that's it and you're being fooled by the green b!tch

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And in similar fashion to season 1; the drama really got revved up once the kids got into their scuffle.

Targaryens are together but they suck at being family, the Starks were all separated but Family all thru out

Hopefully while Rhaenys is still alive. Poor woman.

The directors almost fooled me into thinking he was gonna stay and teach Sir Harwin Strong’s kids some Swordsmanship (pause).

More like (Meleys/Seasmoke up in the sky), Caraxes, *Dreamfyre* , Syrax and Sunfyre. Since Seasmoke is light grey and that dragon is dark blue/grey, like we saw Aemond trying to claim Dreamfyre in the pit.

I love that Vaygar was basically testing him to see if he's worth her loyalty. Aegon proves to her that he ain't afraid and passes her little test :)

@@FlightX101 Aemond not Aegon

OMG YES. I wish they'd light the darker scenes better! I know they're going for authenticity but my eyes are STRUGGLING! 🥴

They overdid the ND filters a bit

It was dark for immersion but I could tell it was "lit/darkened" artificially in post - that bothered me.

It was better than everything that happened after Season 4 of GOT

In some countries the sun sets between 8 and 10pm like countries that are closer to lands way way above Alaska where at those lands the sun never sets

lol!!!

How can you say it was 6 Pm? it's supposed to be early in the morning because when the Maester was stitching Rhaeneyr'a wound it was lit so it must've happened before sunrise

A little more subtle and wiser than Tywin I think. Tywin was a prideful asshole. Smart but an asshole.

Just like his brother selling him to the Pink Dread.

He chose his mother over his brother. He's no fool. He knows exactly what side he's on, who's in charge of that side and who's just along for the ride.

@@danaglabeman6919 But he completely destroyed Aegon's repo cuz he's supposed to be the future King not Alicent

@@Darkstar_Dayne Well...Aemond's smart enough to know whoever the actual power will lie with, come that day, it won't be Aegon. And if Aegon had tried to deny he said it, it probably would have harmed his rep, but by refusing to back down from the claim, he forced Viserys to confront the issue in front of everyone, making him look weak and out of touch. I don't think Aegon was thinking that strategically: he just had nothing else to say, but it worked brilliantly nonetheless. I wouldn't put it past Aemond to think "who can I blame this on who's actually stupid enough to say what needs to be said?"

Trouble is, they don't continue to be goody goodies.

*_"..I do think it will back fire badly later season though."_* I've entertained that _possibility(?)_ for this HBO adaptation _(this season or another season)._ Being that there was not a literal "witness" to Laenor's supposed death, it'd be interesting to see _Uncle Laenor_ eventually reemerge to the _"Surprise! (e.g., UNCLE BENJEN-esque)"_ of some of the show's characters.

What happened in the book to him?

@@fizariaz9170 he died and it’s rumoured daemon had a hand in it

@@MsMyraEmily I mean that's the thing. The book is specifically written as an in world history book so this doesn't really change anything from the book, it just means their plan worked so the guys writing it in world don't know it was actually a deception.

Emergency Awesome also throws in too many spoilers from the book. Literally told us Aemond would lose an eye this episode.

@@MsMyraEmily Hey, so did Haelena last episode! 🤣

Heavy Spoilers is great

She wouldn’t know those details. And even if she did it does not condone Rhaenyra having an affair and having illegitimate children out of wedlock. It is an insult to their family.

@@MsMyraEmily the weird thing is that she has access to moon tea to not stay pregnant. It doesnt make sense that she would have birthed several children that are clearly not Laenor's. Dumb move on her part

@@googleuser7454 why would she need moon tea if she was not having illegitimate relations? That would confirm that was the case.

@@kuromyou7969 It's risk to take. if they can fake Laenor's disappearance and she carry on a secret an affair with a Strong, she could have at least tried to have gotten some moon tea secretly. Rumors of affairs are better than the actual product that everyone could see

@@googleuser7454 secretly from whom? It's not like it grow sin their backyard.

This is exactly what happened. Thank you for being one of the only damn people to say this lol it's so frustrating that people are seeing the worst in a scene based on...not liking a character and are ignoring the fact he denied taking the kids eye AND shouted for Alicent to stop and stay at the kings side. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

How is marriage to your niece fire?

Because they have chemistry? Band decades of sexual tension?

@@harlemrocs2563 first and foremost, its fiction, and the books are all about keeping the Targaryen blood pure so that they control their dragons. No need to get itchy about small thing

They showed a close up of Otto wearing the Hand pin on his chest.

@@dc7117 subtle…

In episode 6 Larys told Alicent that she should write a letter to her father

King visaryse is basically a white walker at this point

It would be fabulous but Addam, the guy who claims Seasmoke, is supposedly Laenor's bastard. (Though given Laenor's tendencies, most people think he's actually Corlys' son). Laenor can't come back as Addam in disguise (a popular new theory) since Addam has to be young enough for Laenor to theoretically be his father. I personally hope they'll switch the timeline to put the Battle of the Gullet before the dragonseeding, and it will be Laenor who is the "Tyroshi captain" who rescues little Viserys from the battle. He's trying to take him home but they're captured, and Laenor killed, by Lohar in the Stepstones, which is how Viserys ends up with him. During the dragon seeding, Seasmoke isn't supposed to be avaliable, but Addam bonds with him anyway. This doesn't surprise all the people who think Laenor's been dead for years, but it shocks Rhaenyra and Daemon, and there's a quick scene discussing that he must somehow be dead. Of course, they could just ignore the 1 rider until death rule, but... they already had a dragon keeper make that specific point in E6, so super awkward. Or they could just skip the whole "these are officially Laenor's bastards" thing and just make them Corlys's, which would fix the age issue with the Addam is Laenor in disguise theory, but IDK. If they do that, how do they explain Alyn? Laenor is 18 years older than Addam. Addam was just 15 when he claimed Seasmoke. I just don't see a way around it. The only way to fix this is to show Laenor dying somehow before dragonseed time, and why waste screen time when they could write his death into the main story?

Or indeed, their support for the Black team in general. it has to be wavering, especially for Raenys.

They'll support team black forever because, like it or not, Daemon and Rhaenyra's marriage have put Baela and Rhaena in the path of the greens' vengeance.

I noticed that it's mostly the women who are really pushy about who the "real" father is. Like... All the men around are like 👀🤷🏻‍♀️

Rhaenyra and Daemon didn't do anything for Laenor, I believe. They wanted him dead but Qarl decided to tell Laenor and they hatched a plan to escape. Rhaeneyra and Daemon don't know this, they just think he is dead.

@@KHANSTER1029 Daemon killed the guard who was found later in the fire place so it was Daemon's plan and obviously Rhaeneyra was on it

@@Darkstar_Dayne Oh right, I didn't connect the dots lol

Because he was drunk and in the water.

@@ceecee8757 You couldn't tell that until they strolled him up the steps. If anything the sea snake Drew attention to his son and his son's lover unnecessarily.

@@ceecee8757 Also being drunk is very common in this world and I wouldn't fault someone for being drunk and emotional if they just lost their sibling. Would you?

Being drunk in choppy water can get dangerous. A random ripcurrent and drag a person away.

My theory is that Laenor comes back as Addam of Hull who get this... rode Seasmoke.

@@absolutelyalice1754 yeah I thoughr about that too. But then there is a big age difference (Addam is fifteen years when we meet him). And who is then his supposed brother?

Or perhaps, it setting up an arc. You must remember they are all in grief, they lost their mother and Daemon lost his wife. This combined with the fact his Children are the literal spitting image of their mother. The scene of them separated was them all in disbelief, and processing that their mother and wife was burned to death a few hours ago. Sometimes nothing needs to be said Also I doubt they're going to show every single interaction Daemon has with his daughters, Daemon could have been interacting with everyone else, but his daughters don't know those people hence why they'd be in a corner.

The girls are living breathing reminders of what he has lost. They look like their mother and each embody a part of her that shines through. Laena was a bold, spirited, thoughtful, and intelligent woman. She was both emotionally and politically astute. Baela got her boldness. Rhaena got her thoughtful and astute nature. Both got her beauty and Daemon has to see that and also know that these girls will not get to grow up with their mother. Could there be parent/child clashes? Possibly but from the subtext of the book, Nyra does care about the girls a lot. She gives Rhaena an egg from her own dragon that managed to hatch.

Nah it's not like that Daemon cares about his daughters in the book too

@@Darkstar_Dayne But changes sometimes need to be made when dramatizing. Look at all the things that have been left out so far like the friendship between Rhaenyra and Laena. And there was no faking of Laenor's death in the books.

@@triplemoyagames4195 Maybe I'm making to much of Rhaena's remark that her father ignores her, but it was an odd comment to hear because it was given no context. We never see interaction between him and his kids to show what king of relationship they have. The few scenes from Pentos seemed to exist only to establish what Daemon's life was like in Pentos. Essentially they showed us that Daemon is unhappy and his wife wants to go home. Why do we need to know that one of his kids feels ignored if it has no dramatic significance? I think they would have edited the remark out if it was unimportant.

Yeah, they're setting Helaena up to be a Dreamer, which isn't in the books. IDK what her whole "Dragon of flesh weaves a dragon of thread" crap she was talking at the spider could refer to, though. Maybe she just does these chants with her bugs cause it helps her catch them? She's like Trelawny in Harry Potter, where she mostly spouts gibberish but sometimes says something real in a trance? It could be a cool way to flesh out her character: in the book she's just Aegon's wife and his kids' mother, not much else. She's got 2 really big scenes coming up in later seasons, but no real spoilers from me if you haven't read it.

@@danaglabeman6919 oh the treads were a prediction of daemond and rhyanera(sp) wedding, they are both dragons so treading and weaves are the symbols of there blood being together and threads to bond both dragons

@@cheyb1876 Yes. I didn't even think of that. 👏👏👏👏

It is no one's dragon..he claimed the dragon that's it! Dragons basically choose their successors. And there is also no reason to hate Alicent at all. Just imagine your kid getting stabbed. And plus they were all attacking him together. They were clearly in the wrong. Open your eyes and see!

@@4thgenkpop755 you sound immature as hell trying to dictate how someone else should feel or react to a show. George RR Martin has written very complexed characters that are being portrayed effortlessly and effectively through these actors, thus causing differing views, opinions, and factions! I am #teamred but in no doubt am loving the tension that is being portrayed in this show. So it seems you need to “open your eyes” and realize that people can and will have differing views of a #fictionalshow #duh 🙄

Leanor a "good husband"???? He was useless and selfish, he was never there for Rhaenera or the kids. I'm glad he's gone to live his life but let's not pretend he's a hero.

Um…fair opinion everyone….glad we can all enjoy the show. thank you for pointing some things out and just enjoy the show 😅

Just no fighting….Um…it just an opinion not a statement that is suppose to be right. Or you have to believe in what I say is the right way.

At all lmao