Aemond: "while aegon was chasing girls, I studied the blade" Larys: "while aemond studied the blade, I studied the feet"

It's a she dragon. Her nickname is "The Red Queen", because she's red and has a spiked pattern that resembles a crown. A fitting dragon for the queen who never was

Meleys is a she dragon, she is nicknamed the Red Queen because of her scarlet red scales and is the fastest dragon. :) Also, if she did light them up at that moment, there wouldn't be a dance of the dragons haha. She was just not going to killof her family and the new king. It would've made her a Kingslayer and a Kinslayer. She did choose sides at this moment though, and she gave them a war cry warning with her dragon. It was basically a declaration of war. Her killing all the people with her dragon was also unavoidable because she had to break Meleys out of the overcrowded dragon pit to escape and all these people were in the way.

Alicent's misunderstanding of King Viserys' last words weren't the "final step" to war, I don't think; as we see, the Council had been planing in detail this for some time. It might have been a personal motivation for Alicent, but overall Viserys' alleged last words were just extra fuel to the fire.

Book Larys has a badass scene where he forces every man in the green council to cut his palm and swear a blood oath show larys: hmmmm... feet

I love the expression on their faces when they realize that Larys has a massive foot fetish 😂😂

After reading comments online I will say the biggest error of a still awesome scene is that Sunfyre (Aegons dragon) wasn't there behind Aegon. Would make sense as a attempt to prove his legitimacy and since Sunfyre is smaller the threat would still be there.

There was a mention of Criston Cole in A Feast For Crows, the 4th ASOIAF book. Loras: The heroes will always be remembered. The best. Jaime: The best and the worst. And a few who were a bit of both. Like him. Loras: Who? Ten black pellets on a scarlet field. I do not know those arms. Jaime: They belonged to Criston Cole, who served the first Viserys and the second Aegon. They called him Kingmaker. -Loras Tyrell and Jaime Lannister

Knew something was up when Alicent said “The hour is quite late.” The last time that happened was when she was summoned to Vasaris for a booty call.

It's worth pointing out that Viserys's dream from the first episode came true. His son wore the crown of the Conqueror.

One thing that they do well with Aemonds character is he was always ready to do his duty, and will do things by the book. He’s a second son so he won’t take the throne forcefully, won’t spill blood under a roof etc. so the fact that he kills Luke accidentally makes more sense than anything (many thought not due to the book but even in the book no one knew just thought so because they knew they both flew off) but knowing he won’t want to be weak he’ll most likely take the fall

"The show is gorgeous" I couldn't agree more. One of the most beautiful depictions of dark fantasy committed to film.

... Aegon never felt loved... Especially by his parents... So when that crowd started showing him love and started cheering for him... That was the turn.

Meleys is a she-dragon, nicknamed „The Red Queen“. In the book it also is said that she is very quick and agile.

About Rhaenys, "She just gave them the biggest 'FUCK YOU' I've ever seen on television." I LOVE YOU, Clarus.

Viserys the Peaceful's whole problem was the thesis of the story: "Love stays the hand and dooms us all." Like Alicent paying off the girls Aegon was assaulting, he was turning a blind eye to reality and playing favorites to the memory of his dead wife while the whole kingdom rotted away like his body did.

Alicent facing a BIG ASS DRAGON to protect her child... Honestly QUEEN

Viserys and Daemon's mother, died giving birth to their brother , both died there.. Viserys wife died giving birth to their unborn son, Daemon's wife died trying to give birth to an unborn child... Damn..

Melys is one of the fastest dragons alive at this moment.

Alicent: Ring the bell when you've made your decision Rhaenys: DING freaking DONG I am leaving with my Dragon to warn the rightful heir and her family

32:26 - Really agree with ur comments abt Aemond and the actor playing him. Ever since this guy appeared on the promo of episode 8 he has captivated the audience. Can't wait to see more of him in Season 2.

Alicent always wanted to have Viserys publicly name Aegon as heir. To “win” with honor. She never planned for a cloak and dagger coup after his death. And she always assumed any war would be Rhaenyra attacking first after Viserys makes Aegon heir.

Kinda feel for Allicent this week. Husband died, finally realizing everyone was plotting for her son, and had to listen to Larys get off to her feet to get info. Only to get screamed at by a big ass dragon

Gotta admit that scene at the end brought my overall opinion of this episode down by quite a bit. Like I get what they were going for but it just felt like they did it mostly for shock value which has me a little bit worried for the rest.

Good call on Meleys being agile, in the book she is known to be in flight.

"Larys(Larcen) moves quick when feet are involved!" That had me laughing so hard!!! 🤣

I honestly think the most beautiful scene this whole season and the one that knocked me sideways was Rheanyra's reaction to Laenor when he said he hated the gods for making him as he was. 'But i do not'... It was so powerful, no judging but love and understanding unlike how they both have been subjected all their lives to conventional morality, the poison of the ages.

The kingdom didn't prosper while Viserys reigned. Daemon and the gold cloaks went to the city and doled punishment over the crimes Viserys constantly overlooked. Daemon and Coryls fought to regain control of the Stepstones. Viserys didn't send help for 3 years and Daemon and Coryls had to win that war on their own. Viserys didn't put any infatracture to keep peace at the Stepstones. And he sat there and let the greens take over his kingdom and did nothing about the kids being forced to fight in fleabottom. Peaceful king is a laugh.

Love how poetic it is that Rhaenys is a witness to both times where the realm supplants a woman in favor of a male heir/king! And this time she does something about it! 💪🏼

King Charles coronation will never top this one.

The only reason I can think Rhaenys didn't yell Dracarys is as a mother who lost her two kids, she couldn't do that to another mother. But her exit was the biggest fu to the Greens possible

Their reaction when the Melys came out, knowing they called it out moments earlier 😂❤ the guy even turned tomato-red in excitement 😂

23:03 @Nerdy Thank you for delivering a scream reaction that was huge, but not too large to blow out my ears. Editing, equipment, or voice performance? Or all three? Well done.

By now I finish watching an episode and I'm immediately waiting for your reaction and if it's not out yet it's like missing your morning coffee, this is definitely starting to worry me.

Perfect thumbnail! It was pure joy when Clarus called that dragon up from the basement! ; ) I love watching your reaction videos and appreciate the discussion/review; well done!!!

They weren’t her enemies. It’s not war just yet. Hindsight is 20/20. That’s Rhaenyra’s work to put in. Rhaenys is team Rhaenys, all the time. The small folk suffering when the high lords play the game of thrones is something GRRM’s books have always commented on, that’s what you are supposed to really notice in that scene. No shot she was killing them there for sake of his story.

Firstly kudos to past me for catching last week's easter egg #prophecy of "BEWARE THE BEAST BENEATH THE BOARDS"😂 Shout out to Helaena, she seems like the audience's 4th wall breaking guide constantly hinting at what is to come. I'm paying close attention🧐 to EVERYTHING she says and does now lol. In this week's #prophecy/criptic message she said (as she embroidered a #beetle 🕷 on some cloth), "It is our fate l think, to crave always what is given to another. IF ONE POSSESS A THING(birthright?throne?power?) THE OTHER WILL TAKE IT AWAY." This one is quite vague because "the other" can be anyone. Perhaps she is hinting at some future backstabbing coming between the Targaryen brothers because Aemond was looking power hungry and thirsty for his brother's crown. Sidenote: When Helaena was asked who took Aegon, she dropped her head down and stared intently at the beetle 🕷 symbol she was embroidering, the same beetle symbol l think we see later carved on the walking stick of Lord Larys (that creepy handicapped foot fetish dude subscribed to the queen's feet onlyfans🤣). Could he be the #metaphorical "#beast🍆 beneath the boards" or was the Dragon the #literal #beast beneath their symposium(board)? Or perhaps both? I wonder what this new information entails.🤔

The Blacks have 6 dragons but only Caraxes, Meleys and Syrax are adults while Vermax, Arrax and Moondancer are very young with Vermax and Arrax being as large as Syrax was in the first episode. And the Greens have Dreamfyre, (who is Drogon, Rhaegal and Viserion's mother and is a century old so is like the 5th largest dragon during the dance) Sunfyre (who is almost as large as Syrax) and Vhagar who is twice the size of Caraxes, and five times larger than Arrax and the fiercest dragon in the world.

Quentin didn't direct this episode, but if he watches the show you can bet it's his favorite, lol

That's Meleys - the Red Queen. The Fastest Dragon in Westeros. Also Viserys and Daemon's Mother's Dragon before Rhaenys.

As a Parent of a Teenager, I use an app that tells me WHY the movie is rated as it is, and use that as a guide to decide what I will let my kid see. He's seen all of Marvel all of Star Wars, isn't interested in GoT, LOTR, (He did see The Hobbit).

If you go back to episode 6 where Alicent and Larys first had dinner, after which he left to go kill his father and brother, you will notice that Alicent removes her shoes when she sits down to the table with him. It wasn’t anything that seemed to merit attention prior to this episode. At the time I just thought maybe it was representing that her feet were tired after a long day. But after this episode it does make you wonder. It seems a little early in their relationship for anything to be happening around that. But it was rather odd that she was having a private dinner with him in the first place considering that she is the queen.

Meleys screaming to the Greens: "Beeeaches!!!!"

Rhaenys did not want to dishonor her familiy's name by becoming a Kingslayer but she did deliver a very clear message.....Also Rhaenys lost both her children and knows what it is to loose a child so out of respect she did not kill the queen's kids right there but they will get their chance on the actual battlefield.

Lord Beesbury : rejecting the coup. Crispin Cole : " It's smashing time!"

I really loved your dialogue after the reaction about fantasy and kids! I vote for an entire video on it as an end of 2022 video :) I work with students and k-12 students. They are very much into all things Disney (star wars, marvel, Disney), CW shows, and more. But did you see the article this week that said that HOD has a little younger audience than ROP, but mostly they are both mostly targeting millennials and older.

Prophesies could be clearer. Helena could say, “Don’t do the coronation directly over the dragon storage area.” Better yet, Aegon the Conquerer could said, “Give your kids different names. Too many Aegons will confuse everybody.”

Ironic how Alicent criticizes Rhaenyra for having a healthy relationship that produced loving kids, meanwhile she uses her body, her feet, to get information. 🙄🙄

6:39 The music in this episode is unreal.😍

Matt Smith may be new to you but to us Brits he's very famous he was the eleventh Dr Who and played Prince Philip in The Crown, Morbius, Star Wars, Terminator Genesis, Clone so many wonderful roles check them out xx

Loved the musical score of this episode. I think it's called the fate of the kingdoms. Something like that.

Cersei was NOT happy to marry Robert. She hated him because he killed Rhaegar. It was always Rhaegar she wanted.

This is a slower episode but just wait for the finale. It’s going to be devastating

Crispin: “every woman should be spoken of with reverence…..” except Rhaenyra of course 😊

Talking about kids watching “inappropriate” movies, when I was a little kid in the eighties, my favorite movies included Alien/Aliens, the original Night of the Living Dead (the first movie we rented on our first VCR in 1985), and my three favorite Arnold movies, Conan, Predator and Terminator (the first one; I was in middle school when T2 dropped). And of course certain other adult movies ended up being adapted for and specifically marketed to kids, like Robocop and Rambo. Hell, even Ghostbusters has a few iffy moments. So I don’t worry about it too much.

Loved the episode and the pacing.

@35:06 "How do we go from we eat pancakes together to ..." If you go back to the scene where they eat pancakes together, they are already showing us this foot play! Go back and watch!

Rhaenys basically stated without saying words that it's up to my cousin Rhaenera to kill you not me. Also if she would have done that right then and there there will be no season 2...

26:50 "the floor of the sept" it's not a sept it's the dragonpit as you just said. I don't know if there's another way out than the centre of it like that from what I've seen.

The main difference between what Daemon did by killing Vaemond and what Criston did by killing Beesbury is that Vaemond was right in accusing Rhaenyra of siring bastards and Beesury was wrong in accusing Alicent of regicide.

Nerdy I waited all day for this reaction. Specifically to see your reaction to the foot scene 😂😂😂😂

I love that you saw it coming! I never expected it!🤣👍

11:36. I found it incredibly funny and stupid on the greens' part to imprison Rhaenys in her bedchamber. I get it, they don't want her flying off to Dragonstone to warn Rhaenyra and Daemon about this coup, but if they were counting on my loyalty and support in this coup, locking me in my room is NOT the way to go about it. I might, (in her shoes), seek redress about that injustice alone.

I still don't like that the miscommunication is the fuel that lit the fire for Alicent. It was way too convenient of a circumstance. I do like however, that the small council had plans already in the works regardless.

25:34 The thing Is that there is Daeron in Oldtownn and if Rhaenys killed these lot, the green supporters would name Daeron( youngest son of Alicent and Viserys) king and they would name the blacks are kinslayers which would divide the realm even more and give the greens more supporters

"I've yet to meet a man who lacks the taste for absolute power" - Otto Hightower

All I know, us that I hope they were all wearing their BROWN pants... 🤣🤣🤣🤣 The coronation was being held in the dragon pit, so all the dragons are below. And from Heleana talking about the HAND turning the loom, and Larys calling all the little spies WEAVERS, that was more foreshadowing. Rhaenys could have at least set Otto on fire 🔥...js 🤣🤣🤣

Your reaction to the foot scene!!! 😂

Apparently Biter (but not his buddy Rorge) was one of those child fighters. They file the teeth into sharp points and grow the fingernails for tearing flesh. Regarding Rhaenys, it's not actually her fight yet, if ever. She isn't in the crosshairs, nor are the Velaryons. First of all, she needs a deal with Rhaenyra, or she'll stay out of the war.

Rhaenys theory (have not read) is to put herself in decider position so whichever side negotiates more for her family gets her support.

Was waiting for the reaction to that scene. And Claroos's face at 16:23 did not disappoint 😆

To say Cersai was not bad until after marrying Robert is just a stretch. She was completely evil to Tyrian is entire life. Remember she even pinched his prick until he screamed in pain as an infant just for the fun of it. There were multiple flash backs where she was shown to be twisted as a youth on film and in the books. She and Alicent are both stuck in the loop of how far will you go to continue to cover up the evil you have done..... for Cersai there was no limit....I fear for Alicent , she has already reached the point of no return and the Greens have already laid the ground work for their demise.

I was blown away by the details in the coronation. It felt like watching Nicholas II being crowned in an Orthodox ceremony with all the hollow pomp & circumstance of a rotting system. It's what I'd always envisioned from a GoT coronation. Tom Glynn-Carney was terrific in bringing out Aegon's fear, hesitation, pride & euphoria all at once. I'm glad they kept much despised Criston putting the Conqueror's crown on Aegon II's head. The Kingmaker is born! What this show's doing exceptionally well is the details, down to locking up servants. Usually the passionate debates, the sense of treachery, the heartbreak are glossed over & we only see the regime change as a "fait accompli". This brings to life the mechanism that historically goes behind a coup, which I assume is as emotionally taxing for the people seizing power. That's why I like agonized & conflicted Alicent more than her steadfast source counterpart. It's more flesh & blood. She vacillates but her messianic fear for her children fates her to make a cursed gamble. *Jokes aside, Tfw u support our Green Lives Matter King for the extermination of Strong Boys cause ur pro Valeryian blood supremacy.*

A good kid friendly fantasy show is The Dragon Prince, also anime has a lot of them DBZ Naruto Bleach One Piece ect.

Rhaenys took the moral high ground. She doesn't use dragonfire to murder the greens because it would be wrong. (Peasants are just ants beneath the feet of the dragons). She's going to come back with a whole flight of other dragons and help Rhaenyra take the Throne (rightfully).

George Martin needs to finish the last two books of A Song of Ice and Fire before writing anything else. Imagine, had Martin applied himself and written The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring, Game of Thrones would've ended on a higher note.

“What is the process of that relationship?” If I wrote it, it would have started because Alicent noticed his interest in her feet and tried to use it to squeeze him for info. Larys plays along but then turns it around on her. Before long, she has to show him the toes to get any real help. That’s appropriate for Westeros.

I don't think she could've left another way. Meleys' lair would've had two entrances, yes, but they would've been heavily guarded and both her and her dragon would've been vulnerable. She needed the element of surprise to get past the guards. RIP to the poor people, obviously, but given the coming civil war, this quick death is better than some of what's to come for those people.

YELLOW DRESS OR SHIRT IS FIRE. I WISH YOU BOTH GOOD FORTUNE IN THE WARS TO COME.

Book knowledge: Viserys is found dead at the beginning of the night (not morning) by a servant who got him a 'cup of hippocras' (some kind of sweet wine) every evening. That gave the green council the whole night to figure out what to do without having to deal with the court yet, and a week passes before they finally give Viserys a proper burial (his body was kept in his room the whole time, gross) and crown Aegon (without having Melys crash through the dragon pit, but the episode needed the vfx dragon action anyway) oh and if we needed further proof Criston is demented: there is is

we dont really know if aegon puts his bastard kid in the fight ring or the mother did so as a way of disconnecting from aegon though we also know he comes there often

I find it funny how people thought Alicent is evil for paying off the maid with whom Aegon slept - but are completely fine with Rhaenys killing dozens of bystanders just to make a point.

The guy playing Eamond is not a new actor he played in a amazing show called the Last Kingdom and other things.

Before this episode or even the last where you said that “she tried,” how was Alicent “the worst”? Seriously, I am trying to understand the hate toward this character who has literally never done anything wrong except that one time when she lost her shit because her son got grievously injured.

If you remember the scene where Alicent ate with Larys alone, she immediately took her shoes off. I thought it was odd at the time, and tossed it up to her just getting comfortable out of the public eye. Now??? Hmm...

I also, couldnt wait for Nerdys reaction to the TOEnly Fans scene lol

There was the dinner scene a few episodes back where she took her shoes off.

"They have 5 dragons" - Yeah and Aegon is an afficionado in Sunfyre snacks. Because he turns out to be smarter than the Black Queen.

The ending scene really did a good job of depicting the expendability of the subjects in the eyes of the ruling class and how they hold even other rulers who are enemies above their own peasants. Its not even a phenomenon exclusive to monarchy or dictatorships its the same for democratically elected leaders. Even they are content to condemn waves of their own civilians and soldiers to their deaths when fighting while at the same time being very careful to not directly attack harm or kill each other. Its actually quite sinister and obscene.

Being a kin killer is one of the greatest sins you can commit in Westeros. Also Meleys is stunning. I wouldn't be surprised if Dany's dragons are descended from her. Rhaenys in this moment is what Dany could have become.

honestly larys is getting more than criston cole lol

I believe the reason why Rhaenys didn't Dracarys them all is that she knows this isn't her place, this isn't her battle. Like she said, she must stand alone. She isn't the greens' enemy, she isn't the one who's wronged by them by crowning Aegon. Plus, she's still reeling from the loss of her children. She possibly can't do the same to Alicent.

17:00 l suspect Lary's his #foot #fetish is a coping mechanism tied to his foot disability/trauma. I surmise that the same thing that was used to overlook & ostracise him (feet) is the same thing he is now actively perverting. It's perhaps his weird way of balancing the scales by bringing the most powerful women's feet down to his feet's level of respect/disrespect/treatment/objectification. His feet were used to cause him #pain and made him look #weak, now subconsciously/consciously, he is trying to reverse his pain impulse by repurposing feet as something that GIVES him #pleasure and #power instead of #trauma... The psychology is perhaps that if the queen's feet mean nothing to him but a cheep thrill then surely his own disabled legs aren't less than anyone else's... It's a taking of his Ego's "power" back by perverting another Ego's dignity (like was done to him), thus bringing everyone to his level.

Yeah, Cersei might have been a good person. Pinching a baby's ding dong to a point it might come off is the act of a good person.

23:00 Welp, that's going into J20 and Raven's highlight reel.

I believe she didn't kill them because they are her family and being a kin slayer is one of if not the worst thing you can do in this world. Maybe just under killing people at weddings...

Kinslaying is a big no no in a song of ice and fire

This episode would make Georges happy. So many gardeners, planting seeds all over the place (some even spreading their own seeds...) And about that Tarantino scene, it's actually quite the opposite. The power play is from Larys, who has the queen tangled in his web, after having killed his own family "on her wish" so that her father could resume his post of Hand of the King, so he has that mighty Damocles sword over her head should he reveal this news to the public. He's one of the numerous men she has to serve, despites being the queen, and he's most definitely the creepiest prison that she has to find a way to escape from. Rhaenys, on the other hand is the only one in the entire episode who actually showed her how a powerful queen should look like, serving as an inspiration to take a stand for herself (which she did twice, first against her father after Rhaenys planted the seed of being queen for herself, second by protecting her son against a dragon, which impressed even Rhaenys, who's lost her 2 children, and who was just one word away to barbecue them all).

I have 4 kids and as far as Westeros goes., I have shown scenes from both shows to my 12 year old and have watched the entire series with my 2 oldest who are 16 and 18. The violence doesn't bother me as much as the sex scenes as a parent, which I find weird when I actually think about it. I guess it all depends on how u were raised and the kids maturity level. Every kid is different and u have to judge for yourself if they are ready or not although I am pretty progressive as far as my parenting goes. A lot of people don't agree with me but I would rather give my kids as much honesty and real world facts then keep them sheltered. The more knowledge a kid has the better equipped they are to deal with the world.

I'm very interested in this future power play between Alicent and Otto for "control" of Aegon. also it is to be assumed that the dragonpit where Meleys were sealed and heavily guarded (meaning rhaenys could have been killed trying to escape from the entrance, so Rhaenys' only way to escape was from the ceiling