On "there is a beast under the boards" im happy with the reveal. What a bad.ass.moment for Rhaenys! (& its also better than the theory that it was due to Aegon & the servant girls). At 8:55 on the mans clothing, the pattern on the border(is that brown or gold? Idk) looks like a tulip 🌷.? The baby Targaryen: was he there in the pit as part of the entertainment or why is he back there I wonder?! That scene between Alicent and Rhaenys, 👨‍🍳👌 great acting, you could really feel the tension! Nice callback to a previous ep shot of Alicent sitting but the way it was framed it looked like she was in a birdcage & Rhaenys tells her about carving herself a little window in her prison. I love those minute details. When I realized everyone was converging on the Dragon pit, I immediately thought back to when the kids where fooling around in there yrs ago, teasing Aemond & what it must've been like to be able to run around among all these dragons. Back to Rhaenys & her beast🐲... girl could've ended the dance before it began with just 1 dracarys! I liked her delivery in that scene. I saw it as a: "I COULD if I really wanted to, end all of you, right here. Do not think you hold power over me, Alicent." But what I find more fascinating is the melding of the dragon with its rider, to know its thoughts & react, fire or hold back. Also! When she & Meleys first burst out & ppl went flying, I thought "this is the downside of dragons" then went back to my previous thought of their minds melding & how the ppl in KL dont really care who rules as long as they have stability, so it stands to reason that there could be a lack of regard for these "disloyal" folk & it made me wonder if Dani was having that kind of moment in GoT when she burned it all to 7 hells. This was a good ep for me for sure😁. I hope next Sunday goes out with a bang! Lets go team Black! 🤺

It wasn't bad, and did have some great scenes with Alicent especially. I was disappointed with the episode as a whole and maybe because the others have been so well done. Your breakdowns are excellent as always

Quentin Tarantino approves.

Thos was underwhelming

Sick bastard

🦶🦶🏻🦶🏼🦶🏽🦶🏾🦶🏿dude loves all kind of feet. Lord Foot Fetish Larys

The games afoot👣

It was like Trump winning the election in 2016

The actor nailed it.

@@panthertvchannel5921 Trump never switched though, unless you count "going off the deep end" as a switch.

@@boarfaceswinejaw4516 if calling out the people fucking your country is "going off the deep end", I'd like to take a turn on the diving board.

@@jamesclark9619 "calling out the people fucking your country" oh great, a billionaire populist calling billionaires corrupt. such a revolutionary. No, going off the deep end as in: indulging literally every little far right demagogue, subsect and cult that claims veneration and worship onto him, because all he cares about is his ego. The Dude embraces every motherfucker who speaks positively of him like a long lost child, and then winds up having to spend half his presidency cleaning out his own administration constantly. I mean, for fuck sake, more than half of the "RINO's" that he and his gaggle of knuckledraggers keep doing witchhunts on were people he handpicked for positions of power. Either trump is a supremely bad judge of character, or he just doesnt like it when people talk back to him. god forbid anyone is critical of dear leader. and then there is the shadier shit with trump, like how he tossed assange to the side like a used napkin the moment he won the election, because god forbid you actually act on your anti-establishment, anti-deep state spiel by helping the very people who got you into power in the first place. Trump is just another egotistical maniac who flew in on a wave of hype. his cereal box populism is only appealing because people think swearing and acting infantile is a novelty.

i thought she was casually taking off her shoes after a long day, lol. i'm sure many others did also.

I thought the same 🤢

😂

Same! I never thought the perfect and pure godly Allicent would ever be involved in something so vile! And you know she's been doing that and who knows what else for a very long time!

Same lol until the very end 😅

To be honest, the ninth episode was in my opinion the worst episode so far...I found the first 10 minutes very good, but after that it went downhill a lot. On the one hand, this whole search for aegon completely took the tension and pacing out of the episode. In addition, I just don't understand why it should be so important who finds Aegon first...I mean he's a human and not a robot, and even if Alicent tells him about their plan and urges him to do it how she planned to do it that doesnt automatically means that Aegon will do it like that. Also, I absolutely don't understand what prevented Otto from sending assassins to Dragonstone, as we learned at the beginning of the episode, he always made his own plans anyway, and the only thing Alicent has now is Aegon, who isn't interested in any of that anyway .So what would Alicent do if Otto killed Rhaenyra and her children? Kill your own son and heir to the Iron Throne? Goading Aegon into killing Otto? From what we've seen, Aegon wouldn't really care if Otto had Rhaenyra and Daemon killed anyway. And the ending with Rhaenys in the Dragonpit was very bad thought out anyway in my opinion because there was absolutely no reason why she shouldn't have killed all the Greens after she's already killed thousands of people to save herself and her dragon from King's Landing. And the conversation before with Alicent can't be an argument either, because first of all, Alicent wouldn't notice anything if Rhaenys killed her children, because she would also be burned to death immediately.and secondly, i just find it very unbelievable that rhaenys suddenly felt sympathy with Alicent after such a conversation in which she was told all along by alicent how bad her decision was to join the blacks. All in all, I'm unfortunately very disappointed that out of all episodes they´ve decided in this episode to stray so far from the books, just for a moment of shock. Mainly because the first eight episodes were so good and I was so hyped to this episode.

yeah, the way that developed was great. takes a second to sink in

No it was the dragon

@@panthertvchannel5921 I think it's both. Prophecy, man! So many ways to interpret it.

"It's what the servants refer to him as" Why? does he frequently hide under the floorboards and whisper "Hm" when people pass overhead?

That’s what I thought, too.

@@lesliemisaacs he will be worst than Joffrey

I didnt feel that rhaenys wished to descalate the situation. Since her choice was already made. I believe she was Just hearing the Full tale from alicent's mouth. Still, that last scene i find a bit silly.

When has she ever been likable? She's always been a toxic, triggered shrew.

totally agree with you @The Turing Protocl

She never looked stupid. Wth you talking about. She showed the greens she was powerful af. That she won't be another prisoner waiting for death. And that "mass murder" was the only way for her to escape (like a champ no less). If she didnt agree with Alicent's terms they were going to kill her like everyone else. Are we watching the same show.

I am a book reader but I'm going to say that we should enjoy the show for what it is. Every single episode book readers have something to complain about and if they have to complain every single episode then just stop watching it. GRRM is heavily involved in the show and he's the Author so GET OVER IT! Negativity is ruining this more than the story going off cannon in the show. I'm a book reader too but some of you will never be satisfied. Sick of seeing everyone bitch and complain and than still continue to watch the show so they can bitch and complain more. Just piss off. We know GOT screwed up in season 8 but stop complaining about everything with this show because of it!

I wanted her to flame them all but she felt sad for Alicent projecting her son as she would. That saved them

She's not a kinslayer - she won't let herself fall that far...

@@erikvina3587 I'm pretty sure she just wanted to give Alicent the answer she was asking for.

It would end with one season 😂

@@erikvina3587 no not a kinslayer but an absolut ignorant massmurderer who kills thousands just to save himself as it appears

SPOILER they won't

They’ll make do with whoever sits on the throne. It’s the dragons that they’ll be fed up with.

They won't stand with her anyway because she's a woman.

King Maegor with teats 😂

It was intentional bc the citizens do something as a reaction to that

Very good point.

@@jeffnogo Thank you

I woud say, even before Aegon had been crowned , his son came before Aemond as an heir to Viserys. Of course Rhaenyra and all her sons came first.

@@aaronia8092 Not if Aegon abdicates the throne. If he does, his line of succession also loses any rights to the throne (or goes way back in the line, not sure about that). But for sure Aegon's sons are not the next in line and the crown goes to Aemond, in case of abdication BEFORE the coronation.

@@leykimayri - Yes, that's true, Aegon's abdication could remove Aegon's children from the line of succession (I guess, if he as the father of minor children renounces also their rights in their name), the point is that without the abdication they still have their rights to be heirs before Aemond. And if Viserys had died a few years later, the abdication of Aegon would mean that his eldest son would take the crown not his brother.

By killing them? This is a great way to make yourself a target.

To align with them over family with the fate of the House that she married into hanging in the balance… totally empathize with her there. But, as others needed to point out to me, Rhaenys killed a lot of people for her display of defiance.

Nobody is ever caring about that. Nit picking

thanks for watching

But it is. And she dies

I think it was also a reference to how her husband sneaks out beneath the hidden tunnels to go into flea bottom and visit brothels and children fighting pits. Making bastards and abandoning her.

Who are you talking about? Whose brother?

@@lesliemisaacs lol. Maybe you didn't realize aegon married his sister, well for the Targaryan tradition not that they wanted to.

@@shannonm2005 And maybe a reference to how Cheese & Blood sneak in via same tunnels? Is Aegon the "beast" or Blood & Cheese the "beast"?

@@odasurf5480 I honestly think her prophecies can have double meanings, and it’s intentional. We’ll probably never get real specification.

He used his own child like a fighting rooster. He would be 100x a better dad if he just abandoned them like a normal worthless deadbeat dad.

You don't understand why she doesn't want to kill her own family.... she's not a murderer

She def thought about it tho

@@jemi3822 She just killed a few hundred peasants, she isn't a murderer though?

@@cosmo43095 Yeah that's what it seemed like. I swear the writing in these TV shows just gets worse and worse every year. I doubt that's how it happened in the book. She literally could have ended the entire conflict by uttering one word, and she would have been right to do it since they usurped the throne.

Eve Best is fantastic in the role. Loved watching Olivia Cooke play off of her and Rhys Ifans in this episode.

@@PetePeppers1 funny you mention that because those three are the only Actors I have seen before, Rhys from various movies, Olivia from Bates Motel and Eve Best from SHOWTIME series Nurse Jackie (Showtime sold it to other platforms, clearly for political reasons, and erased it from On Demand on TV and on their App.) Cowards. I did my research and they didn’t do that with any other popular series. They maintained ownership. I’m not sure if they made other shows available elsewhere too, at a cost. Pete, if you don’t know what Nurse Jackie was about the whole situation is ‘juicy’. If you need or want to know more, please let me know. It’s rather long winded but I hope you’ve seen it and don’t need any explanation

It is true if Aegon denies the throne before getting crowned his children cannot inherit the throne from him. So the next in line in case of abdication before the coronation is Aemond.

I can't wait! I hope he's okay!

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@@PetePeppers1 letsgo thanks!

If that's what happened, they did a pretty poor job of conveying it to the audience.

Exactly thank you

@@television1088 It seemed pretty straightforward to me. Either way, this show is constantly walking the line of showing/not telling us what the characters think. That's a risky approach because on the first view, sometimes the viewers piece it together, and sometimes we don't. But I'm sure you're also the type of person that would be complaining, as would I, if they made things too obvious and had Rhaenys do a big speech on her dragon about why she couldn't bring herself to kill them. Can't please everyone.

No way dude. She was never going to kill any of them. She can't then there would be no dance of the dragons. She just wanted them to know who's side she chose 🤣

@@user-bh2fz5sf5e Clearly we all knew she wasn't going to in the end, but my point was that she fully intended on killing them all but couldn't do it for the reasons I discussed.

You must be a fun person

Exactly. Dorks looking too much into it

Yeap, exactly, finally someone who has some knowledge about history, I have got tired of listening to people "reviewing" the show when they have no idea about how succession lines have been working in our own history. If Aegon abdicates the throne BEFORE getting crowned, the throne goes to Aemond and Aegon's children cannot inherit something that never belonged to their father, common sense. If he abdicates after getting crowned, his son inherits but as being too young, the next adult male is Aemond who becomes the protector of the realm (regent) and rules until the son comes of age, if ever...

Not really. Next week luke dies. So blood cheese will be early next season

@@xancypillosi9497 goods point. and that seems an appropriate inciting incident to conclude season 1

@@robsop9512 yea , that’s def what happens. And it’s the cliff hanger to pop off next season. Bc Daemon will need to take Harrenhall , which will be easy. So I’d imagine first 2/3 ep MAX. Prob earlier

If Aegon abdicates the throne before getting crowned his children his line of succession loses the right to the throne as well and the next in line is Aemond. If he gets crowned and later abdicates, or dies before or after the coronation, his son is still too young to rule, which means that the next in line, uncle Aemond, gets the throne until the nephew is old enough to rule, if ever....

@@leykimayri Not trying to argue, but genuine question: is THAT what they say in the GOT universe? I am basing my own assumption on what happens in real life -- for example, if William walked away from the British throne when Charles dies, the throne will then go to George, William's oldest child. It would NOT go to Henry, William's younger brother.

@@bennytherotty It has only happened once in the UK and according to the British law abdication is not supposed to happen unlike other monarchies so the Parliament had actually to intervene and make sure that the throne would go to Edward’s brother and then his daughter Elizabeth and no descendant of Edward III could ever challenge George VI or Elizabeth for the throne. But remember that in the UK the king CANNOT decide to whom he will pass the throne (who’s the next in line), so what Viserys did (choosing Rhaenyra) is something that cannot happen in the UK, the throne goes to the next in line and only the Parliament can choose otherwise. That’s for real life in the UK. Now as far as WESTEROS is concerned, more or less they are doing a coup so if Aegon abdicates or dies, you think they will put a 3 year old on the throne and who will support the enfant on the throne? His cuckoo mother or his dragonless grandmother and great grandfather (Otto)? Of course the next in line would be Aemond and he would be placed on the throne, as a strong adult Targaryen male who commands the largest dragon. So yes, Aemond is the next in line. I don’t want to insult you since I don’t know you, but people who want to REVIEW shows should start using their brains a little bit you know. It’s a coup, the oldest brother abdicates or dies and they will put an enfant on the throne? Who will support the enfant, which Lord and which common folk, 😂 ?

true

Otto is not related to Rhaenyra or Daemon or any of those children. It would be murder but not kingslayer

It happens when aegon becomes a cripple basically. But aemond only calls himself protector of the realm

He was saying Aegon as in the conquerer and his knowledge of the prince who was promised prophecy. So Aegon and Prince are separate entities but Allicent makes sense of this by assuming he means Prince Aegon. And the only prince Aegon is Allicent and Viserys' son. Because Aegon the Conquerer was never a prince he went from lord to king. Aegon conquered westeros according the lore bevause he knew a prophecy that a prince from his line must rule and unite the seven kingdoms against the threat from beyond the wall. Viserys admitted before he died that he believed Rhaenyra is the prophesied prince. But allicent obviously can't make sense of what he is saying because Viserys believes he is telling Rhaenyra not Allicent. Viserys never intended to say this to Allicent or he certainly would have before now so she has no clue. In episode 3 viserys does admit he had a dream of a prince with a crown to Allicent but he never mentioned the prophecy and he never brought it up to her again.

He’s in old town

He had a different cane in this episode!

@@user-bh2fz5sf5e I’ve tried to compare images and they both look like the same insect to me. Plus the fact HBO confirmed it’s a firefly. Why do we expected this insect to be a bee not a firefly now? If that’s true it has to mean something that’s why my interest in peaked.

true, seems like Alicent also doesnt care about no one else that is not a noble, its the only explanation for how she is such a bitch with the servants and small folk, but when come to rhaenyra, shes like: oh i am so candor.