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If only Rhaenys had been queen instead of Viserys. She's the only person giving Rhaenyra good advice rn and she also knows how to handle the men around Rhaenyra. She would be a very effective hand to the queen.

Of the claimed dragons we have: Caraxes, Daemon’s mount Syrax, Rhaenyra’s mount Vermax, Jace’s mount Moondancer, Baela’s mount Meleys, Rhaenys’s mount Sunfyre, Aegon’s mount Vhagar, Aemond’s mount Dreamfyre, Helaena’s mount (but she doesn’t ride) Tessarion, Daeron’s mount (Alicent’s youngest son) On Dragonstone we have some unclaimed dragons: Seasmoke (used to be Laenor’s) Vermithor Silverwing Two wild dragons: Cannibal Sheepstealer Stormcloud and Tyraxes are baby dragons that belong to 2 of Rhaenyra’s youngest sons

Blackwoods and Brackens don't need a reason to fight. Last season we watched them fight over Rhanera when suitors were proposing to her.

Mason can rest assured he’s not missing anything about Harrenhal from s1. The castle is supposedly haunted/cursed which is why you get that unsettling vibe. Daemon’s having visions, and yes when he woke he was standing next to a Weirwood Tree.

Harrenhal is a haunted castle. It was the place in the pilot episode where they showed King Jaeherys, the Concilliator, making Viserys Targaryen the heir or next king before he passed. It's also the same place where Jace's and Luke's father, Hardwin Strong and his father were killed by Larys Strong by fire. I think the weirwood trees are part of why it's haunted too.

Harrenhall is considered cursed. It was built by slave labor by Harren the Black whi mixed their blood into the mortar. The castle took 40 years to build, and was completed on the day Aegon and his sisters arrived in Westeros. When Aegon came to claim the castle, Harren laughed at him and said stone didn't burn. He, his family, and all the servants hid inside. Aegon had Balerion breathe fire all over it, cooking everyone inside. Anyone who ever gets custody of Harrenhall usually dies horribly. It was a running joke on GoT. Because the place is in disrepair, the roots of the godswood have gotten into the castle. The castle is next to a large lake called the God's Eye. In the lake is an island known as the Isle of Faces, where it's believed some of the few remaining children of the forest live (the original inhabitants of Westeros). So it's a spooky spot for multiple reasons.

The Harrenhal scenes were so good. Atmospheric asf which I'm a sucker for. I'm really enjoying the hotd journey with you guys!

Deomon said they have 13 dragons vs the greens 4 so they have the numbers but Vhagar is freaking huge and battle tested

Yes Mason. Those are the trees from game of thrones. That castle is supposed to be haunted. Thats why its so eerie. Oh and a stranger telling you that you're gonna die there doesn't help 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

"If you think this has a happy ending, then you haven't been paying attention." -Ramsey Snow

Those new Kingsguard are no true Kingsguard. They were Aegon's posse.

Just want to thank you guys for the daily uploads. Your consistency is fully appreciated. Also, a banger of an episode.

I liked Daemon's line, 'They should obey their liege lord, no matter their condition' because he was thinking of Viserys as he said it

The eggs that were sent with Rhaena to Pentose are the three dragons that Daenerys has in Game of Thrones. That’s not what happened in the books but the directors confirmed they changed this to connect the two shows. Harrenhal (castle daemon went to) is historically haunted/cursed. It was destroyed by a dragon as soon as it was built. Daemons dream (brought on by being in the cursed castle) was a reminder of the atrocities that he played a hand in committing during the Targaryen civil war. He wakes up by a Godswood tree. Godswoods are sacred spaces where ancient magic still lingers. They're places of contemplation, connection with the Old Gods, and sometimes, eerie visions.

Dear Mason Quinn; You didn’t have to watch Season 1 multiple times to know that Daemon was headed to Harrenhall, it was mentioned more than once in the past two episodes. The mysterious woman is Alice Rivers who may or may not be a witch.

I hope ppl remember that it was Aegon who teased Aemond 1st when they was kids about the not having a dragon by giving him a pig which in turn he got the biggest dragon & the kids fight & aemond lose his eye

Haelena has the visions and she sketches some all over her walls. I saw a video breaking down all the sketches. It was amazing. Also, dude in tge tavern is probably a bastard. Targaryen and Valeryon bastards are called "dragon seeds". They will play a part in the war and i cant wait. They aren't showing specific "small folk" for no reason. The new kingsguards are Aegon's buddies. He was drinking with them last episode. Ir tge one b4 that i forget.

The problem I have with Rhaenyra going to KL is that she had no peace terms to offer. When you’re entering a negotiation for peace and you’ve already rejected peace terms from the greens, you should at least bring a counter offer. More importantly, it seems glaringly obvious at this point that war is inevitable, especially now that Aegon’s son is dead. If the Green Council didn’t care about whether Viserys wanted Aegon on the throne or not, why on earth would they care about it now when blood has already been shed? The only person who ever gave a crap about his dying words was Alicent, Aegon was going to be king with or without her cooperation.

The new Kingsguard are Aegons friends from last episode

Weirwood trees are the tie to the magic of the Children of the Forest. The magic of the realm. What Bran/Three Eyed Raven used to see... why Melisandre had more power in the North than the South (where the trees are not)... etc. They are MAGIC. And that woman is Alys Rivers, a bastard of House Strong, who is "rumored" to be a witch.

Guys I think you forgot that when Viserys died and Alicent came to the council, they were already hard at work usurping the throne 😅nobody cared what Viserys said or didn't say to Alicent on his deathbed....The fact that she came and claimed that Viserys named Aegon just saved Otto the hassle of getting Alicent on board 😃

Count of dragons: DRAGONS OF TEAM GREEN: [claimed] Vhagar ->rider: Aemond Sunfire ->rider: Aegon II Dreamfire ->rider: Helaena Tessarion ->rider: Daeron (Alicent youngest son but still the dragon is big enough to fight) DRAGONS OF TEAM RED: [claimed] Caraxes ->rider: Daemon Syrax ->rider: Rhaenyra Meleys ->rider: Rhaenys Vermax ->rider: Jacaerys Moondancer ->rider: Baela Tyraxes ->rider: Joffrey (the dragon is a hatchling sent to the Vale) Stormcloud ->rider: Aegon III (the dragon is a hatchling sent to the Vale) [unclamed] (they live on dragonstone but are riderless) Vermithor (seen in ep 10 of season 1 with Daemon) Seasmoke (previusly ridden by Laenor who escaped to essos) Silverwing [wild] Sheepstealer Cannibal (Biggest dragon alive) Gray ghost +eggs (three of the four eggs sent with Rhaena,Joffrrey,Aegon III and Viserys to the Vale are the eggs that Daenerys will hatch).

Let me stipulate I refer to the character, not the most excellent actor : Contrary to Princess Rhaenys - I blame Criston Cole for everything. He encouraged the fighting of the young heirs in S1 that led to the loss of Aemond’s eye, which instigated the confrontation leading to the death of Luke; which triggered the retribution that resulted in the murder of an innocent child; which directed the foolish plan to take out Rhaenyra laying charge to the senseless death of Erryk and Arryk and subsequently produced the dismissal of the ,evil but wise, Hand of the King We don’t have to talk about Cole’s dereliction of duty; slander, delusion and hypocrisy

As King Viserys said, "when dragons fought dragons, all the world came to ash" (referring Valyria) so yes, dragon war is one factor to the Targaryen decline. But another prominent one is actually that the Dragonpit exists where they are "housed". It is explained in lore that the Targaryen dragons required far more space and freedom than the pit gave them and the longer they stayed there the lesser they became. Less big, less fierce, physically underdeveloped in ways due to cramped accomodations so much so that it led to Tywin's famous line in GoT when Joffrey is worried about Dany's dragons. "When I was Hand of the King to your father's predecessor (mad king Aerys), the skulls of all the Targaryen dragons were kept in this room, the skull of the last of them was right here. It was the size of an apple!"

Without spoiling anything for you guys for this current show, but the 4 Eggs that Rhaenyra sent with Rhaena and her babies, 3 of those end up becoming Dany's Dragons in GOT. (Thought fossilized at that time). It's a huge moment and shows how sad & devastating this entire war is goin to become in the coming episodes. Also Weirwood Trees is the name you're looking for Mason.

Harrenhall?!? Have they not watched GOT?

Just to clarify, Alicent's misunderstanding of Viserys last words isn't what caused the war. The council were already going to push for Aegon to be king with or without Viserys' blessing. Alicent also found this out after she told them of what she heard and they didn't seem to care. And of course now she has even less power to push for Rheanyra even if she wanted to.

Rhaenys is not saying that Rhaeneyra permitted the murder. She is saying the way other people see it, is that even if she didn’t know it happened, under her authority, meaning she is still liable, because she is responsible for the people who follow her. Like how Alicent didn’t want or ask for luke to be killed, because it was done by her son, the black followers would say it was permitted by alicent.

Anyone else get a jump scare when Aemond stood up

Lol aww I now feel bad for the actor who plays Ser Criston lol but the acting is so good that he reminds us of a horrible ex boyfriend lol 😂

Yes those are the same trees!

In response to Quinn, Castle Daemon claims is in Harrenhal, the largest Castle in Westeros, I remember in S2 of GOT it's where Arya Stark was held captive by Gregor 'The Mountain' & she served as cup bearer to Tywin Lannister, also good memory Quinn! You are correct about the Trees, they are shown in GOT & S1 of HOTD. Quinn's & Oak's reaction when they see Lord Larys in full on scheming mode 😄 & Quinn's line "Boss is here better get off our ass" when Guards see Cristen Cole 😆 & death of his son has completely changed Aegon & seeing his transformation into being bloodthirsty out for war & revenge. That scene between Alicent & Rhaenyra the dialogue was intensifying! & was good to hear Ice & Fire mentioned even if Alicent was lying through her teeth! Great stuff guys! ❤💚

Would have been hilarious if Daemon had slipped in those stairs when he arrived. Like all menacing and bold, and then slips down the stairs like Marv in Home Alone. WoOOp!!!!

Come on Oak 27:23 DREAM SEQUENCE!!!!!

Yes, Harrenhal was a big part of GoT and season 1 of HotD. In season 1 of HotD, it was where Larys Strong had his brother, Ser Harwin Strong (Jace, Luke and Joffrey's true father), and father and hand of the king, Lord Lionel Strong, burned to death as a "favor" to Allicent. In GoT, it's where Arya, Gendry, and Hot Pie were taken after they taken by the Lannister army that was searching for Gendry, Robert's bastard. It was there that she met Jaqen Hagar (the faceless man) for the second time, and where she became a temporary cupbearer for Tywin Lannister. Before the fire, the castle already still bore the scars of being burned by dragonfire during Aegon's conquest, and has been considered cursed ever since. No one holds the seat as lord for very long.

Harrenhall (the ruined castle) recap: - When Targaryens first overtook the Seven Kingdoms, the castle was burnt by dragonfire. - Season 1 ep 1 Viserys, Rhaenyra's dad, was voted to be the next king in the castle hall. - In season 1 Rhaenyra's lover Ser Strong was burned to death alongside his father. It was murder. The one behind it was his brother, Larys "The Footguy" Strong. Harrenhall was visited multiple times in Game of Thrones, for example Arya hiding under Tywin Lannister's nose, and Jamie and Brienne fought a bear there.

Happy 4th of July guys!!! 🎆 🎇

Alicent's words doesn't matter the council is already plotting to put Aegon on the throne regardless of Viserys last words they only used it to add to their claim. The scene is mostly for Rhaenyra's vindication, that now she will go all out because her father never once denounced her and the greens clearly has no claim.

Actor for Crispin is killing it. Just give him props. Tf is wrong with people.

Harrenhal was finished the day Aegon the First landed in Westeros to begin his conquest, and with Balerion the Black dread he burned it to command the submission of the Iron Islands who ruled over so much more territory than they do post-conquest. The castle is so huge that no lord has been able to inhabit the entirety of it, and no one can pay the servants to keep the place up to shape. At the time of HotD, four houses have held the castle, plus a Targaryen Princess. It isn’t a good place to live, but everyone knows it’s a good place to set up an army and a foothold in the Riverlands. It’s where Tywin set up his army for a bit in GoT, and it’s where the Great Councils that determined Viserys was heir to the iron thrones was held. They show the castle in ruins simply hoping everyone knows the story already.

Finallyyyyyyy!!!! I've been waiting for @Oaks reaction to the head sewing scene 😂😂

Daemon had a weirdwood dream. Weirwoods are known for making people have weird dreams.

the 3 new kingsguard were his friends they were not taking it seriously because there a joke its why cole was not happy he got new ones without asking him

Rhaenyra's disguise makes more sense when you think back to season 1 and the night she snuck out in boys' clothes for a night on the town with Daemon. You have to realize that most of the common people in the realm have NEVER seen her, except MAYBE from a distance in the jousting stadium (and remember they don't have binoculars). This is a place/setting where even art supplies are out of the reach of most commoners, so the idea that have even seen a painting of her is unlikely. More likely that most people's idea of what Rhaenyra and any other members of the court look like goes back, again, to season 1 when she saw how she was depicted to the smallfolk in that play. Honestly, since the guys in the family get to go out to the taverns (and the brothels) to drink and carouse and be seen, more of the smallfolk know what THEY look like, and have a lot less of idea of what the women in family look like. They know Rhaenyra has white hair and violet eyes, because all the Targaryens do. But if she throws on a septa's wimple (a nun's head covering) and keeps her eyes down, she can easily blend in. Not until she speaks with her proper grammar and posh court accent would anyone know any better.

All I know is that episode 4 is about to bring a lot of Fire and Blood!

Alicent never had the power to stop all this, she is just deluding herself that she did. They didn't usurp the throne _because_ Alicent said Viserys changed his mind. Remember, in episode 9 last season, when she walked into the council room she found out that Otto and the others had been planning this for MONTHS without her knowledge. They were going to usurp the throne no matter what, and Otto even ordered the Lord Commander of the Kingsguard to take his knights to Dragonstone and kill her. He refused to break his oath and resigned on the spot (that's how Cole ended up with the job). The only thing that saying "Viserys changed his mind" ACTUALLY changed was it gave the council's action more legitimacy and gave a few more Houses a better excuse for breaking their oaths. The rest folded under intimidation or they were imprisoned. Alicent NEVER had the power to change this, and any influence she had over her sons or Cole is long gone.

Aemond clearly has mommy issues. Poor guy.😂 I love how people keep calling his winkie "the pink dread,"😂😂😂😂 Many people don't even know what the king, queen, the prince look like. Theyre usually in the castle. The small folk most likely just know the names. King Aegon, Prince Aemond ect

Remember Herrenhall is haunted!

It's kind of wild how little Corlys wants to do with the war. He should be at the council not in a shipyard. Plus he always deflects Rhaenys' very legitimate concerns

Yes the dragons got way involved which ended the targaryens. The show keeps referencing a dance of dragons which basically means 20 or so dragons are about to battle it out. If you recognize the eggs those will be the only that survive.

If they use the dragons, it's similar to going with the nuclear weapons option.

Ive been refreshing for 2 days... finally!! 🎉

There are around 21 Dragons in this story, but active and with riders at the moment of the episode the greens have Sunfire, Dreamfire ( I dont see Haelena riding to batle), Vhagar and Tessarion (it's still young). The Blacks have: Vermax, Caraxes, Meleys, Syrax and Moondancer. In Dragonstone they have Silverwing, Seasmoke, Vermithor, Sheepstealer, The Cannibal and Grey ghost (all without riders). The little sons of Rhaenyra have Tyraxes and Stormcloud (barely hatched). The castle is Harrenhal, the largest and most important castle in the Riverlands, everybody wants it because it controls the midpoint of all roads in Westeros. But it's a ruin. And yes, it has a Weirwood tree as many castles.

The weirwood trees used to be present all over Westeros as a part of the old religion (the old gods) as a connection to them and a place for prayer. When the new religion with the seven gods emerged in the south, they began chopping down the weirwood trees leaving only a few behind for example in the red keep, where Ned Stark is also seen in GoT

if you guys think that aemond nude scene was too much then you guys havent seen Cerseis shamewalk scene from GoT :D I dont know why everybody always makes such a big deal out of nudity :D

The guy in the bar is Ulf. He's saying his father was Baelon the Brave. It's an interesting claim because Baelon was known to be very faithful to his wife. So much so, he did not remarry when she died. If Ulf was his son, he would need to be younger than Daemon or Viserys. Baelon was known as the Spring Prince, and was very beloved. It was expected he would become king after Jahaerys. Unfortunately he died unexpectedly after complaining about about stitch in his side (appendicitis). Viserys and Daemon are his legitimate sons.

As far as Harrenhal goes, It used to be one of the most protected and tallest structure known to the realm. It belonged to House Hoare who ruled the Riverlands. Harren Hoare thought the walls of his castle could withstand any assault, but he did not realize that dragons could simply fly over them. In the Burning of Harrenhal, Aegon the Conqueror used his dragon Balerion to roast King Harren and all of his sons alive. Harrenhal was burned with dragonfire and left half-ruined. After that, every house or person that’s been given ownership of Harrenhal has died or become extinct. Houses like Houses Towers, Harroway, Strong and Lothston we’re destroyed as well.. All of them, like the Hoares and Qoherys before them, died out, leading to the castle to be considered a cursed place. Even people who took camp there like Tywin Lannister and Peter Baelish who given its ownership for a brief time. Obviously they didn’t die just because of the curse or did they 👀 There are many stories about Harrenhal including the tale of Mad Lady Lothston, the flaming ghosts of Harren and his sons and of servants who go to sleep and are found turned to ashes the following day.

About Harrenhal. Harrenhal was horribly destroyed by Aegon the Conquerer during the conquest which explains its appearance. In the Dance of the Dragons, Harrenhal is the seat of House Strong. If you recall from last season, Lyonel Strong (hand of the king) and Harwin Strong (lover to Rhaenyra) died in a house fire suspected to be done by Larys Strong (Masters of Whisperers we see talking to Aegon this episode). Daemon is hoping to secure Harrenhal because it’s strategically positioned in the middle of Westeros and has a good portion of the Kingsroad towards Kings Landing. Additionally surrounding areas near Harrenhal hold much resources and fertile lands that can help during wars where there are blockades. Aemond also said in episode 1 that Team Green should take Harrenhal so each faction recognizes the importance. Other appearances of Harrenhal in HOTD is when Viserys was chosen as heir. In Game of Thrones there are far more appearances, notably in season 2 when Arya serves as a cupbearer for Tywin after he makes Harrenhal his strategy ground. Yes those are weirwood trees that Daemon was touching. The Isles of Faces is one of the only places outside the North where you can still find them. Lastly, the place is said to be haunted which may explain Daemons hallucinations but it’s most likely just a manifestation of his guilt.

the tree is a weirwood tree they are believed to be linked to each other the families who follow the old gods go to them like a church

Love that Rhaenyra and Alicent finally had "the talk". 😁 Great reaction, looking forward to more!

U can show all kinds of things as long as they are prosthetics and in case y’all didn’t know that 12 inch snake was a prosthetic 😂😂😂

I genuinely don’t think people get cristen cole. If anyone out there has a stepdad who would move heaven and hell for the family that accepted him, you get him. He helped raise the kids in the red keep, and a victory for rhenyra means his little family dies or are exiled. He may be salty and volatile but he’s fighting for the people he loves like the rest of them. Plus good god does that dude play Cole perfectly.

A banger of an episode, the two things that got to me the most are one THE TREE of course from the original Game of Thrones and two, seeing Milly again as a young Rhaenerys (although in a rather disturbing scene)... Keep it up guys!!!

The castle Daemon went to was Harrenhal. We saw it in season 1 when Viserys was chosen as King. Also when Lord Strong (Hand of the King after Otto) and his son (the father to Rhaenyra's sons) were burnt alive there in S1 as referenced in this episode. And we saw it in Game of Thrones when Arya was Tywin Lannister's cup bearer. Tywin explained the history of the castle as its Lord Harren The Black building it to withstand an attack from armies on the ground but when Aegon and his sisters came to conquer Westeros he burnt the castle from the sky and everyone inside burnt to death. The castle is now cursed.

The 3 clowns that Aegon made Kings Guards are his 3 friends that he was drinking in the throne room with in the first episode and his hype men

My understanding is the blacks have: Syrax, Caraxes, Meleys, Vermithor (Jaeherys I dragon), Silverwing (Queen Alysannes dragon). Baela has Moondancer, Jacaerys has Vermax and Seasmoke is unclaimed. Tyraxes belongs to Joffrey and Stormcloud is Aegon the Youngers dragon. There are three more unclaimed on the dragon mount. I believe that’s all of them on the black side. The greens have Sunfyre, Vhagar and Dreamfyre. Edit: they also have Tessarion who is Daeron’s dragon (mentioned in season 2 already). The eggs in the crate when Rhaena left, one belonged to little Viserys (the blue one). The show runners want us to believe the other three eggs in the crate are Daenerys’ eggs (look at the colours) but these eggs belong to Syrax and Syrax is not the mother to Drogon, Rhaegal and Viserion. I hope that all makes sense.

The tree where Dameon found himself standing in front of is a Weirwood tree--considered sacred to those who worship the old Gods in GoT lore.

18:10 We saw at the end of last season how well the dragons can be controlled once they begin fighting. I do feel for Allicent. She truly did believe the Aegon spoken was her son. She didn’t lie about that. Now I do believe the council had already been conspiring before the kings death…but I don’t believe she was involved in that.

Harrenhall was the place where the father of Rhaenyras sons died and was burned alive. The Strong guy, I can’t remember his name but it was him and his father that died there, and his father was the hand to Viserys before Otto was reinstated. And the tree you’re talking about is a Weirwood tree, Bran had many visions by them in Game of Thrones and there was also the Weirwood tree in Winterfell, where Theon died!

Even if Alicent had told the council of the Song of Ice and Fire, it was a well guarded secret of house Targaryen and no one knew about it except them. So if Alicent said that Viserys told her “Aegon was the prince that was promised to unite the realm” they would’ve just used that as further proof of his legitimacy.

Moondancer is one of the fastest (if not the fastest) dragons and I’m glad that was shown. Very important for a future event.

30:41 Geeta and Emma said: This scene is Rhaenyra confronting her abuser. Alicent abused Rhaenyra for years.

"the trees from game of thrones" are super important to the story they weren't planted during Robert's reign, you know.

Harrenhal was the location where the old King before Viserys I announced him as King over Princess Rhaenys. It's the first scene on HotD Season 1, Episode 1 if memory serves. In GoT lore, it is also everything the current Lord said to Daemon (it was burned by Aegon 1 and Balerion during the conquest). It is the seat of the Strong family. In future years, Tywin Lannister in the GoT series garrisoned there during the War of the 5 Kings where Arya served as his cup bearer.

For Dragons Team Black: Daemon = Caraxes (The Blood Wyrm) Rhaenyra = Syrax Jacayres (Jace) = Vermax Rhaenys = Meleys (The Red Queen) Baela = Moondancer Joffrey = Tyraxes (Hatchling, unmounted) Aegon the Younger = Stormcloud (Hatchling, unmounted) Viserys = Dragon egg, unhatched 3 extra dragon eggs from Syrax Team Green: Aegon the Elder = Sunfyre Helaena = Dreamfyre (though she does not ride) Aemond = Vhagar Daeron (youngest son of Alicent, resides in Oldtown) = Tessarion (Unmounted) ** In the books Aegons twins Jahaera and Jahaerys had hatchling dragons - Shrykos and Morghul - but don’t know if they will make a show appearance Dragons on Dragonstone that have had riders in the past but are currently riderless: Vermithor = (The Bronze Fury. Mount of the late King Jahaerys) Silverwing = (Mount of the late Good Queen Alysanne, wife of Jahaerys. Mate of Vermithor) Seasmoke = (Mount of Laenor Velaryon) Wild Dragons on Dragonstone that have never bonded or been mounted: Cannibal Sheepstealer Grey Ghost

Harrenhal is where Arya Stark was captured by Tywin Lannister in the first series

3 out of the 4 eggs we saw in this episode ARE the 3 eggs in GOT. Crazy that we saw these eggs in this one and it’s another 180 years (don’t remember the exact # of years), until they hatch

I can't be the only one that likes Criston Cole right?

Rhaenyra has: Syrax, Caraxes(Daemon), Meleyes (Rahenys), Vermax (Jace), Moondancer (Baela), Tyraxies (Joffrey, but left to pentos) and Stormcloud (Rhaenyras and Daemons son Aegon, but also left to pentos) . Also Seasmoke (Leanors dragon), Vermitor (old kings dragon, now riderless) and Silverwing (old kings wifes dragon, now riderless) + in Dragonstone there are 3 wild dragons(Cannibal, Sheepstealer and Greyghost), that no one has ever ridden. The Greens have: Vhagar( Aemond), Sunfyre (Aegon), Dreamfyre (Haelena) and Tessarion ( Daeron youngest son of Alicent and Viserys) So in total there are 17 dragons and 4 eggs (maybe more eggs but that is all we know of)

"My father told you of the Song of Ice and Fire? How disappointing and darkly shot it was? And of the Starbucks coffee cup?"

The Milly Alcock cameo was so great!! I can't wait to see who gets to ride the lonely seasmoke.. And am I the only one wishing Ser Criston Cole would of got burnt

there has been legends for centuries about Harrenhal being cursed and hunted.. I think it was perfectly portrayed in this episode. I think something there is praying on Daemon's weakness and guilt...the atmosphere there was fantastic!! (in a dark scary way) I also love din the past in GoT how it was described as this huge beast of a castle that is basically impossible to maintain and is a burden for anyone who owns it and so less and less parts get used and more fall into disrepair. and it was showcased perfectly here.

Rhaenyra Dragons- Syrax-Rhaenyra Caraxes-Daemon Meleys-Rhaenys Moondancer-Baela Seasmoke-Laenor/Addam of Hull Vermax-Jacaerys Arrax(died)-Lucerys Tyraxes(baby)-Joffrey Stormcloud(baby)- Baby Aegon Aegons Dragons- Sunfyre-Aegon Vhagar-Aemond Dreamfyre-Helaena Tessarion-Daeron Switch sides- Silverwing-Ulf of White Vermithor-Hugh Hammer Plus multiple wild dragons.

We've seen the Weirwood trees multiple times in Season 1. The first scene with Rhaenyra and Alicent were underneath the weirwood tree. It's the place where young Alicent went to often. It was where Larys starts manipulating young Alicent as well. Weirwood trees are all over Westeros, as it was the Weirwood network was used by the Children of the Forest. Of course show watchers still dont understand the significance of the trees, because D and D completely removed the fantasy and mystical elements from the books in the show.

Aemond is so scary without the eye patch

Harrenhall was where the council in the first episode took place. It's supposed to be cursed and haunted.

technically Alicent didn't "lie" about Viserys saying he wants Aegon to be king on his death bed... that is what she heard and this is how she understood it. she didn't understand he was raving about a different Aegon.. so she truly believed it all this time. of course it doesn't make much difference because her council would make a play to usurp the throne one way or the other but she convinced herself she was in the right all this time that is the tragedy of it all..

3 of those eggs are Danny’s Dragons in game of thrones.

3 of the 4 eggs (Black, Yellow, and Green) going to Pentos end up as future wedding gifts for Daenerys Targaryen on Game of Thrones.😊

Yeah, about Harrenhal, it has a reputation for being haunted and strange things happening there ever since Aegon the Conqueror used his dragon to burn the entire castle with everyone inside. So Daemon's dream sequence could be just a dream or the place showing him things, who knows🤐 It's also the place Arya was a captive in s2 of GoT when she worked as a cup bearer for Tywin Lannister.

The Burning Mill cut scene was immaculate & got the point across about the brutality of war...Feast for Crows. It was also baiting & switching the audience for the actual battle next episode. GoT did it constantly in s2 before Blackwater. Overloading with battles takes away the novelty. Let the casuals who complained about it stick to their mindless action flicks. Meanwhile targ stans mad about Ulf & Baelon? Oh no, a royal prince sired a bastard & water is wet! Where did they think those dragonseeds came from? Look at the timeline even in the book & it's clear some rather recent Targaryen in KL was fooling around. Helaena's "I forgive you" is a prophetic present tense literary device. She's talking about something that hasn't happened yet...the window. Brilliant writing! Finally a depiction of Harrenhal that actually gives it the look & feel of a cursed, haunted castle. The weirdwood reaching out to the Isle of Faces, yearning for its kind, almost! Goomer Daemon's ideal vision of Rhaenyra being stuck at 15 year old. Scary. The "I swear to you on the memory of my mother" clapback is the best line of the series so far. And lastly, Rhaenyra is not whitewashed. Her treatment of Rhaena was a sign that Rhaenyra will ultimately be submerged by the system she's trying to change. She will leave everyone disillusioned, which is the point they're making about the immutability of autocracy. Rhaenyra's subtle selfishness & ego has been so beautifully characterized. Placing her sons & heirs above all, asking her own orphan step child to play surrogate, all in the place where said child lost her own mother. No remorse & a complete cognitive dissonance. Rhaenyra is such a triumph of adaptation I have so much faith they’re going to manage to successfully pull off her tragedy. She hypocritically outsources motherhood to Rhaena & assigns her that passive feminine role. As a character Rhaenyra is most fascinating when she's forced to navigate & perpetuate the gendered structures she despises & wishes she could transcend. Rhaena is clearly straining against the fact that if she has no dragon she is to be relegated to childcare while Baela gets at least some freedom (or the illusion of it). The show is giving Rhaena a nuanced dimension to be dissatisfied with this position (the book doesn't give her much of anything). Conflict is good! & Rhaenyra’s central conflict- that to gain & retain power within a violent system one must perpetuate those violences, no matter one’s honorable intentions- having its seeds sown here is just very smart writing.

You were supposed to remember Harrenhall from S2 E3 😅 Daemon said he was going to take it. Remember? When he argued with Queen Rhenayra about Cheese & Blood.

Sadly people have misinterpreted this episode a lot, I've seen lots of comments on how this episode was boring, how the last scene was dumb, how the nudity was unneeded when in both these scenes it made complete sense (funny how nobody complains when there's full frontal nudity for women but when it's men GOD FORBID!), bodyshaming Aemond's actor... It's sad really. Commentators and reactors, including you guys, have been saving this fandom for me.

28:16 There is always a wood with the face in castle or land for people who worship the Old Gods. There's also one in Kings Landing

I absolutely LOVE your reaction channel! It's one of the few I sub to and really binge watch from haha. The atmosphere is so great, I love the editing and I feel like we are all having a superb time together! When I was going through your search function, I can't seem to find you ever reacting to the TV show 'See'??? Have you ever seen it? If not, you HAVE to! I would LOVE to see your reactions to it, it's such a great show.

Here is the list of dragons at this point. Yes, Rhaenyra has a large *potential* advantage in dragons *if* riders can be found for a number of unclaimed dragons she has access to. At this moment though in terms of fighting strength the sides are rather evenly matched with Vhagar being the Greens' trump card. A number of dragon eggs are knocking about for both sides at this point, but irrelevant for the current conflict. *GREENS:* - Vhagar - Aemond's. The largest and oldest living dragon, almost 180 years old. Huge, slow, but experienced and deadly. - Sunfyre - Aegon's. Splendid large, heavy beast. A young dragon in his prime, fearsome fighter. - Tessarion - Daeron's, Alicent youngest son residing in Oldtown. Splendid young cobalt dragon. Just reached fighting size, smallest of usable dragons for the Greens. - Dreamfyre - Helaena's. More than a 100 years old, large, strong. Helaena pretty much never rides, however, so Dreamfyre permanently resides in the Dragonpit. - Shrykos - late prince Jaehaerys's dragon (the one killed by Blood and Cheese). Barely more than a hatchling, cannot be ridden yet, resides in the Dragonpit. - Morghul - princess Jaehaera's, Helaena's daughter. Barely more than a hatchling, cannot be ridden, resides in the Dragonpit. *BLACKS:* - Syrax - Rhaenyra's. Large formidable dragon in her prime. Not experienced in battle, but a dangerous fighter. - Caraxes - Daemon's. Huge lean and dangerous, more than 60 years old. Very cunning and experienced in battle. - Meleys - Rhaenys's. Large splendid strong beast, more than 60 years old. During her prime one of the swiftest dragons alive, now grown lazy, but experienced and very dangerous when roused. - Vermax - Jacaerys's, Rhaenyra's eldest son. Young dragon just grown enough to be of fighting size. - Moondancer - Baela's. Young, small, barely grown enough for the girl to ride, very quick. - Tyraxes - Joffrey's, Rhaenyra's youngest "Velaryon" son. Very young, just large enough to ride, too small for battle. Sent with Joffrey to the Vale. - Stormcloud - Aegon the Younger's, Rhaenyra's and Daemon's little son. Barely more than a hatchling, sent with the kids to Pentos. Unclaimed previously ridden dragons on Dragonstone, so assets for the Blacks if riders are found for them: - Vermithor - Old King Jaehaerys's steed. Huge old bronze beast, almost a 100 years old. Second largest living dragon after Vhagar. Giant fearsome beast. Resides on Dragonmount. - Silverwing - late queen Alysanne's dragon, the wife to the Old King Jaehaerys. Splendid silvery dragon, almost a 100 years old. Very large and experienced, relatively docile and friendly. Resides on Dragonmount. - Seasmoke - Laenor's dragon. Young, but of a decent fighting size, quick and nimble. A sticky case at this point since Laenor's status is unknown in the show (in the book he is quite dead). However, as Rhaenyra pointed out, disquieted of late which might indicate Laenor's demise. If so, can be claimed anew. Wild dragons living on Dragonstone, so potential assets for the Blacks: - Sheepstealer. A wild dragon living on Dragonmount. Old and large. Never claimed. - Cannibal. A wild dragon famous for killing and eating other dragons. Extremely dangerous, never approached successfully by anyone. - Grey Ghost. A wild dragon, never approached, almost never seen, extremely elusive.

It boggles my mind that there are so many people who are unable to separate the actor from the role. Jack Gleeson had to quite acting for *years* after portraying Joffrey, because he was getting death threats. It's appalling.

I always felt like the show needed more parallels and focus on Rhaenyra and Aegon since the fight is truly between them, these siblings and finally this episode did that. Aegon chooses war and comments that "Dragonstone will think the same" but when the same thing is presented to Rhaenyra, she chooses to avoid the fighting cause of the destruction it will cause and comments that "The greens will make the same calculation". Then the parallel of them both naming a Master of Whisperers, Aegon names Larys, and Mysaria becomes part of Rhaenyra's court and offers information

Making a dragon count has a lot of nuance here, because of the massive difference in age, fighting experience and therefore effectiveness of said dragons and their riders in battle. In terms of numbers, Blacks have the advantage: Rhaenyra rides Syrax, Daemon - Caraxes, originally ridden by Rhaenys' father Daeron the Daring, Rhaenys - Meleys, originally ridden by Daemon's and Viserys' mother Alyssa, Jace - Vermax, Baela - Moondancer, Joffrey has Tyraxes and Aegon has Stormcloud but they are too young to ride, that makes five. Additionally, the Black faction operates from Dragonstone where unclaimed dragons nest: mounts of old king Jaeharys and his wife - Vermithor and Silverwing - and Laenor's mount Seasmoke, as well as wild dragons Cannibal, Sheepstealer and Grey Ghost that were never claimed before and are completely untrained, and it's unknown exactly how many eggs their team has. Team Green has Vhagar, originally ridden by queen Visenya, then Viserys' father Baelon, Laena Velaryon and now Aemond, Dreamfyre, an old dragon originally ridden by Rhaena Targaryen, one of Maegor's wives I believe, now claimed by Helaena but not ridden and secluded to the dragonpit, Sunfyre, Aegon's relatively young dragon, and Tessarion, the mount of youngest son Daeron, as well as possibly some eggs. The nuance comes from the fact that a dragon's effectiveness here depends on size and therefore age, and experience of the rider and the dragon itself. By age, they can be listed in roughly this rising order: Stormcloud, Tyraxes, Moondancer, Vermax, Tessarion, Sunfyre, Syrax, Seasmoke, Meleys, Caraxes, Silverwing, Vermithor, Dreamfyre, Vhagar (it is unknown exactly how old the wild dragons are). And the scales do not seem to be in Blacks' favor as much now. Another issue of powerscaling this way is that while the age and size difference between, say, Syrax and Sunfyre is inconsequential, Vhagar is older than Dreamfyre by about half a century and is larger than most of team Black dragons combined, and Dreamfyre is much older and larger than Caraxes and Meleys too. That's why I mentioned the previous riders of the dragons: they belong to different generations. When it comes to experience, Vhagar doesn't need explaining I think. Dreamfyre, however, despite age and size, is not noted for participating in much fighting, and Helaena is not a warrior herself. Sunfyre is supposedly trained, and Aegon probably too, but they don't have any fighting experience. Same goes for Jace and Vermax, Daeron and Tessarion, Baela and Moondancer, Rhaenyra and Syrax (with an additional note that we don't know if Rhaenyra had any combat training). Rhaenys and Meleys is a trickier situation - she's noted as a great rider, and Meleys is old and has a strong bond with her, but it's not clear if Meleys engaged in fighting, I need clarification on that. Caraxes, on the other hand, is likely the most battle-experienced dragon of team Black, participating in wars for Dorne when he was Daeron's and with Daemon in the Stepstones. When it comes to unclaimed dragons, Vermithor also participated in wars for Dorne, but Silverwing was likely never a battle mount, and Seasmoke we saw fight in the Stepstones. Wild dragons, are, well, wild. So we roughly arrive at team Green having a single powerhouse in Vhagar with Sunfyre and Tessarion capable to support her, but Dreamfyre's position is uncertain, the powerhouse of team Black is currently Caraxes which is very unfortunate since he is off with Daemon doing his own thing, additionally Meleys supported by very young Vermax and Moondancer, potentially Syrax in the future. Team Black is clearly in trouble here if they don't draw the unclaimed dragons to their cause: Vermithor on his own would massively tip the scales (we saw him in s1e10), and with Silverwing being as old and large, if not as experienced in battle, they could gain an advantage on Vhagar even despite how massive she is. Seasmoke would definitely come in handy as well, and there are additional wild cards on the island. The problem here lies in finding riders to claim them. And that's the end of dragon powerscaling tedtalk