2 minutes of an old man staggering across a room was more dramatic than 9 hours of Rings of Power

The guy announcing King Viserys nailed it.

How on earth did paddy not even get a single nomination for his acting as viserys. Absolutely absurd.

If this doesn’t make you emotional, idk what will. This is a Father DEFENDING his daughter to his last breath

It's fascinating that Viserys' most powerful scene comes when he's physically the weakest. God I love this show.

Notice for how heavy he throws himself on the throne, he doesn't seem to get cut. He's no longer rejected by it. Fucking amazing writing

Something I love about this scene is how panicked everyone looks at his arrival. They had prepared their final blow against Rhynera and he shows up to fuck up all their schemes

Let it NEVER be said that this man did not love his baby girl.

The old dragon roars one final time, in defense of his young. A beautiful scene.

Paddy made a 2 minute walk of an old man barely able to stand up one of the greatest moments in the history of television.

I love the symbolism of this scene. Viserys could of just been carried or wheeled in, but he choose to walk the hall. And the way he says "I will sit the throne today." That was almost like him telling his Hand, "You can help govern the realm, BUT I will decide the fate of my family".

This scene is a poetic callout to when Balerion chose Viserys as his rider, where the great old beast used his last energy to fly around Kings Landing three times as if to show people that he thinks Viserys deserves to be king, and die less than a year later. The old sickly king spent his last energy to take Rhaenyra to his last court to strengthen her legitimacy, only to die the night after. Beautiful writing.

No dragons. No army’s. No epic battles. Just a father with a little more left to give and a brother finally being there for him. One of the best scenes I’ve ever watched.

"I said I'm fine" *turns and sees that it's Daemon* Such a great scene

My dad had a cane after his stroke which ultimately led to his death... Paddy put me to tears with this walk. I see a true father so eager to protect his child, struggling to walk, but that's not stopping him. The way he's using his cane, is incredibly similar to how dad used his. Paddy deserves an Oscar.

Paddy's walk to the throne is better than entire Final Season of Game of Thrones.

Most powerful scene so far in the series. What. An. Entrance.

The man literally got up from his DEATHBED to come to his daughter's defense. Viserys wasn't a perfect man, but he sure AF was a king.

The fact that Paddy Considine was snubbed of an emmy nomination is criminal.

Ok..when Viserys turned his head to say im fine and it was Daemon...I teared up a little. Despite his flaws and many brother quarrels deep down Daemon truly loves his brother

Not enough people are acknowledging how much the soundtrack played a part in making this scene as powerful as it is.

even in his weakness , he roared like a real dragon 🐉

The way his daughter looks at him, with such tenderness and withheld grief. And the way he looks back at her, right before pursing his lips and edging forward, as if borrowing a last bit of strength from his love for her, while trying to remain stoic. This scene, and specially that moment, is painfully beautiful in a way few other moments in cinema or writing are…

The moment he entered that room, he showed he was stronger than any of them in there. Loved Viserys. Such a beautifully written and portrayed character.

What an epic scene: King Viserys standing up for his daughter one last time, prince Daemon helping his brother and putting the crown on him, finally making peace after years of rivalry. Give Paddy Considine an Emmy, he definitely stole the show last night.

This scene is a metaphor for his entire rule as king. He may have looked weak, but he possessed a strength that few can accomplish.

when he looks at Rhaenyra… lord i want to shed a tear

The moment when he was physically weakest. He showed the greatest strength.

Daemon once called Viserys weak but when he was at his weakest, that is when Daemon respected him the most. You could see it in his face when he saw how Viserys looked at his daughter and when he helped him climb the throne. Just a beautiful scene in every way. One of the best episodes in GOT and HOD history.

Can we give some credit to the guy who announces Viserys’ entrance? It’s so powerful. Especially with the pause and emphasis on “Protector of the realm” really makes you feel like it was his last effort to hold the realm together. Just an unbelievable scene overall. Masterpiece.

This scene is even better than the second season of House of the Daragon.

“I must.. admit.. my confusion..” TALK TO EM KING!!!

Rhaenyra asked him to defend her and her children and that’s exactly what he did. “She is the one great joy of my life”, Viserys often says. He even called her “his only child.” ♥️😭 “He was not walking to the throne, he was walking to her (Rhaenyra).” 💔🥹

This is one of my favorite scenes ever. -The father showed great love for his daughter, his "only child". -Rhaenyra looked the softest and most vulnerable at this moment than ever before. -Daemon was there as "the brother".

This show captures a wonderful element of the early seasons of GoT: the use of silence. Looks exchanged between characters and actions taken by them, without dialogue, say as much as the dialogue itself.

As someone who read the books, I thought Paddy would be wasted but man his writting was so good, thats how you should do it without changing the whole story.

King Viserys pulled the ultimate reverse card in this scene. Had chills his entire entrance. RIP he was too human to be king🙏🏽🙏🏽

What did you expect from the last rider of Ballerion. Absolute grace, royalty and grandeur. Rest easy king 👑

When he looked at Otto after gazing at his daughter and told him defiantly, "I will sit the throne today," I was floored. When his brother came and helped him, man. Best scene in GoT overall, hands down.

“KING VISERYS OF HOUSE TARGARYEN” ngl I got/get chills every time I hear that. So epic!!

The moment Deamon goes to help Viserys you realize in his eyes that Viserys completely regained his respect, to the point where in the final chapter, when he learns he died, he was completely sure he was murdered and not died of his illness

The way I started sobbing when he looked over at Rhaenyra. The way that was shot, the light shining off of her. You absolutely know now if you didn't, that Rhaenyra truly was his world, and he would do anything to defend her. Paddy Considine deserves so many awards for his role in this series.

I hate to admit it but I got wet eyes when Viserys told his "guard" to back off only to turn and see Daemon, and accept HIS help. Matt Smith has absolutely nailed Daemon - there's times you despise him, there's times you sympathize, and there's times you absolutely love him. And Paddy's portrayal of Viserys is just, damn. Such a powerful, GOOD king. And a good man.

It’s a crime against the realm he didn’t get an Emmy nomination.

I love everyone’s differing reactions. Otto is shocked because he expected to secure his own family’s interests. Alicent is a mixture of genuine concern for Viserys and fear for her own future. Rhaenys is just sad to see her cousin in such a terrible state. Rhaenyra is so touched and awed by the power of her father’s love.

I just love how the phrase "and the PROTECTOR OF THE REALM" resonates so powerfully with his sacrifice and suffering on this scene.

Never has the line, "I will sit on the throne today," sounded so epic.

He deserved an Emmy for this alone.

Viserys was strong enough to not be corrupted by absolute power, wich requires unimaginable levels of it, but not enough to hurt and offend anyone with his decisions, mostly because he is just a good man. What a character man...

I love throughout this entire episode, Daemon struggles to even look his brother in the eye. He’s hurting seeing his brother like this… until Viserys needs his help. Without even hesitating, Daemon comes to his brother’s aid. And for one brief moment, Daemon is his brother’s strong right Hand.

She looked so much like her mother here… one of the best GOT scenes ever.

Still gutted that Paddy didn't get a Golden Globe nod for this scene - he so deserved it!

Viserys was hours away from his death in this scene but he still mustered everything he had left to defend his baby girl. This scene had me bawling my eyes out.

The way he looks at rhaenyra like she is the only one in the world, he adores her, he lives for her, a truly devoted man to his precious baby🤧❤️

I lost my shit as an African man when Daemon picked up that crown and helped his brother to the throne. Powerful scene

Man. I know the writers take liberties from the source material, but grrm somehow made a universe of stories that can somehow connect. My wife has a chronic illness, and some days she can barely walk, but she still values her pride and dignity. That moment when daemon says "come on" hit home. I do that for her a lot, trying to be supportive and a motivator, but not pitying. I think anyone who has had to be by a dying family member, or a caretaker, can relate

This for me was the most powerful moment in the entire GoT franchise. Other scenes have been more spectacular, more bloody, more shocking: this was just a man walking across a room. And yet I felt every step - and when he looked up and saw Daemon helping him, I was in tears, proper tears. Paddy Considine, you deserve every award going 👏 👏 👏

The look that Rhaenyra gives her father at 1:44 makes me cry every time I watch it...she is a fiery woman but in this moment she's just a little girl again. Realizing how much her daddy loves her. Even though she was a rebellious child. Even though she never paid him enough mind. He's literally giving the last bits of his strength and it's all because of the love he has for his daughter.

The fact that the best scene in this show is an old man walking up a flight of stairs speaks to the quality of the writing. It is easy to build crazy set pieces, but to tell a genuinely touching story? Not a lot of writers working on major IPs can do that nowadays.

Protector of the Realm... and protector of his daughter ❤

The way he stopped and stared at Rhaynera, was just heart felt. In that one look he said I’m here and it will be okay.

This is the best scene of season 1. Rhaenyra's face when she saw her father enter to rescue her. This is the best example of "I don't have a favorite child",

One of the hardest scenes in TV history. A true king! 👑

This scene is one of the best ever and emotional for anyone watching. I assure you it’s impossible not to cry watching it if you’re a father with a daughter. A father would gladly give the last of his strength and life for his daughter, and that is exactly what Viserys did here. I sob every time.

When you realize it was Ser Erryk who was the one that announced this grand entrance, making him truly one of the real ones

At the beginning of the series I thought Viserys was a weak man and an even weaker king. But after this... Refusing to take the only thing that took his great pain away to be able to stand up for his daughter one last time. Walking by himself to the throne room, physically the weakest, but showing more strength than ever. And what an entrance. The second he set foot in that room everyone knew that Rhaenyra had won. An old and ill dragon, but a dragon nonetheless.

this scene always gets me in tears, viserys might've been seen as weak by some and indecisive by others but what i see here is a man who loves his family and the kingdom so much that he mustered enough strength to leave his sickbed and defend his daughter from opportunistic vultures, this is not a weak and indecisive king, this is a dragon!

A king defending his daughter to his last breath. A 2 minute scene better than the whole season 8.

I know Viserys is not that old, and yet Paddy Considine portrays an elderly man, a dying man, so perfectly. Anybody who has faced sikness and death among his/her relatives cannot be but moved by his performance. His grasping the last sparks of strenght, mouth open, face deformed by pain, the heavy breathing and moaning. And those feverish eyes looking, hanging on the beloveds. lt's heartbreaking and beautiful.

There is no budget, no CGI or epic fight scene that can compare with quiet, masterfully written moments like this.

When this episode aired, my father was sick in the hospital and I don’t think I ever cried so hard to a television show before. This captures the love a father has for his daughter and a brother has for his brother so beautifully

King Viserys, one of my favorite characters in all of Game of Thrones. Not a perfect man, made mistakes as we all do. But a man of loyalty integrity, especially pertaining to his family. Tried to do his best what he thought was right and fair. He was too honorable for that world.

I love that the side of his body that’s facing towards the greens is physically weaker. He’s dragging his left foot and arm but his side on the side of the blacks is stronger and carrying him. Such a powerful scene. One of my top 3 in all of television

The look of relief he got when he saw Daemon by his side... he only accepted the help when he saw it was him. No matter what they went through the brothers loved each other dearly.

How can you not love a character that is so flawed by so many things, but at the same time so realistic and so kind heart towards everyone?

For me, this was so much more badass than any grand battle, cutting rejoinder, or show of arms; this was the wielding of the truest, rawest power in Westeros- Will.

King Viserys is my favorite character from the show...at first, I hated him for what he has done to Aemma...but seeing him dealing with grief and the burden of the throne while trying to protect his daughter. He was too human, too compassionate to be king...and wanted peace at all cost which in the end cost him everything

This one scene is has more cinematographic weight and emotional impact than the entirety of seasons 5-8 of GoT. It's amazing, how a man walking from a doorway to a chair shook me up more than all the bedazzlement and generic action of The Long Night, which was built to be the apocalyptic climax of the show.

I loved this scene! Felt goosebumps when saw the old man making an entrance

My dad walked with a cane. It'll be 8 years since he passed this Halloween. This scene fucking decimated me. Despite how much pain he was in all the time he always stood up, protected and did what was best for my brother and I.

Notice how Viserys looked at Rhaenyra twice as if he saw Aemma for a brief moment in her. The writing in this show is impeccable! and the acting even more! Thank you Paddy Considine.

I don't understand how him it was not considered for a nomination, it is without a doubt a spectacular performance and it deserved a Golden Globe.

The subtle fear for his plans that plays over Otto's face as he stands for the King, remarkable acting.

"King Viserys of House Targaryen, the First of his Name, King of the Andal, and the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, and Protector of the Realm." We all miss Viserys. Just like we miss Ned.

In that moment, everyone who ever wanted the throne and squabbled over it, saw what it does to the man who sits on it, and was absolutely humbled. All these powerful figures just put their heads down while the man who had to bear it, struggled past them under the full weight of the crown. But he made it up those steps. RIP Viserys. Maybe not a great king. But a good man who did his best.

Seeing Viserys struggling to reach, at the back of the room, step by step, the throne that destroyed his family and made him so sick; taking a brief look at the woman who believed she had all the power and basically telling her father "Fuck you, I'm still alive and I'm still here to protect my daughter"; before the final climb to the throne looking at his ONLY daughter to find motivation and seeing her IDENTICAL to his late wife, perpetually pregnant due to his duties as king, so much that he has to stop and look at her one more second; and finally accepting the help of his brother, who at last understands everything he has suffered, recognizes him as King and puts all misunderstandings behind him with two words: "Come on". Just chills... What a masterpiece.

That's what I love so much about Martin's universe: not big wars, big dragons, big fights etc. Sometimes the most dramatic moments are moments like this: Viseyrs walking to the throne. No big special effects, no epic score with horns and drums, no "who's more strong cast more fireballs deliver more blows per second etc." just drama, and to quote Faulkner's favorite quote of Martin "the human heart in conflict with itself"

That, is blood and fire, that is royalty, and an unwavering will. Rest easy King Viserys 🔥🔥🔥🔥

I never thought Viserys was weak. He had immense strength, but also the wisdom to keep that strength in check. This scene proved that once and for all.

Never has a man so fucked up stood so high and mighty!

In the show full of dragons this was the most epic moment.

You can see the regret on Daemon's face for calling Viserys weak. Paddy and Matt killed this scene.

My favorite part is 2:23. Like you forget for a second that Viserys only has the one arm and then you see that it's Daemon, literally the "hand" of the king, helping his brother with his crown. Good stuff.

A father's love for his child is very powerful indeed.

The way he looked to his daughter 😢

This man just gathered every ounce of strength and dignity left in him and used to help his daughter. Goes to show how powerful a father's love is for his daughter.

In a universe with dragons, Dire Wolves, and undead ice zombies somehow the most badass thing in either of the shows is an old Leper struggling to make his way to sit on a throne

Get tf off that throne Otto! The King is here!! 😭🙌🏼

Sweet Helaena's subtle smile when he walks in while the rest of the Greens frown on. Ugghhh. :(

In 1:45 you can see in Rhaenyra eyes that in that moment, she don’t look to her father as a princess/heir to the throne, but in that moment she is again he’s little girl happy to see her father ready to defend her. Best moment ever…