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A George R.R. Martin wedding without at least one death is considered a dull affair.

“I feel like he’s [Criston] right now like the Jon Snow of this show because you wanna just root for him” Me: *cackling*

You totally missed what was happening when she came in wearing green, that was a war declaration, they literally said it, there is a lot of subtle dialogue that is important that you are gonna miss if you're not careful, that was a big turning point hence why there was so much focus on it.

The green dress Alicent had when she walk down in the wedding is the color from the Hightowers family and I’m pretty sure that her wearing green meant declaring war

I like how Daemon was the only one that didn't stand up for Alicent lmao. He knows what's up he ain't naive 🔥 😎😂

Alicent wearing green was a move and a declaration of war... Her entrance was an epic esceane....

I don't get why Alicent feels like Rhaenyra owed her the truth about her virtue when Alicent herself was seeing Viserys after his wife died for 6 months and she didn't tell Rhaenyra about that so I don't think she should expect the same from Rhaenyra. Alicent is upset that Rhaenyra got to choose who she slept with to where as Alicent didn't get to choose and Alicent feels like that's unfair.

Loved Alicent this episode. The conversation with Otto and the green dress entrance are some of my favorite scenes of the whole season.

I loved how you almost jumped off your couch to catch the king from falling 😂😂

Lmao Otto was just setting himself up. He’s literally the one that got Rhaenyra to be the heir.

Thank you guys so much for pumping these videos out so fast!

The Jon snow of this show might be the wildest statement I’ve ever heard in my life 😂😂😂😂

Ser Criston is definitely too emotional and that's why the powerful sith he'll become 😅 This episode is literally the villain Cole origin story lol

Not you guys thinking viserys is going to die in every scene he's in lol

Just some lil details I noticed and loved. 1. The red beads in Rhaenyra’s hair matching the red bead detailing on Daemon’s top. 2. The crabfeeder’s mask now being a part of Corlys’ hoard/collection of trophies and treasures. 3. During the messy part of the wedding party when Laenor was getting hurt the entire time Laena was doing what she could to get to her brother despite the potential danger to herself. Love their bond 🥺. 4. Harwin was already throwing his dad looks when things got messy. My mans was ready to get in there. And once he got the go ahead he literally just pushed like 4 grown adults out of his way like it was as easy as pushing aside air. And note for the first few seconds we see him being about as gentle as he can be pushing and shoving his way to get to the Princess, it’s only after she’s literally shoved into the side of the table and falls he starts throwing hands and is more or less DONE telling people to move NICELY.

Christian killed Joffrey because he has no self-control and possibly to ensure no one else would learn of his misdeeds. Many believe Rhaenyra lying was what instigates a feud but always forget Allicent lied about seducing her bestfriend’s father. I’m not sure if you missed it but Allicents wearing green was an informal declaration of war.

The Green Wedding. "One flesh. one heart. I am yours and you're mine. Whatever may come"...that was about the two tortured souls, being united by fate, in the godswood, under the moonlit tree. It's them who were forever becoming one, until the bitter end. And together they will make a king.

Just in case you didn’t hear it, the reason why Queen Alicent was wearing a green dress was a way for her to declare war on Rhaenyra. House Hightower’s war color is green since their beacon on the High Tower glows green when they summon their army to a war. Queen Alicent is also a couple steps ahead of Rhaenyra too because she has the her house’s armies standing with her and possibly a knight of the Kingsguard on her side as well. And the guy who has married Rhaenyra is named Laenor Velaryon(Lae-nor). His sister is Laena, the girl who flirted with Daemon and their mother is Princess Rhaenys(Cousin to King Viserys and the wife of Lord Corlys). And Otto is 100% right about there being a war once Rhaenyra ascends. Some people will not accept her as Queen because Viserys now has a son named Prince Aegon and some will choose him to be king rather than Rhaenyra because he’s the firstborn son and rightful heir in their eyes. And Otto is also right about Rhaenyra possibly killing Alicent’s children in order to have a peaceful ascension. One of the reasons why Alicent is now supporting her children’s claims is so she can protect them from Rhaenrya(although I personally don’t think she would do kill her half-siblings). I don’t think they would choose Daemon to be king because Aegon has a stronger claim than he does. A child of the King has a stronger claim to the throne than a sibling. And the guy who told Alicent of the moon tea is Larys Strong, the youngest son of Lord Lyonel Strong(Current Hand of the King)and younger brother of Ser Harwin Strong(the one who saved Rhaenyra at the wedding) Sorry if you guys think this is a mean comment that isn’t my intentions at all.

Loving Criston is such a bad idea. Just wait.

"Ser Criston is the Jon Snow of this show" Aaaaaaand it's gone

Daemon & Rhaenerya: dance floor shenanigans Viserys: stressed & pressed + “Really guys!? RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY SALAD!!?” Alicent: 117% Done with this bs. Criston: HAS HAD IT + has also just SNAPPED Harwin: Just out here to have a good time and still manages to be the best boi/himbo of the lot. Man comes in clutch everytime. Larys: Drinking Spilling & Brewing THAT TEA 😏💅🍵🫖 Valaryons: Just continuing to slay the game. Laenor: Baby boy didn’t deserve this. Joffrey: Deserved better. R.I.P 😔

Eh Otto was completely wrong about her wanting to kill her children and he knew it but he used it to manipulate his daughter still.

If they only knew. I can’t wait for next episodes. They’re going to be doing a 180.

absolutely love these reactions man theyre so good

If you remember the Red Wedding, then y’all know that weddings in fantasy shows are cursed.

For such a serious and dramatic show, you two sure do laugh a lot.

Re Otto: Don't forget making Rhaenyra heir in the first place was his idea

For real though. Viserys cause of death is officially going to be leprosy but honestly that’s only gonna be maybe 10% of the cause. The rest is absolutely going to be the stress induced by his own family. That aside though we really gotta talk about Ser Criston Cole. I’ve seen so many reactors bseem to think his words and reactions in this episode are coming from a place of being heartbroken in Rhaenyra rejecting his proposal and being pressed over her getting married & more or less knowing the most he can ever be is her secret lover. And I’m sure that plays a part in all this but I haven’t seen a lot of people discussing the matter of his PRIDE in all of this. It’s clear that Criston is not in a good place in this episode, I mean we see him more or less ready to commit seppuku till Alicent stops him. But really listen to what he says to Rhaenyra. He talks about having soiled his white cloak, how he’s broken his vows, how the only thing he seems to consider of worth about himself has been marred by his lapse in honor in breaking his vow of celibacy. The way he talks about it, it’s almost in the same tones you’ll hear zealots talk about themselves after they’ve sinned. And he’s so quick to tell on himself to Alicent, which-- SCREWING UP HIS VOWS THERE TELLING ON HIMSELF AND RHAENYRA IN THE PROCESS IS N O T PROTECTING HER, how easy just how he was acting at the wedding party made it for Joffrey to figure out that he’s who Rhaenyra’s paramour is, and then later in the godswood well…. That coupled with his arguably impossible proposal to Rhaenerya and his response when she rejects him. Sure it may be colored with shades of love but ultimately this man more than anything seems consumed by guilt of what he’s done and is trying to find a way out. Marrying Rhaenyra and running away with her? Didn’t work. Confessing to the crime to the queen? Didn’t work. We see him slowly but surely unravel until he gets to the point where the man is ready to end it himself… I’m not saying he doesn’t love Rhaenyra. But I’m not entirely sold on him being IN love with her. More than anything I think his actions in this episode were driven by guilt, pride, his own ego, and-- I feel even a lack of awareness of himself, others, just reality. No cap man was kinda acting selfish & self-centered with his proposal in the more you look at it the more I imagine it’s easier to see how it’s more about himself and how he feels and looks vs about THEM. Even his reaction to Rhaenyra more or less telling him her fiancé is ok with them remaining lovers like it’s an insult and hurtful to remain as they are to eachother. Rhaenyra clearing wasn’t trying to insult him, or hurt him, yet he acts like she did which in comparison to him asking her to throw away the throne and her family and her name???? It all together just comes off as extremely short sighted, self-centered, egotistical, and selfish. And even while he’s pitching his proposal-- watch his body language. He keeps pointing, gesturing to HIMSELF…….. He may have love for Rhae but personally my opinion is that his proposal had next to nothing to do with Love and giving the woman he loves an escape to a happier life and everything to do with giving himself an OUT of the choices he regrets.

At his core, Daemon sees himself as Valerian; he wants to ride dragons, conquer lands, marry a white-haired bride of pure Valerian blood (*cough* like Viserys had *cough*), make white-haired dragon-riding children, and restore the power and pride of the Valerian empire. No matter how beautiful or spunky or highborn Lady Rhea was, she would never have been enough for him.

The colors if Hightower are green. Alicent wearing that green dress was like a call to her banners

"I don't think the King is going to survive this episode." Vizzy T: "I'm about to end this man's whole career."

Watch out when DAEMON is SILENT. ✌

Its so funny to see the reactors liking Ser Criston in this episode, as we all did except the readers of Fire and Blood, then the next episode we all hate him, and from episode now on lol. Next episode is the biggest time jump and it might be confusing, and I know you already saw that but wanted to point it out.

You missed something important with Alicent green dress (it was in the scene's dialogue) : declaration of war

The ending montage was my favorite scene up to this point. Give me the red hue of the weirdwood tree glowing in twilight, give me the dim lights, give me the gloomy ambience of a GoT wedding with an equally gloomy Ramin Djawadi soundtrack & hook it to my veins! That pause when Criston looks up & you hear the final note of that haunting tune? So well done! The uncharacteristically heartfelt exchange between Otto and Alicent was the most significant moment so far. It's the Tywin Jaime "we can establish a dynasty that last a thousand years" scene. We Light the Way is the motto of House Hightower. This is the episode the Greens come into their own. Out of this cursed wedding the ties that bind are lost and found forever. Rhaenyra and Laenor were exchanging wedding vows, but it was Alicent and Criston who were getting “married”.

It amazes me when some people can't recognize the gross misogyny & bigotry in Cole's thinking...

A westerosi wedding without at least one death is concidered a dull affair.

Are you crazy... How is criston the jon snow of this show.. LoL...

I think it’s hilarious how the king keeps living in spite of your ill tidings.

Otto painted himself into a corner by pushing Viserys to name Rhaenyra heir purely because of his hatred for Deamon but then when it's time for Rhaenyra to take the throne, he has a grandson that would be king had he not pushed Rhaenyra to be heir in the first place.

Did they both understand the significance of her wearing green entering the wedding hall?

Ser Criston isnt actually from Dorne he is from Stromlands more specificly dornish marches , he even said that he served in combat against the Dornish . The idea that he is from Dorne is becae Alicent said so but well she wrong

Sweet Summer Children. It was pretty cute how long it took for you to pick up on the whole "goose" thing. : )

Not Spoiler: If you can remember, The Citadel or the place where Maesters train is in Old Town the home of House Hightower. So there's this theory originating from the books that Otto is plotting with the Maesters of the Red Keep to slowly kill King Viserys through poison. Edit: If you missed the conversation between Larys & Harwin Strong during Alicent's entrance, Larys told Harwin "what's the color of the beacon of Old Town when they call it's bannermen to war?" (not the exact wording) to which Harwin replied "Green" indicating that Alicent's declaring war against Rhaenyra by wearing a Green dress at her wedding. And it should be noted that most of the time if not all that we saw Alicent after her & Viserys' wedding she was always wearing red/black since she's now a Targaryen by name.

Thanks for uploading these daily it has been great watching this with yall!

“Criston is the Jon Snow of this show” 👀 welp…….

It needs to be said: Criston is NOT from Dorne. His mother was Dornish, but his father and himself are from the Stormlands. Dorne isn’t yet a part of the Seven Kingdoms, and Criston fought in war against “Dornish incursions” along the southern border. He’s a Stormlander whose half-Dornish.

D-did you just say Ser Criston is the Jon Snow of this show????? 😅 Also, you missed the significance of Alicent being latr and showing up in a green dress.

Oh sweet summer Childrens... you dont know what is coming

Aww when Anthony got up to help King Viserys. So sweet, we love our Targaryens ❤🖤

Ser Criston just wanted Rhaenyra to fun off with him because he feels guilty about breaking his vows. If Rhaenyra ran off with him her father would send spy's to look for them plus how is Rhaenyra going to hide her dragon, her dragon will follow her. Also Criston did kill Joffrey Lonmouth because he was hoping that he'd be executed for it and the reason he confessed to Alicent is because he hoped she'd have him executed for breaking his vows.

20:46 for the record, there's plenty of hidden clues in this show's dialogue and in the background of the shots btw

Sooooo weird saying "Awwwww" when Rhaenyra and Criston spoke on the boat. Criston fck it up when he "soiled" his white cloak.

Can We Just Appreciate How Amazing The Song Is That Comes On When Rhaenyra And Laenor Start Dancing And Plays ThroughOut The Wedding. The Way It Builds And Builds, You Know Something Crazy Is Going To Happen, Something Bad It’s Amazing, But Prolly Not Something You Can Pick Up With One Earbud On

You talked over the explanation of what was happening when Alicent entered wearing green.

I already said before I have a feeling you're watching the show for the wrong reasons and you kinda confirm it here when you talk over the emotional ending talking about "where is Daemon" "bet Daemon is up to something" "Daemon is prolly mustache twirling thinking cause he loves chaos". Like bruh ffs. Daemon is a red herring. That's what he's always been and always will be. It's not Daemon that you gotta worry about. What really was happening here was the birth of something that will ultimately consume Targaryen dynasty from the inside. You haven't yet realised the significance of the characters. But you will soon.

Battle of the Side pieces LOLOLOLOL ok I almost chocked on my tea. ffs

I love the character Alicent. Many consider her a witch and call her the second Cersei, but this is not at all the case. She was on the side of Rhaenyra to the last, she was against violence even years later. Her father wanted the throne, but not her. It's a shame that the writers decided to cast the black faction as the goodies, even though things were a lot more complicated in the books. For example, Rhaenyra was also known as 'Maegor with Tits' for her cruelty actions. But if the screenwriters artificially made her good, then how will they subsequently write down the hatred of the people for her? I really hope we don't see Game of Thrones 2.0. where from the "positive" Daenerys the writers made a tyrant in one series. It would be meaningless and stupid.

If Otto believes that Rhaenyra will kill his daughter's children after Viserys' eventual death, what does it say about Otto that he pushed Alicent into the marriage that produced those kids?

For the record, it's never said outright, but Viserys has Leprosy. That's what's slowly killing him and eating his flesh. That's according to book lore and Paddy Considine, the actor portraying Viserys from an interview. Ser Crispon was, until this point, Rhaenyra's sworn protector. Now he is Alicent's sworn protector.

Great reactions to episode five, Anthohy & Kacee!!!🎬👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽Happy New Year!!!🎉🎉🎈🎈🎊🎊

Keep pumpin these episodes out!! LFG

I need your reaction for next episode like right now LOL... Can't wait... Love you guys!!!

This episode was so good the first time I watched it! This episode got me really intrigued about the book. Once the show ended I got the book and read it in a few days 😂 I can’t wait to see what they do next season!

Fun fact: Daemon killing Rhea Royce is actually a change from the source material. In the books he was nowhere near the Vale when she was actually thrown from her horse in front of witnesses during a hunt, afterwards she lingered in a coma for seven days and woke up one morning saying she felt fine. She died that afternoon. It was an interesting choice to make Daemon her killer in the show, show off his "rogue prince" credentials even more. And to answer your question, why doesn't he like her? Because she's a nobody. The Royce's are an old Vale house but aren't very important in the grander scheme, Daemon was married to Rhea at a time when there were many more Targaryens (the king at the time had 9 children, several of whom had several grandchildren each) and they had to look at more options than just the great houses to have enough potential suitors for their children. But Rhea doesn't bring anything to the table that Daemon cares about, which is power. He didn't get anything out of being married to her.

People were looking at Alicent because she had on a green dress not a red/ black targaryan colors. Something about wartime colors with the Hightower clan.

Seriously though, weddings are practically a death sentence in GOT

Naa, Otto doesn't care about his daugjter and his grandsons he cares about the Throne. He wanted someone who is a Hightower on the Throne

This wedding is considered a dull affair

A dothraki wedding without 3 deaths is considered dull. The wedding was dull😂

Ser Criston was in deep emotional turmoil over the whole situation. When Ser Joffery spoke with him, Ser Criston just snapped and went after him.

26:05 There's nothing technical about it. She LIED. To her best friend. That stuck up for her. On her dead mother's name. Now, Alicent is hearing her father's voice in her head. She could've trusted her to keep her and her children safe but now? Now she has to consider that her "best friend" may do the most politically expedient thing and have any threats to her claim to the throne (her son) dealt with. This is 100% Rhaenyra's fault that Alicent feels like she has to go on the defensive.

while otto would be right about Rhaenyra needing to kill aegon to secure her claim if they were just any other house but they are targaryens, it wouldn’t matter what the other houses feel about her being Queen, the Targaryens are too powerful for any of the other houses to have a say. Like they said in the beginning of the series “the only thing that could destroy the house of the dragon is itself” Also at this point in time many of the houses in Westeros actually support Rhaenyra, she is named “the realms delight”

By thinking Criston is Rhaenyra's paramour, as in side piece, Joffrey thought Criston was "just like them", as in more open minded to these sort of sexual liberties. Joffrey didn't know Criston walked away the moment he realized Rhaenyra had no intention to marry him. Criston was literally asking for a death sentence for his trangression. He's too honorable. He's like a psychotic Ned Stark. Therefore when Joffrey approached him saying "we know about your little secret", Criston took Joffrey's politicking as a direct threat to his honor and his white cloak. If he was willing to die himself, what is he gonna do to someone else? The key here is to remember that Cole is a knight from the middle ages. His conception of morals and honor are not like ours. There is no "one night stand" in his vocabulary.

Oh hey Ser Harwin! Nice to see you again. In the midst of the drama, just wanted to make sure you didn't miss that part.

37:37 "we already kinda thought the king was gonna die for a long time." No kidding, every 5 minutes *something happens*: oh I bet the king's gonna die now.

I love Otto. He's very much a product of his time and situation. He plays the Game of Thrones with the best of them and is selfishly trying to boost his station and that of his house, but when he speaks to Allicent here you can see he still loves her in his own way. He's leaving her to play the Game on her own and gives her the best advice he can think of that will keep her alive. And he's 100% right, Alicent's only options are go all-in for Aegon or stick to Rhaenyra and pray she's merciful.

In the book, Daemon's wife falls from the horse and dies and this is what is said at no time and it is said that it was Daemon remembering that the book fire and blood is narrated by dubious narrators The book is told by rumors and gossip so it is not reliable in the book it says that the Daemon always hate his wife the daemon was forced to marry his wife she is not important in the story In the book there is nothing about her just that she is married to Daemon and that after a while she falls off the horse and dies that's all they have in the book about daemon's wife As I said, Daemon's wife is not important in the story, nobody cares about her and just when Rhaenys says that Daemon's wife died, nobody called the news that she said it because she It's not important, in the books it's not known if it was the daemon that killed his wife because when she dies the daemon is fighting a war so it's not known if it was him already in the series The Scriptwriters said that it was the daemon that killed his wife, she was very stupid because the Daemon is not the one to kill his wife because she had already lost her body movement So much so that he was leaving but that donkey opened her mouth so he kills her, the Scriptwriters are right said that Daemon is not going to kill his wife if she doesn't open her mouth more like She opened her mouth so I kill her Ser christian if you dirty your white mando it was because you wanted to because Rhaenyra didn't put a knife to your neck forcing you to do what you did, do you really think that Rhaenyra And to drop everything just to be with him my god this girl she is a princess she is heir to the throne she has her customs she is not to drop everything to have a simple life , Rhaenyra is not in love with Christian she just wants to have fun she just wants sex nothing else Christian you are very emotional you are very deluded you are stupid rhaenyra would never give up everything for you ,Christian You and only a knight have nothing to offer her

LOL My dude was really gonna go save the King.

The weddings in Westeros been lit for a long time.

Interesting thing to note, in the first episode they made a point of saying that Rhaenyra smelled like Dragon after riding Syrax. Daemon most likely travelled to the Vale on dragonback, which is a much longer distance, and unless he stopped to bathe, he would reek of dragon, so when he reached out his hand, the horse smelled dragon and reacted as any animal would to the scent of a large predator. Which is why it bucked and tumbled taking Rhea with it.

I’m so excited for another episode.

I laughed extremely hard at "cant they just hyphenate?"

Other explanation about why Daemon doesn't like Rhea- she was (in the book at least) something around 25 when he was 15/16, and he was literally dragged into the Sept to marry her because they were trying to get rid of him. Add to that the fact they never got along, and he's tried to have the marriage annulled over and over given they never consummated and... yeah I'd hate her too XD Even if it's not her specifically, it's hard not to hate someone you're irrevocably tied to with only the one way out, especially if you don't get along!

Anthony just burst out "Otto kinda grow on me" 😆

Clubfoot had hella littlefinger vibes

I love your mom sweater from The Promised Neverland

Oh no Viserys just collapsed! Let me help you my king 🤣🤣🤣

From what i've heard and understand, Viserys is suffering from a form of Leprosy.

Holy shit you guys are fucking hilarious I love how much you laugh it’s great.. happy new year from New Zealand

Them: "He's like the John Snow of this show." Everyone else: ☠️😂☠️😂☠️😂☠️😂☠️ Oh boy this is gonna be GOOD 👌🏾

If Otto had the realm in mind, he would’ve advised King V to marry laena; Otto is focused on his personal ambitions & his house. Sir Criston didn’t propose to Rhaenyra out of love but in an attempt to “right his sins”. And if my best friend is married to & screwing my dad, I don’t have to tell you anything about what I’m doing with my body, just like you didn’t tell me what was going on b/t you & my father.

Say Firewall to Milly and Emily as Rhaenyra and Alicent. They both did an awesome job. So did the new actresses for those roles. 😇

Can’t wait for the next episode

The moment that Joffrey dude approached Criston, I was like "Moron! You Dead!". P.S. Criston is no Jon Snow

Oh yes, Criston Cole is the Jon Snow of this show.

"can they just hi-fin it?" i dieeddddd xDD

This was a way more impactful inciting incident than another repetitive jousting death woulda been. It’s quite logical that Criston slipped away in all the shock & chaos before anyone got to their senses, afterwards coming under the Queen's protection. No matter how unprecedented the beatdown was, the King still has final say over his Kingsguard & no one, including Velaryons, can do anything about it. Lack of precedence doesn't automatically mean illogical. Exec producer Martin clearly didn't feel so. Next ep they make a point of showing how much power the queen has amassed, alongside Viserys' detoriating health, his eagerness to be an appeaser & his leniency towards the City Watch Captain's transgression. So it's very logical to assume a weak & sickly King caved on the matter of Cole. They don't need to spell out an on the nose scene with the King telling the Queen "you're the reason I let him live!!" when they're showing you the power dynamic. Show, not tell. Criston's breakdown followed a logical path for a prideful medieval knight who takes his honor & vows as seriously as his chastity (soiled knight symbolism). Even better was the Queen's rage buildup with Otto's wise words, Larys' instigation about the tea & Cole's confession letting her know who was responsible for her dad's banishment. Daemon serving as a wedding red herring was great. And ofc they would hurriedly get the marriage done after what happened (cursed wedding symbolism). The suspense building all thru the wedding climaxing with the visual storytelling & the score of the Princess & the Queen's crossroads moment...best thing yet! Themes & symbolism should always be prioritized over dry freefolk-brain logistical pedantry.

Kacee: "The real question is why don't you like her?" Because Daemon doesn't like dominant women. He shrivels up at the thought.