Ned sat on the throne in season 1 and so did Tywin, the hand of the king can sit on the throne in the Kings stead.

Rhaenerya was always the apple of her father's eye. The man invented take your daughter to work day because he couldn't bear to be away from her for hours at a time. She was "the realm's delight" because Viserys took her to every event, every place he went, proudly parading her for all to see. It was like she was subconsciously the heir all along.

Another Helaena prophecy this episode: “a beast beneath the boards.” Then her getting visibly upset before the dragon bursts through.

Both Alicent and Helaene are queens, by the way. Queen Mother and Queen Consort.

Ned sat on the throne as the hand of the king in season 1 of GoT.

41:31 i think that's kind of the point though, it's a power kink for Larys. Notice how she had just freed herself from her father's chains in the previous scene and then larys is waiting for her in her bedroom

Suzy : "It's always the poor people that gets trampled isnt it?" Rhaenys squishes dozens of innocent smallfolk : *cheers* :p

The Hand represents the king. He is chosen by the king. Viserys has been doing NOTHING. The throne represents the ruler of the Realm. That would be Otto. He has been putting in work for years.

I can’t believe we are already at episode 9. Can’t wait for episode 10! ❤

Aegon : **shows up to coronation ceremony** People from flea bottom and the street of silk in the crowd : YO wait a minute i know this guy

What was interesting to me about the dinner scene was that there really was no forgive and forget. The hatred and anamosity Alicent and Rhaenyra had for each other over a course of a decade ran so deep it became generational. The kids would have all gotten along and been a proper family had it not been for their mother’s vendettas. Now even when Alicent and Rhaenyra are finally ready to move past it and come to resolution their own children cannot. Hatred is something that is learned, and the kids learned it well.

Helaena nailed it again! ✌️

A surprising twist in this series is what a big heel turn Criston Cole had. He starts off as the Jon Snow of the series and then quickly reveals himself to be the biggest d-bag of the series lol.

I don't think you were paying attention to the twins at all. The dialogue should have made it clear that one of them (Erryk) has had more responsibility for Aegon, and as such grown to strongly dislike him due to seeing him for what he is, trying to tell his brother (Arryk). So when they found Aegon, it was Erryk who just left the scene because he couldn't be bothered fighting to get Aegon on the throne; and it was Erryk who then subsequently freed Rhaenys and escaped with her. So it was not the brother who was figthing who freed her, that wouldn't make any sense.

The only people who could possibly have warned Rhaenyra in advance would have been either Mysaria or Erryk, since they're the only people who knew the day before who would've possibly had any motivation to tell her. It's not unthinkable that Mysaria could've sent a raven to Daemon, but there's not really any sign that they've maintained contact since their final scene together in episode 4, which was ~16 years ago at that point, and Mysaria seems to have declared that she's doing her own thing now. Also, keep in mind that it's not just anyone who has access to ravens in the first place (and a raven would be necessary, because it would take at least 3 days by ship from King's Landing to Dragonstone), as far as I know it's only maesters, and the ravens typically have to be trained from birth, not to mention the fact that they are homing, so you'd have a dedicated raven that would find its way back to Dragonstone; it's unlikely that Mysaria would have had access to that type of communication to Dragonstone at all, even if she somehow wanted to send a message. All in all not really much of a possibility. As for Erryk probably still hadn't fully made up his mind about what to do at that point, and it would have been extremely risky for him to send a raven at that point anyway, the Red Keep was probably on high alert when it came to communication for obvious reasons, so he'd probably not even get anywhere near the ravens before being suspected, let alone be able to send one without someone checking the message first. As such there's really no way Rhaenyra would have gotten any message in time. At best maybe Erryk could have sent a raven on the morning of the coronation when everyone's gone, which is when he whisks away Rhaenys, but it would have taken a raven at least 5 hours to fly to Dragonstone, and probably 2-3 hours for Rhaenyra to fly to King's Landing at top speed.

I'm team dragons. I consider Rhaenyra the rightful heir, but I prefer to be neither Team Green nor Team Black. They are two sides of the same coin.

Im pretty sure ned sat the throne when Robert was out hunting and he was hearing about the mountain torch the riverlands

The Hand is allowed to sit on the Iron Throne in the absence and in the name of the King. Ned did it, Tywin did it, too.

Didn’t even realise healena’s cryptic message for Rhaenys entrance with her dragon Meleys!! “The beast beneath the boards” 🤯🤯

“First order of business, kill Otto…” 🤣😅😂

51:42 Helaena not even being to look a Aegon when she bows makes my heart break she's so innocent in all this

"Did they keep his eye (the King) and put it in a jar or something ?" My speculation is that the Potions Teacher kept it for a potion....'...add one eye of King and stir'.....

She never saw Star Wars.......well NOW YOU KNOW YOUR NEXT REACTIONS STEEJO.

Battlestar Galactica- watch the miniseries that precedes season 1 first. Science fiction for grownups, perfect for discussing theories. The Sopranos - the first great HBO series. It changed television, creating the expectations we have today for complex characters and adult plot lines. Mad Men- complexity in the tradition of the Sopranos set in the advertising world of 1960s Manhattan. Chernobyl- 5 grim episodes that work like a real life horror movie. Amazing that so few episodes can place this show among the greatest ever.

I promise the ending of Game of Thrones has not totally sullied my appreciation for this universe, but Criston going around murdering people in fits of rage with zero consequence and such “meh” reactions from onlookers is very questionable writing. I had a hard time not getting stuck on that moment myself this ep.

season 2 coming out this summer hope you guy's follow week to week if your able to

52:07 "King Viserys is dead, long live King Aegon." Hearing the cries, Munkun writes, some wept whilst others cheered, but most of the smallfolk stared in silence, confused and wary, and now and again a voice cried out, "Long live our Queen."

People mostly dislike seasons 7 and 8 for its unhinged story that completely drops major plot points, such as the prophecy of the prince that was promised, which of course was supposed to be related to Jon Snow, essentially the main character of the series. HotD is very refreshing because it actually gives a damn about the story and we see things that are not actually relevant to its self-contained plot and neither exist in the books either IIRC, such as the tradition of kings passing down the prophecy of ice and fire.

Man really called Otto 'Walmart obi wan kenobi' 😂😂

I agree, I think many of the characters in GoT had more external than internal struggles. I would say Sandor had a really interesting struggle with themselves, and I think he ultimately lost, or rather chose not to fight it and instead just gave in instead of leaving with Arya, he decided to follow the path of revenge to the end he knew was just around the corner.

Helaena- "There is a beast beneath the boards!" -Targaryen

Sir Cristin is one of those guy who called themselves sigma but hold a grudge forever and act emo

Daemon is the commander of the gold cloaks, also known as the City Watch and they are loyal to him. That's why they were shutting the doors and not listening to Otto.

There's a beast beneath the boards!!😊

I'm not gonna skip... 10 minutes and 45 seconds later, Here we go! (and yes its crazy that it seems unthinkable that people can be multisided on a topic now adays)

The crown fits awkwardly on Aegon's head, a nice visual touch about how inadequate he is

The Last Kingdom. I promise you'll love it!

Im just commenting for your daily reminder that you should watch Outlander next 😅❤🎉❤🎉😊

Aemond won’t kill his brother due to him following tradition and duty. He won’t cross the line, but does want it.

WE MADR IT! IT ALL FALLS APART FROM HERE! LET US DESCEND INTO MADNESS TOGETHER!!!

Btw i think you guys got it wrong. The king thought it's Rhaenyra not Alicent. Hence he started talking about the convo they had about the og aegon's visions. He was referring to the OG aegon & not of his or Rhaenyra's son named aegon. 55:23 was that the uwu girl energy Suzy? no wonder he just gave up BWAHAHAHA

SO while the smallfolk did originally want a man as the ruler a lot has changed. Sometimes cause of the time jumps it is easy to forget how long ago that was. Rhaenyra not only grew into the heir role but so did the small folk, Rhaenyra was heir for 20 years. There were smallfolk born and who grew up recognizing her as the heir and believing she would be their queen. Then randomly Aegon is crowned, it would be confusing for anyone but especially for them as they are rarely allowed into the politics.

Please give the Last Kingdom a chance 🙏 if not now then in the future you'll love it 💯 also team Black all the way 🖤

I’m loving your guys reaction

Oh Suzy, I just absolutely love your takes on everything 😂 you’re brilliant 🖤

Can definitely tell he was sorry for whatever he said Suzy, forgive him 😂

The characters and story in HOTD is mostly centered in 1 family (the Targaryens) and the conflict in their own house, that's why they can explore deeper on the characters while in GOT there are a lot of characters and houses in the seven kingdoms that are fighting for the iron throne, and of course they also have to fight the white walkers 😊

I can't wait for episode 10!

I don't have a particular side. But honestly, The Red's have been hanging out at Dragonstone while The Green's have been ruling all these years. They gave away their power. If they don't take it, I don't feel they deserve it. I think Daemon knows that though.

Pro Tip from someone married for 24 years: when you toss around the word "divorce," even as a joke, it hurts the heart of the other person.

I agree about the external conflicts more prevalent in GOT, and the internal conflicts more prevalent in HoTD

Aww your eyes both look incredible in this vid. And I agree with Suzy, no joke proposals and no joke divorces!

Objectively team Green, Subjectively team Black. Rhaenyra had bastards with no claim to the throne or anything else until she got her son with Daemon, but we all love and support her. We may hate Alicent but her kids, even if they're a bunch of weirdos, are actual heir to Vyserys. The last wish of Vyserys was for Rhaenyra's son Aegon to be the heir but he was confused, sick and quite late as he said that to Alicent. So it is still a bit ambiguous who he truly meant to name.

Lord Beesbury was the real one👏✨️💖

Regarding GOT ending, didn't it bother you that everyone becomes suddenly stupid and kinda forgot the whole plot and personal development? It was more than rushed. Arya does nothing, no faces, just shock value. Sansa and Cercei and Jon stand around and do nothing but destroy alliances and start drama 😂

The fact that Rhaenys could've had ended it all just there..

I agree with you two that Rhaenys has been a great character all season, including this episode. I love that conversation between her and Alicent. I have seen some people think that Rhaenys was egging Alicent on with the “have you never imagined yourself on the Iron Throne” comment. But I think she was further emphasizing how much Alicent has just been a servant to the men in her life, without pursuing anything truly for herself. I loved the comment about Alicent just wanting to make a window in her prison. And the reason that Rhaenys looked up at the sky with a smile, when she was being pushed forward by the crowd, was because she realized they were being directed to the Dragon Pit. Lots of people thought that the crowd was being directed into the Sept, but it was the Dragon Pit. So in that moment she understood that she could actually get to her dragon.

Ayyy i'm finally caught up. Found the channel from the Potter reacts, and just watched through all the GoT and HotD up to this point! Excited to watch everything on release (Not a skipper or Wee Davey)

Let's go! It's about to get crazy!

Witcher, Rome, Spartacus.

Suzy : “He’s like being forced….” Stejoo : “Tommen” Suzy : “That’s so forgettable “ Stejoo “That’s not very nice “ hahaha xD so funny 😂

When will episode 10 be out ?

In the comments I see so many from Team Green trying to justify they're characters by being delusional 😒😂 They even believe it in the end 🤔🤣

I think the reason "Chadley" (I can't remember his name so I'll use the one you gave him lol) is so messed up now is because he was in love with Rhaenyra and when she turned him down, the more men he watched go through her door only hardened his heart. Not to mention he lost his honor as a knight so he felt she took everything. But the queen saved him so he feels more loyal to her. That's just the way I understood it.

Those twin brothers are the twins that played Carl Gallagher in Shameless. Second of his name means the second king named Aegon rather than the second child named Aegon.

I think Viserys felt his illness was his punishment for what happened to Aemma. He never tried to search out a cure, just bore it. Also, I think he feels his duty is to fulfill his kingship. He makes mistakes, but he tries to do what's right and to do his best.

For recommendations, for movies: The hunger games trilogy. For shows, you guys should watch Succession, or the Sopranos.

For the one true King Aegon 👑💚💚

50:48 I'm with you brother... I'm with you lol

This shows that no one on the show is good, Rhaenys killed hundreds for nothing instead of taking the dragon exits. Viserys didn’t treat them like rhaenyra, he didn’t give af about them at all lol 😅

She reminds me of Roz from Game of Thrones maybe her great grandmother 23:30

The reason why they were closing the doors is because those are daemon troops from the first episode

"Hes not looking like Zoolander 2day" He does have those Christian Bale Batman lips doesnt he.😂😂😂

Aemon Targaryen refused his claim to the Iron Throne and instead became a maester of the Night's Watch. Not everyone has an interest in ruling over a kingdom.

Little finger A.k.A Peter Bailish mention in Game of Throne he was inspired by Cristen Cole is known and is dubbed theKingmaker which inspired the event with GOT with The Stark, Danery targaryen against the Lannisters

The greens are the chads💚💚💚

The king thought he was talking to Rhaenyra. His mind was going he was dying and was talking about the song of ice and fire. Alicent had no idea about the prophecy so when he mentioned Aegon she naturally assumed he meant their son. Why would she think anything else? Vicerys was just continuing the convo from earlier with Rhaenyra. It all comes down to bad timing and a misunderstanding.

55:34 that "no" is fked up steejo

Could we not have a jimmy and Dave for god sakes 😂😂😂

Now you know how important it is to listen when Helaena speaks...😉

It's so good to see your reaction now to Chadly, it's a huge contrast compared to the initial 4 episodes hahaha

I love how this show does show the two sides of the coin - how the greens have become the people they are (Viserys truly didn't treat Aegon like Rhaenyra, who was a cupbearer even before she was heir - meaning Viserys was teaching her even then). Since Rhaenyra was Aemma's child, and then the heir, Viserys just ignored the children of his second wife as spare parts, I suppose. Which is sad, of course. So yeah, I can understand people sympathizing with team green even though I'm team black myself. Alicent especially has been a pawn all her life, even now having to endure Larys' conduct as a price she just has to pay as a woman. Ugh. Wish Alicent and Rhaenyra could just have had a proper chat.

I love how ser Criston Cole is the favorite character of all for the 5 first ep, and the most hated after that !

1:01 It seems like you have connected to these characters and this story more than you did with GoT.

“The beast beneath the boards “.

I have a comment about Suze’s initial observation that Game of Thrones characters were not as internally conflicted as House the of Dragon characters. It seems that you guys don’t care too much for people making observations about the differences between the books and the show. But for this particular topic, I think it is very relevant. The book series that Game of Thrones is based on, is written from the perspective of a number of specific characters. Each chapter will give you the point of view of a particular character. And because of that writing format you end up getting their internal thoughts quite a bit. While you might think that the television show didn’t give much of that, you get a lot of it in the books. And the interesting thing is that the book that House of the Dragon is based on does the complete opposite. George Martin wrote that book specifically about the history of House Targaryen. And it is written in the style of a history book from the viewpoint of several historical observers. Therefore, you never get what the internal thoughts for individual characters. This gave the show runners for House of the Dragon the opportunity to create a lot of that aspect of the story. And one more observation about the confusing characters names, where so many names are repeated. George Martin said that he did this on purpose to mimic real world history. For instance, if you take English history, which Martin used as one of the main inspirations for Westeros, the names of kings are used over and over. Just think about how many times they had a King Henry, or Edward or George. Not to mention how people would try to honor the king by naming their sons after him. This is the type of thing that Martin was trying to mimic. Look at how Ned named his son Rob after King Robert. Jon Snow was named after Ned’s foster father Jon Arryn. And young Bran was named for the older brother Brandon who Ned lost. Yes, it is confusing. But it does mimic real life.

There is one more episode after this one and I can't wait to see how you react to how the season ends. Season 2 is coming in the summer there is a trailer for it already...can't wait. Any way I love how this one ends cause she could have ended it all by telling her dragon to burn them but she chose not to because she doesn't want to take sides in this war. Helena predicted that the queen that never was as they call her would come out of the floor with her dragon...you need to listen closly to what she says to know that though.

The beast beneath the boards.

Recommend Battlestar Galactica starting with the two-part mini series

Viserys accidentally telling Alicent about the prophecy is just fuel to fire. That's it. The war was going to happen no matter what. Tyland straight up says that they can now continue with their "long-laid plans." Then she yells at all of them for planning it the whole time behind her back (minus Beesbury). Otto's been telling Alicent it was inevitable for years. It just gives Alicent a little more personal motivation, but overall it just adds more fuel to the healthy fire that was already burning brightly and was destined to rage wildly whether it was added or not.

if steejo dares divorce we riot

Aegon the Younger is like fourth in line to get the crown. It would not cross Alicent's mind lol. And Suzy, your description of Aegon the Elder doesn't sound all that different from Rhaenyra from Viserys' pov lol. Also, I think it's quite a funny view thinking a dirty man will become less that with unlimited power.

i didn't dislike the timeskips themselves perse, just that they were used constantly and thereby left out important story bits, character development etc. with hotd i don't have that feeling at all and they skip years. it's handled very different imo

you said something about people complaining about how fast season 7 and 8 were but thats only a small part about whats wrong. also when someone new takes the throne (funny how you assume it would be rhaenyra) the council stays the same but the monarch has the full power to change it if they wish to do so. and you talked about 2 groups hating each other and for hotd thats very much the case sadly, most people are blacks but blacks and greens are always fighting over who has the better claim

Larys was the ancestor of Tarantino

Season 2 of HOD returns Aug 21 2024

The suggestion for a show to watch after this: Star Wars series

You can do vikings after. It's a long journey,but amazing one

Next show to watch I think you will enjoy is black sails😊

team Green only for Haelena (Aegon's sisterwife) she's literally a cinnamon roll, she's so cute otherwise team 🖤BLACK 🖤 all the way !!!!