We almost had a Cripsy Cole this week DAMMIT!!!

"Cowabunga it is" is pretty much the Blackwood/Bracken reaction to any conflict in Westeros. Remember the duel when Rhaenyra was doing her husband hunt?

Alicent's, "there is no mistake" is really just a "I'm powerless." She can't actually say that because she hasn't fully come to terms with quite how stuck she is, and "there is no mistake" is basically saying she can change nothing. Mistake or no.

7:07 Seasmoke and Leanor are spirit bonded as dragon and dragon rider. I highly suspect that Seasmoke is acting oddly because Leanor died off screen and he can sense it

One very important fact, that people *definitely* overlook - Aegon became King because of Otto and the small council's plans, not because of Alicent's half-overheard prophecy. 👈😉

The entrance of Alys Rivers right when Simon Strong says "by the old gods.." so subtle but so good, they absolutely hit the Harrenhal content out of the park

The old lords on Rhaenyras council aren't the only ones getting frustrated with her, Jace is too. He wants revenge on the people who murdered his little brother so his mom not making ANY decisions at all is really starting to piss him off.

I forgot who mentioned it in a episode, but normal ordinary citizens basically never see the royal family. So they basically would have no clue what Rhaenyra would look like, they just know her name and know the Targaryen hair

Saying “Hey guys remember when I said my husband changed his mind last second, turns out I was mistaken” would change nothing except giving everyone a reason to ignore her for the rest of her life.

Brackens and blackwoods aren’t common folk and they were not fighting over blacks vs greens 😂

I blame the war on Otto Hightower. When he sent Alicent to 'comfort' King Viserys, he was setting this whole thing in motion.

The war wasn't started over an indecisive king. Viscerys never changed his mind about Rhaenyra being heir. The war wasn't started over a misunderstanding. Otto and members of the council had been plotting in secret for years to put Aegon on the throne. Whether Alicent agreed or not made no difference. However Alicent heard what she wanted to hear and believed it because she truly wanted her son to be king. The misunderstanding of the kings last words only served to ease Alicent's guilt at helping steal Rhaenyra's inheritance. It was Otto and men like Otto who caused the war because they would sooner see the realm burn than have a woman on the throne. Otto also comes from an extremely ambitious house. It's like a family duty to increase hightower status and position. Worst mistake Viscerys made was marrying one of them.

I think the reason you dont really hear about House Bracken is because game of thrones tv show limited the amount of houses they decided to involve. House Celtigar and House Velaryon for example were involved with stannis alot during the GoT but the show cut them out almost entirely

As King consort Daemon would not be, in fact, addressed as “prince” but as “your grace”. If someone calls him prince, it implies they don’t consider Rhaenyra as the rightful Queen.

The letter was just: “I am sorry my kid killed your kid, but you know he had it coming, because of the eye thing”. Alicent wants Rhaenyra to bend the knee, she is not looking to end the conflict

next episode is gonna be an ALL TIMER

“Alicent should have known the song of ice and fire” Uhhhhhhhhh fuckin how?

Why do people think she'd get recognized in Kingslanding so fast There's no magazines, paintings, TV, Cellphones.... regular folks in a BIG city wouldnt recognize strangers so easily. Even in the books, characters forget faces all the time.

Daemon isn’t pressing a claim, he is king consort and should be called your grace

daemon wanted to be called your grace because he's married to the queen, not because he's "pressing a claim" 😭😭 he should be called your grace, like alicent is.

Vizzy T did proclaim his daughter to be his heir in front of everybody. They even had a whole ceremony in season 1 where the Lords of the 7 kingdoms came to pledge their loyalty to her.

The church convo basically accomplished the following: > Rhaenyra exausting all peaceful options that don't involve her surrendering > Alicent now knows she f-ed up ROYALY

“ is this when house bracken gets annihilated” “we don’t hear about them” They literally get mentioned in got lol

Daemon wants to be called your grace because he is married to the queen

They don’t have Instagram. Most people have no idea what rhaenyra looks like.

Nah her walking through Kingslanding isn't that wild. They don't have photographs of people. Unless you really knew her, you won't just recognize a random high born.

Aegon is already the fucking king. You think he’s just gonna hand it back over? Get real. Alicent is right. It’s too late

Daemon is fighting for Rhaenyra, not against her, just like he fought for his brother. All he ever wanted was for his brother and now his wife, to trust him.

I Don’t Think You Guys Remember, But It Didn’t Matter What Alicent Misinterpreted, Otto And The Table Were Planning On Installing Aegon As King Long Before Visarys’ Death

If you watch the after the episode, ryan condol says that “It’s not that Alicent is unwilling to hear Rhaenyra, it’s that she has no power, there’s nothing she can do anymore to stop what’s coming.” It’s out of Alicent’s hands now that the men have gone off to war and are no longer listening to her. But maybe knowing this truth will push her to do something in time.

I get why Alicent doesn’t really accept her mistake, imagine realizing that you fcked up, and kinda started a war, she’s gonna need time to process all of that, although the green council was going to crown aegon anyways (episode 9) they planned that without alicent knowing they just used what alicent heard as an excuse, so probably the war was gonna happen either way, something to consider. And she doesn’t have any power, she can’t stop the war even if she wanted to, the green council ignores her. Also her “relationship” with cole it’s all about power and last episode he became hand and their power dynamic shifted… this episode before he leaves to war he ask for her favor by raising his voice in front of people, (knowing their affair should be kept secret) to assert his power over her. Reluctantly she hands the favor, and when he brushes her fingers, she pulls away. So the little power she thought she had with cole is gone, and the power she thought she had through her brother might be gone too, ‘cause now he’s in debt to cole for saving his live. She is all alone and powerless. (maybe helena on her side)

14:57 Was anybody else baffled how the dragons all look amazing but that dong looked fake AF?!

Lesson learned. Don't move rocks or else a war starts.

So I guess we finally get to see why the show is called Hot D

The golden dragon in the greens banner is in honor to Aegon's dragon Sunfyre the golden🔥

I know alicent wasn’t immediately responsive to what rhaenyra told her, but i honestly think she’s going to see the light before the season is over. Rhaenyra has opened her eyes now, and ultimately alicent won’t be able to ignore that, even if she tries.

6 riders on horseback, completely separated from the rest of the garrison... Navi, "Get the Scorpion.." 😳😳

According to the director of this episode yes, those are supposed to be Dany's eggs with the Silver/Blueish one being baby Viserys unhatched egg. And before people start whining about the book, even George himself has said "the book is the book and the show is the show".

Otto Hightower started the war with the small council who already had plans to seat Aegon. Aemond started the fighting. There was also no way Alicent would know of the song of ice and fire, as it was a Targaryen secret passed down to only the heirs since Aegon.

Alicent's brother was in the tourney during the Season 1 premiere. Daemon tripped his horse as a way to disrespect Otto.

Daemon's future is sealed, but it will be glorious above God's eyes.

I know people are griping about how much of a season is a slow burn, but this episode really represents the 'calm before the storm' phase (if next week's trailer is anything to go by. Also interesting to see how the other noble families are using this chaotic power vacuum as an end to settle old scores (The Blackwood/Bracken feud which is clearly inspired by the Percy-Neville feud from the Wars of the Roses)

If seasmoke takes a new rider, I take it as Laenor has died somewhere out there

Daemon isnt a prince. He is king consort. So calling him your grace is right

Im happy they’re going with the Harrenhal is haunted angle and the introduction to Alys Rivers was creepy asf. Daemon needs to leave asap The souls of the burnt that Aegon the the first did to them in his conquest of Westeros that’s why the castle is badly destroyed 🐉

We've actually seen a Blackwood in GoT: The Three-Eyed-Raven, the man under the tree who taught Bran how to use his abilities, was a Blackwood-Targaryen bastard named Brynden Rivers. While it isn't brought up in the show, he had a half-brother who was a Bracken, and the two feuded pretty much their entire lives.

I hate Crispy as much as the next guy lol but you guys underestimate him as a fighter/war time leader. He knows what he's talking about. I cannot belive I just said that about Crispy oh god

One of the recurring themes in both shows is that the advice the small council offers to rulers isn't always valuable information or useful history rarely remembers the council but always remembers the monarchy and the decisions they make. Robert wanted Dany dead in season one fearing she would raise and army and attack Ned disagreed he was wrong.

It's so sad that rhaenyra is seeing the future of the targaryens, and the survival of all humans, and everyone else just wants blood and war. Not seeing the bigger picture.

Dany's eggs from GOT are already in Essos. They were traded there 40 years before HOTD starts.

Hahahaha why did Chris get so excited at the BJ scene???? 🤣😂🤣😂🤣 I expected that kind of behavior from Pat 😂😂

It does not in fact rain all the time in Seattle, despite what all the people who've never been to the beautiful state of Washington tell you.

I love how no matter how graphic or disgusting the scene Chris always has his eyes plastered to the screen not even a blink

After watching the rttv reactions of house of dragon i realy need a breack from robs dogging that reaction to this soothing

It’s too late! Alicent knows she made a mistake but there’s no turning back now.

You heard about Bracken House when Catelyn Stark arrested Tyrion and naming soldiers liege lords.

The Blackwoods and Brackens are like the bloods and the crips, they’ve had beef for centuries. They’ll use any excuse to murder each other.

to be fair, Daemon has all the right to be called "Your grace" from one point of view you can say is ever a tribute to Rhaenyra. Alicent for example was never rule of westeros, she was just Queen Consort, but people call her "your grace". "prince" is Daemon title by his all authority, by allowing people to call him "your grace" he is basically accepting his position is thanks to the fact his wife is the ruler, and he is her King Consort.

ngl Hightower horse drip was🔥

What really started the war was them naming every single child Aegon

Melisandre was around when the dance of dragons, she was 400 years old by the time of Game of Thrones

I don't think you picked up on it, but Alicent's brother is also being a bit racist against Cole. When he was talking about him having a low beginning and being Dornish. Oldtown where the Hightowers are from is right by the border to Dorne and there is a long history of fighting since before Dorne joined the Seven Kingdoms. As much as we hate Cole, Gwayne Hightower was not the most sympatic character in that scene 😅

4:52 That Killamanjaro audio clip KILLED me LMFAOOOOOOOOO

The Brackens and Blackwoods are not simple folk. They are rival houses dating back to Age of Heroes. They find any reason to fued and kill each other.

Alicent has so many other reasons for crowning Aegon and I wish the writers went with them rather than making her misunderstand Viserys in his last moments. Most of all, that Aegon is the rightful heir by law and precedent. Viserys didn't even codify a law saying that the eldest child, regardless of gender should be the heir. He just wanted special treatment in this one case which doesn't work. He didn't gather his lords and make them re-swear their oaths to Rhaenyra after he had a son, so of course many lords believe that it should be Aegon who sits the Iron Throne. It's always been the eldest son. Any woman in Alicent's shoes would have been upset by the fact that their son wasn't the heir. And we all saw how Viserys treated Alicent and her children. He could have stopped at Aegon, but he made her have three more kids after him. She endured him for years and ofc she wanted something out of it. The writers of the show stripped women of ambition and character flaws which made them very flat.

It is interesting the bias when you dislike someone, the brother of Alicent is basically telling Cole that he is too low born for that position and you "like him" for it. sigh

In a words of Slim Charles: "it's what war is, you know? Once you in it, you in it. If it's a lie, then we fight on that lie. But we gotta fight."

Why would any of you expect Alicent to just accept this after what happened? "Oh, Aegon. I know your son was killed but we were wrong." What was Rhaenyra expecting? Be fr lmao.

But like wtf can alicent do ??? I know plp hate on her cuz she is letting the men in her court go above her head but I don't think plp take into the account who is claiming the crown, it is rhaenyra who is claiming it that is why she is able to have at least a sense of control over her court. It is Aegon who is claiming the crown alicent got no power in all of this so I do get that last scene by alicent saying like bruh wtf do you expect me to do 😂😂 also all of alicent kids are older than rhaenyra little babies, changing and controlling grown ass man without political power is impossible

What started the war was Rany escaping to the brothel, sleeping with ser cristen and lying to Alicent. There she started wearing green. Fight me.

27:22 You have to remember most of the common people have no idea what the royal family look like at a glance because they're always in the Red Keep, not living among the commoners. There's no TV or phones for their faces to be splashed everywhere so they have to just know silver hair and violet eyes (in the books) mean Valyrian blood.

I really needed to hear that today, thank you.

Alicent is not wrong in that it is far too late, there is absolutely nothing that she can do to stop the war. Aegon will not step down to allow the person who (by virtue of decisions) murdered his son to take the throne. So her saying there was no mistake while not accurate is fine.

Omg Daemon is not taking Harrendal in his name can you guys think sometimes ?

Thank you so much for your encouraging words at the beginning of this video. Today is not the best day for me. To hear a random stranger tap into my pain lifted me up. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

"You will die in this place". Such an ominous and perfectly placed moment of foreshadowing for Daemon while portraying just how haunted Harrenhall truly is. Harren the Black spent 40 years building that gigantic castle, killing who knows how many thousands of slaves to get it done. The day it was finished Aegon the Conqueror arrived in Westeros, and soon after he raized it with Balerion, killing thousands more inside. Doubt there's a castle anywhere else in the GoT universe more haunted than Harrenhall. And all the more fitting place for Daemon to meet his doom, though it won't be for awhile yet. :) Iykyk.

Im surprised after that hanging fest of Rat Catchers in the city they let the King stroll through the city and get Drunk and no body attack him after that

dude the armors in this show are SOOOOO good looking

Did Surj just come from a court trying to win custody of his kids?

Did a ghost just pop out of no where and spoil Daemon’s ending for us all? 🤣

Alicent hasn't had any real say or influence since Viserys' death.

9:36 Normie ladies swooning over the new "green".

When Viserys is preventing war he's indecisive.. When Rhae is being indecisive, shes preventing war.. Damn the double standards

What? Daeron (and now also Tessarion) mentioned again in this episode? Let's gooooo 🗣️🗣️ Perhaps we might get a short glimpse of him by the end of the season. (I'm being delusional 😬 knowing too well that Ryan kept him for S3)

10:30 The way they speak about dragons is how we speak about nuclear weapons in modern time. Use nuclear weapons and so will your enemy which leads to your own destruction. And the existence of nuclear weapons is a weapon in itself because of the fear, just like with dragons.

It's a supernatural bond. The dragon knows its rider is dead...

Yall were right about the eggs, Geeta Patel confirmed it

Great reaction guys. The POV shots were amazing; they made you feel like you were there riding lol And to the “who started this war?” Debate, I personally think it comes down to Otto. He moved the first chess piece (Allicent). Although it could be said that the bloodline was cursed from the moment Jahaerys held his succession council at Harrenhal… and Harrenhal is like, infamously cursed lmao

Team Green all the way... I hope Daeron appear this season

I love that you started the video with that well wish speech. Absolute class, love you guys’ channel. All the best.

Just to be clear: I’m not “correcting” anyone. I know the lore so I’m providing it. They probably don’t have time to sit and read the books so I figure I’d help where I can. 7:05 It’s a supernatural bond and it can’t be broken - not even by the rider. A dragon only bonds with one rider, and it can’t take on a new rider until is previous rider has died. Seasmoke wouldn’t have stayed on Driftmark either - regardless of Laenor’s wishes. From what we’ve seen, Dragons follow their riders around or at least stay close by the rider in case something occurs. They’ve created a plot hole for themselves. And even if they say Laenor died off-screen, it would still feel cheap. In the books, Laenor’s death was an actual death. 9:02 They do. House Blackwood and House Bracken ruled as petty kings before House Mudd took over the Riverlands. They both have different stories. Blackwood says Bracken were petty lords and horse breeders who hired sell swords to usurp House Blackwood. Brackens claim Blackwoods were vassals of theirs who betrayed and usurped the Brackens. Blackwoods say it was 500 years before the Andals came to Westeros, Maesters say it was a thousand. House Bracken adopting the faith of the 7 made it worse. They’re both First Men houses so they originally - and Blackwood continues to - worship the Old Gods. The timeline: Most people(in-verse) think the First Men came 12,000 years ago, the long night was 8,000 years ago, the Andals invaded 6,000 years ago. The Maesters argue over if the Andals invaded 4,000 or 2,000 years ago. GRRM’s trying to replicate our history; how many European people thought the world was way younger cuz of the Bible but he’s doing the opposite: they assume it’s older. He says he wants to put the Long Night at 5,000 years ago but it doesn’t really work. He’s not good with that stuff - he’s bad with distances too. But the First Men didn’t keep great records as it’s only runes on stones that no one can really read. So the histories are recorded by Septons from like Thousand of years after.

None of you are ones to talk about look's! 🤣

Watching the Normies shows why the whole "Black/Green TEAM" thing is stupid. It so slanted Black that Pat is even on their side. I have forced myself to watch with an unbiased eye. There is no way Alicent can tell her sons. She would be killed or locked in her room forever. Lastly the ladies are so trigged by CC, it makes me feel he written that way to troll them. Lol

It didn't matter whether Alicent misunderstood or not there was always a plan to usurp the throne without her

Have you guys thought about uploading your VoD's on twitch to your youtube? Or pairing youtube live with twitch live?

Daemon is entitled to the "your grace" title as consort. Everybody calls Alicent "your grace" even though she is just the dowager queen.

Ut oh. Yall remember who else was sent across the sea? A certain son of corylis and rhaenys ;)

Don’t get me wrong, Rhaena is being parentified and given an adult task (I mean, so is going to war but I digress), but she will also have handmaids to assist her and since they are boys they will often be in studies and practicing fighting as soon as they can be. And like one of you said, she is actually being told she is someone that will likely survive the war and maybe that’s not the worst thing in the world 😂😂

Props to whoever decided to throw in those Halo sounds bytes lol. Had me cracking up

GOT season 8 all over again...