Honestly I have a feeling Tom Glynn-Carney is going to be the MVP of the season, his performance as Aegon II in the first episode is already top-notch. Everyone thought he was going to be Joffrey 2.0 but he's not, their are layers to his character. I really loved court petitions scene in the throne room you could tell he wants to be liked by the smallfolk but still doesn't know how to be "king" because he was never regarded as the "heir" or trained by Viserys but still he was trying. Every scene with Aegon II in the episode was really interesting. You could tell the showrunners and writers really want to explore this character more and Tom looks like he's having fun playing him. Can't wait to see his breakdown when he finds out Jaehaerys is dead, Bring on episode 2.

The whole episode is a 10/10 of great acring.

A shoe is like nostalgia. It's delicate, but potent.

It's really hard watching Jace in thus scene. He loved his brother and if you go back to season, you can see little snippets of Jace actually taking care of Luke in the background.

maybe dont say anything to daemon targaryen he screws up evrything useless

It's a fascinating style of king to see, one that does genuinely care about ruling but also one that has absolutely no idea how to, since until just a few days ago he had no interest in it at all.

0:28 Daemon's mad!

At least Jace will have new brother figure : Cregan Stark

If you read the books, Aegon II grows more cunning, brave, and confident. He literally becomes an utter badass. Despite Aegon II's naivety, he is really socially relatable at times as shown in the scene where he talks with his friends in the throne room and actually knows that it is important not to piss off the smallfolk. If you have read further into the books, you will why it is important not to piss off the smallfolk, even a SHEPHERD.

Absolutely the highlight scene of this episode. The actors portrayed grief, composure, sadness and loss masterfully. Felt a gut punch when Jace’s voice cracked..

This makes S8E3 of GoT a lot more annoying to think about... I can't believe they keep on stressing on the threath of the dead when we already know they won't be.

3:17 that is the most polite "F--K OFF!" I've seen in GoT and HotD history.

How is it Lea Seydeux is so good here but so shit in James bond?

@4:30 That is so Monty Python, "He denies he's the savior so he must be the savior!"

Emma and Harry absolutely killed this scene. Its up there with Viserys walk to the throne in emotional impact imo

2:40 I need Léa Seydoux to do ASMR. 😂

Gods, I'm not even Team Black but this is heartbreaking💔

Who is the actor at minute 2:30. Looks so familiar!

It's annoying how formal he is at first. I'd be like "mom, hug me! What can I do. Here's what I got done."

how about another move sequel of "Air" showing the slave labor overseas due to corporate imperialism. The irony a decendant of slaves enriches himself via exploitation of slave labor" kinda puts a tear in my eye, now I gotta find the soundtrack and actors for the movie.......

"Barron....have you evah... investigated... the SOUTH....regions of Arrakis "

God, this scene was amazing. I also love how these are both of Jon Snow’s ancestors in the same scene.

Now THATS SOME ACTING

The acting in this scene is amazing!! Ugh my heart ♥️

Baron...do you have my watch?

I'm Black, but I must reckon that was nice of Aegon.

Aegon is kinda a nice king. Cares about the poor folks and wants them to be happy.

Garbage.

I was actually horrified seeing all that water get destroyed 0_0

That subtle look @ 2:02 says “Yeah I kiss my uncle on the lips. So what?”

Before, we see Jace being hard on his brother for not being tough but here, we can see he truly loves his brother and greatly misses him.

Otto is so damn controlling Aegon would've been fine doing this alone. Otto's just riling up the civilians. His paranoia is going to come back to bite them. I felt bad for the first guy who just wanted his sheep back that had been stolen. Otto is really the main reason why people are against the Greens he's like Tywin or Stannis always second-guessing everything and making things worse.

I was excited for Cregan Stark, but the accent sounds very fake and forced. Definitely doesn’t match him.

When I saw this flying sphere, it reminded me of Astartes :)

It is so touching, he started as a dutiful subject reporting to his monarch and then his emotions took over and he sought his mother's comfort.

If Paul is Dark Jesus, then Stilgar is Saint Peter

There's a thin wall between sincere FAITH and zealotish fanaticism

Man's greatest weakness - a seductive woman...

Such a good actor

It’s nice to know they don’t use the metric system

Otto walking up and then turning around had me in stitches

Otto is so annoying Aegon cannot be his puppet, and soon after the death of his son Aegon will completely changed. Still can’t wait for Otto’s downfall. I always feel sad for these children, green nor black, they are just tools for power hungry adults.

House stark is back ❤️🐺

As soon as Jace's voice cracks, I wanna hug him as well and Rhaenyra did it so

The acting 🤌🤌🤌 The music ❤️❤️

By far my favorite scene this episode. That raw emotion from the blacks, the beautiful sunset and then Alicent's breathtaking sept scene remembering the dead, showing that she is human, still feels for Rhaenyra and didn't want things to go this far.. This is why I love this show. It's not just about war and power, it's also about the pain and feelings that come with it.

The music accompanying this scene was perfect 👌🏻 dreary yet comforting just like their situation

I very much cried at this. It also makes me think of Catelyn and Robb--how she pulls her son down to her shoulder and cradles the back of his head. It's a moment when the sons, now young men, allow themselves to be comforted as boys by their mothers.

I wanna know what this song is called 😭😭😭

Now we know why paul didnt kill him, he saw himself in the shah