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I think the standing in the window and jumping thing originates from the accountant pirates from Monty Python.

Is there any question whether Reanyra's first born was Cristin's or Harwin's? Did she drink the tea or not? The kid looks about 10 years old. And would also explain his black hair (Kind of). No clue if the book answers this, just curious if the show does. ie: First son is Criston and the other 2 are Harwin's.

I hate how the strongest man in Westeros can't open a locked door

You should make a video about how to make a good time jump

I'm 100% convinced that you're the Geico gecko

Anybody else gonna miss Harwin. Dude was a badass

we saw him in this episode only lmaoo

@@znom3455 he has been in most of them

@@znom3455 he was in episodes 3, 4, 5 and this one.

I cried, him and his father were 2 of my favourite characters

Define Badass, use it in a sentence By ASOIAF standards (Bronn, Hound, Oberyn, Blackfish ect) He is meh

One thing that I loved about this episode is the instant fear Alicent showed as soon as she knew Harwin and his father had been killed. She knows this will bring Rhaenyra’s wrath upon her family as well. I can’t wait to see what they do with future episodes.

I don’t know if anyone noticed but it looks like the king survived the past 10 years because there is a new Grand Maester. I think the change did the king some good.

This is 100% the case

maesters are not only phicians, they are scholars, they are the ones that hid true history from the meek. Now, Martin can jugle shiet, but we kinda know

​@@claudiusiatat7248 they are people, like teachers, police-officers, lawyers, etc. they can at times have a rotten agenda. Because someone has studied this, that, or the other, doesn't mean they can't commit crime, suffer from pride or just be plain evil ;) Sometimes they just might not like you. Doctors and surgeons don't have a good reputation in that sense, they swear an oath (an empty one at best, by the way) for a reason. Amputation and cauterisation were common, next to leeches and all kinds of other mumbo jumbo. Only because of the many mutilated people in WWI did some surgeons start to consider the afterlife of their patients - amputating a row of toes, instead of half a limb, etc. (lis-franc, chopart - of course, they were french... God I hate those snobs, but fine surgeons...). Before that being a hack was the norm. Like some Mengele, there was an American who basically lobotomized droves of 'criminally insane' people by ramming a screwdriver through an eye socket. Genius - at the time... Nasty 'patient' becomes vegetable: wonderous.

one flew over the cuckoo's nest must have been inspired by such quackery.

I don't get the surprise about Rhae's kids being able to hatch dragon's eggs. No matter what husband she would have chosen, they still would have "blood of the dragon" in them. Just like Alicent's kids.

True, although this can be explained as the queen's comment being more so out of anger and disdain than actual surprise

Likely some misogyny mixed in there as well; the blood of the dragon only flows through the male line.

I was thinking the same thing. It was dumb she even said that.

@@iglurcurla facts! She is just mad that aemond's egg did not hatch lol

@@Strafuzz “MySoGyNy” oh god…

Harwin--and his father to an extent--will be missed. They seemed decent--especially Harwin--in a world void of decency.

That should've been the first clue they wouldn't last long. :'(

@@adipsous thanks. I can’t proofread when I’m writing quickly on the toilet at work Lol. But yeah, your right.

@@adipsous I corrected it. That was dumb of me.

@@soso694 true! I knew the deaths were coming but man was it still sad to see.

Alicent is a true example of how anger, jealousy, rage, bitterness, festers, and controls you, it changes you at your very core.

And fear. Her father convinced her once Rhae-Rhae gets the throne, Rhae would kill her children.

Because she would have. We've seen how utterly selfish Rhaenyra is. Offing threats to the throne would be a REQUIREMENT to safely ascend. Otherwise Aegon could literally just rally the people and say he's the rightful heir

@@Malthizar No she wouldn't. Rhaenyra as it is is very understanding. She even proposed a marriage between their children.

@@Malthizar And no one would have questioned her because she's who her father chose even after he had a male heir except for Otto and other hightowers who of course have an agenda of their own. Be for real.

I think the opposite. Alicent hasn’t changed. Rhae literally is acting differently. She is more reckless.

Sucks to see Harwin go, Larys is a crazy man.

Larys is my favorite character

@@thatswhatithought6519 a selfish person who will do anything to gain power? Like killing his father and brother? Damn bro

@@yallacrazy That's the best type in got Otto is my favourite tho

Mafioso move for sure

So does Halaena have dragon dreams? Because she was spot on with Aemond. As he complained of not claiming a dragon she said, “he has to close an eye.” Or something along those lines. I’m very interested in her even more so now.

She also hinted at bran being the final king because she said “the last ring has no legs”

Yeah she def has that Targaryen vision gift

@@LegendInThaMakin bran is gonna be the last king of Westeros ever? Not buying it

@@seanstamper1459 he was the last king as far as the show goes

@@seanstamper1459 he is immortal

I loved the scene where The King Vyseris cries over his queen, her ring and he finally realised how played he is by anybody

🤦🏽‍♀️I thought that was the Princesses ring since she was leaving 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️ lordt I'll be rewatching this ep lol

I think the changes hurt the story, because there's no "out" for Rhaenyra to believably claim the children are legitimate. In the books Rhaeys has black hair because her mother is a Baratheon. They could at least claim the black hair came from their grandmother. Also, the time jump and recasts mean the connection the audience had to the characters is diminished. So much has changed that these don't seem like the same Rhaenyra and Alicent at all.

Rhaenyras birth scene was perfection. The detail that they put into what happens during/after birth and the next few days was incredibly accurate. So refreshing to see that realistically portrayed on screen.

I mean she walked up about 6 flights of stairs 15 minutes after giving birth, I wouldn’t call that realistic but ok lmao

I really liked how in this episode it is an nearly instant common rumor (with Alicent especially) that it is obvious that Jace is not the son of Laenor and Rhaenyra, because of Jace’s dark hair. But in GoT S1 it was this amazing secret where no one knew Joffrey was a Lannister even though he had golden hair.

Fully agree… fantastic episode, and I thought that final Laena & Vhagar scene so incredibly moving & powerful. I only wish we’d been able to get to see more of Laena & Harwin, and especially their relationships to Daemon & Rhaenyra (including the Laena/Rhaenyra connection), and how Laena came to bond with Vhagar. Ah well. Le sigh.

Same. I hate we missed so much from Laena and Harwin, but I have to accept that they are trying to move along to the Dance. They don’t have major roles in Fire and Blood either. So it fits the source material.

That scene between Vhagar and Laena was so emotional. It was like they were having se kind of unspoken dialog where Vhagar was refusing until she really felt Laena's desperation. It was that last look into each other's eyes for me.

Much appreciation for Heavy Spoilers for the ridiculously quick turnaround on these videos!!! The episode has been out for literally an hour and there’s already a 25 minute video out! Great work and many thanks for filling in these gaps and explaining the episode in great detail!

@@fullmetalb5241 why are you mad

Some reviewers were given the first six episodes weeks ago. Clearly this reviewer already had his review recorded and only had to hit Publish.

I appreciate the timely breakdowns too but it's not that impressive lol, these folks get early copies.

@@SeeFair23 its all of em just early in the week, its doesnt stop after 6 lol

yeah, but he's been giving minor spoiler here and there at least twice in this video.

Small detail, but it made me happy: a black horse bred to a grey (they call it silver in the episode) absolutely can produce a chestnut colored foal. Chestnut is a recessive color, and while there's a lower likelihood for it to be expressed, there's still a 1 in 4 chance.

Runnin them Punnett Squares

@@peopleschampiii584 just took a patho test on this. Interesting stuff!

I think the issue with Targaryens and Velaryons is the fact that the silver/platinum blonde hair is a recessive trait, so technically their kids should have had silver/blonde hair. But it is not out of the realm of possibility for their kids to have dark hair. I think the issue would be less complicated (I mean, room for debate) had they kept Aemma's hair the Baratheon black that it was.

@@peopleschampiii584 Intro to Genetics is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be… unnatural.

@@may.k_me actually Rhaenys had a Baratheon mother, which would make it more believable if it was like that in the show. Since they made Rhaenys' hair white and the Velaryons dark/brown skinned it's way more obvious that Rhae's children don't look anything like Laenor. No that I have anything against that of course but it just makes it that much more obvious as to who the real father is.

THINGS I NOTICED 1. Ali cents daughter is hinted to be a dreamer. 2.Alicent is not leading by just moral her fathers unjustified fears is what she now Carrie’s herself. She waters seeds of war and you can see how she plants those seeds into her sons.

Her father's fears weren't unjustified. The only reason Viserys became king is because the lords wouldn't accept a woman. We also saw the common folk wouldn't accept her.

Totally noticed homegirl saying "youll have to lose an eye"

@@SNoringbair when she said that while aemond got scolded by alicent was got me shocked.

Was Alicent daughter described in the book? In the show, even though it was the first epi with her… Alicent seemed to have a hard time relating to her… and then she mentioned the eye thing… 🧐

I got big ASD coding vibes from her

I laughed when Allicent said that her father would have protected her if he’s still The Hand. Girl, he abandoned you and made you marry an old man in order to raise his status. Her kids don’t care about ruling either.

He was fired because she believed rhaenyra who lied. Why do you like cherry picking events?

@@noelmakarth156 that part may be true, but he raised zero objections to her marriage. He wanted power and would do anything to get it. Also, it was none of his business if Rhaenyra lied. That’s between her and her father.

@@bluevol1976 Do you not know what hand of the king means ? It is his business . Also him using Alicent for power would have made her powerful amd their house .

@@chrischika7026 but, the king doesn’t listen to her anyway so, that gets thrown out of the equation. And, in this case, the king already decided the heir on his own so, The Hand couldn’t influence him anyway, try as he might. Seems kind of futile if you ask me.

@@bluevol1976 Sure , but there is no harm in trying it so why not . The king is being delusional as rhnearya should have been killed or exiled for making bastards . Also Aegon existing would have always delegitimize her as queen .

Not all Targaryens are “unburnt”. Dani’s brother was killed having melted gold poured on his head and John Snow burnt his hand on a lantern taking out the white walker that attacked him in the lord commander’s room. Dany is the only one according to sources online

Dany was supposed to be a one-off not permanent but D&D ruined it

And daemon

True, many people seem to not pay attention when viserys said that daemon and rhaenyra shared the blood of the dragon, maybe when a targaryen is born with that they are immune to fire

They are never supposed to be immune to fire only resistant to it

According to me how I watched it it seems deanerys was planning to kill herself with the fire and eggs and the bitch witch but it seems like ritual that made her unburnt so no fire. Can hurt her including dragons that’s why

imho they should have spent at LEAST one more episode fleshing out the relationship between Harwin/Rhaenyra and Daemon/Laena. I literally threw my hands into the air with disgust when they both died because I'd *finally* found two characters whose journeys I was actually excited to see play out and of course they die immediately lol. Even Oberyn got a few episodes to shine. Like I really wanted to feel actual sadness and not just frustration. No idea why HotD won't slow the f down, I thought I read somewhere that they've been greenlit for at least three seasons.

It’s adapting a book

True. I really liked those, two, and the actors were good. I really wanted see more of their relationships with their partners. All had chemistry.

Exactly. I wanted to see more of Leana and Daemon's relationship. They seemed well matched which mirrored their relationship in the book. I would've also like to see the relationship between Daemon, Rheanyra, and Laena because they would ride dragon together often and had a good relationship in the book. Seeing as how they are framing things, they are gearing things up for Daemon to go off and Aemon to lose his eye.

@@IanM92 - Right, and therefore they can adapt it as quickly or slowly as they want. Any fanfiction writer who's been writing fanfic for more than a week knows how to pad out a narrative indefinitely using someone else's characters. I can understand them wanting to bulldoze through the child versions of the characters, but there was absolutely no reason to bum rush us through Harwin and Laena's deaths unless they just wanted to save money not paying the actors for more episodes. Laena's death was more effective because we'd had a chance to grow a little attached to her from childhood, but Harwin was introduced and offed in the same episode. It was a waste.

Did you just spoil the show?

I don't get the "true" Targaryan thing. The boys father may be Strong, but their mother is still Targaryan. Shouldn't their ability to hatch/ride dragons be based on that?

You know what's sad/hilarious is that it ends with the kid asking "Are we bastards" and she says "You are Targaryans" but they're actually Dragonseeds which are specifically Targaryan bastards

@@MrJayateabug She didn't get lucky, she had a vision like many Targayrens before her. While I agree with the fact that the blood of targaryens doesn't directly correlate to controlling/riding dragons. But she did have a vision which showed her how to hatch the eggs, not really luck. If her tent randomly burned down in the middle of the night and she emerged with 3 dragons that had been stone for hundreds of years, now that would be luck. Also she undoubtely heard from her brother of previous prophecies and dreams that Targaryens had. While I know many would like to overlook it, but you can't deny the connection shown between Jon Snow and one of Daenarys Dragons. He's also not a full blooded targaryen.

love how Alicent was surprised their eggs hatched when her kids are half Hightower too lmao

You know neither Rhaenyra or Harwin actually admits their act. We see things that imply a relationship but they never outright say it.. they don't even share a passionate kiss goodbye and we certainly didn't see the affair ourselves. They made her and Criston night cannon but Harwin is still based on assumption. Wonder why this was done?

That is true. We have to read between the lines as the whole rumored affair with Harwin is showed very subtly. With the way they looked at each other and/or how Rhaenyra wouldn't hesitate to take his arm, while she hesitated with Laenor. Also, it was also Harwin who was present at the training yard with Criston. I'd have thought, since Laenor is also a warrior/swordsman himself, albeit perhaps not as strong as ..uh Harwin, but he is the 'father' of the children (he claimed them) so I'd have thought I'd see Laenor there teaching his "boys."

i think the implication is pretty strong. When you see his reaction to Cole at the training, i think it's pretty obvious. so obvious the kid asks about it, so obvious the hand of the king, his father resigns. It's more than just speculation. The characters are acting this way because it's the truth.

I like the subtle approach as it keeps things in the dark as in the books but offers us a visual of that rumor however true

nah he actually the father of all 3 kids they said it in the after show lol

All because her husband wouldn't take one for the team and produce a couple heirs. They could've still kept their lovers and no one would be the wiser. They used Harwin as a stud. Gay doesn't mean infertile last time I checked.

Larys owned this week's episode. What a complete beast. Varys legit wanted what was best for westeros. Petyr wanted it all to himself. Can't wait to find out what larys' endgame is. Bravo

Well it obviously wasnt keeping his family safe

I loved the theory that "The Seed is Strong", has nothing to do with Baratheons or Lannisters and that Eddard just got lucky with his interpretation. While really, Ser Arryn was referring to House Strong and the Targaryan line. It would not only add a fun twist, but also help explain the narrative importance of The Princess and the Queen and the Rogue Prince to the greater series.

Emma D'Arcy and Olivia Cooke did very well in their first episode of House of the Dragon. I have to say I am very impressed with the new actresses, but I will miss Milly and Emily.

they were horrible.

@@davehart9972 right. You really think Milly's tiny face and frame can convincingly portray that birth scene? Hahaaha

@@mirieshii1948 Milly can convey every other inflection with more charisma. So I'd rather have one unbelievable child birth scene than the rest of the series with this portrayal until she's eaten.

@@searchingforeverywhere3972 then dont watch it. I see this polarization everywhere. I was skeptical and eager to see the new actresses but emma darcy portrayed rhaenyra perfectly. Shes a mother now. Her character is different, yet shes still rebellious. Milly's character was JUST a rebellious teenager, if you think motherhood and 10 years wouldn't change her you have some reassessing to do.

Can we all agree that Vhagar looked badass asf

Absolute unit

Looked very much like ‘Jormungandr’

Love how they show the age of Vhagar with how weathered the scales and hide are.

Is she blind on her left eye?

Jormungandr was very snake like and was a sea dragon Vagar looks more like what dragon did

I do really like that they obviously made Helaena into a dragon dreamer, especially since the dragon she will claim is Dreamfyre. Really apt.

Maybe she so mopey because she saw her own future...

Larys Strong is giving off Littlefinger vibes. Everything he wanted to be

I call him Middlefinger

Little finger was cool this guy is lame

Oooooo I can see that!

Hopefully, we get to see him end up just like Littlefinger did in the show.

Littlefinger + Varys = Larys

Doesn't killing Rhae's lover help her by eliminating the real father of her children and allowing Laenor to claim parentage with more legitimacy??

in the books it was suggested Larys might've killed Harwin and Lyonel because then he gets to be Lord of Harrenhal, in the show it seems like he done it to prove his loyalty and curry favor with the queen.

why not both?

The books are written in the point of view of the maesters, the show depicts what actually happened

I think he did it to be able to blackmail and manipulate Alicent. He did the same when Rhea slept with the guard. He is very calculated just like Daemon

@@jas_cv. What actually happened. According to the Maesters. 😁

@@PaidDavefromThaBama How can Larys blackmail and manipulate Alicent? Couldn't she just have him killed at the snap of her fingers? She is the queen, after all. Besides, the only other people who know about what went down are the three prisoners with whom Larys made a deal, and part of that deal was having their tongues cut out. Thus, if Larys is murdered, they can't say anything.

dudeeee they should've not taken Ser Harwin down this real quick. Loved this badass attitude, so much and was looking forward to see more of him

Yeah I wish Harwin was around longer

I wonder if the rat at the end scurrying across the mantle represented a rat being within the castle in human form?

I think it's a reference to blood and cheese I think thats who they showed having their speech removed

@@rblake3734 who?

@@waxdoe115 I'm not going to spoil it for you bro but it's about to get real

@@rblake3734 ok good look

I think there's one little detail I'm going to have to verify with a rewatch but when Helaena is describing the millipede she says, "he's missing one eye" just as Aemond walks in.

good catch actually

Thanks so much for the snarky breakdown plus the amusing cartoon inserts. I’m already enjoying Emma and Olivia. Leana’s choice of exit was shocking but understandable.😱🐉🔥Alicent is giving me a Cersei vibe but not in a good way. Loved seeing more dragons🙏☮️

Seriously i'm watching the show especially for Daemon and Rhaenyra. Both characters are just amazing and so interesting to see . And when together, even more!! Episode 6 was mostly dark and sad. Daemon and Rhaneyra are not happy at all. We can see how lonely they feel. I love the parallel between Rhaenyra's life and Daemon' life. And i can't wait to see the two of them reunited and committing crimes together. It's not in Daemon nature to stay calm and doing nothing. He misses his brother and Rhaenyra very much but he stays away from them cause he is afraid of being the old Daemon he used to be. The Daemon who makes chaos and have fun in life. Being happy we can say. As for Rhaenyra, she is more matured. We can see that she loves her children deeply but she became exactly the thing she didn't want to be; her mother. Daemon and Rhaenyra complete each other (like it or not they are great together), so i can't wait to see them together again and happy.

At 1650 there is an error. Harwin wasn't expelled from the Night's Watch, he was expelled from the City Watch. The Night's Watch are on the 'The Wall' in the far North. The City Watch is essentially the police force of King's Landing, and Harwin was the commander.

Viserys is so inconsistent, it's frustrating. If he could stomp his feet and force Rhaeynera's hand into marriage, why not do the same and enforce Rhaeynera's marriage proposal to Alicent? As for Rhaeynera, after the first bastard, surely she should have taken moon tea after her exploits with Mr. Strong☺️?

It was implied to me that Alicent is now in control of her husband the king. And it is not her sons power she is afraid of losing it is her new found power.

I think you forgot. He didn't "stomp his feet and force Rhaeynera....". He made a deal with her that he would remove Otto as hand if she got married.

What I don't understand is why Rhae a Princess and heir to the throne seems so subservient to her father's wife a queen who is just a King's consort.

What a wholesome scene with caraxes ,and vhagar together they should be more scenes involving the two🙂.

Yh it will they fight each other

I find the close up dragon riding cuts to be very distracting. It looks so obvious that they are on some sort of mechanical bull type of device with fans blowing their wigs. The CGI dragon cuts are amazing tho.

Something tells me you've read the book lol

That new dragon looked amazing, truly showed how big and ancient the dragon really is.

Laenor and Rhaenyra, holding her newborn, greeted by Crispin is the most awkward moment ever Followed by Ebenezer Scrooge having a new grandchild lol

What an amazing breakdown! And so well edited too. Harwin Strong gets expelled from the City Watch, not the Night’s Watch😉

I literally go straight to you after I watch the episodes! And I love it even more that you put up screenshots of the pages you're referring to from the books, thank you!! Lastly, TEAM HARWIN FOREVER 💪🏻😭

you just like me sarah

The acting got better this season. Some of the acting in the last episode wasn't great especially the crying scenes by some of the younger actors. Alicent who is now played by Olivia Cooke brings a whole another dynamic and really showed the strength and cunning she's developed. This is gonna be epic

I was kinda nervous about the time jump and actor swaps but they nailed it again. This show is amazing in every way so far.

I want to know Ser Criston Cole's diet, exercise, and skin care secrets. He hasn't aged a day since the last episode.

Yes this seams like an oversight. Everyone else ages but he stays the same. He also gets away with killing the grooms friend at a wedding with no recourse??

@@adamgaisser1875 he is a Kingsguard and has the queen protecting him, Joffrey was a minor courtier.

I mean he was probably only like mid 20s tops last episode, plus given he’s a Kingsguard makes sense he’d be taken care of damn well, thus he would age pretty gracefully

He dines nightly on bitterness.

@@petalstt45 that seems about right 😂

I almost felt bad looking at Lord and Lady Casewell. They have a massive role to play in the coming war.

I don’t know if it’s just me but it seemed like Helena might have something going on with her. Like when she says “something’s are beyond understanding” and Alicent strokes her arm and while looking at her and says “I suppose some things just are”. Like almost implying that she’s beyond her understanding. Then she says something about how “he’ll have to close an eye” after Alicent tells Aemon he’ll have a dragon one day. I think she might have the sight or something

And “and the last ring has no legs” hinting at bran being king

Good job catching on. I wonder how many people actually dont catch on to this subtlety.

Why is Larys so sure that Otto would be the hand? The king fired him so why would the king bring him back, he can pick someone else.

I think it’s because the king is predictable and the king would only want some1 as his hand if he was familiar with them.

King has no real power anymore

now that rhea has gone to dragon stone, The queen will be able to persuade the king without protest. At least to certain extent.

I love the end scene the short-lived hibiscus can be used to symbolize the fleeting nature of things

I think the blood of the first men blood is the only blood strong enough to drown out the silver hair. That would explain why Jon and Harwin’s sons have dark hair

My favorite episode so far. Looking forward to next week. This show is killing it.

Haven't thought much of the previous episodes, but this episode was excellent. Beautifully shot and more akin to GOT in the sense of very engaging mutiple narrative strands wrapping around each other. I thought the other episodes were very basic and 1 dimensional.

I love your videos because they’re so informative. I always watch them after I’ve watched the latest episode of HOTD and they help me to understand much more so thank you for this and please continue to do so! Love from BELIZE 🇧🇿

This show just keeps getting better each week! I love both the truthfulness to the books and the changes from it. I just think the pacing has been a bit too fast, but I also see how they’ve purposely done this to grab the most attention from the viewers for its first season. I just hope the following seasons don’t drag too much since they’ve covered a ton of the major events already.

Agreed I knew they would set a quick pace to get through the setup years for the war I still think they did a good job and put all the important plot points and character developement from the books in and it does not bother me that much I just hope when we get to the war they slow it down and let us enjoy the slow moving of the chess pieces across the continent

What a fantastic episode I must say, although I was sad to see Milly and Emily go, I absolutely adore Emma and Olivia as Rhaenyra and Alicent in this show!

I’m really hoping we get a flashback to the missing ten years as a side project maybe?

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Amazing video! I love coming here to get a breadkown for the episode without getting spoiled by the book. You're doing a great job, thanks!!!

another great synopsis paul - thanks! i was so confused about who all rae's and alicent's kids were when they were in the dragon pit i paused the show and referred to a targaryen family tree. and that's when i found the spoiler you allude to at the end here. them crazy targs!

I don't have issues with the recast and actually love this episode coz the pacing is quite actually fast which is really nice

“Next time you see me, I’ll be a stranger” Harwin. With the Stranger being the god of death, it’s one of the best lines in the show so far

I had no issues with the older actors. Brilliant casting. It was seamless. Brilliant episode.

Good job man I appreciate your breakdowns every week, you always show me something that I missed. I didn’t catch the kings missing arm.

I don't understand Larys's motive. He doomed his house. Kill the only person who truly knows him , loves him and cares about him. I haven't seen any scene indicate that Harwin was an asshole who likes to bully his little brother and even though he saw Larys Fan-boying team green. he didn't seem to be angry about it. (Unlike Aegon, he bullied my boy Aemon. he deserves to be poisoned. Justice for little Aemon!) RIP Leana I wish I could see more of her I like her though. I think when Vhegar saw what Leana trying to do she was like "Vhegar : this is messed up girl. I don't think it was a great idea.... But... If you insist..." Granny Vhegar looks majestic flying alongside Caraxes I hope they won't turn on each other....

If his plan works he'll become Lord of his house and favourite of the Queen and future king.

@@Red1Green2Blue3 then he was truly a bastard (not literally)

Well vhegar and caraxes do come across each other again from opposite sides and it will be painful to watch 😩

If you don't mind spoilers you could watch a video or two about him. Definitely one to keep an eye on.

@@grey7513 yeah he sure is a very interesting character

I thought it was interesting that Lenor came in tipsy telling Rehnerya about a bag full of sapphires the "size of walnuts" that Ser Carl told him about...Didn't Aemond One-Eye have use a sapphire as a replacement eye? 🤔

Alicent really is rubbing me the throng way. She’s so bitter and petty that she can’t see anything else. She can’t see that her son doesn’t want to be King. She can’t see that the family needs to come together now. She can’t see she’s going to be the reason why the Targaryens end up without dragons. Ughhhhh. Makes me want to pull my hair out. Had to add this: Rhaenyra is pissing me off too because all she had to do is have Laenor’s children. But because she wanted to act like a child and do childish things she now has her oldest son coming to her questioning his parentage because he doesn’t look anything like his “father”.

Yeah that seemed extremely careless.....

Not sure she could have Laenors kids if she wanted to. The agreement they made as children was a foolish one, yes, but kids of that age hardly know the full implications of their decisions. They did not choose to be Chess pieces in their parents games.

i don't think it is rhaenyra's fault. i dont think laenor can stick it to women even if he wanted to. no sperm no children.

I am not quite liking how Alicent has so much power over Rhaenerys.. She is the Queen, but isn't that more of a consort role in Westeros? Rhaenerys should have power over her as she is the rightful heir, right? Don't mind me trying to understand royals though, I am an American...On a different note, It doesn't require true valerian blood to ride a dragon... just some blood, if that was so, then Aegon II wouldn't be able to ride a dragon, so Rhaenerys's kids should be able to ride dragons also, thought I heard something that her kids wouldn't be able to ride, if that was the case, the only Westerosi people that could ride would be ones with a Targaryen and a Valaryion parent, and ones with only the same ancestry...

In terms of the thinking that it's unusual that Rhaenyra's children have dragons if their father is Strong, is this really the case? There are many "half" Targs that have dragons without question aren't there? Like Rhaenys? Speaking of Rhaenys it would have been cool if they included her hair being brown, to add another dynamic to Rhaenyra's brown haired children.

it's the first time to watch an episode two times right away. Larys is becoming my favourite character out of the whole Song of Ice and Fire series

Love all of your time you make and take to make all your videos!

Yet another brilliant breakdown of yet another fantastic episode 🎉It’s like poetry 🤘🏼🤣👍🏼

they rhyme

after seeing the dragon breathing fire, I knew someone was gonna die at its hand, but it look so sad to kill her 😭

Fr the dragon looked very hesitant and didn’t want to kill when she kept commanding it to burn her

@@mikecapalungan reminded me when Jude law offs himself in Gattica heart breaking but you know the character is in severe pain and isolation as she was knowing she would be forever neglected by Damian

I just watched episode 6 and the battle for the throne has started. Both side did their way for power! Alicent is becoming bit by bit for me as Cercie of GOT. And feel sad of what happened to Lady Laena.

I missed the last break down but when the Kings original wounds seemed to be progressing slowly I wondered if they were hinting at some sort of leprosy - there seems to be too much re - ordering of events (from book to screen) for me to entirely follow at the moment but it seems that the most important thing is that his majesties willy falls off last. I cannot wait for the last episode when, after all the children have been murdered (I have not read F&B so I am guessing), we will just see a scabby torso with Paddy's head trying to desperately pumps one more heir into a rather unimpressed Allicent. Now that's comedy.IMO.

Loving HoTD so far. I dont really understand why the story is progressing so fast though. Has there been an explanation for that? Its not unusual to skip months of time but to have so many years pass between episodes, why do they do that? Is this how the book is presented? Not upset by any means, just wondering why the timeline jumps ahead so much.

Great Episode! Loving this show so far, setting up a HUGE season 2...

The switch up of actress was hard at the beginning but that one take made me believe that they where the same person, and the Queen 👸actress was bad ass. It was just like last episode Green Dress scene carried over to this episode I loved it.

Rhaenys Targaryen...YES the queen who never was actually had black hair and purple eyes. So..in the books we don't really know if Rhae had her sons from Harwin or if they inherited their black hair from their grandmother, Baratheon blood is very thick...I don't know why they went with the whole bastard storyline 💀 I wish there was more mystery about Rhae's kids

The genetics on Velaryons is crazy because in the real world the way Rhaenyra’s kids look makes way more sense for their possibly being Laenor’s kids being up in the air, then the way Laena’s kids look in general , but ehhh fantasy universe gonna let it slide.

I wish Laena's manner of death in the book was carried over to the series. The show made it more gut-wrenching and I feel like Vhagar being forced to kill her own rider would have a traumatizing effect on her.

Loved your video. I haven't read "Fire & Blood" yet and I truly appreciate you filling what happened in between the time jumps. The word "peasants" seems weird...I believe they use the terms "smallfolk" or "common people" in GOT.

This episode reinforces my desire to have the full season available to binge… but this is going to be great tv in the future

This was such an incredible episode to watch, but damn, it made me hate almost every character on this show! Alicent and Larys especially, but their actors made them incredibly riveting to watch and you can't help but love to hate them. RIP to Laena, Harwin, and Lyonel Strong (the only reasonable person in the Seven Kingdoms).

What was great about this episode, or show even? I don’t understand the rave so far it has been extremely disappointing

Alicent is so much like her father now, to her sons and Viserys. Rhaenyra and Laenor were stupid the past 10 years, especially since Alicent had four children in front of them that all look like their father…

Exactly, couldn’t Laenor and Rhaenyra make one small concession once a month till she gets pregnant just to ensure the kids biology

That whole Black mare and silver stallion making a plain chestnut horse speech Vierys had this episode would’ve worked a lot better if Rheneys Valaryon had Baratheon black hair likes she’s supposed to as it could’ve been him suggesting it skipped a generation with laenor and the Baratheon genetics mixed with Rhaenyras Targaryen and Arryn ancestry produced the “strong” boys, as was a possibility in the book

I think they wanted to keep it simple and clear in the show that the children are bastards.

Thank you! It’s annoying they skipped that bc it brings more assumptions 😂😂🧐🧐

@@denzelcounts7036 agreed. The showrunners are keeping it real with their expectations of the intelligence of their average viewers. Sometimes you gotta spell things out for people because subtlety goes right over their head. Got people still trying to figure out who Jons father and mother are.

Great video man! Thanks for the hard work as always, hope the family is well.

Only “error” in writing or show telling for me is how Criston Cole gets to beat a man to death who would in modern times be the groom’s best man and doesn’t receive any punishment like it never happened.

Always excited for these breakdowns really enjoyed watching these always.

This episode was epic thanks for the breakdown of it.

Deep cut GoT reference in Viserys' stone mason. He called him by name, Eddard. Not only was Arya's father Eddard Stark, but she claimed to be low born and the daughter of a stone mason when she was Tywin's cup bearer at harrenhahl as a captive

So far the story has been clear to watch I can’t wait to see what’s going to happen when it’s all blows up

Episode was wild AF! I love every second of this show.

was not very good

I felt so bad for Vhagar having to obey that final command...he looked so sad..

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The cadence/enunciation of Larys Strong’s voiceover (near the end of the episode), is reminiscent of Voldemort’s in the Battle of Hogwarts when he recalls his army. Cold-hearted.

Alicent has condemned herself by taking Larys as an ally and now you can see her as the villain but Lyonel Strong was right about his son and Rhaenyra. What they are doing is an act of treason only “forgiven”” because Viserys only wants to stay blind, and Rhaenyra because of that is used to do whatever she pleases.

You know a show is good when lots of people keep saying the newest episode is their favorite episode :D

Old Alicent was way better and we basically have cerci 2.0 now. Ten years changes people it doesn’t make you a completely different person. But I didn’t think any of the other character changes were over jarring.

It wasn't jarring. It made sense.

@@MyUniqueVibe It made absolutely no sense and the original girl was a thousand times better lol.

@@MyUniqueVibe Are you telling me the Alicent we had for six episodes would have made someone that just gave birt three seconds ago walk up several flights of stairs to confirm what she already knew lol.

@@joshmccarty8800 Yes, since she has been bitter towards Rhaenrya for TEN years. Also, Alicant didn't ask for Rhaenrya to come, just the baby, but Rhaenrya would not give her the satisfaction. It's okay if you were not intelligent enough to pick up on these obvious nuisances.

This episode was amazing from the opening shot to closing!!

Seems a bit wrong to say that Aemon can't claim Vhagar given than Laena has died, as she did in the books, freeing Vhagar to be claimed by Aemon as I would assume will be the case in the show. If they decide they have a better Idea when it comes to Aemon riding Vhagar, then someone should really be put in prison.

The daughter brought up the eye when talking about her brother when playing with the centipede she can probably see the future