TCTTS said:
In one of the last shots of the episode, with Rhaenyra and her family on the wall/walkway thing to Dragonstone, I could have swore the newborn had white hair, implying that Laenor at least fathered that one.
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M.C. Swag said:TCTTS said:
In one of the last shots of the episode, with Rhaenyra and her family on the wall/walkway thing to Dragonstone, I could have swore the newborn had white hair, implying that Laenor at least fathered that one.
I don't recall the final shot but when Alicent pulls back the swaddle, the camera centers on the whisps of Joffrey's clearly black hair.
Disagree about Criston being honorable. Dude seems to be acting like an ex who can't help but hate what they used to have.BCG Disciple said:
Very interesting dynamic developing.
We went from Alicent being an unwitting bad guy (a tool of a power hungry Hand) and Rhaenyra being on the good side, to Alicent seemingly being the good side. Sir Criston Cole thinks as much, as he knows the deal Rhaenyra tried to strike with him, and knows she is having illegitimate heirs to the iron thrown. At his core the man is honorable and loyal, and is trying to earn back his honor in his own mind. The fact that Alicent just had the Strong's scorched shifts her out of the side of good. Just took an interesting turn for sure.
and to full circle Targaryen it, David Tennants wife played his daughter on an episode of Doctor Who.gggmann said:He is David Tennant's son, so that's a 2nd tie in to Doctor Who.redline248 said:
Did anyone else think they were watching Mike from Stranger Things cosplaying Prince Aegon?
BCG Disciple said:
Very interesting dynamic developing.
We went from Alicent being an unwitting bad guy (a tool of a power hungry Hand) and Rhaenyra being on the good side, to Alicent seemingly being the good side. Sir Criston Cole thinks as much, as he knows the deal Rhaenyra tried to strike with him, and knows she is having illegitimate heirs to the iron thrown. At his core the man is honorable and loyal, and is trying to earn back his honor in his own mind. The fact that Alicent just had the Strong's scorched shifts her out of the side of good. Just took an interesting turn for sure.
TCTTS said:
Watched it one last time. Ok, definitely a blanket. Maybe pick a different color, though?
LOL !M.C. Swag said:
Loved this episode. Vhagar was cool AF. I guess Daemon's "performance" issues was strictly related to disinterest in anyone but his relatives. So I guess that lends credence to the fact that he just decides not to go through with his desire of Rhaenyra vs an inability.
Aegon* jerking it out the same window tommen took a swan dive off of gave new meaning to "Kings Landing".
RIP Harwin.
It looks like we just got our new Cersei and Joffrey (also literally got a new Joffrey).
Emma D'Arcy and Olivia Cooke are gonna kill this show.
Phrasing said:BCG Disciple said:
Very interesting dynamic developing.
We went from Alicent being an unwitting bad guy (a tool of a power hungry Hand) and Rhaenyra being on the good side, to Alicent seemingly being the good side. Sir Criston Cole thinks as much, as he knows the deal Rhaenyra tried to strike with him, and knows she is having illegitimate heirs to the iron thrown. At his core the man is honorable and loyal, and is trying to earn back his honor in his own mind. The fact that Alicent just had the Strong's scorched shifts her out of the side of good. Just took an interesting turn for sure.
Was Alicent behind the burning as well or was that just Larys??
bobinator said:
This is a stray thought, but I guess I don't get why it matters that much if the kids aren't Laenor's.
The right to ascend the throne comes from Rhaenyra, and they're definitely her kids. If Laenor is willing to pretend the kids are his, why would anyone else really care? They aren't usurping power from some unwitting lord. I get that it's like a they-talk-about-it-behind-closed-doors kinda thing, but does it matter from a "grab the pitchforks" standpoint?
Like in GOT, Joffrey not being Robert's son matters because the right to inherit the throne comes from Robert, but that's not the case here.
I agree with "they were going to do that anyway." I suppose that's been the point all along. More fuel for the fire, now.bobinator said:
I guess for me both of y'alls replies fall into the "they were going to do that anyway" bucket, but I guess it's a "just one more thing" kinda thing.
Agreed, and in one episode they established the 3 potential claims for the crown and showed a good amount of political intrigue involving them.bobinator said:
I'm choosing to believe that this show believed so much in the core story that they felt all this backstory was absolutely necessary to make the show work.
This was basically a five episode "previously on" to set up where we are now. These next few episodes are going to be where we know if this show is any good or not.
Totally agree. I didn't care as much about Harwin dying because I never got to know him. Same with Laena. Really wish we could have had more back story there so her death was more impactful. (Did she commit suicide because she thought Daemon was going to pull a Viserys and trade her life for the baby's - or was it more of a I'd rather go out like a dragon rider than by giving birth?)InternetFan02 said:
This would have been a great season 2 episode 1 and I could have easily enjoyed 5 more episodes in the old timeline with Laena and her dragon, Harwin and Larys rivalry, love triangle with Uncle Daemon and young niece/younger cousin, sea snake and his gay son, more dragon fights,etc. I get it that they wanted to just make it an extended prologue. Oh well it's still great.
I miss the map.bobinator said:
The spread out thing is why I wish they'd do the old GOT-style opening. I could use a good map to open each episode.
https://www.hbo.com/house-of-the-dragon/map-of-westeroszap said:I miss the map.bobinator said:
The spread out thing is why I wish they'd do the old GOT-style opening. I could use a good map to open each episode.
