Watching ‘House of the Dragon’: My Live Reaction Commentary to Season One
Jan 2024
What even is live reaction commentry, you ask? I did it for ‘The bucchaneers’ series as well and really enjoyed it, so here we are, I did it again lol. Basically, I wrote down my thoughts while watching the TV show. Sometimes I was too engrossed to comment anything, but generally it’s like those reaction videos on YouTube – but blog style. Groundbreaking, I know. That’s what I was going for anyway. There is some structure but don’t expect proper punctuation and grammar or anything, it’s more like a flow of consciousness. It’s quite entertaining to read through for me personally in retrospect, so I hope you’ll like it too. (Why do I feel the urge to add ‘If not, that’s not my problem’? Lol, my brain always does this, and I only realize now while blogging that my immediate thoughts can be so defensive and mean sometimes. Anyway.)
I’ve been working on a few proper reviews, including one for this show, which are coming but it takes a while to write them because I wanna capture it right. It’ll get easier with time and practice though, or at least I’m hoping. Because I really enjoy looking back through my old reviews to remember books and movies and TV shows, otherwise my memory is like a freaking sieve, but writing reviews I’ve found to be quite difficult.
I’d like to say in advance, that the number one thing about this show that I enjoyed immensely, other than ✨women✨, is that it really highlights how humans always think in such a short term perspective. We always think that what we are experiencing right now in that moment is the most important thing ever, and that there is no way we could deal with the consequences of the unwanted outcome for example. Our perspective is so short lived and ever changing and goddamn restricted and we never actually acknowledge that in day to day life, not actively. It’s an interesting part of the human psyche, and a show like this that spans over decades really highlights it. All empires thought they’d last forever and yet not of them do – that kinda thing. The characters in this show make choices that seem so logical in the moment and then you fast forward through years of that and suddenly it’s like, how did we get here?? But you’ve been there for every single choice, seeing how that choice was formed and why that decision was made, and they are all born of the moment, the fleeting emotions, the desperation and need and priorities of a moment and years later it’s all gone to shit lol. As fascinating as it is scary, that concept.
!Spoiler Alert! I recommend you have watched the show before reading this.
Ep 1
“women are only the royal womb” while men are allowed to be everything and do everything. that is so ARGHHH
the way the peasant women cheer as the king disrespects them (aka, the queen and the princess) for any man (his brother or his potential son) makes it even worse, the misogyny is too deep-routed and normal
the scene where they cut into the queen’s belly, her body without her permission, I- how dare he say “I love you”. the way she was whimpering “what is happening” as her body gets violated against her will made me sick. couldn’t watch it, had to skip parts or I might have thrown up. I feel so ill, my whole body is revolting.
imagine sending YOUR DAUGHTER to a man’s chambers, a man that is YOUR AGE, with the intention of marrying her to him. IMAGINE. what is wrong with men
rhaenyra is so powerful. is that how her name is spelt? I’ll probably misspell half the names. but I love it when she speaks in that other language. and the way she was introduced while riding a dragon *chef’s kiss*. i already am rooting for her.
the friendship between rhaenyra and alicent is interesting. at first i thought they were in love, which they might also be, platonically. they know each other very well. but women in this world are forced to be competition and i am scared for them. i just want them both to have good lives and stay best of friends but i am scared for them. i don’t think this world will let them have that
the white hair is iconic. it looks so good.
the way the king is physically hurt by his own throne is so symbolic
the scene where the king apologizes to rhaenyra for having wasted the years he’s had her wanting for a son brought tears to my eyes. the gravity of a father telling you that he truly sees you, finally, hits so hard
they set the Great Winter up here already, in the first episode, almost 200 years before it actually begins. and denearys. the song of ice and fire, all of it. that’s pretty cool.
steve toussaint looks so good with this hair, so majestic and wise
Ep 2
i strongly dislike the hand. don’t disrespect my girl like that.
fifteen?!?! i always forget how young the girls usually are in this world
so disgusting the way the king’s wounds from the thrown fester, ughhh i don’t wanna see it, gross
thats laena?? young?!?!? she’s a baby!!!!!!!!!!! until she turns fourteen she wouldn’t have to bed him. oh my god. oh. my. god. if you are not ready for me getting upset about the casual misogyny and the way women are treated at every point even though i know that that’s how this world works then you might not want to keep reading. because i will keep pointing it out, it fucking hurts me, mentally and physically, and the female rage is gonna be raging. you’ve been warned.
when daemon steals the egg, i thought the tears in rhaenyra’s eyes were because that’s another man that she may even have looked up to at one point, who was supposed to love her, that doesn’t want her to succeed. especially not in his stead. but then she asks which egg he stole. she’s so smart, i didn’t even think that far.
alicent picking at her nails is so representative of girls being taught not to react because it would not be looked at as a reaction or a defense but as the action, the assault itself. so she is directing it inside. in the words of her father, she is destroying herself. and in the words of olivia rodrigo, she screams inside to deal with it. the way women get physically sick because they are taught to keep their emotions inside should be studied. tale as old as time. that’s a detail that has been really getting to me since the first time we saw alicent pick at her nails.
the hand is so disgusting. the way he sends his daughter to the king with no interest in what she might want. the way he insults mysaria as she stands there. who is absolutely gorgeous by the way. it’s really hard to listen to, it’s so brusk and brutal and dirty, the way the hand speaks. and i get that that is not looked at as abnormal in this setting, and that is exactely why i am so disgusted by the men in this show. oh, and additionally, the hand is so stupid. honestly. he couldn’t have left some loopholes in what he was saying, he had to go directly to war and to his own death. how has he survived at court this long without some sense for the power of clever wording, that’s what i wanna know.
i know we are not supposed to like daemon, and i don’t think that i like him per se, but i do respect him in a weird way. like, he is an asshole, and he is acting like a baby, and he is too full of himself and so on, but almost every single man in this show is all of the above. but at least daemon doesn’t pretend not to be those things. he is true to himself, in a twisted way. also, the hair. i don’t know what it is, but the strands of silver hair in the wind do something to me. and the dragons as well, of course.
I KNEW IT!! i had a feeling that rhaenyra would show up. she would be so much better at settling this than the stupid idiot that is the hand. i was about to add a ‘no offence’, but actually, i meant full offense. FULL. OFFENCE. what an idiot.
i love this language. rhaenyra is so fierce. and they are weirdly alike, daemon and her. but rhaenyra is a women and so she is much more aware of what priviledge and power and respect actually mean.
ugh, rhaenyra is so cool. flying off on her dragon after stepping in to stop the men from their yapping.
mysaria is right, he is a man, and he is targaryen. daemon can afford to play stupid games. most men that are important enough to appear in this series can afford to play stupid games which is all they do, it seems. but she cannot.
he’s gonna choose alicent, isn’t he. the king is gonna wed alicent. that is so messed up. and it’s gonna mess things up, i just know it. it’s gonna mess everything up in fact.
there we go. called it. rhaenyra’s face as she sees alicent, picking at her nails of course, and then realizes just before her father says it. ugh, i dislike otto so strongly (otto is the hand btw). did her dad even consider that they were best friends? both of their dads? and that now her best friend is her step mother?? how twisted is that?
alicent’s hair is so pretty.
ooo this is interesting. corlys and daemon. ugh i can’t stand the crabs, makes me itch all over.
“that was never my brother’s strongest trait – what – being king’” that’s funny. he’s funny. “i will speak of my brother as i like it. you will not.” see, this is why i like him despite everything. I like him as a character, not as a person btw.
Ep 3
these episodes are so long. won’t hear me complain about that though 😉
okay, so there has been a time skip of two or three years, right? okay, three years. lol.
gotta love rhaenyra. she’s reading in peace. that’s ma gal.
come on. don’t ‘the princess’ ‘the queen’ him. or each other. this is exactly what i was afraid of. and i am a bit mad at rhaenyra that she lets it out on alicent and not on the king. actually, maybe she lets it out on all of them, we’ll see.
them in the wagon together is so awkward. and talking about pregnancies of all things. ha.
i like the knight, sir cole or whatever. i hope him and rhaenyra will be friends. she could use some friends.
they seem to sit around and dance around one another an awful lot for a bunch of men that wanted to go hunting.
FINALLY. i have been waiting for this. go off king. quite literally haha. tell him off. rhaenyra was no whimsical choice for an heir, she was the smart and strong choice and will remain to be that. oh yeah, they all better remember. oof him finally saying that felt so good. now he just has to remind everyone else of this as well. and not forget himself.
is the wine poisoned. why was that my first thought lol. doesn’t he have a taster? as a king it would seem a bit dumb not to have one. however cruel that concept may be.
it is interesting, seeing the lannisters and all the other great houses 200 years before game of thrones.
yes i would be laughing too. these men are fucking unbelievable. marry her two-years-old brother??? out of their minds.
you know, i would hate being royal. rheanyra is right when she says they only want her position because they’ve never been in it.
tradition to have strong-willed stubborn daughters. that’s something to take pride in. i’d be so proud of that.
oh, sir cristen, that’s his name. why’d i think it was cole? is cole his family name?
please tell me she kills the whatever-it’s-called that is king of the kingswood. finally shut all of them up. but that’d be too easy, too good to be true, wouldn’t it.
oh shit, some pent up anger. understandably.
oh hell nah. no no no. you will not go back on naming her heir. fuck no. she is the heir, period. remember what you said earlier.
okay, so it’s not actually hunting, he just gets the killing shot. wow. oh come on, i don’t want to see it. so cruel. why is that considered sport?? it’s different if its out of necessity.
oof, the blood in rhaenyras white hair. that looks so badass.
OMG ITS HAPPENING. THE WHITE STAG. she won’t kill it will she. see, this is why she would make a good queen!! fucking hell.
thank you alicent for defending her. oh come on, don’t give in now.
finally they’re talking. and the king is right that she has been alone and angry. and she is right to doubt that a man will make her happy, because the options so far have been COMPLETELY HORRIFIC
honestly, i sorta like the king. he’s not an amazing king and he is weirdly naive but i do believe that he truly loves rheanyra. giving her the choice of marrying whoever pleases her, not many men would’ve done that. and whenever they do talk, he is always honest
don’t kill the messenger daemon, ever heard of that?
No way. White flag? Daemon? No way.
THATS WHAT I THOUGHT. He may be a madman but he wouldn’t give up, not even if it’s a lost cause. not saying that’s necessarily a good thing. it’s kinda hot tho
This nephew or son of the sea snake or whatever, he had a plan that started like this, right? maybe rhaenyra is gonna marry that guy. how did i- why did I think that. well, we’ll see i guess.
Daemon is a force. Damn, he can fight. This was the plan all along, wasn’t it? Where is his dragon?
Who is on the dragon?
Ep 4
the necklace daemon gave her
oh, she’s hearing suitors. ha, the side eye to sir cristen HAHHAHA. she looks so bored.
damn did that kid just kill him. well, i hope he hurt him but killing him- that’s a bit excessive.
rhaenyra looks so good in red
what is happening
woo daemon. i’ve said it before and i’ll say it again: i’m not sure i would like him in person but he is such an interesting character. and his hair is short!! i only just now noticed
omg finally, they’re friends again!! i actually have tears in my eyes right now
ooo a secret stairway. i always wanted a house with secret pathways and a secret library and oriels. so fun.
it’s daemon that put the map there, isn’t it? yeahhh fun. ahh they are cute.
oh shit. i didn’t think we’d ever see alicent and the king in bed. she’s so stiff and lifeless. shit, i avoided thinking about this, now here we are. oh alicent.
oh. my. god. what. oh my god. oh my. they are. what the hell. the contrast between the two settings. i- omg. i didn’t think- wtf. how much age difference- actually i don’t even wanna know. what. i can’t watch this. they are out in the open. there’s people who can see them. i thought marrying her to aegon was a bad idea but this- what is daemon getting from this?? has he fancied her this whole time or is does he just want the power. it’s the power isn’t it. does he want to marry her to get to the throne or what is going on. i am so confused. why is he doing this. why is he pulling away. wtf. wtf. oh. can he not- ooooooh. and he thought… that is so messed up. and leaving her there- omg. fuck you daemon. FUCK YOU. you can’t do that to her and leave her there. that is so fucked up, both parts of that are capital Fucked Up.
oh shit. okaaaaay. i didn’t think they would ever- okay. i’m confused?? but okay. this part makes more sense to me. he is into it, right. sir cristen, i mean. he is just conflicted. i’m conflicted. damn.
oh no. what did the boy see again? only her running away, right? oh no, he saw her and daemon together. great.
the double standards are so infuriating i could cry
if the king blames rhaenyra i’ll stop watching. if he disinherits her or weds her to daemon i am so done.
oh alicent. i love you for believing her. rhaenyra is a good liar. damn.
everything is happening so fast
alicent was an extremely well calculated distraction, that’s true
who the hell is he gonna name hand now
“a tea”. that’s funny. is she gonna drink it
you know, the one advantage that comes from this whole daemon drama is that no one knows about sir cristen and he won’t be punished. i hope.
Ep 5
oh no. is rhea daemon’s wife. oh come on. why him. i like her already and she had to be cursed with him.
she is very pretty, fuck off daemon
actually, daemon proves something. that it’s stupidly easy to trust men, even if you know they are assholes, if only they are a bit pretty and a bit charming. it truly is dangerous. i think especially with books and movies, with fictional men, consumers are way too quick to dismiss their wrongdoings when they are charming or good looking. and when i say consumers i do include myself lol.
why is she on the floor, what just happened. is she disabled? can she not walk? or has he poisened her? what the fuck is happening. so he can’t finish, i read that right earlier. is he gonna kill her?
not the cut to the fish. that’s so blunt and cruel.
alicent’s hair is so pretty. that’s always the first thing i think whenever i she’s on screen. she is generally objectively beautiful, and i especially love the locks.
imagine your father telling you that you must prepare your children to take the throne in the stead of your best friend or neither you or your children might survive, just before he leaves and you might never see him again. i wouldn’t just bite my nails, i’d be screaming crying throwing up. the red of her dress matches the red keep, that’s cool.
normally i am good with names but i keep forgetting everyone’s in this series. they are heading to this sir L-something that is the son of the sea-something right? that rhaenyra is supposed to marry. is it the one with the plan of winning the step stones? if yes, called it. hehe.
you know what is interesting? the white hair, it has to be the dominant allel. which is surprising because usually darker colors of hair are dominant. or maybe their hair just ages way too fast. but it’s not really grey enough for that, it’s like proper platinum. anywayy.
laena has gotten so much older, damn
lord varys??? it’s not the same one as in game of thrones, can’t be. his father maybe. or grandfather. ohhh varys is the hand now. well, this ones dad. wait, did we already meet his dad? is that the one that adviced the king or his daughter marry the corlys? is it varys or larys, i’m confused
okay so now alicent knows that rhaenyra lied to her. great. better sooner than later i suppose, she would’ve found out at some point. and varys knows, that slime bag, that she wasn’t sick. he knows exactely what is going on doesn’t he
no way, so rhea really is dead. FUCK DAEMON. i hate him even more now because i used to like him a bit. he had potential and he chose wrong again and again. interesting how it can flip so fast. it might flip again, who knows. i think his actions are despicable but i do find him so fascinating as a character
the king is coughing too much. is he gonna die from the injuries of the throne?
ahh laenor is his name
the tension is palpable
okay, is laenor gay or am i reading this wrong? yup, got that right.
i kinda love this. but it’s either not gonna last or not gonna work out. it would be so amazing if rhaenyra and laenor could get married and rhaenyra would be happy with cristen and laenor with whatever his lover’s name is. but this world usually doesn’t permit happy endings
he makes her smile so wide. oh wait. oh no. is cristen proposing to run away? you know, it is so true that still waters run deep, because i have not heard him speak much so far and now suddenly we know so much more about him. she’s gonna turn him down though. they are so close, on a ship, with other people ONCE AGAIN why does no one ever learn. the walls have eyes and ears ma dudes, speak at some distance
oh shit that hurt. ooof, that is so bittersweat. they don’t understand each other’s positions. like, at all. the unshed tears in cristen’s eyes. oh wait, is it criston? have i been calling him the wrong name?
oh no. criston and the queen are miscommunicating. come onnnnnnnnnnnnn. OH SHIT. he said it. oh my god. OMG WOOO YES thank you alicent for being a freaking QUEEN
the way the velaryons walked in was pretty powerful. king consort, that’s right.
and of course daemon shows up late, attention seeking bleep bleep
OOF. good for you, alicent, that was quite the entrance
whoever laenor’s lover is, he is smart
it’s all coming together. they are all mixing with their needs and wants and desires and it’s brewing just waiting to EXPLODE and i can’t stand the tension. like roses wrapping around each other trying to avoid each others thorns but it’s inevitable some will get wounded
please, please, don’t somehow turn this story around on me and have rhaenyra marry daemon. he is HER UNCLE and he is entirely too close to her face
not the chaos. STOP THIS I WANNA SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING
wtf how did laenor and criston end up fighting?? what happened??? or is it laenor’s lover? i cannot see SHIT
and now the king is bleeding as well??? you have got to be kidding
what have you done criston. what have you done. and why, wtf just happened
wait what, CUT THE CAMERAS, i need someone to tell me what is happening. are they getting married NOW??? and criston is commiting suicide isn’t he. this is a shitshow, a complete utter shitshow. and we are only half way through this series. how does so much keep happening, i can’t keep up
oh wait. they aren’t gonna finish the vows, are they. the king- and alicent just stopped criston. okay, this show is so unpredictable
not the rat nibling on the blood
shit. how did we get here.
Ep 6
oh my god. is that- is that rhaenyra?? okay i got it all wrong. did the king not die then
has this turned into a fight between alicent and rhaenyra? of course it has
laenor is so handsome
criston is still here. in alicent’s personal guard? she is smart, i’ll give her that
how much time has passed? wait, have i got this all wrong, is this whole story about alicent and rhaenyra?? that would be so cool!! very sad, but so much better than i thought as a story concept.
okay, the king is fine. that’s surprising.
“only one of us is bleeding” that’s fucking right. honestly, that says it all.
she is leaving A TRAIL of blood
what. they have three kids already??? what did i miss???
is that hunter? hunter schafer. i thought the actress seemed so familiar but i don’t think it is hunter. but if i am not mistaken they do look alike
don’t be mean to aemond
which of the boys are whose children? are the blond ones alicent’s or rhaenyra’s?
alicent has gotten bitter. can’t blame her but it’s so sad
oh, they are not laenor’s children, are they? i could’ve come to that conclusion sooner. But whose are they then
So, laena and daemon. alright then. interesting.
Criston turned bitter as well. Damn this show. How could i ever dream these characters could be happy, they are all bitter and quarreled with too long histories of rivalry
It’s him isn’t it. The commander is the father. It really all came together at the wedding fete. I just didn’t get the chaos then but the fog is starting to clear up.
10 years?!?!?! Its been ten years. I guess i could’ve figured that out from the childrens ages but. No wonder they are all bitter. 10 years is a long time of fighting over every little detail
it’s crazy isn’t it, the way different choice could’ve led to such a different story. SUCH a different story. and they all made the choices that were in their character and to the best of their knowledge but it’s so crazy to see it unfold. this is making me feel so ill at the thought of my own life. and then we all die in the end. wooo.
wait, they are called laena and laenor? come on, that is just lazy. the parents basically gave their children the same name
yay, two women at the table
i hate this. and it’s even worse, because 200 years later, it’s still the same old drama and no one’s happy and everyone ends up dead. what’s up with that.
ohhhh they are brothers. alicent’s friend and rhaenyra’s lover.
oh my god. laena.
did varys send assassins to kill his brother? is that what is happening? or his father? both? or set fire lol. took that a bit far maybe woops. nevermind, i didn’t. damn. these people are out of their MINDS.
is it varys of larys. i’m still confused
now you realize, alicent? now?? for how many years have you been queen and only now do u realize they are all self serving, mad, cruel, or all of the above. that’s slow. your whole life is littered with decisions made by men being all of the above and NOW you finally realize
alicent and rhaenyra are both so alone. it hurts my soul.
Ep 7
“sorry, i don’t want it – it’s your birthright, lad – if i’m the lord of driftmark, it means everyone is dead” why is it that a child has a better grasp on what is truly important in this world than all the adults.
what’s up with aemond
Corlys and Thaenys’ interactions are so intriguing and refreshing
yeah. she was a child. didn’t really stop you though, did it
you know, maybe i should stop judging the morality of this world and its characters because it doesn’t lead anywhere anyway, it’s just depressing
why do we always have to see so much of it, i got it, i know what they are doing, skip. i don’t need to see the sex.
how do dragons decide on a rider?
damn. it’s always the kids that bring it out.
alicent, why cant you just FCKING LET IT BE
for a moment there i thought rhaenyra would bleed out
oof the arrangement of how they are standing. how did they get to this?
the way alicent sees herself is so twisted. alexa play ‘mad woman’ by taylor swift.
“we play an ugly game” so true but what he doesn’t see and no one else seems to either is that no one fucking wins. all that happens is the cycle repeating itself and everyone living a miserable life. like ABBA said: ‘The history book on the shelf is always repeating itself’
haha laenor missed the action
as if they plan on killing laenor. he literally just offered to live his life for you, to make yours easier even though it goes against his own wants. and you want to kill him?? that’s your thanks?? wow.
once more: what is going on?
what did they plan? you know, usually if you do not know the plan when watching something it means that it will work out. like, if the narration tells you the plan, it’s usually so that you know when things stop going to plan. and if you don’t know the plan it works out and you see it unfold.
married to her uncle. this has been a long time coming i guess. and i’ve felt feelings about it but now i just. don’t even know anymore.
oh no, laenor’s hair is gone
Ep 8
you know, it’s such a trap. i always like the kids. so much potential, not yet made too many cruel choices, still so many ways they could develop, the environment and their family still an excuse for certain behavior. and then they grow up. and suddenly they are not that innocent anymore and they have made choices. like rhaenyra. she was a kid and now she is a woman. and it’s hard because at first i was on her side and now. now i don’t know what i think.
No one thought the king would live this long, right. especially not me. it’s tiring, can he just die already. that’s a bit rude but idc he’s a character, he can die
who the f is lord caswell and why is it so dark and no one is around? this is not what the red keep usually looks like, right…
alicent sits on the king’s chair. interesting.
the cobwebs.
you know, when i started watching i thought this series would focus much more on what happens once rhaenyra becomes queen. like, the war that might follow it and stuff. but instead it’s a power struggle between her and alicent.
oh shit. the king isn’t just unwell, he is basically a suffering corpse
what is the age difference between viserys and daemon?
they’ve had two kids? and named them aegon and viserys so that i can be forever confused with who is who because everyone has the same freaking names. isn’t alicent’s son also called aegon??
seeing your father like that… shit, that brings up hospital memories. that has to be one of the worst things to happen in life. at least he still remembers who they are i guess
imagine being raped by your prince and then your queen pays you off to keep your mouth shut. at least alicent gave her tea and believed her i guess. like, it could’ve gone worse but just thinking that- it’s just horrible horrible horrible. the way she was shaking. gah. i know that for the world that she is living in, she got away rather well but that makes it even more sad and infuriating. there is so much rage and hurt inside me right now.
i might actually dispise aegon. i never liked him. but now, gross. disgusting. wait, he’s married? to whom? “you’re no son of mine” she says just as i thought that it’s actually crazy to think that she brought up a son to be like aegon. oof alicent hugging the servant girl hit hard. women. fuck the patriarchy. what is this life. i wanna cry.
i really like rhaenyra’s kids. luke and jace. and also baela and rhaena though we don’t know too much about them
aemond is scary.
is rhaenyra thinking about her eldest not being a targaryen in connection to the song of ice and fire? i have never thought that far for obvious reasons but –
it’s so weird how they all always worry about their children but ignore that they also have half siblings and step parents and uncles and whatever, the family dynamics are all completely messed up
it took so long for the king to get to the throne. physically painful to watch.
i forget that they are brothers sometimes. most of the time, actually. rhaenyra and alicent married brothers. i just realized. which would be cute and all if alicent wasn’t married to rhaenyra’s father.
that took a turn. rhaenys is smarter than vaemond, that’s for sure.
oh shit, daemon. gross. didn’t expect that, damn. why did i have to see that.
the acting in this show is silly. it’s so good.
you know, it’s really cute that beala, rhaena, jace and luke are so happy to marry one another. marrying your cousin is by far not the worst thing happening in this world, at least they like each other.
quite a touching speech
oh yeah, you have A. LOT. in common, actually. this armistice might not last for very long, but at least they had this moment.
the tension, there is always so much tension.
oh wait, are the girl-whose-name-i-forgot and aemond married, is that his wife. it’s his sister as well, right? damn.
i actually love jace. that’s so sweet, asking her to dance. look at her smile. this show is so mean for giving me hopes of anything close to a happy ending. i live for this shit. i live for happy endings. i can’t deal with shows like this. my emotional stability is not stable enough. it’s instable, in fact.
the king is gonna die tonight, is he not
oh, it took me a moment. strong. HA.
please tell me they’ll ride together. at least once. that’s how they were introduced, rhaenyra inviting alicent to join her on her dragon. i’d love that. i’d die for that.
ouu i forgot about her. mysala or something was her name, right?
Ep 9
the throne is so ugly. it’s so dumb to make a throne out of swords.
no wayyy, i knew alicent would misunderstand it. AH that’s so stupid!! if this changes everything again i’ll be so mad!!!
called it, the king has finally died. no offence. actually, full offence. if he’d died sooner this would have all been so different. why don’t they abdicate at least.
viserys the peaceful? that’s kinda cute. and true enough, i guess.
so dumb stupid dumb WHY did she have to misunderstand WHY
they’ve been scheming all along? i should have seen this coming. so should have alicent, what’s she gonna do now. this is all gonna go so wrong.
i did not think that i would come to despise ser criston but. here we are. wtf is wrong with him???
i cannot believe they are scheming over a corpse right now
now that the plan is to actually kill rhaenyra, please, alicent, please be on her side. please. you can rule together. no you can’t, but i wish you could. damn all of this.
you know, all the gloom and death and murder aside, i’m so happy alicent has gotten so confident. look at her, threatening to send people to the wall. screaming at the counsil. good for you, girl.
thank you lord commander
alicent, you are surrounded by lunatics. absolute lunatics. and i’m not saying that rhaenyra and daemon are not lunatics. daemon killed his own wife, i have not forgotten about that. but rhaenyra’s kids are so much better than yours and you know that. she raised them better than you, no offence.
there you go, aegon. fucking asshole. stupid little boy. not even there when they are trying to make you king. god, i hope he destroys his own claim by not showing up.
shit. shit is going down. rhaenys, shit. shit, everyone is brought to the doungeon. shit. everyone that thinks to have a claim was so preoccupied with each other that they didn’t see the scheming right under their nose. oh, alicent, she didn’t see it either. they are going over her.
who’s side is alicent on? why does everyone want to get to aegon first? i feel like i missed some crucial information
the black clothes and white hair are just so exquisite to look at
oh. my. god. i cannot believe- how does aegon manage to make me hate him more with every action. i didn’t think it could go further down but… THESE ARE KIDS. fuck.
please please please let aegon be his own downfall. if this show grants me one wish, that’s it. let men be their own downfall, let their own actions actually have consequences that drag them through the mud.
the white worm?
fucking hell. larys and mysala or whatever, all of the characters i forgot about. it’s such smart storytelling because i feel the frustration. they schemed right under my eye too and i didn’t see it either. because i fucking forgot they existed too.
okay, so alicent still wants aegon to be king. AAAHHHHH WHY THO??he’d be THE. WORST. king. and she knows that.
this is actually the most interesting interaction so far. alicent and rhaenys. what fascinating women.
women are truly remarkable.
“our hearts were never one. i see that now. rather, i’ve been a piece that you moved about the board” only took you your whole life to figure that out, did it, alicent. “i wanted whatever you impressed upon me to want.” story of every women’s life “reluctance to murder is not a weakness” TELL HIM ABOUT IT
since we know alicent’s plan, it will surely fail. according to my theory anyway.
taking off her shoes lol. ughh larys getting off on seeing her feet??
the shots of everyone scheming lol. and alicent picking her nails.
so larys killed mysala or whatever her name is
what is happening, where is everyone running to. they are being herded towards where the crowning will take place, aren’t they.
i’m not defending aegon. but it’s actually crazy that he felt so unloved when alicent is his mother. he is so hesitant to believe that anyone would cheer for him.
OH. SHIT. jaw on the floor. whose dragon is it? ohhh i thought that there was no way rhaenys could have gotten to rhaenyra in time for this dramatic entrance but i forgot. rhaenys could have been queen all along. she didn’t have to kill all those people though. but i would actually support her, as queen. as i would alicent or rhaenyra being queen. they are all queens in my eyes.
oh, alicent. protecting her son.
flying away on her dragon. good. for. her. i’m clapping. for real though, why does everyone want to rule?? just to be schemed out or murdered and have a generally miserable life full of uncertainty. if i had a dragon, i would have left too. power move.
the green council, what a fitting episode title.
Ep 10
the black queen. ominous title. so much has happened in these last nine episodes. and everything changed again and again.
“four and ten, same as you are now” that is crazy. we saw that whole journey.
how do women give birth. i don’t understand.
i love jace. i hope he doesn’t fuck it up. being my favorite, i mean lol.
daemon, if you dare go behind rhaenyra’s back, i will kill you personally
the shot of daemon with the dragon’s head behind him, wooooo what a sight
if rhaenyra dies… she can’t.
the baby is dead.
daemon has changed so much.
ugh. rhaenyra in a crown. on the cliffs. everyone bowing. rhaenys. YES THIS IS WHAT I SIGNED UP FOR LET’S GO
ooooh the map lighting up, that’s so cool!
daemon has thought this through, it seems. why is he reacting when people talk to rhaenyra? they need to have words about this. shut up dude.
ooo the parallel. daemon and otto on the bridge. and rhaenyra on her dragon.
WHY IS DAEMON SPEAKING shut your mouth
it’s so crazy, because Stark and Tully and Baratheon become such important names but now, they are just some other house. like, the Lanisters, too. they are pieces on the map. and the tides turn but it’s all just the same again and again. ‘game of thrones’ is SUCH a fitting title.
it’s such a low blow. alicent sending that ripped out paper from the very beginning. because all of this would be the most amazing offer if rhaenyra were the one doing the assaulting and would now be pardoned. but rhaenyra is the one being assaulted. and honestly, the whole legitimacy nonsense- it’s all fucked anyway. who cares, honestly. don’t mean they’d make good kings or queens anyway. and the concept of monarchy is messed up as well. which is why it’s so hard to root for any of these characters, their world is so different, the morals imprinted on them.
why THE FUCK is daemon taking the lead?? yes, thank you dragon. rhaenyra is in charge.
see, this is why women should be in charge. alicent and rhaenyra, they want to ensure peace. they don’t necessarily go the right way about it, but let me tell you, the kings before her and the ones after have definitely and will definitely fuck up more royally.
clear the room, that’s right. because you are not in fucking charge, daemon. LET ME REMIND YOU if no one else does. declaring war because you are angry, that’s what men do. i’m so furious right now. it’s all so fucking twisted.
choking her? choking your queen??? i don’t think so. she should have his hand for that. i’m so riled up.
that “girl” is FUCKING HOLDING THE REALM TOGETHER RIGHT NOW. i am so fucking mad i could rip them all apart. DOES ANYONE HAVE EYES??? OR A FUCKING BRAIN???????? except for rhaenyra and rhaenys it seems not.
do NOT disrespect rhaenyra, corlys. why do men always feel naturally entitled to disrespect women?? there we go.
fuck i could cry. the way rhaenys looks at rhaenyra.
okay, here we go, HERE WE GO, i’m so excited. not for war. but for rhaenyra to keep acting like this, queen
luke is so young
we’re getting so close to the end. and i forgot the intro but. the targaryen’s stay rulers till robert baratheon and eddard stark win their war against them, right? and with rhaenys and viserys it all started to derail. but the targaryen’s continue for a while. and either rhaenyra / jace or aegon could continue the line. but the dragon’s die out. will this war kill many dragons, maybe? they will be fighting, if i got that right. and rhaenyra said that dragons kill dragons and everything burns. targaryen’s and their dragons tearing each other apart. how will this end? because it has to be a satisfying end, i’ve got expectations. how would i end the story, i don’t know. but it’s getting a second season as well, if i remember correctly. so, we might not even get an outcome or a war or anything in the next ten minutes. not very probable, actually. that was a dumb expectation lol. the war will be set up and take place in season two, that’s a more sensible prediction.
if luke dies, i’ll be so upset. i’m already upset. this show is insane, unhinged, crazy, mad and it’s made me feel too many emotions.
fuck off aemond. NOOO. they are above them. aemond. is. above. luke. and his dragon is gigantic. FUCK NO. HELL NAH. nuh uh. no. just no. NO. why though. WHY?? (interesting that aemond didn’t mean to, though)
oof the music. and directly into the camera.
oh my. what a wild ride this has been.
season two comes out in summer. fairly soon, at least. so much happened, how do the writers keep the overview. damn. that was really good. that was spectacular. fabulous. horrible. i loved it. i can’t form any full thoughts anymore, i can’t feel anything anymore, it was all too much. but it was really good though. give me a minute. ha. wow.