Hope so. He needs a little more balance.20$ says this or the next episode ends up showing Daemon’s more “heroic” moments, since he’s supposed to be just as beloved as he is despised.
They could have him conquer the Stepstones for some noble reason. Not just because he wants his own kingdom. Maybe there is a thriving slave trade there or something equally awful and he puts a stop to it.20$ says this or the next episode ends up showing Daemon’s more “heroic” moments, since he’s supposed to be just as beloved as he is despised.
My expectation is that, at minimum, almost all his vices get revealed as wartime virtues to his men, regardless of whether their cause is just or not - his “frat boy posse” treatment of the City Watch is likely great for the morale that he and Corlys’s army is going to need, and I suspect we see him fighting on the beach so much to show that he’s a brave and selfless frontline general in combat.They could have him conquer the Stepstones for some noble reason. Not just because he wants his own kingdom. Maybe there is a thriving slave trade there or something equally awful and he puts a stop to it.
I was thinking it'd be the map in Dragonstone, but that's a really fun alternative as well! Can't wait for the episode.I’ve also got a theory that the series intro, if it shows up here, will feature Viserys’s model castle and dragon figurines; that way, they can “update” the map later… featuring which dragon belong to whom, and which ones have fallen or are mismatched.
My thoughts exactly. It does feel strange that they're using the same theme when they could have gone something more in line with Ramin Djawadi's Targaryen theme but since the main GOT theme is so epic I'll let it slide.Sort of wish they'd come up with a new theme for the opening, but at the same time, hearing the Game of Thrones theme does still conjure up some good feelings.
Character driven suits me when the characters are authentic like this with good actors behind them. I’ll happily be rewatching the 2 episodes so far.Another great episode IMO that was definitely more character/dialogue driven compared to the premiere, but it still had me pretty much engrossed from beginning to end c'mon that standoff was pretty awesome.
Daemon was only in this episode for like 5 minutes and Matt Smith still made the most out of it by completely dominating the scene although Rhys Ifans was no slouch either and also held his own.
I really hope we get more scenes of those two characters onscreen together throughout this season and after this episode I definitely can't wait to see the chaos caused by this Daemon/Corlys team up.
It doesn’t have a small spin-off vibe to me. Feels like GoT quality with more focus on a specific situation and less.. crudeness so far.Was happy with this, too. I wasn't sure how I'd like a spinoff but this is still holding up well.
Exactly. They took time to craft great storytelling, it doesn't feel cheap or rushed.It doesn’t have a small spin-off vibe to me. Feels like GoT quality with more focus on a specific situation and less.. crudeness so far.
I wouldn't want to be a young girl in Westeros.
I'm sure it happened all the time in the Middle Ages gentry.Seriously. All the marriage talk in this episode made my skin crawl.