As soon as I heard the comparison of Alicent to a Trump supporting woman, the writing was on the way. They are in no way being subtle about this. Whatever the Blacks have done, does not matter one bit. They are the new "Starks". You know, until we get the actual Starks.Holy hell, they’ve really gone all in on the Greens being evil. I guess Rhaenys was hesitant because of…kinslaying?
I think I need to go take a gentle walk in the park or something to release this tension.
As soon as I heard the comparison of Alicent to a Trump supporting woman, the writing was on the way. They are in no way being subtle about this. Whatever the Blacks have done, does not matter one bit. They are the new "Starks". You know, until we get the actual Starks.
More than likely the Blackwoods are the Starks of HOTD. Cregan is more of a "True Stark" than Ned and his kids, so it will be interesting to see how fans react to that.
I mean, they definitely sucked in the books too, but Aegon went from a Robert Baratheon style philanderer with a mean streak to…well, Westerosi Weinstein. Now I wishAs soon as I heard the comparison of Alicent to a Trump supporting woman, the writing was on the way. They are in no way being subtle about this. Whatever the Blacks have done, does not matter one bit. They are the new "Starks". You know, until we get the actual Starks.
I think Rhaenys didn't pull the trigger because she respected Allicent and couldn't bare the burden of killing her children outright
With his name, they probably won't be subtle with the changes there either.
Definitely. I just feel like there are no shades of grey here outside of Alicent, and those are very, very shallow at best imo. Which is going to be hilarious for non-book readers on this one. Because I get the feeling we are going to get a nice bit of:I mean, they definitely sucked in the books too, but Aegon went from a Robert Baratheon style philanderer with a mean streak to…well, Westerosi Weinstein. Now I wish
his death was more gruesome in the books
Definitely. I just feel like there are no shades of grey here outside of Alicent, and those are very, very shallow at best imo. Which is going to be hilarious for non-book readers on this one. Because I get the feeling we are going to get a nice bit of:
Oh crap, where is he?They might try and fix that a little when they introduce Daeron next season as another sympathetic Targ (though how the hell they pull off another Targaryen out of nowhere is going to be a struggle in itself.)
Supposedly in Oldtown right about now, but for the life of me I can’t remember if they’ve even namedropped him this season.Oh crap, where is he?
I couldn't find a fan wiki for him from the show, so that probably means they haven't actually mentioned him.Supposedly in Oldtown right about now, but for the life of me I can’t remember if they’ve even namedropped him this season.
Yeah I’m just going off GRRM’s comments that they plan to bring him into the second season, but it’s very weird…I couldn't find a fan wiki for him from the show, so that probably means they haven't actually mentioned him.
I agree on the age thing. I thought eyepatch kid was the oldest by far.What.an.episode. i was screaming hateful things throughout .
How in 7 hells does Sir Criston keep killing these people with no punishment? I just don't get it.
While its nothing against the actor, from looks perspective Aegon is the worst recasting. He looks younger than his little brother and not any older than Doctor Who's son.
Took 9 episodes but my girl Rhaenys finally got A WOAH scene. I thought she'd be killed but girl got away, got her Red Queen and showed the Greens... you live because of her. What an ending.
Saw the same. Along with his complaints on a lack of exploration of Rhaenyra/Strong.Yeah I’m just going off GRRM’s comments that they plan to bring him into the second season, but it’s very weird…
Seriously!I want to erase that Larys scene from my brain.
They haven't even mentioned him, which is really weird. I kind of expected him not to be introduced until Season 2 once we saw how the timeline was playing out - Once the core storyline is established we can branch off into subplots - Blackwoods in Riverlands, Daeron in Oldtown, Jace on his missions, etc... But they really needed to at least MENTION that Alicent has a third son warded off in Oldtown. All you'd need was a line or two to establish is, and it would have furthered the portrayal of Alicent as so overwhelmed she has to send a kid off to be raised by her uncle.Supposedly in Oldtown right about now, but for the life of me I can’t remember if they’ve even namedropped him this season.
It made me laugh when he called Olivia Cooke his mother. Dude looks older than herI agree on the age thing. I thought eyepatch kid was the oldest by far.
It made me laugh when he called Olivia Cooke his mother. Dude looks older than her
My exact thought! WTF! As a non-book-reader this time around, that was...extremely frustrating to watch lol.Seriously, that last scene was so cool, and then how it ended... all I could think of was the baby Hitler question, except this is after Hitler grew to be a full grown man and seized power and you knew if you didn't shoot him in the head, he'd start WW2.
Oh crap, I think you found the one I've been thinking about this entire time as well.My exact thought! WTF! As a book-reader this time around, that was...extremely frustrating to watch lol.
Also, it's taken me ages to figure out who Aemond reminds me of. I know others have said Crispin Glover, but that's not it for me. It's this guy:
Smallfolk aren't peopleThe final scene was weak to me. I was too distracted by all the collateral death and bad FX shots. Then the whole not gonna kill you but let my dragon roar at you thing... lame. And also why not kill them? You had no qualms about smashing a ton of relatively innocent people to death a few seconds ago, but you're gonna let these dangerous tyrants live? I am probably just missing something there as to the why behind all that.
In this case I think they were going to silence the Master of Coin regardless since he was very vocal about not accepting Aegon as the new king, hence Ser Criston getting away with murder again. We saw what happened to the others who were still for Rhaenyra. The one who was most outraged at Criston killing him was Ser Harold and that only prompted his Barristan Selmy "I quit" moment.How in 7 hells does Sir Criston keep killing these people with no punishment? I just don't get it.
Yeah I don't think she wanted that much blood on her hands, though had she given the order to burn them she'd probably have ended up saving more lives in the long run.I think Rhaenys didn't pull the trigger because she respected Allicent and couldn't bare the burden of killing her children outright
Smallfolk aren't people
But in all seriousness, it's an effective display of how the nobles are completely dismissive of the collateral damage of their actions. Rhaenys isn't going to massacre the Greens - firstly, she's spent all the season trying to stop the family from getting itself killed and clearly has sympathy for Alicent. Secondly, kin-slaying is the ultimate taboo in this society. But she doesn't even stop to think about the dozens of peasants presumably killed in her escape.
Eventually, though, that bill is gonna come due.