House of the Dragon - GoT Prequel Series (non book reader)

StrawbsM · 24-10-2022 10:36pm

That was a great finale to a brilliant first season.

thefa · 24-10-2022 11:49pm

I got worried for the young fellas as soon as it was suggested to send them as messengers.

I had low expectations coming into the series but it’s been a blessing. The season grew on me as it went by.

breezy1985 · 25-10-2022 12:13am

Great episode.

Smooth move by the kingsguard who stole the crown.

Darcy was great again this episode. Real look of Dracarys in the eyes at the end.

Big question is though what happened to Viserys class Warhammer table.

ixoy · 25-10-2022 11:23am

This far exceeded my expectations as well. Much more politically focused, with a real sense of the actual game of thrones kicking off. Dialogue that generally sounded smart unlike another recent fantasy series.

The acting was strong too for the most with some great new faces : the younger cast did well, especially young Rhaenyara.

Much more excited for this second season and helps blot away the final season of Game of Thrones.

Evade · 25-10-2022 11:43am

Good finale, all the players are in place for the civil war. Things should be less confusing next series without anytime skips.

I'm actually looking forward to the next season which is not something I expected from Game if Thrones again.

mjsc1970 · 25-10-2022 12:19pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119790613#Comment_119790613

Totally agree.

Monday nights are gonna have a void until Season 2.

StrawbsM · 25-10-2022 1:02pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119790753#Comment_119790753

I’m going to watch it all again but this time with a notebook and pen. There are so many little details (and probably bigger) that I missed and I also want to start tying into the game of thrones era.

Like, who spawned the mad king? DON’T TELL ME!!!

boccy23 · 25-10-2022 1:03pm

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breezy1985 · 25-10-2022 1:23pm

That episode really showed that having "a dragon" isnt as important as which dragon.

Only 4 have seen war (maybe 5) and 2 are riderless. I assume all the unseen children on the Black side could be very important.

boccy23 · 25-10-2022 1:57pm

The size difference surprised me. If that is the case, the number of dragons on each side is irrelevant and it will be much more about the size. I assumed that a younger one would indeed be smaller, but not to the extent as seen. Also when Damon talks about having dragon eggs, then that is superfluous to the upcoming battles.

castletownman · 25-10-2022 3:16pm

One thing is for sure, the Lannisters are real jerks throughout the generations.

The actor who players Aemond has the most prominent chin seen on telly since Jimmy Hill.

Have to say, I really enjoyed that. Emma D'arcy was superb in the finale, and I thought the frame at the end was like Daenarys when she eventually broke in GOT. Poor woman was through the ringer that episode.

Citizen Six · 25-10-2022 3:19pm

It didn't take that long for Daenerys dragons to grow to a large size.

I assume Aemond's is larger as it hatched long before he was born, so has had a lot more tome to grow to that size.

PsychoPete · 25-10-2022 4:45pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119791690#Comment_119791690

Aeamonds dragon Vhager was Leana Velaryons before she died

breezy1985 · 25-10-2022 5:02pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119792098#Comment_119792098

Vhagar goes all the way back to the original conquest of Westeros so very symbolic as well as powerful.

PsychoPete · 25-10-2022 5:07pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119792161#Comment_119792161

I suppose she isn't called Queen of all dragons for nothing. That scene where she flys up to attack Arrax kind of surprised me how big she is

breezy1985 · 25-10-2022 5:46pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119792179#Comment_119792179

It might not be just age either as in GoT they point out that the dragons kept getting smaller so their may be a connection to Valyria or some form of dragon inbreeding changing them.

Evade · 25-10-2022 6:18pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119792374#Comment_119792374

Captivity and breeding them to be more obedient can do that too. Or maybe GoT's dragons are like dogs and come in different sized breeds.

Citizen Six · 25-10-2022 6:23pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119792098#Comment_119792098

Yeah, that was my point.

Galwayguy35 · 25-10-2022 7:30pm

Daemons dragon looks weird, not that big either.

breezy1985 · 25-10-2022 7:46pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119792788#Comment_119792788

Big enough. We have seen him "fight" Vhagar already.

Slydice · 25-10-2022 10:46pm

So, that's season one. Had ups and downs. Didn't break any huge ground from what I could tell. Wasn't a season 8 game of thrones though so it didn't do terrible.

10: Right, well, that's that then. Just .. a bit wierd.. I didn't feel any deep connection to what happened.

I dunno.. I just didn't feel like they built enough of an on-screen bond between the audience and either the audience or Rhaenyra to really get a punch across from his death like that.

Solid work by Emma D'Arcy as Rhaenyra in this episode. The saddness in the beginning, the anger/fury by the end. Also wierdly.. how she reacted when Daemon grabbed her by the neck.. seemed right for a grown version of the way Milly Alcock acted.

Another episode where Eve Best did some solid Queen acting as Rhaenys

Oh.. and the twins facing off when Hightower brought terms was done well.

Future: Well.. it's set itself up for a season two and that holds promise. Whether it gets the budget to deliver will be a big question I think.

breezy1985 · 25-10-2022 11:01pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119793651#Comment_119793651

I think the general consensus is that the audience connection to Rhaenyra has been one of the strongest points of the show.

yourdeadwright · 26-10-2022 11:46am

Vhagar is the second biggest dragon to ever live & is a war dragon ,

Now we seen Vermithor who was being song to which is said to be the 4t biggest dragon ever if i remember correctly,

I noticed the 3 wild dragons where mentioned ., Cannibal would the 3rd biggest dragon to ever live so i wonder will he appear,

Sleepy · 26-10-2022 11:58am

Cannibal isn't as big as Vermithor. It's a common misunderstanding brought on by a fan-made size comparison chart that's done the rounds many times but has a few mistakes in it.

Mellor · 26-10-2022 2:41pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119794861#Comment_119794861

I doubt there is much in the way if a credible size chart in the source material. GRRM isn’t great with scale.

Mellor · 26-10-2022 3:01pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119790918#Comment_119790918

Episode 1 was ~200 years before Game of Thrones. The Mad King, Danys etc are are a good few generations removed from this lot.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119791014#Comment_119791014

I think the Dragon that died was one of the smallest one. We seen one of Rhaeynera’s boys training his dragon in a episode before the time jump and it looked pretty small.

The discrepancy should be less with the Adult dragons on Team Dragonstone