EARLY RELEASE: House of the Dragon 1x7 FULL REACTION
Added 2022-10-04 15:32:37 +0000 UTCA lot happened or at least it felt like a lot happened in this episode. Another wild episode. Kids with knifes and more plotting. Daemon running wild per usual and another fun ending. 3 episodes left so many twist and turns. Fun fun series so far.
What was your reaction to this one?
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I just watched the episode again and it was for sure my favorite so far. I only have 4 problems with it. The shade filter they used was trash (did they learn nothing from the white walker battle), there was no blood on the blade after it cut Rhaenyra, they aren't doing justice to Daemons fatherhood because in the book he is a good father, and the Leanor reveal happening after the wedding made me enjoy the wedding a lot less than I would've. You should watch the "inside the episode" when the episode ends. It won't spoil anything, but it might give you answers or a better idea and insight to the events in the episode. Daemon laughing at the funeral was to get attention away from Rhaenyra because everybody was looking at her due to the insults in Vaemond's speech. During the gathering we can see just as much tension between the kids as the adults which is very sad. This is mainly due to Alicent and Cole. We have seen them constantly talk bad about Rhaenyra and her kids in public and to Alicent's kids. We've seen Cole treat and train Alicent's kids better and more than Rhaenyra's. We haven't ever seen Rhaenyra say or do anything bad about Alicent's kids or say anything bad about her or Cole in public. The Daemon and Rhaenyra scene was great and needed (incest I know). We saw there was something between them in episode 1 and it's just built up since. The connection was clearly still there, now that they're both adults and both are grieving it was inevitable. The entire dragon scene was awesome but claiming Vhagar was a shitty thing to do to those little girls. After its rider dies a dragon chooses the next so Aemond didn't technically steal it. However, with Leana being the last rider her dragonless daughter should've had the chance to claim Vhagar before anybody else. Aemond doing it the night of Leana's funeral made it even worse. Aemonds anger and hatred along with Vhagar is going to be a problem lol. The fight between the kids was perfect. 2 girls with no fighting skills, 1 boy with some fighting skills, and a tiny boy with hardly any fighting skills vs. a boy who is bigger by like a foot and has more and better fighting skills (Partly due to Cole training Alicent's kids more than Rhaenyra's). You fight to win so cut that bitch lol. Aemond 100% instigated the fight and deserved what he got. They didn't just jump him. It was between Aemond and the dragonless daughter then her sister defended her then Jace defended his cousins and Luke defended his brother. Jace didn't pull the knife until his baby brother was getting choked and insulted and about to get smashed with a rock. Aemond hit Jace in the head with the rock and would've kept going if he didn't get cut. When you look at Alicent's kids vs Rhaenyra's you can see who the better parent is. The aftermath was perfect. This entire time Rhaenyra has kinda been on the defensive but this episode she went on the offensive. In Kings Landing she didn't really have anybody to help her. Leanor was kind of a party boy and even though he is a warrior he probably wasn't fit for the political scheming type of fight. Ser Harwin basically couldn't do or say anything because of his position on the totem pole. But now she feels like she has Daemon to back her up. So, she makes her first move by putting out her kids legitimacy. Knowing her father would be on her side on this topic. Everything move she made was to make Alicent show the room her true bitter cunty self. Now word will spread about her true nature and if anything were to happen, she would be the first person they look at. Rhaenyra baited Alicent perfectly and now the king basically legitimized her kids and if he keeps his word will take any tongue who questions it. Alicent and her family are the only people in the realm making a big deal about Rhaenyra's kids. The king doesn't care. Leanor doesn't care. He claimed them, loved them, and raised them as his own. Corlys doesn't care because "history remembers names not blood" and his wife is kinda split but its only Alicent bitching, crying, and stabbing. The kids are just as Targaryen as hers. The entire exchange between Rhaenyra and Alicent just proves that her family is the true problem. She is basically mad because Rhaenyra gets to live how she wants, and she doesn't. She is angry and bitter that Rhaenyra's life is better than hers. Her bitterness is actually putting her kids lives in more danger because she is starting a civil war. Marrying Daemon and "killing" Leanor was the 2nd power move Rhaenyra made. They are a dangerous combo. They can make pure white hair Targaryen kids, Daemon is a proven warrior, they are both smart and strategic when needed, and now that Leanor is gone, they are both feared. She also sticks it to Alicent again too because she is marrying who she wants and out of love. She strengthened her claim, married somebody she loves, and still kept the alliance with the Velaryons because of Daemon's kids and hers by name. Plus, it helps that Alicent would be doing what was done to Rhaenys. Leanor got a good deal out of that because he wanted a way out but there wasn't one until now. He is free and can live how he wants with who he wants, I know I wrote a lot sorry lol.
Joseph LeRoy
2022-10-07 17:15:11 +0000 UTCI love Daemon’s reaction to the eulogy… they start referring to Raenyra’s illegitimate kids and how ‘thick’ the blood of the ‘real’ Valeryons run. Daemon notices that they are all getting uncomfortable (especially Raenyra), so he lets out a laugh to divert attention back to him. I loved that moment… that and Alicents’ face after Viserys calls her Aemma 😅
CélinefromBelgium
2022-10-04 20:26:16 +0000 UTCIn reference to the plan to kill Laenor, it was all part of the plan. The guy that they killed before the "fight" was the guy they put into the fire. Daemon also mentioned when he paid the guy off that they could get away to a different land. He also said "give him this kindness", which also implies that it was always the plan to fake the death of Laenor.... ALSO, the sister of Aegon (the one who is kind of weird and likes insects) said last episode about losing an eye to get a dragon. At around 19:50 min of your reaction to episode 6, the queen says "you will have a dragon one day" and the daughter immediately says "He'll have to close an eye". Well, she was right...
Culper (Lukas)
2022-10-04 18:02:43 +0000 UTCAlso, don’t forget to pay attention to what Helaena (Aemond’s and Aegon’s sister) is saying. She’s been speaking some truth since last episode (“in order for him/Aemond to have a dragon, he will have to lose an eye”) 👀
L AH
2022-10-04 17:42:01 +0000 UTCWe saw Daemon killed the page, which was the one who was burned and believed to be Laenor😬
L AH
2022-10-04 17:38:06 +0000 UTCHahaha agreed!
Badd Medicine
2022-10-04 17:32:37 +0000 UTCYeah, it was pretty clear to me that Daemon and Rhaenyra plotted to have Laenor be “killed” so that he could be free. Laenor (and his lover) gladly accepted since he doesn’t have much left back home: his sister is dead, he will have to force himself to have children with Rhaenyra, his father clearly disapproves of his orientation … I’m glad he survived
L AH
2022-10-04 17:32:20 +0000 UTC👀👀👀👀👀 3 episodes left and it's all chaos so far. Can't even begin to think of how nuts it will get in ep 10
Badd Medicine
2022-10-04 17:32:01 +0000 UTCThe amount of times I said "oh shit" or "OH BOY... HERE WE GOOO" this episode was crazy, lol. I also love how the show runners (whether it be writers or directors) just have these long, drawn out scenes of people looking around at each other. Its writing without words and they do it so well in this show, imo. It sets the mood so well.
Culper (Lukas)
2022-10-04 17:27:35 +0000 UTCI really think it was Rhanyra and Daemon's plan. Daemon kills a guy breaking his neck, that's the guy in the fireplace. And then, if you listen to them while planning it, now we know he is alive, it is so noticeable. She says "I do love Laenor" and Daemon answers "Then grant him this kindness. Set him free". Later she says "And the realm will whisper that I was somehow responsible." and he goes "Let them whisper. We will know the truth of it and our enemies won't. They will fear what else we might be capable of." Editing this to add something I realized watching with you, when that guy whose name I don't remember says "What are you asking of me, my lord?" to Daemon, he says "A quick death. One with witnesses." and this is more proof for me that it was their plan all along. :D
Amanda
2022-10-04 16:45:25 +0000 UTC
