HBO's House of the Dragon

[greygoose]

Crabfeeder looks to be a good villain.

Good villain snuffed off screen. Bah!

A short story...

 

[Bo Shrek]

Damien & The Sea Snake started a unofficial war

Took longer then expected (three years) even with dragons (which I don’t get)

King noticed unofficial war is taking long and sends help

Damien says “Naaah I will take care of it now” Were these guys milking the OT pay?





The big question is who is feeding the soldiers in this war?

Surely not Damien or King. So it’s all on the Sea Snakes house?

 

[karamazov80]

Damien & The Sea Snake started a unofficial war

Took longer then expected (three years) even with dragons (which I don’t get)

King noticed unofficial war is taking long and sends help

Damien says “Naaah I will take care of it now” Were these guys milking the OT pay?

I understand that insurgent conflicts can bog down traditionally powerful forces, but the way it was executed also didn't make a lot of sense to me. They explained that the crab people ran into the caves any time the dragons came out.
OK. Presumably the crab people needed supply lines for food, medical equipment, etc. Why couldn't the dragons could just wait around for that and attack? The enemy were constrained to this one beach area. . . And the idea that hundreds of men would run out to attack one dude like that was ludicrous. In the grand scheme I'll be able to overlook it, I'm sure, but the Game of Thrones shows attempt to portray a pseudo-realistic sense of war and politics, and when something is this outlandish it detracts from that goal in my opinion.

Otherwise, I'm really digging the actress portraying the Targaryen princess, and am sorry that they are recasting her soon as an older version of the character. And while he seems to just be a stepping stone in the process of exploring other characters, I think the king is one of the more interesting GOT characters we've seen. The desire for nothing more than having a son, but then feeling underwhelmed once he gets one, and the way he handled the stag were both real human conflicts and performances that make him more of a three dimensional character than most.

 

[Wor-Gar]

I think the king is one of the more interesting GOT characters we've seen.

Yeah, I agree, I think he's somewhat underrated because he's so multi-layered and doesn't quite fit into a likable, not-likable or bad-ass box. But I find him more and more interesting... and tragic.

 

[Bo Shrek]

I will admit I judged a book by the cover with the King. In a way I still do. His appearance looks like he is in a costume. Hair / hairline looks fake compared the “The Hand” who looks “lived in”. Looking past his appearance I am very much drawn to his dialogue execution. When I go back and rewatch episodes I look forward to his scenes!!

 

[Buttmunch]

I was surprised they didn’t make a bigger deal out of the king’s amputated fingers in this episode. If you’re not watching closely it’s easy to miss.

 

[Wor-Gar]

I didn't even see that. Still wonder how they cleared his "boils"?

 

[greygoose]

I was surprised they didn’t make a bigger deal out of the king’s amputated fingers in this episode. If you’re not watching closely it’s easy to miss.

Didn't notice that!

 

[Neal136]

Speaking of his missing fingers .....

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON's Latest Episode Featured Another Major VFX Blunder (Though It's No Coffee Cup)​

 

[Wor-Gar]

No wonder I didn't notice the missing fingers. We watch the very first episode aired. Later showing probably fixed the mistake like removing the coffee cup.

 

[greygoose]

Speaking of his missing fingers .....

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON's Latest Episode Featured Another Major VFX Blunder (Though It's No Coffee Cup)​

Crazy how his keeps happening. It's literally someone's job to make sure this doesn't happen.

 

[karamazov80]

I think I actually noticed that, but figured they had him wearing some kind of special glove because of his ailment. I didn't notice that he had missing fingers in other scenes. . .

 

[Buttmunch]

This is a bit different than the coffee cup. The green glove is supposed to be there. Just somehow nobody added in the finished VFX shot. That’s a post production error. Still baffling it happened but much more understandable than a coffee cup that shouldn’t have even been on set.

 

[MeatHookGekko]

Episode 3 has me hooked. I don't love it yet, but it's one of the more interesting things I've seen so far with fairly tight writing. There are plot conveniences here and there but so far, so good.

What's interesting is that Viserys Targaryen, Rhaenyra Targaryen and Daemon Targaryen are all showing signs of being totally batshit crazy.

The old king is obviously the most apparent at this point. He's isolated and just barely smart enough to know that no one respects him, not a single person in his entire family.

You can see Daemon starting to crack. He wants the celebrity of the throne but not the responsibility of it

But the really insidious version is Rhaenyra. She's resentful that her father and uncle see her as a non threatening little girl, but she uses that ace in the hole repeatedly to manipulate them. She smiled after getting the dragon egg back from Daemon, not because she averted a civil war, but because she realized she could actually manipulate him. She realized for sure that he could never kill her. He still sees her as a child and her outbursts are seen as 'gutsy' for her station, but not 'brave' like a warrior. She alienates her father by showing her displeasure, knowing she naturally tugs at his heartstrings and guilt. She's a stone cold narcissist. She resents that she has to be 'married off' but it's clear she will have no problem using her methods against men, as an adult, to her benefit.

None of them are fit to rule anyone.

I can see the old man's frustrations. He might be weak and pathetic, but he does understand that his brother and his daughter have no true idea of what they will get if they get what they want. Of course he doesn't want his daughter on the throne, it will make her a target. That's less about the role of women in this world and more about fathers and how they naturally behave towards their daughters and their safety.

It's interesting that ambition is a universal death sentence in this world. If Stannis had just stayed on his island and his castle, and left the rest of the Seven Kingdoms to rot, he would have been OK. His family would have been OK, relative to what they were before. Jon Snow wanted to "be someone important" and wasn't there to protect Robb and help him. Not there to protect his little brothers and sisters. Jorah Mormont needed to simp over a teenage queen when he could have had plenty of other reasons to live and do something better for himself. Repeating the mistake from before that cost him his title. And look how that dragged his life into the ground.

I never found Jaime Lannister all that sympathetic, but there's something to be said about taking your sword and just ending the madness with bad leadership. Lady Olenna wasn't wrong to pick off Joffrey.

There's nothing more mentally exhausting in this life than being constantly surrounded by stupid people.

This is a really good show. But I'll be happy to watch all the Targaryens die for their incompetence.

 

[Wor-Gar]

The plot thickens...

 

[davejames]

Really pleasantly surprised by how much focus they're putting on the plotting and scheming and twisted family dynamics in this show. Along with just lots of great, eloquent dialogue.

I fully expected this to be a continuation of the showy spectacle that GOT became at the end, and simply a reason to have lots of dragons flying around on screen to grab ratings. But it appears they're really trying to make a great show here.

 

[greygoose]

Really pleasantly surprised by how much focus they're putting on the plotting and scheming and twisted family dynamics in this show. Along with just lots of great, eloquent dialogue.

I fully expected this to be a continuation of the showy spectacle that GOT became at the end, and simply a reason to have lots of dragons flying around on screen to grab ratings. But it appears they're really trying to make a great show here.

Totally agree. They're doing a great job so far.

 

[abake]

Watching this show and the Rings of Power is one huge lesson in how to write believable characters and interesting storylines, and how not to.

 

[ObiGlennKenobi]

Didn't realise Milly Alcock was Aussie!!
Damn ❤❤❤

 

[greygoose]

Watching this show and the Rings of Power is one huge lesson in how to write believable characters and interesting storylines, and how not to.

Strange that they released both series at the same time. They shouldn't be compared however with the parallel release they are.