House of the Dragon - Game of Thrones spinoff (SPOILERS)

[Anonymous]

I am upset that the writers had Daemon choke Rhaenyra. It makes it hard now to root for their marriage. Hard to root for her staying with him. They were each other's rock. A sure thing.

I realize with people being murdered left and right this is an odd fixation on my part. But it felt like such a betrayal of Rhenyra, and of the character Daemon.

I realize Daemon is a bad guy. Just never thought the leopard would eat MY face I guess....

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Whose dragon was Daemon singing to? What's the story with that dragon? Does it belong to anyone?

So Daemon was choking Rhaneyra and he lets go and she's all..."He never told you." like that justifies the choke. I didn't understand that part at all.

Wouldn’t holding a court on illuminating the knives’s message save this from disaster or now? Either aegon II or R can be king or queen…?..

I think that dragon was Daemon and Viserys's father's dragon. Currently unclaimed and the only one that comes close to rivaling Vhaegar (Aemond's dragon) in size. I think Daemon was trying to convince it to fight for the Blacks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am upset that the writers had Daemon choke Rhaenyra. It makes it hard now to root for their marriage. Hard to root for her staying with him. They were each other's rock. A sure thing.

I realize with people being murdered left and right this is an odd fixation on my part. But it felt like such a betrayal of Rhenyra, and of the character Daemon.

I realize Daemon is a bad guy. Just never thought the leopard would eat MY face I guess....

this. I hated that. I was a fan of the pairing and don't know why they went and did that!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am upset that the writers had Daemon choke Rhaenyra. It makes it hard now to root for their marriage. Hard to root for her staying with him. They were each other's rock. A sure thing.

I realize with people being murdered left and right this is an odd fixation on my part. But it felt like such a betrayal of Rhenyra, and of the character Daemon.

I realize Daemon is a bad guy. Just never thought the leopard would eat MY face I guess....

Thank you for the last line.

Given the murder of his first wife and other moral … choices, just was not surprised.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am upset that the writers had Daemon choke Rhaenyra. It makes it hard now to root for their marriage. Hard to root for her staying with him. They were each other's rock. A sure thing.

I realize with people being murdered left and right this is an odd fixation on my part. But it felt like such a betrayal of Rhenyra, and of the character Daemon.

I realize Daemon is a bad guy. Just never thought the leopard would eat MY face I guess....

Thank you for the last line.

Given the murder of his first wife and other moral … choices, just was not surprised.

Yeah he’s always had an undercurrent of vicious brutality that surfaces in certain circumstances.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Are we really supposed to believe pirate bro suddenly felt remorse, surprise or guilt or dread even for a split second??
So out of character. Why bother? It’s not like he’s going to plead anything from anyone.

I think it was more like, "Oh boy I just committed an unauthorized assassination".

My thought was that and that he realized the war was unavoidable now.

Also, these dragons are barely tamed. Their descendants are far more obedient.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The word “bastard” should come back into vogue

So many bastards! In America today

Yes! This is the thing we've been missing.

Honestly, a lot of things would be better if more emphasis was placed on functioning family units. And I am neither religious nor a Republican.

I know a lot more functioning family units headed by single parents than ones with two parents. Their are just so many unhappy marriages. You only have to look at this forum. People who are miserable and their kids know it, but the parents think it’s better to keep up appearances. The kids are not seeing a healthy marriage or healthy self-care.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are we really supposed to believe pirate bro suddenly felt remorse, surprise or guilt or dread even for a split second??
So out of character. Why bother? It’s not like he’s going to plead anything from anyone.

I think it was more like, "Oh boy I just committed an unauthorized assassination".

My thought was that and that he realized the war was unavoidable now.

Also, these dragons are barely tamed. Their descendants are far more obedient.

I don't think he intended to kill him, just torment him like the good old days. So, yeah, he feels some remorse, realizing his reckless actions will lead to war.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whose dragon was Daemon singing to? What's the story with that dragon? Does it belong to anyone?

So Daemon was choking Rhaneyra and he lets go and she's all..."He never told you." like that justifies the choke. I didn't understand that part at all.

The dragon was Lord Corlys's brother's dragon.

[Anonymous]

I thought the finale was better than all the previous episodes put together. Just as I become really interested, it's over for nearly 2 years!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am upset that the writers had Daemon choke Rhaenyra. It makes it hard now to root for their marriage. Hard to root for her staying with him. They were each other's rock. A sure thing.

I realize with people being murdered left and right this is an odd fixation on my part. But it felt like such a betrayal of Rhenyra, and of the character Daemon.

I realize Daemon is a bad guy. Just never thought the leopard would eat MY face I guess....

I felt the same. The character is an awful person and a murderer, so it’s not that he wouldn’t do that. But I know the statistics on how choking is one of the worst forms of partner abuse (one of the warning signs for potential homicide), so any scene that normalizes it even a little is not okay with me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whose dragon was Daemon singing to? What's the story with that dragon? Does it belong to anyone?

So Daemon was choking Rhaneyra and he lets go and she's all..."He never told you." like that justifies the choke. I didn't understand that part at all.

The dragon was Lord Corlys's brother's dragon.

Nope.
Given the size of that dragon and the response to his song, this can only be Vermithor, who was King Jaehaerys’ dragon — something the show’s Twitter account confirmed. (Silverwing, who Daemon mentions is coiled up with Vermithor, is Jaehaerys’ wife’s dragon — love is real.) He is described in the book as a bronze dragon with “great tan wings,” already large when Jaehaerys was accepted as his rider. By the time we meet him here at the start of the Dance of the Dragons, he’d be about 100 years old.

https://www.polygon.com/23419263/house-dragon-daemon-singing-vermithor

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok I am traumatized by the scene with Larys and the barefoot Queen. Was it implied that she knew about his fetish, and took her shoes off on purpose to get him to act on her behalf?
Help me process this!

LOL. “Traumatized”?

But the incest, rape, etc are ok?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am upset that the writers had Daemon choke Rhaenyra. It makes it hard now to root for their marriage. Hard to root for her staying with him. They were each other's rock. A sure thing.

I realize with people being murdered left and right this is an odd fixation on my part. But it felt like such a betrayal of Rhenyra, and of the character Daemon.

I realize Daemon is a bad guy. Just never thought the leopard would eat MY face I guess....

Each other’s rock? More like convenient ally, as needed.

I bet he’s toast after that though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whose dragon was Daemon singing to? What's the story with that dragon? Does it belong to anyone?

So Daemon was choking Rhaneyra and he lets go and she's all..."He never told you." like that justifies the choke. I didn't understand that part at all.

The dragon was Lord Corlys's brother's dragon.

I thought it was Daenerys’