When Rhaenyra first started laying out her plan to “kill” him, I worried that this was a liberty the show was taking that would make her way too dark too early in the story. That’s all I’ll say, to avoid spoilers from Fire & Blood.Īs for the big turn with Laenor, my initial gut reaction was that I loved it. Vhagar is the only dragon left from Aegon’s Conquest, and Aemond…well, Aemond is a special rider. Despite the greens being framed as less sympathetic, I loved that Aemond’s first flight on Vhagar was treated as a magical moment. They were easily some of the best scenes of the season.
It was a great payoff to the meticulous build-up the show has had so far.Īs for Aemond’s dragon ride and the subsequent showdown between Alicent and Rhaenyra in the Hall of Nine, I don’t have too much to say that Dan hasn’t already. It felt like every other scene was laden with deeper meanings. Vaemond Velaryon’s opening eulogy served as a backhanded dig at Rhaenyra’s children while Daemon cackled at the absurdity of it all Daemon and King Viserys talking on the balcony, while Rhaenyra watched from across the crowd Jacaerys trying to comfort his cousins Baela and Rhaena (now step-sisters) even as he questions why his own family isn’t at Harrenhal mourning Ser Harwin. The writing and direction were on another level so much was conveyed subtly or with quick glances. I was on the edge of my seat for pretty much the whole thing. We’ve spent a lot of time setting up the conflict and the major players…but now it’s time for knives to come out, for dragons and their riders to pick sides, and for things to speed toward outright war. What did you think of the latest episode of House of the Dragon, "Driftmark"?ĭANIEL: This was certainly one of the best episodes of the season for me as well, if not the best outright (“The King of the Narrow Sea” gives it a good run for its money). I’m very curious to hear what you all think of this one. Laenor was just willing to abandon his family like that? Corlys and Rhaenys were convinced by the suspiciously char-broiled corpse of their son? What happens to Laenor’s dragon Seasmoke now? I worry this choice raises questions the show won’t be able to answer later.Īnd I know that Laenor dies in the book, so I’m sure that was nettling me too. On the one hand, it’s nice that someone actually got to escape and have a chance at a normal life rather than dying brutally, as so often happens in this world. Then there was that ending, which I’m of a couple minds on. This is definitely the best dragon scene we’ve gotten on the show so far. It was thrilling! And the special effects were on another level. If you left out everything that came before and after, this could have been something out of an edgier Disney movie: the young boy who meets his destiny by mounting the biggest and most powerful dragon in the world. It means the coming war will be fought between two groups of human beings, rather than one group of heroes and another group of villains. I’m not in Alicent’s corner, but I do get where she’s coming from, which is hugely important.
And not just because her son lost an eye and she was understandably pissed when she locked up with Rhaenyra, she started to vent her feelings openly, talking about how frustrated she’s been watching Rhaenyra flout convention all over court while she’s always played by the book, marrying an old man because her father told her to and spending her teenage years raising babies. One of the best things about this scene was how it had me sympathizing with Alicent, or if not sympathizing, at least understanding.
Alicent slapping Aegon for being lax, Aegon saying the quiet part out loud to Viserys, Alicent demanding the king take one of Luke’s eyes in repayment and then trying to do it her damn self when he refused…the great moments kept coming. I haven’t always been happy with how that rolled out, but I can’t deny that the room crackled with tension as everyone gathered to discuss Aemond’s eye. The show spent a lot of time on prologue, showing us how these people came to begrudge each other, or how their ambitions divided them. Photograph by Ollie Upton / HBOĭAN: Part of me thinks this is the best episode of House of the Dragon yet.
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