Things I liked
- Matt Smith certainly looks like The Warrior himself (God/Aspect of the Seven). If HOTD becomes an antology series (post-dance of the dragons) I would not be mad if he played another Daemon...
- Speaking of Daemon, how ducking funny is his reaction to the Brackens saying, "go ahead - burn us". Mad respect for him to actually realize that THAT is the kind of soldiers he needs.
- Alys Rivers remains one of the breakout characters of this season.
- Trippy/Trippin'/Mystical Daemon >>>>> "Regular" Daemon
- Baela is a boss. Loved her conversation with grandpa Velaryon. Indeed, Rhaenys chose to go out like a dragonrider.
- 🤩 🤩 🤩 More Book-accurate Eyrie and (Frey) Crossing 🤩 🤩 🤩
Random Thoughts
- Parading Meleys' head around is definitely a bad idea. It's diminishing the mysticism that the dragons possess. This is also undoubtedly setting the stage for the <event from F&B>.
- That's a level of incest I was not prepared to see, Daemon.
- So far with Daemon: Brother issues, niece issues and are we adding Mommy issues ? Next Episode are we getting Baelon cameo ?
- Is the Valyrian armor "HOTD-Canon" for Aegon surviving Rook's Rest ?
- I'm not quite sure who Rhaenyra's handmaiden was seeing at the end.
- "What time is it" "The WOLF". Loved how that line could have a meta context, in addition of the actual in-universe meaning.
- I loved the proposal and extent of the Dragonseed plan for the Blacks. To me, it sounds more out-of-left-field and grandiose than the F&B version.
- Was this the first usage of "Aemond One-Eye" ?
- Good job, Otto. All that work to keep Daemon off the throne... only to end up with Daemon on the throne - just with the D moved to the end and a cool eye-patch.
spoiler
I wish I had thought of this one first: After the Bracken Fiasco and all the other blunders, our rogue prince is earning the nickname Daemon Backfyre'd.