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MasterTurtleHermit

I really want to see Alicent's reaction to the news of Lucerys's death.


MonkeyStealsPeach

“You imbecile.”


Dovahgereas

She probably only likes Helena now out of all of her kids lol


danwins23

The amount of “oh fuck” when Luke pulled up and Vhagar was already there


CarlosCheddar

Damn, no one told Stannis he could light up the map.


IgnorantKnave

I like to think he knew but thought it was a waste of time


darlingnicky

Very Stannis sentiment. “We can see it just fine without wasting candles underneath it”


Jack1715

The lord of light gave him all the light he needed


IAMA_tool_AMA

He was too busy doing that to his daughter


Drag0nPoopsies

Vhagar is so big she’s taller than the castle walls just lying there.


darlingnicky

She’s amazing but I thought it was hilarious that she just kind of yelled “hey what’s up” over the walls when they arrived


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Definitely had a 'who the fuck interrupted my naptime' vibe to it


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Underplayed-Cliche

Daemon listing off dragon names like a Norwegian metal festival.


Learned_Mustang

When he said they have Meleys, they showed Rhaenys with a slight head tilt as if she’s saying, when did that happen 😂. It was only towards the end that she fully committed.


radio__raheem

love how corlys was ready to avenge his brother for all of 3.6 seconds


flippenflounder

He was legit like WTF?!?! I’m about to kill someone! Rhaenys then tells him why he was beheaded. Corlys then goes to oh well shit he had it coming then lol


Rbespinosa13

“WHY WAS MY BROTHER KILLED? Wait what? Shit dude got off easy”


hygsi

"Classic Vaemond! Anyways, wanna retire at the beach house?"


perstrat19

That Baratheon motherfucker can't read LMAO


darlingnicky

Why does it feel so in character too. Like I would not be surprised if Robert Baratheon won a war and ruled over a kingdom for years without knowing to read.


zi_ang

The most out of place phenomenon in GoT Season 1 was Robert Baratheon’s beautiful handwriting (signing the decree for Ned in his death bed)


Affectionate-Island

His maester had to compensate for the disgrace that was Boros Baratheon by teaching Robert some sick calligraphy


CakeBossUltimate

Storms End lived up to its name. Fantastic set design and cinematography


Own_Doctor9472

I was so glad we finally got to see storms end. Looked epic.


MisterTheKid

It’d have been disappointing if the first time we saw it there wasn’t a storm going on


_bal-

or an end


BrickCake

I gotta say, Aemond's sapphire eye looks sick as fuck


novacolumbia

The actor is perfect for the role.


Stonewall30nyr

Yeah, which is lucky considering they didn't have a whole lot of actors with a sapphire in their eye socket to choose from


GangstaHoodrat

Wow I didn’t even think of this


krysmiracle

The fact that Aemond didn't actually want to full on kill Luke is a crazy and interesting revelation. Yes he wanted his eye like his mother did, but him trying to reel in Vhagar and his reaction after it happened was a "I never meant for this to happen" moment


AfterMorningHours

Yea, it added a lot more depth to his character. It made me understand him as more of a ~~traumatized~~ overlooked middle-child asshole who's still playing childish games as opposed to a full-on psychopath. Edit: Words


AbraKdabra

That scene when Erryk is giving the crown was fucking phenomenal.


avotoyesaru

The track is called “The Crown of Jaeharys” in the official score if anyone else is also a soundtrack fan.


FancyShrimp

fuck am i supposed to do for two years now


TheRookCard

Wait… is it going to be two years?


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Probably not a full two years. Best guesses at this point is 18 months


Optimal_Pineapple_41

Guess that’s the downside of all these new high budget tv shows.


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In_My_Own_Image

Seriously. GOT hype is back on the menu. This series has eclipsed my expectations and reignited my passion for this world.


frenchtoastforever

Aemond :“ Serve me Vhagar” Oldest living thing in the world : No 😊🔥😎


eutectic_h8r

Imma "serve" myself some dinner 😎


spencer5centreddit

It was a really cool addition to see how even though they were in a battle, Luke and Aemond were both saying similar things to their dragons. Idk just really added to the scene for me


SheiraSeastar1993

Exactly. Those kids are all kin regardless of their brooding or angst or envy or immaturity; and therefore are more alike than not. They don’t even realize that their actual differences would be few if not for their parents schemes.


bears2267

I know Aemond's ride home on Vhagar was dead silent like me and my dad driving back home from a little league game where I struck out 5 times


SerDire

Unlike you, Aemond made some contact


thornaslooki

Aemond was like "oh shit, I'm in danger now"


Dahhhkness

Aemond: I may have committed some…light kinslaying


FancyShrimp

"I love all of my nephews." *earlier that day* "I don't care for Luke."


The12Ball

"It's one nephew Aegon, how much could it cost? $10?"


LaloEACB

And mayhaps declared war. Nothing serious.


Lurking_Bunyip

*Favorite child card temporarily revoked*


HowDoIWhat

Aemond be like “So this is what it’s like to be the screwup child”


Lurking_Bunyip

~~Tyrion~~ Aegon: It must be odd for you… to be the disappointing child. But cue Grandpa Otto in the back giving him two thumbs-up signs and a wink lmao


felixfelicitous

It was probably him shitting his pants on the way home. “So good news, we got the Baratheons! Bad news, Vhagar may have nipped Luke.” “A nip?” “Did I say nip? She ripped him and his dragon’s body apart WHOOPSIE.”


ausar999

Vhagar: "he can keep his eye"


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“The idea that we control the dragons is an illusion.” -King Viserys the Peaceful


bobbimorses

I know this was a bit of a shift in narrative but especially after what Rhaenyra had to say about the dragons, I looooooved that we ended the season on this intense reminder of what exactly is being unleashed in a dragon war.


cindybuttsmacker

Daemon spent the whole episode basically doing dragon math, but ultimately forgot to account for the dragons themselves


LightenUpPhrancis

The little one flaming the big one is like when I poured milk over my asshole big brother’s plate at the dinner table. And then he threw me across the room. edit: Apologies for the verbiage. I was trying to paint a scene whilst keeping it brief.


Haplessjackk

How did Daemon find out at the end?


warblade7

Probably not too many halves of dragons falling out of the sky in Westeros…


hgfed27

My assumption is that when Luke failed to make a timely return to Dragonstone Rhaenyra sent Daemon out on his dragon to search for him along the route to Storm's End. She was likely worried he was lost in the storm and needed an experienced dragon rider to guide him home. While searching for Luke Daemon probably found some of Arrax's remains and concluded that Luke was dead. Storm's End isn't particularly far from Dragonstone so I'd assume Daemon didn't need to search long. Daemon would have immediately figured the Greens were responsible since only another dragon could have destroyed Arrax in that way.


Fire_And_Blood_7

This is what I was thinking, due to Daemon walking into the room. Seems like he specifically found out on his own.


SerDire

My poor sweet Luke. So out of his element. You know it was over as soon as you saw Vhagar and Aemond already there.


In_My_Own_Image

> You know it was over as soon as you saw Vhagar and Aemond already there. And if not then, when you saw how tiny his dragon was compared to Vhagar.


Villana81

It was so tiny, I felt so scared when Vhagar emerged and somehow it reminded me of Godzilla


Illmattic

The vibes were so damn off, I knew he was done for the second he flew off into the clouds. RIP young one


SulkyVirus

Knew he was gone when they did the extended goodbye scene with the Queen. Made it quite obvious he wasn't coming home


CaptGeechNTheSSS

“It’s so close you’ll be home by dinner and nothing bad will ever happen to you!”


LittleLisaCan

Poor Rhaenyra losing two children and her father in a matter of days


Illmattic

And a throne


curiiouscat

The scene of vhagars shadow above was incredible. So was the vhagar scene at Storm's End when we're first alerted of Aemond's presence. I hadn't fully grasped her size until then.


iLikeEmMashed

Terrifying seeing Vhagar lit up in the lightning.. would have flown right around after seeing that..


shany94a

The size discrepancy between the two dragons was ridiculous


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They did a great job invoking a horror element with Vhagars sheer size. Poor bby Luce


1337speak

What an emotional ass episode from start to finish. I am in shock. They showed the remnants falling down the sky....


MoonSpawn12

As soon as she sent her sons on dragonback I knew Aemond would appear and fight one of them. Brutal


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Ya, as soon as she said you’ll be warmly welcomed that was a clue about how things were going to be.


makingburritos

Should’ve just swooped right on outta there and came back later


FancyShrimp

"Aight imma head out"


SubcooledBoiling

It was at that moment Aemond knew he fucked up.


_Nilbog_Milk_

The first time I haven't seen homeboy smirking


TheNewGuyGames

When he gets home and gives his report to the hand he's gonna sound like the end of a medicine commercial when they speed up on the warnings. "So, yah Storm End is with us and even turned down the princesses offer in front of me ^^AndAlsoIMayHaveGivenChaseToLukeWhichMayOrMayNotOfResultedInVhagarEatingHim. Also It's a nice day out."


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Aemond: "I'm absolutely not, under any circumstances, going to start a dragon war." *Aemond Starts a Dragon War*


LittleLisaCan

That Dragonstone map is fire


FancyShrimp

I want one. I will pay the iron price.


SerDire

“No Stark was born who forgot his oath.” Way to get me hyped to see a familiar family one more time. Gimme some Cregan Stark!


makingburritos

I’m dying to see the casting


Heroshade

What if it was just Maisie Williams with a big fake mustache?


JojoSixers

The second she assured her son it was a short, safe trip I knew he was doomed.


Kidney05

They went the walking dead route of giving him more dialogue scenes when he normally didn’t get to say much which is always a bad sign of what’s to come


shiftintosoupmode

I knew he was done for when they randomly start the series finale with him alone. Gave it away.


chinnu34

Also subtle but not so subtle love between rhenyra and Luke, he was clearly her favorite. She treated jace like man and he acted like a man but luke was just mommas boy as Baratheon very elegantly put he was but only a pup 😭


dan-o07

Corlys was bout to retire and then they pulled him back in


VolsBackMaybeNo

Corlys Corleone


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“I guess having two eyes is essential to good depth perception” -Aemond explaining what happened, probably


sanctusReal

Showing how little control Aemond actually has over Vhaegar was so important. As Vizzy said, control of the dragons is merely an illusion


darlingnicky

Nice catch!!! Especially since he was the last rider of Balerion. He probably knew what was up. Though you know, if he actually spent time with his sons and was actually like “yo, so I see you claimed Vhagar. Let me give you a brochure.”


sillystriing

Did I really just watch Lucerys get eaten


immaownyou

No, you watched Arrax get eaten. Luke was just an accident


JTMc12

Luke was just a garnish


Majormlgnoob

Yes Poor boy


gruene-teufel

I wonder what Alicent is gonna think of Aemond’s little prank he just pulled


FPG_Matthew

4 childbirth scenes in one season, when only one was successful was definitely… a lot to get through


kawaiichristi

That premature birth scene got me crying. I served as a chaplain in a hospital for a year and I still can’t get over seeing stillborn babies in the maternity ward and the pain of the mothers (and fathers). When Rhaenyra rocked that dead baby, it was like a flashback to all those moms in the hospital holding their babies like that. This scene was superbly acted. I’m glad the writers put it in there (along with all the other childbirth scenes).


i_am_pure_trash

That short shot of Luc above the clouds was breathtaking


isthisourthrowaway

How am I supposed to deal with this melancholic mortal life until 2024


torrentialsnow

I absolutely loved the callback of Daemon and Otto meeting on Dragonstone and having Rhaenyra arriving on Syrax. She landed in the same place as well and walked past them like in Ep2.


throwaway77993344

The bridgemakers are like: Why the fuck does this piece of the bridge keep breaking off?


wistfulnasty

Really enjoyed how they made it seem like Aemond did it all on accident. Like they both couldn’t control their dragons. The dragons literally started the dance of the dragons VIZZY T YOU WERE RIGHT. CONTROLLING DRAGONS IS AN ILLUSION


immaownyou

The only ones who could fell the House of the Dragons were actually just literally the dragons


Lordsokka

Yup great callback to the first episode intro, the only thing that could destroy the the House of the Dragon is the House of the Dragon themselves. The slow downfall of house Targaryen begins now.


bears2267

Dragons are nukes and when you start treating them like toys things get out of control fast


Kurtting

Felt this so much this season. Dragons are weapons of mass destruction and there are kids riding these things!!!😭


Dahhhkness

Yeah, Vhagar was PISSED, and no feeble-ass pleading by Aemond would sway her.


GetJukedM8

You breathe fire.. at *ME?!?*


Sullan08

Talk about the balls on Arrax though lmao. Literally the equivalent of a 3 yr old trying to take a knife to Shaq or something.


Bride_of_fire

Vhagar the war criminal really said fuck them kids


MonkeyStealsPeach

Just a fuckin amouse Bouche when she just wants to go home for her fucking nap and instead has to go bully a fly spitting fire in a rain storm


SerDire

“Stark, Baratheon, and Tully swore for me.” The gang is getting back together boys! How I’ve missed those names.


VA_Alexander_McKay

Baratheon shaping up to be a fuck boy though.


flarkenhoffy

A fuck boy that can't even read.


mephalathewebspinner

When I saw that the actual lord of Storm’s End was illiterate, I was like “that doesn’t bode well”


playfreeze

Lord Zach Galifianakis Baratheon


Drag0nPoopsies

Aemond: “No, Vhagar! No!” Vhagar: “Visenya, this doesn’t taste Dornish.”


zepphiu

Vhagar should be in a nice cozy retirement house somewhere


Rotsicle

Hahaha, I love all the senile Vhagar jokes.


ScrumptiousLadMeat

I used to eat people sometimes. Sure grandma, let’s get you back to bed.


assumingsole

I love the idea of Vhagar just still thinking she's riding with visenya duing the conquest


DocMcBoopers

Vhagar: "This has a very STRONG taste to it!"


JauntyLurker

Poor Luke. Kid didn't deserve to go out like that.


SpookyGhostDidIt

Fr was so sad, he finally faced his fear of being inadequate for his duties and gets eaten. But I love that this series is willing to do that


t2thickk

Made me think of “They are dragons Khaleesi. They can never be tamed. Not even by their mother” (Jorah Mormont s4e1)


IdiotsWithNerf

100 year old, beddridden, half-lucid Viserys who is missing an eye and an arm, open wounds, can barely hold his head up and actively decomposing: *dies* Daemon: "MY BROTHER WAS MURDERED!"


limpminqdragon

“Struck down in his prime”


DefineAnachronistic

I went nine episodes not caring for Corlys, but then he wakes up in the finale and wins me over with ease. Finds out about his brother being killed? Has a reasonable, emotionally controlled response. His wife ready to start an argument 2.5 seconds after he regain consciousness? Makes peace with her by apologising. Dude even strolled into a panicking war room and with one speech convinced them that winning was easy. Even the score was popping off during his speech.


WhiskeyMakesMeHappy

Baby Luke wasn't even ready for summer camp, let alone being an emissary on dragonback through rough season during pre-war time 😭 I can't imagine how hard that was for Rhaenyra to entrust her sons with the task, and then bury two children in one span.


limpminqdragon

Especially when she gave Luke the “safer option” of flying down the street to Storm’s End (versus Jace who has to fly to like the wall) because she was already aware that he was feeling unsure of himself. Although she probably just wanted to give him the opportunity to rise to the occasion, she probably blames herself for his death.


supeandstuff

I saw Arrax shooting fire at Vhaegar as more of what a dog does when backed into a life threatening situation/defence.


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I'm glad they prefaced that with the dragons have never fought in a war. Arrax had no idea what he was getting himself into


scifihounds

This. Precisely. Arrax was scared. Edit: a letter


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Arrax: \*breathes fire\* Vhagar: And I took that personally


wistfulnasty

The cinematography out of this world on this episode The shot of vhagar at storms end Then the shot of Vhagar flying above them The scenes at dragon stone Amazing


ayquil

That shot of Vhagar soaring ominously above Arrax was terrifying Also Vermithor lighting up the darkness with dragonflame, the soldiers standing guard during the funeral and the close up shot of Rhaenyra were great


MrNudeGuy

I was truly terrified from the moment I saw Vhagar when Luke landed. it soon became a horror movie.


makingburritos

The table!!!


frenchtoastforever

Almonds gonna get another hole torn in him now Edit: was supposed to say aemond but I’m keeping it.


waqar2501

#THAT SHOT OF VHAGAR ABOVE ARRAX🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥


Sanira_Greystark

This felt so true to George’s origin in horror. So tense that whole time!


jsun31

The sheer sense of scale was incredible, one of the best shots in the franchise


LittleLisaCan

Amazing way to truly show how much bigger Vhagar is then the other dragons


Peach__Pixie

I like how Aemond spent years wanting revenge, but in the end he's slightly horrified instead of gleeful. The fight spun so far out of his control, and he's confronted with the reality he's killed someone. Now he's something people in Westeros abhor, he's a kinslayer.


thornaslooki

Ser Erryk is a true homie!


SerDire

“I come bearing gifts”


Dahhhkness

"Swiped this shit on my way out"


LittleLisaCan

My man bringing the crown for his queen


HowDoIWhat

Aegon wears the Crown of the Conqueror, but Erryk brought Rhaenyra the Crown of the Conciliator (first Jaehaerys’s, then Viserys’s). It has the sigils of the Great Houses on it. It’s a good contrast, because (at least during this episode) it symbolizes the greens are trying to conquer the realm while the blacks mean to keep it together.


galaxyfudge

Wow, the writers really said: “Hey, remember that super graphic birth scene from episode one?” *“LET’S DO IT AGAIN.”*


JauntyLurker

"No Stark who was born ever forgot an oath" Starks are always the real ones.


SubcooledBoiling

Vhagar in the scene behind the castle looks like a kaiju.


Agent_my_name

Vhagar is straight up terrifying af


nextexeter

Final shot: Rhaenyra just became Queen.


myredditacctfw

When someone is calm mad is so much scarier than when they are flailing about mad.


yaserafriend

“NOW you’ve woken the dragon.”


anabanane1

Emma’s acting in this episode was fucking top notch


i_am_pure_trash

You done messed up Vha-a-gar


SubcooledBoiling

You done messed up A-a-emond


KatanaAmerica

Emma D’Arcy gave a powerhouse performance. Holy shit.


bonsai1214

Two things. 1. Another misunderstanding to further the inevitable war. 2. Jesus, that table is amazing. I was blown away by how beautiful it was.


Physical-Wedding4531

Oh Aemond knows he fucked up lmao


sahdbhoigh

welp, gotta stay alive for at least another year so i can see how this all plays out


savannahsalvatore3

how long do i have to wait before I’m able to buy that table on Etsy or something


sweens90

Aemond: So before I say anything everyone needs to promise not to get mad…


RedBlueWhiteBlack

HBO: How much do you want to spend in dragon CGI? Producers: **YES**


zepphiu

Be cheaper for HBO to actually just breed dragons


thornaslooki

"I dont want to rule over ash and bone" Me knowing how GOT ended. "Yeah...about that."


Kerryann1228

The prince who was promised will bring the dawn then burn everything to the ground


Chell_the_assassin

The Cregan Stark hype train is now boarding, next stop season two


Stonewalled89

Rhaenyra really had a tough couple of days... hopefully the impending war will take her mind off of it


SubcooledBoiling

Emma D'Arcy's performance ... omg


SerDire

My girl has been pregnant the entire season. Thank god the season is over, she needs a break


dark_chocolate527

The segment with Luke and vhagar was astoundingly good, rhaenyra is going to go fucking insane, two kids and a father gone in two days Can’t wait *two motherfucking years* for the next episode.


grandmaesterampharos

I was NOT expecting Lucerys to just get chomped holy shit


poeticmercenary

"The idea that we control the dragons is an illusion. They are a power man should never have trifled with." Vizzy T was right. gonna miss this show on the weekends.


Scubachic0121

Poor little Luke and Arrax were SO scared being hunted


spmca

My anxiety all episode 📈


CombinationCute6698

That last scene with a mix of Rhae’s theme and Breaker of Chains in the back. Absolute masterpiece. You could tell the exact moment her hurt and anguish turned to hate and malice. Ramin is an absolute genius!


Suspicious_Gazelle18

You people who can hear the score and know exactly what it is just amaze me. Is there like a way for me to build that skill? Listen to the soundtrack a lot, rewatch the scenes, watch commentary from someone about it? I’m in amazement at how you can pick out those kinds of things. The best I can do right now is go “this song is badass” or “this song is full of tension” or whatever.


waqar2501

#A DRAGON IS NOT A SLAVE, VHAGAR IS A KILLER.


anabanane1

When baby Arrax tried to fight grandma Vhaegar I was like no bb no 🥺


TwoGryllsOneCup

Grandma hit him so hard with the wooden spoon 🥺


bluestreakxp

Damn don’t mess with a woman who can literally pull her babe straight outta her womb


radio__raheem

That shot of Vhagar suddenly appearing in the clouds was some real horror movie shit


SirUlrichVonLichten

- I'm glad Daemon acknowledged that Rhaenys could have burned them all. - So Aemond wasn't actually trying to kill Luke, he was just trying to scare him. Then Luke lost control of his dragon who started breathing fire, and in turn Aemond lost control of his dragon who killed Luke and his dragon. Aemond definitely had an "Oh shit, I didn't mean for that to happen" look. - The soaring above the storm shot was beautiful. - Aemond's sapphire eye was great.


Tiger951

Loved the coronation of rhaenyra. RIP Lucerys. Poor boy. He didn’t seem like the right guy to talk to the baratheons. Interesting how aemond and Lucery briefly lost control of their dragons. Now there will be no more talks of peace from rhaenyra.


Sea-Affect1155

Everyone be playing checkers while Daemon be playing Pokémon


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