re: House of the Dragon S1E3--Official Thread; “Second of His Name”

Use the dragons to cut off all connection outside of the caves. That's as good as a win.

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good episode but i don't understand why the crab guy gave them such a hard time for 3 years. they had facking dragons with them the whole time

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Anytime the dragons made an appearance, they retreated into the caves where the dragons couldn’t get to them. They basically were just sitting still and waiting out until Daemon and his army got tired and wanted to quit. Almost worked too

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A great analogy to this is the US in the Vietnam War. We had B-52s, Phantoms, napalm, all that stuff. Yet the Vietcong (in particular) via the use of caves, cold blooded terror tactics, and guerilla warfare were able to hold their own and outlast the US forces for almost 10 years (1964-1973).

As an aside for future reference, and not to be a poohead nerd but just share knowledge, it is a white hart, not "heart". Hart is a old term for deer or stag. In fact that's where the place name Hartford comes from-- a shallow spot on a river or stream where deer (or harts) would cross (or ford).
(nerd mode OFF)