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re: House of the Dragon S1E1--Official Thread; "The Reign of House Targaryen Begins"
Posted on 8/22/22 at 7:07 am to dallastiger55
Posted on 8/22/22 at 7:07 am to dallastiger55
I think it was a very good first episode. They have the impossible task of being attached to GoT, no matter how you feel about it.
You have to give this team a chance. They had nothing to do with season 8 of GoT.
You have to give this team a chance. They had nothing to do with season 8 of GoT.
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Posted on 8/22/22 at 7:18 am to dallastiger55
Honestly my only gripe was the black Targaryen. Black people in the books come from the summer isles so it would have made more sense to just have him be normal and married to a targ although they liked to keep things pure so that would have been a stretch in itself.
Posted on 8/22/22 at 7:20 am to bayoudude
This is a pointless gripe.
quote:we are well beyond this being a legitimate complaint in this universe.
in the books
Posted on 8/22/22 at 7:34 am to bayoudude
Is he not precisely
quote:??
Normal and married to a Targ
Posted on 8/22/22 at 7:36 am to LuckySo-n-So
Episode one. I liked it.
Posted on 8/22/22 at 7:41 am to dallastiger55
Sounds like more torture porn that george is really fond of.
Posted on 8/22/22 at 7:43 am to bayoudude
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Honestly my only gripe was the black Targaryen.
That dudes badass
Posted on 8/22/22 at 7:50 am to dallastiger55
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That dudes badass
He may very well be but casting a black man to be a Targaryen makes zero sense and feels like a forced woke agenda
Posted on 8/22/22 at 7:50 am to GhostofJackson
It really did have the feel of the first few seasons. At first the wife was still jaded going in, but as soon as it ended she asked of we have to wait a week for the next one.
Posted on 8/22/22 at 7:53 am to bayoudude
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He may very well be but casting a black man to be a Targaryen makes zero sense and feels like a forced woke agenda
It is a fantasy TV show. Why are you looking for something to be offended by? I don't understand this mindset where people can't let themselves enjoy anything.
Posted on 8/22/22 at 7:57 am to bayoudude
The only black guy is the only thing you don’t like. It’s not that big of a deal, man.
Posted on 8/22/22 at 7:57 am to bayoudude
I’ll ask again,
Is he not a Velaryon married to a Targ?
Is he not a Velaryon married to a Targ?
Posted on 8/22/22 at 8:00 am to bayoudude
I don’t think the black guy is a Targaryen.
Isn’t he the Admiral/ Lord of the Tides/ Sea Snake?
If so, he’s a Velaryion.
Isn’t he the Admiral/ Lord of the Tides/ Sea Snake?
If so, he’s a Velaryion.
Posted on 8/22/22 at 8:01 am to Madking
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Very meh start. You’d think they’d at least kick it off with something interesting instead of “rich girls are oppressed but not really and child birth is murder” but I guess not.
As has been mentioned about a gazillion times, GRRM took heavy influence from actual history like the War of the Roses, the reign of the Tudors, etc.
Succession is the most important part of sustaining a dynasty. And yes, men were preferred for a very long time until succession laws were changed so it mirrors that.
The succession in the wake of the death of Edward (Henry VIII’s son) is a perfect example of how messy that shite can get.
ETA: And yes, child birth was often death for the mother before modern medicine.
This post was edited on 8/22/22 at 8:03 am
Posted on 8/22/22 at 8:14 am to BluegrassBelle
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Pretty sure it always had the crown because the Baratheons are descended from House Durrandon who originally had a variation of the sigil:
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During the Conquest, Orys Baratheon, one of Aegon Targaryen's fiercest generals, and rumored to be his bastard brother, slew Argilac the Arrogant, last of the Storm Kings, and married his daughter, Argella.[1] Orys adopted the sigil and words of his wife's ancestral line, so creating House Baratheon of Storm's End, with his descendants having the blood of the Durrandons flowing in their veins.[4]
This was the Durrandon sigil:
Reddit noted that a line from the show would've incorrectly planted the idea in my head:
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The idea of the crowned stag becoming crowned after Robert's Rebellion was made up by the show. In S1, when Bran is having a lesson with Maester Luwin, he's describing different sigils and says House Baratheon is "a stag. A crowned stag now that Robert's King."
This post was edited on 8/22/22 at 8:20 am
Posted on 8/22/22 at 8:14 am to bayoudude
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makes zero sense
The Corlys character is supposed to be a badass key power player. This guy looks like a badass and supposedly he's one of the best actors in the show.
Posted on 8/22/22 at 8:16 am to theGarnetWay
Sorry if this has been asked already, but general consensus of the first episode...good or bad?
I have it recorded and was just curious if it's decent and trying to avoid thread spoilers.
And I am prepared to be hurt by HBO again.
I have it recorded and was just curious if it's decent and trying to avoid thread spoilers.
And I am prepared to be hurt by HBO again.
This post was edited on 8/22/22 at 8:22 am
Posted on 8/22/22 at 8:16 am to BluegrassBelle
I really liked the first episode. Created a foundation for what is to come. A lot of houses were included in the first episode. In the council meetings you could already see the GoT at work. Positioning and plotting already going on in the first episode.
The Hightowers are a very rich family and they will be like the Lanisters and side with who they think will win. So no loyalty on their part.
The King's sister and her husband will be interesting to see which side they land on in the war to come.
Let's not forget the mention of Craghas Crabfeeder who is killing off pirates but at some point will probably end up being opportunistic like the Greyjoys while the rest of the world is at war.
Looking forward to the series.
The Hightowers are a very rich family and they will be like the Lanisters and side with who they think will win. So no loyalty on their part.
The King's sister and her husband will be interesting to see which side they land on in the war to come.
Let's not forget the mention of Craghas Crabfeeder who is killing off pirates but at some point will probably end up being opportunistic like the Greyjoys while the rest of the world is at war.
Looking forward to the series.
This post was edited on 8/22/22 at 8:20 am
Posted on 8/22/22 at 8:19 am to bayoudude
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Honestly my only gripe was the black Targaryen
There it is. 
Posted on 8/22/22 at 8:19 am to Scoob
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Not real impressed with the princess, she seems a bit on the fugly side. Nothing awful, I just expected something hotter from this show.
Isnt she the one who everyone on the first page was bitching about being the non-binary actress? Looks like a woman to me, but agree I would’ve expected/hoped for a hotter princess in the likes of Dany. She’s definitely bucktoothed
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