re: House of the Dragon: S2 Episode 6 "Smallfolk" (SPOILERS)

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I haven't read F&B yet. Does Rhaenyra and the queen of whores make out in the book too, or was that just added to the show?

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The book is more like a history book where it gives details about events and people's roles in those events but it does not give details of people's day to day interactions.

So while the book never says they makeout. It also doesn't say they don't. Even still, that felt pretty forced and unnecessary. Unless the point is that women are weak and when they are backed into a corner they try to sleep their way to safety. But I don't think that message is accurate or what they intended.

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I liked Daemond

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Daemon

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he dude Seasmoke found is a bastard son of the sea snake so he has Targaryen blood,

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In the book, it is said that the Alyn and Addam Hull are bastards of Laenor Targaryan which explains why they have Targ blood. The book does mention that everyone knows that Laenor is gay so him having bastards is unlikely and there is runor that they might actually be Corlys's bastards but the boys claim Laenor as their father. The show confirms that they are Corlys's bastards which does challenge the idea that only Targs can ride dragons. I have always wondered if that was fact considering no one who isn't a Targ ever actually tried to ride a dragon.

The book is lacking details of how the Blacks went about finding the dragon seeds so we really don't know how Addam was identified and got a chance to ride seasmoke. Kind of cool that the dragon found him imo.

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In the book Seasmoke finding another rider makes sense because Laenor is actually dead, in the show he faked his death so this could be an issue? Like Seasmoke would still sense Laenor if he were alive and go and find him instead of this Arryn dude, so maybe it’s confirming Laenor is actually dead now?

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Interesting theory. Maybe when Seasmoke was acting restless a few episodes ago (maybe last season?) its because Laenor died in Essos?

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Even still, that felt pretty forced and unnecessary. Unless the point is that women are weak and when they are backed into a corner they try to sleep their way to safety. But I don't think that message is accurate or what they intended.

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Eh, I thought it was commiseration between two powerful/capable (debatably) women who are frustrated that they're still struggling to make it in a man's world. R is frustrated with Daemon and her council. M is frustrated with Daemon and the hand she was dealt in life with her father impregnating her.

But the people clutching their pearls over it... incest is okay. Girl on girl is over the line, though? Moral compass true north points to Arkansas, I guess.

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Eh, I thought it was commiseration between two powerful/capable (debatably) women who are frustrated that they're still struggling to make it in a man's world. R is frustrated with Daemon and her council. M is frustrated with Daemon and the hand she was dealt in life with her father impregnating her.

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No its just that its unrealistic. Do yall have wives? try to make out with her when shes stressed, let alone losing a war. I have no issue with her and Mysaria being lovers, the timing made the scene feel very forced.

I realize that I have posted 3 responses about the makeout so this may sound dumb coming from me but I agree that people are making it a bigger deal than it needs to be. It was like 5 seconds and affects the overall story almost zero.

My biggest question is like others have said, how do they get the word to Ulf and Hugh to come to dragonstone to claim a dragon?

I also agree that they will replace Nettles with Rhaena and have her tame sheepstealer. The issue with that is how do they navigate getting Rhaena out of the picture so that Daemon and Aemon can have their one on one? Nettles bails because Rhaenyra goes Mad Queen on her arse. I don't think she'd go mad queen on Rhaena.

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They didn't get much into Daemon at Harrenhal in the books.

They did talk about her interactions with Aemond.

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I knew both of those but a felt like I remembered a small throw away line about Daemon banging the witch. Oh well, I definitely think that Nettles is gonna be left out of the show now that we see sheep stealer in the same area as Rhaena.

I know I’m a Hodor but remind me who the witch is again? Is she real or in his imagination? Why hasn’t he nailed her yet?

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I know I’m a Hodor but remind me who the witch is again? Is she real or in his imagination? Why hasn’t he nailed her yet?

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Alys Rivers. She's supposed to be a bastard child of the Strongs. This is the info on her from the book/Westeros wiki:

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According to Grand Maester Munkun and Septon Eustace, Alys was a bastard sired by Lord Lyonel Strong on an unknown woman when he was young. Munkun claims Alys was a serving wench with an interest in potions, while Eustace states she was a woods witch. However, the fool Mushroom claims Alys was from an older generation, and that she had served as a wet nurse to Lyonel's sons, Harwin and Larys, and possibly even to Lyonel. Mushroom wrote that Alys was an enchantress who bathed in maidens' blood to remain youthful. Both Eustace and Munkun considered Mushroom's claims fantastical, but even they agreed that Alys looked unusually young for her age, as she had to be at least forty by the outbreak of the Dance of the Dragons.[3]

Although all of Alys's children were stillborn, she served as a wet nurse to many children at Harrenhal.[3]

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Also, for folks that have seen her before. Alys is played by the actress that was Sheila the She-Wolf in GLOW (Netflix). In a parallel universe somewhere, Sheila's ancestor is a woods witch and I'm here for it.