House of the Dragon

[RexWilson 1347]

The way Daemon talks reminded me of Ramsey.

Who was the knight in with the polka dot shield? They said he was Dornish, Oberyn line???

I enjoyed it.

[mrhorn 1383]

Fantastic way to start out the series. Easter eggs galore in that episode.

[Buzzrock 14920]

Who dies first? My money is on snitch Otto. Daemon is gonna kill the fuck out of him

King’s Hand killed early in both series? Hmm maybe.

[Bobby_Batronic 1994]

I thought it was ok. I think part of the problem is that I was invested in the original GOT characters after having read the series, and everyone in the prequals are figures from the lightly fleshed out backstory.

So I’ll give it some time to see if they can build up a character or three with the depth and dialogue that we saw in the original series. 

[Bama Chick 28596]

The way Daemon talks reminded me of Ramsey.
Who was the knight in with the polka dot shield? They said he was Dornish, Oberyn line???
I enjoyed it.

Ser Christian Cole

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

Ohhhh boy.

Good first episode. That labor scene had me squirmy.

What was the point of the tournament?

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

The way Daemon talks reminded me of Ramsey.
Who was the knight in with the polka dot shield? They said he was Dornish, Oberyn line???
I enjoyed it.

I was getting major Ramsey vibes from him.

[Bama Chick 28596]

Ohhhh boy.

Good first episode. That labor scene had me squirmy.

What was the point of the tournament?

To celebrate the birth of his new heir.

And for all the noble houses to put up their toughest fighters as proxy for their houses strength.

[Kel Varnsen 8460]

I was worried I was being pedoish, but luckily Milly Alcock "Rhaenyra" is 22... whew.

[bolverk 29672]

15 minutes ago, Bama Chick said:

Ser Christian Cole

Criston

[Haphap 741]

I like how they showed that Grand Maester was at best a middling healer with that scene with Visery's back wound and then being the one making the prognosis about Aemma and the baby's survivability.

Edited August 22, 2022 by Haphap

[Guadaloopy 10971]

Just hearing the names of the great houses sucked me right back in.   Really good start to the series.  The action, intrigue, and the spectacle are there.  Now we just need to see if they develop characters that can live up to it.  

[Horn_Spanker 524]

Needs more drunk midgets.

[YGIFS 19450]

It’s imbibed little people, you Unwoke Whench!

[RomaVicta 29907]

At first, I was getting a Star Wars prequel vibe. Lots of chatter about a political situation I have no investment in plus insipid dialogue. They're counting on our love of the original instead of developing a good story.

It made me think of GOT, and how you work your way into that world through scattered personal stories mostly associated with House Stark. The affections and competition there was very inviting. Made me care.

It might have been wise, for my viewing pleasure anyway, to start with the Hand and his daughter and follow them into their worlds and relationships. The king and his wife may have made a good entry as well. A nice talk at the tub, the disastrous birth, and the uniquely Targaryon funeral would have poignant if a little more carefully developed.

It's worth watching. They just wasted a lot of screen time, I thought.

[LonghornSean 3998]

Dug it. Nice to be back in that world.

[kingkoopa6 8350]

Loved it. Had to pause and rewind a few times to toss on subtitles. Just so I can get the names right  

that helmet was dope 

 

Edited August 22, 2022 by kingkoopa6

[billfromlaketravis 11480]

Fantastic start. 

[bschoolprof 6254]

Loved it. This felt much more like early GOT to me. Definitely in. 

[CurlyDumps 4471]

 

Did I just forget HBO axed a 30 million dollar pilot? I went into this thinking it was that "set 1000 years before GoT" series I read about in like 2019.  IOW I was just checkin the specs on the end line for the rotary girder...

I'm definitely ready to be all in on this. My initial thoughts were wow... this feels promising. Whatever expectations I had felt met by the end. Enjoyed the Easter eggs, weaving the old theme into a new score, the callback to the prophecy, etc. Probably some stuff I missed too.

[MirrOlure 14774]

I was worried I was being pedoish, but luckily Milly Alcock "Rhaenyra" is 22... whew.

Whew. I’m not the only one. Unfortunately, IMBD identifies her as “young” Rhaenyra so she won’t apparently be a permanent cast member. Which gives me the sad.

[MirrOlure 14774]

I was worried I was being pedoish, but luckily Milly Alcock "Rhaenyra" is 22... whew.

Whew. I’m not the only one. Unfortunately, IMBD identifies her as “young” Rhaenyra so she won’t apparently be a permanent cast member. Which gives me the sad.

[MirrOlure 14774]

I was worried I was being pedoish, but luckily Milly Alcock "Rhaenyra" is 22... whew.

Whew. I’m not the only one. Is it wrong I’m mid-50’s?

Unfortunately, IMBD identifies her as “young” Rhaenyra so she won’t apparently be a permanent cast member. Which gives me the sad.

[Buzzrock 14920]

Ohhhh boy.

Good first episode. That labor scene had me squirmy.

What was the point of the tournament?

I understood the point of the tournament but I didn’t understand the point of all the murders. Seems like a tough sell for that next tournament. “Come on down, it will be a good time. Murdered? What? No, no, you definitely won’t be murdered. Just good competition. Bring the wife and kids.”

[wild_turkey 3159]

I had zero expectations but I really enjoyed it. Agreed with others that it felt good to be back in the GoT universe for a while. 

[Js1 85337]

14 minutes ago, MirrOlure said:

Whew. I’m not the only one. Is it wrong I’m mid-50’s?

Unfortunately, IMBD identifies her as “young” Rhaenyra so she won’t apparently be a permanent cast member. Which gives me the sad.

There’s supposedly a time jump midway through so grown up Rhaenyra is Emma D’Arcy

[shadow_operative 15932]

i liked it. i especially liked the part at the very end where the show runners broke down the episode, and said show runners weren't D&D. 

[Sandman 3403]

10 hours ago, CooterBrown said:

If toning down the sex means more orgies on screen, then I guess I’m in.

This was very good.

I'm almost positive I saw a chick's butthole, so that's definitely two thumbs up for me. 

On the down side, my wife's best friend died in chldbirth, along with her twins, so that part hit close to home and was hard to watch. 

[thunderlounge 7832]

13 minutes ago, Sandman said:

I'm almost positive I saw a chick's butthole, so that's definitely two thumbs up for me. 

You did. Good for them. 
 

I managed to avoid all the chatter before the show, only seeing previews via commercials. 
 

Worth it. You can see the turmoil beginning to bubble, and shits going to be a wild ride. 
 

Could they fuck it up? Yes. 
 

At least Martins more involved, and the material is fully there. The groundwork is laid well. Let’s see where they take it. 

[Kel Varnsen 8460]

45 minutes ago, Js1 said:

There’s supposedly a time jump midway through so grown up Rhaenyra is Emma D’Arcy

[CooterBrown 18012]

 
Did I just forget HBO axed a 30 million dollar pilot? I went into this thinking it was that "set 1000 years before GoT" series I read about in like 2019.  IOW I was just checkin the specs on the end line for the rotary girder...
I'm definitely ready to be all in on this. My initial thoughts were wow... this feels promising. Whatever expectations I had felt met by the end. Enjoyed the Easter eggs, weaving the old theme into a new score, the callback to the prophecy, etc. Probably some stuff I missed too.

It was a different prequel that they cancelled. It had Naomi Watts cast as the lead. They probably decided to run first with one that actually had a decent amount of source material instead of a one pager in the history of Westeros book.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

I understood the point of the tournament but I didn’t understand the point of all the murders. Seems like a tough sell for that next tournament. “Come on down, it will be a good time. Murdered? What? No, no, you definitely won’t be murdered. Just good competition. Bring the wife and kids.”

That’s where it lost me… “oh…okay…”

Guess they needed an out to get some blood and guts in episode 1.

[smwhorn 482]

Thought it was great.  The birthing scene was a bit squirmy but my thought is they wanted to show that sometimes people had to do shit like that and they wanted to show the true nature of having to go through it.

[thunderlounge 7832]

Knights die in tournaments. It happens. 

[Ted Lange 16085]

They had a similar tournament in S1 of Game of Thrones where Gregor Clegane killed another knight, Ser Hugh.  So yes, people die at these things.  In S1 the Tournament was to celebrate Ned Stark being named Hand of the King.

[Wade 464]

59 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

That’s where it lost me… “oh…okay…”

Guess they needed an out to get some blood and guts in episode 1.

Maybe I read too much into it, but I surmised that it was the king's absence that allowed the violence to escalate.

[Pig Bellmont 8718]

What did you guys expect? Medieval Times and a Pepsi? 

[Buzzrock 14920]

It was a different prequel that they cancelled. It had Naomi Watts cast as the lead. They probably decided to run first with one that actually had a decent amount of source material instead of a one pager in the history of Westeros book.

Yeah but Naomi Watts

[CurlyDumps 4471]

2 hours ago, Buzzrock said:

I understood the point of the tournament but I didn’t understand the point of all the murders. Seems like a tough sell for that next tournament. “Come on down, it will be a good time. Murdered? What? No, no, you definitely won’t be murdered. Just good competition. Bring the wife and kids.”

I chuckled at that shot of Rhaenyra watching Daemon fight. She had this gleeful, euphoric look on her face. Like damn girl, you're not even a little bit worried about your uncle right now?

[victory88 5668]

13 hours ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

Ohhhh boy.

Good first episode. That labor scene had me squirmy.

What was the point of the tournament?

Dude my wife is 9 months preggo and our first baby is due in 3 weeks.  I probably shouldn’t have let her watch that scene…

[bschoolprof 6254]

don't sweat it.  We're much better at c-sections now.  

[victory88 5668]

I went in thinking this would suck due to how bad the final season from a plot and writing standpoint.  I thought this first episode was great.  I’m hoping this story isn’t about a Targaryen girl being queen bc the entire GOT series was mainly about Dani trying to get the throne.  I was hoping for something a bit different if you’re going to have a whole new story.  Either way, fantastic 1st episode.  I’ll be watching the whole series.   

[kingkoopa6 8350]

 so did the king smash hand of king daughter? 

[Sleepygrad 1029]

1 hour ago, victory88 said:

I went in thinking this would suck due to how bad the final season from a plot and writing standpoint.  I thought this first episode was great.  I’m hoping this story isn’t about a Targaryen girl being queen bc the entire GOT series was mainly about Dani trying to get the throne.  I was hoping for something a bit different if you’re going to have a whole new story.  Either way, fantastic 1st episode.  I’ll be watching the whole series.   

I mean, we all know there will be some fighting over the the legitimacy of who sits on the iron throne. It's what everything is centered on. And yes, there will be a Targaryan girl involved. Pretty sure there will be a few other story lines to discuss though.

[billfromlaketravis 11480]

I haven't seen any announcements from HBO, so I'll turn to the book readers. How many seasons of material are in Fire and Blood? 

[Augustus 3061]

7 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I haven't seen any announcements from HBO, so I'll turn to the book readers. How many seasons of material are in Fire and Blood? 

They could probably streamline it to 3 but they could also do 5 good seasons if they do it right.

[Sleepygrad 1029]

[kevwun 15788]

The show is based on only 1 existing book.  Martin has plans for a 2nd, but we know his track record on finishing books.  This book is different from the series in that it's written like a history book, so it covers ground a lot more quickly and the story isn't as fleshed out.  They also can't lift dialogue straight from it like they could in Game of Thrones.

Edited August 22, 2022 by kevwun

[Guest]

6 hours ago, MirrOlure said:

Whew. I’m not the only one. Is it wrong I’m mid-50’s?

Unfortunately, IMBD identifies her as “young” Rhaenyra so she won’t apparently be a permanent cast member. Which gives me the sad.

Very average looking young gal. Should I say it 3 times?

[kingkoopa6 8350]

the brunette a baddie