I regret watching this show now….i should have waited for it to end and binge watch it..now waiting for the other episodes is torture

For people commenting about Emily’s (the actress who plays Alicent) interpretation of Alicent – I also think that because they aged Alicent down in this, Emily’s interpretation could be that Alicent is far more naive than she was in the books. Because of that, Otto can and does use her as a pawn without Alicent needing to be in on the master plan so to speak. Otto knows that Alicent will be charming and provide everything the king needs without Otto ever needing to coach her, so really his only instruction is for her to continue to see him. She did the same for the king prior, so in her mind it probably wasn’t that strange to now see Viserys regularly. For me, having her aged down changes a lot! It makes her a victim of Otto’s puppeteering the same as Viserys. What will be interesting is how her moral shift is portrayed once they age the characters up

Viserys: I’m not gonna marry a girl, but also I’m gonna kill my wife so I can have a male heir.

As a book reader… you all are in for a real treat later in the series. Things get REALLY heated. I'm so glad they chose this period in the books to bring to the screen.

How many other dragons are we gonna see in this show ?
Till now we've seen only 2 living dragons.

"I'm right here uncle. The object of your ire." This is brilliant. I love it… Add one tiny syllable. 😛

Alicent's actress doesn't understand her character. She absolutely intentionally goes to court the King! Her father told her so, she is fully aware of her role in her father's scheme.

"In spite of her being made heir, continued to be the cup bearer" But that's a good thing! She learns how to rule from the council first hand by being the cup bearer.

Maybe have some women write, film and speak on these 'inside the episode' sections before talking about the patriarchy. Just a thought.

The wokeness is just off the charts. It just makes my manbun and piercings tingle.

Could someone pls help this 22 yr old. Is far from being intimidating. Not even close 2 Emilia Clarke

Iko Uwais would bring it. To much fluff

Wait for it, Brie Larson is about to chime in

the "black blonds" still don't make sense, forced diversity really kills the immersion and every logic.

You guys know how to make a series if the entire story has been published… Even in got as long as the books present you were the best of all times..

So i know this series would be on par with the got first 4 seasons

She picks the pretty boy and we all know how that turns out for women.

"Genuinely cares without having an ulterior motive" right

I’ve missed these (done by competent people)

People really hype up anything with a budget behind it, this show is trash

HBO is worth praising. They've done a lot of work on the bugs, after the failure of the last seasons of Game of Thrones. So far, I really like the series, I even bought a paid subscription

I think a lot of people are dazzled with the production value, that they cannot properly assess the quality of this series.

After seeing 2 episodes, this series is not of the same standard as the original GoT. The first GoT episode ended with at least 4 open intrigues (white walkers, the murder of the hand and Ned being called to be the new hand, Daenarys getting married to Drogo and her brother plotting to overthrow Westeros, Jamie pushing Bran to his apparent death because he witnesses an incestuous relationship between Jamie and Cersey, the queen), and that's not counting the interesting scenes: the execution of the deserter, finding the dire wolves, every scene with Tyrion,…

HotD is bogged down around one "intrigue", if you can even call it that, because it's out in the open the whole time, and that's the throne succession.

None of the scenes are particulary interesting, and rather dull tbh.

We fell in love with half the cast of GoT after a few episodes, but HotD is struggling hard to make that happen, and that has a reason. GoT explored the aspirations of its characters future selves from the very first episode, while HotD atm seems content with their feelings in the present, apart from the one "I wanna be king". If you don't believe me, go review the first GoT episode, and jot down what you know about each character after that episode. Who are they, what are their aspirations or dreams. Do the same with HotD, and compare.

HotD doesn't reach the quality of GoT (forgetting that last season), and hyping it up as if, only tarnishes the work of those who made GoT what it is; and serves the producers to recupe their money and not upping their effort.

Is rhaenyra and alicent in love?

4:26
Say no more !..

Then why that thumbnail

It’s unbelievable how many people think this story is new and just for the show. No clue about the book lol