i love how rhaenyra just look at daemon like ‘can you believe that babe?’ before realising 2s later that he’s the one who fucked up. this show is a comedy for real
"in my eyes, you were a god. daemon targaryen. i was an innocent. you exploited me and abandoned me. you sullied my name at court. you empowered my rivals. you tried to make my ruin. you put me on that throne. and you love me and you hate me for it" . oh wow
DAEMON ALWAYS KNEW. OH MY GOD. HE ALWAYS KNEW AND HE STILL SACRIFICED HIMSELF FOR RHAENYRA. HE STILL DID IT FOR HER OH MY GOD HE ALWAYS KNEW IM CRYING SO HARD
‘always coming and going, aren't you? and i have to clean up afterwards’ BECAUSE SHE WAS ALWAYS THE ONE WHO PAID THE PRICE BECAUSE OF DAEMON AND HE KNOWS IT THATS WHY HE’S CRYING OH JESUS CHRIST
harrenhal shows him a version of rhaenyra that still trusted him, loved him & admired him. but even this version, who idolized him, is disappointed in him, just like his wife is and that’s what is eating daemon alive. he feels like he failed her both as her husband & as her uncle
imagine establishing for a WHOLE season that daemon targaryen loves his family and loves rhaenyra ONLY to make him a power-angry and cheating motherfucker on season 2? i wonder where did i see bad choices like this before . oh, yes! ding ding ding with daenerys targaryen.
‘’i think [daemon and rhaenyra] sort of umbilically connected, and there’s something about the absence of her that screws with him’’. MATT SMITH YOU GET IT
‘MY FATHER BELIEVED THAT I WAS MEANT TO UNITE THE REALM. I NEED TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS NO OTHER PATH. AND NOW I DO. WE MUST SEND THE DRAGONS TO WAR’. LETS FUCKING GOOOOO THATS MY QUEEEN YALL WELCOME BACK RHAENYRA TARGARYEN
‘’i think the idea that [rhaenyra] doesn't trust him feels quite alien to him, because i think he feels like he's the most trustworthy person in the world for her. genuinely. so i think that he's probably quite […] hurt by that’’. —— matt smith on daemon losing rhaenyra’s trust