I just released a video discussing how GRRM writes characters with disabilities with a focus on Larys in House of the Dragon. If you’re ever going to watch one of my videos, I hope it would be this one. It’s more personal and I’m proud of how it came out! I hope you enjoy.
This might be a hot take, but Larys and Aegon’s conversation was the best scene of the episode for me. Really compelling look into Larys’ psychology, and you can tell it’ll be formative for this new Aegon we have going forward.
I feel like people saying late-game GoT under D&D was better than HotD is just incredibly obvious rage bait, right? I can’t fathom unironically thinking that
House of the Dragon Finale thoughts
-I quite liked most of the episode, though it definitely didn’t feel like a finale
-HATED the Daemon vision. Completely destroys his motivation and arc for the season and show
-This season was good, but the main villain is the episode count
GRRM just announced new editions of ASOIAF with some INCREDIBLE new artwork. These are easily my favorite covers now. Plus a new symbol for the series! - in the upper left of each cover.
Bloodraven in profile 🐦⬛
So many incredibly skilled people involved in that show - hair, costume, makeup - in awe of them all.
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Henry Ashton has been cast as Daeron Targaryen, aka Daeron the Drunken in 'THE KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS.’
Daeron is the eldest son of King Maekar I Targaryen and has prophetic dreams.
Didn’t get the chance to say this during the episode but I jumped out of my seat when the greatest ship in ASOIAF history was namedropped during this week’s HotD
Now that Daeron has ridden his dragon for the first time, he must complete the Targaryen family ritual of shitting yourself to death on the Dothraki Sea for thirteen years
Do people not understand
A) GRRM never directly worked on the HotD writing team, just occasionally offered lore notes, and
2) this post is from like a month ago?? They’re framing it like it just happened
I still remember watching the premiere - I’d really not thought about GoT in years, and turned on the first episode as it was airing on a whim.
That single episode reawakened my passion for the series, show and books, and two episodes later I started covering ASOIAF in videos.
This has gone from an adaptation I dreaded to one I’m actively looking forward to. Tomlin seems super interested in the source material, and has a lot to say on the nature of history - which, as a former history teacher, I LOVE. 🔥🐉
Mattson Tomlin on developing the upcoming
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spinoff 'Aegon's Conquest' ⚔️
"It starts with what George R.R. Martin has done. I've now gotten to spend quite a bit of time with him ... going through 'Fire & Blood', highlighting passages, and asking him, What did this
I think this is a good thing, four seasons always struck me as perfect to wrap this series up. Five would've resulted in dragging things out a bit too much.
BUT that's only if HBO gives them enough episodes.
Truly bizarre situation today:
1. I post a HotD TikTok weeks ago
2. HBO Max Nordic posts the SAME TikTok matching mine shot for shot, very slightly changed
3. I comment
4. They delete my comment
5. I tweet about it/comment again
6. They add the comment below
During a panel at Oxford GRRM discussed that there are 7 ASOIAF/GoT shows in development - 3 live-action, 4 animated. We already know about two of each, but those two unknown animated shows FASCINATE ME.
Animated adaptation of the main series??? Dare I hope??
What if Ulf is actually Saera’s bastard, rather than Baelon’s? It’d make sense for him to alter his descent from a daughter viewed as dishonorable to the son from which the ruling line stems
Us Bracken supporters have been COMPLETELY vindicated in our beliefs due to the horrifying war crimes perpetrated by those evil Blackwoods during this week’s HotD.
@SishirChetri
Definitely not as explicit, but does directly spoil that he’s on the Kingsguard - seems obvious to book readers, but I doubt people who start the show will see it coming
This was my favorite moment of the episode. Otto finally letting the mask of righteousness and “doing what Viserys wanted” slip for a moment in a way we really hadn’t seen before. He hasn’t really admitted that their supposed driving motivation is a lie before, which I love.
One of my favorite ASOIAF quotes comes from a draft of Dance, but never made it to publication. It comes from Haldon Halfmaester, during Young Griff's lesson:
“History is a garden. We are easily distracted by the fruits and flowers, but it is the roots that matter.”
Looking back, I’m genuinely impressed that House of the Dragon season 2 gave me both my second favorite episode and second favorite composition in GoT/ASOIAF history.
Deleted my previous joke about Dunk and Egg casting because too many people were believing it and I felt bad about that
I don’t know how people believed it given that I said HBO had brought a man back to life
Sopranos season 4 might be my favorite season of television ever.
Also GoT season 4 and Better Call Saul season 4 have incredible high points, even if they’re a bit less consistent than their predecessors.
According to GRRM, Dunk and Egg is coming early next year! That’s way sooner than I expected, it’s nice to see a quick turnaround when there aren’t any dragons involved. Also, his 7th post in the past 18 days.
I think I’m going to do a Larys video - it’ll be a bit more personal than a lot of my videos, which is a little scary, but I think I’ve got some stuff worth saying.
My HotD stuff hasn’t been doing as great, but I think making this video will be worth it for the sake of analysis.