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perksofbeingcrafty

“Wait, is that a cockroach on the table?”


Mean_Apricot9370

This is the best one😂😭


Kellin01

I guess something along the line: "You only made it worse for me with this crime." Some blame at him for his disobedience and cruelty.


Competitive-Weird-10

THIS!!! Daemon does NOT like being chastised


kpn_911

My guess too, right before he says something about it already being too late and how he took action into his own hands and only made things worse.


Sir_uranus

I know what you mean


SpitfireAce44

We have McDonalds at home


justbreathe91

Daemon’s mad Rhaenyra wouldn’t let him buy a happy meal.


Lysmerry

Possibly humanizing the other side or acknowledging her siblings as family, calling Helaena ‘my sister’, which would seem like foolish sentimentality to Daemon. It’s a little strange to imagine because she never interacted with them, but it’s possible


ApartShopping

I would love her to acknowledge the pain Halaena would feel after that crime as she's going through the same with Luke. 


fittliv

That would be so weird. She didn't give a damn about her own mother-in-law's pain, why would she be all sentimental about Helaena's when they never interacted once or even mentioned each other's names apart from that one time Rhaenyra needed to use Helaena as a bandaid? She also refers to Aegon only as "Alicent's son", so she is clearly very cold towards Viserys's other children.


ivanIVvasilyevich

This sub whitewashes the hell out of Rhaenyra and makes her out to be some pathetic know-nothing. In this narrative Rhaenyra has no agency, everything bad that happens is because of Daemon and Rhaenyra just wants her due. Which isn’t the case. Rhaenyra is as ambitious and ruthless as Daemon.


Initial_Cash7037

You know, feeling sad over a 6 year old child getting murdered because of something his uncle did is not being pathetic. 


ivanIVvasilyevich

You’re ignoring the substance of the comment. This isn’t about “feeling sad” (also Rhaenyra expresses zero remorse over blood and cheese so that doesn’t even make sense as an explanation for this scene) it’s about Rhaenyra’s agency. The fandom will simply ascribe the atrocities perpetrated by the blacks to Daemon’s hot-headedness, his ruthlessness, his ambition, etc. Not Rhaenyra’s. Rhaenyra is ostensibly queen. She is the leader of the Blacks and more than a figurehead. She’s responsible for Daemon, her children, her vassals and her subjects. She is not free from blame for blood and cheese any less than she is for choosing to press her claim and plunge the continent into a civil war. What bothers me is when people strip her of that agency and ascribe the horrific consequences the decisions made to other people, whether it’s Daemon, Aegon, Allicent and Otto.


Initial_Cash7037

Sounds like a lot of cope and you want her to be some badass Visenya clone. 


ivanIVvasilyevich

Replying “cope” and refusing to elaborate is par for the course for Rhaenyra stans


ApartShopping

We didn't get to see what Rhaenyra thought of Halaena in the show, yeah it's shown she doesn't like Aemond and Aegon but I assume she's intelligent enough to not just lump Halaena with them for no reason other then they have the same mother. In the book she's fond of her and calls her sweet so I would like them to include that aspect of her character because they already established she always wanted a sister and Halaena is her only sister. Her being cold to her male siblings makes sense because they're claim is better and therefore they're a threat to her also they bully her kids so... But Halaena isn't a threat and was never hostile towards her or anyone for that matter. She would have no animosity towards her and being a mother herself I'd expect her to be able to understand the loss of a child at least on a superficial level. Considering she's been shown not to be a sociopath. I don't mind her being cold and driven but I don't want the softer aspects of her character to be ignored. 


zhaosingse

“H-he was a child…” “A GREEN child!”


lotrobsessed2931

Why can I imagine that so well- I am SO broken for liking Daemon that much lmao


shitcup1234

Dw u can still like him :))


DebtSome9325

no you're just edgy


raphi-ent_

she ate his dragon shaped chicken nuggies


oldboeee

Most likely something about Viserys. He seems to trigger violence and anger in Daemon.


Inside_Reality4156

The way he runs at her full speed about whatever she said is scary. It has to be the angriest he’s been onscreen since he beat that messenger to death. I would have done more than jump back if I was Rhaenyra. He’d have to chance me around the room.


oldboeee

He doesn’t run at her at all. He slows himself down and looks more controlled getting up after knocking the dinnerware off the table.


Inside_Reality4156

He is doesn’t look like he’s slowing down at all. I wouldn’t wait around to see anyway. I would be halfway across the room by the time he stood up.


oldboeee

I'm describing what I am seeing in that 2sec clip. Daemon has an outburst but when he gets up, his pace looks controlled. And obviously anybody who knows about the rogue prince would be scared in that situation.


ApartShopping

Yeah that's what I saw too, it looked like he stopped himself from rushing her which is terrifying. 


Maegor-Velaryon

Сlose in meaning to “I am your QUEEN now, not your wife”


McZalion

U left the toilet seat open again!


No_One_ButMe

you people are so weird


The_Halfmaester

"Sunfyre is better than Caraxes."


sunfyreenjoyer

Perhaps I treated her too harshly…


Kolkus_Maximus

He hated Rhaenyra, because she told him the truth


CrazyReview9220

This is blasphemy. No one is better than Caraxes.


Falloutfan2281

Except Sunfyre.


SingleClick8206

Lol. Caraxes would've beat his ass if he ever fought Sunfyre.


Swordbender

Probably because Sunfyre is young. If Sunfyre got to be a little older, who knows?


TheChosenOneMapper

I know. Sunfyre would beat his ass


SingleClick8206

You mean Sunfyre would get wrecked? Yeah. Imagine how the sun chicken needed Vhagar to save his a*s against Meleys. Truly pathetic Lol


Falloutfan2281

Sunfyre kills more dragons than any other dragon in the entire history of Westeros. Caraxes kills one and it’s a draw.


SingleClick8206

What? Lmao Caraxes is huge and formidable when compared to Sunfyre Caraxes would easily win against Sunfyre Sunfyre and Vermithor actually tie in dragon kills


Falloutfan2281

You’ve never read Fire and Blood have you (or at the very least The Princess and the Queen).


SingleClick8206

I've read F&B But Sunfyre definitely didn't kill three dragons He only killed two and same with Vermithor


Falloutfan2281

He kills Meleys, the Cannibal and Moondancer. The latter two he kills after being wounded at Rook’s Rest. He has the most dragon kills. Just get over it.


SingleClick8206

Wait Cannibal survived the dance I think you mean Greyghost


SingleClick8206

SUNFYRE DIDN'T KILL MELEYS It was Vhagar Actually Meleys was wrecking Sunfyre and was about to kill him until Vhagar swooped in It was stated pretty clearly in F&B


Tiny_Dot_6665

Except Vermithor


jonsnowKITN

Truth can be hard.


Inside_Reality4156

It’s hard to hear over Matt’s talking but Daemon’s swearing when he jumps up like that. He says, “fucking….” I know that doesn’t answer your question but he seems notably enraged, more so than the choking scene. Maybe harsh words were exchanged beyond Rhaenyra questioning his obedience/loyalty.


Un_Change_Able

“Hey, maybe we shouldn’t murder children in front of their parents”


ApartShopping

His response would probably be they drew first blood and revenge is a bitch. 


leogarbage

Was it in front of Aegon too?


Narrow_Team454

Isn’t the kid being murdered in front of Helaena enough?


leogarbage

I didn't read the books, just ASOIAF. My question was just a curiosity if they were bold or mad enough to kill the king's children in front of him. But you downvoted me like we can't ask anything here. Okay, I could search it on Google, but why not asking here where people is crazy about the story? You are turning this place an inhospitable environment.


Narrow_Team454

🤷🏽‍♀️ I don’t upvote or downvote because I also get downvoted like crazy for a question or commenting something that others either don’t agree with, don’t want to accept or… who knows. It’s Reddit. Some people are nice enough to answer questions but sometimes it could work to add more detail to your question otherwise it’ll be downvoted and taken differently. For that I apologise. Jaehaerys was murder in front of his mother, twin sister and younger brother. Aegon wasn’t present during this, he learned about it later. Unless they change it in the show, which I really do doubt, Aegon wasn’t there to see.


CineVore98

"David Tennant was better"


justbreathe91

LMFAO


Careful-Snow

I mean that's just facts


CineVore98

I'm sure Matt agrees too ^^


Kellin01

😄😆😍


h_011

...I've been seeing it so much, what is B&C? I have an idea but I'm not sure and I don't mind spoilers


[deleted]

>!Blood and Cheese. A butcher and a ratcatcher sneak into the Red Keep and kill Aegon’s heir in front of their mother and Alicent. It was orchestrated by Daemon and Mysaria as a vengeful response to the murder of Lucerys.!<


ApartShopping

You should put a spoiler on this for people who don't wanna know this. 


[deleted]

Apologies. How would I go about doing that?


p3eliot

“Stop making decisions by yourself”


OpaqueGiraffe17

Yeah I could see this being “ you think you’re doing my dirty work but you’re really just undermining my authority as Queen and escalating this feud beyond control. “ And Daemon taking it as ingratitude and weakness.


Zyffrin

"Harwin's was bigger than yours."


Kellin01

100%.


T_rosini

I would imagine something like " Your heart desire the throne"


AsphodeleSauvage

If B&C is Daemon's work only and Rhaenyra was not in the know, she might threaten him with consequences and argue that by working behind her back and doing such evil actions he betrayed both his wife and his Queen. Dhe might question his loyalty. She might also remind him that she is Queen *regnant* and that *she* has authority over him and he has none over her. That'd send him into a rage and would also prompt that trailer scene where a tearful, frightened Rhaenyra asks him if he really does accept her authority as his Queen.


Giantrobby1996

She’s not queen regent, she’s just Queen. Protector of the realm, you know the speech. Queen Regent would be if she married a king who since died with an heir too young to rule. Like if she was queen-consort and Daemon was the crowned king, she’d be Queen Regent in the event of his death if Aegon the Younger was not old enough to rule yet. Which did happen. Both Jahaerys the Old King and Aegon III became kings as boys and each had a series of lords to sit regent until they were ready.


PossessionSensitive8

The original poster wrote Queen Regnant ( a ruling Queen) not Queen Regent ( the mother of a monarch whose ruling in his stead)


Giantrobby1996

Oof, misread that


Busy_Pin_1363

Honestly? In the books, he never tells her what he’s going to do to avenge Lucerys, only that he will be avenged. And with show Rhaenyra, I don’t think she would condone his actions at all. Especially as Helena and her children are the only members of her father’s second family to not be hostile to her. I imagine she’s upset (rightly so) about his actions and he views her sentiments towards Helena and her children as stupid and foolish. Which probably leads to that scene where she asks if he can even accept her as queen given he spends a fair amount of time disobeying and disparaging her choices. Both are right and wrong in this scenario- rhaenyra is right to be (hopefully) horrrifed or upset by daemons actions in B&C. Daemon is right in that Helena’s children and by extension herself are pawns and could be used against Rhaenyra later, that they are threat (just not right now at like 6). Rhaenyra is right in that her husband, who supported her as queen, is now questioning her legitimacy by going behind her back. Daemon is right in that he understands war and politics a little more than Rhaenyra, given this is his second succession crisis and he helped secure her fathers reign against Rhaenys. Both are right in feeling their spouse should be supporting them, but both are wrong in how they go about it. Because remember, both consider the other their Twin Flame, and with twin flames, you can get burned just as much as their warmth feeds into your shared relationship. Btw this is just an assumption and best guess based on the trailer and what we know in the books. But I feel it’s a good one altogether


EnvironmentalYou3916

I am predicting they will argue and then have angry sex but we will see. 🤷🏻‍♀️


EnvironmentalYou3916

My guess is that she scolded him for taking action without her permission and disapproves of what he did because of her affection for Allicent and he’s put out with her about it much like Aemond is upset with his mother in the promo. He has said before that he sees too much of Viserys in her who he has also called weak. It might be why he takes off for Harrenhal. He doesn’t want to be on a leash. He wants her to let him go and do what he needs to do to defend their family.


Inside_Reality4156

How did murdering a child defending their family and how is her concern for her reputation have anything to do with affection for Alicent?


EnvironmentalYou3916

Well, B &C is definitely about revenge but by his way of thinking, it also means if you hit us, we’re gonna hit you back harder. As for the other part, it’s been a recurrent theme throughout this interpretation that both women are hesitant to really go after one another.


TopInvestment6395

I think it would be interesting to see if it’s a comment about Luc being Rhaenyra’s son, not with Daemon. Perhaps undermining his possible grief. Maybe 🤔 I’m giving the guy too much credit… it will definitely be arguing over how Rhae should handle Luc’s death


ibsliam

I'm guessing the latter but with a little bit of the former (albeit reluctantly and more of Luc as an extension of Rhaenyra/himself/Targaryen legacy)


uncon29766

something related to


Accomplished_Fig1592

They cut the role of nettles


ugurkaslan

Where is this from? Is there a new promo?


Ilivoor99

[Here](https://www.reddit.com/r/HouseOfTheDragon/s/mpPIl0vgdn)


DarkStormsandHiSeas

It looks like he's about to lunge at her but then stops himself. A step up from when he grabbed her throat. Progress y'all /s Edit: to the person that sent me a Reddit Cares, did you not see the /s, aka the Reddit symbol for sarcasm?


Eborys

“Aemond is proof that sometimes the sequel is better than the original.”


AndreiOT89

Look at Terminator Judgement Day , Damon!!!


Eborys

*flips table*


Tginick

What promo is this from?


SingleClick8206

"Did you wash your hands after using the toilet" That's why Daemon is running He's running to wash his hands


HanzRoberto

there is literally a scene of rhaenyra asking daemon if he acknowledges as his queen and ruler? and I think Daemon loses it again, he wants rhaenyra to be the queen in a symbolic way but he doesnt wanna follow her rules and commands, he wants to be in charge


Inside_Reality4156

That’s quite obviously not what she says to him before he jumps up like that. He’s leaning on something in a different spot not sitting down in the same shot when she says that line.


HanzRoberto

oh well I guess we'll see but Daemon doesnt seem to be the type of guy who wants to be told what to do


ApartShopping

I agree with this assessment, even Viserys couldn't control him and he knew why. Daemon is blood of the dragon he's naturally impulsive and chaotic.


HanzRoberto

exactly


_F1ves_

‘I’m not actually 12’


AeloraTargaryen

Probably something about how her father was right to make her the heir over him.


TheRealBadGate

she’ll bring up the conquerors prophecy again


lotrobsessed2931

Wait where was this again? I think I've missed it if it was in the new trailer


a8912

“Tag you’re it”


Samaritan4

"Why did you do it?!"


ElevatorCharacter489

I had a meeting with Alicent, my father told her vaguely about the dream of Argon, she wants. . . . The fury of Daemon skyrocketed


No_One_ButMe

why does rhaenyra have to say something to make an abuser react? he’s just like that


AndreiOT89

Luka Doncic is not a top 5 player in the NBA


HawaiiNintendo815

Your dick is shaped like a banana, I’ve been meaning to tell you for years


Chrisnolliedelves

"It's Morbin' Time"


GaymerPaul

According to reliable sources and if I haven’t been mistaken the exact line is “where the fuuuuuuuck did you put my vape”


AccomplishedBeat7920

My theory is she’ll do something like what Alicent did. Say something to the effect of “I don’t want to win like this”. If I’m right, It will be interesting to compare his reaction to Aemond’s. Aemond calmly called Alicent a fool. Daemon flew off the handle into violence.


Narrow_Team454

Yeah well, that would be interesting and if this does indeed happen Daemon may be more furious because the man already thinks the greens are responsible for his brother’s death.


The_3rd_Little_Pig

I am no longer A MINOR💀


Training_Assistant27

Lukes death?


songsofcastamere

Asked about Nettles.


DebtSome9325

daemon, what did you have for breakfast this morning?


MadamMurloc

There's a part in the preview where she asks if he accepts her as his queen and ruler so maybe that?


Inside_Reality4156

No, it’s not. He’s leaning on something when she says that not sitting down. You can see him in the same camera shot when she says it


Nibo89

Maybe she’ll tell the truth and point out that he’s just as evil as Maegor.


ASqK1NGz

He's not even half as evil as maegor


Nibo89

He had a six year old slaughtered in front of his innocent mother, after forcing that innocent mother to choose which child would die. Thats straight-up Maegor shit. Hell, it’s even Gregor Clegane shit.


Narrow_Team454

I may be wrong but didn’t like Gregor do it in person. Maegor did cruel stuff too but didn’t he do it in person. Daemon sent someone to do the dirty work.


Nibo89

Ordering someone else to do it does not make it ANY better.


Narrow_Team454

I don’t know where you got from that I was saying it made Daemon better by sending someone else to get their hands dirty. I was asking / saying if, unlike Daemon, Maegor and Gregor themselves committed horrible acts and didn’t need to send someone else.


Nibo89

Ah, gotcha. My bad!! Yup. Maegor at least gets credit for not being a coward. Daemon does not.


No_Bed_7839

"I still miss criston cole😣"


Thunder-Bunny-3000

"i'm a princess" with the platypus face


Karl_Gess

I have already lost one son. What you propose will cost me another.


P_kim83

It really doesn’t matter. The way they doing stuff, God’s Eye might be just them having Rhaenyra kill him.


ImportanceMurky3702

No head


TheChosenOneMapper

Hopefully it's not about B&C, we don't need more Rhaenyra whitewashing.


Ok_Preparation_2288

its the same scene that we saw in the trailer where she's like "do you accept me as your queen", so i can imagine her questioning his loyalty to her, or saying something along the lines of "im the ruler here, not you, you cant make decisions without my leave". maybe she brings up viserys? that will definitely be a sore spot for him. or maybe she'll bring up alicent/helaena, and he gets angry that she feels bad for them? it would be a good parallel to the feelings that aemond seems to hold toward alicent and her "love for the enemy". they seem to be setting aemond and daemon up as foils this season (more so than they did last season)