- "you never beat me when I didn't deserve it" followed by a montage of him getting slapped.... brother I'm not sure whether this is comedic or just sad.... 1 minute in and I already know this puppy eyed man did not deserve it T.T
- ok so maybe if I hadn't paused so quickly because that next bit about him not eating the pie like he was accused to did make me chuckle ajabajjaja
- I'm sorry but I kinda got distracted by his side profile aajabaja puppy eyed but very majestic
- Ok. 2:29min in. I kinda already wanna protect that big boy X)
- "stop r*ping, ser!" and him genuinely having a conversation with the horses absnajajaja PROTECT HIM
- yo, I was about about to rave about the got theme hitting like crack everytime but then it cut to THAT and. WELL. I sure as fuck wasn't expecting that X)
- oh that kid is BALD bald ajajajanais
- AND SASSY
- DUDE YOU WERE PASSED OUT 2SECS AGO THE FUCK (also dreamed of him? isn't there a thing about prophetic dreams among the targs?? is the drunk dude a targ???????)
- OH THE DRAGON COIN HE'S ABSOLUTELY A TARGARYEN
- AJAJANAINQKQJQJ CAUGHT RED HANDED
- but immediate back to mouthing off akanajanaj I like that bald baby
- I can already tell I will love these two
- the kid is gonna run away isn't he X)
- well, I'm surprised him hitting his head hasn't happened earlier ajajabajbajaba
- baby, I cannot take you seriously with such a silly name T.T
- ......... that ser Arlan did not knight him, did he........
- how has he survived this long ohmygod X)
- bro why are you acting all belligerent with giant fucking APPLE on your armor???????
- well. that sure as hell was an ass 👀
- SHE HAS SUCH A LOVELY VOICE AND DICTION??????? AND SHE'S SO PRETTY???? MA'AM.
- Raymun looked so giddy when Dunk told him he fought good akananjqna
- look I know the stag and antlers are Baratheon's things, BUT DID THAT PAVILLION REALLY NEED FIVE THOUSANDS OF THEM???????
- 'IVE HAD A PROFOUND THOUGHT, if anyone would care to listen' YOU FUCKING DRAMA QUEEN AJANAJANSJJS
- Ok but why is the antlers crown lowkey very sexy????
- baby don't look, but there's an old man staring at ya ajanajnajajaj
- WHAT IS HIS PROBLEM AJANAJNAJANS
-'then why the FUCK are you in my tent?' 's-s-supper?' '😦' THE WAY I FUCKINH CACKLED
- WHAT KIND OF WEIRD ASS MATING RITUAL WAS THAT?????? BRO???????
- jajnajanjsjqja why is the crown on dunks head?????? Also Dunk, honey, you are STARING tm X)
- WHY THE FUCK- WHAT- WAS THAT ANGLE NECESSARY???? WE GOT IT. LYONEL BARATHEON IS HOT, DAMN
- Bro, fuck that mamfred lord or whatever his name is
-THE BALD BABY IS BACK
-why do I feel like he dialed the sass up anabzbjajs
- egg..... well, that is a fitting name given the looks of him X)
- DUNK YOU BIG SOFTIE I KNEW YOU'D TAKE HIM IN (in his defense, Egg has some vicious case of kicked puppy eyes, truly a powerful weapon)
Ok, so. Ep 1 is over. So far, sooooooooooo fucking good. Dunk is so easy to fall in love with, his sibling-like bickering with Egg is hella fun and oh my GOD Lyonel Baratheon, lord save me, no thoughts i am having about this man right now are holy and I'm only one ep into the show. But, yeah, I'm so excited for the rest and I'm trying to pace myself and watch one ep a day but someone I shall not name ( @redrobinsrobbingrobin ) is enabling me soooooo we shall see how many I will watch tomorrow ✌️
Ok, so, last time I forgot to preface my post by saying it was some sort of live reaction thread while I watched the first episode so here is me prefacing the second post before I forget X) Anyway, ep 2 of akotsk let's gooooo
- Dunk singing ser Arlan praises while we're being faced with gramps in all his naked glory taking a morning piss X) tellement décalé, j'ai pas les mots
- is Arlan perpetually drunk or is it just his natural state???????
- ugh I hate to see Dunk getting progressively more worried, my sweet man T.T
- HE IS SO EARNEST AND PEOPLE ARE BEING SO MEAN TO HIM FUCK OOOOOOFFFFFFFFF (like I understand they have no fucking clue who ser Arlan is because he was obviously just another sword lost into hundreds.... BUT STILL. STOP BEING MEAN TO THE PUPPY I SWEAR TO FUCK I WILL START BITING)
- I saw that eyeroll, you little shit X) he's so full of sass, I swear
- huh...... Egg's reaction to seeing it's the Targaryens who are arriving sure is suspicious..... that coupled with the drunk guy from the inn with his dragon coin that the inn lady quickly pocketed before essentially telling Dunk to mind his business........... are they some sort of illegitimate children????? 👀
- 'you don't have dogs' 'I'll get some' *dials up the sass to 6000* 'WhErE' and then he gets scared at Dunk barking ajanajjaja YOU BROUGHT THAT ON YOURSELF, HUN (also Dunk's idea..... why do I somehow feel the second hand embarrassment coming T.T)
- THE WAY THEY ANNOUNCED MAEKAR LIKE OH SHIT YEAH HE'S THERE TOO AKANAJQNSJNQJSNAJS NO WONDER HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S SUCKING ON LEMONS AJAJANAJJAJAJS
- also looooooord this show has some nice dilfs 👀✨️
- bro, that brat is Maekar's son, I can feel it X) he's also kinda hot too, what the hell is going on with this cast
- BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH WHAT THE FUCK I WAS NOT EXPECTING HIM TO BE SO FUCKING SHORT AJQNAJIAJAJQ GET HIM A LADDER TO GET OFF HIS HORSE
- ..... is he....... is he just wearing chainmail....... on BARE SKIN......... what kind of medieval emo ass fit is that...........
- Dunk is some sort of disney princess istg
- HANG ON WHAT??????? BACK IT UP??????? 'the pretty ones are always temperamental' 'she just got a bit excited, that's all' 'he meant the princeling, not the palfrey' WHAT THE FUCK?????? I know this is 100% not meant like that but it just reads like the brat prince being passed around like a blunt among the white cloaks ajananjansjsnaja
- also let me pause a few seconds longer to admire the design for the white cloaks' armor because it's sooooooooo gorgeous 👀✨️ like don't get me wrong, the men wearing it are very easy on the eyes too but damn, I especially like the piece at their hips/top of their thighs that are shapped like dragon wings as a visual reminder of the Targaryens, such a nice touch
- akanajjqjaja another brat X) the older knight looks so used to it, too X)
- THAT LINE DELIVERY AJANAIQNJANAJA THE DUDE LOOKS SO DONE TOO
- oh my god. Dunk no.
- ooooooooh, Maekar is a BIG BOY and a BIG BRAT, huh X) and Baelor looks so done ajanaja
- I fucking KNEW there was something fishy with Egg and the drunk guy THEY'RE THE MISSING PRINCELINGS AREN'T THEY
- girl, that was entirely unnecessary X)
- Aegon..... Aegon.... Aeg..... EGG. EGG IS A TARG I KNEW IT
- 'that is not what I said' Baelor is so done with Maekar's sulky ass ajanajaja
- Dunk, you big idiot.........
- ok no more pausing I'm babbling too much, geez X) (spoiler alert: I kept pausing every 2 minutes)
- I love Baelor and Maekar's dynamic, they seem to balance each other well despite Maekar being a giant brat and Baelor obviously having to keep him in line even tho he just seems like a very measured and poised prince
- goodness gracious, Dunk, baby, quit babbling and run X)
- oh, those heart eyes X) understandable tho, she's so prettyyyyy
- AND TALENTED
- akanajajjasj Egg's quick little constipated smile X) same tho
- 'the boys used to call me Tanselle Too Tall' THE BOYS ARE WEAK LADY TANSELLE VERY WEAK DON'T LISTEN TO THEM
- Eggs mannerisms are so funny X) he is Maekar's offspring for sure
- LYONEL
- 'And???????' EGG YOU LITTLE SHIT AKQNAJJQJAJ
- why is he like that ohmygod that stag needs a tranquilizer X)
- because of course he had to slap his ass X) Lyonel act normal around Dunk challenge failed
- WAIT IS HE SELLING HIS WHITE HORSE????? NOOOOOOO HE LOVES HER SO MUCH DON'T DO THAT
- NOOOOOOOOOO HE LOOKS SO SAD
- the little nod like 'yeah, see, I know stuff too' X)
- not the antlered helmet too ajajajja Lyonel, you fucking diva
- Valaar is very cute but BOI I CAN'T STOP STARING AT HIS CAPE it's gorgeous, bless the costume department (I'm gonna need to find myself some pics of it after watching everything because I want to take a closer look at it)
- NOT MAEKAR VISIBLY HOLDING HIMSELF FROM LAUGHING AT THE 'LORD ASHWORD FUCKS HIS SHEEP' AKQNAJJAKKK
- uh oh, Dunk, don't go having a panic, baby, that's going to be you soon 0.0
- also, that jousting scene, the camera work, never settling long enough on someone for the viewer to truly grasp everything happening, the reflection of the chaos of tourneys through it, it's sooooooooo good
- I know it's necessary to the plot but STOP DOUBTING YOURSELF DUNK YOU ARE GREAT
Okaaaaaayy, I really liked this episode too! Targs got introduced (I love Baelor and Maekar, gotta see more of the rest of them), the plot is showing itself, and Dunk and Egg are becoming more and more of a lovable duo. I guess that since the show had 7 episodes, there's gonna be some plot twist in ep 3 or 4? I CAN'T WAIT (but I unfortunately will because heatstroke do be making you sleepy, so, peace out ✌️)
Alright! Episode 3 of akotsk, let's fucking go y'all!
(Pre-posting edit: I'm putting everything under the cut because it got waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too long for a 30 minutes episode X) )
- why do I feel something stupid coming, Egg put that sword down
- ajajaiajiajaja ok, Disney princess in training, I see you X)
- HE WANTS TO DO GOOD BY DUNK SO FUCKING MUCH OH MY GOD T.T Look at him run around with the spear and everything, that precious little hatchling
- kid is alone in a fucking field with a menacing dude and he's still mouthing off akanajajsj survival instincts are non-existent in this one I fear X)
- 'we are a vessel for the Warrior' alriiiiiiiight, whatever you say, pal 🤨
- uh oh Dunk is mad...... you can see, tho, that it's not something that happens a lot and, by his next reaction, that he only was - and said what he said - because that's probably what he heard himself when he did similar stuff and thought it was the expected reaction, only for Egg's reaction to immediately send him back to his default of being gentle and patient, proceeding ti take back his words and slowly teach Egg and give him encouragement.... goooood, I love Dunk so much and I only had him for like 2 episodes T.T (also his eyes are so goddamn blue what the hell)
- AJANSIQNJANAJQJA DON'T SHAME THE BABY, DUNK, IT WAS A LEGITIMATE QUESTION
- WHO THE FUCK TAUGHT A KID THAT SONG???????????
- the amount of sass on that kid ajabajqnsjbqjans 'it's a mystery' he says after listening to Dunk puke his guts out
- Tanselle does NOT want to deal with his awkward ass ajajabajaha
- Dunk splitting the whole thing evenly even tho someone his size definitely needs to eat more makes me remember how he says to Egg in ep 1 how he can see he's not eating much so now he's giving Egg this very big sandwich with fresh meat and eggs and also gives you a small glimpse into his way of thinking...... so much implied with such mundane little scene, it so goooooood!
- 'fuck your lambs' 'I DON'T want to talk about it' ajqbajbqjabqjabaj that trip on the lamb cart traumatized him X) and Dunk making fun of him by bringing it up ajqjajjaaj I KNOW Egg complained at length about it at camp and talked the ears off Dunk (they're so sibling-coded, this is the type of bickering I have with my big bro/sis)
- of all knights to ask that off...... the man choose honor incarnate
- OF COURSE THE BRAT PRINCE HAS SOME WEIRD SPECIAL DESIGN ARMOR THAT DIVA (also I KNEW he was Maekar's offspring, the attitude does not lie)
- huh..... seems like Baelor isn't fond of him.......
- also, Baelor fidgeting with his ring did bring my attention to his hands and they're very nice hands, ok (and I also just noticed the heterochromia somehow???? Is it a character trait or the actor just HAS heterochromia??)
- bro, leave the cutie alone?????????? He's such a brat, mygod
- huh, I have a bad feeling about this, the track is a bit eerie
- props to the costume department AGAIN because that cape is soooooooooooo gorgeous, the way it looks like dark red and black marble with gold accents/veins, so different from Valarr's neat design yet so very recognizable as belonging to a Targaryen because of the color scheme (which I also feel is a way of subtly showing the difference between the two of them like, Valarr being Baelor's son and 2nd in line to the throne, the perfect heir to a perfect prince dare I say, a perfect son, represented through that beautiful symmetrical pattern, plain black outside, plain red inside, balanced, all poised and measured like his dad, while Aerion gets this bright, chaotic design with the golden veins looking like lightning strikes, reflecting a more volatile and rash nature, the wild, unpredictable son of Maekar (?)) (<- putting a question mark there at the end because this is based on my general impression of them from what we saw and how they were introduced and talked about, so anyway, I babbled enough, back to watching)
- huh...... that was...... a move, alright
- and Egg looks very serious all of a sudden........
- HE DID NOT JUST HE DID NOT JUST FUCKING DO THAT WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THAT GUY BRO
- lord Ashford, maybe get your daughter a couple of horses and a field's worth of flowers for her next birthday please, she did NOT need to see that, the poor girl is about to be traumatized for life
- I'm kind of loosing it at Baelor's face tho ajanajnqjs he be like 'there goes our good PR, goddammit' which, yeah, given the crowds reaction X)
- ajsnqjsnsijqja that man took one for the team with that rock throw and he nailed it X)
- THAT FUCKING PSYCHOPATH LOOKS PROUD OF HIMSELF WHAT THE FUCK (bruh, I'm about to mourn the fact they cast such a pretty boy as Satan incarnate but at the same time, it tracks when it comes to Targaryens so I can't even be mad at that, just accept it OTZ)
- nooooooo, Egg...... he doesn't just look sad or disgusted too, he looks downright furious...... I feel like this goes WAY deeper than what just happened during that joust (and while we're at it, can we appreciate Egg's actor????? he expresses so much through his faces and eyes without saying much)
- AJSBQJSBSJJQJQJQ LYONEL OHMYGOD (I love that ridiculous stag)
- meanwhile Dunk and Egg sitting over there, depressed as fuck X)
- such a deep and wise conversation because of a song about.... a girl with only three fingers putting said fingers into men's asses........ and even with a sensible moral at the end....... I need to pick at the brain of whoever wrote that (whether it be from the book word for word by grrm or an original by the show's writer) because what the actual hell, it made sense????
- ......... yep. Egg is 100% one of the missing prince and I really don't like what that lady said to him....... LEAVE MY INNOCENT BALD CHILD ALONE (please don't tell me he becomes some sort of mad tyrant OTZ)
- RAYMUN, MY APPLE BOY
- TANSELLE (she looks so good in blue again and also I need to see more of her COME ON MORE TANSELLE SCREEN TIME I'M BEGGING I WANNA KNOW MORE ABOUT THE PRETTY PUPPETEER)
- ooooooh yesssssss, come on Raymun, read your nasty ass cousin to filth >:)
- Dunk is so naive about everything, the way he cannot fathom knights acting dishonorably..... Dunk, honey, I'm pretty sure you're on your way to be the only honorable knight in Westeros
- BRO AJQBAJQBJSBAJSJ RAYMUN DID NOT STUTTER
- NOPE NOPE NOPE FIVE MINUTES LEFT AERION JUST SHOWED UP EGG LOOKS ANGRY AGAIN SHIT IS ABOUT TO HIT THE FAN I CAN FEEL IT (also ugh, but Aerion does look kinda cute all fascinated by the dragon puppet, he definitely grew up hearing tale after tale about dragons, especially as a Targaryen prince, and that's probably the closest he's ever been to one given that dragon no longer exist in that age, even if it's a fake one....... and there I go making myself feel sad for the psycho brat, wtf Gigi?????)
- OOOOOOOH NONONONONO THE FEAR IN HER EYES THE PEOPLE HAVING STEPPED AWAY FROM AERION TANSELLE RUN
- yeah, drunk guy from ep one is Daeron/the other missing prince and Egg is Aegon......... now what the fuck is going on with these siblings because that would mean I was right about Egg's anger going deeper than what happened at the joust but what exactly makes you hate a sibling as much as Egg seems to hate Aerion???? Granted, the dude has been despicable so far, it doesn't leave much to the imagination but still, I'm curious
- NOOOOOO TANSELLE
- HELL YEAH WRECK HIS SHIT DUNK
- ....... was the tongue thing really necessary????? also (I know I say also a lot but bear with me, this a reaction thread, not a thesis) I like how Aerion moved as he got up, unfolding himself, almost like a dragon.... there something very, reptilian? kinda? about him
- OI DON'T SPEAK LIKE THAT ABOUT TANSELLE YOU HELL SPAWN
- 4 men to handle one Dunk..... show em, baby (he is very hot while pissed off, damn)
- ARE THEY SERIOUSLY ABOUT TO CURB STOMP HIM??????? Meanwhile the psycho prince is sitting over there like 'yeah, lemme get the best seat to watch this' bro what the hell is wrong in that lizard brain of yours???????
- BAH I FUCKING KNEW IT
- oooooooh Egg, no, my poor hatchling........ he does NOT want to be even remotely resembling Aerion
- the betrayal in Dunk's eyes...... more than shocked, seems like he can't believed he got lied to and played like that by Egg of all people........ noooooooooo, I'm not ready for them to have a fallout T.T
- the music and camera work tho 😌🤌 just this side of over the top with how dramatic it is but in a very classic way, if it makes sense??? It feels very theatrical in a way that we don't see a lot on TV and I feel that is more often used with an underlining of comedy, meanwhile here, every cut to the each character has a purpose, the panning out, showing Egg standing tall, a prince of the realm, over Dunk, sprawled on the floor, who barely escaped torture, a show of the new dynamic, not a knight and his squire, but a revealed prince towering over a nameless/house less knight raaaaaaaaaaaaah I love it!! I also find it very fitting of a medieval-esque story, which, from what I heard about the asoiaf books, matches grrm tone much more (but that's a more of speculation, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong)
So uh, I spent a lot more time on the notes and reaction today ajanajqnjabqjsns I guess I'll stay on my one ep per day schedule for now 😩 but this ep was soooooooooo good, I'm still kinda obsessed over the way the costume department said so much with so little when it comes to Valarr and Aerion~~ Sad we didn't get more Maekar and Baelor but Raymun is back and we also saw Tanselle a bit more (I really hope we'll see more of these 2 soon) and as always, Lyonel being Lyonel (I still need that old man, unfortunately). On another note, yay! Plot twist and big reveal! Shit is about to go down and not in a fun way, I can feel it! Am I worried? Absolutely! Am I excited? Hell yeah! Will my threads get shorter? Probably not, if y'all open this thinking this will be a short read, think again. I'm a professional yapper with a PhD in babbling, I WILL document everything and ramble about anything. Anyway, see y'all for ep4!
