#hotd ep 7

[mrs-starkgaryen]

Rhaenyra: What do you want?

Addam, pointing at Seasmoke behind him: well not that, for starters

[daemyradiscord]

The Daemyra shagging scene but WITH LIGHT. You can actually see and hear them in this and it’s glorious.  Credit to @kylesbats on twitter!

[witchlingcirce]

Okay I’m sorry but I feel like people are missing the point of Jace’s speech!!! The whole point of this conversation is about his insecurities and how he views his bastardy.

Do I think he should be insulting the small folk? No. But I don’t think you guys understand- people viewing Jace and his siblings as bastards and unworthy of the throne is quite literally now where introduced to Joffrey and him.

The topic of being a bastard is so prominent to his character! Throughout the first season Jace is constantly reminded that he’s a bastard and how ‘strong’ he is. Him being a bastard has caused problems in the past as well.

—> During the fight with Aemond, he’s reminded of Harwin being dead and also Aemond calling Jace a bastard (fight inevitable led to Luke cutting out Aemonds eye —> Aemond killing Luke).

—> During the aftermath of this fight, the topic of Luke and Jace being bastard is really prominent and it’s being thrown around the room for everyone to see and hear. I can’t imagine how embarrassing it must be for your cousins to be like “just look at them, everyone already knows”.

—> having to watch his brother fight for his legitimacy in front of the entire court room. Seeing a man call your mother a whore, and than watching that same man be beheaded (and he’s legally ur uncle too lol).

—> Him asking Rhaenyra with so much contempt if he was a bastard.

There is more examples of his, Luke and Joffs parentage being consistently mentioned throughout the show but those are some examples.

So, here is Jace who has quite literally watched his, his family and especially his mothers claim be put in question and almost taken away because of his existence- and than here he is seeing other Targaryen bastards being able to claim a dragon.

He even says it during the argument, that him having a dragon makes his claim legitimate. But seeing all these other people claim a dragon, well what does it mean?? This is backed up in season one when Alicent mentions to Viserys (or maybe Cole? My memories a bit foggy) that she’s surprised his dragon even hatched. Why?? Because he’s a bastard

I don’t think argument comes from hatred towards the small folk (although he used some colourful language…), I think it comes from so much built up resentment all coming out. I mean, what claim does he even have??? Wouldn’t everyone else also have a claim???

For so long he’s been so insecure about himself, about his future and about how others view him. This is really just him releasing his pent up anger towards a situation that’s never been able to leave him alone.

To those who have read Fire & Blood, than you understand that these words will quite literally come back to haunt the actions of the end of the dance.

Anyways that’s just my pov on this fight- Jace you will always be loved by me.

[prettymuchteddy]

While I think the Jace and Rhaenyra scene in episode 7 was great, I think it should have been a bit longer cause this is obviously something that has been building up in Jace for a while.

I think Jace and Rhaenyra should have gotten into a full-blown screaming match. Rhaenyra probably starts to cry and throws wine at Jace while he demands the truth from her, as a Spanish guitar plays in the background. Then out of nowhere Harwin Strong would burst into the room, revealing he wasn't the one who died that night it was his evil twin, Harlose. He declares himself Jace's father until surprise Criston Cole enters the room. He admits to his affair with Rhaenyra and that he is Jace's father. Harwin and Criston then begin to get into an argument over who is Jace's real father. The scene suddenly cuts to Alicent on a balcony in the Red Keep, revealing her to be Jace's real father. A flashback also reveals Rhaenyra got amnesia 16 years ago which is how she doesn't remember their love affair. The end.

HOTD Telenovela go brrr

[beware-of-pity]

House of the Dragon suffers from the deep problem of purposely misunderstanding the world they are adapting and changing it to satisfy their own demands.

From the little things such as the lack of ladies in waiting, changing the dragon lore to fit whatever idea they came up with and had to insert in their weird made-fanfiction style story, the importance of oaths, the ignorance of the canonical past of the same dynasty the show is based on. Little things that do not seem to matter, but when gone every little piece starts to fall and before you know it everything is crumbling.

From the way the council of 101 was portrayed, to the use of the game of throne formula of simplifying the feudalist politics of Westeros, when it comes to politics, which is supposed to be the show's primary foundation and the cause of the main conflict, it comes across as completely lacking in the area.

Hell they didn't even bother to replace Lyonel Strong with a new master of laws after he was made hand, and you want me to believe they care about politics??? Do you truly want me to believe that neither Rhaenyra nor Alicent ever became friends with anyone else after their friendship fell apart? Especially Rhaenyra, the literal heir to the throne, future queen, and daughter of the king, who in the books had an entire army of ladies in waiting and lady friends,only so you could milk out the tragedy of the relationship between these two???

[ohwolfling]

Mysaria [taking Rhaenyra's hands]: Long have Targaryens been messy sluts ...

[manikas-whims]

Oscar Vs Daemon

Daemon when he is asked by Oscar to chop-off Willem Blackwood’s head

15 yo Oscar Tully putting Daemon in his place was something else 😌

[arishatistic]

"You and I are made of fire. We were always meant to burn together."