The Ending of House of the Dragon Season 1 Explained

Viserys is proof that a good man does not always make a good king.

I think you completely misunderstood the white stag part in the show. Viserys was visibly relieved that he didn't come across the white stag on Aegon's birthday, because then people would take that to be a sign that Aegon should be Viserys's true heir. However, if Rhaenyra had allowed Criston to kill the stag and if they brought it back with them to the camp, then it would have legitimised her in the eyes of those present. Rhaenyra instead chose to keep that sign for herself and also honor the mythical beast's life by not killing it for show. Instead she took back the boar that had attacked her and that she had killed. That was more significant because earlier in the episode she said how much she hates hunting because the sound of a dying boar is reminiscent of a baby. Her violently killing the boar was her taking her frustration out due to Aegon's existence and everything as a consequence of his birth. It also showed that she isn't above getting her hands bloodied if push comes to shove.

They did Team Black SO dirty this season. 🙄🕳 What is up w/them having Daemon kill his 1st wife?? They also cut out all footage of him being a loving father as well. And he damn sure doesn't choke out Rhaenyra either. He never touches her in any sort of way other than completely loving. It's like they purposefully wanted to make the audience mistrust & hate the man. Yes Daemon is a morally gray character - even in the novel. But the show tried to make him downright irredeemable, which really irritated me. And that wouldn't be so bad, if they didn't also give passes to the Team Green characters, at the same time! Like having Alicent be portrayed practically "innocent", and as somebody who just "misunderstood" what Vicerys' wishes were... instead of the cold, calculating, vindictive & ruthless woman she is in the source material. But the final straw was when they showed Aemond killing Lucerys "on accident". 🥴😡 WTF?! The dude is a total psychopath in the book, who not only kills Luc intentionally... he then goes back home & BRAGS about it ffs. Even Alicent & Otto are horrified. Aegon is the only one who is happy about it... because he's equally as psycho as Aemond is. THIS IS WHO TEAM GREEN IS. 🤷🏻‍♀️🙄 lol A bunch of overly-ambitious, cutthroat, oathbreaking, kinslaying, drunk, r*pey, distrubed psychos! Obviously, the writers didn't want people seeing that. I don't mind it when changes get made here & there, when something is being adapted for television. I understand that certain aspects of the story might have to get streamlined, in order to fit everything into a certain number of episodes, etc. But when the writers start changing up character's personalities, motivations or actions... well, now they're just writing their own fan fiction, instead of properly adapting something. 😒 SMH Rhaenys does indeed escape from the Dragon Pit in the novel.... but in the show they have her bursting up through the floor making a huge spectacle, and probably killing like 100 peasants in the process. Making Team Black look even worse. AGAIN. I like the show. I really do. I'd still give it an 8/10. It's got a high production value, great costuming & superb acting. But I HAVE to knock it down a couple points for the extreme bias they showed to certain characters.... and for their lack of honesty when handling others. It really doesn't bode well for the seasons left to come.

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The way I understood it, not seeing the white stag helped him confirm Rhaenyra as heir, and not deny her her birth right. Yes the king was having doubts about naming her heir because of the prophecy and the dreams he was having ( we can see that in his conversation with Alicent by the huge fire ). But The hunt was for prince Aegon’s second name day, and Otto Hightower pointed out that seeing the stag was a good omen for prince Aegon ( obviously trying to sweet talk Viserys into naming him heir ). I believe that if he had captured and killed the white stag on that day, he would’ve named Aegon as his heir. Fortunately or unfortunately ( depending on where your allegiances ) that didn’t happen. And he was finally firm and unyielding in naming his daughter as his successor. The other thing I think this episode is trying to convey is that King Viserys was soft and indecisive even after naming Rhaenyra as his heir. Had he been more solid in his support for Rhaenyra in the two years following her half brother’s birth, the other lords wouldn’t dare expect her to be set aside for the male heir.

Raeneyra didn't lie to Alicent! She said she didn't have sex with Daemon and she didn't! Alicent was mad because she had to sleep with the crypt keeper and Raeneyra slept with whomever she wanted with a mutual agreement with Laenar however that was dumb to try to act like those boys was Valarian! If Vasarys would've made Daemon his hand and if Raenyra hadn't ran off to Dragonstone trying to hide from the truth of her kids father they wouldn't have been usurped and the king not being slowly poisoned! IMO

your video format and storytelling are suitable and the voice is addicting and attractive but very long to explain I suggest you make short and exciting...

He didn't call raenyra heir for a day, it was the baby Baelon, because he was alive for a day.

How aren’t you getting more view on your HOTD videos? These are amazing.

Glad for the videos, don't have to watch the cheap cash grabs and still can check if it may be worth checking out later with more season

Dreygon? Great vid though

Why less than 10k views only?

Viserys was a shit father. Had he been more caring towards all of his children, maybe some of these things could have been avoided. At the very least Aegon and Aemond might not have turned out the way they did. But he just wanted to live in his dreamland

I'm really hoping we get the character of Jeyne Arryn next season since she is a cousin of Rhaenyra through her mother and an important figure in the Dance of the Dragons war. She's also one of the few gay female characters in the books, so I also hope we get to meet her lover Lady Jessamyn.

There are Greenseers in the world of Ice and Fire, who can predict the future. Baelon was the heir for a day.

It's curious how the writers twisted the way the main characters faced the events leading to the war with respect to the book. Right after King Viserys death we see a group of conspiratorial men setting in motion a pre-planned take over, which of course Queen Alicent wasn't aware of, and which she goes along with only because she misunderstood her husband's last words. But she's the wise and balanced kind of person that will strongly oppose to this bloodthirsty group of men planning to kill all their rivals. On the other side, once the blk team learns the news, we see a group of unwise, reckless, warmongering men planning to go to war without any workable plan, while Princess Rhaenyra is the only prudent, wise and thinking person putting some common sense there. None of these approaches, portraits and characterizations reflect the books, and needless to say that Daemon getting physical with Rhaenyra is also way out of character according to the books.

Wish you would have down every episode

The end of your video is at the beginning for some reason.

Aemond and the Strong boys are uncle and nephews

Outstanding video. You saving lives with all this extra time I save. I'm still kind of not understanding the husband of the king's sister. That was insane and big picture dumb. Seems the Black characters are tokens once again. I remember how excited my "community" was about his role. And when interviewed he explained in detail about the racism he endured. All that build up to be "Bean-ed". We can't win for losing. We're either invisible, background or disposable. Then who he was married to?! You really picked a Demon over peace, and family "legacy". "Programming". She should of killed him and his mother together. Then there would be no "mother losing a child". What an awful Queen she would of made.