Aegon Unleashed - S2 Preview - House of the Dragon - Song of Ice and Fire

It really cannot be overstated how much everything is Viserys fault. He really set everyone up to fail and created a precarious house of cards that would blow over the moment he wasn't standing there holding it up. He could have foreseen the issues pretty easily and headed them off, but instead he did everything to undermine his own family. His obsession with prophecy blinded him to things right in front of him or only a year away.

I know Aemond got more attention, but Aegon stole the show for me. His acting in the 9th episode was chills.

In the show - I love how Otto even warned Alicent to make sure Aegon was going to be ready to be King, and they still dropped the ball 😂

Thrones are won with swords, not quills. Spill blood, not ink. —Aegon II Targaryen to Otto

As excited as I am about seeing the Dance I am already mourning the inevitable dragon losses. They are so magnificent and we know this leads to a long period where there were no dragons until Dany birthed them.

Spoilers: I mean ageon defiantly was badass in the war. yes he was permanently maimed In his first battle but he lived and he did outlive both Deamon Rheanys and Rhaenyra and he did survive and win his second dragon battle. So I would say overall he did good, he might not be fighter like Deamon or Aemond or had a epic showdown like Dearon but he did good

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I'm still a little disappointed the show went full Mushroom with him but I'm hoping the second season really nails the bond with Sunfyre and gives him a character arc after he's burned. I'm also hoping that perhaps Alicent will have a much larger influence over him and the faction than previously thought. For a real world parallel though Aegon is what you get when you're neglectful to your child. At first they'll try to do what's expected to gain your attention and respect, when that doesn't work they'll act up and do things they aren't supposed to illicit some sort of reaction even if it's negative, and then finally they stop caring entirely

Never expected HOTD to immediately hook me back in after GOT season 8. Glad the creators seem to care about the story and why fans loved it. Can’t wait for season 2 and the discussions in this community

Aegon was not well developed or focused on in season 1 so I am excited to see what he will bring in s2. I think if done right, he can be very interesting and complex. And Tom Glynn Carney plays him so well.

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I love the empathy with which you spoke about Helaena. Like when you were saying how she'd need a partner who was understanding and appreciative of her. Even the words you picked -- "different," never anything negative. It came off really kind of you, especially considering a lot of people -- me included -- read Helaena as neurodivergent. Thank you for it !!! :)

“His brotherwife” sent me out 😂

"Thank god I'm an adult and don't have emotional issues anymore." Me too, thanks

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Sunfyre is goated

MY KING!💚

Can't wait for more Sunfyre

It'll be interesting to see his behaviour on the show and how the traumatic stuff he experienced will inform that. Like you said, he will be much more complex than Joffrey although he might be somewhat similar due to them both having the pampered upbringing/not having limits set on them. They have a great opportunity to do something different with the archtype which, Joffrey was something of a subversion of to begin with.

It's hard to put a leach on a dog, once you've put a crown on his head😐