House Of The Dragon 1x09♡Uncut Reaction &Review ♡
The Green Council
Tensions begin to rise in the royal court as the new coronation draws near; while Alicent enlists Cole and Aemond to track down Aegon, Otto gathers the great houses of Westeros to affirm their allegiance.
Link to the reaction:
PASSWORD: SofieHOTD
https://www.dropbox.com/s/o0k2r6836y22dqq/HOTD%201x9.mp4?dl=0
Comments (14)
Upon first watch of this episode, I don’t think that a lot of people realized that the Coronation was taking place in the Dragon Pit. That was why Rhaenys smiled when she realized where the crowd was headed. It was really the only place large enough in King’s Landing for them to bring in the crowd that they wanted to have witness the event. I think they could have made that clear when they had Alicent describing the details of the coronation to her father. But maybe they thought that would give away what Rhaenys was going to do too soon. You elaborated on many of the important moments in this episode IMO. I totally concur that Larys was enjoying his ability to abase the queen as much as anything in “that” scene with her. It’s all about his power over her. And I also agree that Rhaenys line about Alicent wanting to make a window in her prison was an epic line. Alicent can’t see anything beyond her role as trying to influence the men in her life to do what she sees as right, rather than consider how she could wield her own power. Yes, the actor who plays Aegon was wonderful in this episode. I am looking forward to seeing more of him in Season Two. And I’m also looking forward to your reaction to the final episode of this season!
One cool little thing about this episode is that the trumpet music played just before Aegon enters the coronation is the same as the score we hear for King Robert's entrance to Winterfell in S1 E1 and Jon and Dany's ride through the North at the start of S8 E1. It means that theme originally created by the show's composer is now an in-universe piece of music.
Can’t wait for you to watch the finale; It’s my favorite episode!! P.S. That dragon is Meleys Aka the Red Queen
I had forgotten how much I hate that foot fetish scene
Hey if that is all I have to pay to get things done secretly then I wouldn't mind putting my feet to show as well :D
Those are not great houses in the throne room with Otto. They are minor lords close to Kingslanding, doing minor official jobs. The lady from house Fell is from Felwood in the Stormlands. The bald man is house Caswell. He is lord of Bitterbridge in the Reach. They are all close to Kingslanding.
Not the biggest fan of the scene with Rhaenys. She kills hundreds of peasants but spares the traitors? Really?
Agreed. It wasn’t needed. Seemed to be there for the shock value. Her flying away would have achieved the same story goals: Rhaenyra will soon find out what has happened. But without us seeing Rhaenys kill a bunch of innocents and then pass on ending an inevitable war before it begins.
Little fun fact. In this episode, Aemond and Crispin disguise themselves as the people they are obsessed with. Look at Daemon and Rhaenyra in episode 4. I read that somewhere and find it hilarious.
How clever! I had not heard about that detail.
I have to say, I don't really know what to make of Alicent. Has Alicent really only now understood, that she is just a pawn in Otto's plan? Not when he kept sending her to the king after the queen's death? Not when he didn't give a damn about her feelings? Not when he kept trying to convince her, that Aegon was the king's heir, even though he himself had previously proposed Rhaenyra? And she really didn't know that Otto and the entire council planned to put Aegon on the throne as soon as Viserys died? Then why did she torment Rhaenyra for over 10 years and try to remove her from her position? Why did she cover up for a murderer so she could bring her father back to King's Landing? I think this episode portrays Alicent as incredibly naive, if not almost stupid. I have lost all respect for her. It's true, she finally stood up to Otto. But in the end she still does exactly what he always wanted. She can't really believe that Viserys changed his mind at the last moment and in a complete state of delirium! He has hardly shown any interest in Aegon. Viserys has stood by Rhaenyra for years, no matter what she did. It's always the same with Alicent. She tells herself that she is doing the "right thing", that she is playing by the rules. But she plays the game just like everyone else. She and Otto are the ultimate hypocrites. Daemon, at least, owns up to what he is. He does what he does simply because he wants to. His family has taken the throne and therefore it belongs to them, it's as simple as that.
Yeah, I think Sofie was pretty spot one when she said that Alicent heard what she wanted to hear the night Viserys died so she could justify the actions that the Greens were going to take anyway. Earlier in the season she told Aegon his "very life will be forfeit" if Rhaenyra took the crown when even Aegon said he didn't want to take his half sister's birthright.
Oh God next episode 😭 , but this episode is soooo important, we see the family dynamic a bit with Aegon , Aemond & a bit of Helena along with Alicent and Otto , the actors are for sure killing it 🔥
The next episode is one of my favorites of the season and it's in my top 15 of the GoT universe.