SPOILERS AND REVIEW FOR HOUSE OF THE DRAGON S3 EP2
So I absolutely loved this episode and I watched this with my grandmother who loves the show.
We both agreed that the scenes in the Red Keep gave us goosebumps in the way the inheritance hearing did when Viserys I walked in.
I found it moving how Emma Darcy portrayed Rhaenyra grief over her son Jace as I found her performance of pretending he was still alive by asking "what do you have to say for yourself? " very sad as it showed that she was not ready to come to terms with her eldests death so soon after he defied her words. I cried when Harry Collet was being carried in.
I was happy to see that Corlys was still alive and liked how Baela and his sons found him. I am not the biggest fan for what they are putting Rhaena through at the moment and I feel bad for her as she did not know that what her actions would result in as in her mind she was just trying to help - However, I also find her actions irresponsible as she would have known Sheep stealer was a wild dragon and those dragons are known for being untamed (plus she would also know dragons and riders take years to form a bond and for dragons to listen to their riders no matter what) but she is one of my favourite characters and I feel bad for her.
WHY DID THEY WRITE IN THE ALICENT AND JASPER SCENE. no because it was unneeded and if they wanted to set up for Daemon being in the dungeons they could have had Jasper confront Alicent and try to grab her to stop her from running away and the maester + the knights would have witnessed that but I hated that scene.
The parralells between Daemon and Aemond in Harenhall were impeccable as they both walk in while Lord Strong was eating with his sons. But Aemond is more reckless and impatient this season as seen in episode 1 with the maester
Alys had a lovely performance this episode loved the cliffhanger.
When Daemon and Rhaenyra walked through the keep I enjoyed seeing him protecting her.
Now to the scene that had me and my grandmother feeling goosebumps was when Daemon and Rhaenyra were being surrounded and then you see the gold cloaks. When I saw the cloaks I new it was over for the Green knights - also when daemon led them through the keep it reminded and drew parralells to the first season.
When Daemon walked into the throne room with Otto and before when he first saw Otto in the cells I felt goosebumps as it's been forever to see Rhys Ifans as Otto but I felt bad for Rhaenyra as she did not want to get rid of Otto herself but when Otto being him asked for Daemon to do it as he did not believe Rhaenyra could do a quick job of it that's when I felt bad. This is because she still was being underestimated.
May I just say I love Helaena and Alicent in this episode as when Ali went to get Helaena I loved how she brought up last seasons conversation of Helaena admitting "I was happier before I was Queen" and I really want to see fan art of Helaena, Alicent and Jaehaera raising chickens now.
When Helaena commanded for no creatures to be hurt and looked at Alicent smiling it made me think she was asking silently - did I say it right or are you proud.
So overall it was a 9/10 episode less points for Alicent scene. Poor Alicent this season
