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Honestly nobody but him defended them at court and he's the sole reason for the priviledged life they lived.

Birthing bastards, taking in whores and illegally occupying Dragonstone (Open rebellion 1x2), killing your wife (a noble woman), fighting a war (Stepstones) without the King's permission and using royal funds (and yes dragons belong to the royal family).

So yeah crazy how their fans just turned away from Viserys when the ONLY reason Rhaenyra is a candidate for the throne is, how do they say it....oh yeah "CUZ HER DADDY SAID SO"

So according to her she is immortal and can't leave Harrenhall....

I think her whole story is some BS to gain power through Aemond's Targeryen blood.

Reasons:

1. She blatantly leaves Harrenhall and goes to Riverrun to kill the old Tully Lord

2. In the books her and Aemond leave Harrenhall for months, while Daemon and Nettles are waiting for them

3. She wants Harrenhall and dabbles in Dark Magic for some unknown purpose, that makes no sense since she says she wants to die to join her "son"

4. When the assassins come for Aemond she is straight up scared and defends herself, why would she need to do that when she is immortal....

5. Way to desperate to have Aemond stay and she only clings to Targeryens, why? If she is lonely she had 100+ years to find anyone...

6. Also it was confirmed that she isn't a fucking ghost that can appear only to a select few, but that is inconsistent from Season 2 when only Daemon was able to see her...

Conclusion: I think she is a straight up witch who wants to get more power for herself and I wouldn't be surprised in Season 4 Larys comes to Harrenhall to join Aegon and reveals she is his bastard sister or something like that, also where was she when Larys ordered the burning of his family????

If I were to tell you this is the 3rd worst character on the show behind Alicent and Mysaria would you believe it?

The Dragon Pit is the SINGLE WORST MOMENT any character has done in this show!!!!

Then spends Season 2 preaching about restraint and doing nothing while popping moronic lines during the council scenes ( My grandsire was Jaeherys the Wise ohohohho), then goes and dies without doing anything LOL!

Hmmm...this show had so much potential but after 7 episodes, what was this abomination of a Season.

I'm not one of those "Nothing happened, nobody died", BUT BROTHERS AND SISTERS, this entire Season we had only ONE SINGLE CHARACTER ARC (Aegon) and the story after ep 2 just did not progress at all.

Episode 3 was straight up filler and we already have less episodes to flesh out a Season (first 2 are basically Season 2), so in reality we had 5 episodes with 20 character!!!!!!!

Episodes 4, 5, 6, 7 apart from Aegon's arc nothing happened, stagnant characters, HOW THE HELL ARE THEY STUCK AT KL AND TUMBLETON THE WHOLE SEASON?????

The plot's make no sense and it's not even funny anymore, George is a lazy guy who likes the fame a bit too much, but you can feel his presence not being there during Season 3. I don't know what this FAN FICTION even is anymore, sure as hell isn't Fire and Blood.

What Condal and Hess did is actually crazy, like they managed to mess up every story plot form the book, but their one original story (Aegon's) was really good?????

I don't expect anything from Season 4, will still watch it in 2050 when it comes out (btw AKOTSK Season 2 is finished filming and will come out in winter 2027, how bout that), but my interest is lost, the end is predictable so much, I know Cringisent will kill Aegon and become the ONLY Kingslayer and Kinslayer in Westerosi history....

Anyway what are yall's thought's on Season 3 and just this show in general?

Yeah, anyone saying they enjoyed Haelena is straight up BSing and this petulant child just wants his buddy's Dragon DNA theory to come true!

1. Cole dies and for a major character I guess 5 minutes was enough to close a chapter on his character, 10 min in total for Season 3... say what you want about his show version but even fucking Jace got more screen time than him in his last episode!

2. Everyone on TB is stupid as fuck, for Daemon and Rhaenyra it makes sense cuz they've been consistently dumb for 3 seasons but other people on the council...

3. What tf does Mysaria do???????????? Alyn a fucking ship worker knows more stuff than royal about governing the realm LOL!

4. Corlys wtf are you doing, like I had hope for this character after the first 2 episodes but bro reverted to his asshole phase from Season 1....

5. Aegon is getting smarter which I liked, sadly only 2 minutes of screen time this episode

6. WTF is the plot with Aemond and Alys, like these two are the most fickle characters in the entire show, the writers change them almost every episode, absolute garbage! Aemond a fucking mental psycho who burned a town doesn't kill Alys cuz she showed him some eggs.... Like oohohohoh, like they're aren't fucking 100 of them in the Dragon Pitt and Dragonstone, Aemond sees eggs for the FIRST TIME IN HIS LIFE?????

7. Fuck Alicent, that's it! Haelena is going crazy not cuz her son got killed but cuz she can't touch GRASS???????

8. Tumbleton plot was good!

9. Hugh is TRASH! Ulf is really good this episode, out of all the TB members his arc is the only good one and makes sense. Addam???????????

10. Jon Roxton Jetpack to Corlys.....

Conclusion: Terrible episode, with some plots being ok...I will give it 4.5/10!

This character is also trash and inconsistent!

1. First 5 to 7 minutes is Butcher's Ball and Cole dies, nobody will say the famous line CONFIRMED

2. We switch to King's Landing where Daemon plays detective the whole episode and disguises himself as a Gold Cloak (terribly I might add, his hair is visible) but nonetheless the Hightower assassin loses brain cells and falls for it, he get's taken out. This is a GOOD thing since it leaves room for the Shepherd and Smallfolk to rebel and not fucking Hightowers plotting.

3. Aemond and Alys shenanigans in Harrenhall and Aemond leaves to search for Vhagar on horseback. This leaves Alys alone and the plot from the books where Sabitha Frey takes the castle and Aemond returns on Vhagar in later episodes (most likely ep 8)

4. The trio at Rook's Rest burry the body and nothing much, Tyland might leave them.

5. Gwayne comes to Tumbleton, Ormund hates him cuz of his influence with Daeron and Ormund is still delusional about other Houses coming to their aid LOL.

6. Hugh and Ulf are watching Tumbleton, Ulf says how they are treated by TB, Hugh get's desperate and sneaks in using one of the carts that bring wood to the city (we see in the trailer), most likely he will get captured and Ormund will find out about his wife and boom Hugh turns not cuz of his ambitions but cuz his wife is held hostage, Ulf goes along since he hates how he is treated by TB (they turn during the Tumbleton battle in ep 8)

7. Alicent and Haelena are found out and harsher rules are implemented (black cell for Alicent??)

8. Towards the end Rhaenyra orders Daemon to head to Tumbleton (since he solved the murder of the Gold Cloaks they are back together as a couple but when she finds out about Rhaena in the next 2 episodes that will be the final straw for her)

Episode ends with Rivermenn and Wovles surrounding Tumbleton.

1. In season 2 and before Season 3 I thought Hugh would be the main dragon seed, but after 5 episodes, dude is the worst of them and barely appears.

2. Put any actor but TGC as Aegon and the character is unbearable and his character is shit, same with Emma, Ewan and Daemon (I still think Matt Smith is a one trick pony)

3. Daeron is whatever, like it's not book Daeron at all... Alys Rivers is meh, we still don't know anything about her 2 seasons in?????

4. The Velaryon family leveled up when Qweeen who was Trash died in 2x4 LOL.

5. Another thing about Aegon, his character would be great if he became kinda "good", but I feel like they will double down on him being a "Terrible Man" and most likely dude will go full tyrant mode.

My prediction is Orwyle will help them get to Dragonstone!

They really won't let her be hated by anyone!

This episode along with episode 4 for me are the best episodes of this season, BUT they are by no means perfect, let's discuss:

1. After watching this episode, I stand by my opinion that Cole should have died in Season 2, I'm sorry to Cole fans but his ARC is so boring and dreadful, the character is an empty bucket at this point and I simply don't care for him. Gwayne please run away from this Horrible Plotline!

2. Alicent continues to reign as the Worst Character on the show....no words needed, simply garbage.

3. Haelena remembers her son being killed, but is cool with TB being 2 rooms next to her??????

4. Ormund and Daeron, was meh....I don't like the fact that instead of the Smallfolk rebelling against Rhaenyra it's fucking Ormunds men....I swear if he orders the Storming of the Pits!!!!!!

5. Rhaenyra is so fucking incompetent and the show portrays her as smart is so funny to me, worst of all the Casuals eat it up!

6. Thank God it's Baela and Addam instead of Allyn who is 33. I love Addam, dude is truly pure.

7. The show does not know what to do with Aemond, simply put...is he a villain or a misunderstood character? I feel no sympathy for a guy that NUKED a city without reason! Mommy issues galore and Vhagar just dipped? I fully expect at this point the ghost of Laena to kill Aemond at the battle of Gods Eye!

8. Aegon and Larys are the shinning star of this show, loved that Larys put it on him as Aegon NEEDED this! Tyland is alive LOL, whatever, more people rally to Aegon which is good, to keep the dynamic of his scenes better.

9. Detective Daemon plot would have been awesome but sadly since the show gave the Hightowers the plot which the Smallfolk rebel it's meh...also Fuck the Gold Cloaks! How are they worse in every ERA of Westeros????? Also the guy they were torturing accepted a mission from Ormund cuz he gave him FAKE money LOL????

10. No Ulf and Hugh but honestly I didn't even remember them, which might be saying something about the writing....

For me this was a SOLID 7.5/10 episode, it proved that this show had potential but it also proved why that potential is being wasted.

IRONICALY THE LARYS SPEECH TO AEGON WAS MEANT FOR THE WRITERS LOL!

In my opinion what separates Good actors and Great actors is that with Great actors you forget them while watching them and you feel that the person you are watching IS the character!

HOTD has many good actors and it's the shows best attribute with the terrible writing, but to me personally two of the Great actors that make me forget them while watching them are Paddy Considine and Tom Glynn Carney and until recently I held them about the same level but after 3x4 with his more lively performance Tom Glynn Carney has claimed the "King" spot on the cast.

Truly when I watch him I don't think yeah that's Tom playing Aegon, no that IS Aegon!

With others I don't get the same feeling, for example when I see Daemon I go "oh yeah that's Matt Smit" or Aemond "yeah that's Ewan", Cole, Alicent...etc.

I know people praise D'Arcy but idk, when I watch them I always feel they try to hard to make me believe them, I don't want to say forced acting but...for me the crying scenes are very forced. Good actress nonetheless.

Season 3 Episode 5 SEALED my belief in TGC!

Apparently they will make Tessarion vs Moondancer instead of Sunfyre vs Moondancer.....

For fuc$s sake, this might actually be true if you see the BTS from ep 4, when they sculpt Sunfyre, his face is literally halved and he looks much worse than in the book.

Seriously Song of Ice and Fire is too complicated for casual audience and most of them can't even remember HOTD stuff and this show is VERY, VERY dumbed down from the material.

First two episodes had CGI dragon burn sh$t and the casuals soaked that up.

For me personally ep 4 was the best out of the bunch (i would still give it 6.5).

3x1 was just CGI battle

3x2 was the long awaited sack of KL and they built her as the main character, also CGI Vhagar

3x3 proves people don't care about QWEEN so much since it's lower than 3x2

The show is bad, like these scores are terrible, how tf does any episode come close to AKOTSK mind boggles me.

Then you watch the reactors and omg the drop in IQ to some of them, then the reviewers even more IQ drop, was listening to some pod (4 dudes) and one guy comes out and says "Only now do I find TG members interesting, when they are down", I'm like bro.....you're telling me you liked Season 2 TB???

Next episode will probably be higher since CGI battle...