I really feel bad for this guy, especially after the "Red Sowing, I feel like bro reached a nervous breakdown!
What can I say about AMC's Interview with a Vampire, it's really good, WAAAAY better than a movie because it has more breathing space and the acting is superb.
Most of all, the "Unreliable Narrator" or "Biased Storyteller" troupes which Fire & Blood is, is done perfectly in this show.
The Showrunners before adapting S1 met the late Anne Rice and with her permission made the show and respecting her wishes to stay faithful to the books. Every time they do an interview the writers have the BOOK right by their side. The actor who plays Lestat actually FUC$ING read all the books!
Also the "Race Swap" of characters is done really good! They didn't turn them into preaching social justice warriors like MANY tv shows do, they are vain, they are cruel....like in the BOOKS!
Also EVERY character feels like a REAL PERSON unlike many HOTD characters.
Highly recommend this show, it's really good and since Walking Dead S6 it's what's keeping AMC alive as a studio.
I'd argue to say show Aemond is straight up Homelander.
Mommy issues? Check!
Most powerful character (cuz of Vhagar ofc)? Check!
Mental breakdown? Check!
Cuz of some bs prophecy convinces himself he's The One? Check!
Can these writers do anything original???
This is show Aemond only!
My journey with her character:
1x9--> The scene with Rhaenys and Aegon in the carriage rubbed me the wrong way, but I gave it no thought.
2x1--> Her and Criston was a slap in the face and totally went against what her character stood for in Season 1 which was literally a week apart from Season 2. After that her delusion in the council scene where Jasper looked at her "Are you insane, why would Rhaenyra accept your letters of piece????"
2x2--> The reveal that she does not care about her children, including Haelena, more concerned about her secret with Cole not being revealed. This is where I started disliking her character.
2x3--> The sept scene and the loss of agency and her saying to Gwayne that Aegon and Aemond are trash, zero accountability.
2x4--> Her belittling Aegon and basically calling him a waste of life. After this episode I started hating her character and began rooting against her.
2x5--> Enjoyed the part where Aemond put her in her place during the council scene. Her line to Cole "You know what Aemond is???? What he SOMEHOW became????"
2x6--> A scene many miss, I also missed it but when I rewatched the show caught it, It's her scene with Orwyle in Aegon's chambers, he tells her Aegon sleeps for 10 hours but there is hope, and she literally says "What will he be if he lives?" aka maybe it's better he dies!!!!! Demented scene for a mother!
2x8--> Literally trades her children's lives and her entire family and their supporters for her own "Freedom" . Total character assassination!
NOTHING SEASON 3 DOES, EVEN IF THEY REMADE HER CHARACTER WILL FIX THE DAMAGE FROM SEASON 2!
During 20 years of rule Viserys didn't do sh%t, every decision regarding the realm was made by Otto and Lyonel.
What forbearance, what judiciousness, what fuc%ing dignity?????
Did you forget he fired you cuz you reported his daughter and his pedo brother????
Did you forget he only threw feasts and drank himself every day????? Wasting the Crown's coin???
I won't even comment on the abomination of the War in Stepstones where Daemon apparently went Terminator mode against a fu%king army.(fanfic)
The only thing Viserys did was name a moron his heir and never even attempted to train her since he himself was A FUC%ING MORON!
Now if lowest tier has group scenes with other characters from other tiers I will watch but if they are solo or interacting with only their tier characters I will skip since they represent everything wrong with this show!
Apparently there will be a knighting scene after KL get's taken. Daemon on Rhaenyra's orders will knight bastards LOL aka the dragon seeds. Similar to how Lyonel knighted Apple Boy and in the background we will hear the chant about the Seven. (this makes no sense since Daemon is a Valyrian Purist and rejects the Seven but maybe someone else will chant it.)
Also there will be a torture scene in the Black Cells (Jasper probably or Tyland who got captured)
Ned Stark rolling in his grave......Knighting a Bastard.....
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Show Alys is SOOOO different from her book counterpart that I have no clue how their relationship will work....Will they retcon it like they did Nettles & Daemon?
Been thinking about the Dance and more specifically the end and "Hour of the Wolf",.
This guy could have ended House Targeryen and made House Stark the new rulers of Westeros, nobody could have opposed him.
Velaryon's were done, Lannisters also, Hightowers and Baratheons also.....
Why is every member of House Stark so dumb and lack any ambition or at least why not pursue to better the position of their House and men serving them????
Said YT-uber which I won't name has named Viserys as Rhaenyra's main obstacle to the throne because of his decisions or lack there of.
I agree in that sense but said person goes on a rant because of course you can't have an objective view.....
They suggest that EVERYONE in Viserys's council apart form OTTO were working for the better of the Realm and not their own ambition LOL!
They suggest that he should've married a child to appease the "Noble" Velaryons????
Then since Laenor was gay and Rhaenyra had to make heirs "It's OK to have bastards"????
Firing Otto was too easy of a punishment, should have been executed.
And to cap it off the ever continuing "Good Solution" to marry Haelena to a Bastard!
Nobody can convince me this YT-uber is an expert in Fire & Blood and GRRM writing or has any semblance of a normal person!
Like in the show Daemon and Aemond interacted for 5 seconds in 1x8 LOL!
And Aegon is trailer SWEARS to kill Aemond!
Recap we saw him prepare to leave KL at the end of 2x2, he is not present in 2x3 so it's safe to assume he left in between these episodes.
Now there are many "leaks" saying Mysaria captured him and will offer him to Rhaenyra, my question is HOW?
We saw her in 2x2 being f-ing HOMELESS and only at the end does Rhaenyra pardon her.
Unless this chick is OP AF and has thousands of people under her (surpassing even Littlefinger and Varys at their Prime) how does she capture him.
Then there is Larys whom I'm leaning towards being the one who captured Otto since he wanted to be Aegon's hand in 2x1 and just placed him in the Black Sells and when KL falls Mysaria discovers him and then brings him to Rhaenyra.
There was also the Beesburry theory but Condal ain't that smart to remember Season 1...
Ughhhhhhhhhhhh, so we waste the Best Actor in the show for a cameo where he dies and a flashback episode for FUC%ING ALICENT!
I FUCK$ING HATE MYSARIA!
Just listened to "The Ringer-Verse" podcast and they refer to Alicent's kids as Targ-Towers like they're not Targeryens??
So what is a REAL TARGERYEN? Just incest children?
Also on the podcast, people don't need to remind the listeners that they are "Team Rhaenyra" after saying they most look forward to Aegon's storyline, like that's in your f-ing contract to Woke Media. It's okay to say she's a boring character!
Another thing I watched some HBO UK premier red carpet interviews, I know late to the party, and there was a tattood chick interviewing D'Arcy and Tom bumped in for a cheeky "Hello" and my GOD the interviewer looked like he murdered her entire family and straight up told him to "Fu$k off" LOL. After she kinda interview him, I say kinda cuz she just asked him where is "The one true Queen" and instead of actially interviewing the guy she booed him after he made a joke and left.
I am suspecting the media have a contract obligation to HBO to ignore every actor apart from the 3 Mains.
Fu$king UNPROFESSIONAL!
Probably another vision to Daemon since he is still at Harrenhall at the start of Season 3.