The way he would hate Rhaenyra for anything, even trivial things like her gaining weight, but he would defend Jace from any bad rumors and would describe him in the best possible light.

I know a lot of people are upset about the show, but is there a "low sodium" version of this subreddit, for people who actually want to discuss it, without just shitting all over it as the worst thing ever?

As someone who loves the books, despite their many flaws, and as someone who enjoyed GoT, but had serious issues with it from very early on.

I just don't understand why so many people seem to spend so much time have non-productive discussions something they hate.

What does Team Black, aka the majority of the audience, think about the show's narrative? Are you satisfied with Rhaenyra being stripped of her flaws and shortcomings, portrayed as a peace-seeking heroine, while Aegon and the Greens are constantly humiliated and vilified to the point where none of them truly support Aegon, and even Alicent essentially becomes a Black? Or would you have preferred the show to stay closer to the book—where both sides have flaws and strengths, yet remain steadfast in their belief that their cause is the right one?

We all seen it and I’m curious, does anyone else think that possibly this could change the entire history of game of thrones? For an example, Damon could stop white walkers from happening and help the Targaryen’s from falling to destruction? I’m so curious to see if this one vision can change the whole course of the show. I’ve never read the books, I watched game of thrones like 4 different times and seen house of dragons twice. So if my history is little off, don’t mind me🙂

I read fire and blood a few weeks ago and have been reading a lot of people's opinions about the show and the characters. Ive seen a lot of people say that the book is more of a "both sides are bad" story where the main lesson is that war is bad and no one wins.

But when i read the book it still seemed to me like the blacks were more sympathetic compared to the greens and they didnt do nearly as much bad stuff. I never liked rhaenyra because she just came off to me as self centered and power hungry but I dont remember her specifically doing anything that unreasonable. I would like to know your opinions on whether or not the blacks are supposed to be the "good guys" or if both sides are meant to be equally corrupt.

How is a legendary figure like him remembered in history books? Is he seen with hate, or do people look back on him fondly? For someone so well-known and deadly, I’ve always wondered how history portrays him.

Yeah, who would have thought...

Rhaenyra and Allicent are definetely not the same characters as what the book portrayed them as, but i think that they are consistent with what the TV adaptation has been trying to do with them, so there is merit in that consistency.

I loved Season 1 and one of the biggest changes from book to TV that they made was the 2 of them being best friends in youth, so i can't be really hypocritical in saying that Season 2 is bad because they changed things from the book.

Also, Daemo's arc in Harrenhal, although boring at first, upon a rewatch, it made me appreciate them more in seeing how a man obssessed with becoming King, began to understand that he is just a pawn in a much bigger conflict and that him being King is not where his greatness should be tested.

And to be fair, they freaking nailed all of the Dragon scenes, whether it was Rook's Rest and the Dragon Seeds.

I mean, yeah, sure it still wasn't perfect, but as someone that was super disappointed at first, this recent binge/rewatch made me far more excited for the third season.

Even the underwhelming ending became HYPE, knowing what is coming (probably, if they don't change it too much lmao), which could also be because of the amazing soundtrack from Ramin, which is always on point.

My current praise for this season is far bigger than my criticism for it, so i guess that has got to mean something.

But i also completely understand why GRRM and book readers would dislike the season, since they did change a hell lot of things.

Inspired by the Sunfyre vs Caraxes poll, but Syrax is closer to Sunfyre in terms of appearance/size. Also, the Black Queen’s dragon vs the Green King’s

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We see short clips of women playing and taking care of the young children and I'm trying to figure out what they're called.

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I was just watching the Rook’s Rest episode. The Green Council has a Maester, two Targs, and an educated Lannister in its ranks. When Aemond speaks High Valyrian to Aegon, noone makes a noise - in fact, they all quizzical when Aemond is talking like they do not understand a word. I was wondering if people cannot learn High Valyrian as a foreign language in Westeros?

I know that in the books it is claimed that Sansa knows some High Valyrian and Tyrion tries to speak some in Mereen and other locales in Essos which makes me think it is a “teachable/learnable” language.

So obviously, Jaehaerys couldn’t have predicted that Maegor would just drop dead on the throne, so what was his actual plan for Balerion? I mean, at the time, Jaehaerys only had three teenage dragons, and let’s be real—they weren’t doing anything to Balerion, who was still in his prime. Did he really think he could take on the Black Dread himself? There’s no way the wise Jaehaerys didn’t have some kind of plan… right?

I will obviously choose Vermithor.