Got dragon battle12/29/2023 ![]() While not a really emotional conflict, like some later big battle episodes in Game of Thrones, it was pure spectacle. The Battle of the Stepstones, however, is one that spared no expense. Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) is accidentally knocked out in the beginning of the fight, only to wake up when it was over. In the first season of Game of Thrones, producers found a clever way to do their battle on the cheap. Yet, the Battle of the Stepstones the show gave us is all fans ever really wanted from Game of Thrones: a big, old Dragon party.īig battle scenes, especially those set in fantasy realms, are very expensive to produce. Some might have hoped that Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) would stay bogged down in the war for a few episodes. Martin, House of the Dragons fans didn't know what to expect in regards to pacing. Given the expansive nature of Fire & Blood by George R.R. If you’ve missed any of the episodes so far, you can catch up streaming with an HBO Max subscription.The following contains spoilers for House of the Dragon Season 1, Episode 3 "Second of his Name," which debuted Sunday, Sep. ET on HBO in the 2022 TV premiere schedule. Will things heat up between Rhaenyra and Ser Criston, despite his vows and her obligations? How will Daemon return to King’s Landing? Will Alicent have another son? Find out what House of the Dragon has in store with the next new episode, airing on Sunday, September 11 at 9 p.m. The episode was jam-packed with developments that raise more questions about what’s on the way. And frankly, I wouldn’t complain if we got more of Daemon, Corlys, and Laenor banding together after their time together in the Stepstones. Matt Smith was no Doctor as Daemon in this episode, and I’m already ready to rewatch the sequence. If Otto Hightower had been present, I have to imagine that he’d think twice about ever entering into a standoff with Daemon ever again like he did in Episode 2. Daemon powered on through sheer force of will. The whole battle was messy and dirty and occasionally even clumsy as Daemon grew tired and was injured, which raised the stakes and added a sense of realism to a very fantastical sequence. As somebody whose first experience with Matt Smith was as the Eleventh Doctor in Doctor Who, this episode and Daemon’s crazy double-cross on the beach fully convinced me that Smith is the right man for the character. He’s honestly very lucky that he didn’t perish in the mission, especially after taking three arrows to his body. Note to every single one of Daemon’s enemies in the Seven Kingdoms: if you tell him that he can’t do something, he may well go on a suicide mission to try and wreak enough havoc to take you down. (Image credit: HBO) Matt Smith Crushed The Final Battle Sequence As Daemon He was a pretty chilling villain, for all that he only appeared in a little bit of Season 1, and the battle also revealed Laenor as a dragonrider, which is almost certainly going to be important down the line. It’s not guaranteed that the fighting is completely done in the Stepstones just because Daemon sliced the Crabfeeder in two, but that enemy has been quite definitively defeated. (Although that conflict was pretty epic!) If anything, the war seemed designed to reveal some layers to Daemon’s character: he’s willing to put himself in very serious danger if there’s a chance at getting the job done, violently resents the idea of needing his brother’s aid to save his cause, and drives his men too hard if his cause is losing. (Image credit: HBO) The Stepstones War Is Seemingly OverĮven though Daemon, Corlys, Corlys’ son and brother, and men-at-arms have been fighting the war in the Stepstones for around three years, viewers only watched the conflict against the Crabfeeder for one episode. Otto wants his grandson on the Iron Throne, and Viserys may not see that his Hand’s goal is in opposition of his daughter’s. Still, Otto still has Alicent obeying him, and Viserys doesn’t seem to suspect any kind of deception or ulterior motives from his wife. ![]() Viserys may not be the strongest king, but he’s holding fast on this one.īut can Viserys outfox Otto Hightower? He still seems to have full trust in his Hand, although he flatly shut down Otto’s suggestion that he betroth Rhaenyra to her two-year-old half brother. Although he did question his decision while drunk, he is fully committed to Rhaenyra as his heir and even revealed that he wants her to marry so that she can solidify her claim by producing heirs of her own. Viserys and Rhaenyra had a long overdue conversation by the end of the episode, when she finally came out and accused her father of planning to replace her with Aegon now that he has a son who can take her place as heir to the Iron Throne. (Image credit: HBO) Viserys Hasn’t Changed His Mind About Rhaenyra, But Otto Has Plans
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