man I just feel so bad for Corlys/Rhaenys. Genuinely a good couple and now as far as they know their entire bloodline has been wiped out

was very glad that it was revealed as a ruse as well. I would've definitely had some complaints on SUCH a sudden heelturn (I mean they still killed a guy but still). But in hindsight the fire/water speech did kinda spell it out, I was p confused why that dialogue was included the first time

I liked how Aemond immediately became a dick after he got the dragon lol. Pretty believable! I'm liking the scenes with the kids more than I thought I would

Really my only complaint (besides some things still being rushed) is I feel like all the charm that Rhaenyra had has evaporated after the actor change. Alcock's performance had lots of SPUNK whereas D'Arcy has made her much more stoic. Some of that could be explained away as her becoming a mother (and just older in general) but idk. I guess it's just something to get adjusted to but I doubt I'll ever PREFER this version of the character. That said I did like the scene with her egging Alicent on, some solid acting/writing there

Curtis @ 2/10/2022 22:10

So glad Criston was like.....uhhh yeah I'm just here to protect you, I'm not about to stab out a kid's eye

Criston's still a dick but I was pleasantly surprised by that lol. I thought he just might go for the FULL spurned lover revenge and do it to spite Rhaenyra

yeah the Rhaenyra/Laenor thing confuses me too. Like neither of you has to LIKE it, but you're literally putting your kids and your own lives at risk for not going through with it as a duty

I know that's also the case in the book, but it's still hard to believe they wouldn't have made it more of a priority and KEPT TRYING. In the book it was already obvious that her kids were bastards since they inexplicably had brown hair, but now in the show it's both the hair AND the skin color that's a giveaway. I did like how they had Aegon point out how laughably obvious it is