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Spoilers ahead for the entirety ofHouse of the Dragons first season.

So youre saying Aemond killed Luke accidentally?
They give us our power, and without them, we would be nothing.
We have to use these nukes responsibly.

These changes give the ensemble a greater emotional range as they vacillate between heroism and villainy.
It doesnt work with Aemond, either.
Having both princes lose control of their dragons, though?

House of the Dragondoesnt need regret running in the Targaryens bloodline; theres no room alongside all that fire.
My suspension of disbelief can only go so far.
Roxana Hadadi
Is this entire show an argument against having children?

One way to avoid that pain: Dont have these kids in the first place, man!
Its not exactly a whoopsie that Rhaenyras boy wound up dead.
Jen Chaney
Why did this entire season feel like a prologue?
And why wasnt the prologue … better?
Theres an undeniable feeling of acceleration inHouse of the Dragonsfinale.
Aemonds dragon looms above puny little Arrax, and in the end, Aemond cant control this massive beast.
Poor Lucerys gets chomped.
Its also suddenly realizing,Oh shit, this is what this show wants to be about!
Im not one of the book readers, so I have very little insight intowhats coming laterin this show.
Well care about the war so much more if we know who these women are!
Setup, ideally, should feel less explicitly like setup.
Did he have any distinguishing characteristics as a person?
A tendency to be overly cautious or lingering trauma from the whole Aemond eye thing?Anything?
It is impossible to say!
It doesnt matter because he got chomped.
Kathryn VanArendonk