House of the Dragon spoiler thread

[wicked cool]

Multiple actresses - Rhaenyra and Alicent are both recast with older actresses.
And Larys Strong is the younger son of the Hand of the King, Lyonel Strong (and younger brother of Harwin Strong).

So he had his own family killed

 

[Zaukrie]

So he had his own family killed

Yes he did.

 

[John R Davis]

I was most surprised the King is still going ( may r he outlives then all!)

 

[Aeson]

The Sea Snake's children had also aged up. The son was in the previous couple of episodes. I don't think the daughter was though. I think she came and went in the same episode.

 

[Rabulias]

Amazing to see Viserys was still kicking after all those years. I was expecting the episode to open with his death.

I was most surprised the King is still going ( may r he outlives then all!)

In the scene where Lyonel is offering to resign as Hand, when Viserys stands up, you can see that his left arm looks like just black bone.

 

[Rabulias]

The Sea Snake's children had also aged up. The son was in the previous couple of episodes. I don't think the daughter was though. I think she came and went in the same episode.

Yes, she was in an at least two earlier episodes, by two actresses, I believe. One when she was about 12 and walking with Viserys on a "date" when he was considering her as a wife. The other was just the last episode where she was about 15 at the wedding festivities. It was there she was making eyes at Daemon, leading to their marriage that we see in this episode.

 

[Aeson]

Yes, she was in an at least two earlier episodes, by two actresses, I believe. One when she was about 12 and walking with Viserys on a "date" when he was considering her as a wife. The other was just the last episode where she was about 15 at the wedding festivities. It was there she was making eyes at Daemon, leading to their marriage that we see in this episode.

I meant the actress came and went in this episode.

 

[Dire Bare]

I meant the actress came and went in this episode.

Yeah, with a bang!

Sorry.

But . . . I felt like we lost a character we'd been with the entire season so far, despite being portrayed at three different ages by three different actresses. All three actresses were good!

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I hope Martin is in therapy, given that being a woman in his novels so consistently means exposing them to violence and death.

And no, it's not "realistic." His books have zombies, dragons and magic abortion tea. It's an authorial choice.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

But . . . I felt like we lost a character we'd been with the entire season so far, despite being portrayed at three different ages by three different actresses. All three actresses were good!

She was an excellent character. I'd love to have seen at least one POV episode with her adult self before having her removed from the stage like this. To be fair, I felt the same way about Daemon's last wife. Dude's got his issues, but he has good wives.