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:35 Spring 2023 filming for S2 — likely won't release until 2024
1:20 Painted Table was sick
2:30 Rip Lucerys / Book description of the events
5:00 Season ends on a good note
6:00 S2 start in Winterfell? They destroyed the Winterfell set though
8:20 Sizes of the dragons
8:50 Where Driftmark is located
9:04 End of ad
10:33 Jon Snow series
13:55 only complaint for the episode — no mention of the dragonpit damage
14:15 Daemon choking Rhaenyra / Difference from the book with Daemon
16:14 Robb Stark catching strays 150 years in the past
18:50 Fan Question: Was the season rushed?
20:15 Overall complaints with S1, Ser Criston getting away with murder 2X without fallout, didnt care for a ton of the deaths because we didn't get a lot of time with the actors
24:35 Will Laenor come back next season?
26:17 Daemon's neck? Burnt? Greyscale?
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8:29 'civilians dont matter' — yet a common theme in GRRM's books is the plight of the common people
8:50 'Not her war' — yet her grandkids are betrothed to Rhaenyra's kids
9:08 Rhaenys didnt kill them because she saw Alicent 'mother to mother'
12:20 Rhaenys scene was not in the book, hard to scrub that from history
17:55 Aegon II actor says his character is constantly drunk
19:54 ad break
20:00 Finale trailer (Spoilers)
20:03 Vermithor — Second biggest currently in Westeros
21:10 Wild dragons living at Dragonstone
24:50 Book quote of what went down when Lord Beesbury dies
26:00 Harrold Westerling was dead by this point in the book, will he go to the Greens?
27:05 Criston Cole the Incel
28:30 Larys Strong killing his family for feet pics
32:45 The reason in the book that Aegon II agreed to become king was to save his family, or so he was told. Different than the show
34:35 Another reason Otto was able to convince everyone in the book was because they were scared of what Daemon would do
36:30 Storm's End battle coming in the finale
37:30 Winterfell teased at the end of the season?
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Timestamps
1:57 difference to Vaemond's death in the book
2:12 Where Daenerys' dragon eggs came from
6:57 Wild dragons on Dragonstone
9:00 Dragon eggs inspired by Ridley Scott's 'Alien'
9:09 end of Ad
9:37 Daeron Targaryen confirmed for S2
13:40 Viserys' death in the book, storm happening at the same time
15:05 Is Daemon comparable to Maegor?
16:03 GRRM Praising Paddy Considine, improvised parts in the episode, symbolism and BTS details
25:50 Ross talks TikTok theories
30:00 More Viserys talk, Bobby or Viserys a better character?
34:03 GRRM wants 40 episodes
36:40 Alicent is a hypocrite
37:20 What does Halaena mean? 'Beast below the boards'

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Timestamps

:34 Limited filming location and weather leading to more shots getting night filters added
2:08 Why Daemon was laughing
3:31 Driftmark was the first episode they shot for the series
5:30 Aemond's dialogue about losing his eye was pulled straight from the book
8:25 Actress confirms Alicent is in love with Ser Criston
11:00 Solid child acting
14:30 Rhaenyra's kids marrying Daemon's kids to make a tie up the family lines
17:26 Ad break
17:30 Is Rhaenyra using Daemon?
18:40 Dragons have to choose their rider
19:15 Here's how we would kill Vhagar / History of Vhagar
24:00 The Blacks and Greens are set. Was Alicent justified with wanting to take out an eye?
25:30 Ser Criston is such a tool
26:00 Leanor living is a change from the book, good twist. What happens with Seasmoke now? Dragons are tied to their riders for life
29:30 In the book, Seasmoke bonds with someone else, confirming Laenor is dead (potential spoilers)
32:17 Spoilers — talking next week's trailer
32:35 Alicent's kids grown up look wack asf
36:14 What happened to Alicent's fourth child from the books?
34:00 Aemond grown up looks older than his mom

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Timestamps
:35 Luke's theories and thoughts
4:07 Laena's death
6:50 The duel between Daemon and the Sealord of Braavos' son to marry Laena was removed from the story
8:20 More book differences. Would've been cool to see Laena getting her dragon
10:00 Kids are going to be very important after the final time jump
10:34 Intro was updated — Alicent had 4 bloodlines. Where is Daeron Targaryen?
13:13 Rhaenyra definitely should've been banging a guy with blonde hair instead
15:05 Rhaenys Targaryen (in the book) had black hair, so it was more ambiguous with the grandkids' hair color
16:17 Ad break
16:50 Daemon was right. Viserys could overrule Alicent but he's a weak king
17:40 Maester leeches guy is gone, and probably why Viserys is even alive still
18:27 Rhaenyra had no maesters at her birth
19:47 Could dragon-riding have caused the birth issues with Laena?
20:37 Going over Larys theories with Luke
21:53 Larys put his firefly sigil on the criminals who killed his family... why would he do that
24:04 Helaena have the Targaryen dreams? Some serious foreshadowing
26:26 Ser Criston Cole got off way too easy
29:05 Ned Stark / Harwin Strong parallel
29:34 Stranger reference with the Faith of the Seven
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Timestamps
1:38 are the Maesters working with the Hightowers to poison Viserys?
7:04 Ad spot
7:06 Difference between Lady Royce dying in the book vs show
10:20 Otto making points? If Viserys dies sooner, would it help Rhaenyra's case?
11:42 Larys Strong theories — Did he give Rhaenyra the tea? Is he possibly a Greenseer?
23:10 Fabien Frankel gives more insight into Ser Criston Cole snapping
32:52 Best episode yet in HOTD?
33:29 Fallen crown shot
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