Originally Posted by dlphg9:
Soooo fucking tired of this Daemon storyline. Jesus Christ. Just episode after episode of the same exact thing with him. I'd rather they not show him if all we get is him hallucinating basically the entire time.
It tends to wear on, but I look at it as an attempt to NOT do what was done with Daenerys, where there was a perceived "out of nowhere" shift/change in her decision-making approach and demeanor.
They're taking time to show the build-up.
I know Daemon is a bit of a fan favorite, but the picture we're getting of him is of a "man of action" who has some real strengths (he is charismatic in the right settings, and a powerful warrior) but also some real flaws (following through and finishing things rather than running away, not understanding the thought patterns of people other than himself, not connecting deeply with people he cares about/care about him).
Harrenhal is exposing those flaws. He expected to show up and say "Hello, I'm the king, famous and renowned warrior Daemon Targaryen and I have a dragon and a Valyrian steel sword. Bring your armies to me!" and it has gone differently than he expected (because there is more to it than he realized).
It's good character development. Yes, the pacing is a little slow, but I think it's important stuff. [Reply]
As somebody who's favorite character is Daemon, I don't have a problem with his storyline because I can see the growth and character development that will come out of it. It also makes sense considering this is downtime for him in the source material. [Reply]
I guess I have to buckle down and finish the book. I jumped over to a knight of the seven kingdoms and blew right through it. I just don't like the book from the Maesters perspective and have a lot harder time retaining the info. [Reply]
Honestly the more I think about it the more this season is starting to annoy me. It's like every episode is the same exact thing. We only get 8 episodes and over half of those are Daemon hallucinating at Harrenhall and Rhaenyra whining about not being respected or some shit. Honestly this season has some good moments, but it's a lot of boring filler shit and we shouldn't get much filler if we only get 8 episodes. [Reply]
Originally Posted by dlphg9:
The scene between Larys and Aegon was just amazing.
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Using there injuries/deformities to bond was pretty great. Probably the one time I actually liked Larys, he's been amazing, but I can't stand him lol
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That was a really good scene, but don’t be fooled. Larys is this time period’s Littlefinger. He’s always scheming up. He ran to Aegon straight after confirming that there was basically zero chance he could manipulate Aemond.