00:00Welcome back everyone.
00:06It is Amelia.
00:07I hope you are fine.
00:08House of the Dragons Season 2 Episode 6 continues the fallout from Rook's
00:13rest and the gradual builds to the final with another solid, if unspectacular, outing.
00:18The Game of Thrones prequel has settled back into the same slower, early-season rhythm
00:23it had before the Dance of the Dragons exploded into life in Episode 4.
00:27But that's not a bad thing.
00:29There's some intriguing setup and strong character development in King's Landing,
00:33Harrenhal, and on Dragonstone, although not everything works similar to Game of Thrones
00:38Season 2 and other seasons, but that was particularly peak for it.
00:43The King's Landing storylines are where House of the Dragons Season 2 is doing a lot of
00:47its best work.
00:48That's not too much of a surprise as it's the capital where so many of the political
00:53machinations happen and where many of the most complex characters are situated.
00:57There's lots of great character work and interplay between different pairs of actors
01:02here.
01:03That goes from Alicent Hightower and her son, Aemond, on to Aemond and his brother, King
01:07Aegon, and then Aegon and Larry Strong.
01:10Each of these adds to the drama and intrigue and builds on their existing relationships.
01:15It's these kinds of small conversations where power is decided and where real change can
01:20happen.
01:21So while each is relatively small, they're fascinating to watch as the various schemes
01:26and political battles unfold.
01:27Elsewhere in King's Landing, the riots are a brutal turn that add a jolt of urgency to
01:32the proceedings.
01:33The show has been increasingly setting this up with characters such as Hugh Hammer and
01:38Ulf White, and it finally boiling over allows for a powerful depiction of the small folk
01:43struggles.
01:44It does a good job of making you worried for Helaena, in particular, because she's so decent
01:49but without taking away from the plight of the people, such as the horrifying shot of
01:53the man's hand being cut off.
01:55And it's all staged really well by director Andrish Parekh.
01:59Although there have been complaints, I've mostly enjoyed Damon Targaryen's story in
02:03the past few episodes, with an interesting dive into his side and some questionable bedroom
02:08antics.
02:09However, I think another episode of that could have been stretching it a bit too much, if
02:14not for the return of Paddy Considine as King Vysaes I Targaryen.
02:18Vysaes was the best character in season 1, and Considine gave one of the best single
02:23season performances I've seen in the Game of Thrones franchise, so it's great to see
02:28him back and not having missed a beat with his return.
02:31Vysaes is the defining person in Damon's arc.
02:34Everything has been because of war in response to him in some way, so it was very important
02:39to see him once again.
02:41Damon's visions of Vysaes are great for bringing his arc full circle.
02:45There is clearly a huge amount of regret and sorrow felt for how he behaved and that
02:50he wasn't there for his brother when he could have been, and how that, in turn, helped cost
02:55him the crown he'd wanted.
02:56I'm not sure if there should be more visions for Damon, as this feels like a strong closing
03:01point for them.
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