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Quoted: Is there a real world example of the second son being heir apparent to a lesser house due to his older brother being heir to a greater one, like Luke and Jace? View Quote When Philippe's uncle Gaston died in February 1660, the Duchy of Orl ans reverted to the crown, as he had no surviving male issue. The duchy was one of the most highly regarded appanages of the ancien r gime, and it was traditionally Philippe's birthright as the brother of the king. Thus, at the death of Gaston, Philippe himself took on the new style of Duke of Orl ans and Louis XIV granted Philippe the title officially on 10 May 1661 along with the subsidiary titles duke of Valois and duke of Chartres, all registered peerages with the Parlement de Paris. He was also granted the lordship of Montargis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_I,_Duke_of_Orl%C3%A9ans#Duke_of_Orl%C3%A9ans |
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Harketh, Mr Williams Speaks.... House of the Dragon 1x10 (REACTION/FINALE!) "The Black Queen" |
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Quoted: As a Targaryen what lesser house would he have claim to? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Is there a real world example of the second son being heir apparent to a lesser house due to his older brother being heir to a greater one, like Luke and Jace? As a Targaryen what lesser house would he have claim to? House Velaryon - Lord of the Tides and Master of Driftmark He is a Velaryon (paternal) as well as a Targaryen (maternal) |
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The Critical Drinker House Of The Dragon - It's Excellent |
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I finally started watching. I think I am on episode 5 or 6 now. So far it's not grabbing me like got did. I keep wandering off or scrolling through my phone instead of watching.
I did stop to watch the gay black white haired guy making out in the dunes. That was hot. |
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They also got rid of an executive producer, Jocelyn Diaz -
https://deadline.com/2022/09/house-of-the-dragon-jocelyn-diaz-exits-season-2-executive-producer-1235127500/ Here is here IMDB page. From the stuff she produced it is my opinion this another part of the problem gone. |
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Quoted: They also got rid of an executive producer, Jocelyn Diaz - https://deadline.com/2022/09/house-of-the-dragon-jocelyn-diaz-exits-season-2-executive-producer-1235127500/ Here is here IMDB page. From the stuff she produced it is my opinion this another part of the problem gone. View Quote Attached File |
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Show was a giant stinky rotten whore used dildo Kweef monger lacking in any or all magic contained in GoT seasons 1-3.
Rot in hell you giant sow sweat hog. |
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I've been rewatching GOT and it's so much better than HOTD it's not even funny.
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Honest Trailers | House of the Dragon |
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I am laying around recovering from a surgery and decided to binge the entire season. I was hoping it would put the show in a better light.
No such luck. It is actually worse IMO. One thing that really stood out was how weak King Viserys was. Watching all the after show AAR's I really think HBO needs to shitcan a bunch more people on this if they have any hope of making this show epic like GoT. Here is to hoping HBO knows that when you play the game of thrones you either win or you die. ETA - one thing that stood out was that they cheesed out on the budget. I do not understand how you could take all the success of Got and not get a good budget to work with. |
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Quoted: I am laying around recovering from a surgery and decided to binge the entire season. I was hoping it would put the show in a better light. No such luck. It is actually worse IMO. One thing that really stood out was how weak King Viserys was. Watching all the after show AAR's I really think HBO needs to shitcan a bunch more people on this if they have any hope of making this show epic like GoT. Here is to hoping HBO knows that when you play the game of thrones you either win or you die. ETA - one thing that stood out was that they cheesed out on the budget. I do not understand how you could take all the success of Got and not get a good budget to work with. View Quote |
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Quoted: The budget for GoT was around $6 million per episode in season one and rose to around $15 million per episode by the end. This show had a budget of $20 million per episode. View Quote Well some of looks like someone pocketed a bunch of money. The boat scenes look like they were done by a high school drama department. The dragons were really hit or miss. The was CGI that was poorly done. I had already posted about the shitty job they did with the soundtrack. IDK with a lot of GoT it felt like you were there. This is just something I am watching on TV. Everything feels small. IDK how much of not caring about a single character in this plays into that. |
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Daemon Targaryen | Seven Nation Army | House of the Dragon |
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View Quote I haven't seen HotD so I can't speak to that, but I have noticed the Drinker does sometimes have a gross overvaluation of tv shows/films he thought were going to be total shit (so he went in with EXTREMELY low expectations), but instead it ended up just being "ehh." Prey, for example. Its basically the equivent of eating something you think is going to be some of the nastiest food you've ever consumed in your life, instead it ends up tasting like a typical fast food hamburger, and then you hype it up like you just ate a very good ribeye. |
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Update on The Winds Of Winter - George R. R. Martin Update on The Winds Of Winter - George R. R. Martin |
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Quoted: Update on The Winds Of Winter - George R. R. Martin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGWKQ9yzcBI View Quote He’s 74 and morbidly obese. He will not be alive long enough to finish the series. |
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Quoted: He’s 74 and morbidly obese. He will not be alive long enough to finish the series. View Quote Exactly. What's it been? 11 years since the last book? Each book has taken him longer to write. Even a conservative estimate of 13-14 years to finish the last book puts him at 87-88 years old. |
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GRRM has said he had to go back and rewrite Bran's parts. He said Bran has been the most difficult character to write.
I guess that is because he has to sell Bran's "good story". Bran has to be 10 feet tall now seeing how fans of the TV show did not buy that line. |
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Quoted: Exactly. What's it been? 11 years since the last book? Each book has taken him longer to write. Even a conservative estimate of 13-14 years to finish the last book puts him at 87-88 years old. View Quote It's interesting that his output dropped to zero when his assistants/ghost writers left to write The Expanse series |
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GRRM once said he writes like a gardener:
He writes wherever the story takes him. He has some serious pruning and weeding to do |
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Started watching this and I’m 3 or 4 episodes in; it’s kinda hard to get into. They seem to have taken all the humor out of it. Where’s the Tyrian character making jokes about everything? Or someone like the Hound and his cynical swearing apathy? Or the kid that gets free rides at the brothel because he’s got a huge dick? This show just seems to take itself too seriously. Does it get better?
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Quoted: Started watching this and I’m 3 or 4 episodes in; it’s kinda hard to get into. They seem to have taken all the humor out of it. Where’s the Tyrian character making jokes about everything? Or someone like the Hound and his cynical swearing apathy? Or the kid that gets free rides at the brothel because he’s got a huge dick? This show just seems to take itself too seriously. Does it get better? View Quote Not really |
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Has this been posted yet?
House of the Dragon - SNL |
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Quoted: Started watching this and I'm 3 or 4 episodes in; it's kinda hard to get into. They seem to have taken all the humor out of it. Where's the Tyrian character making jokes about everything? Or someone like the Hound and his cynical swearing apathy? Or the kid that gets free rides at the brothel because he's got a huge dick? This show just seems to take itself too seriously. Does it get better? View Quote |
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Quoted: Started watching this and I'm 3 or 4 episodes in; it's kinda hard to get into. They seem to have taken all the humor out of it. Where's the Tyrian character making jokes about everything? Or someone like the Hound and his cynical swearing apathy? Or the kid that gets free rides at the brothel because he's got a huge dick? This show just seems to take itself too seriously. Does it get better? View Quote Unless you're just looking for a GoT reboot, then you'll be disappointed. |
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Quoted: Sounds like you'd be better off just rewatching the first seasons of GoT if you're looking for a GoT reboot View Quote Attached File |
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Quoted: Yes, the entire discussion the last few pages is surrounding how it takes a while to get better and how it later makes sense what they did the first 5 or 6 episodes. Unless you're just looking for a GoT reboot, then you'll be disappointed. View Quote When did it get better? I missed that part. |
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Quoted: When did it get better? I missed that part. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Yes, the entire discussion the last few pages is surrounding how it takes a while to get better and how it later makes sense what they did the first 5 or 6 episodes. Unless you're just looking for a GoT reboot, then you'll be disappointed. When did it get better? I missed that part. When the Final Credits rolled at the end of S8, E6. |
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So I'm reading the source novel Fire and Blood....
I'm at page 146 and I don't think I've come close to where the Series starts.... OK, The Red Keep has just been constructed an one king just married his sister..... |
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I saw that they are coming out with Season 1 of House Of The Dragon on DVD.
So I'm back to my Question I posed a few (!) pages ago: Subscribe to HBO+ for a few weeks or buy the DVD/Blu-Ray. BTW: Recently I went back and reread Pages 82 to 88. |
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Get both. I watched it on HBO AND I have the 4K blu ray coming.
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They should have stuck with the show they had planned set during The Age of Heroes
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Wilko Johnson (1947 - 2022)
Wilko Johnson (1947 - 2022) |
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Page 173
King Jaeherys Jarhaerys* married his sister Alysanne. They are both underage. Rogar Baratheon (Matt Smith [(?)] suggested to The Small Council that Jaeherys Jarhaerys be sent to The Citadel to become a maester. Queen Alyssa, acting as Queen Regent, fired Rogar Baratheon as Hand Of The King. He was told to return to Storm's End. *YOU try spelling the names correctly |
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Page 177
Ok....It was Jaehaerys Targaryen..... He becomes six and ten years of age and no longer requires a regent. End of unnumbered chapter. A Time of Testing The Realm Remade next. |
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House of the Dragon Season 2 Filming Begins in March: Earliest Premiere July 2024 (Game of Thrones)
House of the Dragon Season 2 Filming Begins in March: Earliest Premiere July 2024 (Game of Thrones) |
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Quoted: House of the Dragon Season 2 Filming Begins in March: Earliest Premiere July 2024 (Game of Thrones) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piflIU_lc6Q View Quote Jesus fucking Christ. |
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OK, I'm Finally, FINALLY, FINALLY
....at where the Series starts. Queen Alyssa is seriously preggers and in [echo chamber] bad shape [/ echo chamber] Save you wife or your son. Page 216 to 217. There was no tourney at the time, just the King and Queen visiting their realm and thinking of their mother. |
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