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house of the dragon 1x06

I have a lot of thoughts on episode 6 of House of the Dragon.

Firstly, lemme start with saying Emma D’Arcy fucking kills it as older Rhaenyra and I just feel it in my bones that they’ll have even greater chemistry with Matt Smith. So anyways.

Rhaenyra this episode showed not only greatness as a queen but also a mother. The overflowing affection she had for each of her boys was heartwarming, the fact she openly apologised to mrs bitchface in the council meeting and tried to take the higher road, the friendship with laenor (although he didn’t deserve it at times) because even as angry as she is at him she wont break her vows she made to him. I’m heartbroken we didn’t see more of her bond with Ser Harwin given their circumstances, but the subtle glances and the warmth in her eyes whenever they interacted was really sweet. I guess I understand why, there were already rumours of him being the daddy so to have them interacting so plainly with each other would have added more fuel to the fire. But even still we should have seen more.

In contrast we have mrs bitchface, who’s a whole scheming, conniving, musty ass slice of bread. All her scenes with crispin were really crispin’ on my nerves for real; how are the both of them so obsessed and bitter after 10 YEARS. I hated the fact she made Rhaenyra come to her after my girl had just given birth, and then tried to play the concerned act ‘oh, you should be resting in bed’ like... bitch if you dont get. I hated the fact that she went to Larys and then wanted to act all surprised and innocent when he got our beloved baby daddy murdered (i knew it was coming but that scene fucking destroyed me y’all).

Viserys. I gotta respect him as a father and grandfather, who wont hear anything bad being said about Rhaenyra and his grandchildren, who wants them to play together & fight together so that their bonds are tightened. But as a king? SIR, GET YOUR WIFE AND YOUR PEOPLE. Daemon was so right when he said he was weak. He is weak and he lets himself be too easily swayed. Half those issues they had could have been resolved if he’d had more of a backbone and payed more attention to the people surrounding him then whatever tf he’s building in his chambers. I mean, yes, fine, he was in poor condition and increasingly detoriating so probably didnt want any added stress, but c’mon man. DO YOUR GODDAMN ROLE.

Onto Daemon and Laena. Their relationship was certainly something. I wish we would have seen more of it like how they described it was from the books. From the snippets the show gave us it was tense, but I also believe it was one of affection and care. I wish they’d given us more than breadcrumbs, but I’ll snatch what they gave us up.

Yes, I ship Daemyra hardcore but I also believe that Daemon loved Laena and cared for her as much he could given the circumstances. Their dragonride together at the start showed two people who got along, who shared common interests and had fun with each-other. When Laena went up to him on the roof to talk about them going back, and was saying how his life wasnt the one he chose and perhaps she wasnt his first choice of wife, whatever it means he does try to protest. Yes, he was snarky with her too but I mean c’mon thats Daemon. He’s not gonna be a mushy gushy type of lover boy. That’s just not him. That scene ends with Laena resting on his back though, which indicates a level of intimacy with each other. Him staying present during her labour, when he called her ‘my brave girl’ like wtfffff sir i cant. And can we talk about the difference between him and Viserys when both their wives were struggling during labour? CAN WE. He cared about his wife’s survival. He went after her when she left and looked genuinely broken witnessing Laena’s death.

(Again, that death fucking triggered me man. The fact Vhaegar had to be told more than thrice to burn her rider, and was obviously mourning for the loss.. But kudos to Laena for going out the way she wanted. I just wish we would have seen her saying goodbye to her girls)

I dont like that we never saw Daemon consoling his two girls after Laena’s death (though I’ll take it as him just being at a complete loss of what to say or do in that situation - grief hits everyone differently i guess), or how its setting him up as a father who favours one child over the other when in the books he loved both his girls equally. Granted this episode also clearly showed that Daemon was struggling not just with fatherhood but his whole place in everything, I’m just hoping that sooner or later he’ll step up and be the father Baela and Rhaena deserve. That small scene of him teaching Baela old valyrian and her kissing his cheek when she went to bed was honestly the sweetest. Matt Smith really delivered with what little he was given and I appreciate that. I just hope they dont have him being more of a father to his stepsons than his girls because that would really irritate me.

All in all, I feel like the frequent time skips and all the rushing doesn’t help. I would have wanted to see at least a couple of episodes dedicated to fleshing out Daemon&Laena and Rhaenyra&Ser Harwin&Laenor’s family dynamics/relationships. I get that they want to get to the Dance quickly, but why did I have to sit through so many scenes of ser crispin and mrs bitchface??? It feels an uneven distribution of screentime somehow and I feel like I’ve been robbed out of something that could have had more of an impact.

#house of the dragon #laena velaryon #laena x daemon #daemon targaryen #daemon x rhaenyra #rhaenyra targaryen #ser harwin strong #viserys targaryen #idk what this is #just a rant i guess

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sapajean · 1 year

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#poll #omg i finally have polls #choose my hair color #hair dye my beloved #first poll

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eyeswideshutttt · 2 years

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so it’s time to make some conclusions about house of the dragon after season 1 finale.

top 10 episodes in my opinion:

1. episode 5 “we light the way” (that was peak hotd, from thriller mini-film with daemon and his wife to tragedy with wedding, love affairs and murder. and then we have dangerous truths, schemes and the change and downfall of some characters because of them (alicent’s change because of accidental (criston) and intentional (larys) truth she’s been told and criston’s downfall because of his wounded ego and honour), and the end of rhaenyra’s youth, the realisation of her fate, the regrets and bitterness. just chief’s kiss).

2. episode 10 “the black queen” (it was a great finale, despite spoiling myself with many things i still enjoyed it, it was very monumental grand ending of a season with epic scenes and with a well crafted set up for future events, the whole episode felt very dark and with a sense of tragedy).

3. episode 4 “king of the narrow sea”(something about that episode felt so unique and fresh, i loved the looseness, the free spirit, the fire daemon brought in rhaenyra. the not so innocent and fortnight rhaenyra when she confronted alicent and her father about daemon (and it also was perfectly directed, especially i’m in love with scene of rhaenyra following daemon in the throne room at the beginning).

4. episode 8 “the lord of the tides” (viserys and his love for rhaenyra made this episode, the most emotional and peaceful one, the domestic vibes were well balanced with powerful scenes such as daemon cutting vaemond’s head and aemond’s hilarious and brilliant toast. oh god and the music was devastatingly beautiful).

5. episode 3 “second of his name” (once again a well balanced storytelling: the peaceful start that gains its pace slowly but strongly. i loved the quietness of the powerful scenes that hit you with a force by brilliant directing and acting).

6. episode 1 “the heirs of the dragon” (the beginning, that made me instantly caught up in that universe, the funeral scene is still one of my favourites, made me fell in love with rhaenyra. overall strong start).

7. episode 6 “the princess and the queen” (the first episode after a big time jump and one of main actors’ changes that actually made you used to them real quick because you almost instantly recognise the already beloved characters although the changes of a characters were also noticeable and palpable, i also liked that it was a very eventful episode with many wtf moments).

8. episode 7 “driftmark” (this episode was also very eventful and wtf moments were also present and overall it was a fantastic episode but it was the first time something felt off to me watching hotd. i don’t even know what it was i couldn’t tell).

9. episode 9 “the green council” (it is tied with episode 7 i would say. i liked that we were able to see greens’ perspective and what was happening from their point of view it was a clever choice to make audience feel conflicted. also the whole sequence of looking for aegon was fantastic and the final scene with coronation and rhaenys’s entrance was one of the coolest in the whole show but some plot felt tedious).

10. episode 2 “the rogue prince” (actually i really love this episode that scene alone with rhaenyra and rhaenys is one of the greatest in the whole show, i was in awe how well written and acted it was).

let’s put top 10 characters here as well:

1. rhaenyra

2. daemon

3. aemond

4. rhaenys

5. viserys

6. alicent

7. jace/luke (i love them equally idc)

8. aegon

9. otto

10. larys

and also top 10 performances because why not:

1. paddy considine

2. matt smith

3. milly alcock

4. emma d’arcy (actually they are tied with milly)

5. olivia cooke

6. rhys ifans

7. eve best

8. ewan mitchell

9. tom glynn-carney

10. emily carey

#house of the dragon #hotd #you could tell that i am a sucker for making random tops #thoughts

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helloworlddemo1122-yahoopar-blog · 6 years

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Emmys 2018: Why Sara Gilbert Was Really the Heart of ‘Roseanne’ Revival (Exclusive)

Sara Gilbert delivered one of ET's Standout Performances of the 2017-18 season. Darlene Conner is all grown up.

Well, to be fair, it’s Sara Gilbert who’s all grown up. In the 21 years between seasons nine and 10 of Roseanne, the 43-year-old actress earned a graduate degree from Yale; created and continues to co-host The Talk, for which she has earned three Daytime Emmys; married singer-songwriter Linda Perry; and became a mother of three. She also initiated the revival of the sitcom that made her a household name, reprising her role as Darlene as well as co-executive producing the show’s nine new episodes.

“When I was a kid, it was just fun,” says Gilbert, who was 13 years old when Roseanne premiered in 1988 and 22 by the time the series initially ended in 1997. “I feel this responsibility for the character and I feel this responsibility to the show, so it's probably a lot more stressful now because it's not on me alone. I feel a big sense of responsibility to keep the show’s quality up.”

Roseanne’s return to prime time was historic, drawing 10 percent more viewers than the season nine finale and becoming the highest-rated comedy telecast since 2014. The record-breaking success earned the show a renewal for 13 episodes -- just three days after its premiere.

Speaking with ET as she headed to the Los Angeles set of The Talk in early May -- before Roseanne Barr’s controversial tweets and the show’s subsequent cancellation, which Gilbert has since addressed on her daytime series -- the actress recalls reviving the series and the “excitement” it gave to her co-stars when they first arrived on set. “It felt like I was giving something to them,” she says, adding that the revival came together within a few short months, going from getting everyone on board to setting up a writers’ room and returning to set. “You know, when something is meant to be, things just kind of go quickly.”

While the show is named after its star and creator, it was Darlene who was at the center of season 10, which, like the seasons before it, worked to capture the struggles of the working class -- this time in Trump’s America. In the premiere, viewers were reintroduced to Darlene as a single mom of two kids who had just lost her job and returned to her blue-collar Illinois hometown under the guise of taking care of her aging parents, Roseanne (Barr) and Dan (John Goodman). It was important to Gilbert to show the realities of a character who had dreams of success but started a long-term relationship and had a child very young.

“Darlene was always this rising star that you thought was going to go to a big city and have a writing career and break the poverty cycle, but even the people who seem destined to break the cycle can have a very difficult time in this country,” Gilbert explains. “How many people that come from her background and start a relationship that young and have kids that young get to stay married, have a happy relationship, have a hugely successful career? It's just not that realistic. It’s a tough road. People need to see real life, and real life is not easy.”

The tone was immediately set in the premiere episode, when a normally steadfast Darlene falls back onto the family couch, tearing up as she sits side-by-side with her mom, realizing the weight of losing everything she had worked so hard for in Chicago.

“My heart broke, too, because there's a part of me that believes Darlene is real -- even though that’s probably crazy -- because you get lost in the story,” Gilbert admits. “The idea that she has to admit to her mom that she was struggling is something that breaks your heart for a character that everybody thinks is so strong.”

Gilbert, who’s been acting since she was 6, has a quieter energy than her TV counterpart, genuine and thoughtful when answering questions and appreciative of how far she’s come. But dig past Darlene’s sarcasm and pounds of dark curls that she used to shield her from the world, and the two are actually quite similar. Gilbert has always seen Darlene as a little bit stronger and tougher than herself, clear in her opinion where Gilbert will tend to waiver, but “all of those things are inside of me or I couldn't play it” -- and, frankly, the tenacious actress is being hard on herself.

“I can feel where Darlene lives in my body,” Gilbert says. “It's almost like running a certain program on a computer. My stomach tightens when I say the lines and I just know what happens to my body when I'm her. And remember, I still have anxiety around doing a good job.” There were internal fears about what Darlene had become, the hardships she’s experienced and the vulnerability that was harder to hide. “I was a little nervous people wouldn't think it was authentic to how Darlene was then, but there's no way to play a woman that's aged the exact same way you play a teenager. I had to put some wear on the wheels, basically.”

The cast of 'Roseanne' in a scene from the revival.

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Those initial fears, however, were calmed by Johnny Galecki, who showed up to the first table read just to listen. “He said, ‘Wow, you really fell right back into that character,’ and that gave me such a sense of relief,” Gilbert recalls. One of the most beloved episodes of season 10 was episode five, when Galecki returns as David Healy, the guy audiences have seen Darlene with since high school and the father of her two kids, daughter Harris (Emma Kenney) and son Mark (Ames McNamara). Gilbert and Galecki remained friends long after Roseanne last wrapped, a relationship fans have seen cheeky nods to on other shows: Gilbert guest-starred on The Big Bang Theory, which stars Galecki; she also acted on Living Biblically, which he produced.

Gilbert spoke to all of the actors before the writers started to figure out where the characters would be now, and it was Galecki who suggested that David should be traveling around the world, as the character shouldn’t be fully present -- plus, the actor’s schedule meant he couldn’t be in every episode. Many of his thoughts on David made it onto the screen, which Gilbert says was a cool process to work out with her longtime friend. “I love my time onscreen with Johnny and then also I felt a little insecure because I didn't want to let him down,” she said of acting together on Roseanne again. “When he's talking to me, I want it to feel familiar and feel how it felt in that relationship.”

In the 21 years since Roseanne first went off the air, Gilbert has proven to be such a force in front of and behind the screen. In just nine episodes of the short-lived revival, she proved how much she was the heart and driving force of the series, not only corralling everyone together and serving as executive producer, but also playing Darlene with a deft mix of relatability and responsibility.

“I don't feel like Darlene is just mine,” Gilbert says. “She's become part of the cultural conversation, and she's such an important face for a lot of girls who [have] come up to me and told me they hadn't seen anyone like themselves on television and they were so happy to connect with somebody. I feel a responsibility for their stories.”

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