The Black Queen

We enjoyed every single episode , great characters, acting, soundtracks and CGI especially this episode.

We cant wait for the next season! G. R. R. Martin we trust you plz don't let them ruin your masterpiece!

King veseryrs , Daemon , and alicent were amazing!

Rhanyira , and Laris Strong were fantastic.

Aemond was on of the best young actors!

This season gave us many questions about the other houses, which gives us a great dose of agitation!

We loved Vhagar and its look! Reminded of Godzilla.

Finally, the season was very good, hope to see house Stark , Gregoy and lannister next season!!

The writers are attempting to tell the "real" story compared to the ones written by biased maesters. It's inspired writing, though risky as hell as they can easily change the direction of the story from going skywards to diving into the god's eye in flames.

Its sad and tragic that The actual Dance of Dragons is actually caused by the Dragons and not Targaryens. In the book, Aemond kills poor Luke intentionally, but here he lost control of his dragon and looks totally perplexed over what havoc he has caused. Aemond is a meance but a calculating sociopath. I mean why should Aemond be a one dynamic character, just pure evil? I feel it adds more layers of depth to character and allows a lot more reactions and emotion to be shown. Especially to the outcome and direct response from this action. It's more compelling, to see that he went to far with his ego and now realizing what how he took it too far. So it made complete sense to show him already processing what he is going to tell them upon his return, especially when the negotiations are in place and there is yet for either side to hit the first bloody strike.

Also, the scene was to enforce what Viserys said earlier in the season that dragons can never truly be tamed and the fact they think they control the dragons is a mere illusion.

Another great example is of our Black Queen, Rhaenyra. Even though she has the right to the throne and even (literally) had the chance to crush Otto and declare war, she restrained herself and realized her role in the big picture: that is, to uphold her promise to her dear father and keep the realm in peace. She had done the same and avoided bloodshed earlier too when some years ago Daemon had stolen her Dragon's eggs (for attention seeking purposes ofcourse). This just heightens and elevates Rhaenyra's character.

In short, they're trying to humanize all the characters and show how the atrocities of history still happen even when people aren't caricatures of good and evil. It's being done to keep people on either green or red side. To make everything have a argument for both sides. They do very wrong things, feel guilt, but then surround themselves in armor of rightness and defend their own actions no matter how insane.

House of the Dragon is back with its season finale "The Black Queen" and it's brilliant, it's cinema. The premise: While mourning a tragic loss, Rhaenyra tries to hold the realm together, and Daemon prepares for war. What follows is some brilliant drama and scenes that will stay in your mind, the writing and direction is superb, and well like I wrote before it's cinema. This is an episode of House of the Dragon, an episode of the Game of Thrones franchise, an episode you'll remember. The writing is superb and you see the passion, in each line of dialogue and in the overall writing, great writers are behind this show and season finale.

With the death of Viserys Targaryen two episodes ago and the ascension of Aegon II in the previous episode titled "The Green Council", for this episode we finally get to see Rhaenyra and Team Black who were absent except for Rhaenys "The Queen Who Never Was" Targaryen. This episode is full of brilliant acting, with people acting out all kind of emotions. If Emma D'Arcy doesn't get nominated for awards for her performance as Rhaenyra Targaryen, I don't know what they would be thinking, she's putting everything she got into this role, top notch performance. The other performance among my favorites are Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen, it's just impressive and like D'Arcy's, it's award worthy. The supporting cast is all great, but Ewan Mitchell's performance as Aemond Targaryen continues to amaze me, they have a rising star in their midst.

"The Black Queen" was directed by Greg Yaitanes who's also producing House of the Dragon, I just have to say this, his direction and visual storytelling is perfect. Like it was in the other episodes he have directed, but this was his best, and possibly one of the season's best episodes. The cinematography too is brilliant and beyond perfect. Fabian Wagner is a genius, an artist. There's so many shots that are brilliantly shot and just stunning, from the camera angles to establishing those shots that lingers on our minds. Truly mesmerizing.

I wrote before how brilliant the writing is and I can't praise it enough, I think Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik along with George R. R Martin have done perfect job with creating the show, with the two former being show runners. Sara Hess wrote episode 1.10 "The Black Queen" and her work was brilliant, with Clare Kilner directing it and her work was too quite phenomenal. There's a Shakespearean quality to this show that makes every scene so interesting to watch, really giving the show a different feeling than it's predecessor and other shows. It feels much more serious and mature, more intelligent in a sense, than Game of Thrones. The characters are so richly drawn and the tension and conflict that's built up between them so compelling and complex. Despite the plethora of dragons, it is less fantastical for one thing. It's also more focused and less epic, with a smaller cast and a tighter focus. Episode 1.10 was brilliant, the whole production was superb and we even got to see a new set of Storm's End which have been referenced but never seen in both shows, it's the home of House Baratheon. The exterior like the interior was impressive and I can't wait to see more of it and everything else we'll see in Season 2. The Storm's End sequence was mesmerizing and truly brilliant. But let's talk about the musical score, Ramin Djawadi uses old musical cues like new ones, making sure that people won't forget how important the powerful and epic music is to the heart of the show, so powerful to our own hearts. I won't go into any details but that ending was spectacular and what a great setup for season 2 which will be arriving in 2024, Ryan Condal wrote a perfect season finale.

So the season finale is finally here !! I saw a lot of hate online and I don't think it's deserved

I did enjoy this ending, I don't think it is as strong as some of the other episodes and in my opinion would have been the perfect episode 9 not 10

I'm enjoying that Rhenerya for so much of this episode is the only one that has a cool head and doesn't just jump to war.

I did think it was a little slow at the start but nothing major to give out about. The episode did have its moments especially the ending of this episode I was SHOCKED. We get a nice little cliff hanger for S2 and I must say I'm quite excited to watch S2.

It's very sad but at some point you realise there is no alternative to war. You cannot just ignore the death toll and say it's time for forgiveness. You can tell no one of them would be good for the throne either. So it's all a bit pointless as well. I would like to say it's an excellent episode but seems to just leave us with a cliffhanger. Obviously if you have read the books it's not, and it will be best to explore the epic in a better time. At this point i don't enjoy the acting once the lead is gone. They are following the books literally and it's well performed but I just don't see the powerful feelings Rhaenerys had as a teen, it started better than it has finished. There is But it's still quite Game of thrones and I am enjoying it.