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Spoilers follow for the third episode ofHouse of the Dragonssecond season, which premiered on HBO June 30.
Well, Im not on social media, so I cant really see those fan pages, he says.
Hear that,House of the Dragonfans?
One eye or two, he aint seeing it.
Its this idea of inevitability, something more like an energy as opposed to an actual human being.
Thats the image Aemond wants to co-opt, that hes godlike.
He operates on a different plane.
You dont know what is going on behind his eye.
There really is something very Final Fantasyvillain about him: elegant but frightening.You dont know what hes thinking.
My favorite Aemond moments are when you do glimpse how he feels.
In that chase sequence above Storms End, Aemond is really upset when his dragon kills Lucerys Velaryon.
Between episodes seven and eight of season one, hes manufactured himself into a weapon.
He possesses this code that stops him from ever being hurt again, like he was as a kid.
Hehasto be seen as this bulletproof, untouchable, ethereal presence no one can grasp.
He recognized very early on that he was going to have to go out and get what he wanted.
I always carried that around with me in season two.
So he ended up claiming thelargest, baddest, oldest dragon in the known worldin Vhagar.
Shes so enormous, she cant fit within the confines of any castle wall.
Aemond is able to identify with that.
The bullying didnt make him feel smaller?Its the story of the underdog.
I dont believe Vhagar is someone you just stumble upon.
Aemonds the kid who held on.
When he realized he wouldnt get a dragon egg like the rest of the kids, he held on.
Its a tremendous feat of courage to approach Vhagar.
Thats one of Aemonds redeeming qualities: He possesses a drive.
Maybe that kid is still underneath that manufactured exterior.
Historically, bullying Aemond has not worked out very well for people.Aegon catches Aemond in a vulnerable spot.
Aemond has a similar code that stops him from being hurt like he was as a kid.
Thats why hes able to walk out on the madam in that scene.
Hes humiliated by his brother and all his crew, and its like this switch flips.
The madam is no more.
All of these people in front of him?
He stands up, he owns it.
Yeah, Im bulletproof.
Anything you say, it will not work.
Like you say, its scary.
Weve seen him leave difficult situations, but he storms out, he doesnt glide out.
Thats Aemond.One hundred percent.
You rarely see him lose his cool.
As soon as you start raising your voice and shouting, you lose the power.
Its not to say Aemond isnt as angry as everyone else behind the smile.
But hes able to keep a lid on it and channel it in different ways.
It wasnt a choice we made lightly.
But its true to Aemond that he shocks the audience.
Weakness is not part of Aemonds vocabulary.
