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Points will be awarded for any or no reason.
When we last saw our collection of dragons and devious blondes, civil war was imminent.
As ofseason-two premiere A Son for a Son,it is … still imminent.
Rarely what youre looking for.
Elsewhere,the Greens and Blackslay the groundwork for the battle they seemingly cannot avoid.
Aegon continues to be a brat.
A man named Hugh gets paid.
And naturally, there is scheming.
So lets assess our most and least valuable players as the Dance of the Dragons kicks off in earnest.
.Rhaenyra Targaryen 6 points
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Rhaenyra has had better weeks.
Not many, given, uh,everything that has ever happened on this show.
Points are awarded just for dealing with stuff sometimes.
But she didnt kick me, so 7.5 feels right.
.Daemon Targaryen 0 points
Daemon:
Wants to start a war so bad.
Is getting thwarted repeatedly by the women around him.
Tries to have his chaotic counterpart killed but hires two idiots who mess it up and kill someone else.
.Alicent Hightower 6 points
Im torn on Alicent.
We will continue to monitor this situation.
Another grandson is plotting battle strategies behind his back with the man his daughter is having an affair with.
His daughter is angry at him.
No one really likes him that much, now that I think about it.
Other than that, its going pretty well.
Pathetic behavior across the board.
Thats probably all he wants to do.
Just slug wine and run his mouth.
He didnt ask for this.
I dont know why I suddenly went soft on this little goon.
Im sure Ill go back to hating him soon.
.Corlys Velaryon 7 points
The Sea Snake is remarkably chill about the Rhaenyra and Daemon thing.
His daughter married Daemon and ended up committing suicide by dragon.
Shortly after both of these things happened, his recently widowed daughter-in-law and son-in-law got married.
Im just saying, like, if anyone has a right to hold a grudge, you know?
Im still a little upset at my old college roommate for taking my George Foreman grill.
The Sea Snake is a much more forgiving man than I am.
I wont fight you on that.
But Im going to go with the instant he kicked the dog.
In my defense, I really dont see how any of us could have made that leap withoutadvance knowledge.
Its … a heck of a leap.
Maybe not for this show.
Is it weird that I was more upset by the dog-kicking than the child-beheading?
I swear Im a good person.
The dog did nothing wrong.
Leave the dog alone.
I hope everyone leaves her alone and lets her do her little arts and crafts for a few weeks.
Not to be trusted.
ON THE OTHER HAND: Very handsome.
With his face and hair and armor and eyes that could melt the entire Wall up north.
Theres a reason Alicent keeps inviting him over after insisting the time before was the last.
I really cannot stress in strong enough terms that he is a handsome man.
So theres really a lot to consider here.
Aegon does not stand a chance.
Larys manipulates the poor dope by telling him everyone thinks hes easily manipulated.
Hes playing chess against an opponent who calls the knights horsies.
It all comes off as leading to a Larys vs. Otto power struggle with Alicent in the middle.
Im weirdly thrilled by it.
I reserve the right to backtrack on this the instant anything happens that makes me feel otherwise.
Just a solid hour of him and his buddies making weapons and going to the pub afterward.
I hope he shoots Aemond with one of the scorpions.
Hugh is a man of the people.
Erryk was the one we saw this week talking to Daemon after the meeting with Mysaria.
Arryk is still with Alicent and Otto and that whole crew.
Im sorry, but one of them needs to go.