Another meh episode
First two episodes were good, last 2 seem to have meandered.
shareThere is a first real, not background, sex scene, I think at least for male audience it is not a complete loss.
Also Otto was fired as hand, that I don't think was in the book.
Then next episode is likely when older versions appear, so major time jump soon. I think after that the real story begins, hopefully no more time jumps.
otto being fired barely even makes sense. there is no concrete proof of him conspiring ever. was he not suppose to follow the princess? he's not the one that made her fuck her uncle. it's ridiculous how the show turned it around as being otto's fault. besides, the king doing this is him destroying his marriage with a woman he supposedly loves. there is no real intrigue or subtly in this show. it's written for idiots.
shareAgreed. This must serve the plot somehow, we will probably find out in the next episode.
shareit doesnt matter if it serves the plot, it's probably there to make otto turn against the king. the point is, it doesnt make sense and if a political thriller isn't realistic or intelligent, it's not a good one. i really liked how well otto was written at first, he hides his intentions extremely well. he never spoke anything that wouldn't favor the king. so no one could have said he wasn't loyal. he got his daughter to woo the king, it was perfect. it would've been better to write him as turning against the king in the end rather than have him be "discovered" right now for no reason.
shareYeah, few words from his daughter, who just proved herself not worthy of the throne, all point to good reasons to name his son the heir. But no, he fired his hand who served him for decades, just to strengthen her position.
Rhaenyra's misadventure gives small council further reason to doubt her legitimacy as heir, and with her tarnished reputation wedding her to Velaryon, the most powerful house, might not be well received. How could you wed someone unwed-able to the most powerful house in the empire?
It made no sense. These are the decisions determined to cause trouble.
My guess is that in the later episodes Otto turns against the king, and he is going to be the key to drive the plot forwards.
i just saw ep 5. now it makes sense. the writers wanted otto out so that alicent will be the prominent player and there won't be a man telling her what to do. it goes well with their feminist narrative. it's just funny that they can never get their own ip. oh wait, nobody would give a shit about a feminist story if they didnt tag it onto some of the biggest ips of all time, marvel, foundation, star trek, star wars, wheel of time, lord of the rings and now song of ice and fire.
shareSeem so, a story of 2 women.
There is Daemon, but I think he will be the supportive "wife" of Rhaenyra.
They had already set up how fed up he was with everyone playing angles in the prior episode. In his position, everyone is worthy of suspicion, and it's not uncommon for people to get angry at the messenger, especially when the message is of that ilk. You're discounting emotions from someone who had already started to boil over at those around him. You're expecting sense from someone who has been characterized as overwrought, confused, and one who second guesses his own choices. The King's character is round, conflicted, and he makes as much sense as most people do. Your criticism would be valid if he had been characterized as a different kind of guy -- whip smart, three steps ahead, grace under pressure, and never acting impulsively -- but that's not him.
And in no way shape or form was it implied that the act itself was Otto's fault.