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They're like that:

Uncle, let go.

No, you're not going to your milf's whorehouse, we're having a family photo shoot. Come on, say “Eye of the Gods.”

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BTS — ewan mitchell as prince aemond targaryen in episode 4, season 2.

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"They need a big bad villain anyway." It seems like, even though it's so dumb and simplistic, but this show is dumb so what do I expect. Meanwhile an article from 2022: "Unlike “Game of Thrones” which had White Walkers as well as tyrannical rulers like Joffrey, “House of the Dragon” lacks a clear cut villain, and that’s something Martin was excited to delve into. “We’re not gonna have anyone who’s called the word evil or Mr. Atrocity or anything like that,” he said. “We don’t have orcs or trollics or anything like that. But there’s certainly evil. I’ve always believed the most interesting characters are gray characters.”"

Yeah Ryan is constantly saying that House of the Dragon is a Greek tragedy, so I’m not expecting any of the main cast to be 100% evil & comparable to characters like Joffrey or Ramsay.

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“I actually think that Aemond will get more screen time. Multiple characters on-screen at once make efficient use of time. (i.e Rhaenyra/Alicent, Criston/Gwayne/Aemond/Alys). Criston and Aemond will be in the same location (Harrenhal) the set isn't as expansive as the Red Keep. I think that just makes it easier for the writers to build on the relationships that will at the very least move the plot forward.”

Yes, I agree, having same characters in one place is better for screentime. But also there will be Daeron and more dragonseeds scenes, other places and they won’t cut from Alicent’s screentime either. There will be so many things in season 3 too, so I still think he won’t have too much screentime.

Rhaenyra and Alicent will have more scenes together since they're in the same proximity so there will be less spread out individual scenes between the two. Daeron is coming and jace is leaving but he will probably be further down the list of screentime . This can give Aemond more focus and I think they will also bc of the buildup to the God’s eye

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“I have many reasons on why they didn't do anything romantic but this is not one of them... they literally had Rhaenyra swapping spit with mysaria.”

Do you really think Daemon and Rhaenyra have same rights in the show? Daemon has to be the loyal one, they even reduced Laena and Daemon. The show’s math is simple. Meanwhile Rhaenyra has something with Alicent too. Writers didn’t write Rhaesaria kiss scene at first, actors wanted and the kiss didn’t affect anything (for now at least). I think writers didn’t mind it because of showing bisexual Rhaenyra and Mysaria is also Daemon’s ex. Rhaenyra Mysaria and Alicent will have yuri triangle in season 3 though.

we can speculate all we want but the end result will remain the same him and alys didn't do anything romantically nor was there any hint that he wanted too.

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I am not trying to oversimplificate really. This is how show it goes. Aemond is already villain and he will be even worse because they want to make Daemon a hero. They need a big bad villain anyway.

Yes, Alys tries to make the prophecy happen but she didn’t have to be friends with Daemon for that. I remember one comment before season 2, it was like “Daemon and Alys’ will opposite of Aemond and Alys.” Yes I agree I think they’re opposites but it’s happening other way. She has already talked about innocents and we know Aemond’s actions.

Honestly I don’t know what they’re gonna write because the show is really going a different direction. He already knows his death, maybe she gives him fake visions to make him stay there, I really don’t know. Criston can have visions like Daemon maybe because of Alicent. Aemond can have so many visions like Daemon actually but that would be redemption so no, I don’t think he will have same kind of visions.

Of course she will be part of his plot but I don’t think it will be positive. I don’t take cast interviews too seriously, they talk from different perspectives. Gayle read the book so she talks according to that probably.

I am not trying to oversimplificate really. This is how show it goes. Aemond is already villain and he will be even worse because they want to make Daemon a hero. They need a big bad villain anyway.

Whyyy do you think they want to make Daemon a hero??? They're already setting up Rhaenyra as this cult leader who thinks she has a divine purpose .. It won't be as simple as hero vs villian on either side

"Yes, Alys tries to make the prophecy happen but she didn’t have to be friends with Daemon for that."

Why not? Both the actor and writers have said Alys is lonely why is it so suprising that she will hone in on Daemon ? It doesn't seem like anyone else in that castle pays her any mind. She is doing what is needed but she is also desperate for companionship.

"Honestly I don’t know what they’re gonna write because the show is really going a different direction"

The ground work for the direction they're taking is there that ties into Aemond and Alys story in Fire & Blood.

She has her own goal and ambitions that go beyond the prophecy

Do you now plan to make your own claim? --she says this while holding a hand over her womb

2. The Freys wanting Harrenhal

the freys will try to come and claim harrenhal only for aemond to come swooping in.

3. https://www.tumblr.com/maxanor/756033320684568576/house-of-the-dragon-2022-season-2-episode-5?source=share

Daemon is literally trying to warn alys of Aemond but her saying "I'd heard the same thing about you" is showing you that she will not be intimidated in the least. She has the tools to handle someone like Aemond.

4. Aemond's brothel scenes

Yes his brothel scenes because this is how alys will have her hooks in him. And why even with aemond's downward trajectory it won't be ooc if he does end up finding love with Alys because we know deep down what he craves and what he is seeking.

5. The writers have given hints as well

“Alys is a very tortured character and we are not done with her. We love Gayle Rankin and her performance, and we have much more to explore with her. There's a very interesting story that's yet to come to the surface..."...with her that we're excited about. She's working through something as well, trying to find her way through, sort of, her existence there at Harrenhal and her own place in the world. And frankly, on a very simple level, Sara Hess always says, "Alys is just very lonely."

“Daemon and Alys’ will opposite of Aemond and Alys.”

I just don't know what you mean by opposites like I'm sure they will have conflict but it will be more nuance then what you're making it seem. We will get to know more about Alys . She and Aemond have the potential to develop a connection that goes beyond her relationship with Daemon offering emotional fulfillment for both of them.

Aemond can have so many visions like Daemon actually but that would be redemption so no, I don’t think he will have same kind of visions.

If there is one thing we can agree about on this show is that they 100% will continue to have parallels between Daemon and Aemond . I wouldn't be suprise if he went through a similar experience with a different twist. I think whatever is weighing on aemond will come more to the fore front and whichever way aemond act towards it will be interesting to see

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You guys don’t understand that Daemon is superior. He had redemption but Aemond is the main villain of this show. He won’t be better. He won’t find love nor be happy. Alys is siding with Team Black and Daemon, women, Rhaenyra, innocents whatever… (Don’t say Daemon is not better, according to the show if you support Rhaenyra you are honorable, look at Alicent.) They have also added some feelings in their relationship too. It doesn’t matter Alys and Daemon aren’t romantic, they didn’t do anything romantic because of Daemyra, they didn’t want him to cheat on her. It isn’t about Alysmond. I think they made them like that because they cut Nettles. So they’re giving Nettles’ traits to other characters (Addam has dark hair, Rhaena will ride Sheepstealer and have a dad daughter arc with Daemon very likely and Alys is the friend he made along the way.)

You also forgot about Criston. Criston’s screentime won’t be lesser than Aemond. He had 38 minutes with seven episodes. Because he is one of the main characters, his name is written before in credits. “It doesn’t make sense for the plot!” Yes, it doesn’t. But they don’t write according to that, if they did Alicent wouldn’t have one hour screentime, Daemon wouldn’t have that long Harrenhal arc.

Shortly, Daemon will be always better than Aemond. He will have everything Aemond can’t have. I am not a Daemon stan, I am opposite but both book and show, Daemon will be superior than him. They both know their deaths but Daemon will be content and peaceful because he will be killing Aemond for Rhaenyra. He is dying for good. But Aemond… I have some thoughts about this but it’s a different topic. But it will be giving up and punishing himself most likely.

You guys don’t understand that Daemon is superior. He had redemption but Aemond is the main villain of this show. He won’t be better. He won’t find love nor be happy. Alys is siding with Team Black and Daemon, women, Rhaenyra, innocents whatever… (Don’t say Daemon is not better, according to the show if you support Rhaenyra you are honorable, look at Alicent.)

What an oversimplification. I'm not saying that aemond will be better I'm saying that he could go through catharsis something that will give him character depth and explore his psyche.. The writers going the prophecy route with Alys character + Gayle’s quote about Alys holding power over the men in the story emphasizes her agency and intelligence; she is not on anyone's side , she is above that. My reading of her is that she is making sure these pieces are getting to where they need to be in order for the story to play out as it should . She is a character that will drive the plot by influencing promiment characters (Aemond and Daemon). whichever way the writers will potray Aemond & Alys relationship the end result is that she will need to have some influence on Aemond especially if they are going down the path of him trying to resist his fate. Aemond finding love/being in love ties into that.

“They didn’t do anything romantic because of Daemyra”

I have many reasons on why they didn't do anything romantic but this is not one of them... they literally had Rhaenyra swapping spit with mysaria.

"I think they made them like that because they cut Nettles. So they’re giving Nettles’ traits to other characters (Addam has dark hair, Rhaena will ride Sheepstealer and have a dad daughter arc with Daemon very likely and Alys is the friend he made along the way.)"

Yes Ryan stated that Rhaena will be the one to have a direct impact on daemon just like nettles did in the book as I said in my post alys was more of a background to daemon's story.

"You also forgot about Criston. Criston’s screentime won’t be lesser than Aemond. He had 38 minutes with seven episodes. Because he is one of the main characters, his name is written before in credits. “It doesn’t make sense for the plot!” Yes, it doesn’t. But they don’t write according to that, if they did Alicent wouldn’t have one hour screentime, Daemon wouldn’t have that long Harrenhal arc."

I actually think that Aemond will get more screen time. Multiple characters on-screen at once make efficient use of time. (i.e Rhaenyra/Alicent, Criston/Gwayne/Aemond/Alys). Criston and Aemond will be in the same location (Harrenhal) the set isn't as expansive as the Red Keep. I think that just makes it easier for the writers to build on the relationships that will at the very least move the plot forward.

Shortly, Daemon will be always better than Aemond. He will have everything Aemond can’t have. I am not a Daemon stan, I am opposite but both book and show, Daemon will be superior than him. They both know their deaths but Daemon will be content and peaceful because he will be killing Aemond for Rhaenyra. He is dying for good. But Aemond… I have some thoughts about this but it’s a different topic. But it will be giving up and punishing himself most likely.

The show can go in either direction tbh aemond has done horrible things that he can not come back from , everyone and their mother already views aemond as a monster ---Rhaenyra, Daemon, even his own family members. This is largely the persona Aemond projects but we know that there is more underneath that. Given his reputation in the history book , it’s not surprising how he’s perceived and no matter what he does he will always be perceived that way but the writers can take liberties with this (as they already have) by trying to bring more to his character I don't think he will continue to be this outright villian but we'll see.

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Daemon/Alys vs Aemond/Alys dynamics

Another long post..... (I barely proofread this sorry)

The writers have intergrated the procephy throughout the narrative so from a broader viewpoint it makes sense that the show has framed Daemon and Alys as having a mutual friendship as it is needed for alys to have some sort of influence in his life because as she said he is just a piece on the board and her influence is essentially her guiding him--making sure he will stay the course and play his role in the story that has been set in stone.

Which gets me to my main point-- I’m confused on why a lot people are saying Alysmond will be a repeat of Daemon and Alys or that it will be the complete opposite. I don't think it will be the same because Daemon’s introspection was done through visions and daemon didn’t know that alys was the one psychologically torturing him he just think she is this strange woman. Alys did have an effect on him but it was really only by proxy as it was the visions of seeing Rhaenyra , Viserys and Laena that truly opended him on a emotional level there wasn’t really any personal or deep conversations between alys & daemon it was more of a kinship .

People like to do a lot of comparison that they ignore the possibility that alys can potentially have a positive influence on both of them it doesn’t have to be one or the other. Just because she was cordial with Daemon doesn’t negate the possibility that she might treat Aemond in a similar fashion.  She will need to get close with Aemond as she did with Daemon to get him to where he needs to be which is their final battle at the God's Eye. This aligns with Gayle’s quote about Alys, where she says, "She's going to hold a lot of power for the men inside of this story. Alys is portrayed as someone who understands the bigger picture and she will use her power to guide Daemon and Aemond toward their destined roles.

I don't think aemond's dynamic with alys will be a cookie-cutter romance but out of all the characters in the show Aemond is the most emotionally closed off which is why I am excited with his potential dynamic with alys as she could be the one who he can open him up in a way that he hasn’t done with anyone in his family . 

Aemond’s relationship with his family is shaped by his desire to be a stoic warrior and protector. However, this has left him emotionally incapable of allowing his family to see his true self. He isn’t even able to be honest with them, though we know he is capable of expressing himself and telling the truth. The only time he has done so was with the madam—someone outside of his family. As the story progresses, I think we have the opportunity to see much more of Aemond’s “true” self, not just glimpses. Alys will likely be the only person he can connect with on a level that is not bound by duty nor purely transactional.

A quote from Ryan Condal: "Alys is a very tortured character and we are not done with her. We love Gayle Rankin and her performance, and we have much more to explore with her. There's a very interesting story that's yet to come to the surface…" --- I'm hoping the reasons behind why she is tortured will be explored more throughout s3 and yes with Aemond as it will allow for both of these characters to connect with each other on a pure emotionally intimate level.

In the end, I believe Alys’s character will play an integral role in both Aemond’s and Daemon’s stories. However, while Alys had a more background role in Daemon’s arc, she will likely take on a central role in Aemond’s.

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HOUSE OF THE DRAGON 2.06

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EWAN MITCHELL as AEMOND TARGARYEN 2.08 "The Queen Who Ever Was"

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Buckle up this is a long post Im bored so I decided to make predictions on how I think Aemond s3 arc could play out based on Ewan’s interview’s  + Fire&Blood + the show. Ewan is very much a cinephile and as I was writing this analysis and reading his interviews I notice that a lot of the movies that he references have similar arcs to him . 

Since season 1 I feel like ewan gives certain hints about his arc and the direction they’re taking Aemond’s character . This is what he said back in December 2022 before he even got the season 2 scripts—  “That was one of the first things [showrunners] Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik wanted to think about: the legend of The Cyclops in Greek mythology, and how he ultimately traded one of his eyes to Hades in order to see the day he would die,” Mitchell told The Face. “What does that do to a person, to possess that extreme degree of self-certainty? To know the day you’re going to go down, and feel bulletproof to a point. I’m not saying Aemond is a seer, but he’s scary perceptive.” Now after watching season 2 we know that  Aemond is aware  of his fate he knows how he’s going to die.  

From that same article he also says "that "A character like Aemond never really felt that unconditional love from his family". I remember a lot of people where confused because based on Season 1  it seemed like Alicent was the child who she most doted on but I feel like he was saying that more in reference to season 2 where now we see that Alicent's love is not unconditional and was only based on that fact that he was her “dutiful” son. 

Here is another quote from ewan that makes me think he knows more even though he hasn’t got the season 3 scripts  : “Before I embarked on season one, I did sit down with Ryan Condal and he gave me the story beats of Aemond’s complete journey, so to speak - maybe not the beats in-between, just to keep me on my toes, but certainly the key story beats.”

So here are some hints I think he has been giving out that might give us some insight on the direction where they’re taking his character in Season 3.

Now Aemond /Alys is a pairing that I think a lot of people are interested in seeing how it’s going to be portrayed. Here are some insights where I think the writers will go. 

Ewan references the “Heat (1995)” movie a lot and someone noticed that the main character arc in that movie mirrors Aemond where they both have a code where they can up and leave anyone in 30 seconds flat until they end up meeting someone who goes against that code .. here is the article that goes more in depth 

2. In Fire & Blood he unexpectedly returns to Harrenhal to save alys from being Sabitha Fray hostage

I do think they will include this scene in the show since they added in a scene of the Frey's explicitly telling Jace that they want harrenhal.

+ the infamous quote "It was Aemond alone who had become besotted with the Rivers woman, to such an extent that he could not bear the thought of leaving her"

3. I read a post on Twitter the said Alys’s will probably be a sort of weird mother-lover hybrid to Aemond and honestly … I can definitely see that 

I’m basing this on the brothel scene with the madam + ewan constantly bringing up surrogates —He felt despair, so he found a surrogate in Vhagar, so to speak an older lady, and kind of filled that void," he continued. "But is a dragon enough, or is there something else that could maybe help him? He needs help, he's a broken boy." https://www.businessinsider.com/house-of-the-dragon-aemond-nude-scene-ewan-mitchell-mommy-issues-2024-7?amp

+ him referring to alicent as his kyropnite  + the quote “In a way, he’s just a broken boy. He needs to be fixed. Someone’s going to help him” I wonder if this is a wink wink hint ? Either way I’m including it ..

I feel like all these insights is ewan hinting that alys will be his mommy domme ;)

Prediction : I think Aemond 100% is going to be down bad for alys and I do think she is going to end up having some sort of feelings as well. I think , like Daemon, Aemond will go through a somewhat similar experience at this time at Harrenhal .. I don’t think it will be 100% visions I’m with the theory that he is essentially going to work through his psyche with Alys I’m mainly basing this off of the brothel scenes though .. it seems like the show is trying to frame Aemond as someone who is CAPABLE of expressing his feelings he just needs a strict controlled environment to be able to do so .. and by this I mean a space where he can be nutured and cuddled like a baby? hopefully no redundant vision storyline 

Moving on …..

Ewan in another article mentioned that he saw a reporter with a “Rutger Hauer T shirt on from Blade Runner and might use it as inspiration going into season 3 https://www.polygon.com/24214846/house-dragon-ewan-mitchell-interview-season-2-finale (This is so specfic though I can't help but to think that he really didn't see anyone and was just giving a hint to the fans lol)

In Blade Runner there is a character named Roy Batty who’s known for his ruthlessness and is a cold driven leader with violent tendencies, sounds familiar ? Roy’s character theme is centered around humanity and morality —“Batty is prone to emotional outbursts due to his close-to-end lifespan. He is seen going through all phases of grief before reaching acceptance.” as Roy moves closer and closer to his inevitable end , he begins to experience a range of emotions from love and sorrow to anger and ultimately acceptance of his own morality .

In Roy’s this monologue he says "All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain." Here, Roy is reflecting on his violent actions, realizing that everything he has experienced will ultimately fade away and be forgotten.

Prediction: I believe Aemond's story is likely to reach the same tragic conclusion, mirroring the end described in both the book and the show, where Helaena says, 'You were swallowed along the God's Eye, never to be seen again.'. This could shape his end, Aemond’s conviction in committing the 'necessary evil' of burning his brother resulted in all of his relationships with his family being fracturered. His warped view of duty and acting on his own personal ambitions lead to this. In the end, he will probably realize that all of it was meaningless and that he won’t be remembered as a 'war hero in the history books, but rather a cursed kinslayer.

In both of these movies both characters Neil from Heat (1995) and Ray from Blade Runner continue to resist or try to fight their fate up until the very end — I feel like this is much in line with how Aemond will be framed in the show , we have Daemon who based on season 2 has somewhat accepted  his fate i think it makes sense that Aemond throughout season 3 will try to resist it until eventually he comes to terms with it … in a bittersweet kind of way 

Finally to wrap this up here’s what I am expecting (hoping to see) from aemonds character arc 

Him completely disregarding duty  

Him being more emotional and erratic 

Him coming to terms with his misdeeds

Him burning shit 

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Baela in 1.08 The Lord of the Tides