#phia and ewan have great chemistry

[ellewod]

Sister. We share the same blood, you and I.

[atopvisenyashill]

are there any performances in HOTD that you find to be overrated or underrated?

i think we all know my feelings about rhys ifans lmao. i’ve certainly seen him in roles i liked him in but the man has no rizz and i do not buy that he managed to snow viserys that hard and that’s vital to the dynamic. the first scene where daemon smack talks otto’s wife is really good but every other scene is lacking in the SEXUAL TENSION where is the rivalry so intense it looks like they’re about to fuck or murder on the small council table. matt is putting in his best here rhys and you are slipping!!

i’m assuming i’ll be hunted for sport for saying this altho i’m hoping some people agree but i am very underwhelmed by ewan mitchell. for one thing, why does he look 30 while tom looks like 12. i wish they were less unserious about the ages of the younger characters. second of all i’m just. idk he’s fine?? i was ROCKING AND ROLLING with leo and ty and i was so whelmed by ewan’s switch up. he’s got good chemistry w phia and olivia & there are a few scenes i felt a bit struck by - mainly the street of silk scene & the lil slap fight when he finds aegon - but idg what everyone is screaming for. he’s not bad but come on. i feel like i’m being punked or something with how often people wax poetic about him aksjsj

underrated is paddy considine hands down. the fact that he didn’t win a single award and a few of those annoying golden glove people were like “i didn’t even watch the show” WELL YOU MISSED SOME AMAZING WORK YOU PRETENTIOUS FANTASY HATER. i think the fandom at large appreciates him enough but man the awards were so disrespectful to him. anyways.

i wouldn’t say anyone else is super underrated. i think everyone agrees the acting is a STEP UP from the last few seasons of got, so even tho there’s some insane fan behavior bc people can’t be normal to actors who play complex characters, i feel like everyone generally agrees they were all good? just my experience anyway!!

i will say i think some of the more minor actors are doing a good job at giving you a whole character in 2 second snippets - Phoebe Campbell, Jefferson Hall, Ryan Corr, Graham MacTavish, Phia Saban stand out to me - and the girl who played Dyana was amazinggggg. I also have seen some people say that Milly is a better actor than Emma, and like, idk about that lmao i love Milly she was great, i’m not trying to debate and say Emma is better I think that comes down to taste but I feel like some people got soooo attached to young Rhaenyra and then Emma didn’t really look the way they wanted and they got mad. Sucks to suck tho Emma is divine and also amazingly talented.

[thetzar]

Why do people think helaena and aemond die the same day? He dies on 22nd of the 5th month and helaena at the end of six months probably if the way text goes then it's the end of that month, few days after aemonds death, probably because since aemond did not come till now he won't be coming anymore and aegon was also lost to them so she just decides to end it

For starters I haven't read the book, I do apologise !

The reason people including me believe that the two died on the same day is from the online games of thrones discord and fandom forums which I think could be a result to be a fan theory.

This theory really circulated quickly after the HOTD S1 finished due to the scenes with aemond & helaena which people started Shipping them (helaemondl) and making speculation that Aemond might be the father of Helaenas children. Don't know if it was writers intentions or Ewan & Phia just have great onscreen Chemistry !

We need to remember that the book Fire and Blood especially the House of the Dragon Section  (Dance of the Dragons) of is written from unreliable sources different people specifically from their point of view. That means different information, thus making the show House of the Dragon to pick which information they will use from these sources.

In the book Aemond did die on the 22nd  of May 130AC but for Helaena there wasn't a specific date of her death. During her captivity with her mother she decided to end her life not knowing the reason and a rumour came out of this event that she was probably Murdered. This is happening while Aegon ii was at Dragonstone.

But there are also people who agree that they didn't die on the same day. I found this on reddit some had attached a link to a tweet of prove:

Tweet from @loveignitestars dated on Nov 10, 2022.

I do apologise if my answer doesn't satisfy you.