The Brackens and the Blackwoods didn’t annihilate each other. They had one battle, the Battle of the Burning Mill, and one of their lords was slain. Now there will be a new lord. They have plenty more soldiers. Honestly weird that you thought both Houses were fully destroyed in one minor battle lol

“upped security in the citadel”

“Also, wood is famously flammable, so why in seven hells didn’t Baela just blast some dragon fire after them?”

This is the man who gave us Grover, Elmo, Oscar, and Kermit Tully. 

I think he’s trying to drive a wedge between Aegon and Alicent. It wasn’t about the actual result of it - it was about making Aegon think that Aemond and Alicent wanted him out of the way, which I read as the reason for Aegon’s later humiliation of Aemond.

I think he just made up that rumor to get himself a job on the council / make himself seem useful to the king.

Can I just say that’s the weirdest Arthurian reference I’ve ever seen in a serious piece of work?

Please don’t let that be the last scene between Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke. Please.

the Brackens and Blackfoots were so easily goaded into annihilating one another, weren’t they?

The thing about this show/book is that everyone gets theirs eventually. Usually brutally. 

Also from Tywin regarding that opening scene: “Anyone who needs to say ‘I am the king’ is no king.”

I sense Mysaria and Rhaenyra’s grudging respect for one another could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Or, at the very least, a blossoming alliance. Anyone else?

You know, considering they are twins who protect royals, you’d think Team Black (or Green if roles were reversed) would have come up with some kind of code word to prevent this exact infiltration scenario. Or like, at least make him cut his hair differently.

Rhys Ifans deserves an Emmy for his work in this episode. Absolutely masterful. 

Subtitles said it was Baela

I don’t understand what you mean about where is Helaena? She had a whole conversation with her mother and then was right there beside her in the wagon for Jaehaerys’s funeral.

No, that was definitely Baela talking with Jace. Rhaena is the twin with dreadlocks.

How does that douchebag Cole continue to fail UP so consistently?

Corlys doesn't seem distant, he's just being vague to make a sex joke with his wife.

Understandable, but you confused the twins.