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Hola amigos, buenas vibras para todos.
**Hello friends, good vibes to all.
This month of June is one that is being characterized by the premieres of important series, The Boys already did it with its fourth season and now it is the turn of the predecessor of Game of Thrones, this one that makes us choose between a green side and the other black. The expectations at the beginning of this new season were high, in fact they still are because this universe created by George R. R. Martin is incredible, having the ability to create stories where politics, war, family and love go hand in hand with fantasy figures such as Syrax, Caraxes or Dreamfyre I personally consider it unique and impressive.
This second season begins with a war at the gates, a war for the throne that will mean or give way to everything we know. There are many people who have obviously read the books and know what will happen, the issue here is that they do not know how it will happen because it has been shown throughout GOT and the first season of HOTD that certain events do not occur in the same way; an example of this is what happened at the end of the first chapter with the son of the king, in the books it happens in one way but in the series is completely different. So yes, despite knowing a bit where the arrows are going the reality is that we are all blind to what is coming.
But well, what have we seen so far? - As I said the war is imminent but for that we have to lay the foundations for a solid victory either through provocation or through diplomacy and political moves. In the first two episodes we have seen a bit of both, more of the former because we have a very emotional, irate and novice king who thinks that everything is solved by spitting fire with the dragons. The thing is that there are certain doubts with his appointment so the kingdom is divided between him and Rhaenyra Targaryen so the young apprentice king will have a complicated path.
On the other side we have Rhaenyra who is more cautious and discreet, she knows that by right the throne is hers but I imagine she will look for the least pompous way to get to it. The thing is that around both there are characters with different visions and different ways of doing things, we have already seen Otto and Alicent Hightower and Daemon act so it is not clear to us what the final route will be. In these first two chapters we have already seen a couple of events that are going to be the catalysts for the next thing to come, the king's son and Otto's disagreement with Aegon. I think these decisions may unleash what will be the preamble to something with no return.
What I still like about this is the whole framework that is formed around the characters, those secret conversations, conspiracies, betrayals; all to ensure the personal success of each one because that's what it is, this is a power struggle where everyone looks out for himself. There is a lot of selfishness that in turn leads to violence and finally ends in pain and impotence. We still have that passive-aggressive evil, if it exists, that characterizes almost all the characters and that marks their personalities a bit. Obviously the worst is yet to come but so far it does not disappoint, in fact the second chapter is a total gem. Egos and conspiracies at their best.
The characters are a total success. I say this because yesterday it was known that Fabien Frankel, who plays Criston Cole, received some hate on social networks for his performance in this second episode. Saying that people are stupid for not knowing how to differentiate something real with the fictional but at the same time it shows us that both the scriptwriters, writers and the actor himself are doing a ten job. I think that so far the MVP of the season is Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney), this young man is giving us very good performances and scenes which I hope he continues to do as long as the role allows it.
Otto's interactions in the hands of Rhys Ifans are gold too, I think he is the balance between diplomacy and barbarism, I don't know if he has been the best Hand of the King but without a doubt his role is key, I don't know if after this second episode he will continue to be but so far very top. I assume that as the chapters go by we will see a deeper development of everything but for the moment there is a tense calm before the storm.
The third season is already confirmed so I don't know if we will see a total and definitive denouement in this second one, it is possible that everything gets complicated and there will be fire and blood everywhere but I doubt it will be the most aggressive thing we will see in the series, understanding that HOTD will not last many seasons.
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Bueno mi gente por hoy es todo, espero que les haya gustado. ¡Un abrazo a todos, nos vemos en la próxima!
***Well my people that's all for today, I hope you liked it. ¡A hug to everyone, see you next time!
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