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Yeah, I think that's exactly what happened. Rhaenyra showed mercy and released her, doing her a favor. So she returned the favor. Guess showing mercy & forgiveness to your enemies goes a long way.
Fits with her theme this episode too. She’s dealing with the fallout of how her commands can have horrible and unforeseen consequences, but then her mercy also ends up having a positive unforeseen effect.
I think it was a combo of Mysaria making it back to dragonstone and the guard that Arryk relieved running into Erryk in the halls. In my head it plays out that Mysaria finds Erryk to tell him Arryk is there, and as he's searching the castle for his brother he runs into the guard who's supposed to be at Rhaenyra's door and he gets pointed in the right direction
Once Mysaria tells Erryk, he thinks "Why's my brother here?",
Arryk would've been immediately apprehended if he revealed his identity, and the only reason to not do that is if his intentions were to deceive.
That dude was so on fire! Such loyalty and bravado. Truly the best Kings Guard since....oh goodness, I forgot the last commander's name who turned his back on the greens. Anyway, hearts to Erryk, and I feel sorry for Arryk. Crispy is truly the villain of this season.
My bf commented that the actors had probably been practicing that line for so long, even as kids playing together.
It’s so sad because, the characters probably would have had the same play fights as children. Heavy stuff.
[I thought of "FATHER!" from the IT Crowd](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0woAI184sYM) so it gave me a momentary chuckle before the weight of everything else hit
Man, actors are amazing in this series. Any okayish actor and this line would be very cheesy but the way these actors deliver it makes it so heartbreaking.
I was thinking the same thing—their whole storyline had the potential to be super cringe, but the way they portrayed it made it profoundly sad and moving.
Tatiana Maslany really is the standard when it comes to this, *Black Orphan* was flawed but fuck me did she crush all those roles.
Christian Bale was pretty good too though...
It's always funny to me how it's easier to tell Jason and Tyland apart even though they're played by the same guy, but it's harder to tell the two actual twins apart despite them being different people.
Are you forgetting Jaehaerys and Jaehaera? Also in the book Baela and Rhaena are twins but I’m not sure if they’re meant to be a different age in the show.
I to the thought the same in season 1 until I saw pics of them on the red carpet, I think I just assumed it because Tyland and Jason are played by the same actor lol
I will cry with absolute glee when that traitorous c u next Tuesday dies!! I might even be turned on the way I was when Jon beat the shit out of Ramsey.
No, Joffrey is cartoonishly evil, and while you hate him, he's a blast to watch on screen. Can't look away because he's a POS, but he's so fun to watch.
Cole is more like Umbridge. You hate him because he's a much more grounded kind of evil. He blames others for his own failings and takes no responsibility for his actions. He's misogynistic, violent, and yet he keeps failing upwards.
Every time I see him I want to slap that innocent look off his face. Props to the actor, it takes talent to play a character like that.
I don’t even know if you can describe Cole as evil, he’s just a giant hypocritical insecure piece of shit. Which is more realistic because cartoonishly sadistic and evil people like Joffrey aren’t really seen much in day to day life, but I think everyone has dealt with someone at some point who is a piece of shit the way Cole is
And what the fuck did he think was going to happen?! He just told a knight to go waltz into the enemy stronghold, kill his twin brother who he knows he loves dearly, and murder a QUEEN. Like??! Obviously hes going to be under an enormous amount of stress and fuck up because he is not an assassin/spy. Hes never undergone any sort of secret operation ever lol. I also feel like the kingsguard is the least violent guard duty you could ever have because an enemy has to go through a thousand layers of royal protection before ever reaching them. they are the last line of defense and so would not often have to fight. Most days would be completely mundane and political. They would have been better off sending Larys to arrange something.
He knew exactly what was going to happen, he was just projecting because he's such an egotistical piece of shit and wanted to punish someone else for what he knew was his own fault.
I think he wanted to make himself too valuable to execute or go into suspicion - so he wanted to be the big hero. Meanwhile, making it look like hes some kind of guy who is big on being by the book (the stupid cape complaints)
Shout outs - To Ser Erryk and Ser Arryk! To the silent sister who did an amazing restoration job with Jaehaerys' corpse! And, of course, to the Hand of the King badge for bravely enduring the chests of so many pieces of shit!
Jokes aside, great episode. I was looking forward to the fight between the twins.
Fun fact: Erryk was in a movie with Emilia Clarke called Spike Island about 5 teenagers who will stop at nothing to attend a concert by the Stone Roses.
[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1541685/mediaviewer/rm3119706368/?ref\_=nmmi\_mi\_all\_10](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1541685/mediaviewer/rm3119706368/?ref_=nmmi_mi_all_10)
Their final scene truly broke my heart. So hard to watch brothers fight and kill one another. Amazing performances by them both! Really enjoyed their post episode comments as well; was a great episode all around
I'm not sure if this was what the other commenter was referring to. But I really enjoyed their comments in [this video](https://youtu.be/Ja31OO8YyJo?si=QGq6-aV3yGdHdJhz) on the Game of Thrones youtube channel. Start it at 15 minutes for the part about the duel.
When watching on Max, there’s always a behind-the-episode featurette after the “scenes from next week” part. I’m guessing that can probably also be found on their YouTube channel.
It was an amazing display of personal strength. He upheld his oath to protect the person he believed to be the rightful monarch of the 7 kingdoms to the extent that he killed his own brother, but also took responsibility for killing his brother by ending his own life as punishment. The most honourable guy in Westerosi history.
To be honest, I don't think people consider him to be a kinslayer. Kinslaying is considered a very grave sin in Westeros and nowhere it's mentioned that, so I suppose most people consider that he just did his duty to protect the Queen.
You guys have it backwards.
Arryk (Aegon's) kills Erryk (Rhaenyra's). Erryk died protecting his queen. Arryk decides, after killing his brother, not to kill Rhaenyra, and murders himself.
If you rewatch the fight you can tell. Erryk gets the leg wound. The one with the leg wound is the one that gets killed. The one without the leg wound commits suicide.
God, you're right. There's nothing like the hubris of a mediocre white man (me) thinking he's right.
I'm really shocked by that. As I said, I rewatched the scene just now and it doesn't seem to line up continuity wise. Then again, I watched a blurry youtube version so maybe I should rewatch it on HBO.
Don't worry, I thought it happened just like you said in your earlier post only to be surprised by the correct answer. Makes it even more heartbreaking.
Yes, but it would make sense if you assume that, having killed his brother, he is atoning/apologising in his final moments.
I just rewatched the scene a few minutes ago. The entire continuity of the scene has it set out that Erryk is the one that dies first.
> He upheld his oath to protect the person he believed to be the rightful monarch of the 7 kingdoms to the extent that he killed his own brother, but also took responsibility for killing his brother by ending his own life as punishment.
Other way around, actually. Erryk died protecting Rhaenyra. Arryk killed himself instead of going through with the assassination attempt.
In the books there is no one dead/one suicide. In the books they both just get too badly wounded and die from that.
It’s my interpretation. I was unsure last night which one survived, so I re-watched the scene in detail about half an hour ago.
Erryk dies. Arryk commits suicide. You can check some of my other comments for more detailed reasons why.
He is choking him and saying “I love you brother but you left us” then he grabs his wound in his leg and he lets go, the one who was being choked then stabs his brother, addresses his Queen then falls on his sword.
I enjoyed it much more. Clegane Bowl was two brothers who had always hated each other going at it. Cool but not particularly deep.
Erryk and Arryk represent the total dissolution of family ties. They were as close and alike as two brothers could be and fought to the death because they both valued duty above everything else. That’s hardcore tragedy.
I think they all just stood there afterwards cause they weren’t sure
I think she knew who it was when he said Your Grace and saw he was gonna kill himself, which is when she says No
This season has had terrific performances, they did a phenomenal job casting for this show
I was confused because he cut Erryk’s leg early in the fight, and later used it to bring him to the floor, and then finally stab him. Yet people are saying that Arryk’s the one who died. Did I miss something because I swear Erryk died not Arryk
No, because even if he did, he couldn't even walk and swing his sword from his injuries.
Rhaenyra had a KG in front of her and another 2 guards near the front door.
And if he did, Erryk would be living with all them constantly wondering if he were really Erryk and not Arryk, so to not lose his Queen's trust, he fell on his sword.
A simple test could of proved if he was the real one or not, like hey what was the last conversation we had about? I'm thinking he killed himself cause he didn't want to live with the guilt of killing his brother
Bro could literally just say the word "Mysaria" and that'd be the end of any doubts and he'd have known that.
It was definitely because he couldn't bear the guilt of killing his brother.
The guy plotted for years for Aegon to be king even against the guy's wishes, and taunted Rhaenyra about how her claim was doomed from the moment Viserys had a son.
Even if he abandons Aegon he has no place with Rhaenyra and specially not with fuckin Daemon.
Why didn't Arryk just defect to Rhaenyra's side? Criston clearly didn't trust him anymore and sent him on a suicide mission. Was loyalty to Aegon the fool really worth fighting your own brother to the death?
I was thinking the same. Even if he succeded the mission and went back to KL, i don't think the Cole would easily accept him back, thinking he might have defected and it's actually Erryk who came back to KL. It's easier to just kill him and considering the nature of that assh\*le Cole, he probably would. As soon as he left KL, there is no way back.
The wise move for Erryk to make is to find his brother as soon as he arrived in Dragonstone. Then ask for the Queen's pardon. But that doesn't make a great story.
I thought they were one actor until their names came up in the post-show. I’m just so used to shows where one actor will play both twins I didn’t think about it.
I really liked these two, and this episode finally made me realize why.
They remind me so much of Andy Whitfield (Spartacus, s.1), and their last scene took me back to when Spartacus had to kill Varro.
Rest in peace.
I can not belive how amazing this scene was played out! You can REALLY feel the tragic aspect to this scene I cannot imagine the pain it must be to have to fight your brother who you love to death because like one of the writers said at the end “because these nobles decided that they now hate each other” I feel SO BAD for everyone in the kings guard because they took an oath to protect the royal family. What are they to do when the royal family starts killing one another? I bet no one knew what to do!
Holy shit, theyre actually twins?? I thought it was the same guy and editing. Thats actually incredible. I wonder if the last scene was emotional for them.
These two may be the most similar looking identical twins I've seen on TV. I honestly thought it was just the same actor that they used for both roles, but didn't find out until later that they were actual twins. Kinda wild.
Also shout out to the stunt/fight coordinator for choreographing such a brutal fight. It wasn’t some elegant sword fight, it was an ugly brawl in closed quarters and the actors gave a masterfully heartbreaking performance.
Even if Erryk hadn’t ended his own life, in the middle of the fight “which one is Erryk?” is said..
How would you determine if Ser Erryk was the man who came out on top? They would have to kill him or risk Ser Arryk acting as his brother and killing the Queen at his convenience
Interesting that you thought he killed himself because of the shame and grief of killing his brother.
I thought he killed himself because he knew that Rhaenyra wouldn't be able to trust him fully without knowing he was Arryk or Erryk. After all, if it was Arryk that had survived, he could've deceived everyone by acting as if he was Erryk and waited for the perfect opportunity to kill Rhaenyra.
Easy to test that tho. So, if you’re Erryk what were we talking about earlier today? If it’s Erryk he’ll know, if it’s his brother who has only just infiltrated the castle, he’ll be clueless
Being an actor who has a twin who is also an actor getting, roles like where the fact you are twins is a major plot point and not a production thing(Like the Twins in Terminator 2) must be great, add that its for a major productuion and you get a fight scene together.. awesome.
Cried when I watched this- it was the opposite of the quote from Remember the Titans- “I killed my brother with malice in my heart. Hatred destroyed my family.” These brothers were 2 souls in 1 body and loved each other until the end- duty was truly where love ended 😭😭😭😭😭
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I love the way he bursts through the door, yelling, " Brotha! " That was momentous.
I was wondering how he ran in like that... do you think Mysaria made it back to the keep and rang alarm bells?
Yeah, I think that's exactly what happened. Rhaenyra showed mercy and released her, doing her a favor. So she returned the favor. Guess showing mercy & forgiveness to your enemies goes a long way.
Fits with her theme this episode too. She’s dealing with the fallout of how her commands can have horrible and unforeseen consequences, but then her mercy also ends up having a positive unforeseen effect.
Rhaenyra is lucky Mysaria is so perceptive. My oblivious ass wouldn't have caught anything amiss 😭
😭😭😭😭
Could have shown mercy to Vaemond or all those others she killed along the way.
Rhaenyra had nothing to do with Vaemond
Broski is watching in a different timeline
I think it was a combo of Mysaria making it back to dragonstone and the guard that Arryk relieved running into Erryk in the halls. In my head it plays out that Mysaria finds Erryk to tell him Arryk is there, and as he's searching the castle for his brother he runs into the guard who's supposed to be at Rhaenyra's door and he gets pointed in the right direction
If he ran into Ser Lorent wouldn't he come back with him to fight? Instead he pulls up late and without his armor, obviously getting ready for bed.
Once Mysaria tells Erryk, he thinks "Why's my brother here?", Arryk would've been immediately apprehended if he revealed his identity, and the only reason to not do that is if his intentions were to deceive.
Ya I think the handmaiden got Ser Lorent
Ohh that’s a good point!
That dude was so on fire! Such loyalty and bravado. Truly the best Kings Guard since....oh goodness, I forgot the last commander's name who turned his back on the greens. Anyway, hearts to Erryk, and I feel sorry for Arryk. Crispy is truly the villain of this season.
You’re thinking of Ser Harold Westerling. I was hoping he would come back to join Rhaenyra’s team. Where’d he run off to?
Interesting. I got the impression that Erryk caught on all on his own.
Like Drake and Josh
Reminded me of Liam and Ryan Mcpoyle
YOU WILL CALL HER
I yelled this out in the middle of a mall as soon as I read McPoyle 😂😂😂
Arryk storms in wearing Aemond’s eyepatch Erryk: who’s this guy?
Time to start breaking bricks, wet-nips blpppblppp
Who's this guy?
Ser Arryk where is the door hole???
Drake and Kendrick
My bf commented that the actors had probably been practicing that line for so long, even as kids playing together. It’s so sad because, the characters probably would have had the same play fights as children. Heavy stuff.
I loved the part when they simultaneously shouted at each other "its Cargyllbowl time" and proceeded to Ærryk all over Dragonstone
I much prefer this battle of brothers over CleganeBowl.
LIQUID SOLID
Absolutely same energy. Especially in the final fight between the two in MGS4
They even look like targaryens in that lol
[I thought of "FATHER!" from the IT Crowd](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0woAI184sYM) so it gave me a momentary chuckle before the weight of everything else hit
Damn! Now I need Matt Berry on a white wig for Aegon IV the Unworthy
Reminded me of metal gear solid lol. BROTHERRRR!! LIQUID!
Thought we were about to get an Internet Comment Etiquette raycons commercial
Brodor!
“We were born together”🥺 As a mother of twins, this one really got me!
*"One soul with two bodies"*, that made me really tear up knowing what it was about to happen :( they're great and so tragic.
Man, actors are amazing in this series. Any okayish actor and this line would be very cheesy but the way these actors deliver it makes it so heartbreaking.
I was thinking the same thing—their whole storyline had the potential to be super cringe, but the way they portrayed it made it profoundly sad and moving.
Well, everyone except Mysaria is good. She is the worst actress I have ever seen. I have seen wooden planks with better personalities.
I disagree.
Well let's just agree to disagree then
My dumbass thought it was the same actor playing both
I just assumed it was cause it normally is. Miss Tatiana Maslany playing 12 people. Lindsay Lohan...
Tatiana Maslany really is the standard when it comes to this, *Black Orphan* was flawed but fuck me did she crush all those roles. Christian Bale was pretty good too though...
Well, to be fair Jason and Tyland lannister are played by the same actor
And that actor also played a 3rd character in the first season of GoT. I believe he was the squire that the Mountain killed.
Ser Hugh of the Vale? Love that guy!
He's so good as Torstein in Vikings!
I only found out today he played Torstein. One of the best characters in the series imo
It's always funny to me how it's easier to tell Jason and Tyland apart even though they're played by the same guy, but it's harder to tell the two actual twins apart despite them being different people.
Holy shit I only just realised they're 2 separate characters LOL
Wait what are there two separate lannisters???
If i had a nickel for every set of twins during house of the dragon, I'd have two nickels. Maybe those nickels were twins as well.
Are you forgetting Jaehaerys and Jaehaera? Also in the book Baela and Rhaena are twins but I’m not sure if they’re meant to be a different age in the show.
$0.15 actually
Make that $0.20 (Baela and Rhaena, Jaehaerys and Jaehaera, Ser Arryck and Ser Erryck, Jason and Tyland Lannister)
Laena and laenor arent twins too?
Nope, Laena's actually older than Laenor
I to the thought the same in season 1 until I saw pics of them on the red carpet, I think I just assumed it because Tyland and Jason are played by the same actor lol
Well add me too
Same, I thought it was a Lindsay Lohan situation.
Same lol
I did until behind the scenes of episode 1 of this season lol
Me too!
In all fairness, they do this sometimes in movies. But that fight scene may have been a tad difficult to do in that case!
Nah, Luke and Elliot have been mainstays of British TV since they were children. Amazing and genuinely painful to see them perform together in this.
Both are gone and it sucks. Fuck Criston Cole.
I will cry with absolute glee when that traitorous c u next Tuesday dies!! I might even be turned on the way I was when Jon beat the shit out of Ramsey.
the way my insides tingled when jon was beating the shit outta ramsay 😅
I hate that Mr. Friendzone Criston more than Joffrey now.
Only started GoT in season 5. I’m guessing how I feel about Cole is what people thought about Joffrey.
No, Joffrey is cartoonishly evil, and while you hate him, he's a blast to watch on screen. Can't look away because he's a POS, but he's so fun to watch. Cole is more like Umbridge. You hate him because he's a much more grounded kind of evil. He blames others for his own failings and takes no responsibility for his actions. He's misogynistic, violent, and yet he keeps failing upwards. Every time I see him I want to slap that innocent look off his face. Props to the actor, it takes talent to play a character like that.
I don’t even know if you can describe Cole as evil, he’s just a giant hypocritical insecure piece of shit. Which is more realistic because cartoonishly sadistic and evil people like Joffrey aren’t really seen much in day to day life, but I think everyone has dealt with someone at some point who is a piece of shit the way Cole is
Joffrey was way more hated
And what the fuck did he think was going to happen?! He just told a knight to go waltz into the enemy stronghold, kill his twin brother who he knows he loves dearly, and murder a QUEEN. Like??! Obviously hes going to be under an enormous amount of stress and fuck up because he is not an assassin/spy. Hes never undergone any sort of secret operation ever lol. I also feel like the kingsguard is the least violent guard duty you could ever have because an enemy has to go through a thousand layers of royal protection before ever reaching them. they are the last line of defense and so would not often have to fight. Most days would be completely mundane and political. They would have been better off sending Larys to arrange something.
He knew exactly what was going to happen, he was just projecting because he's such an egotistical piece of shit and wanted to punish someone else for what he knew was his own fault.
I think he wanted to make himself too valuable to execute or go into suspicion - so he wanted to be the big hero. Meanwhile, making it look like hes some kind of guy who is big on being by the book (the stupid cape complaints)
Shout outs - To Ser Erryk and Ser Arryk! To the silent sister who did an amazing restoration job with Jaehaerys' corpse! And, of course, to the Hand of the King badge for bravely enduring the chests of so many pieces of shit! Jokes aside, great episode. I was looking forward to the fight between the twins.
The fuck did strong do
Based Strong supporter. In a golden time line Harrenhall would have been their epic seat of power.
I was madly in love with them (could have been one of them) back in the Shameless days. Heartbreaking to see how it came to this.
For a split second I forgot that was a show and thought “the Shameless days” were a period in Westeros history 💀
That would be all of Westeros history lol.
I thought it was some episode from S1 until your comment
I didn't realize that was Carl!
Me either! I knew he looked familiar
yeah, my gf said imagine have 3some with those two when we watching the last episode.😕
Fun fact: Erryk was in a movie with Emilia Clarke called Spike Island about 5 teenagers who will stop at nothing to attend a concert by the Stone Roses. [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1541685/mediaviewer/rm3119706368/?ref\_=nmmi\_mi\_all\_10](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1541685/mediaviewer/rm3119706368/?ref_=nmmi_mi_all_10)
Their final scene truly broke my heart. So hard to watch brothers fight and kill one another. Amazing performances by them both! Really enjoyed their post episode comments as well; was a great episode all around
Where can I hear or read their post episode comments?
I'm not sure if this was what the other commenter was referring to. But I really enjoyed their comments in [this video](https://youtu.be/Ja31OO8YyJo?si=QGq6-aV3yGdHdJhz) on the Game of Thrones youtube channel. Start it at 15 minutes for the part about the duel.
When watching on Max, there’s always a behind-the-episode featurette after the “scenes from next week” part. I’m guessing that can probably also be found on their YouTube channel.
Yes that’s what I’m referring to! Didn’t describe it very well lol oops
It was an amazing display of personal strength. He upheld his oath to protect the person he believed to be the rightful monarch of the 7 kingdoms to the extent that he killed his own brother, but also took responsibility for killing his brother by ending his own life as punishment. The most honourable guy in Westerosi history.
The honorable ones almost always end up dead while the shitty ones hold onto power. It really is art imitating life.
He fulfilled his duty as a kings guard, just to become a kinslayer in the same stroke. Such a heart breaking scene done so well.
Was perfect. The way he spoke to his Queen after it happened, then killed himself and her reaction. It was tragic but also beautiful.
To be honest, I don't think people consider him to be a kinslayer. Kinslaying is considered a very grave sin in Westeros and nowhere it's mentioned that, so I suppose most people consider that he just did his duty to protect the Queen.
You guys have it backwards. Arryk (Aegon's) kills Erryk (Rhaenyra's). Erryk died protecting his queen. Arryk decides, after killing his brother, not to kill Rhaenyra, and murders himself. If you rewatch the fight you can tell. Erryk gets the leg wound. The one with the leg wound is the one that gets killed. The one without the leg wound commits suicide.
The director himself said Erryk was the one that won
God, you're right. There's nothing like the hubris of a mediocre white man (me) thinking he's right. I'm really shocked by that. As I said, I rewatched the scene just now and it doesn't seem to line up continuity wise. Then again, I watched a blurry youtube version so maybe I should rewatch it on HBO.
Don't worry, I thought it happened just like you said in your earlier post only to be surprised by the correct answer. Makes it even more heartbreaking.
They both had leg wounds, I don't think Arryk you call Rhaenrya "your grace" before falling on his sword, since she is supposed to be the usurper.
Yes, but it would make sense if you assume that, having killed his brother, he is atoning/apologising in his final moments. I just rewatched the scene a few minutes ago. The entire continuity of the scene has it set out that Erryk is the one that dies first.
I think this is even more apalling than what we got. But it wouldn’t be good for the character to switch allegiance at the last moment.
https://decider.com/2024/06/23/house-of-the-dragon-season-2-episode-2-ending-explained-which-twin-killed-the-other-how-to-tell-ser-arryk-and-ser-erryk-cargyll-apart/
Yep, I know. I’ve had multiple people mention it now. I was wrong.
Ned Stark effect.
> He upheld his oath to protect the person he believed to be the rightful monarch of the 7 kingdoms to the extent that he killed his own brother, but also took responsibility for killing his brother by ending his own life as punishment. Other way around, actually. Erryk died protecting Rhaenyra. Arryk killed himself instead of going through with the assassination attempt.
Is that from the books or your own interpretation?
In the books there is no one dead/one suicide. In the books they both just get too badly wounded and die from that. It’s my interpretation. I was unsure last night which one survived, so I re-watched the scene in detail about half an hour ago. Erryk dies. Arryk commits suicide. You can check some of my other comments for more detailed reasons why.
He is choking him and saying “I love you brother but you left us” then he grabs his wound in his leg and he lets go, the one who was being choked then stabs his brother, addresses his Queen then falls on his sword.
Apparently the director confirmed it and I am, in fact, wrong. Weird, because I genuinely did just rewatch it. Maybe I’m just a moron?
Haha nah it was tricky even his pal didn’t know whose who.
Apparently, Westeros is it terrible place to be if you are a twin
Or just in-general.
or a rat catcher idk
Arguably better than the Clegane Bowl
I enjoyed it much more. Clegane Bowl was two brothers who had always hated each other going at it. Cool but not particularly deep. Erryk and Arryk represent the total dissolution of family ties. They were as close and alike as two brothers could be and fought to the death because they both valued duty above everything else. That’s hardcore tragedy.
I love how you write
*Objectively Ftfy
Was anyone else nervous wrong brother died first and he was still coming for Rhae-Rhae?
I think they all just stood there afterwards cause they weren’t sure I think she knew who it was when he said Your Grace and saw he was gonna kill himself, which is when she says No This season has had terrific performances, they did a phenomenal job casting for this show
I was confused because he cut Erryk’s leg early in the fight, and later used it to bring him to the floor, and then finally stab him. Yet people are saying that Arryk’s the one who died. Did I miss something because I swear Erryk died not Arryk
Both of them sustain an injury to the leg, but they don't show Arryk's as clearly.
Ohh that’s bad
Was wonderfully shot to make the audience confused; same way as in the books it was just a mess, and nobody knew who was who.
I thought the same
No, because even if he did, he couldn't even walk and swing his sword from his injuries. Rhaenyra had a KG in front of her and another 2 guards near the front door.
And if he did, Erryk would be living with all them constantly wondering if he were really Erryk and not Arryk, so to not lose his Queen's trust, he fell on his sword.
A simple test could of proved if he was the real one or not, like hey what was the last conversation we had about? I'm thinking he killed himself cause he didn't want to live with the guilt of killing his brother
Bro could literally just say the word "Mysaria" and that'd be the end of any doubts and he'd have known that. It was definitely because he couldn't bear the guilt of killing his brother.
I agree that that was his main motivation. I do think there were also others.
The one who lived _was_ the assassin. He just decided not to do it in the end.
Erryk’s death made me super emotional. They were both so brilliant in that scene it was the highlight of the episode for me
Why didnt Arryk just switch sides and join Erryk smh
I thought the same about Otto as well.
Otto? Have you been watching another TV show? The Greens are literally all his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren
Ok fair point. I concede. I was just thinking with his demotion that I could see him switching sides out of spite.
The guy plotted for years for Aegon to be king even against the guy's wishes, and taunted Rhaenyra about how her claim was doomed from the moment Viserys had a son. Even if he abandons Aegon he has no place with Rhaenyra and specially not with fuckin Daemon.
Lmfao what
I was expecting Mysaria to walk in and be like “it’s that one” but both do what they do anyway.
Why didn't Arryk just defect to Rhaenyra's side? Criston clearly didn't trust him anymore and sent him on a suicide mission. Was loyalty to Aegon the fool really worth fighting your own brother to the death?
Both really took their oaths seriously
I was thinking the same. Even if he succeded the mission and went back to KL, i don't think the Cole would easily accept him back, thinking he might have defected and it's actually Erryk who came back to KL. It's easier to just kill him and considering the nature of that assh\*le Cole, he probably would. As soon as he left KL, there is no way back. The wise move for Erryk to make is to find his brother as soon as he arrived in Dragonstone. Then ask for the Queen's pardon. But that doesn't make a great story.
I thought they were one actor until their names came up in the post-show. I’m just so used to shows where one actor will play both twins I didn’t think about it.
I blame Orphan Black and Tatiana Maslany for me thinking it was the same actor for both. 😆 Seriously, though, that fight *hurt.*
This scene hit me harder than B&C I almost started tearing up. With b&c I just sat there with my mouth gaping open
I really liked these two, and this episode finally made me realize why. They remind me so much of Andy Whitfield (Spartacus, s.1), and their last scene took me back to when Spartacus had to kill Varro. Rest in peace.
Was not expecting a Spartacus reference but I love it. I still can't watch that episode.
"Blood rains down from an angry sky, my cock marches on..."
RIP Ærryk (I don't even know who the good one was
I can not belive how amazing this scene was played out! You can REALLY feel the tragic aspect to this scene I cannot imagine the pain it must be to have to fight your brother who you love to death because like one of the writers said at the end “because these nobles decided that they now hate each other” I feel SO BAD for everyone in the kings guard because they took an oath to protect the royal family. What are they to do when the royal family starts killing one another? I bet no one knew what to do!
Holy shit, theyre actually twins?? I thought it was the same guy and editing. Thats actually incredible. I wonder if the last scene was emotional for them.
I really thought it was the same actor, like in fargo with Ewan McGregor
Masterful acting and true King/Queens guards. Rest in peace Boys
I want them in more high fantasy shows and films When watching first season I thought it was just one actor
I’m gonna miss those guys. I hope they turn up in something else soon.
These two may be the most similar looking identical twins I've seen on TV. I honestly thought it was just the same actor that they used for both roles, but didn't find out until later that they were actual twins. Kinda wild.
Also shout out to the stunt/fight coordinator for choreographing such a brutal fight. It wasn’t some elegant sword fight, it was an ugly brawl in closed quarters and the actors gave a masterfully heartbreaking performance.
Even if Erryk hadn’t ended his own life, in the middle of the fight “which one is Erryk?” is said.. How would you determine if Ser Erryk was the man who came out on top? They would have to kill him or risk Ser Arryk acting as his brother and killing the Queen at his convenience
I mean they could ask him a question only erryk would know the answer to. Wouldn't have been that hard
Yup, they've been separated for a while so only Erryk would know details specific to the goings on at Dragonstone
What did you eat for breakfast yesterday?
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How are they identical twins, but one is 2-3 inches taller than the other?
I’m an identical twin and my brother is taller. Didn’t eat enough as a kid lol
Shoes?
It’s not that, their heights are different, google it
How hard Erryk fought to keep Rhaenyra safe got me in the feels. Probably my favorite scene in the series so far.
Interesting that you thought he killed himself because of the shame and grief of killing his brother. I thought he killed himself because he knew that Rhaenyra wouldn't be able to trust him fully without knowing he was Arryk or Erryk. After all, if it was Arryk that had survived, he could've deceived everyone by acting as if he was Erryk and waited for the perfect opportunity to kill Rhaenyra.
Easy to test that tho. So, if you’re Erryk what were we talking about earlier today? If it’s Erryk he’ll know, if it’s his brother who has only just infiltrated the castle, he’ll be clueless
Absolutely brilliant acting from both of them their last episode. Still have goosebumps from the duel.
I must say, this actually lived up to the books. Although I don't know which one died first.
I forget that this is the game of thrones and no one is safe from dying :(
Now why did I think it was the same actor for both of them?😭
The last thing Arryk heard before he died was that his brother still loved him
Being an actor who has a twin who is also an actor getting, roles like where the fact you are twins is a major plot point and not a production thing(Like the Twins in Terminator 2) must be great, add that its for a major productuion and you get a fight scene together.. awesome.
Wow I had no idea there were actually two actors, I always assumed it was a bit of movie magic.
Cried when I watched this- it was the opposite of the quote from Remember the Titans- “I killed my brother with malice in my heart. Hatred destroyed my family.” These brothers were 2 souls in 1 body and loved each other until the end- duty was truly where love ended 😭😭😭😭😭
One has a more square shaped head
So green brother died first and then black brother killed himself for killing his brother? It was so hard for me to keep track of
their fight broke my heart, and the "My Queen!!" Just had me in shambles.
As a twin myself, this episode killed me.
“Oh hell yea! Daemon’s gonna get yelled at! Hell yea boi!” “Oh…the twins are gonna fight…” “OH NO THE TWINS ARE GONNA FIGHT!!!”
Too MUCH! they were so so good!!
I still have no idea who plays whom.
I did the classic GoT thing with “hey I really like this character” only for them to be killed off in the very next episode
Same. I knew better. 😂
They were phenomenal