Welcome to the Heavy Spoilers show I'm your host Paul and after Daemon said keep my wifes
name out your f**king mouth we watched as a great banquet was held by the two
families. After a food fight Viserys ended up going to bed where he mistakingly told
Alicent Aegons prophecy. Just one problem, she believed that he was actually telling
her their son Aegon was the true heir and that he wanted him on the throne.
S**ts about to go down and that takes us into episode 9. The trailer for the
entry is now out and throughout this video we're gonna be going
through it all frame by frame to talk about what happens in it,
the clues for what's coming next and also some of the hidden details that you might have missed.
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Ok so the upcoming episode will be called the Green Council and
as you can probably guess this involves Alicent trying to place Aegon as the heir.
The phrase Green Council was coined by Grand Maester Munken in the book and the
image that accompanies it shows the shady conspirators plotting together. Some on
it were still loyal to Rhaenyra and this led to their downfall so the name Green
Council is fitting because it shows how much Alicent forced everyone to bend to her will.
In the books the speech with her and Viserys never happened and instead she just did this because she
wanted to seize power. However they've given her a reason to here and it makes even more sense as
to why she'll stop at nothing to try and carry out her late husbands apparent final wishes.
We open with an extremely somber intro and have a focus on the Iron Throne which now
sits bear symbolsing it's fallen king. The entire week after Viserys death was filled
with schemeing and plotting from the greens as they tried to put everything in place to
make Aegon the king. Typically when a monarch died the bells of Kings Landing
would be immediately rang to announce this, however they didn't do this due
to it potentially sounding the alarm for those who were loyal to Rhaenyra.
Cut to Alicent once more sitting in Viserys spot on the council and she's joined by her
two loyalist supporters. To the left is Otto High tower and on her right is Ser Criston Cole
who see her as sparring him after the Wedding shambles. Because of this he feels like he owes
a life debt to her and will do anything he can to keep her in charge. This includes potentially
killing Lord Beesbury who we later see in the teaser shouting about how this is all treason.
Due to the book having several accounts over what happened we don't know for
definite what went on after he did this though we do know that he indeed died.
According to Grand Maester Orwyle he was arrested and thrown into a cell where he
eventually died due to the cold. However Septon Eustace said that Criston Cole slit his throat
which we could potentially see the aftermath of in the teaser. Criston at one point can
be seen cleaning his blade and it potentially comes off the back of just killing Beesbury.
Later on we see swords being drawn on him in the council room
and if you look in the bottom left you'll see Beesbury slumped over.
The account by Mushroom said that Criston also threw him out of a window onto some
spikes but either way the character doesnt make it past this meeting.
In the book there was talk about how he got thrown in jail and that he developed a chill
from this which killed him. However, we've already spoiled it for you so yeah, dead.
Now this is known as the first blood spilt during the Dance Of The Dragons and his death sets the
idea that no matter how high up you can get executed for questioning Aegon isn't the heir.
It's possible that he also kills Ser Harold who seems to be the one drawing the sword on him.
If you cast your mind back to epsiode one you'll remember that he was very loyal to Rhaenyra
so it makes sense that he'd kick off at this point. Criston ended up being the leader of the
Kingsguard in the book so they'll probably have him kill him here and then take over his place.
After Viserys dies he's discovered by a servant who immediately goes and tells Alicent about it.
She quickly calls together the council and they start to put things in place. They keep
his death a secret until nothing can be done to change Aegons rule and it looks like they
are changing some things here and there. For example in the source material Rhaenyra went
back to Dragonstone whilst all this was going on and she wasn't in the kingdom when her dad died.
This made it even easier for Alicent to keep things a secret because she didn't
send any ravens and thus Rhaenyra only found out through word of mouth. Rhaenyra might have
actually gone back home as the person we see with golden hair fiddling with
the door is Rhaenys instead of her. She is clearly locked in this room as she can't
get it open and she might be held captive due to supporting Rhaenyra last episode.
Either way the Greens basically got everyone
on their side by killing Beesburgy and not letting people out of the meeting.
This is highlighted by the line by Otto in which he says.
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There's also a strange character that we don't meet and he's told that none
can know who he is and what he seeks. Looks like he's in the Kingsguard and
that he's one of the higher ups because of the mission he's been picked to carry out.
We don't really learn this either as his back is turned but we can make out some of his facial
hair. I think this might be one of the Cargyll twins who we later see in the teaser together.
They appear to be in the same place that the fighting arena is and later on we see
one going to grab Aegon so im guessing this is what they've been sent to do.
Even though these characters were brothers they supported opposite
sides and this caused a mini civil war in their household. We do see one of
them swinging a sword in a split second shot and this could be them fighting each other
My guess that Otto is sending him to try and capture Rhaenyra and Daemon however
there could be another mission in it. In the teaser we see what I believe is Aegons
bastard. The book talks about how he had one to one of his mothers maidservant and also
one of the street of silk. I think this is likely the latter as we had the scene in 8
where Alicent made her servant drink the tea. Aegons bastard could cause a lot of problems
and potentially even his other children coulod be pushed out if he came into the limelight.
Potentially Arryk could be sent in after him to hush things up before they become publicly known.
Now his brother was an ally to Rhaenyra and he might end
up helping out her side. Because they look the same they could do some twin
hijinx and have them disguise as the other to either help or hinder them.
I think this will be told to them by Larys strong who we see saying that he has found out something.
Potentially Mysaria found out the same thing last week too and this is why we
saw Alicents servant travelling out to her in the middle of the night.
We see this servant being put in a cell at one point so I'm wondering if she is the person who
discovers Viserys and then she's locked up. The book talks about how the person who discovered him
was put in custody. However this was a man whereas the servant here is a woman and they've gone woke,
they've bloody gone woke I'm not having it..a woman on the throne they've gone wo
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However she may just be being escorted to safety as it appears she has a targaryen child with her.
Either way she was the one wearing the cloak last episode but several do in the teaser.
We see Aemond donning a similar cloak too to hide his hair and this once more hammers home the idea
that he is an opposite to Daemon. There are two others in the trailer that wear this including
one in the alleyway as people rush through and also one that moves through the crowd.
These could be a number of different characters we see one speaking to either Arryk or Eryyk
at one point. This appears to be a girl and they could be being smuggled out of the city.
At one point we also see someone in a cloak jumping over an edge and this
could be said person making their final escape.
The shot of Aemond also has a distinctive set of steps and stones surrounding them.
This also looks like the same place that the Cargyll swings their sword and they're doing
it against a hooded figure. This is likely a fight against Aemond that might show much of a g he is.
It is important to bear in mind that Larys was also one of the first people to swear
loyalty to Aegon and he slashed his hands and gave a blood oath to show his loyalties.
We see commotion in the street and this could be for a number of reasons. Aegon
was publicly announced and lots of people gathered to see him however it
could also be that there is some uproar over Rhaenyras claim being completely thrown out.
We get what looks like several ceremonies ad this
includes knights raising their swords and people gathering at the dragon pit.
This might be to show off Aegons dragon sunfyre and the targaryen
symbol was also changed to gold to reflect this.
We see Aegon running through this likely trying to flee from his duty. He didn't
want to be King and when he was told he was getting a bj off a woman. The book reads.
Though the good septon admits Prince Aegon was with a paramour when he was found,
he insists the girl was the daughter of a wealthy trader, and well cared for besides. Moreover,
the prince at first refused to be a part of his mother’s plans. “My sister is the heir,
not me,” he says in Eustace’s account. “What sort of brother steals his sister’s birthright?” Only
when Ser Criston convinced him that the princess must surely execute him and his brothers should
she don the crown did Aegon waver. “Whilst any trueborn Targaryen yet lives, no Strong
can ever hope to sit the Iron Throne,” Cole said. “Rhaenyra has no choice but to take your heads if
she wishes her bastards to rule after her.” It was this, and only this, that persuaded Aegon
to accept the crown that the small council was offering him, insists our gentle septon.
This is why we likely see him flipping and he's grabbed by one of the twins.
The trailer ends with the voice over of someone
asking if they could imagine themselves on the iron throne.
I think this is likely Alicent to Aegon when she's trying to convince him to become the king.
Lastly we see a crown being placed onto a green cushion. This is symbolic for a
number of reasons because it's being placed firmly on a colour that represents the
Hightowers. I also believe that this is Aegon The Conquerors Crown and in
the book we have an image of Ser Criston placing this on Aegon the seconds head.
He wore one laced with rubys and though they are missing here we can see the spaces where
they would end up sitting. In the shot with Aemond we can see a blurred out figure to
the left that is wearing the crown and this appears to be Aegon. To the right
is a member of the kingsguard and this could be the moment when Criston places it on his
head. In the book Alicent ordered for Viserys crown to be put in a vault and this was stolen
by a servant which might tie in with the task Otto is giving to one of the kngihts.
Either way Aegon clearly has chosen the conquerors crown for a reason
and it's a very important shot for the teaser.
Aegon was of course named after his grandfather and Viserys used to have
dreams about how he saw one of his heirs on the throne wearing it.
So the prophecy came true but it's not good news and this has a major rammifications going forward.
Other shots include the lords kneeling down in front of Otto as he stands near
the throne. To the left you might notice Lord Caswell who was one of
Rhaenyras loyalist supporters. I feel like he might get killed in this scene
too as he is executed in the book for refusing to switch sides from Rhaenyra.
Alicent really wanted her surrender and if she didn't admit that Aegon was the rightful heir
then she'd have her murdered. Beesbury was a perfect example of this and with Viserys out
the way there's no one left to protect her. Though he looked like the crypt keeper he
won't be wandering up the steps any time soon and thus she and her family are on their own.
I can't wait to see how it goes down and with it being the penultimate episode I
really think its gonna mount up to something big.
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