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Daemon the Disappointing


HOTD doesn’t know what to do with the Prince Who Pouts.

His storming into the castle only to learn that the fort is in disarray is a fun turn, and the show gets to extract bone-dry humor from the scenario by making good use of Matt Smith’s talent for deadpan quips. First, the future Master of Whispers (and foot dude), Larys Strong, who will soon become an essential player in Alicent’s circle, is introduced as part of Westeros’s crippled, bastard, and broken things contingent. Other lingering plot points could come into play, too: his ill treatment of the information-broker Mysaria, which could come back to bite him in the ass; his children, whom he doesn’t seem to care that much about; and whatever he ends up walking away with from Harrenhal, spiritually or materially.

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