#house of the dragon marketing

[it-happened-once-in-a-meme]

Why I Dislike the Idea of Team Green vs. Team Black 🖤💚

Am I the only one who thinks it's weird how rivalry-focused the House of the Dragon season 2 marketing is?

Disclaimer: I love the idea of putting out trailers for both sides, it's asking the viewers to choose that seems off.

Cause from my view, you just choose your favorite characters randomly. Maybe I like show!Rhaenyra and show! Alicent the same. We can do that. We can root for both. 🤫

Of course you're free to pick a side, it just seems unusual since Westeros isn't the type of world where you'd normally stand fully behind a character, because things can get very messy.

Also I hate when fandoms have beef with each other over things like that, especially when women are pitted against each other (like Sansa and Arya often were) and we talk less about other topics

Choosing a side is an interesting thing to think and talk about but it can make you forget a very cool aspect of fiction as entertainment: you can enjoy things from multiple sides. 😊

#team black vs team green #team black #team green #house of the dragon #hotd #house of the dragon season 2 #hotd season 2 #house of the dragon marketing #hotd marketing #hotd trailer #house of the dragon trailer #alicent hightower #rhaenyra targaryen #entertainment #fiction

[sihtriggyr]

“My name is on the lease for the castle.”

“I think it’s more a loyalty thing for Cole. I think it’s his loyalty to Alicent. He wants what she wants. I myself… no comment.”

“Aemond he was bullied and wronged as a kid. They carved his eye out. He bounced back. He put a sapphire gemstone in his eye. And yeah, they’re gonna get what’s coming to them.”

“We have bigger dragons.”

No because it’s the way none of them could actually offer up a reason as to why TG should sit the throne.

#they’re so unserious 😂 #not the best marketing #they shouldn’t have released that video lmao #pro team black #team black #pro rhaenyra targaryen #pro daemon targaryen #house of the dragon #hotd #fire and blood #pro team black stans #team black stans #anti tg stans #anti tg

[lovl3igh]

i must say i adore different interpretations of posters and nyra's next to aegon's are my favorite here, mostly because of their crowns

1. rhaenyra has hers on her head as a symbol that she is the rightful heir, rightful queen, she accepted her duty and wants to rule as she believes it's her destiny + she also stands straight and looks determinated and quite powerful, confident

2. aegon on the other hand holds his crown in hand and it looks like a) he knows he isn't the rightful king b) knows he doesn't deserve it c) he doesn't want it (if you want to throw jon snow jokes, they better be good) d) the crown was put on him (not only literally but also metaphorically) against his decision, he doesn't keep it on head but also doesn't throw it away; i know that some of the people thinks he looks through the crown on rhaenyra, personally i think he looks directly on the crown as if he was thinking what does it mean to him and what is it worthy + also while he's sitting on the throne, he looks resigned, angrily sad (?) and bit slouchy either because of the consequences of the war or his feelings against team black

also aegon's gesture can be read as if he's playing with the crown (it's the way he holds it) as a metaphor for him playing the king a) remember, he wasn't prepared well to be a king so he doesn't really knows what he's doing, it's a game where he knows very few rules b) otto wants to control him as a puppet, aegon plays the role in his plans

lmao that's me:

#yes i read too much of it #let me have fun #the whole marketing for s2 slays #team black #team green #house of the dragon #hotd #rhaenyra targaryen #queen rhaenyra #hotd season 2 #fire and blood #aegon the usurper

[alicent-archive]

“Alicent holds love for our enemy” and the next shot being Rhaenyra like okayyy.

#the subtlety of media marketing #hotd #house of the dragon #alicent hightower #rhaenyra targaryen #rhaenicent #text #my own

[ladyalicentshightower]

I think people overestimate how feminist team black is. If someone brings up how Baela should be the heir to Driftmark, it's always "she would've been Queen if not for the Greens!", ignoring that 1, she would be Queen consort, not a Queen in her own right, and 2 she has a legitimate claim in her own right to Driftmark. Team Black's goal is to crown Rhaenyra, but Rhaenyra becoming Queen isn't a win for feminism because it does nothing to dismantle the rest of the patriarchal system that exists in Westeros. From what we've gotten so far, it reads that Rhaenyra wants to be the exception and not the rule. Rhaenyra has made a lot of bad political decisions, which means she can't acknowledge Baela's claim because it would weaken her own claim (blatantly admitting her eldest sons are illegitimate would not end well for her to say the least). So she betrothes Jace and Luke to Baela and Rhaena to kind of atone for that, like as a consolation prize Baela will be Queen and Rhaena will be lady of Driftmark, neither of them would hold either title in their own right. It's good matches because the kids like each other and will treat each other well, but it's not a feminist win or a feministic liberation. It's usurpation, usurpation that takes place because Rhaenyra has to do damage control after having illegitimate children and after a serious of bad political decisions (both hers and her fathers, Viserys is the arbiter of this entire mess). To me, Rhaenyra is very reminiscent of Mary Queen of Scots, I can see a lot of elements drawn from Mary's history in Rhaenyra's story and character, down to their sons eventually taking the crown they failed to claim/keep.

#hotd #hotd spoilers #house of the dragon #house of the dragon spoilers #Rhaenyra targaryen critical #I'm going to do a rewatch prior to season 2 & I'm going to analyse the bad political decisions from vis & Rhaenyra that lead to the dance #like by no means the only factors at play lets not forget otto daemon larys etc #but it's an interesting factor that the fandom doesn't really acknowledge #and a lot of Rhaenyra's bad political decisions are understandable because of her youth and because viserys does fuck all to prepare her #like even if she wasn't who he choose as heir she should've been given a better political education as a princess #but vis fails his most of his other four kids in that regard to #i mean he also fails to acknowledge them or remember them but anyways #he is a huge part of the reason aegon and aemond became he they did #props to whoever probably alicent for sending daeron to oldtown so he could grow up well adjusted #alicent: i'm writing a letter to daeron is there anything you would like to say to him? #viserys: daemon? why are you writing to daemon? #alicent: daeron? #viserys: who? #alicent: our son? the one you sent to squire in oldtown? #viserys: i think i'd remember if we had a son who's name was one letter different to my brothers #viserys: in fact i do alicent do you mean the one who lost an eye? #alicent: *screaming internally* #viserys targaryen #king viserys #rhaenyra is such an interesting character but i hate how the fandom sanctified her because how dare characters be complex and have flaws #like you dont have to justify their actions or bend over backwards to deny their faults to like a character you know 😭 #and the same thing is done to daemon who is far more fucked up and far more flawed in the show than the fandom allows #i hate the team stuff tho i get hbo going for it as a marketing move that was genius but my god are certain stans insufferable #the entire point of the dance is that its a pointless tragedy there's no good or bad side theyre both awful in their own ways #but thats a longer rant for another time outside of the tags

[horizon-verizon]

The new "choose sides" marketing

vs

last year and the year before [pics gotten from Twitter's dragon’s temper.@danypurism]:

They are literally cross-storying this shit.

How are the neutrals--those who were successfully bought into their previous marketing scheme--are feeling about this?

#hotd marketing #hotd #house of the dragon #hotd neutrals #asoiaf #hotd fandom #fandom critical

[nebulousfishgills]

Beautiful stills, delicious food this morning for me 🫶

Anyways, support Team Black 🖤

(I am fully aware that being Team Black and also liking Alicent is a bit hypocritical, let me live my life in peace)

(But fine if you want the Green side, here, I'm nothing if not a supporter of seeing both sides before choosing)

#being a team black alicent supporter is a rough job but i clock in every morning #emily edits are about to pop off in june y'all get ready #this is such a good marketing stunt too lmao two trailers for the sides #and the black side has so many more views lmao the people know the one true queen #fishgills speaks #house of the dragon #hotd #hotd season 2 #house of the dragon season 2 #team black #team green #Youtube

[thegameisonat221b]

okay maybe it's me but the sentence "all must choose" isn't really about the viewers? it's true for everyone in universe and it represents the way they're no longer trying to reconcile (the way they sometimes tried in season 1)

#house of the dragon #hotd #yes the marketing is pushing for you to engage #but as far as i'm concerned i don't see any impact on the writing which is the more important thing

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

is it just me or is no one selling harlequin/jester dragons

#everytime i check the auction house its Barren #there is exactly one dragon being sold who has the jester secondary #(gorgeous dragon. however its ruined by pink smirch) #but?? like???? #usually they're in the ah by now??? #what is with these genes and being practically nonexistent #usually new gene dragons start appearing within the first couple of days #ofc theyre always hella expensive but its only takes a couple weeks/months for the price to die down to an affordable level #but there has been NOTHING. nada. zilch #absolutely unprompted #its like the people who usually buy gem genes / breed dragons and get them into the ah #just decided not to #like see these gorgeous genes that would sell like hotcakes? yah we're gonna ignore them #guys please... im saving the last open spot in my lair for a pretty harlequin... im begging... #i dont have the gem funds to buy my own from the market... #i just dont get it :/

[purple--queen]

It's is so funny that they made two trailers & 'pick a team'

Almost all of them are dying. No team is winning. This is not like a sport game. They all will lose & pay with their lives.

#saw the trailers & was like “Oh so we picking teams now? this feels weird. but okay” #it is great marketing... #this is really clever... #cant wait for the s2... #house of the dragon #hotd #but i am team 'alicent & rhaenyra should end up togheter & rule westeros as married Queens :)'

[stupidocupido]

the marketing team is doing its best 🔥

#hotd #house of the dragon #as someone who works in marketing #I know what they’re doing

[banefort]

I need to shut up about HOTD criticisms for a moment but its genuinely baffling how the showrunners were able to simultaneously write the green children as the most unambiguously evil characters, and the black children as holier-than-thou, buckets of endless joy - but at the same time make the latter the most unbelievably boring, one-dimensional characters, with absolutely no defining characteristics or ambitions.

RIP to Condal and co. but if i was writing a fantasy political soap i would at least take the time to give an inch of depth + nuance to the main cast.

#helaena isnt written as evil i acknowledge but ffs shes also one dimensional #she is the worst excuse for a plot device ive ever seen #she tells prophecies and appears isolated? great - are we gonna explore the impact that has on her directly? how alicent views the dreams #from the viewpoint of being a follower of the seven? does she have any ambitions? are these impacted by her dreams? how does her #relationship to her dragon compare to Aegon and Aemond? are her dreams a factor in this? #i keep referencing the dreams because we dont know anything about her besides that #shes a mother to three children? awesome #are we gonna see any motherly affection towards them that will better illuminate *cough* future events that happen to them????????????????? #and then like fucking jace and baela and rhaena. what the fuck have they done with them. nothing #despite being distinctly different the shows made next to no effort to distinguish baela from rhaena - they have had about 5 lines max so #far and most of that happened in the Driftmark episode #and so much has changed since then - that little characterisation probably wouldnt even hold up #im just 😍amazed😍 a show can be this shit #hotd criticisms #house of the dragon #jacerys targaryen #^ kind of amazed theres such a market for jace fanfics cus like brah we know nothing about him he is literally a blank slate #baela targaryen #rhaena targaryen #helaena targaryen

[lovl3igh]

the difference in views it's because of new wigs black team got, I'm telling you, I'll call it jace's locks' strong effect (even though ig harry doesn't wear a wig in s2, thanks gods), you can't watch it just once

#the trailers are something #although it's funny how creators were like #nooo everyone is evil #don't choose sides #that's not the point #and now they really said fck it #that's the real marketing #team black #team green #hotd #house of the dragon #targaryen

[tj-crochets]

Okay so I don’t have the fluffy blanket fabric in red for a dragon, but I do have a fluffy red blanket I can use? It’s not quiiiiite as fluffy, but it’s still pretty darn fluffy, and a nice deep red kind of color, and I really want to make baby Smaug So I’m thinking I might make baby Smaug (aka a red and gold dragon) next, but before I get started on it I’ll cut out the fabric for another Bucky Bear so I’m one step closer to finishing another auction fill item

#the person behind the yarn #tj's crafting forecast #I should be working on auction fills #but I have six months for those #so...dragon! #also I only have like four plushies left to make #a bucky bear a winter soldier bear a crocodile loki and an ace creature (a bonus because my auctions raised a lot more than I expected) #also a baby quilt and a beanie but those are easy #but yeah I'll get the fabric cut out first #also I am moving! got a new house and am slowly moving into it #(it's not that far away and current house is not on the market yet) #so my crafting time might be more limited than usual? #on the other hand I learned to pregame my salt pills and it's helping a LOT #wait that's not the right word. preemptively take them BEFORE physical activity??

[theevilicecreamsoda]

Im so so good at dragons

#i love the market i love the auction house #im downselling everyone :3333 im become capitalism so sorry #in the dragon game flight rising #i love these dragond #i see why my mutuals love these dragons

[ladditt]

Watching members of the HotD fandom feeling actual moral superiority over whether they're team green or team black

#did yall learn nothing from the GoT days? #HotD #House of the Dragon #in b4 HBO starts marketing t-shirts