What Navy will Lord Corlys lead? 🐉

Hi Guys! Today I'm joined by the wonderful Steve Toussaint aka Lord Corlys Velaryon in House of the Dragon! From Daenerys to Princess Diana, I want to know if the Sea Snake himself will bend the knee or fend off thee to these couple of leaders! Listen now and make sure to watch House of the Dragon Season 3 on HBO Max.

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  Speaking of people who may not be operating on the seven seas, but there could be an incident that comes up.

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  Okay.

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  Scooby-doo in the mist. What do we think?

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  Hi guys, welcome back to Hot History. I'm Ainslie Harvey and I am thrilled today for a very special game. We are doing a round of Bend the Knee or Fend Off Thee. And my guest, let me tell you, he is Lord of the Tides. He is Master of Driftmark. He is Head of House Valarion, or at least in season three of House of the Dragon, Steve Dusson.

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  Hello!

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  Steve, thank you so much for joining me. I am thrilled today.

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  Oh, thank you. My pleasure.

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  So, I'm a big history lover.

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  Okay.

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  Steve, my community, also big history lovers. If there's one thing we know, it is that the strength of an empire, of a nation, of a ruler, of a dynasty, often comes down to the power of their navy.

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  Ah.

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  So I want to know from the sea snake himself, would you bend the knee or fend off thee to these couple of people?

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  Okay.

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  Are you ready?

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  Let's go.

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  First off the rake.

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  Oh.

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  Says Diana.

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  You would bend the knee.

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  Instantly, right?

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  Yeah, absolutely. Because I don't go by a rulebook.

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  Because I lead from the heart, not the head. I would do anything for Pretty Die.

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  Yeah.

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  Done.

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  Cool.

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  What about keeping in the Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon world?

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  Okay.

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  Khaleesi, Daenerys, what are we thinking?

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  My reign has just begun.

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  Oh, now I'm trying to think of her trajectory, her, her story.

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  I know, it's a bit.

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  Yeah.

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  Towards the end.

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  Yeah, towards the end, but I think I probably would bend. So it's me or Corlys?

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  It's, it's Corlys.

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  Corlys. Oh, I think Corlys would bend the knee.

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  I agree.

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  Yeah, definitely.

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  He's got to keep it, you know?

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  Yeah, yeah, and she's, she, she does have a rightful claim to the throne. Yes, I think.

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  And early seasons.

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  Absolutely.

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  Right?

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  Yeah.

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  You know?

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  Clearly.

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  Excuse his knee.

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  Yeah, yeah.

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  Next, someone else who is, um, controversial, contentious, perhaps a little bit, a little bit of a tricky one here. Um, Levon. What do we think? Bend the knee, fend off thee?

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  So I have to confess that the whole Harry Potter thing has kind of gone over my head.

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  Okay.

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  So I've only seen maybe two of the movies, but I don't think that that's a good person.

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  I don't think so.

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  Well, Neville, I'm sure we can find a place for you in our rank.

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  So I think it would be fend off thee, was that the thing?

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  Fend off thee.

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  Fend off thee.

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  Also, I'm not sure wizards are operating on the seven seas.

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  No.

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  You know? So I think they've kind of.

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  Yeah, exactly.

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  Got it covered.

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  They'd be bad luck.

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  Speaking of people who may not be operating on the seven seas, but there could be an incident that comes up.

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  Okay.

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  Scooby Doo and the mystery gang. What do we think?

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  Scooby snacks.

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  If there's some kind of like sea creature, maritime ghost, are we bending the knee or fending off thee?

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  I'm gonna bend the knee.

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  Yep.

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  Because I love those guys and I love how it always ended them going with the, the criminal going, I'd have got away with it too if it wasn't for you pesky kids.

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  I might have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for these blasted kids and their dogs.

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  Obsessed.

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  Yes, yes.

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  Also, like Scooby snacks all day.

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  Absolutely.

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  They have the catering, like we'd be covered, you know?

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  And we know that, uh, Shaggy, you know, he likes to, clearly.

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  True, true, true. Everyone would be having a good time.

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  Yeah.

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  Okay, next off the rank, um, another kind of contentious one.

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  Okay.

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  Again, perhaps maybe not a navy, but certainly some kind of large yacht.

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  Okay.

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  Logan Roy.

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  Oh, wow.

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  What are we thinking? Where are we sitting?

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  Oh, fuck off.

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  This is interesting because I like Logan.

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  Me too.

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  Yeah, but I don't know that he and Corlys are gonna work.

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  I don't think, no, that's true.

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  So.

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  Not compatible.

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  Yeah, so Corlys is fend off thee.

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  No, yeah.

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  But I like him.

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  You're not serious people.

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  Yes.

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  Love it.

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  Die.

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  Yeah.

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  But you are not.

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  Serious people.

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  Okay, next. We have Tanya from The White Lotus. Have you seen The White Lotus?

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  Oh, Tanya, yes, yes. The gays are trying to kill me. These gays, they're trying to murder me.

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  I was thinking, are you gonna save Tanya from the gays on the boat?

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  No.

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  With you, with, no.

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  No.

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  To be fair, peak drama.

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  Yeah, and also the thing about her, she's fun to watch, but I remember she kept toying with an employee. There was a.

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  It's true.

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  Yeah, she was, and so it was like that thing of like, oh, I'm gonna help you, and then she didn't, or it was like, it wasn't, no, no, she can die.

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  That's true, although, speaking of toying with employees.

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  Ah, okay.

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  Could be a little bit of Lord Corlys.

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  Oh, wow.

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  Toying with his employees.

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  Okay.

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  So there could be some alignment there, you never know.

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  Maybe, yeah.

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  Maybe. He's gonna rise above, though.

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  Yeah, exactly.

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  Yep. Okay, and the last one.

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  Okay.

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  Cleopatra. Would we bend the knee or fend off thee? Context here?

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  Yes.

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  She lost the war in a naval battle, so she could use the help here.

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  She could, and she was, I mean, despite that, that picture, she was meant to be very beautiful.

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  Yes.

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  Um, a woman ruling in a, in a, um, all male.

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  Mm-hmm.

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  I think we'd bend the knee.

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  I think you have to.

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  Yeah.

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  Right?

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  Yeah.

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  It'd change history.

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  Exactly.

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  You know, Roman Empire may not have even happened.

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  There you go.

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  So I think she's the big one.

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  She is. Yeah, well done.

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  Done.

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  Well done.

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  I love it. Lord Corlys is on the right side of history. He's there for Princess Diana.

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  Absolutely.

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  He's there for Cleopatra. He's a part of the mystery gang.

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  Exactly, and he, yeah, he understands the power of a woman.

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  A hundred percent. So that is it for me today.

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  Okay, thank you so much.

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  Bend the knee, fend off thee, with Steve Toussaint, everybody. Make sure to catch season three of House of the Dragon on HBO.

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