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I'd like it, if the writers didn't say they deliberately didn't write/show Laena claiming Vhagar because is 'took away' from Aemond. Which, to me, reaks of racism and misogynior. Like you took away from a BLACK girl, who at only 12, claimed the Queen of Dragons.
the scene of the dragonkeepers and ser darklyn trying to tame seasmoke just makes aemondโs claiming vhagar , the biggest and most powerful dragon alive, even more epic if you ask me
This is something that confused me about TG Fans. They fail/refuse to accept that Rhaenyra was the reason that magic flowed so freely in Westeros. Her dragon was the most fertile & with her a new age of magic could have come had not the Greens usurped her.
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Simple. One is Jace's canon true love & had to be locked in her rooms to prevent her from going to war with him. Most of the Fandom loved her until she was cast as a Black woman.
Another example of (somewhat) Good writing. The fact that A2/Aemond felt comfortable (IN DRIFTMARK OF ALL PLACES) to speak like this, shows that Alicent practicly from the get-go was planning to usurp Rhaenyra. Someone explain to me again, how she's innocent?
@amandaoee_
TLC better give this family the same love, support, and rep they do with the problematic Duggers. In these dark times, we need a family like this on air!
Bonus points for a dark-skin, natural hair loving, black family!
Note, this was said by a TG Maester. While he shit on Rhaenyra being born a woman, he constantly praised her for raising respect and honorable sons. He said no such thing about A2, Aemond, or even Daeron.
โWhen the Prince of Dragonstone took his dragon back into the cold autumn sky, he did so with the knowledge that he had won three powerful lords and all their bannermen for his mother.โ
โPrince Jacaerys had proved himself a man, and a worthy heir to the Iron Throne.โ
The fact that TG only 'won' because Rhaenyra was CONSTANTLY betrayed will be my roman empire. She was broken by so much betrayal that all Rhaenyra wanted to do was return to Dragonstone, her last true 'home' and protect the last dragon eggs. Only to be mutilated & killed.
@LoveAndShalom
My following statement on what I would do in this situation: *clears throat*
I want to [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] and then thank them.
hey! emma was actually playing romeo in the picture you whining about i hope this helps!
yours, as well as many others, shared hatred for lesbians and quite frankly masculine presenting people in general is so obvious.
Laenor litterly says she does this EVERY. DAMN. TIME. and you guys act like sarcasm doesn't exist. Alicent was being 100% fake here. Yes, she was a victim, but she also (openly) because a Bully, just like Aemond did as well. Also, both actresses confirm Alicent did this...
both book!Rhaenyra and show!Alicent the same age here(14 years old) but one is being called โgrownโ by Alicent stans and other is โpoor victim and child brideโ so which is one is truth?either two of them are grown women๐or both were children who endured abuse and trauma?
@theSayyid808
Show!Helaena is a dreamer, book!Helaena is not. Also, her dragon Dreamfyre was Rhaena (the Black Queen) dragon first, and she laid all those eggs. Helaena in the show is much more different than she is in the books, but her dragon is more tied with Rhaena not Helaena.
@StorySorcery
You want to know what's even crazier? The OG showrunners/creators left because Netflix wanted to erase the Indigenous rep of the Water Tribe. Like Netflix wanted to make it 'Asian GOT', when there is Indigenous beliefs/customs in the show. The OG's left and this is what we got.
I love ya'll using this argument. Vaemond is not the heir to Driftmark. He's so far down the line, it's not even funny. CORLYS the LORD of Driftmark decided that Luke would have it. He 100% knows that Luke is not Laenor's bio-son, yet supports it anyway. On top of that (1/2)
@RachaelEWrites
Sheโs not innocent and neither are the people out team black. Rhaenyra is literally also trying to usurper vaemondโs throne on driftmark knowing that luke isnt laenorโs son. Canโt call out Alicent for treason and ignore rhaenyraโs.
@alcinaswoman
The whole point of the Dance is Rhaenyra being denied her birthright BECAUSE. OF. HER. GENDER. Rhaenyra in canon is a girly girly & her being Queer doesn't change that. It's like women making Korra a straight lesbian because she's with Asami, when BOTH women are canon bisexual.
Why is it that every time people do
#That
ship, Rhaenyra is ALWAYS the masculine one?! I got attacked a couple of months ago, with me saying that it's HELLA problematic that she's consistently drawn/edited this way. I FUCKING HATE IT!!
@aamaliaaa_33
The best friend to the Crown Princess who was her closest ally and the one who loved her so much that she betrothed her only daughters to het son? Laena is important to Rhaenyra, so gtf outta here with that non sense
NO IT'S THE FACT THAT SOZIN LITTERLY STARTED ACTING UP ON THE DAY OF ROKU'S MARRIAGE, THEN HAD HIS SON TRACK DOWN ROKU'S DAUGHTER WHO'S FAMILY HAD SPENT DECADES IN HIDING. SOZIN IS PEAK SCORNED LOVER. He said, "I'm getting Roku's genes in this family ONE WAY or another."
I need yall to STOP ROMANTIZING THEIR RELATIONSHIP!!!! Did what she said at the dinner just go OVER YOUR HEADS?! Helaena didn't fight because (1) she didn't have the mental state for it & (2) it goes against EVERYTHING her mother groomed into her. (1/2)
They howl and scream about Prince Jae being murdered but confidently forget how Otto & Criston told THE MAN WHO WATCHED RHAENYRA GROW UP to go murder her (she's pregnant), all her children, her husband, ans her husband's children. All to secure A2's throne WHICH IS KINSLAYING!!!
tg forget that before son x son the green council ordered the Lord Commander to go to Dragonstone to murder Rhaenyra and her entire family which included 3 children under 6 years old and an unborn baby
She would have dropped everything to get him. Daemon himself would have flown out to get him, maybe Rhaenyra would join him too. At that point I believe Rhaenyra would have done whatever it took to get her baby boy.
can you imagine if rhaenyra had learned viserys was in Lys? not lost like they thought
how do yall think that wouldโve changed the war?
thereโs 400 of you in my little flock, so i expect some answers
'ppl wanna forget what aegon did to that one servant'
we're rly gonna pretend it was just dyana? alicent wasn't shocked at all she looked tired. she had money moontea (that needs to be requested to prepare) and a speech ready. knew exactly what to do for a first time situation.
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Discussing the Targaryen prequel show ๐
โข History of the Targaryens from Aegon's Conquest up through Dance of the Dragons
โข How they can fit 130 years of history in one show
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No, no, NO!! Normally, when a Prince/King is intimate with a female servant, the HONORABLE thing that was to marry her to a minor lord or high ranked servant to protect her. Alocent should have done that, but she didn't. Instead she put Dyana in a more dangerous position.
And that is why we know this fool ain't read the books. Yes, there is a right side. It's RHAENYRA'S SIDE! She was usurped BECAUSE SHE WAS A WOMAN!! Were she a man, this would have never happened. Also, she's not even doing half the shit that men do, but she's crucified for it.
Showrunner Ryan Condal says there is no โrightโ side in the Dance of the Dragons:
โThere are heroes and monsters that wear green and heroes and monsters that wear black in equal measure.โ
SHE. COULD. HAVE. PUNISHED. HIM!!! You guys love to pretend/forget that ๐ IS AGAINST THE LAW IN WESTEROS!!! Highborn or low, it's ILLEGAL! Less than a generation ago, Queen Aly had the 1st Night removed, Alicent could have don't so much more, but she CHOSE NOT TOO! The fact -
as a woman and as the queen what else could she possibly have done for aegonโs victims? nothing could ever take back the innocence that was stolen from these girls by aegon but alicent did all that she could by providing them a chance to get rid of an unwanted child
You can not telk me that Rhaenyra/Laena/Daemon/Harwin/Laenor didn't have a little polycule going on in the books. I REFUSE to not believe that these 5 people who were 'more than fond of each other weren't tossing the hay every 5 minutes. Like their kids were born so close too!
This is a world where shadow babies are born, dragons, ghost men with blue lips giving people visions, & talking 3-eyes crows. Yes, let's add some realism into is. Uncle/Neice relationships are ALLOWED in this world & and are considered 'normal'. That's not the problem here.
FINALLY SOMEONE ELSE SAID WHAT I'VE BEEN SCREAMING FROM THE ROOFTOPS!!! This man was 100% willing to spend ETERNITY to watch over/care for/protect this woman and gave uo his life for her without a decond thought. They're as 'platonic' as Makkari & Druig ๐
Someone said โoh they were platonicโ lmfao why he take her hand like this? My guyfriends dont take my hand like that what do u even mean? Literally no point to this except two people who just wanna touch each other. Platonic coworkers like Jyn & Cassian ๐คฃ
People claiming that Alicent was angry with Rhaenyra for 'only' lying about Daemon... nah. Girl was angry that Rhaenyra banged her crush (WHILE DRUNK MIND YOU) and refused to run off and sell oranges with his incel ass
โShe goes through so many emotions in one go," Emily Carey said. โIt's the betrayal of, 'Hold on. You slept with him {Criston Cole},and I'm in love with him, and you know this. That's not fair.โ
Alicent was really jealous of everything Rhaenyra has or had wow
Which is why I get so feral when people try to attribute Dany's eggs (which DID come from Dreamfyre) to Helaena's time with the dragon. Those eggs were laid when Dreamfyre was with RHAENA & she's the reason Targs started putting dragon eggs in their cradles to form a bond.
Dreamfyre's eggs were stolen, like Rhaena's birthright was stolen. The fact that they miraculously make their way to the only Targaryen who can bring them to life and then they will help Daenerys reclaim her family's throne is the kind of destiny Condal & Co WISH they could write
(2/2) RHAENA, the daughter of Laena, would have married Luke and their children would have continued House Veleryon. You guys love watching shit with your eyes closed, don't you? If you want to be angry at anyone, by angry with Corlys cuz it's his call.
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No she did not. She saw that Aenys was weak and was letting the Faith Militant run him over. Mind you, he died from STRESS over them! Visenya saw her legacy, her hard work, on the brink of destruction and did what needed to be done to preserve House Targaryen.
No, YOU fucking go read the books. There is no way in the 14 Flames that Rhaenys cheated on Aegon & Visenya. There are a MILLION reasons why Aenys was an only child for long time. It doesn't fucking mean that Rhaenys was unfaithful to her husband & wife. I'm sick of you fools!
Mind you Aenys was a bastard son of a Bard. Every Targaryen decent from Rhaenys NOT Aegon the Conqueror who was infertile. And this is canon. Go read the books.
I have so many problems with this but my main problem is that colorism and the 'all Asians look the same trope' wins again. Nani is CLEARLY dark skinned, the little girl playing Lilo is darker than Sydney. And to top it off, Syndy is not Native Hawaiian. (1/2)^
Percy would make all the liquids evaporate from Harry's body before he could utter, "Expel-"
And while we're on the topic, Annabeth would have figured out to defeat Voldermort in like 20 minutes. 30 minutes tops so she could double check her work.
She's also beat Hermione.
They were COMPLETE assholes to Anny. I didn't like her at first, but Robert was a bastard for acting that way to her. No woman deserves that. He didn't even stick up for her, or tell his brother to chillax. Anny, honey, we're here for you.
#90DayFiance
(1/4) Since you T๐ข's hate/refuse to understand context, I'll spell it out for you. Book!Alicent's beef with a 8 y/o Nyra comes from her own greed and misogyny. She believed herself better than Aemma, for baring Vis a living son. When all Nyra wanted was -
Daemon is a rouge. He is a dangerous man, but if he was abusive to Rhaenyra, WE WOULD HAVE KNOWN in F&B. If the only way you can have suspense/drama is to have your female characters to be abused by the men in their lives, YOU ARE A HORRIBLE WRITER!!!
The fact that people tend to view that a woman who decided to take control of her own bodily anatomy/play by her own rules rather than bow to the patriarchy as more evil than her CANONICAL ๐-ist & p!do of a half brother, shows you don't understand the true message of the Dance.
First off, a BLACK WOMAN heading a project like this is huge. but it's an ASOIAF PROJECT?! I'm screaming from the rooftops. If there is one thing I know about Eboni is that she takes her craft seriously.
Not only that, but it's not based on abuse/toxicity. But ACTUAL free will & equal trust. Mysaria told Rhaenyra her darkest secret (Daemon didn't even know), & she's the Queen that Mysaria chose.
What's crazy is that he's not wrong. Book!Rhaenys would have BBQed TG's without a heart beat (especially since they did the same thing to her in Rooms Rest) because she knew they were a threat to her, her family & the realm. So, I have to give Show!Daemon here credit.
โIf you had acted when you had the chance, Aegonโs line would be extinguished and Luke would be aliveโ
DAEMON TARGARYEN, THE FATHER WHO STEPPED IN
Many thanks to @/leileiluvs11 & @/VISVNYA
And what's crazy is that Rhaenyra still has friends! Ellina is one of her closest friends, but the show DELIBERATELY wrote out her army of ladies in waiting AND LAENA!!!
Aren't these the same people making jokes about Rhaenyra & Sunfyre, Baela & A2 when he holds her captive, Luke & Vhagar, Daemon & Nettles, Jace & the ocean, Joff & Syrax, V2 being a father at 16 by Larra Rogare; NOW they want 'careful'? Fuck now, they go low, I soar to hell.
Calling Laena "just Daemons wife" shows you don't know a thing about her. From being Nyra's closest friend (and most likely more than just that), to her claiming Vhagar at 12, to her being praised for her beauty and wit, there is a lot to stan Laena for.
Same can be said for Laena n Harwin Stans too. Both of them were sweet n good people but what's there to stan for ? She was just daemon's wife ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ that's it. Same with Harwin I can say this same for alot of boring targ chars from FNB beside dance
The crazy thing is that Rhaenyra was definitely doing it to be nice. She could have easily told Alicent to fuck off, as the Crown Princess her children outranked Alicent's plus Rhaenyra is royalty by blood. Laenor too. The writers had no idea how real royal hierarchy works.
The fact that Jaeherys was a hypocrite by making Baelon heir after after Aemon died. By Andal tradition (NOT LAW) Rhaenys (then Laenor) should have been first in line after the death of her father. Then Jae was too much of a coward to face the consequences of his actions.
As someone who studies production/publishing rights, I can say with like 95% certainty this is what happened. As much as I DESPISE JRK & Stephenie Meyer, they fought to hell in back to have full creative rights when it came to adapting their works. GRRM most likely -
Here is what I think is happening: GRRM sold rights to ASOIAF & was to serve as producer & script vetting. As time passes, HBO teams start making changes but he has no creative control & has to roll with it while at the same time being cognizant & annoyed by some of the changes.
@StorySorcery
AND NOT ONLY THAT, but the OGs were like, "let's do an open call for Indigenous actors so ANYONE can do this." Netflix was like, :"No. We know who WE WANT in these roles and will reach out directly to them and ONLY them."
This scene has always had me HOWLING! Cuz
@XiranJayZhao
it makes you wonder what else 'non-duel' related things Yugi be summoning the Pharoh for. Look how angry he was ๐๐
Alicent most likely hardly let Helaena even RIDE Dreamfyre, because it wouldn't fit the 'perfect ANDAL princess'-role she forced Heleana into. A2 is a ๐-ist; YALL THINK HIS WIFE IS SAFE?! Helaena even points this out, 'he only bothers me when he's drunk', LIKE HELLO?!
Daemon would have 100% given Dark Sister to Baela, she was going to be QUEEN & she was his favorite child. He WAS A girl dad & did not confine his daughters to the forced patriarchal rules of Westerosi society. He let them do as they wished & loved them greatly. Read the books.
it would've been aegon's if he didn't become the king, and if not him it would have been viserys. stop manipulating yourselves to believe daemon was some kind of a girl dad, he was not
This is your daily reminder that not a SINGLE PERSON in modern ASOIAF is descended from Alicent OR the children she bore. And before you TG's try to pull this BS outta your asses, Aemond's son with Alys most likely died young, as did A2's illegitimate children!
#HouseoftheDragon
A person with an Alicent pfp, crying about 'inaccurate book adaptation' when they're YT fave doesn't get the Queer storyline they wanted? Did I stick my hand on water and it become wet? Or did I just find a fork in my kitchen?
They're also showing their racism too. They're not upset that Francesca is most likely getting the lesbian story line (although they claim their beloved Eloise should) it's the fact her romance will be with a DARK SKINNED BLACK WOMAN and they don't want it.
Bridgerton girlies, when ur gonna quit pretending those books were good, like are you ok? Trash books and Shonda made them actually watchable. Y'all are ridiculous & such losers. Also, the 180 you made on Kate Sharma after boring ass Polin season is not unnoticed.
I'm thinking she either cut it, or it's the shrinkage because she forgot to put in her Valyiran moisturizer that morning. The first picture has way loose curls than the 2nd
Due to the racism I am receiving, all my AO3 works are now under lock. So unless you follow me/are logged into your AO3 account, you are not getting update notifications, nor can you comment, or even see it. I set a boundary, and people disrespect me and my work. I am done.
This is such a disgusting take. The person you ate taking shots at is a friend of mine, who has gone out of their way and put their whole career on the line to speak up about what's happened in Palestine. They spoke up about that racist author who did all those fake-ass reviews.
Show!Alicent is -A- victim but not -THE- victim. She suffered under the oppressive patriarchy, and instead of trying to prevent others from suffering, Alicent not only silenced them but supported the patriarchy; championing it's cause to get power only to be backstabbed.