Me, too! She's got sass.I also liked when Rhaenyra tried to start the boos during that play about the fate of the crown. Boy-Rhaenyra is awesome lol.
Allicent is a tragic figure already, not looking forward to seeing how things end for the Hightowers. It was easy to hate Otto in the first 2 episodes but Alt Shift X pointed out in episode 3 that even in his case, he's bound by duty also to his older brother. Allicent is trapped but so is Otto to an extent.I thought the parallels and difference between Rhaenyra and Alicent were interesting: one enjoys sexual independence and autonomy while the other… does not. So when Rhaenyra was exposed and confronted, I kinda expected her to be more assured and defiant. Instead, she was contrite. But maybe this serves a future purpose in the plot...
Also: I’m not sure where we stand in terms of “time jumps.” But if Rhaenyra is past eighteen, then she’s reached the “age of consent” by even modern standards. So her almost sex with Daemon is not quite as scandalous as it might have been.
Thought the Princess was 16 at best, if not younger.I thought the parallels and difference between Rhaenyra and Alicent were interesting: one enjoys sexual independence and autonomy while the other… does not. So when Rhaenyra was exposed and confronted, I kinda expected her to be more assured and defiant. Instead, she was contrite. But maybe this serves a future purpose in the plot...
Also: I’m not sure where we stand in terms of “time jumps.” But if Rhaenyra is past eighteen, then she’s reached the “age of consent” by even modern standards. So her almost sex with Daemon is not quite as scandalous as it might have been.
Just the small matter of it being… her uncle then.I thought the parallels and difference between Rhaenyra and Alicent were interesting: one enjoys sexual independence and autonomy while the other… does not. So when Rhaenyra was exposed and confronted, I kinda expected her to be more assured and defiant. Instead, she was contrite. But maybe this serves a future purpose in the plot...
Also: I’m not sure where we stand in terms of “time jumps.” But if Rhaenyra is past eighteen, then she’s reached the “age of consent” by even modern standards. So her almost sex with Daemon is not quite as scandalous as it might have been.
Thought the Princess was 16 at best, if not younger.
Just the small matter of it being… her uncle then.
Haha I think I need a shower after that. GoT morality is a choice between the absolutely horrendous and much worse. No wonder Craster felt at home there.One article I read figured that by episode 4, Rhaenyra would have been 19 or 20. But I don't know. As mentioned, I've been a tad confused/surprised by the "time jumps."
Well, there is that. But “consenting adult incest” — though undeniably controversial — occupies a different moral space. Whereas, “sex with a minor” (whether family or not) is universally condemned. So if Rhaenyra is over eighteen, this avoids (at the very least) the latter objection.
Feels like a fair chance. Can't see him just whimpering out of the show from here.There's theories that Otto's strings are being pulled by his brother. I wonder will they prove that and or explore that in the future?
I think that's exactly why she threw caution into the wind. That's why Daemon took her to see that performance. He purposefully, at least for a moment, destroyed the very image of the life she thought she would have. If she wasn't going to be queen and if nobody would accept her, then what would it matter?She just came from a performance where she found out how much the people DON’T want her to be the Queen;
Also: I’m not sure where we stand in terms of “time jumps.” But if Rhaenyra is past eighteen, then she’s reached the “age of consent” by even modern standards. So her almost sex with Daemon is not quite as scandalous as it might have been.
All of these have been in the Game of Thrones section, right?Shouldn't this go in the Fantasy TV, HotD episodes thread? I had to poke around to find this.
yeah. My mistake.All of these have been in the Game of Thrones section, right?
I feel like the next few episodes will try hard to garner sympathy for him as he's forced to return home and get treated like **** by his older brother. This was his one shot at building a legacy for himself beyond just being a second son, and for now it looks like he's blown it.Wonder what happens to him now.
I’m a little confused by what they’re doing with Rhaenyra. Like, is she really that dumb that she didn’t think word would get around that she was hooking up with her uncle in a brothel? They’re pretty distinctive looking. Even if Otto wasn’t spying on her, someone would have said something. She just came from a performance where she found out how much the people DON’T want her to be the Queen; she should have known that people would have talked if they recognized her. Maybe she thought no one would say anything because they also don’t want people to know they were in the brothel, I don’t know. But common sense would tell you that maybe you should at least find a private room. Anyway. Yuck.
I noticed it in an earlier episode.It was so quick, I was like, “Wait… did I just see what I thought I saw?” So I backed it up and yep. That’s what it was, lol.
I completely missed it earlier.I noticed it in an earlier episode.
Yeah, Viserys had it before he married Alicent.I completely missed it earlier.