Just When I Thought I Couldnt Hate Viserys More Than I Already Did

Just when I thought I couldn’t hate Viserys more than I already did…

I just noticed yet another DISTURBING detail in Alicent's life that I wish I hadn't but it explains a lot:

What do you see here? Is Alicent wearing Queen Aemma's nightgown?? And why would she do such a thing?

Next up, the infamous Viserys-Alicent scene at Driftmark:

Did he really mistake her for Aemma? Or did he let it slip out that this is how he likes to call her when they are alone? Did Alicent feel she had to pretend to be Aemma when she was with him because this is what he liked or missed or had a kink for? You can clearly see Alicent's shock when he says "I'm going to bed, Aemma." She does not seem shocked by the words themselves, or that he mistook her for Aemma, but because he said such a thing in public.

I mean, if this is true, then my poor girl Alicent had to be completely stripped of her own personality to be desirable in Viserys' eyes. And as I am sure you very well remember, what happens right after Alicent wears Aemma's gown and goes to Viserys? That's right, he calls her to his room, and they have sex.

Look at how worried she is, even though she was so sure he would call her, I'm gonna cry. And when you see these scenes in context, in juxtaposition with Rhaenyra enjoying her freedom in this episode it's just--heartbreaking.

This means, Alicent knew very well what she was doing, and why she was doing it. She had to be desired by Viserys if she was to bear his children and heirs. And if she had to secure her position at court, she had to be the "substitute wife".

The Queen Aemma 2.0.

If you don't at least feel for her and respect her after that, then I don't know whether you really have a heart because--

Oh. My. God.

Why am I not surprised?

One thing i love about Criston is how he is constantly contemplating regicide

You know this guy has dreams of pushing Viserys down the stairs

I will never forgive hbo for not giving us a birth scene with alicent. The show gives us many birth scenes which help humanize a lot of characters but they don't do this at all with alicent.

We could have gotten a scene of aegon's birth. His birth literally changes so much and affects so many people. He is the son the king always wanted and the son he killed his previous wife for, he is the prince so many people were waiting for, he is the threat to rhaenyra's claim, his birth marks an end of alicent and rhaenyra's friendship, he marks the end of his mother's innocence, and his birth is the root for the civil war.

We should have gotten a scene of aegon being born and the reactions to it.

Someone’s lost an eye! I’m so amazed every time Paddy basically tells you to let it go. Simultaneously, Rhaenyra is playing quite a basic game: Lie hard, do not back down, and weaponize this word ‘treason’.

— Emma D'Arcy

OR: always listen to your mother

i think i might have seen this on a yt comment once way back, but do you ever think about the fact that The Swan Princess literally set up Derek having the PERFECT "redemption" from his stupid "What else is there?" line?

when Rothbart's hench-lady is transformed to look like Odette, Derek should realize that something is wrong. this new Odette is passive and overly-agreeable with no spunk or fire like the Odette he knew growing up. no matter what she looks like, how beautiful she is, that's not the Odette he knows. that's not the Odette he loves because in love THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO HER THAN BEAUTY.

and they just...don't do that??? he falls for it hook-line-and-sinker, and nearly gets her killed??

the missed potential is 🗡criminal🗡

(he obviously loves her cuz his sorrow at her "death" scene was just....oof...👌👌👌 impeccable. he's just dumber than a sack of hammers, bless him)