I've Seen A Lot Of People Calling Rhaenyra A Bad Mother For Letting Bastards Claim Dragon Even Though

I've seen a lot of people calling Rhaenyra a bad mother for letting bastards claim dragon even though it weakens her son's claim, and even saying that it's her fault for not having children with Laenor and she's stupid to not consider how it affects her claim to the throne.

First of all, it is completely unfair to blame Rhaenyra for having bastards. Her husband was gay. Their situation isn't her fault or Laenor's, it's just a very bad situation. Rhaenyra even says that they tried to concieve a child, but it didn't work, and "there was no joy." I swear, some people would rather she force her gay husband to have sex with her, which would not only be unpleasant for both of them, but probably wouldn't result in children anyway. I've also seen people say that she could hafe just not had children, but that really wasn't an option. In a society like Westeros, a married woman without children would have been considered to be barren, and would be looked down upon by the court. This would have seriously damaged her reputation and claim to the throne. Admitidly, having three bastard sons also damaged her reputation, but with her father supporting her, and Laenor claiming them as his, it would be much harder to openly question Rhaenyra or her sons. Also, with all three of her sons, there was a chance they would favor her over Harwin and help dispel rumors of their bastardy. Obviously, none of them did, but there really isn't anything Rhaenyra could do about that. With the crown protection her and her children, no one could actually do anything, save for spread rumors, and with Rhaenyra next in line to inherit, I think she assumed she'd be able to protect her sons after her fathers death. Obviously the fact that she is a woman and has three bastards would cause problems with her ascension, but it's much easier to deny that her sons are bastards than it would have been to deny that she was barren, had she chosen not to have children.

Now onto the dragonseeds. Rhaenyra definitly knows the danger of putting Targaryen bastards on dragons, but at this point she doesn't have another option. She knows that it threatens Jace and Joffrey's legitimacy, but she needs dragonriders if she is to win the throne. It is definitly valid for Jace to feel like she is undermining him and his claim, but Rhaenyra is also right in that, without the dragonseeds, he won't have a claim at all. Like it or not, the dragonseeds are a crucial part of the war. The dragonseeds put Rhaenyra in a very vulnerable position: either use them and risk undermining her sons, or don't use them and try to face Vhagar with only Syrax or Caraxes. In the end, she chooses the option that would, hopefully, leave her with a claim to defend, and the power of the crown to protect her sons with. It’s a very difficult decision to make, but Rhaenyra makes the choice that seems most logical to her.

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As much as show!Daemon is a really bad communicator at all times, I will maintain that his book version was so much worse whenever he felt hurt - that man was an absolute disaster.

A bit of relationship advice for anyone who doesn’t want to turn out like Daemon (and by that I mean dead): if your wife sends a letter by raven saying that she doesn’t trust you, and you know that she’s being manipulated by your ex-lover - keep calm, think rationally, and above all, do NOT throw a temper tantrum and become suicidal.

If Daemon had actually been thinking rationally, he would have kept Nettles with him to defeat Aemond and flown to Harrenhal, instead of sending her away. No one was about to give them problems for “betraying” the Queen after every one of the Strongs got killed, and it wouldn’t have changed anything with Rhaenyra considering how paranoid she already was. Then, they could have kept flying around looking for Vhagar, or made another plan to trick Aemond into facing them. This would have been a much better way to face Vhagar, and would end with Daemon and Nettles alive.

THEN Daemon could have sent Nettles away. He could have flown back to King’s Landing or wherever Rhaenyra was and saved her, and it probably would have had at least a semi better ending.

But nope. Daemon just had to be all whiny about it and give a ‘fuck you’ to Rhaenyra by proving his love with an action that would end in his death. Top tier decision making, I’m sure he got his wish and she was heartbroken.

There was 100% no better way to resolve their marriage quarrel and ensure their love for each other than this.

My PSA: if you’re ever sad that your wife doesn’t trust you, pls go to marriage counseling. Don’t commit suicide by jumping off a dragon and shoving a sword in your enemy’s eye, even if it is a very romantic and heroic gesture. I don’t think your wife will appreciate the meaning as much as you think.

The best part of HOTD 2x06 was definitely Caraxes shrieking in the background while Daemon and Alys were talking.

Alys: Wait three days and the winds will shift Caraxes: THREE DAYS???????? WE’RE NOT GONNA DO IT, RIGHT DAEMON? DAEMON? DAEMON PLEASE TELL ME WE ARE NOT STAYING FOR THREE MORE DAYS. WHY ARE YOU JUST STANDING THERE LETS GO HOME. NO COME BACK I DONT LIKE IT HERE. DAEMON I WANNA GO BACK TO SYRAX. YOU SAID THIS WOULD BE FUN, WELL ITS NOT FUCKING FUN. I DIDNT EVEN GET TO BURN THOSE PEOPLE. WHY DIDNT YOU LET ME BURN THEM DAEMON???? LETS JUST GO HOME. WHY ARE YOU STILL TALKING TO THE CRAZY LADY. SHES LITERALLY THE ONE CAUSING YOUR VISIONS. Please? Please can we go home? Well fine! But I bet Aemon would have let me burn the Brackens. Caraxes: *disappointed screeching* Daemon:…

I cannot believe that Daemon hasn't had a single vision with adult Rhaenyra. Imagine something similar to the second one with Viserys from episode 6, only this is with Rhaenyra after (or even during) Visenya's birth. (For non book readers: Visenya is the stillborn daughter born on Dragonstone in 1x10. Her name is given in the books but never in the show.) I would have loved to see him realize that he should have been with her and try to comfort her, and I also would have liked to see a bit more of his grief for his daughter. It could also have been a great way to explore his guilt about leaving her to deal with her grief alone, and would set the stage for their reunion and Daemon potentially apologizing to Rhaenyra. They definitley could have cut the visions of him fucking his mother and cosplaying as Aemond in favor of something that would actually help develop his character and his relationship with Rhaenyra. All in all, the visions have a lot of wasted potential, but I'm still holding out hope for next weeks episode.