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Goodbye Princess Rheanys Targaryen, rider of Meleys, the Red Queen, daughter of Prince Aemon Targaryen and Lady Jocelyn Baratheon, wife of Lord Corlys Velaryon, mother to Laena and Laenor Velaryon, and grandmother to Baela, Rhaena, Jacerys, Lucerys and Joffrey. You were fearless and loyal and you died a dragonriders death, fighting to give your niece what had been denied to you. You lost both your children, just weeks apart, and yet you refused to let it break you. You were bonded to Meleys for over 40 years. You loved each other and you died together. We will miss you Rheanys, Queen Who Never Was, and Queen Who Should Have Been.

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I want Rhaenys and Alyssa Targaryen (Meleys's first rider) to come back from the dead just so they can beat Crispy Cole's ass.

Down bad, crying at Driftmark

"I won't leave Meleys"

Rhaenys Targaryen, daughter of Aemon Targaryen and Jocelyn Baratheon, wife of lord Corlys Valaryon, mother of Laena and Laenor Valaryon, Princess of Driftmark and the Queen Who Never was. Rider of Meleys the Red Queen.

She died as a true Targaryen 🥲 Man I knew what was coming but I'm still not over her death...please come back Rhaenys...

This season really has me itching to make more HOTD/GoT content, so I'm thinking of starting an art series where I'll be drawing the HOTD cast in my style and/or their dragons in my style. Stay tuned lol

The more I look at this the more my heart breaks 😭💔

That last look Meleys gave to Rhaenys...I just felt like it was an apology and a goodbye wrapped up in one.

"I'm sorry I couldn't protect you. I'm sorry I failed. Goodbye."

The worst part of it though is that Meleys dies before Rhaenys so Rhaenys not only has to fall to her death, she has to deal with that broken bond as well. Kinda wanna throw up now :)))

Call me spiteful but if my uncles had taken away a family business because I was very young and my parents were no longer there, I would never believe the "but we loved your parents very much" What's more, I would not speak to them again and I would pray that something non-lethal but bad karma happens to them. It was mine, I am the one who decides if I want it or not, if I am already of legal age

Someone in HBO is an Aemond fanboy. They are butchering everything to prop him up. They even stole Rhaenys's thunder for Aemond.

Rhaenys deserved better!

Yes, they did get me when Meleys turned her head to look at Rhaenys as they fell, but jeez. Her death in the book was an absolute boss move, she could have ran but knew she'd die anyways so might as well go out swinging and she did. And the thing is, Meleys could have defeated Vhagar. It is stated right in the book that Meleys would have had a chance to defeat Vhagar if Sunfyre wasn't there. But they took that away too, where Meleys could only leave some scratches on Vhagar's stomach? Say what?

But instead we got this clown circus of a drunk Aegon and a clueless Sunfyre showing up and getting eviscerated in two minutes when Sunfyre fought so hard in the text. And he fought hard here too, but it was an absolute massacre.

All in all, it really wasn't satisfying. They attempted to prop Aemond up and give Rhaenys a good ending at the same time but it just wasn't.

The Blacks

The blacks, previously known as the party of the princess, were the faction of House Targaryen and their loyalists who supported the ascent of Rhaenyra Targaryen as Queen of the Seven Kingdoms during the Dance of the Dragons and the years that preceded it. They were opposed by the greens.

The title derives from a great tournament held in 111 AC at King's Landing on the fifth anniversary of King Viserys I's marriage to Queen Alicent Hightower, his second wife. At the opening feast, Queen Alicent wore a green gown, whilst Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, Viserys's daughter by his first wife, dressed dramatically in Targaryen red and black. Note was taken, and thereafter it became the custom to refer to “greens” and “blacks” when talking of the queen’s party and the party of the princess.

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(Characters in the image: Rhaenys Targaryen, Rhaena Targaryen, Baela Targaryen, Daemon Targaryen, Rhaenyra Targaryen, Viserys Targaryen, Aegon Targaryen, Jacaerys Velaryon, Lucerys Velaryon, Joffrey Velaryon, and Corlys Velaryon)

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A Wiki of Ice and Fire

Blacks

The blacks, previously known as the party of the princess, were the faction of House Targaryen and their loyalists who supported the ascent

HOTD has made many interesting choices in their adaptation of the story of the Dance. One of their favorite excuses for many of their questionable choices is "feminism". Why did they remove Alicent's ambitions and autonomy? Feminism. Why is Rhaenyra less proactive and hesitant? Feminism. Why are Daemon and Otto the primary active agents in the lead up to the Dance? Well women can't be in the wrong or violent, so feminism.

These choices are the farthest thing from feminist; they're sexist, end of story. Every decision surrounding the women of the Dance reeks of benevolent sexism. One of the most obviously sexist decisions made is the purposeful removal of female cooperation and friendship.

Rhaenyra in F&B has many female allies and friends. Her ladies in waiting loved her so much, one of them, Lady Elinda Massey gouged out her eyes at the sight of Rhaenyra's death. Lady Jeyne Arryn, Lady Alysanne Blackwood, and Lady Sabitha Frey/Vypren are just a few examples of ladies who fought for Rhaenyra (Alysanne and Sabitha literally fought in battles). Lady Fell chose death over betraying her oath to Rhaenyra.

Now, we haven't had any opportunity to meet most of these women I listed in the show. Lady Fell was portrayed as she was written in the book, a very minor character who simply foreshadowed how most of the realm would choose Rhaenyra over Aegon. Elinda Massey, however was reduced to an unnamed servant, not even a lady in waiting. Her treatment is an echo of one of my biggest issues with HOTD, the treatment of Laena and Rhaenys.

Laena was Rhaenyra's dearest friend in the book, in fact it's implied that they had a romantic relationship. Whether you believe that telling or not, it's undeniable that she and Laena were extremely close. They chose to betroth their children while they were infants, Rhaenyra flew to Laena's bedside during her final labor, and she stood vigil with Daemon over Laena's body.

All of that closeness and intimacy was removed in the show to make room for Alicent. So let's break that down: they removed a long and healthy relationship between two women and replaced it with a short-lived (in terms of screen time) friendship that quickly fell apart and turned into an intense rivalry. Reinforcing an old stereotype of female friendship: that it is entrenched in rivalry and toxicity and can quickly be turned to enmity. Alicent was so quickly and easily turned against Rhaenyra and it's even implied that she was jealous of Rhaenyra long before they became enemies.

Rhaenys in the book was an ardent supporter of Rhaenyra. She happily claimed Jace, Luke, and Joff as her grandsons, advised Rhaenyra to go to war, and gladly flew against Aegon and Aemond.

Meanwhile, in the show, Rhaenys was turned into one of Rhaenyra's rivals. She constantly challenged Rhaenyra's ideas, dismissed her as a naive child, disliked her children, and even considered backing the Greens. On top of that, they turned her into yet another "peaceful" woman. She advises against the war, and seems to continue to do so in season two. Rhaenys is virtually unrecognizable in the show. They chose to take a woman who tried to prevent a younger woman being wronged by the patriarchy the same way she was and turned her into a bitter woman who resents Rhaenyra (for most of the show).

HOTD claimed to have wanted to tell a story about how the patriarchy pits women against each other. That's all very well and good, but that's not what they actually did. They took a story where a woman is wrongfully usurped because of her gender and is supported by many other women and turned it into another tired female rivalry story.

Rhaenyra has no female friends aside from Alicent. Laena was turned from her dearest friend/lover into simply a rival for Daemon's affection. Rhaenys was turned from a supportive mentor and defender to someone who took out her resentment for the system on a fourteen year old who only starts to support her when she's proven "peaceful".

HOTD chose to perpetuate a harmful stereotype about women: that we constantly view each other as threats/rivals and can't have truly healthy relationships with other women. Rhaenyra had women who supported and cared for her in the book, in the show all she has is Alicent. A woman who abused and undermined her for ten years, raised her children to hate her, and usurped her. Every change HOTD made in the name of "feminism" solidified just how sexist it really is.

We're off to battle again, old girl.

Eve Best as Rhaenys Targaryen in HOUSE OF THE DRAGON (2022-) S02E04 | "The Red Dragon and the Gold"

“We’re off to battle again, old girl.”

Finalmente comecei a ler fogo e sangue, e estava na expectativa de gostar da rã amarela, mas simplesmente não consigo respeitar uma mulher maluca com delírios de grandeza que deixa mulheres, crianças e idosos para serem queimados pelos Targeryen, e respeito menos ainda quem usa a morte da rainha Rhaenys pra falarem que ela era fraca sendo que quando pesquisei o grrm falou que matar um dragão era quase impossível e que Dorne foi um acidente.

Respeitaria a Meria se ela tivesse sido mulher o suficiente pra entrar em acordo com o Aegon, um acordo que favorecesse Dorne e que os deixassem submissos, mas ela realmente parecia estar empenhada em provar que era maior que os Targeryen e que podia vencê-los, o que pra mim ela não conseguiu já que morreu com Dorne ainda em guerra.

Sinceramente, o povo dornês não parecia estar nem aí se eram conquistados ou não, e também não faria diferença se fossem pq em nenhum momento eles tiveram sua cultura, costumes, língua ou qualquer coisa nativa que fosse ameaçada pelos conquistadores.

Acho uma merda esse papo de conquista, principalmente pq no livro simplesmente não há motivação nenhuma pra isso, e até agora a gente não sabe se esse sonho do Aegon é canon, mas me parece que a Meria não queria ser conquistada apenas por ego mesmo, até pq viu o povo morrer e não ligou como se eles próprios levassem o nome e o sangue martell nas veias.

Vou continuar achando os Martell muito foda, amo a história da Nymeria e das cobras da areia, mas se até os stark se ajoelharam quem são eles pra não querer fazer o mesmo? Isso por um caso é uma desonra em meio a todo o caos que estava acontecendo?

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Beloved daughter of Lady Jocelyn Baratheon and Prince Aemon Targaryen, faithful wife of Lord Corlys Velaryon, mother and grandmother, the Queen Who Never Was lived fearlessly, and died amidst blood and fire. She was fifty-five years old.

“Prince Aemon’s wife, the Lady Jocelyn, presented them with their first grandchild. Princess Rhaenys…”

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