#THEM AND RHAENYS

[rinadragomir]

[prideprejudce]

"are you team green or team black on house of the drago-" i'm on the girls team. all the women on the show deserve to be picked up and transported to a place far far away from the pathetic little men on this show. all of the girls are valid and right. i will defend all of them to the death

[caffess]

Rip to the only reasonable Targaryen and her poor dragon

[rhaenyradaemons]

Like father, like daughter HOUSE OF THE DRAGON “Rhaenyra the Cruel” (2024) Clare Kilner. “The Burning Mill” (2024) dir. Geeta Vasant Patel.

[houseofthetides]

INTERVIEWER: What do you think a dragon smells like? And would you put up with that stink to ride a dragon? EVE: Yeah, yes, I think it would probably smell like sort of wet, leathery, fishy kind of a smell. I don't— I think you'd always want to have a very big bath after you— STEVE: Now that you said that, I have even more admiration for Corlys because he's having to put up with that.

Eve Best & Steve Toussaint + HotD S2 + IMDb Interview

[homielander]

i'm sorry but hotd positing that all women are innately cautious and peaceful and compassionate while men are rash warmongers is not a feminist win! i could see the value in everyone being hesitant to go to war at the onset of the story because it intensifies the tragedy of this house tearing itself apart, but at this stage, rhaenyra has as much reason for bloodlust (if not more) as the men on the show. it's pretty heavily implied that the shock of her usurpation killed her daughter, aemond killed lucerys, and one of aegon's kingsguard snuck into her quarters with the intent to assassinate her. most importantly, she has felt entitled to the throne since she was named heir as a child. she should be incensed! rhaenyra's inaction in the season 1 finale due to a sudden aversion to violence was already stretching believability -- this is the same woman who expressed nothing beyond mild shock at vaemond's beheading, who plotted with daemon to have an innocent man killed to facilitate laenor's escape while declaring that the realm should fear her. to have rhaenyra insist on peace at this point in the story, when war is already well underway, is incredibly irrational.

this problem is not limited to rhaenyra. alicent ordered larys to kill mysaria's network of spies and any suspected traitors in the red keep, presumably without any due process, and neither of these decisions was depicted with the gravity they deserved for a character who was once horrified by any bloodshed. meanwhile, aegon had a few extra ratcatchers executed, and not only was the direction sufficiently ominous, but we also got a lengthy monologue from otto about how it would spell his doom. it is probably pointless to bring up rhaenys because she is written less like a believable human being and more like a mouthpiece for the writers to assert whatever political opinion they believe is correct in a given episode -- but she did very much kill dozens if not hundreds of smallfolk last season. she did do that and very clearly did not care. why is she an advocate against war? for both alicent and rhaenys, there is a strange dissonance where their actions are at odds with their attitudes about opposing large-scale war for the good of the realm. i'm not saying this dissonance cannot exist, but it should at least be acknowledged.

helaena raising concerns about the losses suffered by the smallfolk might have worked in isolation, but for it to accompany everything above is exhausting. can none of these women be allowed to feel for themselves?

[backjustforberena]

Corlys and Rhaenys at their daughter's wake, with their grandchildren. DO NOT REPOST.

[acupofqueercoffee]

“Nothing left to lose without my baby. Birds of a feather, we should stick together”

[darkestspring]

When possible, I’d love to see a continuation of your yandere conquerors where third wife reader eventually falls pregnant…I’d bet that they’d be obsessively protective.

It was only a few months after you married the three targaryens on dragonstone, unaware of your father's rage back in winterfell over his beloved daughter marrying, your mother wasn't much better but aegon, rhaenys, and visenya tried to not let you stress out too much.

aegon knew before you did, he could tell even the small changes in you, that's why when the maester gave the news, he acted like he was surprised as to not raise suspicions in you. Rhaenys and Visenya had both beamed at you, hands pressed against your not yet swollen belly.

"You must eat, dearest." Visenya pushed the plate closer to you as you pushed it away from you, shaking your head as you pursed your lips.

"No! Aegon said he'd eat with us, I don't want him to be sad that we started without him." You frowned at the eldest of your wives, turning to look at Rhaenys who paused bringing a bite of food to her lips.

"Haaah..." Rhaenys sighed, "Very well, just a moment more." She gave in very easily, leaving Visenya to glare at her.

"No! Not a moment more, dearest, you must eat. You are carrying a child, you must eat, not just for yourself." She fretted over you, moving closer and you all looked up as Aegon entered.

"Aegon! You're here, finally!" You beamed, relieved to see him. He'd been busy with affairs all day (which, unbeknownst to you, was actually him trying to smooth things over with your father.)

Aegon hummed softly, striding towards you and leaning down to kiss you. "Were you waiting for me? What a sweet thing." He cooed at you softly, pulling back with a pleased look in his eyes.

He eyed the already eating Rhaenys and the scowling Visenya with an amused look.

"Finally." Visenya scoffed, turning to you. "Dearest, Aegon in now here, so you must eat."

You huffed, pouting as you stomach finally grumbled. "Yes, yes, I'll eat now. You should eat too, Aegon."

Aegon took his usual spot next to you, his hand resting on your thigh. "i'll eat later, you just eat now, you need food, you're eating for a baby too."

Would it be considered ungentlemanly of him to admit that the knowledge that you carried his baby inside of you sent pleasant shivers down his spine. You were his, lovely little you.

"Dearest." Visenya called out on the other side of you and you paused in your eating to look up at her, blinking.

Visenya leaned down and kissed you, her hands cupping your face.

You pulled back with red cheeks and rhaenys protested.

"That's not fair! I'm the favorite, so I should get more kisses, right dearest?"

Both aegon and visenya scoffed as you stammered out a reply.

[comradekarin]

the consistent “peacekeeper cheerleaders” narrative for characters like rhaenyra, alicent, helaena, rhaenys and baela is not actually good writing, nor is it actually indicative of their relationships with one another, it’s just soft misogyny. the female characters in this show are being failed, and I’m tired of pretending they aren’t

[letoscrawls]

corlys and rhaenys?? 👀

can you believe i'm living my life without them

[rhiannonnouveau]

Some more outfit designs, this time a few Targaryen queens - Rhaenys, Alysanne, Rhaenyra, Naerys and Rhaella

I do really like the concept of their their clothes becoming progressively less Valyrian over time, also The idea of Rhaenyra trying to do old Valyrian cosplay and massively overshooting the mark is just really funny to me

[i-am-mldy]

I just adore how the show emphasized that Meleys and Rhaenys had a chance to turn back with their lives, but instead they looked into each other's eyes and knew exactly what they had to do — turn back and face the old bitch head on to do some real fucking damage, fully knowing they might never get the chance to escape again

[sapphicapocrypha]

Eve Best’s ✨hands✨ — a service post

[alxarasm]

People on the bird app going crazy comparing Cat to Rhaenys in their treatment of Jon/Alyn+Adam. Pretty sure Rhaenys didn’t have to live with her husband’s bastards under one roof.

[houseofthetides]

How you come and take my blood cup and link me together and take my brine. We are bare. We are stripped to the bone... — "Eighteen Days Without You" by Anne Sexton

EVE BEST as RHAENYS TARGARYEN & STEVE TOUSSAINT as CORLYS VELARYON in HOUSE OF THE DRAGON