#daemon targaryen critcal

[ride-thedragon]

I don't care why you think Daemon died. I do care that y'all are getting your hopes up about who he is and are going to blame the closest colored candidate (Nettles) and the showrunners for wanting Rhaenyra to be alone and making Daemon do something out of character to reach an end. That being said, a summary of all the times Daemon does something selfish that benefits a better thing or just him being selfish to explain that this isn't new.

Here:

When he runs into battle head first in the Stepstones because he refuses to take Viserys' aid.

When he takes his 19 year old sheltered niece to a brothel to take her virginity to ensure she can't marry anyone but him, ruining her and her reputation.

When, because he didn't get his way, he won't return for

A. His daughter to claim a dragon, instead imposing a made up hierarchy of dragon hatchery and dragon claimers

B. For his daughters to be named ladies at court.

C. For his wife and kids to be surrounded by their family

D. For their kids to be raised according to their birthright.

E. To aid his niece and good brother in their rouse.

F. To help his ailing brother against pest like Larys and Otto.

When he sleeps with and marries said niece after years of avoiding her, in front of their now grieving children.

When he plays house with said niece for 6 years instead of being at court with her, aiding her in the heavily expected usurping from her brother. Also not being at his ailing brother's side, then judging his wife for doing what she could to help him, actively judging her and what she does because he thinks he'd be better even though he's ignoring it.

When he strangles her just after she miscarried their kid because she wants to play for peace based on the words of her father and he has unresolved brother issues.

There's more and these can be explained more in depth but I refuse. He's shown time and again that he's willing to prioritize himself and how people view him before the best interest of the collective.

You know what would've stopped Rhaenyra from wanting Nettles dead.

Daemon.

Daemon going home to his wife

Daemon finding new stratagies.(that is not spending for months with no success to find a solution in a night.)

Daemon reflecting on what was going on at any point in time.

Idk I'm just spitballing

If he didn't want to die, he didn't have to. He and Nettles could've camped out waiting for Vhagar to attack instead of going to and back to Maidenpool every day. They were sent to find and kill Aemond and Vhagar, return to sender, and protect Maidenpool.

Daemon puts Maidenpool in danger to the point they commit light treason to Rhaenyra for him to solve his mess.

Daemon 'finds' Vhagar and Aemond, but because he isn't with his preventative measure, he dies.

I don't want to undermine the importance of killing Aemond, but I feel like we downplay the importance of Daemon being at Rhaenyra’s side.

Killing Aemond and Vhagar had been a priority for once, and the first time, he thought to lure the people constantly running away is when a death warrant is issued on his companion.

Again, blame Daemon for his crimes 2023.

Leave Nettles out of the conversation and remember that as much flack Rhaenyra deserves for what she said and did (she did racism), Daemon quite literally is the reason for the entire thing.

The category is what ifs:

Daemon hadn't groomed Rhaenyra?

Hadn't started a sexual relationship with Nettles?

Had focused on finding Vhagar?

Had stayed at Rhaenyra's side and not been a detractor?

Had regulated his emotions at anytime?