#dyana hotd

[littlelord]

the minor characters lowkey took it this season.... gwayne, erryk & arryk, simon strong, oscar tully, tyland lannister, aegon's little frat friendgroup, maester orwyle, alys rivers, jasper wylde, larys, elinda massey, hugh hammer, rickard thorne, those 2 riverlands guys that had everyone fujoshing out i mean come ON.. let's hear it for the relatively normal people

[asoiafpalestine]

Our 93rd art piece is...

Dyana poisoning Aegon, by @amoratearte here on tumblr! For inotcarly on twitter.

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[hopestrope]

Poll of the Dragon #26

[starogeorgina]

I hope in the end Dyana is the one that serves Aegon ii the poisonous wine

[i-dont-know-anything-anymore]

HOTD - season 2 + Text Posts

spoilers for season 2 of house of the dragon

[bee-unknown]

The same people who call themselves feminists for supporting Alicent are the same ones who claim that Rhaenyra isn't the rightful heir because she's a woman, or wish Daemon beats Rhaenyra

And the same people who call TB rape apologists for saying that Alicent isn't the martyr they think she is because she got maritally raped are the same people who say they wish Dyana gets raped again or justify Aegon actions because she's a "thing"

No surprise most Alicent apologists are Swifties, they already have practice in harassing anyone who dares say something bad about their wannabe-martyr

[whitegownsandflowercrowns]

Helaena and Aemond beefing confirmed more Helaena in the next episode Baela motivation explained Rhaena scene Rhaenyra actually wanting to do something to fight for her throne more Dyana Alys just going :) as Daemon descends further and further I used to pray for times like these I am being fed so beautifully.

[comradekarin]

the way alicent lowkey implied that dyana isn’t aegon’s only victim? i’m sorry but the way dyana was shaking, crying and stuttering is absolutely heartbreaking, and to know it’s being covered up? realistically, it wouldn’t ever go public, but it’s more so the fact that this was a recurring pattern with aegon. we even see this when aegon is younger, too, how the servant girls would always look so uncomfortable around him and try to distance themselves. mind you, yet again, alicent was enabling her son’s behavior and even when she goes to confront aegon about it, it was less about “what you did was wrong” and more about “stop embarrassing the family name (i.e me/the crown) by being useless and reckless about potential bastards”. this also being followed with aegon’s “i never asked for this” and not knowing what to do to finally gain alicent’s approval. interested in seeing aemond and alicent’s dynamic in contrast to hers and aegon. rlly need to study the seed otto planted and allowed to rot within the hightowers line i think…

[peanutxparker]

okay before i get into this rant let me state I haven't watched hotd in a bit and I also haven't been caught up so if I'm missing anything just lemme know.

I think people tend to struggle with black and white thinking with characters (and people irl of course) where they'll see "good" traits and then be like "well xyz CAN'T be in the wrong EVER" orrrr they'll only see bad traits and be like "well xyz is evil and nothing they do is right" and that's just not the way people work.

and I think that this applies to team green so strongly because I see so many people calling Alicent either a saint or evil and like....the point is that there is nuance. Like she (and her children) are complicated multidimensional people and that's what makes the writing so good. I LOVE the hightowers because of this and I am still firmly team Black. I think people forget with media that you can enjoy characters without them being perfect angels who did nothing wrong and vice versa you can hate characters without them being the devil.

I think a good example of this complicated writing is the situation with Dyana the servant. Again, I haven't watched the show in a sec so give me a break if I get some things wrong or forget something. But when Alicent learns of what Aegon did to Dyana, she is obviously distraught. She isn't heartless at all. You can tell she feels bad for this poor girl and heartbroken that her son could do such a thing. (tangent: speaking of nuance, Aegon has a lot of it. He is charismatic and fun to watch and you feel bad because he didn't want to be king but then you see how he treats women and those around him and you realize he isn't a good guy but you still feel sympathetic towards him. That's good writing)

But despite her sympathies, Alicent KNOWS that this could ruin them. So she helps her son cover up his crime. She pays Dyana so she won't tell anyone and gives her moon tea as a precaution. (side note: I know the intended reason for the moon tea was so that there would be no proof of what Aegon did but I also like to see it as Alicent not wanting motherhood to be forced unto Dyana so young like it was Alicent).

This shows how far Alicent will go to have her son on the throne as she pushes away her morals in order to clean up Aegon's mess. But then when Helaena asks where Dyana went and Alicent hugs her, you begin to feel sympathy again. There are a lot of different explanations to this scene but I saw it as Alicent seeing what a monster her son was and realizing how he probably mistreated Helaena. Helaena who had no choice in her loveless marriage. I think she saw Helaena in that moment as herself, young and wed to Viserys. And I think in that hug she was expressing how she was sorry.

This was incoherent and a huge ramble I'm not even gonna proof read this or anything...the point is that characters such as Alicent Hightower are not just Good or Bad. They are complex. I Love Alicent dearly and yet I root against her. The way she is written is so Human and we need to stop acting like multifaceted characters don't exist.

[lizzie-queenofmeigas]

What’s more disgusting than the writers treatment of Daemon is the fandom’s. They’re cheering on Alys and saying it’s Daemon’s just punishment. I repeat: they are cheering on Alys for violating Daemon and think he deserves it for his bad actions. That is literally victim blaming. I don’t know what I expected, considering how these people reacted to the mere rumor that Dyana would help b&c.

Is fucking gross, honestly. They way this fandom reacts to sexual abuse is concerning and disgusting.

[lilycatttt]

A BESTIE MEET UP

[exquisitelipstickkiss]

okay but my main takeaway from ep3 was how good emma d'arcy looks as a septa the horror of dyana's character. even though she got free of the red keep she couldn't get free of the harassment and abuse from entitled men. and then thinking she had atleast gotten free of aegon- he came into the inn. and she had to serve him. the man who raped her.

she's just one example of what life is like for a woman in westeros.

i think every woman in this show should be allowed to murder a few men as they see fit.

[crazycoke-addict]

Alicent saved Dyana from torture.

In House Of the Dragon, Alicent Hightower finds out that her son aegon had raped a handmaiden named Dyana. Dyana helps with the kids for Helaena, so she was a good help for them. Alicent embraces Dyana, which only does with Helaena. Alicent helps Dyana but also in a way threatens her into silence and has her drink moon tea to prevent a pregnancy.

Many fans see this as Alicent trying to protect Aegon and his reputation so he can still have support to claim the iron throne. I can see that because she is protecting Aegon's reputation by belittling Rhaenyra's but only because this is a political move so that Viserys may change his mind about his succession.

So, in a way, she protects her son, who could damage his reputation, but when you look into context and how women are especially low-born like Dyana are being treated. Alicent saved her from being tortured. Women in westeroes are treated worse because the patriarchal system that with holds them.

Men can get away with a lot of things like adultery, fathering bastards and even rape. While women are punished for things. Women who have been raped are also punished and treated horrible, it's worse if you're a sex worker. Dyana spoke out about what Aegon did to her. She would be more punished than aegon would ever be.

You could say that if Viserys was alive as king, he would save her life from being tormented because Viserys has little to know about his kids with Alicent. However, we only see Viserys being angry at kids whenever it involves Rhaenyra, his favourite child. So, while he could spare Dyana's life, there's that question if he would.

Many fans claim that Alicent shows her hypocrisy for getting Dyana to drink the moontea when she resented Rhaenyra for doing the same years ago. I think people forget the reason why Alicent was mad at Rhaenyra and why she never trusts her again.

Alicent finds out by hearing that Rhaenyra was seen in a brothel with Daemon, Rhaenyra's uncle, and that she lost her virtue to him. Alicent and Rhaenyra were starting to repair their friendship that was strained, so hearing what Rhaenyra allegedly did. Alicent believes that Rhaenyra needs to honour her virtue and not be reckless. Alicent does want to Rhaenyra to rule.

Alicent confronts Rhaenyra and Rhaenyra tells half of the truth. She said that she was at brothel but that Daemon never slept with her nor touched her. Daemon never slept with her, but he did touch her. Rhaenyra lies to Alicent that she is still a virgin because Rhaenyra lost it to Criston Cole. Alicent believes her and tries to defend her against Otto.

It wasn't until Larys Strong who told her that he heard that a maester was seen heading over to Rhaenyra's chambers while holding a cup, which is most likely moontea. Alicent isn't mad at Rhaenyra for drinking moontea. She's mad that Rhaenyra lied to her. She feels so naive and betrayed by the one person that she thought she could trust.

Alicent does find out that it was Criston Cole who Rhaenyra lost her virginity. But instead of telling the king, she chose to keep it for herself. At that time, Alicent didn't know Criston that much, and she did need allies. Alicent kept this dark secret for years, which saved both Criston and Rhaenyra. Alicent could've said something, especially when Rhaenyra kept getting away with having illegitimate children, but she chose to stay silent.

Alicent gives Dyana moon tea to prevent a pregnancy. Alicent is seen as a horrible person for doing this because of her alleged hypocrisy, but I had already told you why. If Dyana has this child, it would be a lot harder. Alicent could've let Dyana stay in the redkeep, but people may start talking, and they already are.

I'm more concerned for Dyana's health because moontea is something that needs to be made very carefully. In the ASOIAF, it was revealed that Lysa Arryn, Catelyn's sister, drank moontea, ordered by her father because she technically raped Littlefinger. Lysa almost died from it, and it could only produce a sickly boy. So, it's good that maester orwyle knows how to make moontea carefully.

When Alicent hugs and comforts Dyana, you can see it as a manipulation tactic to silence Dyana from saying anything. But later on, Alicent hugs Helaena tightly because she is deeply saddened for Helaena and probably feels regret for setting up the marriage. Alicent isn't that affection towards her children besides Helaena. So, her hugging Dyana shows she does have sympathy for her.

When Alicent confronts Aegon, she slaps him and says that he is no son of hers. Alicent says that raping Dyana is a humiliation to his wife, Helaena, and technically, it does.

Dyana was probably the most helpful to Helaena with the kids, but because of Aegon's actions, Dyana left the red keep, and it's likely that Dyana was like a friend to Helaena. There's a scene where Helaena tells the newhandmaiden who looks uninterested about something interesting. It is possible that Dyana was the only one who may have understood Helaena or at least interested in what she had to say.

So, yes, Alicent does protect her son, but she also saves a girl from being tortured because the world in westeroes isn't kind to women like Dyana and especially women like Alicent.

[flashrod4]

“Karma.”

“Yes sir, it is.”

[alicentflorent]

I hope Dyana is the one to serve Aegon the poison. She got raped when she was serving him wine, she served him wine again at the tavern where he didn’t even recognise her after ruining her life and the story should end with her serving him the poisoned wine. In the words of queen Cersei herself “look at *her* face, it’ll be the last thing you see you see before you die.”

[dragondreamers]

OLIVIA COOKE & MADDIE EVANS as ALICENT HIGHTOWER & DYANA in HOUSE OF THE DRAGON | SE108 - "Lord Of The Tides"