#i also saw a lot of tb people saying ‘what did aegon even do here lmfao’ like!!!!!!!! how do u guys not get it!!!!

[valinoar]

the driftmark scene is so special to me for a number of reasons but the most underrated moment for me is when we see aegon standing up to his father, in his own way, for his mother and brother. he’s actively defying him and refuses to sell out his mother—to tell the king “everyone knows” when such a large crowd has amassed IS brave and extremely controversial when we’ve seen how strongly viserys ignores rhaenyra’s actions. it’s kinda sad to see people gloss over his bravery in this scene because of how he’s not the best character personality-wise, when this was such a defining moment for him in my eyes. we see that brief shine of, hey, you’re my brother. i push you around and i may not even particularly like you, but in the eyes of the world, i’ve got you. in my own way.