#i'm not an anti whatever they are targs after all but ppl in denial or misinterpreting abt what daemon was actually trying to do

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The first scene with Rhaenyra meeting suitors but carelessly offending them & not doing anything to stop a deadly fight & Daemon on Caraxes causing her to knock her head on the boat was a great way to showcase their tendencies to act without care of what others will think of them, the possible consequences & how it might bite them in the ass on the long run. It's sad in a way because we've seen that Rhaenyra has the potential to be a good ruler but she keeps shooting herself in the foot as nobody took care of properly educating her about politics.

Symbols are just symbols in the end. Just because the White Hart showed up to her to show she is the rightful heir doesn't mean she's guaranted to be a good one.

Rhaenyra's delight about being called a boy fuels my hcs of this character being possibly trans.

I laughed at Harwin Strong, he looks like a fun character & I hope that his interactions with Rhaenyra will be too in the future.

Good for Rhaenyra to take control over her sexuality but it's the way Daemon decided to pull what he did on Rhaenyra, which is similar with the way he acted without thinking about how it might affect those women, first with Mysaria & the egg & now bringing his niece in a brothel, fully knowing that she's the heir to the throne but that they still work within the confine of a patriarchal society. Like you don't get to talk about how mummers makes fun of Rhaenyra being the heir & then bring her to a brothel which will cause more harm than good to her reputation.

Daemon meeting Mysaria after & showing her resentment was a great idea, a good way to juxtapose & remind you how he currently treats women.

Daemon's erectile dysfunction acting up again when Rhaenyra doesn't act scandalized might push further that what he did was trying to get back at Viserys.

It was quite irresponsible of him of leaving her alone there, to have her get back to the Red Keep herself at the sight of all the servants & the way he talks in the throne room about marrying her as if she was now damaged good is ugh, knowing he couldn't get it up because she felt now comfortable with the idea of having sex.

I think a part of him wanted to feel like he was slowly corrupting her & that he would have fun to see her "struggle" about it first but it kinda backfired. Daemon might have misinterpreted that she might be afraid of sex itself when no, she isn't (like the Red Keep is literred with tapestry of valyrians having sex with dragons idk what you were expecting, Daemon). She wants to be in control of whom she choose to be with & she doesn't see sex as something that will defile her.

( Spoilers for Fire & Blood but it makes me wonder how they will handle Daemon/ Laena as she has a personnality close to young Rhaenyra. She might be more rule-abidding on the surface but in the end, she is more interested by dragons,ride mighty Vhagar, has Corlys & Rhaenys as parents & was described as fiery. I don't think she would be as influenced by him. I hope they won't ommit that Rhaenyra & her "more than friends" & that the blacks are basically an happy queer polycule of dragon riders & funky Harwin Strong who were raising their kids together. )

I liked the juxtaposition of Rhaenyra's scenes with Alicent's, we have two women, one who play into in the patriarchal system while the other doesn't want to & it just makes me sad for the both of them, in particular when we see trying to cling on this remnants of their friendship & fully knowing how this society will ultimetaly pit them against each other.

We also need to talk abt how while, yes it's nice to see Rhaenyra happily have sex with Criston, she also puts him at risk of being executed. Them taking hours to get rid of his armor & then the goddamn lacets boots was so funny tho & I really liked how this scene was filmed. They are doing a great job at making me feel conflicted about his character in any case.

& at least, Viserys got to finally act like a king & fire Otto's ass, recognizing all the politicals plays he has been up to. Too late tho.

Really missing the Velaryons. At least we get to see Rhaenys & Laenor flying their dragons together next week & I hope we get to see more her & Corlys's relationship with their kids, knowing this house are also major players.