#note: aemond is supposed to be (lol) so only 3 years must have passed

[lemonhemlock]

This might have been covered already, you get a lot of asks! I’m sure I’m not the first. But I find people view Aemond’s (incredibly brief) recollection of his brothel visit with Aegon one of two ways - either the interaction with the madame is to set him up as a hardcore milf hunter to foreshadow his relationship with Alys (which, yk, arguably couldn’t be more different from the stereotypical young guy/older woman lol) or it was a trauma and Aemond views it as such.

I obviously can’t speak for what the show was going for, because it’s two lines and a very brief exchange in which he says nothing lol,but idk if it’s that black and white? I viewed it more as a) another way to underline how Aemond and Aegon are different, in that Aegon has been frequenting brothels/etc since he was quite young and is well known to them, while Aemond only recalls the singular place his brother took him and b) Aemond resents Aegon for both the way he discusses things like this (feminist king) and also thinks it’s another thing that makes Aegon unworthy of the crown. His look at the madame seems awkward, but idk if it’s much more than that- and, even in modern, real world times, it’s still awkward to run into the person who took your virginity if you haven’t seen them in 6 years 😂

Obviously from a modern pov, sending a 13 year old to have sex with a prostitute is pretty messed up, but within the context of the time, it reads (to me) more as Aegon goading him into something, rather than a clear and explicit SA backstory for Aemond.

I obviously can’t speak for what the show was going for, because it’s two lines and a very brief exchange in which he says nothing lol,but idk if it’s that black and white?

I think this is the most well-balanced assessment of that scene, honestly. To me it looks awkward and uncomfortable, like Aemond is not remembering this encounter with particular fondness. HOWEVER, there only a couple of vague lines exchanged and, if the writers cared to take this any further and expand upon it, they could go in a variety of different ways without being far-fetched. They could go the traumatic SA way or they could make it "not that big of a deal" / forgiveable (ofc, as you said, we know that there is no way a 13 yo could consent, but they could do their best to "minimize" its negative effects, I guess). But most likely they're just going to leave it as vague as it is, I don't imagine Aegon & Aemond are going to have a heart to heart about this.