Fire & Blood Vs House of The Dragon
Aegon’s Coronation Debacle (RANT)
TW: Mentions of rape
Aegon’s character assassination
Of course, in the book it does not explicitly state that Aegon forced himself on the maid, therefore it is up to the reader to determine the character’s intentions. It doesn’t disprove the fact that it could’ve been consensual, where the girl may have had a crush on a Prince and once, he gave her attention, she willingly coupled with him, while unfortunately getting pregnant as a result (Westeros clearly weren’t aware of the pull-out method🤣).
Firstly, the writer’s decision to actively choose the malicious option on Aegon’s portrayal as a rapist, immediately destroys any arguments on why the viewers should prefer his claim over Rhaenyra’s. The writers could’ve chosen to feature his lesser characteristics with a scene of a woman asking him money to help raise his bastard son, only to brush her off. A guard could inform the Queen of the delicate situation, as she arranges a meeting with her and buys her silence. Alicent’s confrontation with her son, followed by his speech on not wanting this destiny, would allow at least some viewers to feel sympathy, prompting them to side with his claim. Instead, when he gave that monologue, I like most viewers, felt no sympathy and would go on to label him as a rapist.
Coronation Rant
I’m still in disbelief that the writers managed to once again screw Aegon over during his own coronation scene and by extension Alicent’s passing on the torch moment, to her daughter Helaena, the newly crowned Queen consort.
His mother, Queen Alicent, beloved of the smallfolk, placed her own crown upon the head of her daughter, Helaena, Aegon’s wife and sister. After kissing her cheeks, the mother knelt before the daughter, bowed her head, and said, “My Queen.”
As much as Alicent’s character is depicted as an evil stepmother to Rhaenyra, this scene depicts her devotion to her children. She was ambitious and willing enough to secure her son’s claim and ensure her daughter would be his future queen. She kisses Helaena’s cheeks in front of thousands of smallfolk, an act of affection, before she crowns her queen and bows to her declaring her as such.
Instead, we’re left with the underwhelming biggest plot hole then the three unreliable narrators combined, when Rhaneys busts through the trap door on Meleys and could have literally ended the whole war before it had even begun. The claims of it’s not her war holds no weight, when she obviously sided with Rhaenyra and allowed her dragon to be used in team black’s planning, by protecting the Gullet, thus being a part of the war.
The writer’s explanation is even worse, where they claim she looked at Alicent protecting her child and was moved by her displayed acts of a maternal love, therefore she didn’t turn them to ash. Um, it seems recollections may vary, and the writers forgot Rhaenys will die battling two of Alicent’s sons, where she clearly didn’t care about being branded a kinslayer, otherwise she could’ve outflown both Sunfyre and definitely Vhagar, as Meleys was the faster dragon. Who knows they may even alter this event, because the source material doesn’t matter. I wouldn’t be surprised if they choose to make Aemond lose control of Vhagar and she shoots flames at Rhaenys, accidently injuring Aegon in the process, ending with Aemond screams of NOOOOO, with his arm outstretched towards a falling Aegon🙄.
After the coronation, the remaining Kingsguard escorted Aegon to his mount, a splendid creature with gleaming golden scales and pale pink wing membranes. “Sunfyre” was the name given this dragon of the golden dawn. Munkun tells us the king flew thrice around the city before landing inside the walls of the Red Keep. Ser Arryk Cargyll led His Grace into the torchlit throne room, where Aegon II mounted the steps of the Iron Throne before a thousand lords and knights. Shouts rang through the hall.
I’m not going to lie but I was really looking forward to this scene, I really wanted to see Sunfyre and this would’ve been the perfect opportunity to properly introduce Aegon’s dragon. They could’ve shown the character’s shift from being unwilling and hesitant at becoming King, to basking in the cheers and reminding the people of the strength of the house Targaryen by mounting Sunfyre, followed by the ending shot of him sitting on the Iron Throne, while those he now has power over, cheer for him.
Overall, the coronation was a spectacle for the sake of inserting a shock factor scene, that ultimately crumbles under close inspection and results in poorly written characters.
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