#the hightowers

[hed184]

Sunfyre moved his wing to shield Aegon from Vhagar's fire.

He landed on his wounded belly, which means even though he fell out of the sky backwards, he angled his body to avoid crushing Aegon.

Eventually, when Aemond found him, he curled up around his rider.

[belle-keys]

The Greens: Queen Alicent Hightower

“What have I done but what was expected of me? Forever upholding the kingdom, the family, the law. While you flout all to do as you please. Where is duty? Where is sacrifice? It's trampled under your pretty foot again.”

– House of the Dragon Season 1 Episode 7, "Driftmark"

[belanekra]

There's a House of the Dragon fan who has started watching Dr. Who because of Matt Smith, and I cannot get over how she calls the Daleks "the Hightowers." I'm straight up dead every time 😂

[thekinslayers]

Alicent Hightower : Sins and Reprieve

I have seen lots of interpretations on Alicent's actions in the last episode and the most popular ones are pretty disappointing. So I will try to breakdown her thought process in this post :

Alicent's first scene begins with her breaking down into tears over the pain and suffereing that Helaena's been through. Then she blames herself and says that she was being punished for her sins. This part is important and acts as a layer in all of her actions in this episode.

Throughout the episode we see Alicent clutching her sides and walking around, touching her neck repeatedly. One of this is when Aegon questions Criston's failure to protect his family. The guilt and culpability she feels about B&C is suffocating her inside. She leaves all the decisions to Otto, and goes through with them trying to do her duty because she doesn't think she has any right to fix this on her own.

In the scene with Criston, she asks "have you (Criston) told anyone?" and we know that Alicent herself tried to tell her father and then Helaena. I believe that when Alicent tells him that he is "one who seeks absolution", it is both an understanding of their situation and also an admission of her own desire for absolution. Then Criston says what she's afraid to hear : there is no absolution for this, which is why I believe she tried to drown herself, as self punishment.

Later she once again tries to confess to Otto who doesn't want to hear about it. Then she goes to Aegon and she couldn't offer him what she doesn't have. She feels his pain, it's written all over her face. But she never knew how to console him, there's also the added layer of blaming herself for his suffering and she walks away.

I know many are tired of Alicole scenes, but this one is actually important. She goes to her room and Cristion was already there. She is an emotional mess built up with the inability to help her own kids, guilt over her sins and she takes all of that out on him. He accepts it because he feels that he deserved it. But their dynamic shifts. We see Criston taking control for the first time. They give into the toxic mess because neither could find the absolution they wanted and this is their only coping mechanism. The whole episode we see all the family coping through grief in their own way and this is Alicent's way, it's a mix of both relief and punishment for her.

Alicent is such a layered and interesting character in my opinion. Even when they give her almost nothing, there is still so much to unpack, all thanks to Olivia Cooke just devouring with all the micro expressions in every scene. This took longer than I intended. if you reach this far, thank you for reading! <3

[daewithmon]

This is just Daeron coming back from his vacation in Oldtown (a parallel of me returning to draw)

[horizon-verizon]

List of Non-Targ Westerosi In*cest Marriages

Tywin Lannister x Joanna Lannister (1st cousins)

-- Issue: Cersei, Jaime, and Tyrion

Rickard Stark x Lyarra Stark (1st cousins)

-- Issue: Brandon, Eddard "Ned", Lyanna, Benjen

Cregan Stark x Lynara Stark (just says "distant cousins")

-- Issue: Jonnel, Edric, Lyanna, Barthogan, Brandon

Serena Stark x Edric Stark (uncle-niece)

-- Issue: Cregard, Torrhen, Arrana, Aregelle

Sansa Stark x Jonnel Stark (uncle-niece)

-- Issue: NONE

Paxter Redwyne x Mina Tyrell (1st cousins)

-- Issue: Horas, Hobber, Desmera

Samantha Tarly x Lyonel Hightower (previously step mother-stepson)

-- Issue: 6 unknown children, all illegitimately born before their marriage

POSSIBLE CLOSE RELATIONS (exact degrees unknown)

Jon Arryn x Rowena Arryn

-- Issue: NONE

Shella Whent x Walter Whent

-- Issue: 4 unknown sons & 1 unknown daughter

Benfrey Frey x Jyanna Frey

-- Issue: Della & Osmund

Alys Frey x Jared Frey

-- Issue: Tytos & Kyra

[radical-thots]

I am so fucking sick of people shitting on Alicent for being ‘paranoid’ and ‘crazy’. Her son was assaulted - disabled - his fucking eye was taken when he was just a child and the perpetrators were NEVER punished or held accountable. Instead, her in pain, injured, bleeding, son was questioned and reprimanded for telling the truth. So yes excuse me if Alicent is paranoid because she has every right to be. She and her son never got justice. If something similar was to happen again, if Rhaenyra’s children hurt her children again, Viserys still would never take her side and do her children justice. The king would always support his daughter (even when she was wrong) even if it means hurting other people in the process. How do yall expect her not to be paranoid when she and her kids have always been pushed aside in favor of Rhaenyra and her children??? Like, can you imagine the trauma she has of always being disregarded and pushed aside, of never having justice and instead being ignored or reprimanded for telling the truth. 

[mega-ringsandthings-world]

lmao at them giving the greens Rhaenyra's fidgeting habits. Like they really do have to rip shit off to make the greens even a little bit compelling

[stanaemondtargaryen]

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𝖠𝗅𝗂𝖼𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖧𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍𝗈𝗐𝖾𝗋 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗇𝖽 𝗐𝗂𝖿𝖾

𝗈𝖿 𝖪𝗂𝗇���� 𝖵𝗂𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗌 𝖳𝖺𝗋𝗀𝖺𝗋𝗒𝖾𝗇. 𝖲𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾

𝖽𝖺𝗎𝗀𝗁𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗈𝖿 𝖲𝖾𝗋 𝖮𝗍𝗍𝗈 𝖧𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍𝗈𝗐𝖾𝗋, 𝗐𝗁𝗈

𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗆𝖺𝖽𝖾 𝖧𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖪𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖻𝗒

𝖩𝖺𝖾𝗁𝖺𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗌 𝖨 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗅𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗏𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝗇

𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝖺𝗆𝖾 𝖼𝖺𝗉𝖺𝖼𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖵𝗂𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗌 𝖨

𝗁𝗂𝗆𝗌𝖾𝗅𝖿.

𝖠𝗅𝗂𝖼𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝖽𝖾𝗌𝖼𝗋𝗂𝖻𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝗌 𝗉𝗋𝖾𝖼𝗈𝖼𝗂𝗈𝗎𝗌

𝖺𝗍 𝖿𝗂𝖿𝗍𝖾𝖾𝗇, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝗆𝖺𝗋𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗄𝗂𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝗍 𝖾𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍𝖾𝖾𝗇.

𝖤𝗏𝖾𝗇 𝖺𝖿𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝖿𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖼𝗁𝗂𝗅𝖽𝖻𝗂𝗋𝗍𝗁𝗌, 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝗆𝖺𝗂𝗇𝖾𝖽

𝖺𝗌 𝖻𝖾𝖺𝗎𝗍𝗂𝖿𝗎𝗅 𝖺 𝗐𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗇 𝖺𝗌 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗁𝖺𝖽 𝖻𝖾𝖾𝗇

𝖻𝖾𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖿𝗂𝗋𝗌𝗍 𝗉𝗋𝖾𝗀𝗇𝖺𝗇𝖼𝗒.

𝖲𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝗈𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗈𝖿

𝖪𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖠𝖾𝗀𝗈𝗇 𝖨𝖨 𝖳𝖺𝗋𝗀𝖺𝗋𝗒𝖾𝗇, 𝖯𝗋𝗂𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗌

𝖠𝖾𝗆𝗈𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖣𝖺𝖾𝗋𝗈𝗇,

𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖰𝗎𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝖧𝖾𝗅𝖺𝖾𝗇𝖺.

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𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 olivia cooke and

emily carey

[hed184]

Luke and Jaehaerys watching Rhaenyra bringing up the "a son for a son" bullshit like nothing happened:

Cr: @prettymuchteddy

[belle-keys]

Freddie Fox as Ser Gwayne Hightower

[strongheartneteyam]

Alicent Hightower moodboard.

[thekinslayers]

All the TGC praise makes me so happy and excited. The gp really slept on him in season one even though his coronation scene is arguably one of most iconic and memorable performances from that season. It is about time he gets the appreciation that he deserves.

Also the young team green characters and the actors in general are getting praised for their scenes. This is so good and absolutely deserved.

[swylliaa]

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ𝕬𝐿𝐼𝐶𝐸𝑁𝑇 ✶ 𝕳𝐼𝐺𝐻𝑇𝑂𝑊𝐸𝑅

❛❛Keep trying, sooner or later someone similar to ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤyou may come out.₊ ⊹❜

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ❛❛Where is the duty? The sacrifice? Crushed beneath your beautiful feet, again…✶

ㅤㅤㅤㅤ@swyllia ㅤㅤㅤ✹ㅤㅤㅤㅤ2024

[horizon-verizon]

It really must dig into team green's craws that a woman founded the Oldtown Bank, Samantha Tarly. Who also had an arguably incestuous 13 years-long relationship, then marriage, with their Lord Lyonel Hightower. (He had been her stepson as she married his father, Ormund, before Roddy the Ruin killed him in the Dance.) They had 6 kids together before they married even, after the High Septon to condemned them died and there was a new one who finally approved them.

[lagi01a1]

hotd aesthetic: queen alicent & ser gwayne hightower