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like-sands-of-time · 1 year ago

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Wait wait wait, explain it to me like im dumb (I am)

Viserys wanted, "needed", a son as his heir so there would be no question of succession. Sooo why was aegon 2 not immediately named his new heir? And if it's a matter of waiting a year or something to make sure he lives then fine, on his birthday? The king can change who his heir is as many times as he needs I presume, it's sort of his right as the top dude. Don't tell me he thought everyone was just cool with rhaenyra as future queen when nobody was cool with rhaenys, including the old king himself

I imagine he likely would have married his daughter to his son were they closer in age to eliminate that problem, but if he did that rhaenyra would have been almost too old to *start* having kids so with that NOT being an option doesn't she immediately take the same cast off position that eldest daughters and second sons do? Am I missing something lol

#i get that the dance of the dragons is an important prequel event so it obviously cant be changed #and its all great story telling stuff especially the bit about little aegon being so traumatized after losing nearly his entire family #that he hates dragons.. his own kind.. the rest of his life. like thats horrible and a good story #but why was viserys fueling a battle of succession by keeping his daughter in a place she clearly wasnt meant to stay in?#while letting his wife scheme for her own sons benefit #this doesn't feel like a feminist win situation this feels like an absolute fail on everyones part #rhaenyras only claim to the throne is her father who himself wasnt really the heir so this whole thing kinda boggles my mind lol #hotd #asoiaf

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