#this was a problem from the get-go. her relationship with aemond took a full turn off-screen. from favorite son to feared son | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

petr1kov · 4 months ago

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now that this season is over, i can say that i think it's pretty clear that it was rushed. a lot of people are saying that nothing much happened in it, but i feel the opposite is true -- a lot happened in it and we didn't have enough time to sit with it. characters changed behaviors way too fast, or took decisions that were not necessarily out of character but that seemed too sudden for them. i think this may be a consequence of the strike, which would also explain the reduced amount of episodes, but i really hope they fix that next season

#i think alicent exemplifies this the best #her coming to rhaenyra or having an affair with criston is not ooc for her show self. but we really didn't see enough to make it natural #this was a problem from the get-go. her relationship with aemond took a full turn off-screen. from favorite son to feared son #and we might know why on paper but it's not the same as seeing it unfold. show don't tell etc etc #now rhaenyra on the other hand was the only character that remained too stagnant for most of the season #just because they didn't want her to be agressive without establishing her as a good person repeatedly first #hotd

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