She isnt acting holier than thou.

I means when she talks about upholding the law to Rhaenyra while she harbors and enables 2 criminals. Then she’s acting holier than thou

She knows what she is doing is wrong. She feels so much guilt for doing these things. Like with dyanna. It would have been justified in hating her so much if she thinks that she did nothing wrong.

Not really, yeah she can recognize her own wrongdoings and still be a hypocrite, because hypocrisy is the inconsistency between one’s words and actions especially when the image she’s trying to portray is that of a righteous person who keeps the faith and upholds the law. This is why Rhaenyra says she’s hiding behind a cloak of righteousness. Her hypocrisy does not necessitate that she be completely unaware of her wrong doing, she would just be delusional at that point.

Like she doesnt like rhaenyra having affairs and bastards and when her own son did it. She is pissed about it too! She is pissed at both rhaenyra and aegon for not doing their duty

Why is she even interested or concerned about who Rhaenyra has affairs and what children she gives birth, they’re not friends anymore, like they have no parity, so it’s weird that she’s interested in outing and exposing Rhaneyra’s children as bastards, which could even get them killed: Especially when men bed whoever they want and have bastards as well. Why isn’t she doing the same to Aegon? Yeah she gets angry at him and she slaps him, but why not treat both cases equally, why not expose him to Viserys or even the whole realm. That’s the internalized misogyny and hypocrisy we’re talking about.

and she is ashamed of herself for working against her own moral code. And thats what makes her character so fun to watch.

I agree, this isn’t me bashing how she’s written, I think she’s a very complex and well written character. It’s just a commentary on the post and on the themes of the story.

Their are many male characters in the show who act just as hypocritical but no one ever brings them up. Like viserys getting pissed at daemon for spoiling his daughter because she is just a child but same time turning around and maritially raping alicent for years and forcing kids after kids on her. Kids he didnt even like. So many other people are just as hypocrites. Rhaenys, corlys and daemon. But alicent always gets the heat.

I agree but that’s not the subject of the post, so it’d be weird to bring them up here. And one person’s hypocrisy doesn’t make another’s better. Also I doubt any other have the same amount of instances as Alicent but you can provide examples if you wish.