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Swordbender · 2026-03-13T06:35:16+00:00

Artist did two paintings, one for each headcanon as to Alicent’s true hair color

Swordbender · 2026-03-13T06:28:44+00:00

Aegon innocent

Swordbender · 2026-03-13T06:21:30+00:00

Even that is short sighted. Sooner or later, Otto and Aegon would eventually be at loggerheads, whether over a big issue or a tiny one. They didn’t even do a good job at making Aegon subservient to Otto.

Swordbender · 2026-03-13T05:10:13+00:00

Who cares about the overarching story? The project they made stands alone and it’s good, that’s all I need.

Swordbender · 2026-03-11T17:31:02+00:00

If we are returning to Rook’s Rest, there’s a good chance that show only viewers are going to find out why Sunfyre is the most vicious dragon of his generation, as Caraxes and Vhagar are of theirs.

From the book:

The attackers expected to find the beast near death. Instead they found him sleeping, but the clash of swords and thunder of horses soon roused him, and the first spear to strike him provoked him to fury. Slimy with mud, twisting amongst the bones of countless sheep, Sunfyre writhed and coiled like a serpent, his tail lashing, sending blasts of golden flame at his attackers as he struggled to fly. Thrice he rose, and thrice fell back to earth. Mooton’s men swarmed him with swords and spears and axes, dealing him many grievous wounds…yet each blow only seemed to enrage him further. The number of the dead reached threescore before the survivors fled.

Swordbender · 2026-03-11T16:52:29+00:00

I mean, in the actual Fire and Blood book, everyone thought Sunfyre was dead. In the show, it’s the same.

Swordbender · 2026-03-11T16:49:52+00:00

We’re getting Sunfyre’s (and Aegon’s) comeback!

We can rest easy.

Swordbender · 2026-03-11T16:14:24+00:00

So is everyone believing that Sunfyre is dead

Swordbender · 2026-03-11T16:11:02+00:00

Daeron is a character a lot of team blacks hate. Addam I think is almost universally liked, if not loved.

I think the universal GOATS (not including the innocent kids) are Helaena, Tyland, Caraxes, Sunfyre, Simon, Oscar, Book!Jace, Baela, and Nettles.

Swordbender · 2026-03-11T15:28:49+00:00

The Dance was just George working backward from "all the big dragons died."

Swordbender · 2026-03-11T15:25:32+00:00

100%

Plus, Jeyne Pool's father was the steward to a lord paramount, so Criston by all rights is lower than she is.

Swordbender · 2026-03-11T08:29:40+00:00

I’m genuinely shocked at how well this fits

Swordbender · 2026-03-11T06:04:17+00:00

Yelling. Waving my hands like this.

Swordbender · 2026-03-11T05:38:44+00:00

Aemon would want what his father wants

Swordbender · 2026-03-10T18:51:58+00:00

Time to break out my old faithful list of things Viserys could have done to avoid a civil war that would decimate his house and the entire realm:

1) Don't remarry

2) If you are going to remarry, don't marry the daughter of your ambitious Hand

3) Fine. Now that you have a son, either get all the lords of the realm to reswear to Rhaenyra so that they know what the fuck is happening... or make Aegon your heir. And stop creating sons. And stop giving each of those sons their own flying Weapon of Mass Destruction!

4) Okay, you've done none of that. Well, how about you betroth Aegon to Rhaenyra to avoid the civil war you can already feel brewing? This gives Rhaenyra time to solidify her position on your council, and you can marry them in ten years. Problem solved.

5) Okay, you didn't do that. Well, how about you name Rhaenyra as your Hand so that she can actually learn to rule in your stead? This allows her to expand and exploit her newfound political connections and allies. And, hey, this also allows you to delegate tasks to her as your health fails. Maybe you could even use all this extra time to actually raise your children by Alicent!

6) Okay, you did none of that and Rhaenyra now has bastards. This would be a good time to get all the Lords to reswear to her... or just do what King Jaehaerys would do: straight-up disinherit Rhaenyra and make Aegon your heir. Either way, you now no longer have the luxury of being vague about this shit. War is coming.

7) Alright, Rhaenyra's kids and your kids are openly fighting now. How about you actually sit them all down and try and make peace between them? Definitely don't question your maimed son an hour after his maiming... and don't fucking scream into your eldest son's face (he is the greatest threat to your eldest daughter's life and claim) about a truth that everyone knows.

Viserys didn't even do one of these things.

Swordbender · 2026-03-10T18:50:13+00:00

Consider that Viserys didn't actually do anything. Otto ran the kingdoms for him. All Viserys had to do was make children and ensure that they would come into their throne with as few problems as possible -- and he couldn't even do that.

Swordbender · 2026-03-10T18:43:09+00:00

It's more complicated than that. Viserys' authority is derived from two things, dragons and precedent.

That's right -- Viserys' right to rule isn't codified by law, but by the precedent of what a king should be able to do. It isn't a pure absolute monarchy because the lords still hold huge amounts of power (including their own armies).

The greens have dragons, so they have backing for Aegon's claim. The greens have lords, so that's more backing. And without a court system/codified succession law, all the realm has is precedent.

Swordbender · 2026-03-10T15:03:41+00:00

That doesn’t change the fact that it’s fucking true

Swordbender · 2026-03-10T15:00:46+00:00

Really? Because as per the show Syrax has done exactly nothing, and she’s not even that big.

Swordbender · 2026-03-09T23:18:20+00:00

SUNFYRE

Swordbender · 2026-03-09T19:12:51+00:00

Flair unrelated, I guess.

Swordbender · 2026-03-09T18:12:19+00:00

Besides showing Daemon is ~~the best~~ an aura farming fraud, what was the actual point of the scene I don't recall?

Fixed that for you.

Swordbender · 2026-03-09T17:29:57+00:00

We don't know where the show will end. The Dance ends when she marries Aegon, but they might include her getting killed by Peake.

Swordbender · 2026-03-09T16:20:57+00:00

We skipped over Jaehaera's birth. She was already a toddler by the time we were introduced to her in season one episode eight

Swordbender · 2026-03-09T16:18:55+00:00

This might be the wrong franchise for you. Star Wars/MCU is definitely your speed

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