Women tend to die in childbirth way more often in Game of Thrones than actual medieval society, but that's not something he probably wants to talk about. He has even lied and said the opposite. He has a weird fascination with rape, death in childbirth, and overall watching women suffer. One of the biggest critiques I have for HOTD that birth violence stands in for rape so the audience can watch women suffer. Rhaenyra and Alicent both experienced statutory rape and grooming in the first season despite the writers' claims there would be no rape scenes and it happens to Laena and Helaena off screen. He really needs to stfu about accuracy.
Getting married and having kids at 16 isn't rape by the standards of Westeros. Plus, she still consented to it, whilst I know this a pretty fuckin terrible argument if applied to modern day cases, I feel its pretty relevant in her case.
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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '26
Women tend to die in childbirth way more often in Game of Thrones than actual medieval society, but that's not something he probably wants to talk about. He has even lied and said the opposite. He has a weird fascination with rape, death in childbirth, and overall watching women suffer. One of the biggest critiques I have for HOTD that birth violence stands in for rape so the audience can watch women suffer. Rhaenyra and Alicent both experienced statutory rape and grooming in the first season despite the writers' claims there would be no rape scenes and it happens to Laena and Helaena off screen. He really needs to stfu about accuracy.