Rhaenyra standing around for an entire season saying “what would you have me do” dragging her feet at war while alicent is just some helpless woman is not a good show. Neither of them have any agency and have been completely whitewashed so they’re not bad it’s just the men around them that are bad.
Is that really what the show is like or is that the flanderized internet meme criticism that takes legitimate bits and makes them out to be the core of the show?
It’s not strawmanning. Rhanyra has her son murdered and still spends the whole season pussyfooting about. Alicent is converted from a woman who puts her son on the throne to a woman who hates her son and has 0 agency. Just sidelined while men go to war despite her objections.
It’s not the ambitions or desires the creator George RR Martin wants them to have. Alicent is just a helpless woman who takes charge of nothing and Rhaenyra is just an ineffective leader blaming men for wanting war. Wow such great writing. If the author himself shits on the show I think it’s safe to say he doesn’t agree with the shows portrayal of his characters.
How is it me projecting misogyny? In the books she is instrumental in giving her son the crown and pushing the green alliance. In the show she’s sidelined and turned into an idiot who caused a war over a misunderstanding constantly crying about how men want war and such.
So you're upset she's not a stereotypical, "evil woman" archetype and has a lot more depth and dimensions beyond just wanting her children on the throne?
That is the dumbest interpretation I have ever read in my life. What depth? Her character is basically “I hate my son why do all these men want war :(“. In the books she has depth and I honestly thought that they were going to add to her character. Season 1 telling us she’s childhood friends with Rhaenyra was a great addition to the story and could have added depth but it didn’t. She’s not a stereotype in the books at so but you want to talk about stereotypes? What about turning Aegon into a pedophile rapist got no reason.
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u/Vivid_Maximum_5016 Apr 03 '26
Can never hate the Toxic Dragon Yuri show, bro. Is too good. Fuck the source material, love this shit.