Every time it's announced that an episode was written by Sara Hess, the gods toss a coin and the world holds its breath to see what kind of SA scenes Alicent has been given
to rhaenyra, "the prophecy" is an emotional and psychological shorthand for "my father loved me and chose me, my children died for a larger purpose, the gendered opposition I face is surmountable and not systemic, and my suffering wasn't for nothing".
"criston cole is the worst person in all of westerosi history" i'm fuckin sick of so-called journalists downplaying euron greyjoy's accomplishments in the field of nightmare shit-hole alleged personhood
i don’t think the general audience will ever understand how lore breaking it is for Aegon iii not to live though 2 traumatizing event involving dragons. it may seem like not a big issue now but it really really is a very big deal.