#viserys targaryen

[bunnyshideawayy]

“Rhaenyra and Alicent’s relationship wasn’t equal”

and that is the exact reason the narrative the show presents doesn’t work.

Rhaenyra is a true born princess, a dragon rider, her father’s favored child, and named heir to the throne. Rhaenyra is above Alicent in every way politically until she is married to Viserys and then Alicent is Queen through marriage only, but as we are shown in both show and book canon she takes pleasure in exorcising her power and station as Queen. Alicent in show was a noble born lady who had been aged down and forced to play into the many roles of all of Rhaenyra’s ladies in wait AND given Laena’s part. in the book Alicent is 10+ years Rhaenyra’s senior, known in Jaehaery’s court and then Visery’s through Otto. already we can see no matter how you spin it their relationship would always be imbalanced. they are in completely different classes and held to completely different responsibilities.

presenting their relationship as if it has equal footing serves to take away from the political scheming and ambition of each character and tries to give us this one note story of girl bosses and petty jealousy.

Rhaenyra and Alicent already have a complex and dramatic dynamic, they both have plenty of both justified and unjustified reasons to dislike/distrust each other. they don’t NEED the forced character swapping, age changing, and plot rearranging to give that to them.

this scene in particular was so book canon imo. even with the show age swapping and character changes this scene, the dialogue, everything about it encapsulated the fight between Alicent and Rhaenyra- their political and personal differences, their fight for their family, the scheming afterward with Otto/Daemon. it was possibly one of the most book canon moments in terms of characterization for either of them.

#house of the dragon #hotd #rhaenyra targaryen #hotd rhaenyra #pro rhaenyra #rhaenys the queen who never was #princess rhaenyra targaryen #queen rhaenyra #rhaenyra targeryan #book rhaenyra #book alicent #alicent hotd #hotd alicent #alicent hightower #show alicent #hotd season 2 #house of the dragon season 2 #house targaryen #daemon targaryen #hotd viserys #viserys targaryen #otto hightower #pro team black #team black #pro rhaenyra targaryen #pro jacaerys velaryon #pro lucerys velaryon #rheanyra targaryen #rhaenys velaryon #princess rhaenys targaryen

[cbswonder]

Aemma Arryn and art parallels

Beatrice by Thomas-Francis Dicksen

Vanity by Frank Cadogan Cowper

Ophelia by Friedrich Heyser

Young Woman Smoking By Francisco Masriera Y Manovens

#house of the dragon #aemma arryn #rhaenyra targaryen #hotd #hotd art #art #queen aemma arryn #team black #viserys targaryen #sian brooke

[lovedreamer11]

Eighteen-year-old Viserys consummated his marriage to Aemma when she was thirteen years old just after she began menstruating. Fifteen-year-old Aegon consummated his marriage to Helaena when she was thirteen. And people say that it was necessary and that both princes needed heirs immediately.

But we have a young fifteen-year-old King Jaehaerys whose marriage was opposed by his Hand and mother and he needed heirs to strengthen his right to the throne. But nevertheless, Jaehaerys refuses to have sex with thirteen-year-old Alysanne, whom he considers too young. And note, Jaehaerys waited two years until Alysanne herself insisted that their marriage be consummated.

We have thirteen-year-old Baela who insists on marrying Jace immediately, but Jacaerys himself asks her to wait.

We have Aegon, who waited several years after the Daenaera began menstruating before consummating their marriage.

Personally, it seems to me that Viserys and Aegon did not care at all about their wives. I often see opinions that say that Viserys and Aegon are not to blame, they are just teenagers, and they were allegedly forced to consummate the marriage by Baelon and Alicent in order to strengthen their sons' rights to the throne. Hello? They literally had sex with their thirteen year old wives. How could they be forced to do this? At most, all those around them could do was to harass and irritate Viserys and Aegon with lectures about the importance of duty and the presence of heirs, but no one could physically force them to consummate the marriage.

If Aegon and Viserys truly cared about their wives, they would have waited a couple of years. And as a result, we all know what the consequences of premature consummation were for Aemma, and poor Helaena became the mother of two children at fourteen.

Viserys deserves the title of "Best father of the year". For his eldest daughter, he arranged a marriage that was destined to be unhappy and barren, and he forced his youngest daughter to marry at thirteen (Viserys himself consummated his first marriage to a thirteen-year-old wife, he certainly knew about the possible negative consequences for a wife who was too young, but he wasn’t care about the risk to his daughter’s health).

Viserys and Aegon are two selfish bastards.

#team black #anti team green #viserys targaryen #aegon ii targaryen #king jaehaerys #jacaerys velaryon #aegon iii targaryen #fire and blood #asoiaf #i mean only the book #not hotd

[zosia-posts]

Lord Lyman Beesbury was the GOAT

#house of the dragon #Lord Beesbury #rhaenyra targaryen #hotd #viserys targaryen #king viserys #team rhaenyra targaryen #team black #Justice for Lord Beesbury #anti criston cole

[kvitravvn]

Daenerys Targaryen and her brothers, Rhaegar and Viserys by Denis Maznev

#a song of ice and fire #asoiaf #daenerys targaryen #rhaegar targaryen #viserys targaryen #george rr martin #art #fan art #digital art #illustration

[suck-it-and-see-16]

This whole thread has killed me

#meme #funny #twitter #house of the dragon #hotd season 1 #hotd #hotd thoughts #game of thrones #got7 #GOT #daemon x rhaenyra #rhaenyra targaryen #daemon targaryen #aemond targaryen #aegon targaryen #viserys targaryen #viserys #matt smith #emma d'arcy #alicient hightower

[giallo4ver]

Yes.

#house of the dragon #hotd #daemon targaryen #rhaenyra targaryen #alicent hightower #otto hightower #viserys targaryen #aemma targaryen #aemond targaryen #baela velaryon #rhaena velaryon #rhaenys targaryen #corlys velaryon #laenor velaryon #laena velaryon #harwin strong #team black #team green #aegon ii targaryen #joffrey velaryon #jace velaryon #hbo

[tessas-thompson]

Daemon Targaryen and Viserys Targaryen in HOUSE OF THE DRAGON (2022-) S01E01 | S01E08

#house of the dragon #daemon targaryen #viserys targaryen #house of the dragon spoilers #houseofthedragonedit #hotd #tuserrex #userleah #dixonscarol #targnation #userzuzana #userquel #usermali #gameofthronesdaily #useremsi #userrizz #userbennet #tuserbea #mine #gifs

[ophelieverse]

because where tf is him HBO?!?!?

#daeron my baby #daeron son we will find you trust #daeron the daring #daeron targaryen #house of the dragon #hotd #hotd spoilers #house of the dragon spoilers #aegon ii targaryen #dance of the dragons #team green #aemond targaryen #alicent hightower #helaena targaryen #team black #rhaenys targaryen #rhaenyra targaryen #daemon targaryen #lucerys velaryon #jacaerys velaryon #corlys velaryon #viserys targaryen #meme #got meme #hotd meme

[bl00dlight]

When a Targaryen is born, the gods flip a coin. One side a gorgeous woman, the other a fucking criminal.

#targaryen #rhaneyra targaryen #daemon targaryen #daenerys targaryen #viserys targaryen #aemond targaryen #helaena targaryen #helaemond #all the men are sick SICK SICK!!! #and the women are perfect.

[daemyrarule]

I have spent a lifetime defending you...but your heart is even blacker than I thought.

#house of the dragon #hotd #daemon targaryen #viserys targaryen #rhaenyra targaryen #daemon x rhaenyra #daemyra #daemon x viserys #matt smith #emma darcy #paddy considine #team black #my people fr #gifs #mine #got #he really LUSTED for her and her only mwah

[dragondreamers]

THE GODS GIVE JUST AS THEY TAKE AWAY (x)

#rhaenyra lost far too much #hotd #house of the dragon #hotdedit #hotd gifs #dailyhotdgifs #rhaenyra targaryen #viserys targaryen #lucerys velaryon #aemma arryn #laena velaryon #harwin strong #1x01 #1x06 #1x08 #1x10 #the heirs of the dragon #the princess and the queen #the lord of the tides #the black queen #mine* #edits*

[userparamore]

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON 1.08 | The Lord of the Tides

#house of the dragon #hotd #houseofthedragonedit #hotdedit #a song of ice and fire #asoiaf #asoiafedit #preasoiafsource #hotdcentral #house targaryen #vaemond velaryon #daemon targaryen #matt smith #viserys targaryen #paddy considine #filmtv #tvedit #cinemapix #game of thrones #*mygifs

[dcookechild]

My father is the worst man alive, and I'm his favorite daughter.

#hotd #house of the dragon #alicent hightower #rhaenyra targeryan #viserys targaryen #otto hightower

[victoria-daydreams]

This video of Paddy Considine saying "she's serving Targaryen realness" has me stunlocked

#house of the dragon #house targaryen #game of thrones #paddy considine #matt smith #milly alcock #emma d’arcy #olivia cooke #rhys ifans #viserys targaryen #rhaenyra targaryen #asoiaf #emily carey

[rhaella-s]

Let us no longer hold ill feelings in our hearts. The crown cannot stand strong if the House of the Dragon remains divided. Set aside your grievances, if not for the sake of the crown... then for the sake of this old man who loves you all so dearly. 

AKA Viserys just wanting his family to stop fighting and be happy and getting that as his last wish, if only for a little while. 

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON | 1.08 The Lord of the Tides

#house of the dragon #hotd #hotdedit #game of thrones #gotedit #targnation #targaryensource #gameofthronesdaily #a song of ice and fire #asoifedit #viserys targaryen #house targaryen #the coloring in this is a bit all over the place #sorry #gif #mine