#wanting to protect rhaenyra from experiencing the same disappointment rhaenys felt when her close male relative stole her throne

[austencollins]

Slowly but surely finishing House of the Dragon, and I finally got to the last scene in the penultimate episode where Rhaenys busts loose and wrecks a ton of people in the Dragonpit (I was spoiled for it), and it’s like... yep, I knew I wasn’t going to agree with the scornful takes re Rhaenys killing a bunch of innocent people during her escape from King’s Landing when I kept seeing people derisively describe this as a girlboss moment.

actually i wish the show had leaned into that more tbh; some people could really use the reminder that it’s not just the noblemen inflicting patriarchy on all of westeros. & also that being discriminated against can make people go a little bit psycho.

#everyone's all 'oh my poor little war criminal let women be covered in blood' until she wants to do war crimes for feminism #and then it's 'omg what a bad feminist this will never bring about revolution she's basically worse than any man who ever lived' #like personally i think it's very cool of rhaenys to be so torn between #wanting to protect rhaenyra from experiencing the same disappointment rhaenys felt when her close male relative stole her throne #wanting to bring fire & blood down on the heads of everyone in westeros complicit in stealing her (rhaenys) throne & thwarting her ambitions #and wanting to preserve the peace & prosperity she sacrificed her claim to viserys for #because prioritizing the realm over her own ambitions is a)how rhaenys proves to herself that she deserved to rule & b)her legacy #ok clearly some of this should be it's own post. but that can maybe wait until after i'm done with the season lol #hotd #house of the dragon #i gotta pick a tag for this lol #in conclusion i think the hillary clinton of westeros should be allowed to fry people. as a treat. (& bc real hillary can't/won't.)