An Eye For An Eye! - House of The Dragon Episode 7 Reaction 

Stannis: If you had to choose between Rhaenyra and Aegon... who would you have chosen? Shireen: I wouldn't have chosen either. It's all the choosing sides that made everything so horrible.

You totally missed at 28:20 that Viserys called Alicent "Aemma", like Rhaenyras Mother. Thats why they all look so irritated and even Viserys himself noticed this a few Moments later. He still have Aemmas Big Ring on his Finger...

Viserys always complains about keeping the family together and not in-fighting, but it is him at every critical point of the story that sows division within his House. Viserys marries his daughters best-friend while Rhaenyra is still mourning her mother, he neglects his children with Alicent (who could be rival claimant's to the throne), he neglects training Rhaenyra in the politics of Westeros and allows her to be isolated on Dragonstone away from her the other half of the family, he allows Daemon to almost do whatever the fuck he wants (even if it could undermine their power as a House) and now his 2nd born son has been maimed but he denies Alicent or Aemmond the chance to get justice. Think about what Aemmond and Aegon are seeing: our father has just threatened to kill anyone who speaks the truth about Rhaenyra's sons (even though that lie could threaten ALL of their lives) AND he's chosen to protect Rhaenyra's lies rather than get justice for his son AND their mother. Viserys has done little to nothing to build trust, respect and love amongst his family. So in a situation where some High Lords and smallfolk disagree about who should be heir, Viserys, by not uniting the House of the Dragon, is creating a chance for ambitious people in Westeros to trigger war.

Viserys's daughter Helaena did say aemon would get a dragon, but he would 'have to close an eye first.'

You guys didn't touch on the fact that Rhaenyra had an innocent man killed to pass him off as her husband - that's still cold calculated murder, which is worse than Alicent's outburst which she regrets. Rhaenyra also suggested that Aemond be sharply questioned (which is Euphemism for torture) while he was still recovering from his eye's mutilation...

Vhagar is a female dragon btw

suzy latching onto Alicent's beef with Rhaenyra in the episode when she finally snaps over those very issues Alicent's paranoia over the succession and her kids safety comes from her farther ingraining that mentality into her head.

As much as people like to criticize characters like Alicent, I don't really see people being much different if they were ever put in the same situation as her. I think that's what's important: putting yourself in these characters' minds and experiences. It makes you humanize them more.

"Zaldrizes buzdari iksos daor." - A dragon is not a slave - Daenerys Targaryen Vhagar chose Aemond because she saw something special in him, and now we are seeing it too.

To be fair they attacked aemond first. He was defending himself

Criston said as your protector because he was saying no because she wasn't in any physical harm he wouldn't do it. Thats how i.took it anyway

I think one of the beauties of these series is the fact that in this fantasy world the characters are "real". As in most characters are both good and bad, juvenile at times and adults other times, stupid some times and smart others. That's why I can see Alicent's side and I can see Rhenera's side too. Both have done dumb stuff and made mistakes. Deamon too, he does cool and heart warming stuff and then "jerk" stuff too.

Vhagar is not the fastest, quite the opposite actually. A slow old grandma with dementia

Pay attention to HELAENNA! She's a Dragon Dreamer like Daenys Targaryen who had a prophetic dream that Valyria would be destroyed (The Doom). Aegon the Conqueror was also a Dragon Dreamer. His Dream was the prophecy of "THE SONG OF ICE AND FIRE." ✌

It’s always funny to me that people find Alicent dramatic during the Aemond eye loss deal - is she in the wrong to go after Luke, totally. But her baby has been agonizingly, permanently mutilated and her husband, the man who forced himself on her for 10+ years and shows total disinterest in their children, responds with “wow, an eye, that sucks for” *checks writing on hand* “almond?” Imagine if Rhaenyra had lost an eye.

Helaena wasn't talking telling her mother, Alicent, she would have to close an eye. She clearly said- He'll have to close an eye.😊

Hey, small detail I noticed while rewatching with you : Rhaena and Aemond do say "She was mine to claim." " Then you should have claimed her". I wasnt sure the show confirmed Vhagar was female. An old grumpy grandma.

What I took from Alicent's Perspective of her Feud with Rhaenyra is Complex, much more beyond a "she gets to do what I cant, Im jealous". For starters, since the first episodes, she has always been the religious type, courtesy of her family roots as a member of House Hightower (the faith of the seven used to be based there before the Targaryen Monarchy) which was established in that scene where she and Rhaenyra talk in a sept with all the candles, when young. The faith of the seven shuns adultery, so in part it conflicts with her beliefs. Then we got the dad, who has veen pushing her to the position she is now. Even till the end, he was pushing her to convince the king to make her first born son as heir, to which she refused out of duty to her husband and that friendship she used to have with Rhaenyra. However, once she finds out that even the Princess can lie to her (when Criston Cole confessed to having intimacy with her, also notice how Alicent vouched for her old friend, saying something along the lines of "she told me she remains a maiden", aka: she told me she is still a virgin. So she understood that, despite the question kinda being more specific to her uncle). You can see how that trust mixed with Otto's last venom words about praying for Rhaenyra's mercy towards her and her kids. Finally, even tho Viserys did name Rhaenyra his heir, Tradition did dictate first born sons usually inherit. Not only that, the basis for Viserys becoming king in the first place was the direct consequence of the very first scene at harrenhal, where succession between him and Rhaena "the queen that never was" was being decided. That precedent kinda established men doninance in succession, or at the very least suggested a similar council had to occur to confirm Rhaenyra's succession. You can see that in the episode of the hunt, where the Lannister Lord slipped his words. So realistically, Rhaenyra as queen would have a constant threat in the form of her brothers. Any fuck up on her part could very easily spark a civil war to put any of them on the throne, threats that could only end one way... If they convenietly didnt exist anymore. Once you realize that, once you add in the loss of trust, plus the conflict of morality that the princess clearly doesnt care for, you can see how in Alicent's mind, its now a do or die for her and her children to somehow get Rhaenyra disinherited so that her son can be king, spare all their lives and prevent a civil war.

It’s always funny that every reactor always thinks Aemond attacked first.

This episode is where the series really begins

This was the first episode they filmed; they were still figuring it out; and it was a difficult location shoot in which basically everything that could go wrong did go wrong

Viserys is such a bad father to Alicent's kids (even the actor said it). He didn't even care about his son losing an eye, instead he chosed to cover Rhaenyra's lies👎

Love y’all’s reactions to the show! I hope you’re having fun with it!

I agree with suzy's assessment in the beginning, allison is dismissed while everyone in the show is always defending and protecting rhaenara no matter how she breaks the rules she's always rewarded while Allison who always follows the rules and does her duty is always punished, I think the show is set up to emotionally make us attached to rhaenara and see Allison as a villain even though she's the one who follows the rules

Milly Alcock (young Rhaenyra) was just accounced as the next Supergirl in the DCU reboot, because the director was watching this show.

You should listen to what Princess Helena says.. You will find she has the gift of prophecy. Remember she said Aemond would have to close one eye.

Confirmation bias is such an intersting phenomenon. Most who watch the show on first take see Aemond as the instigator. 1. Aegon, Jaece and his brother actually picked on Aemond first with the pig thing. They knew he wanted a dragon. 2. While yes, he was shitty with how he wasrunning his mouth after the 2 girls mom just died....but claiming the dragon was not against the rules or anything. The Dragons take who they choose, there was no asdurance that the girls could tame Vaygar. To even try was very dangerous and any one of them could have been killed. 3. The girl struck first....he defended himself after the 3 of them started jumping him. 4. He picks up the rock because hes outnumbered...but its pretty obvious a deterent to keep them at bay. Yet he does keep shooting his mouth off and little homie pulls a knife. That escalated the whole thing. 5. Do yall hear yourselves when you gloat about the Kings favoritism over his first born daughter? That is not GOOD! Aemond and Aegon are his sons too and he doesn't really act like it. Allicent at that point was rational in her fury as a mother. Now of vourse no one wants to maime a child, but Vicerys doesnt even scold The Blacks, its ridiculous. This is why Otto said what he said and why the Greens end up foing what they do.

I absolutely love the, intros and the ending. A lot of times you mention something that I missed or didn't pick up. Keep up the awesome work y'all do. ❤❤

omg its finally here. the big episode i've been waiting for!

Really loved this reaction. I think that the intro, with all the clips from the previous episode, is one of the best intros I've seen in a reaction video. It's even given me an idea. I think that it would be great if you watched the season 2 teaser during your episode 10 discussion. It's a fantastic teaser (if I'm not mistaken it's the most watched teaser in HBO's history) and it would be fun to see you make predictions for the next season based on the events of the finale and the teaser. I also wanted to point out that in episode 6, Alicent did say that the king knows in conversation with Criston. Also, the Greens are the name of Alicent's faction, since she's always wearing Green, which is the colour of House Hightower (in wartime). You'll remember that she famously wore green in the wedding celebrations in episode 5.

Alicent grabbed the cat’s paw dagger that was used to try and kill Bran.

Aemond One Eye has entered the chat!

I always geek out when the Targaryen’s speak valerian

I think Vhagar is the oldest dragon alive. She was around when Baleron the Dread was around.

Calling Alicent a psycho... If your kid lost an eye over an insult, I'm sure you'll be as angry as her. Hypocrisy as its finest ! I'm not saying she was right to demand Lucerys eye, obviously it's wrong. But you don't seem to understand her character at all. Viserys is a terrible father to her children, and Rhaenyra is a spoiled brat who does anything she wants without thinking of the consequences.

IMO, the author of this series and of GOT is repeatedly making a point that a “legitimate” right to rule is absurd because it’s almost always based on assumptions. The hair is the correct color, so everyone assumes legitimate birth. But throughout history, how often has an illegitimate child inherited a throne and nobody knew? And what difference did it make?

Absolute primogeniture instead of male primogeniture wouldn't help Velaryons, as in show Laena was younger than Laenor - that means that Laenor's (legal) children inherit ahead of Laena's. As Luke and Joff are recognized Velaryons, they inherit ahead of any children Laena's had. It has nothing to do with their gender. If Luke and Joff were girls, they would still inherit Driftmark ahead of Laena's kids.

Vhagar isn’t the fastest dragon, she’s the oldest (After Balerion died). I believe Meleys (Rhaenys dragon) was considered the fastest at this time

I love your long intros. I listen to them while cleaning or doing laundry - and then I get to watch the reaction afterwards :D

Wow, the blatant favoritism towards one side is appalling. A child just lost an eye and somehow you found a way to go "oh he had It coming". Being cocky merits losing an eye I guess 😉💚💚💚.

Im sorry but everything Alicent said was right. Het actions weren't rigjt but her words were

Dragon is called Vaeghar, one of the 3 dragons in Aegon's Conquest. The black dread, Marexes, and Vaeghar.

jace had the dagger the girls said “someone stole vhagar” so jace either took a weapon just in case or he just happened to have a weapon on him because he is a prince, luke picked it up when jace dropped it during the fight.

The guard Daemon choked was the body they burned

FYI, I love your intros and outros, I never skip!

I like when Suzy says "Hello" Very charming! lol

I don't like Alicent one bit but her reaction is totally understandable. Imagine waking up in the middle of the night to find your child permanently mained. I'd freak too.

When Ser Criston replies "as your protector, my queen", I think too many people misinterpret his meaning. He is not saying "I will do as you ask". On the contrary, he is pointing out that his duty is ONLY as her protector - not as her henchman/muscle, etc. And frankly, it's no surprise, as it's a badly written line -- too open to interpretation. That's obvious by the sheer number of reactors who take the wrong meaning and think he's about to do what she said!

I don't think Alicent's behavior is too crazy. She is a mother whose kid was maimed by the guilty party who is in the room. Shock and outrage do such things to mothers. But... All of a sudden the talk in the room goes away from punitive measures for assaulting each other to injury...to simply having an intense conversation about parentage. At the end of that scene the only one man enough to stand up and make concessions to end the fight between mothers was Aemond Targaryan, the one who lost an eye. I've gone round and round on this with others a long time ago but Rhaenyra and her kids get away with a lot simply because Viserys has a blind spot for her regarding justice. If it was anyone else, she would have been hanged and her kids banished or put to the sword for fathering bastards and lying to king and realm about it. That is the world they live in. None of the drama in this show would even happen if Rhaenyra hadn't acted like a selfish rich girl her entire life disregarding the laws of royalty. I find it weird that Alicent, who is a dutiful daughter, wife, and mother is painted as the bad guy and Rhaenyra, who instigates every bad thing in this show, is considered a the good guy. This binary thinking from fans, as proved here, still shocks me. This is the "Game of Thrones" universe. There are no good or bad guys. Just flawed people.

Most people believe the farthest outpost of Old Valyria was the island of Dragonstone, but it was actually the colony of Alabama, founded by Jeremiah Targaryen and his sister-wives Debbie and Tammy-Lynn Targaryen.

I like how this show already has more discussions in its first season than even some of the most intense episodes from Game of Thrones or actually the entire show. I don't remember 30 minutes of discussion after Battle of Bastards, Red wedding or Tyrion's trial. Glad you're enjoying it: )

Top 5 intro from you guys, love when yall discuss the show or other topics. You don’t gotta keep it short!

Great reaction as always. I enjoy that fact that Rhaenyra isn’t a Mary Sue. She’s not perfect and made a big mistake. Even so I think she’ll make a good Queen and her kids claim comes from her so what does it matter who their dad is. Before they knew who he really was the lords of the North made Jon Snow who they thought was a bastard the King of the North over his true born daughter Sansa. The question is who will be the better ruler. Also never forget the only reason Rhaenyra is the heir is because Otto push for her to get it over Daemon. His rivalry with Daemon caused this.

i think yall missed that Laenor loved those boys just like his own

Love spending time with you guys on those after and before the episode discussions. Keep them long. And don't pay attention to those fans of the show in the comments that expect you guys to have the same opinions as them who have already watched countless reactions and episode per episode breakdown videos. They are bound to be annoying about it.

This is officially where the Green and Black teams started to formulate. The whole goal of the Greens was to discredit Rhaenyra since she is immature, reckless, and she is rebellious. She is impulsive like her uncle, not just discrediting her because of her actions as the heir to the throne but also because of her gender. Now, people won't say that it's not because of her gender; it's primarily because of her behavior, but that's not true, as we've seen throughout Game of Thrones. Gender is always brought in, whether subtle or obvious, but trying to sway public opinion against Rhaenyra is the wrong thing to do, Especially if it's going against the King's royal decree. Rhaenyra's claim has always been challenged since the day she was named the heir, and since Aegon’s birth it is under their custom that the heir of the Iron Throne resides on Dragonstone until the King passes away. This is also where they messed up her character. She went to Dragonstone, and as you can see, she has no supporters, whereas her brother Aegon has a lot of support. Viserys could already see that his family was being distant from each other. Regarding Aemond’s eye, both sides are wrong nobody is right. Aemond was wrong for bullying the girls when they did nothing to him, and honestly, in my opinion, he should not have insulted his nephew's birth status. Even though it is true, saying it over and over again to torment them is wrong, and the girls are wrong. The boys are wrong. Aemond was struck first, but he picked up a rock and was going to use it when Jace got knocked to the ground, which is a sign of having a weapon in someone's hand. If he had dropped the knife and just walked away, he would have had his eye intact.

Woo another house of the dragon reaction by you two🎉

How Dragons are claimed: The Royal family has eggs placed in cribs, and sometimes those eggs hatch, and the dragon gets claimed by the newborn. They both grow up together. Rhaenyra and Syrax (her dragon) both grew up together. Lucaerys and Jace (her kids) were the same. Aegon II and Haelena (Alicent kids) were the same. And I think Baela (one of Daemon's daughters had an egg hatched as well). Almond and the other sister never had their eggs hatch. So, the other way is to claim an unclaimed dragon (dragons w/o riders... thus happens when the rider dies. Like Viserys was the last rider on Balerion, the black dread. And Laena had this same problem until she later claimed Vaeghar). The story this is being adopted from has a lot more unclaimed dragons. There were supposed to be 18 dragons on the show, just between the kids and the adults. Season 2 is supposed to show a lot more unclaimed dragons. And there is a cool story of how some of them got claimed to create an advantage in the numbers game. All I will say. I enjoy your reaction, but take some notes. It will help you remember stuff. I find myself remembering more when I write stuff down.

Great reaction. I like the longer intros and outros about the show. 🐉

i support alicent 100% here, blows my mind how people's opinions can be so skewed

I love it when you guys talk for a long time in the beginning! Makes me feel like I'm part of the gang!

5:00 You're wwelcome! Love you guys! ❤ 28:19 did you guys notice Viserys refer to Alicent as 'Aemma'"? 41:51 a reactor I like nicknamed her "turkey neck", lol. 😅 44:46 Chadley had the Night Watch. Probably preoccupied with Alicent. 53:10 They showed a shot of Otto in the beginning of the episode at the funeral proudly staring down at his Hand of the King pin. 56:40 Jace had the dagger and Luc picked it up when Jace got knocked down. Jace threw the dirt in Aemond's face and Luc cut him.

A lot of issues I have around the timing of things is mainly due to the time skip restriction that the show has. Like, I'm sure Ser Criston and Ser Harwin would have come to heads much sooner than was shown, and same with Alicent's worries about her children's safety. But they try to condense life over long periods into just snippets of time, making things that probably happened very gradually seem a bit random and rushed. Anyway, you guys are one of the first reactors I've seen who has called out these criticisms, so fair play

Dude you guys are awesome. Who wouldn’t watch the intros?

I think whether or not people listen to intros and outros depends on the day, the show and the episode. I enjoy people speculating on certain shows and to go through what they got from the episode. But not on all shows. Sometimes I just want to see the reaction to certain scenes. Sometimes I am in the mood to just listen to some scots speak about random stuff. Sometimes I can't be bothered or don't have the time. As long as the intro animation/music thingy is no longer than 12 sec; it doesn't bother me. If someone has something major going on like they are getting married or having a child or just lost some relative (anything that might emotionally play into an episode), it is nice to hear about it.

I love this scene between Alicent and Rhaenyra conversation. Clearly we could see that Rhaenyra did want Alicent to loose her head, to look bad. Alicent was so tired of trying to be what she was told and educated to be. The issue is that Viserys could seek justice in another way, yet, he only cared about grandsons been call bastards, while his own son that lost a eye, he simple treated as some kids quarel. One lost an eye, is just kids stuff, but calling bastard that is something to be discuss. Obvious for alicent was a confirmation, that whatever happens to her sons, the king doesnt care, so they were in danger like Otto said. Its evident that a mother will protect their own children, Rhaenyra was doing for her children and Alicent was doing for hers.

SO DRAGON FACT. Steejo is right about not all Targaryens having dragons because of the hatching problem. As of right now, Rhaenyra, Laenor and Rhaenyra's children are the only ones whose "cradle eggs" ( as they call it) hatched. Everyone else, so Daemon, Rhaenys, Alicent's children and even Viserys had to claim an already living dragon. ANOTHER DRAGON FACT. Daemon's dragon Caraxes originally belonged to his uncle, Prince Aemon Targaryen, the father of Rhaenys (The Queen who never was). AND Vhagar (Laena & now Aemond's dragon) is a conquest dragon originally belonging to one of the conqueror's Queen Visenya and is currently the oldest and biggest dragon. After Queen Visenya, Vhagar was later claimed by Baelon Targaryen, Daemon and Viserys's father. Which basically means these two brothers (Baelon and Aemon) probably flew their dragons together all the time, which means the dragons were like buddies. Then Daemon claimed Caraxes and Laena claimed Vhagar so the dragons flew together once again. Then now Laena died and Vhagar and Caraxes are on opposing teams :( Sorry I just care about the dragon friendships more than this toxic family lol.

Vhager is the largest dragon alive, Meleys (Rhaenys' dragon) Is the fastest.

Fantastic intro!!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

25:50 - blow your mind: Grand Maester Pycell was Scaroth of the Jaggaroth

You guys are so entertaining to watch one of my absolutely favorite house of the dragon reactors. And I love your long discussion of the episodes it does seem like it’s getting very messy

It's fair to have different perspectives on characters in a show. I mean it's obvious a lot of personal factors go into that how we see certain characters. Let's be honest, we all don't have the same values in life and that's fine. Some people have a very strict sense of duty, others are more chaotic and want to be more free and less restricted. Alicent and Rheynera have very, very different characters and a very different outlook on life. It's not easy to have a close relation to someone you have very little in common. Often times these kind of relationships don't last for ever, although they certainly can if you can accept different opinions and values. Personally I feel more sympathy for Alicent than Rheynera, but I know that's a minority position. Could be that she is more my type and I like her sense of duty. That's rare nowadays but of course she also has her flaws. She is a very conflicted person that feels a lot of bitterness. That she has in common with Rheynera. HOTD is certainly a very interesting show if you like the psycholgy and understand humans and what motivates and drives them and how they pursue their role in society.

39:15 - High Valyrian dragon commands: "Dohaerys!" = "Serve!" (in the sense of "Obey!"); "Lykiri !" = "Calm!"; "Soves!" = "Fly!" ---- We heard these when they were training last episode.

I'd listen to a podcast of you two....like on any topic...I often feel very productive while listening to you both. Thanks for the content!

25:40 Ty Tennant. Though they cast him because he was in “Tolkien”

Hang on- People here are asking reactors for a commentary/after-show as well? WTF. Warning: HOTD fans are quite toxic. Especially when it comes to which team they're on. I've literally been crucifued and called all sorts of names for saying "I can't decide" or "I'm on no team- they're as bad and to blame as much as eachother" I can't remember which team instantly makes you a sexist and which one means you're a sheep. I think the point of the series is to be ambiguous and have us question the- what if's. But if I had to choose who I want to win: TEAM GREEN- Morally correct & for the sake of the Realm TEAM BLACK- Would be better leaders & more likeable

For your information, Margaery Tyrell's mother was a Hightower, same familly than Alicent ^^

That flying sequence with Aemond was so beautiful, chills of a dragon that big being tamed. Still like Aemond. Everyone sucks in the show but from all of the sucky people I hate him least probably, the duty he carries is just helping his family and tradition. Like… they ARE BASTARDS lol, rhaenyra gave me the ick this episode 😅 Allicent did not lie. “Cloak of righteousness” - rich, coming from Rhae herself lol and in that scene I don’t think Allicent was thinking about them being outed at all (she’s also mentioned it to Viserys multiple times) of all times that was one I think she truly was just angry at the world as a mother. What would have helped: is if Viserys didn’t name Rhaenyra heir, and he needs to be more prominent in his children’s lives. It’s not Allicent alone- Viserys should be taking care of them as well.

Green Team here forever. 💚

Team Black Forever but I have great sympathy for Alicent. She was a naturally kind person who wanted to keep the peace between everyone and had no personal ambitions for herself or her children, but Otto terrorized her into paranoia and pitted her against Rhaenyra.

Im so far from a skipper I unplug my mouse and keyboard from the start of the video until the very end!

Alicent and Viserys has 4 kids but the 4th would be introduced in s02 he is on hightower, and yeah danny has the blood of rhaenyra and ....... well enough of spoilers :)

The first watch of the series I had very different views, then I rewatched and caught a lot more which made me realize technically both have a claim, and the issue isn’t who’s side we choose, it’s that there shouldn’t be division anyways. Both sides are horrible to each other. It’s nice to rewatch tho!

59:04 the greens are the Hightower side of the family. They always wear green, it’s their house colour. Remember alicent’s dress at Rhaenyra’s wedding to Laenor. The blacks is Rhaenyra and her side of the family. She often wears black and sometimes red too. It’s house Targaryen’s colours. This whole conflict has been nicknamed the greens vs the blacks.

Everything is Otto’s fault u.u

The only intros I don't skip are scored by Ramin Djawadi.

Sharply questioned = torture

Love your intros

He didn't bring a dagger knowing who took vhagar...

Sharply questioned = torture f.y.i

I loved feisty Steevo in the intro today!

Do people really figure that having a knife cut though all your layers of skin, your peritoneum, your omentum, and your contracting uterus-all while awake with no anesthesia-is a moral obligation? Just so the fetus may or may not live? Did the first episode not show how barbaric that procedure is when divorced from modern medicine? Perhaps many people are lucky enough to have never been in the kind of physical pain that makes you wish you were dead.

I enjoy your comments on the commenters and being reactors in general....the yin and yang and tension between how lame people are and obviously wanting viewers. Hope you continue to not take lame, snarky know-it-all comments too serious and keep having fun. (Also, I'm a divorce attorney in the US and I don't see you guys getting divorced- I mean no one can predict the future in such a thing but I guess some lamo armchair psychologists were telling you they saw signs awhile back, but they are full of BS and projecting their lameness upon you).

51:04 I like to think that since the dagger drank Targaryan's blood it's fire to the Night King a few centuries later.

I listen to every intro/ outro

Arguebly the most important episode

@35:28l😅😅😅 Alabama catching stray bullets 😅 Y'all are my favorite HOT D reactors.

In the book the fact that Rhaenyra's children are bastards and thus illegitimate is not as clear cut obvious. But since its such a central part of the story they made it so glaringly obvious that the obtuseness of the King becomes almost silly. eg 48:15 the high angle shot showing all the white hair and ..yeah.

The comparison between what Alicent and Dany is absolutely ridiculous. The situation are not even close to the same things.

As for Helaena and the millipede, when she says the last part "has no legs", I think she's talking about Bran. Helaena's the Luna Lovegood/Sybil Trelawney of this show. As for Alicent, her father has made her paranoid, she definitely resents how Rhaenyra flaunts the rules, and she's legit pissed that the succession as it stands would be running through a bastard, rather than a legitimate heir.