C@LAg said:
Brian Earl Spilner said:
Since we're doing dumb questions, here's mine.
I didn't fully grasp why there was a race between Alicent and her father to find Aegon. Was it just that whoever "had" him would set the terms of his ascension and what to do with Rhaenyra?
Cause it seems to me right now Otto should not have power as Hand of the King. He would be outranked given that the King he served is dead, right?
it is a coup. Essentially a regency govt until the new king is installed.
Aegon did not know he was going to be king. He was in a brothel of sorts at the time that they recover him/bring his in. He even turns it down until he is told that Princess R will have him killed to ensure her children are the ones that later ascend the throne.
I think this is part of it. What I was gathering is that Aegon is going to be a lot more malleable to his wishes because he knows Alicent cannot be bent to his will. She won't give the order to kill Rheanyra, she's standing up for what she believes is right regardless of his instruction. He wants to be the first in Aegon's ear providing him direction, he doesn't want Alicent to talk to him first.
I was curious while Alicent was talking to Aegon if she realized she had to have misunderstood Viserys. Even Aegon knows that Vicerys wouldn't name him king, he rejects the idea completely that his own father would say that. She also knows that he's not fit for the throne. There was something about the look on her face like she realized she got something wrong. She didn't buy into the very thing she had told
Regarding the scene with Rhaenys bursting out of the dragon pit I actually thought it did have a significant point. They thought they had her under control, and her dragon to boot. When she Kool-Aid Man'd out of the floor it was a reinforcement that they had no such weapon on their side. Also it illustrates what this one dragon is capable of with a rider. She was also wearing what is essentially battle armor, she's showing them she's ready to fight. By not torching all of them she's also showing them they have a decision to make, she showed restraint, control over her emotions. While the greens are going to lean on the strength of the crown they also have fewer dragons, which they know puts them at a military disadvantage. They can't sit back and think they've just got everything locked down, because they don't.
I haven't been real high on a lot of the episodes this season but I thought this episode was great, I really enjoyed it.
