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I think the thing that shocks me the most about the discourse, if you can even call it that, around book Alicent vs show Alicent, is the idea that people think book Alicent had full autonomy over all her choices and she wasn’t a “victim” like show Alicent.

Now first, I put victim in quotations bc the way people who do not like her have almost bastardized that word. Alicent is a victim, and those things (rape, abuse, neglect) were done to her. That says everything about the men who did that do her and nothing about her. But people are hellbent on throwing Alicent, a woman in a violently patriarchal environment, being victimized back at people as if it is moral flaw of hers. Which is just terribly ironic bc the same folks who say Alicent “did it to herself” or “deserves what she is getting” also seem to think the crux of the story isn’t about generational trauma catching up with itself, how far people will go for power, or even how all girls and women are harmed - albeit to different degrees. But more the fact that Rhaenyra is the only woman to be harmed - and the only harm done is not getting the throne easily. Those same people wouldn’t be caught dead admitting that Rhaenyra is also a victim in the way they shit on Alicent for being. From the father who sets her up fail, to the baby daddy that’s been eyeing her since she was barely 18, to the uncle that grooms her. It takes away from the fantasy projected onto Rhaenyra if she too is surrounded by men that use her and she never escapes that.

Second, it’s funny how F&B gets heralded by some as this exploration of how history is skewed depending on who is telling it. But people can’t read between the lines (you honestly don’t even have to do that much work) with book Alicent. Showing 14 year old Alicent being preyed on, 16 year old Alicent being pregnant with her second child, and 18 year old Alicent being raped is somehow the show needlessly making Alicent a victim. But reading about a 13 year old bathing, dressing, and taking care of a king who mistakes her for the daughter he abused and neglected, and then that same girl, at 18, marrying another king that killed his previous child bride is just girl bossism on book Alicent’s part?

People hate conceptualizing the idea that (even book) Alicent is caught in patriarchal trappings bc to some that takes away from Rhaenyra’s plight…. Bc they can’t wrap their heads around several women *gasp* all going through hardships, and that ultimately people will respond to trauma differently depending on tools/knowledge they have at their disposal. Alicent neither being gleefully evil nor picking herself up by her bootstraps to somehow end years of patriarchal violence is not the neat box they want for her.

#alicent hightower

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A bird of suspiciously human-like sentience and symbolic dreams have been trying to get Jon’s attention RELENTLESSLY for 5 books straight and he is utterly clueless.

Meanwhile Theon has one (1) divine experience and is like “ohh I see there’s some shit going on here…the gods have plans for me…the ravens and the trees speak…they know my name…wow there sure a lot of ravens in the heart tree today…I’ll take the cue from the tree and find strength in myself to become Theon again to fufill my purpose”

#lmaooo #theon greyjoy #jon snow

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Seven, he thought, seven fingers. A man can make do with seven fingers. Seven is a sacred number.

theon encounters with the drowned god, r'hllor, the stranger and the old gods

Nephew, do you still know the words?” “What is dead may never die,” Theon said, remembering. “What is dead may never die,” his uncle echoed, “but rises again, harder and stronger. Stand.”

#theon greyjoy

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THEON GREYJOY Game of Thrones, 2.10

#Tell him theon #theon greyjoy

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Why is lotr trending? Is it an important day that I've forgotten? Are we all doing our sansukh reread at once this year?

#lotr #not asoiaf #sansûkh

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daemon being the author's chosen epic rogue antihero will never not be funny considering how terrible he comes off as in canon. for my final act of redemption i will groom this fifteen year old before murder suiciding my dark shadow nephew above the castle of doom and death. george you say trust the process and yeah you kinda killed it with jaime and theon. but gimme something i can work with man

#hotd

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your rhaenyra is biblically accurate canon milf

thank u i wanna scissor the sadness out of her so bad it makes me look stupid

#rhaenyra targaryen

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sansa and lady in the godswood at winterfell

#sansa stark #very beautiful

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Please god grant me the strength to delete tiktok please god grant me the strength to delete tiktok please god grant me the strength to delete tiktok

#I can’t keep doing this #for asoiaf of all fandoms??? 😭 #Asoiaf

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Young Rhaenicent I could never forget you

#rhaenicent

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#Milk and brown sugar 🗣️🗣️🗣️ #not asoiaf

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All these reverse age gap aus in tiktok with Rhaenyra being in her thirties and Alicent in her twenties really have me all hot and bothered and wanting to write sexy one shots about them. 🤭

Like, imagine if Alicent was years younger than Rhae and was brought into court cause Otto wanted to scheme and get her to be close with the heir - Viserys hasn't married anyone - and Rhaenyra sees this angry kitten that is Alicent and be like: "Is that supposed to be scary? 🤨 She's just a baby." 🥺

I just know Alicent would break at some point. 🤭 She's def touch starved after the death of her mother. Her craving physical touch is canon in the show.

We need fics, ppl!

#Yes yes yes #rhaenicent

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Ottomon is such a marvel of a ship simply for h the fact that even Viserys picked onto their undeniable chemistry.

#LMAO #hotd

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Got distracted by tumblr and overcooked my lunch lmao

#not asoiaf

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Going insane about kicked dog with rabies type characters

#theon my beloved #theon greyjoy

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One of the many evils that team discourse has done (including bullying/cyberbullying) is the way people care more about team superiority rather they discussing characters complexity .Alright baby I guess you team was right and never committed war crimes now can we talk about x character relationship with gender?.

#real #hotd

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#what is this ‘team black’ and ‘team green’#ive never heard these phrases used for targaryens#i don’t know what’s going on help

LMAO. I wish I didn't know 😔

In the book Fire and Blood, the Westerosi historical period referred to as The Dance of Dragons is described. This was a civil war between two Targaryen factions, who came to be known as the greens and the blacks.

HBO recently decided to make a tv show about this civil war, because they haven't already damaged asoiaf enough (🙄), and to promote the show they overemphasized the two "teams" to generate fan enthusiasm, generally ignoring other parts of the book. Now fans like to compare the two "teams" and argue about who the "good guys" and "bad guys" are.

I am on team green's side simply because a large portion of fans decided that team black are "the good guys" and I think that's derivative nonsense (and impossible, because I'm never going to think of a feudal monarch in such uncomplicated positive terms).

#and also team black characters are way more INTERESTING?????#team green lacks that special sauce they're all so boring lmaaaoo#like maybe the least boring one is aemond but why would we look at him when we got DAEMON

Are we smoking crack?

In the book they're all equally boring and interesting at various moments. In the show I could not care less about strong boys one two and three, and many of the team black characters are less interesting simply because the narrative refuses to acknowledge their actions.

Also pretending like Aemond and Daemon aren't the same goddamn character is crazy levels of blind.

#hotd #lmao I went on a little bit of a rant #hope this is helpful /gen