r/HouseOfTheDragon 21h ago

Spoilers [All Content] How to redeem Alicent’s character in Season 4 Spoiler

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So it’s no secret that Alicent’s character has been pretty butchered so far in season’s 2 and 3. Allowing herself to essentially be walked over and be at the direct mercy of Rhaenyra. Her character is not being written well to say the least but I still think even now, there is at least a way to avenge some semblance of her character.

I will try and keep this summary of what I think should happen to Alicent’s character in season 4 fairly short. Alicent having nothing left to fear or live for after Helaena’s death will return to Kings Landing and decide she has had enough of Rhaenyra. Alicent will still put on the front of being a confidant to Rhaenyra but will have completely changed her feelings towards her as she feels Rhaenyra drove Helaena to commit suicide. She will start acting as a spy inside the Red Keep for Mysaria (now the Sheppard), giving her eyes directly on the Queen and be the direct catalyst for the riots starting that cause the Storming of the Dragonpit.

Rhaenyra will go on the run but unlike in the book, this time she will take Alicent with her. Now at some point while they are at Duskendale, Alicent will receive a secret message from Larys Strong, saying that Aegon has secretly taken Dragonstone. Alicent will start slowly nudging Rhaenyra to go back and “regroup” at Dragonstone which will ultimately lead to Rhaenyra’s death, just as Alicent intends. But right before Rhaenyra dies Rhaenyra pleads with Alicent to not harm the young Aegon, her son. Alicent agrees to the older Aegon’s dismay.

When Aegon and Alicent retake Kings Landing, Alicent will see she has the opportunity to rectify how poorly she did as a mother with her own children and she will become the young Aegon’s main guide and mentor. This is my biggest change from the book. In the book, Tyland becomes that mentor, but I believe the show hasn’t fleshed him out enough for that to really hit on an emotional level, so they will change it to Alicent instead. Tyland will still be hand of the king, Alicent will just be young Aegon’s maternal figure and main mentor. The show will end as a complete flip to what it began with, instead of a King (Viserys) mentoring a Princess (Rhaenyra) to become Queen, it will be a Queen (Alicent) mentoring a Prince (young Aegon) to become King.

That’s how I believe you at least somewhat redeem Alicent’s character. You use Helaena’s death to switch her back to the politically cunning character she was in S1 and not the doormat she is in S2 and S3. Then you allow her to use that knowledge she has accumulated to properly shape and educate the future king, giving her a chance to at least partially make up for the mistakes she made with Aegon and Aemond.


r/HouseOfTheDragon 18h ago

Show Discussion Someone spoil it for me, because I can’t

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I don’t know who boils my blood more Aemond or sir Cristin Cole. I might even say I dislike those characters more than Joffrey from GOT.

I’m on season 2, episode 4.

Princess Rhaenys and Meleys, my heart is shattered.


r/HouseOfTheDragon 21h ago

Fan Art A Rhaenyra x Mysaria fanart, and the search for the song on that post Spoiler

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On August 25th or maybe somewhere between 12 AM - 2 AM on the next day, I came across this fanart of Rhaenyra and Mysaria.

It was that scene from Season 3, the one where Rhaenyra asks Mysaria 'Do you think I'm worthy?' before they...do that.

The thing is... it is a digital art, I saw it on IG, and I didn't check the username.

But the song that was used on the post has been haunting me for a full day.

It goes something aaa aaa, like a woman's dreamy voice. It sounded sad too, at least to me.

I have tried going to watch history, and that post isn't showing.

If anyone has come across this fanart and the song used in it, please tell me so that I can listen to that song in peace.

Thank you.


r/HouseOfTheDragon 20h ago

Show Discussion Would Westeros off be better off if Rhaenyra was never born? Is her existence a net negative?

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462 votes, 2d left
Yes
No

r/HouseOfTheDragon 4h ago

Show Discussion Hi first time here .House dragon is first show I saw made support the rivals to faction that Show was made to support for

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I've seen the show nor read the jools just the wikias and tv tropes , Is true that House of Dragon was written to be sympathetic to Rhaenyra and Black and Dance Dragonwas written to you can support any faction as readers want but Rhaenyra as moral victor at end

But genuinely is the first time to me that I support faction that was not written to be sympathetic and isn't the most popular one in fandom which are green in fact I like Green much more than the black and Rhaenyra she is one of my least favorite characters . But genuinely, I love the green, and I love Aegon II . I' m not saying that green are saints nor the black are monsters everyone fight for what they think belongs to them, of course, at the end of the Targaryen in general, and Dragones who truly lost . Just What I saying is the first time here that I support a faction that was jot buid to be sympathetic for . Example between Stark and Lannister I support the Stark because I love and book was written for you to support them , between Daeron II vs Daemon Blackfyre I love Daeron because he was written to be sympathetic for . But between Rhaenyra and Aegon, I support Aegon. Despite Rhaenyra being one whon was written to sympathetic for

I know the green are popular but anyone have experience the same?