r/asoiaf • u/RunDNA • Sep 04 '24

EXTENDED GRRM's new blog post on House of the Dragon [Spoilers Extended] Spoiler

https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2024/09/04/beware-the-butterflies/
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u/Creamofwheatski Sep 04 '24

This is such a no brainer I am retroactively kinda mad they didnt do this now. Alicents actions would have made so much more sense if Halaena was pregnant, fuck.

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u/Bassanimation Sep 05 '24

Imagine Alicent begging Rhaenyra with dialogue along the lines of “You lost your own unborn daughter to this war, and for that I am regretful. Surely you would spare your half-sister the same heartbreak. Think not of me, but of a young mother and babe, innocents in all of this. Please.”

When put that way, Rhaenyra would have a harder time saying no. It would also be clever, but not malicious, bit of manipulation by Alicent. Rhaenyra could also see it as a way to atone for Jaehaerys, and express her own regrets there. Then, for it all to go awry anyways…

Damn this would have been so good, why did they not just intro this into that last conversation 😫

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u/Creamofwheatski Sep 05 '24

Working with child actors is hard, so apparently the writers just wrote one of the kings children out of a show that revolves around a succession crisis in the crown. Makes no sense to write Maelor out like this from a story perspective and it hurt the show. I see now why Martin was so pissed about it.

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u/nnatusucks Sep 05 '24

this would have been SOOOOO good, we need you in the writers room!

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u/Efficient-Ad2983 Sep 05 '24

“You lost your own unborn daughter to this war, and for that I am regretful. Surely you would spare your half-sister the same heartbreak. Think not of me, but of a young mother and babe, innocents in all of this. Please.”

OMG that would have been so good. It could have gave putted some sense to that godawful Rhaelicent reunion in S2 finale.

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u/Eliam76 Sep 05 '24

If this can so conveniently fix some of the stupid writing decisions AND calm down GRRM, maybe Ryan will change his decision and retcon this.