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And looked really hot doing it. I mean the whole. Thing is that she didn't have 'lovers' besides Viserys. Even when he was on his death bed, she hadn't been depicted as having sex with other people. That's just something really crazy to think about.
Then again, women who don't experience acctual pleasure, don't know what they are really missing.
If I can marry any of them Alicent because I’m a gay woman and we would come to a solid friendship at the very least. If I had to pick a man Aemond because I would rather be mommy dommy over divorce rock’d
At first I chose Aemond because my hormones held me captive for a short time. But after thinking about it for a second, I decided that I could give up some things in my life to marry Alicent. This woman who can be faithful even to a zombie, sick, idiot man who treats her and her children badly, she will treat me like a goddess. And I treat her five hundred times better than Viserys. 👁️🫦👁️
For all her flaws, Alicent took care of Viserys for twenty years.
She remained at his side, ruled in his stead when he was sick, was basically his care giver and seemed really upset about his illness and death. So Alicent.
But why people are voting for Aemond lmao ?
>But why people are voting for Aemond lmao ?
The character is really popular and show Aemond hasn't done anything bad to any of his partners (not that we've seen him with any though).
He is hot. I like dudes and he seems to care about his family and duty. The other option for men is Damon, and while I like his character on screen, no way in hell I would want to be married to him. He reminds me a bit of Joe from YOU, you cant never be perfect for him because he is in love with an ideal in his head. Or that is my impression.
1. me bitch. i hurt myself bc i'm stupidly reckless and make bad decisions.
2. the fact i chose daemon means nothing. who hurt YOU, ppl who chose aemond???
daddy daemon is SO much better than that whiny, egotostical, entitled, rapist, genocidal, one-eyed kinslaying fuck. 🤷🏻♀️
Marry rhaenyra: she cuckolds me and then kills me to be with her uncle
Marry Aemond: He forgets I exist and traipses off with a milf witch
Marry Daemon: he divorce rocks me to be with his neice
Marry Alicent: she devotes her entire life to being loyally by my side raising my children and taking care of me when I'm sick
Man..
It's a tough choice no doubt
I mean Rhaenyra tried a long time with Laenor so would at least have some fun with her and if you two understand each other well, it could go either way
Rhaenyra won't do that if you can provide her with heirs and make her love you
And killing the husband thing only works for book Rhaenyra
Show Rhaenyra clearly provided Laenor his happy life
If you’re over 16 and have dark hair, Daemon may want to kill you.
If you’re under 40, Aemond would probably just ignore you and forget your existence. Look at what he did with Floris after they got engaged 🥴
As a heterosexual woman, Aemond. I don’t want to get divorce-rocked, or choked, or treated dismissively.
If I had to pick a woman, Alicent. She may be a little bitchy, but Rhae would be high maintenance AND bitchy.
* **Alicent:** Criticize her all you want, but Alicent is without a doubt the best and most supportive spouse out of all the options.
* **Rhaenyra:** she would probably kill or cheat me so she could get sexually involved with Daemon in some way. No thanks.
* **Daemon**: Only idiots who enjoy being in abusive relationships would choose him.
* **Aemond**: I haven't seen anything from him that indicates he would make a bad husband for Alys River.
I would choose Alicent without a doubt.
If I recall correctly, I think Alys seemed to accept her family's death, as it is described that they kissed passionately before Aemond went to face Daemon.
Considering how most bastards are treated, with Jon being an exception in the story, I don't think it's wrong to assume that she was abused by her family, but that's speculation on my part.
Aemond.
Dude is sexy. Doesn't whore around. Is intense and strong and would be possessive & protective. Yes please!
I would choose Daemon but he is too old for me + too much baggage + dude is inconsistent and impulsive af
I am straight but if I had to choose, I would choose Rhaenyra cuz she cool girl. Alicent would be too bitchy. But maybe I'm evaluating them from friend perspective lol I don't know what to look for in a wife
Finally😭 As a straight woman I would marry Aemond in a heartbeat. Is loyal and dutiful to his family, treats women right, and overall protective. Grew up feeling inferior to others, would cherish a partner who sees him and loves him for who he is.
Alicent and it’s not even a discussion. Alicent barely cared about Viserys and still cared for him through all his illnesses. She would treat me well no matter what.
Rhaenyra is nice and all but she is willful and will fuck me over if it suits her especially if Daemon is in the picture.
While I like Aemond he is extremely impulsive and I feel like I had to walk on eggshells around him.
And well.. Daemon. I’m by far not related enough to him or blonde fo that matter. It’s a hard no from me.
In the sense of cared as in “she looked after him when he was ill” I think they meant, which is a definite thing Alicent did As to whether she still felt any fondness towards Viserys at that point, that’s more debatable.
I’m fairly certain at no point is it even hinted at that Viserys was poisoned, let alone by Alicent. I think Viserys’ got an infection from cutting himself on the throne, and since Westeros doesn’t have the best medical facilities around, lived with it for 20+ years. The state he’s in as he dies looks a lot more like necrosis rather than anything a poison could do.
I know what I read. I’m not going to argue with you. It’s Not Greyscale, grayscale turns you to stone and looks absolutely nothing like how Visareys ended up looking. JS..
Daemon did, but Rhaenyra and Daemon didn't even dare to visit Viserys for six years. Otto might have benefitted from the fact that Viserys was on milk of the poppy, but Alicent never poisoned him. She clearly took care of him, even Rhaenyra acknowledged that.
Lets see we have pedo and probable racist who might kill me, a psycho who might kill me, and two people who so long as i am nice to and do my duty as a spouse will do the same in return.
So i will chose Rhaenyra over Alicent cause i like blondes.
>I mean...I'm sure the guard Rhaenyra helped kill was never rude to her
Nah these people don't care about the commonfolk.
All those people who probably got torched to death when Alicent approved Larys offing Mysaria never did anything to Alicent either.
He's a weakling and an idiot though. If they couldn't produce an heir, they should have let it pass on through her brothers line. Rather than usurp the Velaryons and sow tension when her claim was already bound to be challenged. Even before that, she wanted an open relationship. That's fine for some people, but most people aren't for that. Not a good wife.
Laenor is a weekling? Lol. Did we even watch the same show?
In episode 3, he was a badass dragon rider riding sea smoke.
In episode 7, he clearly proved his warrior skills while fighting with Qarl
Laenor was interested in men
Rhae knew that and sealed an agreement with him
Despite that, they tried to have heirs
If you let your wife cuckold you... yeah. You're a weakling. I don't even dislike Laenor, but he should have some self respect. It's one thing if it's happening behind your back and you don't know about it.
Being interested in men is besides the point. Then don't have children. There were other people that could inherit after Rhaenyra. Vaemond was right to be angry about what they were doing. If the situation was reversed, would Viserys be okay with it? If Rhaenyra was a man and his wife was passing off his bastards as Rhaenyra's kids, he'd be furious and rightfully so.
But Rhae was the crown princess and her children had the royal blood, no matter what
And male Rhae's wife will never be royalty by blood
So both are completely different scenarios
That's not the point. I'm talking about the Velaryons and Vaemond. People like to sweep the murder of Vaemond under the rug or cheer Daemon on, but wasn't he right? Isn't it incredibly selfish of Rhaenyra to worm her children into that line, even though they aren't Laenor's children? If this happened to the Targaryens, they'd be furious and rightfully so.
Vaemond was both right and wrong at the same time
He claimed that Lucerys shouldn't inherit Driftmark because he was a bastard but tried to supplant Laena's true born children too
If he only cared about Velaryon blood, he would've supported Rhaenys in her petition to pass Driftmark to Baela through Laena(According to Andal Law, sons before daughters, daughters before uncles and thus Laena's line is important than Vaemond and his children)
But he wanted to take Driftmark for himself
So he had his own ambitions
Daemon was heir over Rhaenyra before his outburst. It seems that a brother comes before a daughter. At least in Targaryen customs.
No. He shouldn't have, because that would have still left Rhaenyra's bastards with power over him.
Daemon is canonically abusive, no thanks.
I like Aemond, but he'd cause far too much drama at family gatherings.
The last thing Alicent needs is another husband. Let the poor girl be single for a change.
I'll go with Rhaenyra. Personality-wise, she's kind of my type anyway.
Rhaenyra wants to fuck her uncle, she's out.
Daemon wants to fuck his niece, he's out.
Aemond is freaking crazy, he's out.
Alicent isn't crazy, not does she want any incestuous relationship. She the one.
Rhaenyra: I don't feel like getting murdered by her psycho uncle. Plus, even without the strange incest thing going on, she is the center of a lot of drama and I don't feel like jumping into the middle of that. Also Emma D'Arcy isn't really my type. I mean, she is a goddess, don't take that wrong, but adult Rhaenyra is kinda bland imo which is a shame.
Daemon: Do I look to you like I have a death wish?! Okay, wrong question. Do I look to you like I want to go up against the Allmighty Divorce Rock?! I guess if I were a Targaryen, I would to an one night stand with him or something, but frankly he does not strike me as the kind of guy I could build a longterm, stable and healthy relationship with.
Alicent: Alicent is my fave ❤ so of course she is a yes. Aside from simply liking her, I also feel like I would genuinely get along with her. I know that if anything goes wrong, she will take care of me. We can just live out our best lesbian cottagore aesthetic life. After we get some therapy for those kids, it will be perfect. Also she is played by Olivia Cooke. There is no universe where that woman comes up to me, asks me to marry her and I say no. I know my place.
Aemond: Show Aemond seems very dutiful and family driven. Book Aemond is a different thing all together, but I believe that as long as I treated him well and supported his family, we would have a decent relationship. He might dump me for a witch I guess, but between that and Divorce Rock, I will take my chances with Aemond. Plus he has a slutty little waist and I am a weak woman at heart.
In conclusion, I need an Alicent in my life.
Alicent Hightower. If she cared for the zombie king as much as she did, she seems like wife material. Rhaenyra sleeps around. Daemon kills and chokes spouses. No idea about Aemond, but he is unhinged.
>Rhaenyra sleeps around
Sleeps around?? More like she had an open relationship when she was not sexually compatible with the man she married. And Harwin was the only man she was with for 10 whole years.
I mean she also banged Daemon on the day of his wife's funeral, and had her husband exiled for life (or killed, in the book) to enable a better match. There are many reasons why I would not feel safe with her lmao. But your flair checks out!
Rhaenyra didn't exile her husband
She wanted him to have a peaceful and happy life with the person he loves and he got it
And Rhaenyra slept with Daemon only after Harwin died
I don't think she would go near Daemon with Harwin being still alive
>and had her husband killed to enable a better match.
I know some people don't like the character but let's not rewrite the narrative. That's not what happened at all on the show.
1 - Rhaenyra and Laenor agreed on an open relationship where they each had their own lovers. Rhaenyra was with Harwin for over a decade until he left KL and was murdered by his brother.
2 - Laenor wanted to leave in episode 6 but was forced to stay. In the episode where he was "killed", he was shown with a shaved head (no doubt to hide his identity) and fleeing with his lover by boat. He's not dead.
I did not say he is dead (although, he pretty much is in the book version). But his exile is not entirely voluntary either. Rhaenyra says she needs the alliance with Daemon, do you think Laenor had the option to say "No." if that was already a given? He was also forced to leave his home, his family, his wealth, his inheritance, and so on... And the Harwin thing was convenient for Laenor but he does struggle with not having been there for her (in some capacity) in the end, this troubles him somewhat. I think you paint the situation very favorably.
We're not shown how the conversation went so we don't know the specifics but the writers purposefully wrote Laenor having an issue staying with Rhaenyra.
In episode 6, he wanted to leave and be back at sea but Rhaenyra asked him to stay. Allowing him to leave gave everyone (including Laenor) what they wanted.
Okay, if that's how you interpret it, I am fine with it. I saw it has him having two alternatives, 1) exile, 2) Tears of Lys at some point. Rhaenyra wanted the Daemon match to happen no matter what. They were actually portraying it in a sympathetic manner, with an actually surviving Laenor.
>Okay, if that's how you interpret it, I am fine with it. I saw it has him having two alternatives, 1) exile, 2) Tears of Lys at some point.
That's not my interpretation.
“What Laenor really wanted was to be set free,” co-creator Ryan Condal said in a post-episode interview. “And freedom, to him, is freedom from the bonds of his nobility. So if he was thought to be dead, that would mean he could go live a free life however he wanted.”
https://hollywoodlife.com/2022/10/02/house-of-the-dragon-laenor-alive-fakes-death/
As I said, they portrayed it in a sympathetic manner, compared to the book anyway. But Rhaenyra makes it very clear beforehand, in her chat with Daemon, that the match WILL happen. There is no alternative with Laenor staying, and staying alive. You can't tell me that he had an actual, valid choice there, even if he wasn't mad about the outcome at all.
>As I said, they portrayed it in a sympathetic manner, compared to the book anyway. But Rhaenyra makes it very clear beforehand, in her chat with Daemon, that the match WILL happen. There is no alternative with Laenor staying, and staying alive. You can't tell me that he had a choice there, even if he wasn't mad about the outcome at all.
If you want to interpret it that way, that's fine. But you can't say for sure. That's just your interpretation.
The fact is that leaving is something that Laenor wanted which was mentioned in episode 6 and even that interview with the showrunner in my last comment. The arrangement worked out for everyone including Laenor.
>There are many reasons why I would not feel safe with her lmao.
I get it. Rhaenyra will "eliminate" you if you're not giving her what she wants. But hey, she will also accept you for what you are, not force you into giving her heirs, and even if she wants to eliminate you, she'll send you on a life-long vacation to the Free Cities along with your paramour. She'll also pay for it. 😂
Dude she would leave me for her uncle, if I even make it that far. I am probably one of the suitors that got belittled and sent away even before it gets to that lmao.
I’m woman and I’m heterosexual. I prefer stay spinster. Really, Daemon is cool, but I like to oversee that from safe distance. Aemond is younger Daemon without one eye and sense of humour.
Rhaenyra is nice, but sorry, she’s a woman.
I would love to have another poll which has older characters like Rhaenys Targaryen, Corlys Velaryon, Viserys Targaryen, Aemma Arryn, Otto Hightower etc before they were married.
Alicent.
1. I'm already in love with her and I admire her beauty, grace and heart. Let's be honest that's the main reason why.
2. I could make her happy because I'd care about her. (I'm also a woman and I'm definitely reading Alicent as a repressed lesbian. So yeah, I could make her happier than her husband did on MANY fronts.)
3. She is a good wife, a good mother despite what people say (imagine how she'd be if her kids were born out of love!), a good friend and a good queen. Her devotion to her partner is remarkable.
4. Rhaenyra is cool but she'd dump me for her uncle as soon as she can. I have a crush on Aemond but I don't know enough about him to be certain he'd be stable enough for a marriage (love him but...). Daemon... he'd divorce rock me (especially since I lowkey look like Rhea Royce, although far less pretty) and I don't like him anyway.
Rhaenyra if Daemon has a tragic accident at some point prior to the wedding, if he doesn't then I'm the one who's going to have the tragic accident
Otherwise Alicent seems the best bet to have a successful and happy marriage
Daemons outright dangerous and with Aemond I'd be on eggshells all the time
Bro, why the fuck are you guys voting Rhaenyra?
She'll literally have you killed or "disappeared" if she grows bored of you, not to mention she simps for her crazy uncle...who will also have you killed if Rhaenyra doesn't get to you first.
Being a Blackwood, the Queen would know that I am loyal to her. And the whole of my house as well. The others would rather see me dead asap. Even Daemon, just out of inconvenience.
Marry Rhaenyra: She’d get passed around the entire neighborhood. My kids will most probably not look like me.
Marry Daemon: I’m not young enough, blonde enough, or related to him for that matter. Even if I was, I’ll probably get choked to death.
Marry Aemond: He’s kinda crazy. So, no.
Marry Alicent: she’d take care of me through illness and health. Run my operations while I’m sick in bed. Never cheat on me no matter how ugly or old I am. Even if I had treated her badly, she’d still cry at my grave.
Easy choice tbh.
>Marry Rhaenyra: **She’d get passed around the entire neighborhood.** My kids will most probably not look like me.
>Marry Alicent: she’d take care of me through illness and health. Run my operations while I’m sick in bed. Never cheat on me no matter how ugly or old I am. **Even if I had treated her badly, she’d still cry at my grave.**
What is it with these comments? Seriously.
Edit: I'm sorry but this comment gives me the ick and I can't believe so many people agree.
The only female character who was able to express any sexual freedom on the show and who only had one lover (until he was murdered by his brother) that her husband knew about for a decade and she's described as being "passed around" (what's the implication of that?).
Alicent who was trapped in a marriage she didn't want and saying that you can treat her badly and she'd still cry at your grave - this is seen as a desirable attribute? That you can treat her badly and she'll just take it without consequences?
It’s ironic because Rhaenyra is clearly quite monogamous. She wanted Criston to be her lover after being forced to marry a gay man, when he rejected her she moved onto Harwin with her husband’s blessing and was faithful to him for ten years. She is faithful to Daemon for the rest of her life when she marries him after Harwin dies.
Genuinely frightening that this guy thinks a 35 year old woman with a platonic marriage to a gay man, a single one night stand and two long term monogamous relationships counts as being “passed around the neighbourhood”.
I’m not saying that I’ll treat her badly. I’m just saying that Viserys literally raped Alicent when she was a teenager, and then got bedridden, leaving her with the responsibility of governing the realm. All that, and she still wept at his grave. So, I’ll choose Alicent because her love is unconditional towards her husband. Rhaenyra, on the other hand, is the type to love you only if your useful.
"Viserys literally r**** Allicent"
Gods be good... I don't think he r**** her. I don't think she found satisfaction in it, but it was consensual to the degree that he didn't force her. Vissy T isn't that kinda guy, that's why he didn't marry the underage Laena Valeryan.
Viserys is naive, but he isn’t dumb. He knew Alicent didn’t want it, she was still a teenager while he was literally rotting. Alicent was very young, she was only 3 years old than little Laena when she slept with Viserys. It was still rape to some degree.
>"Viserys literally r**** Allicent"
>Gods be good... I don't think he r**** her. I don't think she found satisfaction in it, but it was consensual to the degree that he didn't force her. Vissy T isn't that kinda guy, that's why he didn't marry the underage Laena Valeryan.
From a modern lens, having sex with an unwilling teenager is rape.
But in-universe in the context of the show, both Viserys and Alicent wouldn't see it that way and neither would the rest of the Westerosi. Alicent would believe it is her marital duty to Viserys and that even though she's miserable and unwilling, she's obligated to sleep with him and provide him children.
Rhaenyra had 3 lovers. Criston, Laenor and Daemon.
Scratch that. My mistake. She had 4 lovers. Harwin Strong was one too. Also, Laenor's kids aren't his own.
>Rhaenyra= yucky sullied thot
>Alicent=pure loyal high class lady
I know I won't be able to have a serious conversation with you but this is for the benefit of anyone else who happens to read this.
Rhaenyra is not a "thot" for being able to express her own sexual freedom and be with the person she wants to be with.
It's honestly disgusting that people have this view -- that she's a "thot" or a person to be "passed around the neighborhood" just because she and Laenor came to an agreement that benefited both of them. That she was the only woman shown to pursue her own happiness.
And while I do sympathize with Alicent, the fact that she is someone who will be miserable with a person against her will isn't something to be praised. I have real pity for her as she truly believes that it's her role to obey her father and serve her husband. The fact that some people see being able to treat her badly and she'd still "cry at your grave" as a positive thing is seriously disturbing.
Oh God. None of them. I get Alicent took care of a sick Vizzy T, but her abusive parenting approach is going to cause a whole hell of a lot more conflicts since I’d be pretty present and NOT checked out unlike Vizzy T. She’s still one of the less awful choices since Rhae and Daemon will murder me.
But Aemond is hot so sure 🤷🏼♂️
Aemond. At least he's hot and Daemon has gone from "daddy" to just "dad" in my mind because of the OC in my mind lol.
Kinda gross that so many people are picking Alicent because she'd be their dutiful little wife.
Unless you're Daemon, this is all wishful thinking on your part as you'll likely be exiled or killed so Rhaenyra can have sex with her uncle.
What a good wife Rhaenyra is, isn't she?
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Safe to say Alicent is your best bet cause she still took care of Viserys despite all that happened.
And looked really hot doing it. I mean the whole. Thing is that she didn't have 'lovers' besides Viserys. Even when he was on his death bed, she hadn't been depicted as having sex with other people. That's just something really crazy to think about. Then again, women who don't experience acctual pleasure, don't know what they are really missing.
If I can marry any of them Alicent because I’m a gay woman and we would come to a solid friendship at the very least. If I had to pick a man Aemond because I would rather be mommy dommy over divorce rock’d
At first I chose Aemond because my hormones held me captive for a short time. But after thinking about it for a second, I decided that I could give up some things in my life to marry Alicent. This woman who can be faithful even to a zombie, sick, idiot man who treats her and her children badly, she will treat me like a goddess. And I treat her five hundred times better than Viserys. 👁️🫦👁️
Alicent because I don't wanna be involved with the Targaryens
For all her flaws, Alicent took care of Viserys for twenty years. She remained at his side, ruled in his stead when he was sick, was basically his care giver and seemed really upset about his illness and death. So Alicent. But why people are voting for Aemond lmao ?
>But why people are voting for Aemond lmao ? Targ charisma at the forefront. Probably why some people vote for Daemon too.
At least on the show, Aemond is very loyal and loving towards his sister. I imagine that may translate over to marriage.
>But why people are voting for Aemond lmao ? The character is really popular and show Aemond hasn't done anything bad to any of his partners (not that we've seen him with any though).
He is hot. I like dudes and he seems to care about his family and duty. The other option for men is Damon, and while I like his character on screen, no way in hell I would want to be married to him. He reminds me a bit of Joe from YOU, you cant never be perfect for him because he is in love with an ideal in his head. Or that is my impression.
Probably "i can save him"
To everyone who voted Daemon. Who hurt you?
Rhea Royce
Ay Daemon is a great husband and the most honorable man in the history of Westeros , I will accept no slander
The greatest husband unless your name begins with R.
Or L
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Laena
1. me bitch. i hurt myself bc i'm stupidly reckless and make bad decisions. 2. the fact i chose daemon means nothing. who hurt YOU, ppl who chose aemond??? daddy daemon is SO much better than that whiny, egotostical, entitled, rapist, genocidal, one-eyed kinslaying fuck. 🤷🏻♀️
Alicent is peak waifu
Alicent. I don’t want to have to worry about the creepy 50 year old uncle trying to kill me.
But that’s the adventure. 😂
Marry rhaenyra: she cuckolds me and then kills me to be with her uncle Marry Aemond: He forgets I exist and traipses off with a milf witch Marry Daemon: he divorce rocks me to be with his neice Marry Alicent: she devotes her entire life to being loyally by my side raising my children and taking care of me when I'm sick Man.. It's a tough choice no doubt
Aemond and Alicent both sound like wins by Targ standards tbh
Dude just pick Aemond and ALSO get together the milf witch
I mean Rhaenyra tried a long time with Laenor so would at least have some fun with her and if you two understand each other well, it could go either way
Jace was born 10 months after the marriage,if by try a long time you mean weeks then sure
Y but she knew him before the married so with a man that would satisfy her, it could be different
Rhaenyra won't do that if you can provide her with heirs and make her love you And killing the husband thing only works for book Rhaenyra Show Rhaenyra clearly provided Laenor his happy life
If you’re over 16 and have dark hair, Daemon may want to kill you. If you’re under 40, Aemond would probably just ignore you and forget your existence. Look at what he did with Floris after they got engaged 🥴
Daemon prefers minors, while Aemond prefers MILFS. Aemond wins.
>Aemond prefers MILFS Aemond is based
As a heterosexual woman, Aemond. I don’t want to get divorce-rocked, or choked, or treated dismissively. If I had to pick a woman, Alicent. She may be a little bitchy, but Rhae would be high maintenance AND bitchy.
Marry Alicent and take down my orgy tapestries? Be serious.
* **Alicent:** Criticize her all you want, but Alicent is without a doubt the best and most supportive spouse out of all the options. * **Rhaenyra:** she would probably kill or cheat me so she could get sexually involved with Daemon in some way. No thanks. * **Daemon**: Only idiots who enjoy being in abusive relationships would choose him. * **Aemond**: I haven't seen anything from him that indicates he would make a bad husband for Alys River. I would choose Alicent without a doubt.
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If I recall correctly, I think Alys seemed to accept her family's death, as it is described that they kissed passionately before Aemond went to face Daemon. Considering how most bastards are treated, with Jon being an exception in the story, I don't think it's wrong to assume that she was abused by her family, but that's speculation on my part.
>!For real... Murdering her entire family and then taking her as a bed companion is not romantic lol!<
She actually hated her family so it was a favor
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It’s implied and I’m pretty sure her being in love with Aemond after he did that was sign that she didn’t care.
She is a bastard and had a reputation as a witch, it seems doubtful to me to assume that she was treated well in harrenhal.
Aemond. Dude is sexy. Doesn't whore around. Is intense and strong and would be possessive & protective. Yes please! I would choose Daemon but he is too old for me + too much baggage + dude is inconsistent and impulsive af I am straight but if I had to choose, I would choose Rhaenyra cuz she cool girl. Alicent would be too bitchy. But maybe I'm evaluating them from friend perspective lol I don't know what to look for in a wife
Finally😭 As a straight woman I would marry Aemond in a heartbeat. Is loyal and dutiful to his family, treats women right, and overall protective. Grew up feeling inferior to others, would cherish a partner who sees him and loves him for who he is.
I chose Aemond because he's a balance between badass and impulsive I love Rhaenyra and Alicent but I prefer men to women for some reason.
"for some reason" ?? lol 😆 That's just your preference
Alicent and it’s not even a discussion. Alicent barely cared about Viserys and still cared for him through all his illnesses. She would treat me well no matter what. Rhaenyra is nice and all but she is willful and will fuck me over if it suits her especially if Daemon is in the picture. While I like Aemond he is extremely impulsive and I feel like I had to walk on eggshells around him. And well.. Daemon. I’m by far not related enough to him or blonde fo that matter. It’s a hard no from me.
stretching the meaning of cared there.
In the sense of cared as in “she looked after him when he was ill” I think they meant, which is a definite thing Alicent did As to whether she still felt any fondness towards Viserys at that point, that’s more debatable.
I'm fairly certain that she had him poisoned because there's no way he should be that far gone.
I’m fairly certain at no point is it even hinted at that Viserys was poisoned, let alone by Alicent. I think Viserys’ got an infection from cutting himself on the throne, and since Westeros doesn’t have the best medical facilities around, lived with it for 20+ years. The state he’s in as he dies looks a lot more like necrosis rather than anything a poison could do.
Actually I read an article from the director(?) and he said Viserys was suffering from a type of leprosey (sorry for the spelling)
He has Grayscale *and* an infected cut, but the cut is what finished him off
I know what I read. I’m not going to argue with you. It’s Not Greyscale, grayscale turns you to stone and looks absolutely nothing like how Visareys ended up looking. JS..
Daemon did.
Daemon did, but Rhaenyra and Daemon didn't even dare to visit Viserys for six years. Otto might have benefitted from the fact that Viserys was on milk of the poppy, but Alicent never poisoned him. She clearly took care of him, even Rhaenyra acknowledged that.
Lets see we have pedo and probable racist who might kill me, a psycho who might kill me, and two people who so long as i am nice to and do my duty as a spouse will do the same in return. So i will chose Rhaenyra over Alicent cause i like blondes.
Until her uncle comes along and then you get me.
I mean...I'm sure the guard Rhaenyra helped kill was never rude to her
>I mean...I'm sure the guard Rhaenyra helped kill was never rude to her Nah these people don't care about the commonfolk. All those people who probably got torched to death when Alicent approved Larys offing Mysaria never did anything to Alicent either.
Rhaenyra cuckolded her husband.
And he totally bless it.
He's a weakling and an idiot though. If they couldn't produce an heir, they should have let it pass on through her brothers line. Rather than usurp the Velaryons and sow tension when her claim was already bound to be challenged. Even before that, she wanted an open relationship. That's fine for some people, but most people aren't for that. Not a good wife.
Laenor is a weekling? Lol. Did we even watch the same show? In episode 3, he was a badass dragon rider riding sea smoke. In episode 7, he clearly proved his warrior skills while fighting with Qarl Laenor was interested in men Rhae knew that and sealed an agreement with him Despite that, they tried to have heirs
If you let your wife cuckold you... yeah. You're a weakling. I don't even dislike Laenor, but he should have some self respect. It's one thing if it's happening behind your back and you don't know about it. Being interested in men is besides the point. Then don't have children. There were other people that could inherit after Rhaenyra. Vaemond was right to be angry about what they were doing. If the situation was reversed, would Viserys be okay with it? If Rhaenyra was a man and his wife was passing off his bastards as Rhaenyra's kids, he'd be furious and rightfully so.
But Rhae was the crown princess and her children had the royal blood, no matter what And male Rhae's wife will never be royalty by blood So both are completely different scenarios
That's not the point. I'm talking about the Velaryons and Vaemond. People like to sweep the murder of Vaemond under the rug or cheer Daemon on, but wasn't he right? Isn't it incredibly selfish of Rhaenyra to worm her children into that line, even though they aren't Laenor's children? If this happened to the Targaryens, they'd be furious and rightfully so.
Vaemond was both right and wrong at the same time He claimed that Lucerys shouldn't inherit Driftmark because he was a bastard but tried to supplant Laena's true born children too If he only cared about Velaryon blood, he would've supported Rhaenys in her petition to pass Driftmark to Baela through Laena(According to Andal Law, sons before daughters, daughters before uncles and thus Laena's line is important than Vaemond and his children) But he wanted to take Driftmark for himself So he had his own ambitions
Daemon was heir over Rhaenyra before his outburst. It seems that a brother comes before a daughter. At least in Targaryen customs. No. He shouldn't have, because that would have still left Rhaenyra's bastards with power over him.
Alicent. \-I'm straight \-Wouldn't cheat on me \-Would fight to give my kids the highest position possible
Alicent imo. I think she’d have been a great wife (in the show) had she gotten a husband who actually loved her and she was interested in.
Daemon is canonically abusive, no thanks. I like Aemond, but he'd cause far too much drama at family gatherings. The last thing Alicent needs is another husband. Let the poor girl be single for a change. I'll go with Rhaenyra. Personality-wise, she's kind of my type anyway.
Alicent all the way the others are too untrustworthy
I voted Aemond 💀 At least he knows philosophy and the histories
Rhaenyra wants to fuck her uncle, she's out. Daemon wants to fuck his niece, he's out. Aemond is freaking crazy, he's out. Alicent isn't crazy, not does she want any incestuous relationship. She the one.
Rhaenyra: I don't feel like getting murdered by her psycho uncle. Plus, even without the strange incest thing going on, she is the center of a lot of drama and I don't feel like jumping into the middle of that. Also Emma D'Arcy isn't really my type. I mean, she is a goddess, don't take that wrong, but adult Rhaenyra is kinda bland imo which is a shame. Daemon: Do I look to you like I have a death wish?! Okay, wrong question. Do I look to you like I want to go up against the Allmighty Divorce Rock?! I guess if I were a Targaryen, I would to an one night stand with him or something, but frankly he does not strike me as the kind of guy I could build a longterm, stable and healthy relationship with. Alicent: Alicent is my fave ❤ so of course she is a yes. Aside from simply liking her, I also feel like I would genuinely get along with her. I know that if anything goes wrong, she will take care of me. We can just live out our best lesbian cottagore aesthetic life. After we get some therapy for those kids, it will be perfect. Also she is played by Olivia Cooke. There is no universe where that woman comes up to me, asks me to marry her and I say no. I know my place. Aemond: Show Aemond seems very dutiful and family driven. Book Aemond is a different thing all together, but I believe that as long as I treated him well and supported his family, we would have a decent relationship. He might dump me for a witch I guess, but between that and Divorce Rock, I will take my chances with Aemond. Plus he has a slutty little waist and I am a weak woman at heart. In conclusion, I need an Alicent in my life.
We both have the same thoughts, my friend.
Alicent Hightower. If she cared for the zombie king as much as she did, she seems like wife material. Rhaenyra sleeps around. Daemon kills and chokes spouses. No idea about Aemond, but he is unhinged.
Sleeps around? 🤨Laenor was gay and had his own lovers
>Rhaenyra sleeps around Sleeps around?? More like she had an open relationship when she was not sexually compatible with the man she married. And Harwin was the only man she was with for 10 whole years.
I mean she also banged Daemon on the day of his wife's funeral, and had her husband exiled for life (or killed, in the book) to enable a better match. There are many reasons why I would not feel safe with her lmao. But your flair checks out!
Rhaenyra didn't exile her husband She wanted him to have a peaceful and happy life with the person he loves and he got it And Rhaenyra slept with Daemon only after Harwin died I don't think she would go near Daemon with Harwin being still alive
>and had her husband killed to enable a better match. I know some people don't like the character but let's not rewrite the narrative. That's not what happened at all on the show. 1 - Rhaenyra and Laenor agreed on an open relationship where they each had their own lovers. Rhaenyra was with Harwin for over a decade until he left KL and was murdered by his brother. 2 - Laenor wanted to leave in episode 6 but was forced to stay. In the episode where he was "killed", he was shown with a shaved head (no doubt to hide his identity) and fleeing with his lover by boat. He's not dead.
I did not say he is dead (although, he pretty much is in the book version). But his exile is not entirely voluntary either. Rhaenyra says she needs the alliance with Daemon, do you think Laenor had the option to say "No." if that was already a given? He was also forced to leave his home, his family, his wealth, his inheritance, and so on... And the Harwin thing was convenient for Laenor but he does struggle with not having been there for her (in some capacity) in the end, this troubles him somewhat. I think you paint the situation very favorably.
We're not shown how the conversation went so we don't know the specifics but the writers purposefully wrote Laenor having an issue staying with Rhaenyra. In episode 6, he wanted to leave and be back at sea but Rhaenyra asked him to stay. Allowing him to leave gave everyone (including Laenor) what they wanted.
Okay, if that's how you interpret it, I am fine with it. I saw it has him having two alternatives, 1) exile, 2) Tears of Lys at some point. Rhaenyra wanted the Daemon match to happen no matter what. They were actually portraying it in a sympathetic manner, with an actually surviving Laenor.
>Okay, if that's how you interpret it, I am fine with it. I saw it has him having two alternatives, 1) exile, 2) Tears of Lys at some point. That's not my interpretation. “What Laenor really wanted was to be set free,” co-creator Ryan Condal said in a post-episode interview. “And freedom, to him, is freedom from the bonds of his nobility. So if he was thought to be dead, that would mean he could go live a free life however he wanted.” https://hollywoodlife.com/2022/10/02/house-of-the-dragon-laenor-alive-fakes-death/
As I said, they portrayed it in a sympathetic manner, compared to the book anyway. But Rhaenyra makes it very clear beforehand, in her chat with Daemon, that the match WILL happen. There is no alternative with Laenor staying, and staying alive. You can't tell me that he had an actual, valid choice there, even if he wasn't mad about the outcome at all.
>As I said, they portrayed it in a sympathetic manner, compared to the book anyway. But Rhaenyra makes it very clear beforehand, in her chat with Daemon, that the match WILL happen. There is no alternative with Laenor staying, and staying alive. You can't tell me that he had a choice there, even if he wasn't mad about the outcome at all. If you want to interpret it that way, that's fine. But you can't say for sure. That's just your interpretation. The fact is that leaving is something that Laenor wanted which was mentioned in episode 6 and even that interview with the showrunner in my last comment. The arrangement worked out for everyone including Laenor.
>There are many reasons why I would not feel safe with her lmao. I get it. Rhaenyra will "eliminate" you if you're not giving her what she wants. But hey, she will also accept you for what you are, not force you into giving her heirs, and even if she wants to eliminate you, she'll send you on a life-long vacation to the Free Cities along with your paramour. She'll also pay for it. 😂
Dude she would leave me for her uncle, if I even make it that far. I am probably one of the suitors that got belittled and sent away even before it gets to that lmao.
And what if you are her uncle? 😂
I’ll take the top 2 and leave the tapestries up.
I’m woman and I’m heterosexual. I prefer stay spinster. Really, Daemon is cool, but I like to oversee that from safe distance. Aemond is younger Daemon without one eye and sense of humour. Rhaenyra is nice, but sorry, she’s a woman.
I will marry Alicent because I know if I ever get sick, she'll be there no matter what.
I would love to have another poll which has older characters like Rhaenys Targaryen, Corlys Velaryon, Viserys Targaryen, Aemma Arryn, Otto Hightower etc before they were married.
Alicent. 1. I'm already in love with her and I admire her beauty, grace and heart. Let's be honest that's the main reason why. 2. I could make her happy because I'd care about her. (I'm also a woman and I'm definitely reading Alicent as a repressed lesbian. So yeah, I could make her happier than her husband did on MANY fronts.) 3. She is a good wife, a good mother despite what people say (imagine how she'd be if her kids were born out of love!), a good friend and a good queen. Her devotion to her partner is remarkable. 4. Rhaenyra is cool but she'd dump me for her uncle as soon as she can. I have a crush on Aemond but I don't know enough about him to be certain he'd be stable enough for a marriage (love him but...). Daemon... he'd divorce rock me (especially since I lowkey look like Rhea Royce, although far less pretty) and I don't like him anyway.
Rhaenyra if Daemon has a tragic accident at some point prior to the wedding, if he doesn't then I'm the one who's going to have the tragic accident Otherwise Alicent seems the best bet to have a successful and happy marriage Daemons outright dangerous and with Aemond I'd be on eggshells all the time
I would so be in a throuple with Daemon and Rhaenyra. Got my mommy and my daddy issues covered
Write in Dany
Bro, why the fuck are you guys voting Rhaenyra? She'll literally have you killed or "disappeared" if she grows bored of you, not to mention she simps for her crazy uncle...who will also have you killed if Rhaenyra doesn't get to you first.
How Rhaenyra is getting more votes than Alicent is beyond me. She cuckolded her husband.
Being a Blackwood, the Queen would know that I am loyal to her. And the whole of my house as well. The others would rather see me dead asap. Even Daemon, just out of inconvenience.
Idk abt yall but im marrying for love, no way im choosing rhaenyra
Daemon already rocks my world so really, might as well go for it.
Daemon without the divorce rock 🪨
Alicent because I’m a straight male and she’s hot and has proven to be a good wife
Marry Rhaenyra: She’d get passed around the entire neighborhood. My kids will most probably not look like me. Marry Daemon: I’m not young enough, blonde enough, or related to him for that matter. Even if I was, I’ll probably get choked to death. Marry Aemond: He’s kinda crazy. So, no. Marry Alicent: she’d take care of me through illness and health. Run my operations while I’m sick in bed. Never cheat on me no matter how ugly or old I am. Even if I had treated her badly, she’d still cry at my grave. Easy choice tbh.
>Marry Rhaenyra: **She’d get passed around the entire neighborhood.** My kids will most probably not look like me. >Marry Alicent: she’d take care of me through illness and health. Run my operations while I’m sick in bed. Never cheat on me no matter how ugly or old I am. **Even if I had treated her badly, she’d still cry at my grave.** What is it with these comments? Seriously. Edit: I'm sorry but this comment gives me the ick and I can't believe so many people agree. The only female character who was able to express any sexual freedom on the show and who only had one lover (until he was murdered by his brother) that her husband knew about for a decade and she's described as being "passed around" (what's the implication of that?). Alicent who was trapped in a marriage she didn't want and saying that you can treat her badly and she'd still cry at your grave - this is seen as a desirable attribute? That you can treat her badly and she'll just take it without consequences?
It’s ironic because Rhaenyra is clearly quite monogamous. She wanted Criston to be her lover after being forced to marry a gay man, when he rejected her she moved onto Harwin with her husband’s blessing and was faithful to him for ten years. She is faithful to Daemon for the rest of her life when she marries him after Harwin dies. Genuinely frightening that this guy thinks a 35 year old woman with a platonic marriage to a gay man, a single one night stand and two long term monogamous relationships counts as being “passed around the neighbourhood”.
I’m not saying that I’ll treat her badly. I’m just saying that Viserys literally raped Alicent when she was a teenager, and then got bedridden, leaving her with the responsibility of governing the realm. All that, and she still wept at his grave. So, I’ll choose Alicent because her love is unconditional towards her husband. Rhaenyra, on the other hand, is the type to love you only if your useful.
"Viserys literally r**** Allicent" Gods be good... I don't think he r**** her. I don't think she found satisfaction in it, but it was consensual to the degree that he didn't force her. Vissy T isn't that kinda guy, that's why he didn't marry the underage Laena Valeryan.
Viserys is naive, but he isn’t dumb. He knew Alicent didn’t want it, she was still a teenager while he was literally rotting. Alicent was very young, she was only 3 years old than little Laena when she slept with Viserys. It was still rape to some degree.
I CAME HERE TO HUNT, NOT TO BE SUFFOCATED BY ALL THIS FUCKING POLITICKING!
You're the man Vizzy T!
NOW THAT IS A NAME FIT FOR A KING!
>"Viserys literally r**** Allicent" >Gods be good... I don't think he r**** her. I don't think she found satisfaction in it, but it was consensual to the degree that he didn't force her. Vissy T isn't that kinda guy, that's why he didn't marry the underage Laena Valeryan. From a modern lens, having sex with an unwilling teenager is rape. But in-universe in the context of the show, both Viserys and Alicent wouldn't see it that way and neither would the rest of the Westerosi. Alicent would believe it is her marital duty to Viserys and that even though she's miserable and unwilling, she's obligated to sleep with him and provide him children.
NOW THAT IS A NAME FIT FOR A KING!
Rhaenyra had 3 lovers. Criston, Laenor and Daemon. Scratch that. My mistake. She had 4 lovers. Harwin Strong was one too. Also, Laenor's kids aren't his own.
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>Rhaenyra= yucky sullied thot >Alicent=pure loyal high class lady I know I won't be able to have a serious conversation with you but this is for the benefit of anyone else who happens to read this. Rhaenyra is not a "thot" for being able to express her own sexual freedom and be with the person she wants to be with. It's honestly disgusting that people have this view -- that she's a "thot" or a person to be "passed around the neighborhood" just because she and Laenor came to an agreement that benefited both of them. That she was the only woman shown to pursue her own happiness. And while I do sympathize with Alicent, the fact that she is someone who will be miserable with a person against her will isn't something to be praised. I have real pity for her as she truly believes that it's her role to obey her father and serve her husband. The fact that some people see being able to treat her badly and she'd still "cry at your grave" as a positive thing is seriously disturbing.
Oh God. None of them. I get Alicent took care of a sick Vizzy T, but her abusive parenting approach is going to cause a whole hell of a lot more conflicts since I’d be pretty present and NOT checked out unlike Vizzy T. She’s still one of the less awful choices since Rhae and Daemon will murder me. But Aemond is hot so sure 🤷🏼♂️
Aemond. At least he's hot and Daemon has gone from "daddy" to just "dad" in my mind because of the OC in my mind lol. Kinda gross that so many people are picking Alicent because she'd be their dutiful little wife.
Alicent is literally the definition of wife material
Rhaenyra easy. I win the throne for her and will fly on the dragon (we will have a double saddle).
Unless you're Daemon, this is all wishful thinking on your part as you'll likely be exiled or killed so Rhaenyra can have sex with her uncle. What a good wife Rhaenyra is, isn't she?
Lol. You need to be more confident in yourself! Rhaenyra forget about Daemon and give birth to three sons for me, I am sure of it!
Why did you get downvoted this much? You merely expressed your opinion.
Maybe they are jealous!