Behind the Blacks and the Greens lay women with warring ideologies who vie for power in radically different ways.
One rooted in the patriarchal tradition and the other determined to seize the power through using her name alone.
Talk about a triple blow to the chest.
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Looking rather surprised, Rhaenys replies: I little thought to hear those words from you.
It is in those exact moments that Rhaenys rips her hands from Alicent in exasperation.
It becomes evident that Alicent does not truly believe in Rhaenys prior claim to the throne.
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Its in these moments where Alicent and Rhaenys are put at odds with one another.
Have you ever imagined yourself on the Iron Throne?
Even if Alicent never misconstrued Viserys final words, episode 9 reveals the coup would have happened regardless.
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Leaving Alicent, again, another pawn in the games with only the faintest illusion of agency.
In reality, Alicents mistake was just a happy accident for Ottos existing plans.
Rhaenys chooses to show the newly crowned Hightower-Targaryens mercy, but not before pointedly looking Alicent in her eyes.
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