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Challenge: Aegon had to be King for his own survival. Rhaenyra would have killed him. And Alicent. Maybe not Helaena. DEFINITELY Aemond. He was protecting himself. AND he offered her the chance to p much keep living her life in peace.
Rebuttal: We have absolutely no evidence of this short of Otto's claims. And Otto is lying.
He saw firsthand what happened when a member of Rhaenyra's family tried to steal her inheritance. When Daemon occupied Dragonstone and declared himself Viserys' heir, did Rhaenyra resort to bloodshed? Did she use this as an excuse to try and kill Daemon? No. She called his bluff. She invited him to strike first. So when Otto tells Alicent that Rhaenyra will have "no choice" but to put her brothers to the sword, either he is suffering from memory loss, or he's lying through his teeth. He should know better than anyone that Rhaenyra is no kinslayer.
Here's the real truth. Otto realized that he couldn't control Rhaenyra. That she would not accept her position being taken away without a fight. He saw how easily she won over Daemon, how alike the two of them were. Just look at Otto's expression when Rhaenyra is flying away. He's realized that if it came to a fight with Rhaenyra, she'd have Daemon backing her. And that terrified him.
The story that Rhaenyra would preemptively murder her brothers to prevent any challenges to her claim is just that, a story. Otto uses it as justification for his plot to reject the succession. During the Green Council, he tries to have Rhaenyra and Daemon murdered so they won't challenge Aegon - exactly what he claimed Rhaenyra would do. Realistically, why would she ever do this in the first place? If she murdered her own brothers without any provocation, she would look like a tyrant. All the lords actually on her side would abandon her. Rhaenyra doesn't have a reason to harm Aegon unless he gives her one, and it's clear as day that he wouldn't do so on his own. She'd likewise have zero reason to hurt Helaena or Alicent. They have no real power. I suppose Aemond might be a problem, but again, only if he initiates. Rhaenyra isn't going to pick a fight with him.
The terms offered to Rhaenyra in 1X10 are, frankly, a complete joke. They offer her Dragonstone...which she already has. She's been living there, and now that she's queen, the castle belongs to Jace. They offer to re-confirm Luke as heir to Driftmark...even though he was already re-confirmed, just two days ago. Not to mention that Corlys survived, so the Crown really doesn't have jurisdiction over that anymore. Corlys will always choose Luke. Oh, and they offer to take her two youngest children as hostages. Sure, they don't call it that, but Rhaenyra's no fool, and it's plain as day that they would be hostages. Perhaps treated as guests, but taken for no other reason than to keep Rhaenyra in line. She's the rightful Queen, why should she entertain such nonsense? Oh, and they offer to spare any Lords who "conspired" against Aegon's ascent. Even though the story of Viserys "changing his mind" isn't well known, and these Lords would have simply been following the succession as they knew it to be. Get real.
Finally, Aegon acting in self-defense based on what he was told might have been his motive in the book. But in the show, it's very clearly a case of enjoying the attention. He feels validated and seen by the crowd. It's the first time he is actually shown to enjoy being King and maybe even start to want it.
#Rhaenyra Targaryen#House of The Dragon#The Dance of Dragons#Otto Hightower#The Blacks & The Greens#HotD Analysis#Dragonstone#House Targaryen#Daemon Targaryen#Aegon II Targaryen#Listen I know this story is all about shades of gray#Spools of black and green#And the characters are all complicated people#That one one is truly perfect#So it's silly to pin all the blame for this conflict on one person#But really#This is all on Otto#The Dance is his fault#None of this would have happened if not for his manipulations#God bless Rhys Ifan#Masterful performance
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i killed. i murdered. i'm nothing like these sleepy people here… nevertheless, you can actually be grateful? bastard… i’m saying… thank you. because you spilled blood, you saved all of these people’s lives. i couldn’t have done it without you. (ID in alt)
#vashwood#vash the stampede#nicholas d wolfwood#trigun#trigun maximum#participated in altades' dance collab :3 very grateful for the opportunity and many thanks to them for organizing this!#there was a lot of vw arc choices... but i went for the leonof arc bc it's a dear vw moment to me#i think a lot of the leonof arc further breaks down vash's ideology and for the readers - together with ww- to learn that his ideals aren't#pure naivety and that vash knows he's at an odd standpoint with himself. he's criticized ww for shooting rai-dei just prior when ww had don#so on the behalf of vash but here he thanks him for killing on behalf of his home and its genuine. bc vash's presence - although it's not#his fault - he was the reason leonof and gray had gotten to the ship and killed people there. that's the guilt he has to live with and#despite his anger he'd still resolute not to kill. meanwhile ww just did what he had to - beating down on a seemingly immortal monster but#at the core made up of many lives he had to take and i feel as the fight dragged on - his own mentality waned. committing active carnage#while remembering the orphanage... and bearing that guilt alongside the words vash left with him during rai-dei's death#only for vash to thank him afterwards what he's done and for apologizing for pushing his beliefs on ww when he had no solutions of his own#anyway. i just have so an immense love for this arc bc they just got around to appreciating each other in weird ways. though ofc its still#weird and confusing for ww bc every new info on vash it'll just be strange to him as someone who's human#ruporas art
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what the samurai doin 😭💀
(wip lol)
#samurai jack#samuraijack#sj#samurai jack art#art#animation#aku#jack#caramelldansen#samurai jack au#paws of magic#paws of magic au#PoM#PoM au#SJ PoM#aku samurai jack#aku sj#sj jack#extra thicc#jack just woke up and said “fuck it im going to dance *dances*#aku in his lair just contemplating#no words just 👀#also mai#MAI#IT'S ALL HER FAULT#samurai jack mai#mai sj#blame the chinchilla#jackposting#radaverse
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the thing is: jaehaerys didn't deny daenerys/rhaenys claims (the great council was a scam, he was endorsing viserys) to the throne for the "good of the realm" or only because he thought women can't rule/he didn't want corlys velaryon behind the power. he did it because if a women came upon the throne before her male brother/uncle, he would bring scrutiny over his usurpation of the far better claimant aerea.
#aerea was the oldest child of aenys oldest male child#and the oldest child of aenys' oldest kid in general (rhaena)#aegon the uncrowned#rhaena the black bride#rhaena the queen in the east#rhaena targaryen#aerea was also maegor's heir#which means nothing but#male uncle before girl niece is very much a precedent set by jaehaerys#“oh but aerea went to the valyrian ruins” she might not have if she was a QUEEN and rhaena was her regent#jaehaerys was ALSO a child like... it wasn't an age reason#king jaehaerys#jaehaerys led to the dance it's actually his and viserys i fault#like... jaehaerys your only claim is a cock#jaehaerys targaryen#viserys i targaryen#rhaenys targaryen#rhaenys the queen who never was#daenerys targaryen (daughter of alysanne)#alysanne targaryen#(could be so much better without jaehaerys existing)#maegor targaryen#rhaenyra targaryen#hotd#house of the dragon#fire and blood#asoiaf#aerea targaryen#aerea or rhaella who knows even#rhaella targaryen
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A BOY NAMED CHARLIE BROWN (1969) dir. Bill Melendez
#a boy named charlie brown#peanutsedit#peanuts#charlie brown#snoopy#filmedit#animationedit#*mine#*mygifs#y'all why is everyone such a charlie brown hater#like these girls are literally doing a song and dance abt how much charlie brown sucks AND to his face#not to mention lucy has a whole slideshow of all of charlie brown's faults#but ! besides the charlie brown hate there were a lot of sweet moments in the film#like when snoopy and charlie brown do their little hug and dance + when linus and his blanket do it too#oh ! and when charlie brown + linus + snoopy dance around as they go over spelling rules#the tags just became my review for the movie sjdhdhd#movies
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“Since you’ve been gone, I’ve been singing this stupid song, so I could ponder, the sanity of your father.”
#PLEASE do you know how good this concept would be for a fic omg#just dance#just dance lore#just dance 2024#just dance the traveler#just dance wanderlust#just dance traveler#it’s been so long#just dance edit#just dance night swan prequel#if I had motivation to write I would probably write it myself#the angst potential here is SO good#traveler mourning not being able to save his son from Night Swan#and yet he also realizes that it’s *his* fault in the end because *he* brought in Leda in the first place#and now look what’s happened#imagine the GUILT omg#many thoughts head full
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Sometimes it's okay to beat things up *grabs baseball bat* PENNYWISE GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE
#just thinking about all the times richie visited eddies grave- OH WAIT HE COULDNT#because eddie didnt fucking get buried and his body is stuck in the sewers and richie tried HE TRIED to get eddie out#but the other stopped him so the sewers wouldnt crumble on him and kill him too#so he had to leave the person he grew up loving and was tormented for by bullies and a clown#so not only did he get picked on for being gay but he also had his best friend and first lover probably only lover die in his arms#eds richie would whisper when they would sleep over as kids#eds richie whispers now in hopes that eddies ghost can hear him and feel his loneliness as he stays awake for days thinking about eddie#and the face he made when he died and richie will sob in the dead of night just begging for eddie to come back#all because i liked a boy#he thought because he thinks pennywise did all this because he's gay and queer and gross and a freak and he deserves this#so he feels like pennywise did him right and eddies death was his fault#fuck pennywise#reddie#welcome to my ted talk#richie tozier#eddie kaspbrak#richie x eddie#eddie x richie#it 2017#it 2019#it book#it movie#pennywise#pennywise the dancing clown#pennywise the clown#homophobia
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I think people overestimate how feminist team black is. If someone brings up how Baela should be the heir to Driftmark, it's always "she would've been Queen if not for the Greens!", ignoring that 1, she would be Queen consort, not a Queen in her own right, and 2 she has a legitimate claim in her own right to Driftmark. Team Black's goal is to crown Rhaenyra, but Rhaenyra becoming Queen isn't a win for feminism because it does nothing to dismantle the rest of the patriarchal system that exists in Westeros. From what we've gotten so far, it reads that Rhaenyra wants to be the exception and not the rule. Rhaenyra has made a lot of bad political decisions, which means she can't acknowledge Baela's claim because it would weaken her own claim (blatantly admitting her eldest sons are illegitimate would not end well for her to say the least). So she betrothes Jace and Luke to Baela and Rhaena to kind of atone for that, like as a consolation prize Baela will be Queen and Rhaena will be lady of Driftmark, neither of them would hold either title in their own right. It's good matches because the kids like each other and will treat each other well, but it's not a feminist win or a feministic liberation. It's usurpation, usurpation that takes place because Rhaenyra has to do damage control after having illegitimate children and after a serious of bad political decisions (both hers and her fathers, Viserys is the arbiter of this entire mess). To me, Rhaenyra is very reminiscent of Mary Queen of Scots, I can see a lot of elements drawn from Mary's history in Rhaenyra's story and character, down to their sons eventually taking the crown they failed to claim/keep.
#hotd#hotd spoilers#house of the dragon#house of the dragon spoilers#Rhaenyra targaryen critical#I'm going to do a rewatch prior to season 2 & I'm going to analyse the bad political decisions from vis & Rhaenyra that lead to the dance#like by no means the only factors at play lets not forget otto daemon larys etc#but it's an interesting factor that the fandom doesn't really acknowledge#and a lot of Rhaenyra's bad political decisions are understandable because of her youth and because viserys does fuck all to prepare her#like even if she wasn't who he choose as heir she should've been given a better political education as a princess#but vis fails his most of his other four kids in that regard to#i mean he also fails to acknowledge them or remember them but anyways#he is a huge part of the reason aegon and aemond became he they did#props to whoever probably alicent for sending daeron to oldtown so he could grow up well adjusted#alicent: i'm writing a letter to daeron is there anything you would like to say to him?#viserys: daemon? why are you writing to daemon?#alicent: daeron?#viserys: who?#alicent: our son? the one you sent to squire in oldtown?#viserys: i think i'd remember if we had a son who's name was one letter different to my brothers#viserys: in fact i do alicent do you mean the one who lost an eye?#alicent: *screaming internally*#viserys targaryen#king viserys#rhaenyra is such an interesting character but i hate how the fandom sanctified her because how dare characters be complex and have flaws#like you dont have to justify their actions or bend over backwards to deny their faults to like a character you know 😭#and the same thing is done to daemon who is far more fucked up and far more flawed in the show than the fandom allows#i hate the team stuff tho i get hbo going for it as a marketing move that was genius but my god are certain stans insufferable#the entire point of the dance is that its a pointless tragedy there's no good or bad side theyre both awful in their own ways#but thats a longer rant for another time outside of the tags
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Scrolling through the “anti Viserys I” tag is something that can be so personal and beautiful
#the dance is 90% his fault and I will die on that hill#every time I start to like him I just remember#“You do not mention our talks to Rhaenyra#and my heart just breaks a little more for alicent#also HE IS THE KING#if he was “pressured” into remarrying a child then he is WEAK#and that’s all without mentioning aemma#that’s another child he married#seriously he’s worse than daemon#that woman went through pregnancy after pregnancy until she physically couldn’t#AND THEN HE KILLED HER#I loathe this man so much#anti viserys i targaryen#house of the dragon#alicent hightower#aemma arryn
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#razpost#dc#dc comics#jason todd#dick grayson#jason#asoiaf#i was rereading brothers in blood for some classic mid-2000s comic insanity (of which it has in delightful spades)#but came away very touched by the jason characterization#sympathetic but also fully out of his mind. and silly. i like that very much#and the whole thing made me think damn... he just wants to hang out with his big bro. not his fault if he can only do it thru murder#comic panel is from nightwing (1996) 121#quote is from a dance with dragons (the king's prize)
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The filth I wrote this morning…I don’t know what my problem is. 👀😏
#dieter bravo#it’s always his fault#i should be ashamed#but I’m not#the smut is smutting#dancing dieter#closed position
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I always think of this for the dynamic, but spicier. Some The Company of Wolves vibes too for Trinket and Raphael.
The panel comes from the book Through the Woods by Emily Carol (which I own).
But the luck thing is really the vibe for these two. Trying to outsmart each other all the while he’s trying to capture her (soul) permanently instead of temporarily like with the contract. And she finds it a fun game to step into the trap he’s laid before dancing out of it before it closes each time (through her own wit).
For the record, I imagine Karlach saying something to her like “how is it that you are simultaneously the smartest and dumbest person I know”.
#bg3#bg3 raphael#raphael bg3#bg3 tav#oc: trinket#she loves playing with fire what can I say#she’s not going to make it easy for him#but she does end up with some affection for him#and he is fond of her (in his way) too#they’re like orbiting moons always just shy of colliding into each other in the dance they’ve made#poor karlach is suffering from this#I’m sorry karlach it’s not my fault he’s sexy
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🖤 (from desmond!!)
attractiveness:
repulsive / hideous / ugly / not attractive / unappealing / not unattractive / meh / no preference / ok / mildly attractive / nice looking / cute / adorable / attractive / pleasant on the eyes / good looking / hot / sexy / beautiful / gorgeous / hot damn / would tap that / perfect / godlike / holy fuck there are no words.
personality:
grating / irritating / frustrating / boring / confusing at best / awkward / unreasonable / psychotic / disturbing / interesting / engaging / affectionate / aggressive (when necessary in order to protect her as her sworn sword) / ambitious / anxious / artistic / bad tempered / bossy / charismatic / appealing / unappealing / creative / courageous / dependable / unreliable / unpredictable / predictable / devious / dim / extroverted / introverted / egotistical / gregarious / fabulous / impulsive / intelligent / sympathetic / talkative / up beat / peaceful / calming / badass / flexible.
how likely they would have sex with them:
not if they were the last person on earth and the world was ending / fuck no! / never / no way / not likely / not sure / indifferent / I’m asexual / maybe / probably / it depends / fairly likely / likely / yeah sure / yes / would tap that / hell yes / fuck yes! / wishing that could happen right now (the Pain of being married & being a queen & wanting to be a good role model for your children & ur sworn sword is a kingsguard) / as many times as possible / we are already having sex.
level of friendship:
never in a million years / worst of enemies / enemies / rivals / indifferent / neutral / acquaintance / friendly toward each other / casual friends / friends / good friends / best friends / fuck buddies / bosom buddies / practically the same person / would die for them / true friends / my only friend.
first impression of them:
i hate them so much / i don’t like them / i don’t trust them / they annoy me / they’re weird / I’m indifferent / meh / they seem alright / they’re growing on me / truce / I think I like them / I like them / I’m not sure if I trust them / I trust them / they’re cool / they’re genuine / I think we’re going to get along / I really like them / I think I’m in love / oh fuck they’re hot / I love them.
current impression of them:
i hate them so much / i don’t like them / i don’t trust them / they annoy me / they’re weird / I’m indifferent / meh / they seem alright / they’re growing on me / truce / I think I like them / I like them / I’m not sure if I trust them / I trust them / they’re cool / they’re genuine / I think we’re going to get along / I really like them / I think I’m in love / oh fuck they’re hot / I love them.
send 🖤 and my character will answer about yours; specify. || ALWAYS ACCEPTING.
#answered.#sevynhells#oh g-d what if i kms#dynamic; helaena & desmond.#she's c.aed- & d.emi so like. her falling in love w/ & especially wanting to be sexually intimate w/ sb is. Very hard for her to do#SHES LIKE!!!!! SO CAREFREE YET SO RESTRAINED AROUND HIM. LIKE. THAT MAN IS HER ROCK.#like ...... he & vaenna are the first people she calls for after aegon right after b&c happened#like. she HATES how he blames himself bc literally none of this was ever his fault#like. he left his homeland in dorne in the tor to SERVE AS A KINGSGUARD BUT EVEN MORE THAN THAT TO SERVE /HER/#he devoted himself to her in a way she's never seen w/ her father towards alicent. she NEVER feels unwanted or unappreciated around him EVE#he laughs at her her jokes even when she missed the punchline or gets it wrong. he never makes her feel like a madwoman like so many ppl do#like even if he doesn't understand she never once felt like he was ever judging her. that man will track her down like a BLOODHOUND#like i genuinely believe that helaena prayed CONSTANTLY for someone like him to come around & the gods gave her him#i genuinely wouldnt be surprised bc of how close they are that aegon would've noticed that & been like jealous about it bc he's possessive#but like. she represses these desires bc like. she's MARRIED & she's the QUEEN & she has children she wants to be a good role model for#& not to mention during helaena's entire marriage to aegon she was still loyal to him despite everything bc she wants her children spared#she literally wears gold after sunfyre & has a golden sun wedding ring & so when b&c happens that's just. taken away from her.#& then there's Also her dynamic w/ vaenna her childhood best friend & her whole conflicted sapphic feelings surrounding her#& honestly she feels ashamed for having those desires at all & not to mention he's a kingsguard member so if they did anything he could DIE#& like. she cares about him & i'd say loves him & she doesnt want him to get hurt. so like its. extremely difficult for her#so yeah helaena is. Very Conflicted around him but she genuinely loves & desires that man w/ all her heart.#if anything its probably more likely in a post dance survival au that she'd Say Something About It#but like. there's definitely subtle hints thrown here & there that she tries Not to let show but you can cut thru that tension like a KNIFE#iTS SO HEARTBREAKING MAN
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Aziraphale girlies who are in the absolute trenches fighting for his life rn I love you
#Girlies (gender neutral)#his religious trauma and inherent need to save everyone meant he was always gonna do this#Remember the bandstand scene? Same shit!#Also Crowley’s not without fault I love him but he tries to protect Aziraphale to the point where he keeps things from him#And I’m glad that they’re actually allowing the characters to work through their issues#Rather than just apology dance bandaid solution-ing it until the end of time#Aziraphale#good omens#good omens spoilers#good omens s2 spoilers#go2 spoilers
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Happy halloween here's a tier list of villainous coaches from my timeline. "Villain" ranges from temporary arcs to The Devil. Sorry if your fave is on here
#just dance#ratmans lunacy#I'm not tagging all those coaches tbh#“wait what did suni maeve and yura do-” treason against the Melosian crown#“wait what did beedaboop do-” fix turned him into Waveman against his will#“epsilon?????” i would need a phd dissertation to explain what Epsilon got himself into and why it wasnt all his fault#“CALYPSO????” okay idk if she did the *actual* villain stuff of her own free will. but shes a cheater so fuck her#“why is suni higher than maeve and yura” child abuse
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hey can i share with you guys, um
the most tragic elton thing of all time
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