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americanprometheuss · 9 months

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aegon saying (in episode 8) that whatever he does, no matter how hard he tries, would never be enough for alicent literally stabbed in me gut. because here’s her firstborn son, her FIRST child, the very best and very worst parts of herself made human - and he’s saying everything that she’s said to otto before.

he’s begging for love and attention and to be let go from the chains of his duty, and what does she do? she ignores aegon’s pleas for freedom and mercy in favor of her and her father’s political agenda.

and i feel like there’s something so gut-wrenching and poetic - in a darker sense - to see this character you watched grow up (alicent) ultimately treat her child, who - emotionally - is a carbon copy of herself (aegon), the same horrifying way she was treated.

#i can sit and talk about aegon and alicent’s relationship for hours on end #there’s something so horrifying in becoming your parent especially when you tried so hard to become the antithesis of them #if someone told her she had become otto alicent 100% would have a breakdown #can you imagine after all these years of trying to love on your children (ESPECIALLY your oldest one) you get told that you failed abysmall #aegon you poor unloved child it’s okay #i mean it isn’t but i’m gonna make everything okay so don’t worry #asoiaf #dance of the dragons #alicent hightower #hotd #team green #aegon ii targaryen #alicent wasn’t the best mother but she tried so that counts for something right?

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