ALICENT HIGHTOWER APPRECIATION WEEK
♕ Day 1: Favorite episode │ 1.09 "The Green Council"
╰ “I have Aegon. We’ll proceed now as I see fit. We will send terms to Rhaenyra on Dragonstone. True terms, such that she may accept without shame. [...] Criston Cole will be named Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. My son will be anointed tomorrow at dawn. The whole of King’s Landing must witness his ascent. He will assume authority. There will be no more dithering. My son will take the crown of his namesake, the Conqueror, and carry Blackfyre, his sword. Let the people remember the ancient strength of House Targaryen.”
I am no good nor evil, simply I am
And I have come to take what is mine
I was there in the dark when you spilled your first blood
I am here now, as you run from me still
Run then, child
You can't hide from me forever - ptolomaea, ethel cain
[Costume designer] Jany Temime used prominent shoulder detailing for the gowns that both Rhaenyra and Alicent wear to make their silhouettes more imposing and to subtly suggest that a link remains between them.