Yup, Literally The First Thing I Thought Was: "well How Will These Freaks Try To Exploit This?"

"Anything for you, My Lord."

No matter how good your actors are, they can only do so much if the script you are giving them is nonsensical. You can have characters who are conflicted and make wrong choices based on their situation. But Alicent giving up Aegon like that, as if her getting in front of Meleys to protect her family wasn't a pivotal point for her in showing her choice to Rhaenys last season? Rhaenyra too shouldn't have even given Alicent the time of day when she already tried and did basically the same as her but got told it was "too late" and an invasion of King's Landing is inevitable at this point. I know they shared a relationship together and do think that even if it was long ago, it still can determine how they interact with each other, but even that being the case, sometimes you need to prioritize some things over others. I don't doubt that Alicent cared about Rhaenyra, but that didn't stop her from advancing her own interests with her family. I don't doubt that Rhaenyra cared about Alicent, but she still put herself and her family first by leaving King's Landing and pretty much never visiting again, even when her father was there wasting away. That's what makes them interesting. The conflict within themselves and choosing one thing over the other. That even if it hurts, some things just turn sour.

Not even mentioning that since it's obvious that Rhaenyra will take the city, this whole interaction could have happened then and with bigger stakes, like Alicent begging for her life and Rhaenyra having to make the choice of whether she dies or is imprisoned or something. 

This whole scene gives me the impression that they wanted a dramatic and emotional scene for the end of the season so they came up with this.

He's really spending his time praying for the safe return of his knight huh...

EXODUS        ↳ Hans Capon's prayer.

dying on Easter when you’re the Pope after telling JD Vance to go fuck himself, in a year where there’s a fandom for a movie about a Conclave, is pure aura farming honestly

riding date with princess capon

Also, not to be a downer but, that was it?

They said this was this season would be the end and would tie up everything, but then they put some sequel bait, jinx just sort of sacrifices herself and that's that (except don't really show IT). Piltover and zaun are ok with each other now because there was a war and now there's a zaunite in the council?. Jayce and viktor are gone (but not really). Viktor had his thing with magic and went from one side to the other, but the exploration of that was kinda lacking. Same with jayce, that segment should've been longer. And caitlyn joined the facist uprising, but we don't get that much fallout and exploration either, not even time for her to reflect on it.

It feels like there should've been at least 1 or 2 more seasons. Instead of cramming it and STILL put some bait at the end. Idk i just want for stories to have an ending and be their own thing. All in all it was fine, but far from what season 1 was.

I'd say you're a lot more than just my minion these days...

Spot the difference (impossible)

Leyendecker's Honeymoon: Hansry edition.

Brothers in arms