Wouldn’t that Driftmark scene where Viserys is like „where did you hear this from?” Be so much better if AEGON stepped in. The camera pans to Alicent and it looks Viserys is going to yell at her and then BOOM Aegon says „it was me”.
I know he does go along with Aemond but that’s because Aemond said he heard it from Aegon.
But that scene is the moment that Ageon truly realises that Alicent’s paranoia may not be just paranoia. His father clearly doesn’t care about his maimed brother.
Alicent is the only one standing up for Aemond and if she’s gone, who’s gonna protect her children then?
This would then start to show the shift in Aegon’s character from someone carefree to someone who wants to protect his family (like in the book)