The Way Tamlin Antis Apply Every Negative Thing They Can To Him Is Honestly Laughable Now. They Don’t

Most team black stans were never going to like Alicent. I mean they didn’t even like her when she was a teen, so having her betray Aegon for Rhaenyra was never going to change their opinion.

Now, I said that team black stans were never going to like Alicent, which is true, but that doesn’t mean that they wouldn’t have understood her, but now? Now she’s a mother who put her son onto the throne, goes back to her ex friend from like 20 years ago, and sentences most of the people that care for her (Aegon, Aemond, Criston) to death.

The appeal of season 1 Alicent was her devotion to her children and taking away that ruins her. It makes her decisions in season 2 selfish.

Aegon didn’t want to be on the throne, but Alicent forced him to be king. She then insulted him when he was king instead of trying to guide him. Alicent in season 1 was on the small council and was basically ruling the 7 kingdoms. Remember “but it’s not a king who sits the Iron Throne these days good sister, it’s a queen”?

Aegon is close with his mother. “I want my mother” in season 1, despite her slapping him the previous day. “Mummy” in season 2. „What would you have me do?” In season 2, clearly valuing his mother’s opinion, and before this he was ranting about how nobody cares about what he has to say.

It’s clear that HOTD is pushing for Alicent to be closest with Helaena (don’t even get me started on how wasted of a character Helaena is). And I think it comes of as so unnatural because of how ignored Helaena is. Helaena barely gets any screen time and a large amount of it is with Alicent.

Her relationship with Aemond is… odd. I loved their relationship in season 1. In season 2 it feels like HOTD wants to villainise Aemond as much as possible and it comes off as ridiculous at certain points.

We don’t even see Alicent find out about Luke’s death. It could have been such a great scene. Anger because she knows what’s to come, but also maybe some happiness as she wanted Luke to be punished. After Driftmark Alicent does regret her outburst, but are you telling me that over the years she never wanted some kind of revenge? Not even passing thoughts. She could obviously feel guilty for it but these thoughts would still be there. After all, Aemond was her baby, who was harmed and had no justice, not even a “sorry”.

The point that I’m trying to make is that removing Alicent’s desire to protect her children and do anything to protect them (*cough cough* anyone remember “one day you will be our king” and Otto’s “Rhaenyra will kill your children”?) and making her character revolve around Rhaenyra, pushes away team greens, Alicent lovers and even TB’s who enjoy her character but don’t necessarily like her as a person.

Book Rhaenyra Targaryen Aesthetic

The posts that are like „no you can’t say ACOTAR is a bad series because it’s not finished” * are ridiculous. I’ve never read TOG and I don’t plan on doing it but I’ve seen a lot of love for it and whenever people say * they always bring up TOG and say that the start of the series is bad but the rest of is really good, so we should give SJM a chance.

And as I’ve said, I haven’t read TOG, but seriously we’ve had 5 books, including the novella. We shouldn’t have for the series to get good. And even if it does „get good”, that won’t erase the rest of the books.

Missionary so I can explain why I love Alicent Hightower

Aemond Targaryen Aesthetic

As someone who hates Rhysand and has interacted with the acotar fandom, I’ve seen a lot of insane comments being made.

But one thing that has always confused me is how Rhysand’s stans love to claim how he’s so morally grey but then be surprised and angry when people don’t like him. Like yeah that’s what being a morally grey character means, not everyone will like them.

(I don’t agree with him being morally grey, I think he’s just evil)

But also the fact that they claim that he’s morally grey, but justify every single thing he does and says. Because Rhysy is perfect and he’s never done anything wrong 🥺🥺🥺.

So how can he be morally grey if he’s perfect and has done nothing wrong?