Brothers

Folding fan with the finding of Romulus and Remus

Italian, mid-18th century

gouache and bronze paint on paper with carved and pierced tortoiseshell, metal leaf, and mother-of-pearl veneer

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ballerina(2023)

Dir. Chung-Hyun Lee

bla bla bla Aegon II is not the rightful heir!

bla bla bla Rhaenyra is not the rightful heir!

blablabla MY favorite fantasy mass murderers are actually the good guys!

Do you know who was not the rightful heir to shit? Who was very much not "the good guy"?

Aegon The Conqueror. The very reason why there is even all those debates through the series history, between this or that Targaryen, the reason why there is an iron throne in the first place, and for all the wars for it

In a monarchy, the truth of myths regarding divine rights of the royal and the noblemen is that those are nothing but justifications for the upholding of feudalism and it's social order. The only crime one can commit in a war of conquest or succession is losing it. "The rightful monarch" is the one who wins, because outside of that, there is no such thing.

History is told by the winners. Might makes right.

"Power resides where men believe it resides. It is a trick, a shadow on the wall."

Have your favorites, have fun watching, it's entertainment after all. Root for whoever you want, for whatever reason you fancy. But do not fool yourself. They do not actually have the right to shit and you know it, you are not morally above anyone for rooting for this or that character and you know it.

Girl Arranging Her Hair (1918-19) by Abbott Handerson Thayer

Good Christian people, I have not come here to preach a sermon; I have come here to die. For according to the law and by the law I am judged to die, and therefore I will speak nothing against it. I am come hither to accuse no man, nor to speak of that whereof I am accused and condemned to die, but I pray God save the King and send him long to reign over you, for a gentler nor a more merciful prince was there never, and to me he was ever a good, a gentle, and sovereign lord. And if any person will meddle of my cause, I require them to judge the best. And thus I take my leave of the world and of you all, and I heartily desire you all to pray for me.

"Your style has changed. What's with the blood-red eyeshadow?"

— "I don't want to look kind-hearted."

Lady Vengeance (2005) dir. Park Chan Wook

Superboy (1994) #83

STOP BULLYING HIM 😭😭

The continual victims and losers of the Targaryen Dynasty:

1. Women

2. Dark haired Targs

3. Blackfyres

The final Targaryens:

1. Daenerys Targaryen

2. Jon Snow

3. Young Griff