Aegon: *winks* Someone’s Happy To See Me

16 year old me read the ACOTAR series fully expecting to love Rhysand and I just didn’t. I came out hating him and feeling lied to.

Helaena and Jaehaera Aesthetic

As irresponsible as it was of Rhaenyra having obvious bastards in a place where bastards were not accepted and trying to pass them off as true born, Harwin was also to blame.

Like seriously? You are having an affair with the heir and you see that the first child you have together looks like you instead of her, and don’t do anything about it?

I agree that Rhaenyra put her children in a dangerous position, BUT SO DID HARWIN.

In Rhaenyra’s defence she was raised with the idea that Targaryen’s are just different, not all of the rules apply to them, like the Doctrine Of Exceptionalism. Also, Rhaenyra was named heir, a very powerful position.

I wouldn’t be surprised if she thought that the rules didn’t apply to her.

But what’s Harwin’s defence?

Honestly, I didn’t really like Harwin’s character and I still don’t. And this is partly why.

I don’t know how much of this is to blamed for the show just rushing through the first season and how much of this is just Harwin being Harwin.

But I kind of think this is just Harwin being Harwin, mainly because of that scene where Criston provokes him and Harwin attacks him. Like yeah Criston provokes him, but he shouldn’t react. Like you and Rhaenyra placed your children in such a position where people know that they’re bastards and you didn’t do this once, you did this three times. The least you could do is ignore people provoking you.