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alicent hightower
/ William Wordsworth, unknown work / Condal, House of the Dragon / unknown / Condal, House of the Dragon / Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath / Condal, House of the Dragon / Nicola Samori, Lacrimosa / Condal, House of the Dragon /
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Young Rhaenicent I could never forget you
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L'amor che move il sole e l'altre stelle
Alicent Dante Au?? I finished this full on a fever but we pushed through. Anyway, something about that unrequited love >>>
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i humbly request a alicent hightower please
realistic
stylized
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My Rhaenicent take on the lovers tarot card piece! This truly was a labour of love, but it was so worth it cause in the end I'm always gonna be team Rhaenicent 😌🌈
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Queen Alicent has not forgotten the love you once had for each other.
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Alicent and Otto in episode 1.09 "The Green Council" based on the original script
shoutout to @darksvster for the script snippets
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i love you tragic childhood companions
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If you know it in one glimpse
It's legendary
What we thought was for all time
Was momentary
@usergif style swap: by @bixcaleen in the style of @maddiebuckley
(insp: x, x, x)
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Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower
I actually cannot be normal about them unfortunately
Inspired by this post by @shiyers
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you caged me,
and then you called me crazy.
i am what i am 'cause you trained me.
taylor swift - who's afraid of little old me?
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I want to see my sons again
and Helaena,
my sweet girl
Commission by the lovely lonelymagpies
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Mother of Sorrows
New painting study I did of Alicent. I'm really proud of how this one turned out and the fact that I finally decided to get out of my comfort zone.
Prints + Twitter + Commissions info
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Whose tale more sad than thine, whose lot more dire? O Oedipus, discrowned head, Thy cradle was thy marriage bed.
Don't mind me, I'm just arranging Alicent, Aegon and Helaena into a more insane version of Virgin and Child with St. Anne
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Alicent, aemond, helaena calm after the storm
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when you wake up next to him in the middle of the night
with your head in your hands,
you're nothing more than his wife.
and when you think about me,
all of those years ago
you're standing face to face with
"i told you so".
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Hi! Sorry for the rant but as an hater of the Rhaenys speech in episode nine to another I felt like you could understand .
In my personal experience ,it’s not only the Targaryen Exceptionalism that bothers me ,it’s also the not so subtle victim blaiming .
The whole window things to me was Rhaenys telling Alicent that she’s a loser for not having ambitions other than to see her family safe ,and the fact that Alicent didn’t girlboss her way out of her problems ( read :abuse)
It’s not only Rhaenys hypocrisy here that makes me go nuts,but the way the show constantly acts like Alicent is stupid for not fighting back against her abusers is sickening .This is a feudal society and their concept of abuse was different then ours ,so what was done to Alicent by Otto and Viserys (and Larys but in this case his behavior would never be normalized) will never get called out ,and Alicent as a woman is considered a property ,first of her father then her husband .She has power and wealth as long as these men give it to her .So she’s already in a bad situation societally and one hard ti escape.
On an emotional level ,Alicent is also really scared of both Otto and Viserys .And abuse victims feel trapped ,like they can’t escape . (and Alicent is trapped ).
The fact that Rhaenys shaming Alicent for being a victim is seen as a wise girlboss moment is something so fucked up .
Sorry for the rant ,and have a good day/night !
thank u for your ask and your thoughts, and i hope u enjoy me ranting some more about (probably) my least favorite exchange of dialogue in hotd!
i’m gonna go kinda line by line with my thoughts so this might get long.
Rhaenys: And you are usurping the throne.
subjective, i think, like a lot of the dance is. who’s the usurper depends on who believes who has the rightful claim. and let’s be real: if the greens didn’t have a leg to stand on, there wouldn’t be a dance. also, let’s recall that part of rhaenys’ stance in the great council was not only that she had a claim, but that her male child laenor had a claim. he, not rhaenys, was the main contender alongside viserys i. i think hotd really messed up important details in trying to simplify everything. anyway.
Alicent: It was my husband's dying wish. Believe it or no, it is of no consequence. Aegon will be king. I came here to ask your support.
Rhaenys: Well, I must credit you for your boldness.
hey, now that’s a take i can agree on, rhaenys! while not the most powerful member of the greens, without alicent’s boldness they would not have survived long.
Alicent: House Velaryon has long allied itself with the Princess Rhaenyra and what has it gained you? Your daughter dead, alone in Pentos. Your son cuckolded. Rhaenyra's heirs are none of yours. It is your husband who grasps so heedlessly for the throne. And even he has abandoned you. Gone these six long years to fight a desperate battle, returning grievously, if not mortally, wounded, leaving the Lady of Driftmark to chart her course alone.
(going by show canon) is alicent wrong though? is she wrong????? it might not be nice but it’s the truth as she sees it.
Rhaenys: The word of my house is not fickle.
Alicent: No. But, dear cousin, you more than any soul alive understand what I say now. Princess Rhaenys, I loved my husband, but I will speak the truth we both know. You should've been queen.
Rhaenys: I little thought to hear those words from you.
but why, rhaenys, did you not expect alicent to say those words to you? what on-screen interaction have you had with her in the past that led to this conclusion? or is that the internalized misogyny talking???
see, this little quip reeks of narrative fuckery. everybody just inherently hates alicent bc *checks notes* she’s a “bad feminist”… in a medieval patriarchal society. if rhaenys doesn’t think alicent would say that, show me why she doesn’t think alicent would say that based on something other than “vibes”.
doesn’t make sense that it’s bc alicent married viserys instead of laena; doesn’t make sense that it’s bc alicent and rhaenyra fought after aemond lost his eye; doesn’t make sense that it’s bc alicent rules in viserys’ stead (if anything, that’d make it more likely she’d say it bc she and rhaenys are/were in similar positions, able to rule when their husbands couldn’t); doesn’t make sense that it’s bc alicent worked with vaemond so he could inherit driftmark (and not lucerys, another male).
so where?
Alicent: The Iron Throne was yours by blood and by temperament. Viserys would've lived his days a country lord, content to hunt and study his histories, but here we are. We do not rule, but we may guide the men that do. Gently. Away from violence and sure destruction and instead toward peace.
the “we do not rule, but…” lines are actually so important to me, because it’s alicent speaking as a woman who understands her position in society to another woman (maybe one who she hopes can feel the same). it’s alicent have a very firm grasp on what her limitations are and thus what is reasonably possible for her to do. here, i think, she underestimates rhaenys’ pride and concept of her own privilege, bc rhaenys does not view herself as a “mere woman”, she’s a targ, and she couldn’t nor wouldn’t visualize anything else.
Rhaenys: Is it in the name of peace that you've imprisoned me? And what of my dragon?
Alicent: If we are overmatched, Rhaenyra will be tempted to strike us, and war will ensue. Without your dragon, she may be persuaded to negotiate. If it's Driftmark you want, you shall have it for you and your granddaughters to pass on as you see fit.
excellent point from alicent. it’s a smart political move to keep rhaenys confined while her loyalties are uncertain. again, it’s not a “nice” thing to do to someone, but it’s not the time to be nice; it’s time to survive. giving rhaenys free reign would give her free reign to use a WMD on whoever she chooses. so, yeah, it is kind of in the name of peace to keep the user away from the weapon, because meleys is a weapon of MASS DESTRUCTION that could destroy the city and kill many.
and guess what happens later at the coronation? alicent is proven right. you let rhaenys out, you let the carnage out.
Rhaenys: You are wiser than I believed you to be, Alicent Hightower.
Alicent: A true queen counts the cost to her people.
Rhaenys: And yet you toil still in service to men. Your father, your husband, your son. You desire not to be free, but to make a window in the wall of your prison. Have you never imagined yourself on the Iron Throne?
i will stand by the post i made back when this episode aired, that some people can only hope to make windows.
if you can see a door, that’s great, but some people can’t and can only visualize fresh air. maybe you could help her find the door, rhaenys, but you’re more interested in shaming her.
rhaenys’ hypocrisy comes out here in full force in how she views alicent’s actions vs. her own, when she has done similar if not exactly what alicent has. but rhaenys is a targ/aryen, she’s got the dynasty and the dragonfire to back her up; alicent has to work with what your typical noble lady has. so, no, alicent can’t just do whatever she wants, bc, like you said redroses, her power is what others allow her. looks like rhaenys doesn’t have a window in the wall of her prison of privilege, and instead bricked herself up with her hypocrisy.
now. while i have ranted for quite a bit now, i do think it’s okay that rhaenys does not agree with alicent and does not see her as she is. that’s character conflict! that makes a great story! i can disagree with rhaenys’ perspective (and i do), but that she has it isn’t entirely the issue. what hammers in the frustration i have is that the narrative is siding with her, not allowing for these two women to have different points of view in shades of grey. the narrative doesn’t push for any interpretation other than rhaenys is correct, and that alicent is a bigoted, self-righteous fool, bc how dare she defend her son’s claim? “that’s not very girlboss of you, alicent, so we don’t care about your reasons for doing so and how they just might be valid from your POV.”
the scene ends without a retort more from alicent, again signaling how the narrative intends this as a “gotcha!” mic drop moment. but since i’ve gone this far, i might as well argue that the following could be considered one, bc she does at least get the final word:
Alicent: I'll leave you with your thoughts.
go ahead and have your thoughts, rhaenys. see how far you go, and if you won’t end up just like the mere mortals after all.
#who knows maybe you can girlboss your way out of dragonfire#sorry i got heated#i hope my ramblings made sense#alicent hightower#pro alicent hightower#anti rhaenys velaryon#anti hotd#anti targaryen#anti house targaryen#anti targaryen exceptionalism#ask a gal
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