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aisatsaa

Day 1: Soulmates

«Excuse me, I think you may have dropped your book»

gibsonsgirl

you look so much like your mother in certain lights

i bore viserys three targaryens but with the last, my last… i wanted him to be a hightower

aerishey

All good

dmcmercy

Loved this devastating Alicent and Helaena scene. Alicent, so desperate not to lose her, starts grabbing Helaena and yelling at her, the exact treatment she tried to prevent back in 2x08 with Aemond (and notably exactly how she treats Aegon in 1x06). She struggles so much with her kids but tries to be good to Helaena, yet can't help but fall back into that old habit.

(I also love that she calls moon tea a blessing. The underlying resentment of her forced motherhood?)

And for Helaena's part, she finally gets to make a choice for herself for once. She raises her voice for I think the first time ever. Their relationship is rapidly fracturing and I think it's so key that it's because Helaena is prioritizing her own agency. She's disobeying a parent the way Alicent would've never done with Otto when she was a girl.