i don't really get the "its all otto's fault for poisoning alicent and her kids against rhaenyra" narrative. he did push alicent to viserys that's true but that's really it. it was viserys who ultimately chose to marry her and he would have married someone regardless since his council was pushing for it. then if he had sons, the exact same succession problem would occur because a male heir has a stronger claim. if anything, otto was right. rhaenyra did come for alicent's children because their very existence is a threat to her. the moment aegon was born, rhaenyra's position was in danger. she knew it, otto knew it, everyone knew it. you know who's actually to blame for this mess tho? viserys. if he had refused to remarry and kept pushing rhaenyra as his sole heir or at least married rhaenyra to aegon then maybe things would have turned out better but the moment he got married and had more kids, it was lowkey over
