How convenient: the plot aims to isolate Alicent from other characters so that she only communicates with Rhaenyra. Their dialogues are so boring and don't move the plot forward in any way.
I think one thing I have see being a common criticism of the episodes so far. No matter the reviews I step on. Is that Rhaenyra and Alicent scenes are lackluster at least. And stupid at most.
And to be fair, I believe this their scenes could be great. Just base on the show. They share so much history. But there is like a effect when comes to Rhaenyra and her love interests is that they never fully address the layers of it because the show whitewash the blacks.
So their scenes should be loaded with conflict emotions and multiple things should be playing at once here. And I think David did a better job in this episode compared to last one that Alicent and Rhaenyra share those intimacy scenes regarding Otto. Who Rhaenyra killed.
And I am trying to understand Alicent I'm character perspective why is she is acting like this. Why she is giving free information like this.
And this episode kind of clicks to me.
Because of Ormund of all people.
They come from a very much alike out bring.
Alicent believes the same thing as Omrund does. But she is also political pragmatical and desire control as her father did.
So her conflicted feelings regarding her own kids steams from the same place Ormund feels regarding Daeron. But is lass about blood to her and more about Targaryen ways of life.
So she flips a lot on seeing Rhaenyra as nasty Targaryen and pure girl. Same with Helaena, and that is why she says to Helaena, she wants to redeem her. Because she seems Helaena as sinfully for marrying Aegon. But at same time she seems her lost innocence for being forced to many, on Helaena, so there is a sort of projection here. She project her sins and failures on her kids. Because at end of the day Hightowers and Targaryens are the same.
She got pissed at Aegon because she didn't listen Otto and so her. Same as Omrund would react if Daeron act up.
Aemond was her favourite son until he becomes more like the Targaryens she learned to hate.
Her betraying Aegon, is her choosing her political views over her family. She in S2 was choosing power over those she love a lot. And we see that with Criston and then her male sons.
Meanwhile this season we see her weakness for her kids. And maybe that is why she is acts this way as mother. And have a hard time to show her emotions. Because she seems them as her weaknesses her sins in the way of her political views and morals.
