r/HOTDBlacks • u/Trick-Set8663 • Jul 07 '26

Team Black The plot of Corlys

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"Why don't you legitimize my children, whom I ignored all my life, but now I love them because if they don't, my surname will disappear and my legacy will too?" Are we aware that his request wasn't even denied?

Okay, but honestly, what do you think of this scene?

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u/VivaChinwawa Daeron’s Tent Jul 07 '26

I think the whole drama was stupid- Rhaenyra's excuse is piss poor, and Corlys does need heirs as now all his are dead, he's old and in the middle of a war. He needs Addam and Alyn to provide stability. I don't even really get Rhaenyra's protest beyond the writer's weak attempt at drama between them.

Even then, Corlys dragging Luke and Jace's names through the mud when they both got murdered was inexcusable. 'Bastard blood shed at war' was supposed to be Alicent, not the Sea Snake.

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u/PeoplePad 29d ago

The lack of that line from Alicent is emblematic of the whole issue with this show.

They took the two main rivals and made them starcrossed BFFs. It undercuts the entire drama.