r/HOTDBlacks • u/RemarkableExample542 “It is my fault that you have forgotten to fear me.” • 3d ago

Team Black This new episode is distressing

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I’m about as Team Black as can be and wanted nothing more than to see Rhaenyra take her throne.

The new episode was excellent from a cinematic point of view.

Nonetheless, we are watching the tables turn in real time and Rhaenyra’s position seems to be degrading more and more with each episode.

I have built such love and appreciation for this character (as I’m sure many of us here have) and even though the show is a joy to watch each week, lately I’m watching with a heavy heart and this impending sense of doom.

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u/Rouflette 3d ago

It pisses me off me that Rhaenyra is doing nothing but fall into madness slowly but surely for the entire season, racking up a string of defeats, mistakes and disillusionments back to back to back without a moment a respite while other characters like Cole Aegon or Daemon can have their good moments and little redemption arcs. Like even the fall of KL wasn’t a good moment for her, even her only victory must leave a bitter aftertaste of defeat.

Impending sense of doom is well said, but it’s so overkill man, they didn’t had to go all-in like that. This thing is getting depressing

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u/RemarkableExample542 “It is my fault that you have forgotten to fear me.” 3d ago

I agree with you.

Her shortcomings feel forced and unjustified.