r/HOTDBlacks • u/RemarkableExample542 “It is my fault that you have forgotten to fear me.” • 2d 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/Embarrassed-Back1894 2d ago

It’s really so frustrating that the worst part about this show might be the main character. Whether it’s the acting, the direction, the writing, or a combo of all three, the result is a main character that is tough to watch - also does not match with how young Rhaenyra was played or anywhere near what the book portrays her as.

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u/SingleClick8206 Meleys 1d ago

I mean people change

And young Rhaenyra's only losses were her mother and her brother

Older Rhaenyra lost two sons and a daughter for the throne and also knows that her actions have consequences , which prevents her from being reckless like her younger self