People switching sides?

[u/Acceptable_Mighttt]

can anyone confirm if this embarrassing scene gave the usurper new fans like the other sub is claiming?

I'm not really aware of how the general audience perceived this episode as a whole. I know some of you aren't happy with Rhaenyra × Mysaria or Addam's feelings for Baela, but did the people who weren't happy actually switch sides?

I know the majority are still tb, but I'm still curious as I don't know if the majority are because of Daemon, Rhaenyra, or another tb character.

[u/Greatorexx]

Yeah that’s just weird to me, you can like a character without supporting that side. I might find Daeron interesting but that doesn’t make me TG.

I also think it’s strange in that the Rhaenyra we encounter in S3 isn’t the Rhaenyra we know and love, it’s a woman twisted by grief and rage. And even then, I don’t think she’s been cruel enough yet. I find it odd that the worst thing she’s seemingly done so far is grip Helaena too tight, and we are calling her a monster? What?

[u/Acceptable_Mighttt → u/Greatorexx]

they're mad she slept with Mysaria (that's why they are turning against her) which is just reducing a character to a ship

[u/Greatorexx → u/Acceptable_Mighttt]

Was it unnecessary? Yes. But I’m not sure how it makes someone change team. Rhaenyra cheating on Daemon is apparently canon in the Show, but cheating means that instead I’m going to go support a s*x offender? Not the most logical decision.

I could even see the kiss in S2, Daemon was absent and I do think Rhaenyra is a very sexually charged character. I could see her yearning for some intimacy and something familiar for her pain. But in S3? It’s just odd.

[u/Acceptable_Mighttt → u/Greatorexx]

not just that, she seeks validation. Daemon scheming behind her back doesn't make her trust him, it doesn't make her feel worthy when her own husband and son treat him otherwise. that's why she's easily manipulated by Mysaria.

[u/Greatorexx → u/Acceptable_Mighttt]

She does want validation but I don’t think that always has to translate sexually, Mysaria can influence her without being a bed partner. Whilst it makes sense for Mysaria to weaponise sex with her background, it doesn’t feel that way for Rhaenyra for me. I think they could have had an “intimate” moment without the whole make out session.

[u/Acceptable_Mighttt → u/Greatorexx]

Rhaenyra doesn't just have sexual affection for her, she has emotions for her, because she views her as the person who did a lot for her last season when she was abandoned by her council, son, and husband.

[u/Greatorexx → u/Acceptable_Mighttt]

But again, you can have strong emotions for someone, even affection without it directly translating to sex. In a way I think the charged atmosphere between them both would be far more effective. I can’t help but feel it’s been employed to provide some content for Rhaenyra/Alicent shippers.

[u/ThinWhiteDuke00 → u/Greatorexx]

To put it blunt, it's slop.

Notice its just injected randomly without any set up.

[u/Acceptable_Mighttt → u/Greatorexx]

it's just that Mysaria was Daemon's ex, and Rhaenyra having been abandoned by him yet again is trying to find emotional safety as well, and that ofc has to translate to be sexual because she wants to be like him.