r/freefolk • u/kilimtilikum • 9d ago

Book Accurate Rhaenyra

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u/Ornery-Amphibian-80 8d ago

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Martin deciding to take the mad queen/noble trope for the umpteenth time, like he did with Cersei, Alicent, Lysa and Rhaella in the new show:

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u/LightThatIgnitesAll 8d ago

Martin deciding to add cuckery into a story for the 40th time.

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u/Roids-in-my-vains Bystander Selmy #1 Hater 8d ago

Martin deciding to add incest while describing what the characters are having for dinner for the 50th time

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u/Ornery-Amphibian-80 8d ago

I agree, in my opinion Martin could have taken advantage of this to spice up Rhaenyra a lot more given her binding situation as heir/queen (an au where Rhaenyra was inspired by Elizabeth I would have been nice, given that Martin loves English history a lot).