At least no, Aegon can't rape anymore, karma is real šš„°
1) If your gut instinct to an actor being uncomfortable with lines about their genitals being mutilated is to say they deserve it because they play a bad person, you are objectively a bad person. Aegon isnāt real, Tom is. And he has to say lines designed to humiliate his character about his penis in front of the whole cast without being warned beforehand and then forced to talk about it despite being uncomfortable. Objectively, that is gross
2) Aegon isnāt a rapist in the real version, itās Black propaganda in the show (If they can call everything that is in book, the real canon, propaganda, than I can do the same to the show, which is shitty Pro Team Black fix it fanfic at this point). Aegon is a rapist for one reason and one reason only: To make the audience Team Black without question
3) Tom actively tried to stop Aegon from being a rapist in season 1. He read the book and knows the story, and therefore knew that people would never find Aegon sympathetic because thereās no coming back from rape, so this weird, gross āGotcha!ā you think you have Is pointless
āAll the men in the show donāt have to worry about where they put their hands because theyāre constantly holding the pommel of their sword. That obviously sounds like innuendo and you can do with that what you will but that is true. And all the rest of us are going, āWhere do we put our fāking hands?ā
Anyway, next year one hand is going to be taken care of. Thatās what I want. I want a sword and Iāve been really clear about that with Ryan and I think thatās happening.ā
(posted by the westerosies account on twitter)
Apparently that's was Emma's request which tells me exactly how much bullshit the entire cast has been fed by these writers lol. And it's not even a valid reason?!? Like, you're changing the character even more than you already have just because an actor doesn't know where to...put their...hands??? I can hear the circus music playingš¤”
God forbid you lean on a chair or twist your rings! I mean it's not that bad but a sword isn't something to just give a character out of no where. Like I could think of several things she could carry or play with instead, rings, necklaces, dagger, but not a sword when she isn't trained!
For further review
Women Written by GRRM: Helaena Targaryen.
Meanwhile Helaena Targaryen written by Ryan Condal:
Ewan Mitchell as Aemond Targaryen - House of the Dragon season 2 trailer
SPOILERS-HOTD LEAKS
Aemond being physically aggressive towards his sister and Haelena telling him that heās going to die and that basically no one will care are the most OOC things I can imagine for both characters. That being the case, I donāt even know why Aemond still wants to fight, since he knows that no one supports him and I canāt find a single reason why he should go to Harrenhall at this point. He should go to Essos and spend the rest of his days enjoying life and not giving a shit about anything
LEAKS!!!!! BEWARE!!!!!! Answer under the cut<3
THE MOST OOC SHIT THIS SHOW HAS GIVEN US!!!!!!!! Iāll die on this hill when I say Aemond would NEVER get physical with his loved ones!!
Ryan is telling me that I have to believe Aemond is nicer to a sex worker rather than HIS OWN MOTHER AND SISTER!!????????????
Oh I deeply need him to leave EVERYONE behind and leave because no one gives a single flying fuck about him so why should he even TRY to fight for them? He should leave for Essos and have good sex with essosi wine
"[...] maybe thereās even a romantic element to it. maybe he likes to be that wanted. thereās an ego [thing]. itās dangerous"
ā ewan mitchell
The demonization of men in this show is actually starting to exhaust me. Rhaenyra leads an active sex life and it feels like liberation, like a rebellion against society. Aegon does the same thing - of course he's a rapist and a pervert. Rhaenyra wants to fight for the throne - she's a strong and independent woman, it's so feminist, even if she burns people for a higher purpose. Aemond wants to fight for the throne - he's a psychopath and a maniac with anger issues. A completely unbiased show.
"You're going to see Aemond in full throttle. You're either with him or you're against him."
ā Ewan Mitchell.
New stills of Aemond Targaryen S2
All right there has been some Discourse TM about George RR Martin because of that post he made going rogue on HOTD's writers (deleted a few hours later but archived) and I'm seeing some misinformed reactions by people who aren't in the publishing or entertainment industries so lemme clarify some things:
- Creators are not the ones with the power. Execs are. Even an author as big as George gets their opinions dismissed if the higher-ups don't want to listen.
- HBO has not listened to George's feedback and concerns for years. They do not have to, because once adaptation rights are signed away it is OUT of the author's hands. How do you think GOT Season 8 happened?
- George cannot just shut down production or refuse to let them make future seasons of any show inspired by his works because he doesn't like what they're doing. He can't break the contract willy-nilly either when HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS are at stake. I hope people keep that in mind before saying "oh why is he complaining while continuing to collect his royalty checks?" Well, if they're fucking up his stories he might as well get some money out of it.
- He's not complaining for complaining's sake. I hung out with him a few weeks ago and heard his full scope of opinions on HOTD and what he said in the post was VERY mild. Probably the least spicy storytelling critique he could've brought up. And I do believe this was on purpose and strategic. He's not going full scorched earth on HBO, but he's showing them that he COULD. He did this as a warning shot to get them to listen to him because clearly he saw some very upsetting plans for upcoming HOTD seasons. If he just wanted to complain there's way spicier shit he could've said.
- For those who think he's disrespecting the show's writers...How do you think he felt when they have dismissed his feedback in private and driven him to the point of risking legal action to make his point to them?
- Just because he didn't mention something in the post doesn't mean he approves of it or doesn't care, and the post should not be used to extrapolate his opinions on anything that's not related to what he specifically addressed. Again, what he said was VERY mild. Ultimately, what matters to him is logical storytelling and complex, morally gray characters.
- Lastly, I do not consider myself part of the HOTD or GOT fandoms. I'm a casual and defending him as a fellow author. Please do not involve me in any fandom drama. I do not know what's going on in there and I don't want to.