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Alicent and Rhaenyra on House of the Dragon Are Into Each Other...Right?
Warning: Property of the Dragon spoilers to follow.
When we sat down to watch the highly-anticipated House of the Dragon premiere on HBO, we expected "the usual" for anything in the Game of Thrones universe: violence; political intrigue; men freaking out about their (lack of) male heirs—and we got that stuff. But we also got a very pleasant surprise: OVERWHELMING QUEER VIBES—specifically, from Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and her leading friend Alicent Hightower, daughter of Hand of the King Otto Hightower.
While the first episode primarily established the competition between Rhaenyra and her uncle Daemon Targaryen—both of whom will (presumably) vie for the throne after King Viserys' festering wound does its thing—we couldn't stop focusing on the relationship between Rhaenyra and Alicent, which seemed low-key—nay, high-key—romantic, if you ask us. The way Rhaenyra lay on Alicent's lap in the Godswood and told her she'd like to fly around the world with her on a dragon and "eat only cake"! The way they clutched each other's hands during the tournament! The way Alicent helped Rhaenyra
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February 27, 2017, 10:00 AM
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For historical example, I would think Ser Laenor Velaryon or Prince Daeron Targaryen (son of King Aegon V) would be as “open” as a prince could be on that account. Ser Laenor Velaryon was mentioned as having no interest in women (and was said to opt favor to company of squires his own age) when the subject of Rhaenyra’s marriage was discussed, laughingly gave his garter to Ser Joffrey Lonmouth after Rhaenyra gave hers to Ser Harwin Strong (equating to all onlookers Ser Joffrey with Rhaenyra’s barely secret lover), wept resentful tears when Joffrey died, left many to wonder if his marriage had ever been consummated, and took a known favorite in Qarl Correy (before allegedly abandoning him for a handsome 16-year-old squire). Moreover, observers Mushroom (who was a sensationalist, to be sure) and Septon Eustace both treated Laenor’s homosexuality as a given, and the latter cited Laenor’s favoring a new partner as motivation for Qarl Correy to murder him.
As for Daeron, he “preferred the companionship of Ser Jeremy Norridge”, according to historian Ma
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