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JayPtl t1_itlnxbf wrote

Reply to comment by flouronmypjs in The first season of Game of Thrones:House of Dragon has ended. What is your opinion about it? by mrnicegy26

You're in for a ride in season 2. Try not to pick a side if you can, you'll enjoy it much more.

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flouronmypjs t1_itloola wrote

I have a hard time imagining myself cheering for the greens at this point, but things change!

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Boognish-_- t1_itlvtsk wrote

Less cheering for and more “damn, everyone sucks”

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flouronmypjs t1_itlwm35 wrote

It wouldn't be Game of Thrones if everyone didn't suck at least a little bit. Haha.

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Mir_man t1_itm6a78 wrote

I cheer whatever side is less about Targaryen incest and imo that's the greens in this period. Greens were going to de facto lead to Targaryen's getting integrated into Westeros better than Blacks.

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flouronmypjs t1_itm7kc4 wrote

Interesting. What gives you the impression that the greens are less about Targaryen incest?

Personally for me I'll hate the greens so long as they are propping up that rapist creep King. I find Rhaenyra a lot easier to support than Aegon.

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Mir_man t1_itm8lsu wrote

Yeah on a Personal level Aegon is worse, but as a faction I prefer Greens because it will lead to Targaryens being less endogamous.

Edit. Aegon is married to his sister, so nevermind, screw both sides. I m personally happy the civil war weakened Targaryens as a whole.

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flouronmypjs t1_itm92r8 wrote

I'd be curious for you to explain that further. It's not a topic I've given much thought to. But off the top of my head, both the greens and blacks are headed by a Targaryen sovereign claimant who is married to another Targaryen. At least Rhaenyra and Daemon wanted to marry each other, whereas Aegon and Helaena were forced into it for political reasons.

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Mir_man t1_itm9ipg wrote

Yeah they are both incest fams. But I guess with greens you get the influence of House Hightower, Baratheons, etc which would make the royal affairs less exclusively controlled by Targs.

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I personally prefer House Baratheon as Royal Family (The real ones).

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flouronmypjs t1_itmdxug wrote

So maybe it's lesa about incest and more about a general distaste for the Targaryens/desire to see other families gain control?

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Mir_man t1_itmeusx wrote

Its both. I really dislike Targs except Aegon (Egg) and his brother Aemon, and that's because they were very non Targ like and didn't partake in incest.

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But I also dislike how Targs see themselves politically above all other houses in a racist way.

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flouronmypjs t1_itmir0e wrote

Yeah any family that thinks they have a birthright to monarchy sucks. But I don't think there are many folks advocating for democracy in Westeros - the major houses who aren't currently the ruling family all seem to wish they were the ruling family.

There's a real ickiness to "keeping the bloodlines strong" and all that aspect that the Targaryens and Velaryons talk about.

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VitaminTea t1_itn7zte wrote

Lol the leader of the Green faction is married to his sister

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Mir_man t1_itndtqd wrote

Yea just remembered. Let both sides wear each other out as far as I m concerned.

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Mir_man t1_itneii2 wrote

Yea just remembered. Let both sides wear each other out as far as I m concerned.

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GingerAle_s t1_itn8y4a wrote

>and imo that's the greens in this period.

Their "King" is literally married to his sister and they have multiple children.

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Radulno t1_itotm8j wrote

To be fair, in this case, it wasn't voluntary. Aegon didn't want to marry her.

Whereas Rhaenyera and Daemon wanted to since she was a teen

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favorscore t1_itn303u wrote

Too late. FOR THE BLACKS.

I would die for Queen Rhaenyra.

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MrDabollBlueSteppers t1_itp112v wrote

One of my gripes with Season 1 is that it’s clearly written with the idea of taking a side.

Rhaenyra is the hero of the story and the Greens are straight up villainous

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