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comrade_batman t1_iu9nylh wrote

As a book reader it would have been very interesting to see Princes Aemon and Baelon before they died and see how Jaehaerys’ succession crisis was handled by a previous generation of Targaryens and nobles. However, what we got was enough, the cold open of the Great Council, the simple narration of what had happened and starting just before Queen Aemma’s death was completely adequate.

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MrBoliNica t1_iuahnbt wrote

Baelon was my favorite character from the book, and I loved that he and Aemon had what is probably the only “normal” sibling relationship full of love and admiration, in all of thrones (outside of maybe the starks lol).

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comrade_batman t1_iuaj3jh wrote

I always swing back and forth between Aemon and Baelon with which one I like more.

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Nightmare_Pasta t1_iu9t8so wrote

I also wanted to see Baelon and Alyssa 😂 Alyssa especially dragging her two toddlers to ride on dragonback

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comrade_batman t1_iu9vxao wrote

Seeing baby Viserys and Daemon would have been adorable.

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pco45 t1_iuawbzk wrote

I was under the impression there was a big age gap between Viserys and Daemon.

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comrade_batman t1_iuax61p wrote

The show doesn’t state the age difference but in the book there is a 4 year age gap.

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pco45 t1_iuaxci5 wrote

Yeah I searched for it immediately after my post. I thought I heard a character on the show reference the age difference, but I'm not going to rewatch to see if I'm right.

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Hic_Forum_Est t1_iuaik2c wrote

I would have loved to see more of Jaehaerys purely because in the book he came across as such an amazing king and great man, that the showrunners/GRRM probably would have found smart and interesting ways to show that he wasn't as perfect as the book potrayed him to be. Same goes for his wife Queen Alysanne.

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kingofstormandfire t1_iuajxbm wrote

I dunno about great man. Jaehaerys was a great king but kinda a shitty dad, especially to his daughters.

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Hic_Forum_Est t1_iuangir wrote

Compared to most other Targaryen men, he definetely came across as a saint. The ficitonal author was constantly full of praise for him. Him being a not so great father to his daughters is probably the worst thing about him that was mentioned. And even that was maybe a handful paragraphs in the multiple chapters about his reign. History books tend to be very kind to successful rulers like Jahaerys. I feel like there is more there. I bet GRRM has some twisted ideas on how he really imagined him to be.

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yoaver t1_iubocug wrote

Alysanne was a living saint in the books, and if she's ever adapted I rather they keep her that way. They are rare, but true good historical fogures sometimes existed.

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