I know drag queens who couldn't work in three such sick burns in so short a time.Ī couple other things to note in this scene: Ser Criston Cole isn't rotting in jail for the very public murder of Joffrey last episode in fact, he's been promoted to the queen's personal guard. It's a long, painful walk up a crowded staircase to deliver the kid to the king and queen - in a receiving room decorated with tapestries that, I'm happy to report, do not feature any genitalia at all.Īdult Alicent is one shaaaaady queen, greeting Rhaenyra with feigned surprise to see her, then calling everyone's attention to Laenor's decision to name the kid Joffrey (after his pummeled-into-puree first love, the Knight of Kisses) and finally remarking to Laenor that if he keeps trying, he'll eventually get a kid who looks like him. strong resemblance: Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy) and Ser Laenor (John MacMillan) present 'their' baby to the queen. Welcome, Ser Cody! To arms, Ser Eli! Lord Zeke, hail!)Īll three of Rhaenyra's kids have brown hair, which is notable because both Rhaenyra and her husband Laenor sport the platinum wigs, er, hair that testifies to their Old Valyrian bloodlines. Martin's high-fantasy monikers always seem to get turned into names you'd find on a varsity-lacrosse team roster. Now comes li'l Joffrey (he goes by Braden). Then there was Lucerys (he goes by Luke).

First there was Jacaerys (he goes by Jayce). But I can't help feeling we've been denied the chance to see them grow into adults in their own right, instead of solely in relation to the men in their lives. It makes sense, given how precarious the situations they've put themselves in remain worry is the price of power. There's certainly a sense that both of them have shifted from focusing on themselves and their respective stations to worrying about their kids. Would it have been nice to see that process happen? To spend more time with Rhaenyra and Alicent as they found their new level, had their first kids? Maybe.

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