Based on centuries of history? I suppose it's possible..... But she's super smart. I just don't get why smart people keep letting their mortal enemies live. Not in that kind of world.
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House of the Dragon spoiler thread
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pukunui
Legend
Were there any precedents in that history for what is about to happen?
Yes, it was silly of the writers to put her in a position where she could have ended the story right there and then only to have her make the choice not to do so in order that the story could continue. (Out of interest, does this event happen this way in the book?)
Zardnaar
Legend
She might be willing to kill in ear but not blatant murder.
Tonguez
A suffusion of yellow
the book is entirely different, book Raenys is no where near the Red Keep when the Hightower coup occurs, she is already with Rhaenyra and co.
The news of the coup is delivered to Rhaenyra by a member of the Kingsguard
Is there really a difference? In a war you help start? Not really. I'm a war likely to kill innocent people, and not the actual people that want the war?
Zardnaar
Legend
Well the war hasn't started. We don't know enough about her in the show if she's been to war before. Right there right then she wasn't willing to personally kill them.
Collateral damage was fine (she was trying to escape).
She kind if the shows "good" person seems it was different in the books.
See where the story goes I'm sure they'll all be burning towns by season 2 or 3.
Ya. She had no issue killing all the innocent peasants.... Anyway. Great episode!
Zardnaar
Legend
In escaping she didn't go out of her way to massacre some peasants.
Yeah I don't get her reasoning. If she is backing Rhanera, then taking out the rival king would not only prevent any civil war, but she would have some mad points with Rhanera in the new order.
If she wants the throne for herself....well again kill the first rival, than use Rhanera's gratitude against her.
What is she hoping to stay neutral or have driftmark someone go independent? Yeah no way that's going to last.
Maybe we will learn more of her mentality, but as of right now that was about the dumbest thing she could have possibly done.
The show runners are quoted as saying they put the dragon scene in for something cool ... And that she didn't kill them because she couldn't kill another mother? Even though she knows there will now be war with thousands of deaths... But at least the other rich and powerful people get to live.
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