I really thought that Blood & Cheese would be more gruesome and dramatic.
Don’t get me wrong - the sound effects were hair raising - but on the whole I expected it to be much more emotional.
I get they are trying to make Heleana a damn weirdo, and I get how one of the shows themes is that accounts of war can be colored by bias, unreliable narratives and exaggerations. But, I still expected her to be more emotional; she was forced to sacrifice her child and I thought she would have more of an internal struggle.
One explanation I did read was that (earlier in the episode) she expressed to Aegon that she did not want Jaehaerys to be king. Specifically, Aegon said “he is to be king someday” to which Heleana responded said “well what if he doesn’t want to be king?”
Maybe she saw giving up Jaehaery’s to Blood & Cheese was a way to set him free from the responsibility of being king?
I really thought that Blood & Cheese would be more gruesome and dramatic.
Don’t get me wrong - the sound effects were hair raising - but on the whole I expected it to be much more emotional.
I get they are trying to make Heleana a damn weirdo, and I get how one of the shows themes is that accounts of war can be colored by bias, unreliable narratives and exaggerations. But, I still expected her to be more emotional; she was forced to sacrifice her child and I thought she would have more of an internal struggle.
One explanation I did read was that (earlier in the episode) she expressed to Aegon that she did not want Jaehaerys to be king. Specifically, Aegon said “he is to be king someday” to which Heleana responded said “well what if he doesn’t want to be king?”
Maybe she saw giving up Jaehaery’s to Blood & Cheese was a way to set him free from the responsibility of being king?