They’re  American. Of course they only started paying attention (and that’s probably being charitable) when Trump got elected.

“Princess Rhaenyra, who knows the game just as well. She was born into it and has been preparing to defend her position since she became heir all those years ago”

This story is literally a decade old now

He made his proclamation, went to leave and his eyes met Alicent’s for a fraction of a second, who stared daggers into him, he gets startled and immediately looks at his feet.

My favourite part was Viserys acting like a big man, yelling, banging his cane on the ground, and ordering as king that everyone apologize and not speak of this ever again.

YES HE DID

Yes, he did.

“There’s also the issue that House Of The Dragon airs simultaneously on HBO [...] so these numbers by default can’t reflect actual viewership”

[citation needed]

Not at all. Liberals are milquetoast and middle of the road.

He’s leaving at the right time. Mediocre late night shows get the sheen of transgressiveness when criticizing the ruling party, even if ineffectually and superficially, and reinforcing their viewers views.

Harwin was banished because the only reason someone would overreact like that to those comments were if Rhaenyra’s kids were indeed his bastards. He screwed up enough.

There’s literally a C-section in the first episode.

I’m surprised that most people haven’t caught on to the fact that Helaena is a prophetess

• What in 10 years would make Alicent think that Rhaenyra wants her children dead other than her father’s word from ten years ago and her own hatred?

His name is Jacaerys.

They were paying attention. That’s why they said that.

Laena thought she was going to die like Aemma did in the first episode so she decided to die a dragonrider’s death instead.

Nobody saw how the fight between Cole and Joffrey started during the commotion. Joffrey had a knife. He can say Joffrey tried to do something and he stopped it and nobody can disprove him. And yes, the Queen had his back on top of that.

Ned Stark looked up every recorded Baratheon/Lannister marriage recorded in history and noted that they always resulted in a black haired child except for Robert’s and Cersei’s children.