Joanna Robinson

But it also cost us the Bitter Bridge scene with all its horror and heroism.

Yeah.

It undercut the motivation for Helena's suicide.

and that in turn sent thousands into the streets and alleys screaming for justice for their murdered queen.

None of that is essential, I suppose, but all of it does serve a purpose.

It all helps to tie the storylines together so one thing follows another in a logical and convincing manner.

I think Helena has plenty of things to fling herself out of a window for, not the least of which is being burdened by these terrible visions and all these other things.

Yeah.

So I actually don't think you need Maelor for that.

Yeah.

So is Alicent trying to get Helena out of the castle more urgently because Helena is pregnant?

Yeah.

And then, you know, Rhaenyra takes the castle and Alicent and Helena under, in that captivity.

Yeah.

Which is very, like, much more golden handcuffs than even it says in the books if Alicent is just led to, like, roam free around the castle and advise Rhaenyra.

But, yeah.

My only, like, vision thing that I am willing to sort of, like, lean towards with Helena is that this is an Aemond vision sent to him by Alice.

Showing Helena, showing Aime and Helena dying in childbirth.

Yeah.

It wouldn't be a season of Hot D without a woman dying in childbirth.