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And Is there anything that hasn't been mentioned about her in the play that you found interesting

Those are the three scenes I remember her being in - before they actually started singing the hymn there was a scene with her and Benjen I believe where she’s pregnant with Robb and talking about worrying about Ned and she says she’s going to name the child after the man who took so many husbands away - Robert (Cat Nedbert Fujo?)

Then the hymn scene starts and she stays on stage while the war is on

So the thing about Robert.

Play Robert had some kind of sympathy towards Rhaegar initially - he had a good conversation with Rhaegar about how they’re both mourning and dealing with grief. He is hesitant to say anything negative towards Aerys bc of the treason aspect but after Aerys mocks the death of his parents by giving him a replica of their ship torn apart by the storm that killed them when he wins the melee he storms off and it’s implied he’s more amenable to the coup. It’s clear he and Lysnna are a poor fit for each other but she has some affection for him especially when she sees him visibly upset abt the loss of his parents and is able to comfort him but she’s basically already in love w Rhaegar at this point and dreading her fate of being married to Robert.

1. He’s at least obsessed with / infatuated with her particularly after the red star sighting when he gets over his disillusionment w prophecy and Lyanna isn’t as manic / obsessed with it.

2. No, their relationship is pretty obviously shown to be one of political convenience where they respect each other and value the other’s insight but there doesn’t seem to be romantic fondness. The person who is shown to be in love with Elia is Ashara Dayne (goated). There is a huge point of friction between Elia and Rhaegar which is Rhaegar is too obsessed w the prophecy to respond to imminent political threats (when Rhaegar talks about it later in act 1 again and keeps bringing it up Elia says exasperated ‘you’re as mad as your father!). When Elia gives birth to Aegon and Rhaegar immediately says could she have more children Ashara says “you are not worthy of her”; he kind of sees both Elia and Lyanna as prophecy fulfillment vessels I think. Elia’s the one spearheading the diplomatic overtures toward the great houses required for successfully pulling off the coup and Elia’s the one who engineers the pivot to “win the tourney and crown me and in your victory we can present ourselves to the assembled nobles / pressure your father to step down” as a plan while he’s being prophecy man / thinking abt his visions.