You know. I agree that Helaena never had agency in her character arc and she is written poorly as representation (like any other representation in the show).
But I do believe that people is missing the point in a moment in season one.
During the dinner she makes a speech. That already was very brave from her. And to me she made that speech because Aegon was being a dumbass with Jace and Baela. But not in a 'my brother-husband is abusing' like many people somehow read it.
I believe she knew exactly that a jab at him hinting that he wasn’t that present in her bed would embarrass him enough to stop him from keep making a fool of himself in front of the family. And maaaaybe with a hint of jealousy.
What I see is a girl who knows her husband-brother better than most people give her credit for.
Phia's comments about the 3 siblings knowing and loving each others through trauma makes me believe that it was at least what she was trying to convey with the 4 lines of dialogue they allow her to have.
I really love that scene so much. Probably is one the top 10 best scenes of the show. And the writers knew it. Because this is probably the only time they ALL would share a scene together.
You see the adults coming to terms in that scene. But they already poisoned their kids. They didn't realise that. And just prove how This conflict was inevitable. And how bad parents they are.
Remember Aegon flirts with Baela infront of everyone and that makes Jace pissed and when he will answer back Aemond lift up. And we know Jace and Luke are scared of him now because they saw him training earlier in the day. So to pay back he chooses a different approach. He uses Heleana to do so. And Aegon reaction is so telling. Because he sits with himself and his jealousy. Very different than Aemond that burst into anger when he sees the big. And then Aegon takes the opportunity to lash out his frustration on Luke by pushing I to the table. And the settled the difference between Aegon and Aemond but also how they work well together when they have a common enemy. Lol.
But before Jace call Helaena to dance she made that comment. And you can see Aegon see that coming because his reaction seeing her stand up is funny as fuck.
And I think he knew something was coming because she was already mad at him before because of the Diana situation. And I think she made that comment exactly because he was drunk when that thing happen. And he made that comment to Baela when he lift up to fill his cup with alcohol.
If he was abusing her,she wouldn't feel so free to say that in public and even dance so carefree with Jace.
So why she made the comment? I think is because Aegon behaviour to Baela was like salt in the wound that was the situation with Diana.
I know people started to ship Jace and Helaena in this episode, but, like, the whole thing felt as if Jace wanted to pay Aegon with the own coin. People act like he was trying to be nice to Helaena is so funny to me. Sure he felt bad for her but that wasn't the same motivation.
And maybe there is a bit of jealousy here. You can feel the tension. Aegon It is being corroded from within, and Aemond couldn't stop looking at them dancing.
Phia is right. I talked about the sexual trauma bonding of team green that makes them so incestuous. But look they are the rejected kids from his dad and their very young mother. They had to bound in their dragons in unconventional ways. Helaena and Aegon are forced to marry so as kid and their first introduction to sex is with each other, at least Helaena was. And then Aegon takes Aemond to have his first sexual encounter in a brothel. The same woman he had his first time he spend the night with his head ion her lap lap, drinking milk while Helaena's son ( with Aegon) gets beheaded because he wasn't there.
If we get those three in the same room,l for more than one hour....just imagine. Is the same thing I talked about Daemon and Alicent. There is so much potential on those dark untapped waters. And they don't know how to write this to fit their narrative so they just ignore it.
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