I've seen show glazers claim that because book!rhaenyra is a cartoon villain in a sense, that show rhaenyra is more nuanced and complex and....idk how to feel about that. yes, book!rhaenyra is kinda cartoony but then also claiming show!rhae is more "complex" ?? idk I'd argue she's even more cartoony on the show than in the book
First of all, book!Rhaenyra is not a villain, so that claim is already ridiculous. Anyone saying that has missed the basic point of the Dance, which is fucking impressive considering the book is not exactly subtle about everyone being awful in different ways.
Show!Rhaenyra is not “more complex” to me. She’s a hollowed-out victim of patriarchy whose main personality trait is being wronged while men act around her. Book!Rhaenyra had ambition, entitlement, grief, rage, pride, political motive, and actual agency.
So why are people even pretending this is an upgrade?
