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* BlamingTheVictim: Discussed. Alicent knows good and well that Dyana was blameless in Aegon's attack of her and genuinely pities her, but she intimidates the girl into silence by noting that it would [[ShameIfSomethingHappened be a shame if people thought that her accusations against the future king were false]], while she [[BuyThemOff Buys Her Off]] and making her drink FantasyContraception to keep the secret. That said, we later see her going furious into her son's rooms to scold him harshly for what he did.

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* BlamingTheVictim: Discussed. Alicent knows good and well that Dyana was blameless in Aegon's attack of her and genuinely pities her, but she intimidates the girl into silence by noting that it would [[ShameIfSomethingHappened be a shame if people thought that her accusations against the future king were false]], while she [[BuyThemOff Buys Her Off]] and making makes her drink FantasyContraception to keep the secret. That said, we later see her going furious into her son's rooms to scold him harshly for what he did.
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** Minisculely for Aegon, in the books he refuses to let Helaena dance with Jace accusing him of trying to cuckold him. Here the two dance with no comment from Aegon.
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* DotingGrandparent: DownplayedTrope as it's just a FunnyBackgroundEvent, but ''Otto Hightower'', of all people, seems surprisingly sweet with his autistic granddaughter Helaena. He says "good" and smiles approvingly after she gives a very socially inappropriate toast. He claps proudly for her as she dances with Jace.

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* DotingGrandparent: DownplayedTrope as it's {{Downplayed|Trope}} to just a FunnyBackgroundEvent, but ''Otto Hightower'', of all people, seems surprisingly sweet with his autistic granddaughter Helaena. He says "good" and smiles approvingly after she gives a very socially inappropriate toast. He claps proudly for her as she dances with Jace.



* LousyLoversAreLosers: DiscussedTrope. When Aegon propositions Baela, he alludes to the idea that her betrothed Jace is bad in bed because he's a loser. He pairs this with VirginShaming of Jace.

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* LousyLoversAreLosers: DiscussedTrope.{{Discussed|Trope}}. When Aegon propositions Baela, he alludes to the idea that her betrothed Jace is bad in bed because he's a loser. He pairs this with VirginShaming of Jace.



* SuicideByCop: ImpliedTrope. Vaemond had to have known that openly calling Luke a bastard and Rhaenyra a whore would cost him his head, but realizing he has lost his case and will lose his family's seat to his cousin-in-law's illegitimate offspring, he decides to be DefiantToTheEnd. The behind the scenes video actually confirms this: he knew he was a dead man at this point and decided to die with his honor intact by not backing down.

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* SuicideByCop: ImpliedTrope.{{Implied|Trope}}. Vaemond had to have known that openly calling Luke a bastard and Rhaenyra a whore would cost him his head, but realizing he has lost his case and will lose his family's seat to his cousin-in-law's illegitimate offspring, he decides to be DefiantToTheEnd. The behind the scenes video actually confirms this: he knew he was a dead man at this point and decided to die with his honor intact by not backing down.

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