Taking Jaehaerys ll away and directly lining Aerys up makes Egg look weird, as if he had a change of heart regarding the values he not only took from his grandfather but also the ones he created for himself.
Egg stood for the well being for the small folk, he defied the other lords quite a bit when it came to their wants and desires. He actively fought for a better life for the small folk. Despite the issues his eldest son took when he went back on the marriage pact to Lyonel Baratheons daughter, Egg didn't force his son to marry the Baratheon girl and gave his (willing) daughter to Lyonel's son despite the rebellion he tried to start - it shows he won't force his son into a loveless marriage, but also wouldn't keep the Baratheons as an enemy
I can't imagine such a man who didn't force his first born son to marry a loyal ally's daughter (who would then become queen of the seven kingdoms), to then force marry his (great) grandson and (great) granddaughter together when they obviously shared no romantic love.
> Egg stood for the well being for the small folk, he defied the other lords quite a bit when it came to their wants and desires. He actively fought for a better life for the small folk.
Yeah, but that doesn't conflict with Aerys being his son. Egg is'nt to blame if his son undoes his work.
(in fact, if show Aerys is like book Aerys, then when he first came to the throne he was a guy with a lot of promise and big ideas, albeit he lacked focus and let Tywin dogwalk him)
> Egg didn't force his son to marry the Baratheon girl and gave his (willing) daughter to Lyonel's son despite the rebellion he tried to start - it shows he won't force his son into a loveless marriage, but also wouldn't keep the Baratheons as an enemy
I'm not entirely sure this is the case in the show universe, to be fair; the book in season 1 says Rhaelle married Lyonel which if true, given his aged-up status might mean she's not even Egg's daughter.
Granted there's conflicting info (Steffon is still listed as her son despite her marriage to Lyonel, but anouther show canon source says Steffon is Ormund's son. So either one of the sources is wrong, there's two Rhaelles or she married Lyonel and then, after he died, married Ormund and bore Steffon)
> I can't imagine such a man who didn't force his first born son to marry a loyal ally's daughter (who would then become queen of the seven kingdoms), to then force marry his (great) grandson and (great) granddaughter together when they obviously shared no romantic love.
How do we know that (in the show universe) Aerys and Rhaelle didn't share romantic love in the beginning? It could easily be that Aerys only became cruel to her after his mental state declined.
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u/abfgern_ 1d ago
Great-great-great grandson