Amanda Weidensjö

***This review will contain spoilers*** I'm so infuriated with this episode. The episode itself was really good but the subject matter  got me really pissed off. I'm a strong independent woman that is a go-getter and doesn't wait for a man to approve my decisions nor do I need a man to dictate my life. I'm through and through a 21st century woman. So seeing men toss aside a woman's opinion or not holding her in high regard as far as worth pisses me off to no end. Poor Rhaenyra is the heir but yet she is still reduced to nothing but a cupbearer who should be seen and not heard. How the fuck can you be heir to all this crap and still not be invited into the conversation? Her father really put her at a disadvantage and continues to do so by allowing others like Otto Hightower say in front of the council that Rhaenyra would be better suited to do something else than have opinions about what is currently happening in the realm. As if her opinion doesn't matter. She i...

 ***This review will contain spoilers*** I wasn't religiously watching Game of Thrones but simply watching it here and there. The last season was definitely a letdown, especially, with how rushed it felt and the ending was less than desirable so I wasn't going to watch House of the Dragon. But with how much its grown in popularity and it being the #1 show right now I feel like I'm suckered in. And have to watch it and this time around I'll review each episode.  Opening Scene: Already starting off on who will be the ruler of the seven kingdoms and heir to the Iron Throne. The line of succession changes to Viserys because Rhaenys even though the eldest of Jaehaerys' grand children is but a woman and women are not meant to rule no matter which Universe; fictional or otherwise. Women are always seen as the weaker sex no matter how much we prove ourselves. What an injustice that is to women and seems to be a common theme throughout the episode.  Several times Rhaenys was...