Aerys I - A Character Study | Livestream

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[@walkywalker3210]

Great content as always. Please consider investing in some better streaming equipment, a little would go a long way in terms of audio quality and would be the icing on the cake!

[@NeilOB9]

Already thought of you as an clever man, now I know you’re a United fan it is clear that you are a true intellectual.

[@tedogg640]

A Bloodraven during his nights watch years I need that show

[@mattohara2123]

Gotta get your audio fixed. Love your videos. You are too good for such bad equipment!

[@LoneWolfOfHouseStark1989]

I love these videos but this one is impossible to listen too, please fix the audio for next time!

[@lucyfaire1980]

Am I crazy or is it every time that the Targaryen blood strays too far, something(or someone) "corrects" it, so that a more pureblood ends up on the throne. I am looking at you Bloodraven...

[@aegorbittersteel2154]

Justice for House Blackfyre rightfully Kings who again, and again, were killed with treachery.

[@candide6005]

Unfortunately the sound (from minute 5 on) makes it really hard to enjoy this time :( Great topic as always of course. Can't wait for Blood and Fire!

[@brig2630]

I would like to know more about Queen Aelinor Penrose. Did she do queen stuff like host feasts? Elena Targaryen married into house Penrose a generation ago but apparently George said there was no relation. I wish there was a blood relation between Aelinor and Elena

[@JervisGermane]

I was afraid I was going to miss this one. Apparently it was 6 months ago. I have a question, and I'll check to see if you covered it. If not, I'll come back and leave you another comment. What's with the complaints about the sound? I skipped around a few places to see what the problem was, but it sounds pretty much the same as these streams always do.

[@JervisGermane]

Well, you bounced all around it, but never quite hit it: I think the most intriguing possibility is that Aerys may have been more of a partner to Bloodraven than a puppet. I think of Hindenburg and Ludendorff in Germany after the First World War: Hindenburg the strong public face of the government with Ludendorff doing the real work almost unnoticed in the background. Aerys's position in the shadows seems to be self-selected. Maybe it's that he just didn't want to rule, as you say, but you wouldn't expect a king like that to occasionally overrule Bloodraven and assert his authority. Aerys not only steps in to save Bittersteel, but Bloodraven credits Aerys with the decision to keep Daemon II alive as well. Aerys keeps coming out to save the Blackfyres from Bloodraven. Perhaps both of them can see that the Blackfyres have a part to play in the future, one Bloodraven is determined to prevent and Aerys is equally determined to protect. We can see in the Mystery Knight that Bloodraven is capable of setting his ego aside for the sake of his plans, and takes some slander from Kyle the Cat without a lot of protest. Aerys also might also be willing to put up with people thinking badly of him when he knows there's good reason. As you said, we just don't have enough information. But much of the criticism of Bloodraven and Aerys come from characters who don't like them, and in George's writing that usually indicates it's more complicated than it appears. Having the kingdom in the hands of not one but two sorcerous rulers would certainly change our understanding of why things went the way they did during his rule.

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:D In Deep Geek. That's the name of the other channel, this is one is IDG live, so his livestreams/shorts aren't getting mixed with his longer videos