masculinity - rhaenyra targaryen

[@Ardelin_]

maaan* like the way rhaenyra gets it coming and going, the stifling expectations of femininity and the corrosive expectations of masculinity- *in multiple sense,

[@mycomputerissad]

such a good comment u made my edit sound smart hahahaha

[@Ardelin_]

@@mycomputerissad The avoidance of Daemon is kinda noticeable given that 'having sex like a man' is a theme in her story and the song and that man is specifically Daemon. 🤔

[@mycomputerissad]

@@Ardelin_ i mean it’s more the fact that she has multiple sexual partners, “like a man”. women aren’t supposed to do that, but men can do whatever they want.

[@gh0st_b0yfriend]

I cannot stop watching this. It's so perfect in so many ways. The way the song is written and sung by a man but perfectly applies to a female character, played by a non-binary actor, is so interesting. The way she was always too boyish to be a proper princess and then isn't man enough to be a monarch. The way it sits in conversation with the labour video of Alicent and shows how they are on two different sides of the gender roles of their society, and how it puts them at odds. Alicent from her prison of traditional womanhood, where every moment of every day is sacrifice in the service of others, sees Rhaenyra as maddeningly free, as shirking her duty in a way that spits in the face of everything that Alicent has been told she had to devote her life to. But meanwhile Rhaenyra is walking this impossible knife's edge of her own discordant gender roles, trying to fulfill her own duties - be the son her father wanted, the King her country needs, wife, mother, lover, friend, true to herself, and not quite meeting anyone's expectations, failing in everyone's eyes in different ways. And meanwhile I feel like there's hints in the video (and in the show) of their romantic feelings towards each other, and how gender plays into that in complicated ways. Rhaenyra's not man enough to be Alicent's husband, and not woman enough to be her friend, and I don't even know which part Alicent's more upset about, or if she knows.

[@mycomputerissad]

THIS COMMENT MEANS SO MUCH!!! thank you for taking the time to watch my edit and comment your thoughts omg… ur so right 🫶🫶🫶

[@losersweepers.]

This is so good! I love the music and I love the atmosphere you've created with this one! So good!!!

[@mycomputerissad]

thank you so much!!!! that means al lot ong

[@queenmotheralicent]

this is so tremendously beautiful. you're the best house of the dragon edit maker there is. you have such a deep understanding of how these characters and the world they live in works, it's genuinely impressive. plus you're a d*emon hater which I can totally relate to lmao, can't stand his ass.

[@mycomputerissad]

thank you so much oh my god😭😭 that genuinely means so so much 🫶🫶

[@alexia5366]

That was powerful! thanks for the warning lights

[@mycomputerissad]

thank you!! and ofc!! i wasn’t sure if they would actually be triggering, but better safe than sorry

[@corinnae.7877]

Omg the quality! And the song choice, another one to add to my playlist. I don't really like Rhaenyra, this video is just so beautiful.

[@mycomputerissad]

thank you!!! and riiiight the song is so good

[@clairerob_]

This is so so so good🔥🔥🔥

[@mycomputerissad]

thank you!!!!

[@MsDi-db3rt]

Музыка попала в яблоко. Отлично сделано, молодец. Силы и музы Вам)

[@mycomputerissad]

💗💗💗 thank you!!!

[@mehrasa3892]

I don't know if this song was about being trans or being a woman, either way I'm literally crying

[@xoxo7207]

i really hate Rhaenyra, but this video is really beautiful and song fits her perfectly! Viserys really set her up for failure.

[@mycomputerissad]

he did… and i hope she’ll realise that!!!

[@OctaviaJemima]

What song is this?

[@mycomputerissad]

masculinity by lucky love

[@OctaviaJemima]

Thank you ❤