I have to laugh at Jace bc wtf?😭

I was trying my hardest to sympathize, especially because the acting in the scene was very heartfelt, but his 180 on his own plan just has me scratching my head at the writers yet again. Like what were the writers thinking by having him literally PROPOSE this entire plan and then have a mental breakdown when his plan actually goes according to plan lmao.

Low born or not, anyone claiming dragons and having some Targaryen blood is gonna be a problem for succession and keeping the purity of the royal house. I would even think that the noble houses (which is what Jace wanted to cherry pick from) would be even more of a threat than the lowborn in this regard since they actually have the resources and diplomatic means (allies and the know-how to gain more) in order to lay claim to the throne. Imagine you’re a noble house, with lots of money and allies, in control of the biggest dragon in the world next to Vhagar, and the throne is right there.

I think his fears of being usurped are warranted, but it just feels hypocritical that he doesn’t raise the same concern for the nobility as he does the low born, especially given that he thought of this whole thing. Had this been Rhaenyra’s, or someone else’s plan, and he was simply made to go along with it, I’d have no complaints and would even praise this new facet of his character. But the convoluted way the writers went about it has made this new development feel a bit ridiculous… It’s a shame too because it was an amazing scene otherwise.

ETA: Okay so I think we’re just gonna have to agree to disagree. My biggest point is that the writers could’ve bypassed any convolution or nitpicking when it comes to this plot point by having Jace not be the person to suggest the dragonseed idea.

To me it just doesn’t make sense that no one mentions the very real possibility of a noble house (even one that’s aligned with them) feeling emboldened by the new found dragon power and challenging the throne once Rhaenyra dies, especially since all the houses in Westeros pretty much know he’s a bastard. If Jace and Rhaenyra brought it up at their initial dragonseed convo but brushed it off because of “classism and noble honor”, I’d be far more receptive to Jace bringing up the threat to his throne brought by these bastards. Cause at least then it’s not a matter of “Well, the characters just didn’t think about the implications of giving other noble houses (as Rhaenyra and Jace have both seen, house allegiances and vows mean jack shit when it really comes down to it. Power is the deciding factor) / random people the power of the second largest dragon in the world while a bastard is set to take the throne next.”