Rhaenyra’s religious fanaticism after the Gullet!

I know we all have our fair share of complaints about S2! I myself felt Rhaenyra was let down by the writers this year!

But, one aspect of her character that I found fascinating and was frankly surprised by is the whole obsession with the prophecy and religious fanaticism! She believes the Gods themselves chose her and even gave her new dragonriders!

However, the Gullet will be defining moment for her! After a brief period of feeling like a literal God, reality strikes hard and she loses her eldest and youngest sons in a single go!

Will this cause her to become disillusioned with the whole prophecy and “divine purpose” or do you think she’ll cling harder to it?

The latter will be scary but also a really interesting choice! Diving into the mindset of this woman who is slowly losing everything she holds dear but somehow justifies it all and keeps pushing because she thinks there’s a whole divine purpose to it!

I think overall this is more compelling than Rhaenyra’s decisions being driven by grief and vengeance!