I can't decide if the Rhaenyra and Alicent recastings were necessary. the real life age differences are smaller than they are on the show, and basically everyone looks the same (some good genes there Ser Criston) except of course Viserys being even more haggard. maybe if the princess and queen actually looked like teenagers to begin with like the Velaryon kids it would have made the effort worth it, but honestly they should have just done makeup or something instead.
off brand Littlefinger does have something to gain (i.e. Harrenhal) from killing his family, but I can't figure out how that helps Alicent. that's two people now dead that knew the truth for sure about Rhaenyra's kids. it made sense when Jon Arryn and Ned were put away since the Lannisters had something to hide, but I thought Alicent wants to expose them.
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