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Old 09-26-2022, 12:04 PM   #244
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Originally Posted by Inglewood Jack View Post
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.
There's more time jumps. I'm terrible with faces and probably wouldn't have known that Alicent was recast at all if not for the voice change and Rhaenyra's recasting. Rhaenyra's was more jarring but probably less so than having Milly Alcock playing some 40 year old.
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