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Harry Collett tells Pop Base what kind of king Jacaerys Velaryon would have been had he survived the Dance of the Dragons and ascended the Iron Throne: “Jace was born to be a good leader. He’s very smart politically and very much a people person and a people pleaser, sometimes [laughs]. He would’ve thought of the people of the realm first before anything else, and he would’ve only carried on with the drama if somebody else started it. He would never start the drama unless it involved his family. And we [Bethany Antonia] were saying if Jace and Baela made it to be king and queen, we’d have a live, laugh, love sign up in the castle and it would be very drama free. Which, to be fair, would probably be quite boring, so no one would ever make a show about it. But boring is safe. I think Jace would’ve made an amazing king, and it says it in the books too, and that’s why his death was very impactful.”

Rhaenyra calling Aegon a usurper is wild, considering Aegon arguably had the stronger claim to the throne by the succession customs of Westeros.