@ColbyWhited Thank you! I also always loved the Greens and Blacks children. Unfortunately they were all victims of the adults in their lives and had their lives ruined for them. While there are some really evil characters like Otto, Larys, and even Viserys (with his selfishness and inaction). Many others were not so black or white. Even Alicent and Criston truly believed they were doing the same, both were deeply religious believers that could not handle the sins they committed and placed their guilt and righteousness on Rhaenyra. Was it right? No, but that's life, no one is perfect. As for Rhaenyra, even though I am Team Black, she is a selfish and spoiled person. No matter how much she truly loved them, her actions made her sons lives a living hell on earth. Was it all on her? Not really, her father neglected her most of her life in his search for a son and got her mother killed in the process, then proceeded to neglect his other children and joined Daemon in spoiling Rhaenyra. Rhaenyra was never punished for her actions, other than forcing her to marry Laenor.
However, at one point one needs to stop excusing their actions, Rhaenyra and Alicent grew and as horrible as their childhoods could have been, they were married women and mothers of many children. That's why I enjoy the many point of views, to show how each character makes excuses or justifies their actions. Lucerys/Jon especially sees that her new family is not perfect, she does not excuse Rhaenyra nor Viserys, mentally pointing out their faults. In The Dragon Queen I made Team Black as perfect and guilt free as possible, however, as I said before things are not black and white. Especially, in Westeros.