CORLYS VELARYON Deserved Better! 💔

To say that the portrayal of Corlys Velaryon missed the mark on the show would be an understatement for any book-fan who read 'Fire and Blood'. Even though I personally lean more towards Aegon II and the cause of the Green Faction, I still like many characters from the Black Faction in the book, and Corlys Velaryon is definitely one of them.

The issue isn't race-swapping the character more than it is the loss of his legendary personality and feats. The writers clearly didn't understand who Corlys Velaryon truly was, and it shows a lot on the tv show 'House of the Dragon'. Instead of portraying him as the iconic "Lord of the Tides" and the powerful "Sea Snake" - a man who was basically like a celebrity and a living legend in the eyes of the Westerosi - they instead decided to reduce him to a background character who has little depth and who barely does anything throughout the story. It's so unfortunate.

In this video, I delve into this topic and discuss a lot more clearly and critically.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 – Introduction
00:47 – Political Ambitions
03:10 – Relationship with Rhaenys
03:56 – Season 2 & Corlys’ Background
06:27 – The Impact of His Support
07:04 – Simplifying His Complexities
08:47 – What Do You Think???

ART CREDITS (by order of appearance)
• Corlys Velaryon the Sea Snake by Eve Venture
• Corlys Velaryon by ???
• The Velaryon Fleet via ‘Before the Dance: An Illustrated History with George R.R. Martin’ (   • Before the Dance: An Illustrated History w...  )
• Velaryon Fleet by Steffon Storm
• The Wedding of Rhaenys Targaryen and Corlys Velaryon by Tomasz Jedruszek
• Rhaenys Targaryen and Corlys Velaryon by chillyravenart