Rhetorical question, but I wanted to ask for comments:
It seems to me that the simple solution to the succession question is: Why didn't King Viserys propose a marriage between Laenor, Corlys Velaryon's son, and Rhaenyra? It combines the two houses, makes Corlys's son the future king, continues his lineage through Rhaenyra, those two are age appropriate, and allows him to marry whomever he wants to, or not. He isn't forced to marry a 12 year old (how old is he there...? 60-something?), doesn't turn to Rhaenrya's best friend Alicent, who also looks 15 (but is 9 years older in the book...? They look the same age... maybe 1 or 2 years older but...)
So I could ask what am I missing...? It just makes too much sense. But I already know the answer:
So much sense that I think this is Martin the Creative Writer Nonsense. He's just tossing a wrench into the machinery, even if it makes absolutely no sense whatsoever... just 'cause he loves to do that. That's it. So I already know what happens that starts the downfall of the Targaryens but... I don't want to put that here at this point...
But the one above (handling the succession) just annoys me.
Don't get me started on the last episode of GOT. Another senseless...