When House of the Dragon first introduced Ser Criston Cole, he seemed tailor-made for Tumblr fandom. He had the smoldering eyes, the humble backstory, the “sworn sword who maybe secretly feels things” energy, the hair. Despite not owning a dragon, he was one of the most eligible bachelors in George R.R. Martin's fantasy world. But midway through the first season, Fabien Frankel’s swoon-worthy hunk had devolved into the Westerosi poster boy for fragile masculinity. Cole wasn’t just a jilted ex; he was a bitter, bloodthirsty incel with a sword and a remarkably punchable face, a man who could use his personal vendetta to justify public executions with alarming ease. Entire corners of social media emerged just to catalog his war crimes, launching memes and Reddit threads and summoning circles dedicated to his on-screen demise.
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