... because we never saw a male Confessor child - Edit 1
Before modification by Aeryn at 08/06/2010 07:29:56 PM
The plotline wasn't in the books, but it was entirely consistent with the established mythology.
The fact that the male confessor child was allowed to live. That was never done in the books. The risk was considered too great to allow the child to live.
The way the TV show did it was actually quite faithful to Richard's character as they'd established it thus far.