Also, I've been reading a lot about the inherently sexist tropes D & D used to justify Daenerys' sudden snap into madness and I'm getting even angrier!
The woman who put her claim to the throne on hold for the slaves in Mereen and to help Jon fight against the Wights had her thirst for power turn her insane? Well, Stannis, burnt his daughter alive for the throne, but no one called him mad.
Also, her two Advisors claiming she's a bad queen because she won't listen to them. Tyrion has let Dany down time and time again and Varys was always a conspiring snake. Why on Earth should she listen to them????
The scene after the Long Night’s battle where she’s jealously watching Jon be praised for riding a dragon is dumb. Why wasn’t Missandei celebrating with her, or even Grey Worm or the Dothraki. They just wanted to paint her as some envious bitch
And finally, she’s lost everyone close to her so she becomes mad. Um, Daario is alive and well plus the people of Mereen love her. She has plenty more people she could turn to for affection if that’s what she needed.
Dany literally changed her dragons up after they burnt a child yet she had no problem murdering 1000s of people? She may be ruthless sometimes but it’s always been justified. Jon Snow hung a child who was manipulated to betray him, Tyrion used wildfire on his enemies and
strangled his old lover. Yet Dany is evil for crucifying slave masters, burning men who wanted to rape her and executing her enemies who refused to bend the knee. Miss me with that shit
Game of Thrones, a show where female characters face absurd amounts of sexual violence, ruined the most exemplary female character TV has seen in decades in the span of 2 episodes because “bitches be crazy 🤪" and "women too emotional😟" in a failed attempt of subversion
Rip Daenerys Stormborn of House Targaryen, you truly deserved better.
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