Game of Thrones: The Mad Queen

I’m not going to post any spoilers.

I’ve been watching Game of Thrones with my wife since the first season. She loves the show and watching television shows together is part and parcel of being married. Neither of us have ever liked Daenerys Targaryen and so it was highly satisfying to be vindicated after all this time.

Ever since she burned down Astapor and tortured the slaveowners in Meereen, I have nicknamed her Social Justice Warrior Daenerys Targaryen. This couldn’t have ended any other way. It has been obvious to me for years that her character has been motivated by her own ego, not any sense of humanity. She is no different than her brother Viserys who was killed off in the first season.

Contrast the development of Daenarys’s character with her white knight Jorah Mormont or other White males like Jamie Lannister or the Hound who became more likable and sympathetic over time. Look at all the brown people who have ended up dying for her too from Kahl Drogo down to the present season.

Note: My favorite character in the show is Bran because he likes to sit back and chill. As a historian, he has become wise since he already knows everything.