This is the best interpretation of what the writer's were TRYING to go for.

We should always pity victims of rushed writing

I think her character's ending on the show begs one of the most important questions out there : "How do you defeat a monster without becoming one?"

She just wanted to go home and in the process of her journey she lost herself. R.I.P Queen.

In the words of Stannis Baratheon, ‘A good act does not wash out the bad, nor does a bad the good.’

I always list Dany as one of my favorite GoT characters. Even after her turn, I still love her. Such a beautifully complex, complicated tragic villain.

I think also she completely bought into her brother's insistence that they were entitled to the throne and to be obeyed by all. In all fairness, it could be argued that she was brain washed from an early age to believe this and things we're taught from early childhood die hard.

"Though she has fallen, Daenerys Targeryan has to fly" made me tear up more than series finale. This sentence should be canon.

I feel like this rly is what her character is about. Its not rly shown well in this season tho, which is a pity

Daenerys is imo the most tragic character in GoT. I understand why she went mad. Feeling alone in the world can bring the worst parts of ourselves. But , that said Emilia Clarke did a fantastic job throughout the entire series. She did inadvertently break the wheel like she wanted to. It's just sad she can't see it.

Great analysis. I don’t see this as controversial at all. This is exactly how I saw it. She is the ultimate grey character. Tragically beautiful.

This is an adept and humane analysis of the literary character, Daenerys Targaryen, as the tragic hero she is. What a sadly sweet pleasure to watch. Very well done, thank you..

Daenerys Stormborn did fly higher than the wind and in our hearts, she's still riding Drogon. The Mother of Dragons, the Last Targaryen... the Tragic Kind Queen.

Her major flaw was her entitlement to rule others in Westeros. She didn't realize her ideas of the throne had become outdated because she grew up in Essos and had become a foreigner as Westeros had moved on. Instead of understanding the current state of Westeros and its politics, she attempted to impose her vision of herself as a heroine without realizing that her family name had lost a great deal of credibility due to her father. She can still take the Throne if she wants but cannot expect to be loved for it immediately because people don't know her. In other words, she shouldn't have tried to play it diplomatically by not attacking King's Landing immediately. She should have just done it with a minimum amount of destruction and loss of life and then went on to trying to help people in the capital. Not attacking and then attacking later like a maniac was not a good thing. Attacking immediately after Cersei blew up the sept would have been much better as Cersei was clearly viewed as a tyrant in the capital and around Westeros. Then she could have helped the North and helped the people fight against the White Walkers and gained credibility as a queen that saved the realm.

We should pity Daenerys for being slaughtered by bad writing.

She will forever be my favorite character ever 🐲🔥👑

The most useful tool to understand how she was set up to fail in my eyes, is comparing her circumstances to Jons. The characters are very similar in nature, but their chances very much are not. Both basicly just want to help people and dream of a home they are denied. Both sacrefice a lot for their goal of helping and doing the right thing and get discredited for it as it is read differently, but still they turn out very differently. Jon is raised by Ned Stark, one of the most honorable men present in the story, he grows up in close kinship with Robb and utterly adored by Arya so he knowes love and support dispite Cats every ambition to deny him both. He gets educated in what makes a good leader and men, but his bastard status keeps him humble to a point. Later on he always finds a mentor or guide who fills blank spots in his development, tyrion, the old bear, master aemon, the halfhand, mance, ygritte, they all teach him something that make his understanding of the world more well rounded, developes his empathy skill and helps him overcome misconceptions. He also is never truely alone, with first his siblings but later his friends in the watch, ygritte and in the show tormund and davos stepping in after he left his family. Dany on the other hand has as a role model and mentor viserys . . . great, is always surrounded by people who just want to use her, gets loaded up with insane expectations, Jorah has the hots for her, for she looks like his ex, the slaves regard her as a godess on earth . . . she gets worshiped, but not loved for who she is, only for what she could be for them . . . basicly, she has no support systhem and never had one. this difference is extreamly clear in the scene where Tormund drunkenly praises Jon, beeing physicly all over him. He is not afraid of Jon, he respects him, he would follow him into death, but he does not fear him, Jon is not some untouchable entity to worship for him, but a friend he loves dearly. Dany is not just envious of Jon being called a true king in that scene, she is utterly alone and broken hearted over that display of love and devotion as something she never experienced and has no clue of how to gain. Jon is her lover, but he never apeared as happy and open with her, as he does there with Tormund . . . Then there is the thing that she is bonded to a dragon, a solatary apex predator, he is bonded to a wolf, a highly social creature, very similar to a human. He is outbreed, she is double inbreed, both of her brothers and her father went mad, the likelyhood that she has not gotten the genetic inclination for doing so too is increadably low, she never had a home, went through terrible trauma without suficient support and got encouraged to lose it by Viseryses upbrnging, Dothraki cruelty, Quaithes urging to become the dragon . . . . she was set up to fail, not because she is evil, naturaly a worse person or anything like it, but everything went wrong for her

Bran warged Daenerys mad and then got Throne for himself... that was all his evil master plan

“She ends up becoming a tyrant to rid the world of tyrants.” Thank you! There’s nothing wrong with an idealist. She needs to be surrounded by people who offer different perspectives and support her instead or betraying her.

Olenna was right You shouldn't listen to clever man Dany would be already had the throne if she didn't listen to tryion

I assume this was George R. R. Martin's intent when handing off the idea to D&D, but the execution was just awful.

She didn’t succumb to madness. She succumbed to grief and there’s a difference

I am happy about this video and she is my favourite character because of her complexity. Below are my thoughts on her and it suits more towards her book character. Daenerys as a character is someone who believes she is special and is destined to greatness. She believes in destiny and she believes she is the one destined to right what she feels as wrong around the world. Her doing the impossible by birthing the dragons and surviving the fire only made her believe she is the "one". But it is also complex that she was given powerful destructive weapons to her and she is often tempted to use it to take the easy way. Her Essos arc is about how she struggles between her desire to right the wrongs and her impatience to not take it the easy way with fire and blood. In the Dothraki sea her temptation to use fire and blood wins and she gains the Dothraki who worship power behind her. This is how she becomes the conqueror ready to take Westeros. Westeros and the Iron Throne is her obsession because it is the only remnant of her family. She is repeatedly brainwashed by her brother and their hosts that they have to reclaim it. Her brother died in desperation for the same purpose and as the last Targaryen she made it her purpose. Her birthing dragons made her believe she got them for this purpose. For her Westeros is an idealistic dream, a place where she thought she belonged after spending her childhood running between cities under the mercy of other people. And it is Westeros that became her downfall. She has to face the harsh reality of her dreamland. How she is not welcome there. How she is not the Savior queen she thought she would be. How she is seen as an invading conqueror, the daughter of the mad King. She felt unloved and unwelcome. She is prevented from taking the easy way to throne by her advisors. They delay her destined path. Then comes Jon who is her parallel in this side of the sea. A person who achieved as greater things as her. A man who came back from death. She sees him as her equal. She admires him and falls in love with him. Then it slowly dawns to her that he is not an equal but a better replacement to her. He is what everything she wanted to be in Westeros and Westeros would cast her down for him. Her faith in her destiny shatters and she starts losing everything she holds dear and started losing her mind too. Now the only thing that remains with her is "fire and blood". She uses it and get what she wanted only to die in the hands of the man who she loved. It is a better end for her because the throne is an empty promise which wouldn't have given her happiness. She lost everything that made her a person to reach it. Perhaps death was the thing that freed her from the path she was forced into. And that is the tragedy of Daenerys Targaryen.

I agree on the lack of set up for anything. They needed a full 13 episodes to make all this stuff make sense.

From William Blake’s poem, a perfect fit for Daenerys Targaryen. While destroying a tyrant she became a tyrant herself ‘The hand of Vengeance found the bed To which the purple tyrant fled; The iron hand crush’d the tyrant’s head, And became a tyrant in his stead.’ William Blake (1757-1827). The Poetical Works. 1908. The Pickering MS. The Grey Monk ‘I DIE, 1 I die!’ the Mother said, ‘My children die for lack of bread. What more has the merciless tyrant said?’ The Monk sat down on the stony bed. The blood red ran from the Grey Monk’s side, His hands and feet were wounded wide, His body bent, his arms and knees Like to the roots of ancient trees. His eye was dry; no tear could flow: A hollow groan first spoke his woe. He trembled and shudder’d upon the bed; At length with a feeble cry he said: ‘When God commanded this hand to write In the studious hours of deep midnight, He told me the writing I wrote should prove The bane of all that on Earth I love. ‘My brother starv’d between two walls, His children’s cry my soul appalls; I mock’d at the wrack and griding chain, My bent body mocks their torturing pain. ‘Thy father drew his sword in the North, With his thousands strong he marchèd forth, Thy brother has arm’d himself in steel, To avenge the wrongs thy children feel. ‘But vain the sword and vain the bow, They never can work War’s overthrow. The hermit’s prayer and the widow’s tear Alone can free the world from fear. ‘For a tear is an intellectual thing, And a sigh is the sword of an Angel King, And the bitter groan of the martyr’s woe Is an arrow from the Almighty’s bow. ‘The hand of Vengeance found the bed To which the purple tyrant fled; The iron hand crush’d the tyrant’s head, And became a tyrant in his stead.’

I love hearing other people's insights over opinions.

If only you were a writer instead of D&D.

3:48 Practically repeat of her brother Viserys' season 1 lamentation over Dany being accepted as Khaleesi by the Dothraki while he could not obtain their respect.

This was the reason I never wanted her to go mad. I never wanted her to commit such attrocities because I related so deeply to her idealism. It felt as though the story of Daenerys Targaryen was showing me how my idealism, even though it's what makes me who I am, will leave me ending in a tragedy.

Salute for not backing down on the so called controversial topics👍

She's the only part of Game of thrones I pay attention to. From the very first episode I saw her has that character who had to struggle to either control her destiny or be controlled by it and I have no issues with how things ended

It is a keen insight on Daenerys. She reminds me of all idealistic revolutionary leaders such as Mao and Stalin who came to power as liberators of the oppressed, but ended up becoming oppressors under the name of making a better world.

Masterful. I’m such a fan of these video essays you produce. Daenerys has been by far my favourite for exactly all of these reasons. I see so much of myself in her (tho I don’t think quite so “mad” I’m emotionally conflicted quite frequently and very idealistic about the world based on my own experiences. Objectivity seems nearly impossible to me.) Thank you for the videos you make. I’ve actually been going through the worst case of mourning for a fictional character I’ve ever experienced because I was swept up in relating to the oppressed girl sold and raped, etc... then getting dragons and fucking up her enemies. It’s like she inspired me cos I can relate and completely understand. I guess the scary thing is thy I could see myself following the same path in the same circumstances. I just can’t see myself killing innocent people like she did. But otherwise I feel it.

Without her idealism she would be the Night Queen.

This is so brilliant it makes me even more sad that the last two seasons were written so lazy and rushed. Thank you.

You've clearly thought more about this than the show runners

YES YES AND YES. thank you, spot on. Enjoying your intelligent analysis of this complex ideology.

This has quickly become one of my favorite channels. The eloquence, thought and care that is so obviously put into every one of your videos is so refreshing. Unlike a lot of other channels, your videos give us something to really think about and digest. I always look forward to seeing a new video notification from you. Thank you.

The problem is that they portrayed her ruthless behavior in previous seasons, not as senseless but agenda driven. She locked her dragons after the terrifying thought that one of them killed an innocent child. I hope in the next episode we get a better explanation why she attacked innocent civilians after the city surrendered. There were rarely any signs of madness before episode 4 and 5, and it feels rushed.

this was an excellent video on Daenerys. There's something evocative of Macbeth about her story, as her ambition is what drives her into moral depravity. It's not that I object to this dark turn for her character, but rather how lazily it was presented in the show.

i feel so much better about GOT now after watching this. thank you. it was well explained and well put together.

GRRM wrote Daenerys in Essos, he hasn't written Daenerys in Westeros. If GRRM had finished Winds of Winter, the show story would have been more Satisfying!

I saw the same things that you did while reading the books but I always assumed that she would win the iron throne and discover that she was ill-suited for ruling a place like Westeros so she would end up abdicating the Iron throne to return to Essos where she knows she can do some good. That's been my prediction for years. She should have stayed and ruled in Essos.

Honestly, this is so true. So many people are like "I hated hee by the end" and I'm over here like "I want to cry for her...all that work and dreaming was futile and she became what she wanted to rid the world of." It's TRAGIC

honestly such an amazing insight into Dannys character! bravo gud sir loved your editing and opinions

Dude this is quickly becoming one of my favorite GoT channels, like right behind IdeasOfIce&Fire. Keep it up Yez, in my opinion you deserve more traffic & views coming your way brotha. It is known.

Let's be real. If Dany had started with the Red Keep and slowly burner her way out, forcing the people out of the city. Many would still view Dany as the hero. Then Dany could slowly descend into madness once she finds out sitting on the Iron Throne does not bring her happiness or peace of mind. Forcing others to act. Her decent into madness was forced and rushed.

"You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain." Her idealism was essentially her ultimate Achilles Heel that leads to her downfall. The greatest thing about her is her determination and strong will to keep fighting, no matter the cost. I think if she had approached her journey to Westeros differently and actually plan a strategy to earn the loyalty of the people rather than demand it, as so many other rulers have before her, things might have not gotten out of hand as fast as they did. From early childhood, being raised by her obsessive and delusional older brother, she had likely been brainwashed to believe her blood and name gave her entitlement to the throne and the people of Westeros. No one can deny her struggle, pain, and how hard she had to work to overcome every obstacle in her path, like most of the characters in this series. Yet, no one could ever justify the horrible actions she has taken since the moment she arrives in Westeros all because of her past. Burning and crucifying slave masters is extreme but obviously deserved, I don't like anyone would argue otherwise, but these weren't slave masters, they were families and little children. Remember in a previous season she chained and locked away her own dragons, who were her children, simply because of the burnt a single child to death? Where was that Daenerys at while she was murdering children her self? I feel she lost herself trying to achieve her goal and forgot the girl she used to be. In her paranoia that everyone would be betraying her, she inadvertently causes that very betrayal. I understand her fear regarding Jon because it doesn't matter if he didn't want the Throne, he had the better claim and he had the love of the people, at least in the North, and based off of the politics in Westeros that is a justifiable reason to be fearful. The only problem is she never stopped to consider how Jon's heritage could work in her advantage. She had become so obsessed with believing she was the only real justice in the world that she somehow didn't realize how Jon was essentially the physical unity between House Stark and House Targaryen. Through his parent's their houses are united in marriage, and through him, in blood. If Dany wanted to retain the North, simply marrying Jon, who shared a mutual love for her, would've effectively ended the tension. Sansa may have not been happy, but with an honorable Stark king beside an (occasionally questionable) just queen, she would've relented eventually (I'm talking before Dany burned King's Landing) It also seems like she has a lack of understanding about how things work in Westeros. Did she expect she'd simply show up in Westeros and everyone would fall at her feet like the Dothraki and Unsullied, and she'd be handed the Throne after a couple battles? If she has really been paying attention to what her advisors, many of who were actually raised in Westeros and held a deeper understanding of it's political and social complexities, should've known better. Her brutal and direct style of warfare works well in Essos because the Dothraki only answer to power, and they are a war driven society, just like in Slaver's Bay were the strongest and most powerful are the most respected. She is a natural commander and warrior (one of the few Queens who can actually use a damn sword), but having the Charisma to command soldiers and lead men into battle doesn't necessarily translate into having the tactfulness, sociability, and pragmatic thinking to lead a Kingdom. She also over the seasons seems to have lost whatever little ability she had to listen to anyone but herself. Aside from Olenna (and I don't think Epsidoe 5 is what she meant when she said to be a Dragon), and occasionally others, she doesn't really listen to what her advisors are telling her. She'd rather listen to her own inner voice and make decisions based on what she thinks is best as opposed to listening to what others have to say, despite them being more experienced and knowledgeable. The best leaders are those who listen to those who know more than them, especially when they disagree. No good leader ever did well by surrounding themselves with a bunch of "Yes" men that only say what they want to hear. Even when her closest advisors had the balls to confront her about her actions, she either dismissed them or ignored them, like a petty child who doesn't want to be told "No". History is the legacy we leave behind and it is the only thing to give legitimacy to our existence. Our history is all that is left of us. History remembers not only who takes the Throne but how they do it. She doesn't understand that. You can't just burn down everything in your way and expect people are going to be grateful for it. That's something she should've considered before allowing her emotions to rule her judgment in this episode. All in all, I've been rooting for her since the beginning but even then I had some idea she'd fall down the path many leaders like her have. I hoped she wouldn't make those same mistakes but I suppose that's the route writers chose to take her character down. To be honest we should've seen this coming. She had said from the beginning she would take back what was "stolen" from her in "Fire and Blood", and she did exactly that. Those people in King's Landing were already dead the moment Cersei brought them into the city. Starvation from a siege, Wildfire, or Dragonfire, anything they chose would've killed many if not all, so those people were dead before they even knew it. She also could've focused the Dragonfire around the Keep where Cersei was and the outer portion of the city. Leaving many areas safe for civilians. I'd imagine she has a pretty damn good view of the city from Drogon, so I'd think to be able to tell apart where the majority of the soldiers were versus the common people wouldn't have been too hard. She could've given her men orders to attempt evacuation and told the people if they leave they will be spared. She knew what Arya was capable of and that she was an expert assassin since she was able to kill the fucking Night King, so obviously, she could've sent her in on a mission to kill Cersei, which she was always planning to do (only the crumbling and burning city stopped her). The entire damned thing could've been avoided. Also, why not bring Messandei on Drogon with her, instead of putting her on a ship, that could be taken out in the war? She was her closest advisor and friend, if anyone should've been able to ride a dragon beside her it's Messandei. Even if you play a somewhat devil's advocate in Dany's favor, there are still so many ways this mess could've been averted, and even before King's Landing, so many was she could've inspired love and loyalty not fear. At her core, the only way she knows how to lead is through force. That's how she has done things from the beginning. She would've been better off to make her home in Essos and never sailed the Narrow Sea. If she hadn't however, the White Walkers might have taken over all of Westeros and Cersei would still be on the Iron Throne. For better or worse, she had a major role to play in shaping the world of Game of Thrones, and hopefully, her legacy will be remembered as more than simply a Mad Queen who lived by "Fire and Blood" but a complex and dynamic person trying to achieve what has never been done before and in the end was only human and is the prime example of how power can corrupt even the purest of hearts with the purest of intentions. This season overall has seemed a little rushed, and without spoiling anything, I am still very pleased with where the story has ended. I understand why many might not be but we weren't ever going to get a pleasant and happy, feel-good, fairytale ending that would've made everyone happy. If you think that this is one of those fantasy worlds, you haven't been paying attention to what Game of Thrones really is about.

What happen to Daenerys is called Enantiodromia - from Carl Jung's psychological terminology. To avoid falling into Enantiodromia one must value both opposites - Exactly what she failed to do - being highly ideologically "right" and "good". Enantiodromia is psychological transformation that can be very quick. Because It is not about "gaining power" - but rather about switching polarities.

Your video made me tear up about my favorite character where her death scene was just flat to me :(

Great video...and yes I think this was what DD were going for....but I think Dany was unconscious of using class consciousness as a TOOL to mobilize the masses for power....as if she was a total power tripper...no... Her show arc in the beginning was painting her as having empathy, having the power to SAVE lives as she herself became stronger and wanted to take what was hers. She has earlier scenes of actually enjoying being around children, the lower classes, slaves, etc. She was painted as genuine...not pretending to like them like Margaery.

Wow i have watched so many reviews and inside videos of the character analysis , but truly you have done a great work explaining in depth analysis of danny . You did justice to her character . She is a tragic hero not a villain . She is my favorite character . Thankyou for this video 👍🏼...

Much better video. Too bad the writers didn't do a good job building up to her madness.

this brought me to tears. her fall broke my heart but this video helped me so much.

It is quite tragic, that Dany was seen as foreigner both in Essos and in Westeros. Somehow I do think that she was more Essosi than Westerosi. Yes, she was raised by Viserys, who taught her about the faith of the seven, Westerosi history and it’s customs. But she knew it only from him and sailors she met in the ports of free cities. She doesn’t dream about the chambers of Dragonstone, which she doesn’t even remember, she dreams about lemon trees and a house with the red doors. She is more familiar to Volantene red priests or Braavosi moon singers that septas and septons. Among Dothraki she wasn’t one of them, but in Qarth she was seen as a savage horselord. It would’ve been best for her if she married some Volantene noble or a Sealord of Braavos...

I loved this video describing Daenerys instead of the usual comparing Jon and Daenerys.

You don't see the dead and horror when you're on a dragon burning everything. It's the same as modern warfare bombing from planes. War vets have said the same. It's a statement about war, not just the character of Dani. Part of the whole of the story. The more time goes by, I'm not as opposed to the last episode as I was watching it. But if only Dani could have met maester aemon....

Beautiful!! I loved it! I wish the writers could be that sensitive towards her.

I've just found your channel and I absolutely loved the last video you did. But this speaks to my heart and puts it into words better than I think I could

This was well put together. Dope video. Thanks for sharing.

Your videos are really brilliant, taking the lessons from this great show to a whole new, higher level, and greater depth (to mix metaphors). You and In Deep Geek are the two best there are on this program as far as I am concerned. So, take the criticism or controversy you mention at the start of this video in stride.

Awesome vid! Love the format !

Like a football player, that runs the ball 99 yards, only to drop the ball on the 1.

You made an excellent case for Dany. I may watch episode 6 afterall. (This season was still rampant with lazy writing).

Damn finally a video on this platform talking about the actual story! Glad I found your channel.

Loved it !! Sorry I found your channel so late ... Classy analysis 😘 👋👋👋👋

Sweet Christmas...this was amazing! How on Earth is THIS the first time I've come across your segments!? I love this so much that I'm going to share it on FB!

I like this interpretation of Daenerys best of all I’ve seen. She’s not mad like her biggest critics say nor is she a messiah like her biggest stans seem to see her as. She’s someone with a dangerous ideology that does want to see a better world but is also outwardly destructive and self destructive as well.

Wow, I don't despise her as much anymore... Ok. I accept this video.

Her story is so sad. 😭

One of if not THE best analysis videos regarding Dany's fall from grace. Seriously. Liked and subscribed. Can I just add, (in the books) the more Dany grew in power the more she would repeat her own inner mantra: if I look back, I am lost. So after the burning of kings landing, shes trying to justify it not only to others, but also herself. Shes come so far, lost too much to regret. I kept thinking about it during the finale. When she was pleading to Jon about remaking the world, I kept imagining that mantra playing on repeat in her head: If I look back, I am lost.

"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." (Nietzsche) I've been waiting for a sensible video like this! Great work.

Beautiful just beautiful. You've done it again. I am so impressed and entertained.

Just wanted to thank you for having given me some closure and understanding at the end of all of this. You are very eloquent and knowledgable, great interpretation and explanations.

This is fantastic, very well done and explained, same as your other videos I've just been binge watching! New sub :)

I loved how Dany'd speech to Jon about how the northeners loved him but no one in Westeros Loved her was reminiscent of Viserys realizing that the Dothraki loved Dany and nobody loved him, right before he died

Traitors??? Tyrion just help his beloved brother and with a good intentions positive to daenerys to. Varys yes, But he told her that incompetence shouldn't be rewarded with blind loyalty and it was "Treason" because in reality it's just a fact that jon is the trur heir and better option. She should know it and let him be king and help him, rule together and they could continue the targaryen dynasty. But no, she thought that if she can't be the savior no one can. She helped to defeat the night king for the lands she wants to rule, she asked to jon to kneel. She didn't do enough to deserve the affect or respect of westerns. All the mistakes of his advisers was only that, the final desition is hers. A lot of times blaming others for her errors.

The best video I have watched (and I’ve watched a lot) that breaks into her character and lets you look at her objectively. I’m so excited for tonight. The ultimate tragic heroine

This is the first video of yours that I have seen. Really good. I liked and subscribed. I can't wait to go back and see your other videos.

I feel like through this video you're exploring sentiments and intricacies that will be unveiled within the last two books. Really enjoyed this video.

A perfect video essay. Thanks for sharing it. A nice reminder before the show that King's Landing was a double tragedy.

No dream is impossible. Afterall,she died after claiming the Iron Throne. Respect the Queen.

You're the only youtube personality right now, who isn't bashing the series to hell every week for click bait. Thank you for taking your time for these well thought out videos. Also D&D could've used you xD

I think Emilia Clarke deserves an Emmy for this year especially for episode 5 and 6 that speech gave me chills

“... to reach the Unreachable Star!!”🎶🔥 😘

Honestly, The best and most refreshing take on this season. I know people hate it but the seeds are there. loved this!

Thank you for your review of Daenerys Targaryen. A few tears came down at the end of your video. Remembering Dany.

OMG you had me at "class consciousness." Just subbed in the first two minutes of running into this video. Broey Deschanel did a really substantive essay about Daenerys as a tragic idealist which is worth watching as well, but in your introduction when you said you were even going to include the *spiritual* critique I knew this was going to have the depth I've been seeking on this topic. How you crammed all that into 13 mins is amazing.

Wow. Thank you! Reminds me of The Allegory of the Cave, Plato. This video has helped me through the mental plague season 8 has bestowed upon me. I’ve been mentally lost about this season. Thirteen minutes and five seconds of video has calmed my soul. I got too emotionally invested in the show that I couldn’t understand why this season felt disappointing. Just keep making videos, if you piss people off your doing something right. Create what you want unapologetically. Thank you ♾

You are very clear and thorough in your analysis, I really like the way you present your thoughts. Thank you.

I'm so glad and grateful that I found this change! This breakdown is the best explanation of the fullest character of Dany. I'm going back to listen to all of your videos. Amazing work and thank you!! I'm a very happy new subscriber.

This was Incisive and very well explained! Thank you for the clear analysis, this was my interpretation too, only I don't think I'd have been able to express her tragic arc quite as well! This leaves me a little bit more content with the finale :D

Thank you! I've never liked her much since she started taking cities. She had this unrealistic ideology. The only thing that changed my mind was Varys putting trust in her. Because I actually trusted Varys's judgment.

This is a fantastic explanation. Incredible job. I think you really nailed everything the writers were going for. This will be the video I show to my friends.

This was an excellent analysis! Thanks for the hard work, definitely subscribing.

you did an amazing feat here making sense of the travesty of her character arc, tyvm

You Sir are a deep thinker and a scholar when it comes to analyzing what it REALLY means to, “Play” The Game of Thrones! Well done!!!

Even though season 8 has certainly shortchanged GoT's potential, I believe the nuances in characters & circumstances are still present and shouldn't be outright dismissed in response to their lackluster execution.

It's like you read my mind and could feel what was in my heart. You've verbalised exactly my thoughts and feelings. GRRM said he wants us to grieve for his characters, I'm certainly doing that for Daenerys.

Thank you for making the series better in retrospective!