A few similarities have been made between beloved heroine Dany and her mad ancestors (mostly her insane pyro dad). This prompts some fears from me that she may turn out to be a villain instead of a hero which would be the show's biggest misdirect.
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| Savior or Destroyer? |
Side Note:
Since George R.R. Martin loves basing his story on history I can't help but feel he based the Targaryen tradition of wedding brother and sister off of the Ancient Egyptians. The Royal Family of Ancient Egypt would practice the tradition of incest (brother and sister, father and daughter, grandfather and grand-daughter, mother and son, nephew and aunt, etc.) to keep their blood "pure" as well as to keep the fortune in the family. However with in-breeding comes disease such as deformities, madness, and other genetic disorders. Though it's also true that Pharaohs could make the sons of their many concubines his heir (if no other heirs from his marriage survive) adding some new blood to the pool it still turns out to be a pretty shallow gene pool.
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| Yep, I'm alive. I'm the Unburnt duh! |
Savior?
Dany has shown from the beginning that she has a tender heart drawing people and bonding them to her. Dany is devoted to the people who serve her treating them like family because, well, they're the only family she has. She abhors violence unless it's necessary to show strength. She despises blood sports as well. Dany freed the slaves, abolishing the practice altogether. She inspires people.
Daenerys had a rough childhood and she could have grown up bitter but she still has a gentle heart though it may also be her greatest weakness as well as her greatest strength.
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| Burn it all down |
Destroyer?
The reason why I say her gentle heart could be her greatest weakness isn't because she trusts easily. It's that she has a hard time forgiving people even though it would make more political sense and that's perhaps some of the Mad King in her that could go against her.
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| Dany's got her "bitch" death stare on |
Yes, Dany burned and massacred slavers in Astapor but not all masters who own slaves are evil. Some were probably very kind and fair but we didn't see that. Dany told the Unsullied to kill every man holding a whip and every soldier and even though she commanded no child be harmed that hardly excuses her from such violence. Dany assumed that anyone who owned slaves was evil but as Jorah had said, "There is good and evil on every side."
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| Yes, Precious... |
I actually felt more sorry for Hizdhar zo Loraq. He was a nice guy who was trying to keep the peace, displaying himself a loyal citizen and subject; even though Dany openly showed her dislike of him, Hizdhar took it like a beaten dog. But you would say, "Dany made Hizdhar her ambassador and put him on her council." So? She still ignored half his advice. He knew Mereen and the people better than Dany who was basically an invader. He was right to open the fighting pits. Both former slaves and free citizens cheered at the blood shed. Dany may not have liked blood sports but the citizens did. Tyrion also decried the violence but again the crowd spoke for itself.
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| Mama's coming to take back the Iron Throne |
Dany may have a gentle heart but she also has violent tendencies. Tyrion, Jorah, and Ser Barristan had to talk her down quite a few times. Sometimes to no effect. Thankfully I think Tyrion will be a good influence on Dany to help stay her hand. Depending on who's telling the story Dany could be seen as a villain or a hero. Her army burns a farm to that farmer she is a villain. Given she has Dothraki who aren't known for their mercy I see whole towns and innocent people getting raped, murdered and enslaved. Dany may try to stop it but it's kind of what she promised them. Too early to tell if her foreign army will help or hurt Westeros. Here's hoping she's a savior...
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