Tagged: GOT-S8E4

Episode 4

So, I thought I had some original ideas after the episode and wrote a lot of them down. Then I listened to the insta-cast and a third of my thoughts got covered. In the deep dive, you addressed nearly everything else. And I’m emotionally torn about this, but I think...

Two Cents For the Small Council

Who will sit the Iron Throne? Before she crosses the sea, Daenarys dreams that she is walking through the ruins of the Red Keep. She turns away to from the Iron Throne, and joins Drogo and her son in the afterlife. That dream foreshadows her death on the eve of...

S8 Ep4 Observations

This episode returned to the human connections after the battle. The Great Hall full of people, celebrating, laughing, drinking… and Dany is all alone! This room is RIFE with Sexism: Jon is lauded for the battle and riding Rhaegal; Dany did the same but she is ignored!! But more than...

GOT’s Only Empowered Woman Left

Hi guys, This episode had decidedly mixed reviews but what I couldn’t help but notice was the clear theme of female disempowerment in this episode. We have Dany getting increasingly isolated and questioned both publicly and privately. Is her sanity intact? There is Brienne of Tarth, a formerly celibate warrior...

A Key Point You Missed With Daenerys’s Arc…

Hi! Big fan of the On The Throne podcast, just wanted to share some thoughts about your discussion with Dany. You’re missing what I think is a key moment in her arc with violence – the scene where Viserys gets the golden crown. Jorah actually tells her to look away,...

Daenerys Doom Confirmed?

Shatters, I believe from the moment Dany headed to Westernos her plot line was sent into a terminal trajectory. Unfortunately for her it’s not her doing but a matter of the shows arc. We see her anxiety and frustration of all these groups of mostly strangers getting along with each...