Tagged: GOT-S8E4

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...

Daenerys

Hey guys, Loved your deep dive this week. I know this is a late submission but still a thought I had worth sharing. When rematching 804 I realized that Dany had to suffer the deaths of Jorah and Meisande for her to ever begin the journey of truly becoming the...

Please Help Me Understand

Hello, I need to vent so please indulge my email. I’m a fan of the podcast and would love to hear your feedback. At this point in the series he show just reduced Missandei, who’s black, to a prop for Dany’s story. Adding insult: Missandei, a former slave, was literally...