The Blood Of The Dragon Rises From The Pyre
If you follow my FB page you will learn I love "Game Of Thrones"-and whereas I find the series to be very enjoyable, I am particularly taken with Dany-The Khalissie of the Drothaki Tribe. And by taken I mean outside of my total girl crush, I loved the way they wrote her character to grow while ensuring her heart remained in the same the place-she shows compassion towards the slaves, she has risked a great deal to relieve suffering from some of the pillaging. Oh and she's fireproof. Seriously.
When I first saw her, I saw her potential-the wide violet eyes, the slender, innocent delicate build-a virginal woman who lived in fear of her brother who often referred to himself as "The Dragon". Drogo, "bought" Dany as his wife-but in a twist of fate, Visarys discovered that rather than finding himself with a proper army-as promised-his sister became loved by the Dothraaki's fearless leader-that wasn't supposed to happen. Dany in turn took the respectful way of learning her new people's way, earning loyalty from her inner circle of attendents by showing kindness towards them-and they were so grateful they never viewed it as a weakness. Her husband-a man she originally was terrified of proved instead to be a man who considered her as an equal, offering her the ability to have a say in things-lovingly calling her his "Moon". Some Dothraki shunned this, others embraced it.
SPOILERS-so if you haven't seen the season finale, don't say I didn't warn you. So there.
Dany makes a deal with a witch she saved. This witch-instead of returning the compassion shown by Dany instead tricks her into "saving" Drogo's life, rendering Dany's "Sun and Stars" a body that lived and breathed, but had no spirit-at the cost of her unborn's son life-a son who had been foretold to "mount the world" and unite all the lands. Taking responsibility, Dany ends her beloved's cursed existence, ties the witch responsible to the funeral pyre and lays the 3 dragon eggs she had recieved for her wedding to Drogo into his pyre. Then-the once shy girl whose brother slapped her around and treated her like a piece of cattle-boldly WALKS INTO THE PYRE-after freeing the slaves, promising protection and rewards for those who stayed. Some left. Others stayed, including her innder circle. Not sure if this was loyalty of plain curiousity-however those who stayed got a vision of a lifetime-turns out Dany has been "The Dragon" all along-she noted when Drogo "crowned" her brother with molten gold that "he was no Dragon. Fire cannot kill a dragon"-we also saw while she was holding one of the dragon eggs in a fire her concerned servent went to remove it and was burned while Dany was not. Her companion and protecter-a loner referred to as "the Traitor" kneels upon what he sees-Dany, slowly rising from the ashes with 3 dragons loyally clinging to her naked, soot covered body. The remaining Dothraki realize at that moment who they are dealing with and immediately kneel. Dany is the key to ending the madness. It was one of those great moments in TV that one doesn't see often. And very much worth it.
Meanwhile in Kings Landing-Sorsa learns that aside from being a whiney, snitty bitch, Goffrey is also a serious pyschopath. Even his mother notes the madness of his decision to behead her father. You beheaded her father and yet still point out you get to marry her and oh you plan on having babies with her as soon as she "bleeds" (gets her period). Just try and look over the whole I am planning on annihilating your family and the fact he promised to never be cruel to her. I do know from the books that eventually Jofferey marries Sorsa off to Tyrion-almost as a cruel act. He figured marrying her off to his dwarf Uncle would be a cruel joke. Of course he forgets his Uncle is probably the ONLY likeable Lannister. Tyrion is my second favorite character next to my girl Dany. He is smarter than people realize and the moment that Tywin admits as much to Tyrion, you see him react in a mixed way. Tyrion can be a dick, but he IS a good guy. My understanding is when Sorsa is forced to marry him, he is very kind to her and insists on NOT consumating the marriage, making sure she knows he'll protect her. He bonds with John Snow-Ned's bastard son and even goes out of his way to design a riding saddle for Bron-as he has a "soft spot for bastard, cripples and broken things".
I await the things that are to come. Of course I have to wait 6 months! Nurse Jackie ends tonight which leaves me pining for Boardwalk Empire-which will hopefully pass time until my precious Shameless and Nurse Jackie return!
If you follow my FB page you will learn I love "Game Of Thrones"-and whereas I find the series to be very enjoyable, I am particularly taken with Dany-The Khalissie of the Drothaki Tribe. And by taken I mean outside of my total girl crush, I loved the way they wrote her character to grow while ensuring her heart remained in the same the place-she shows compassion towards the slaves, she has risked a great deal to relieve suffering from some of the pillaging. Oh and she's fireproof. Seriously.
When I first saw her, I saw her potential-the wide violet eyes, the slender, innocent delicate build-a virginal woman who lived in fear of her brother who often referred to himself as "The Dragon". Drogo, "bought" Dany as his wife-but in a twist of fate, Visarys discovered that rather than finding himself with a proper army-as promised-his sister became loved by the Dothraaki's fearless leader-that wasn't supposed to happen. Dany in turn took the respectful way of learning her new people's way, earning loyalty from her inner circle of attendents by showing kindness towards them-and they were so grateful they never viewed it as a weakness. Her husband-a man she originally was terrified of proved instead to be a man who considered her as an equal, offering her the ability to have a say in things-lovingly calling her his "Moon". Some Dothraki shunned this, others embraced it.
SPOILERS-so if you haven't seen the season finale, don't say I didn't warn you. So there.
Dany makes a deal with a witch she saved. This witch-instead of returning the compassion shown by Dany instead tricks her into "saving" Drogo's life, rendering Dany's "Sun and Stars" a body that lived and breathed, but had no spirit-at the cost of her unborn's son life-a son who had been foretold to "mount the world" and unite all the lands. Taking responsibility, Dany ends her beloved's cursed existence, ties the witch responsible to the funeral pyre and lays the 3 dragon eggs she had recieved for her wedding to Drogo into his pyre. Then-the once shy girl whose brother slapped her around and treated her like a piece of cattle-boldly WALKS INTO THE PYRE-after freeing the slaves, promising protection and rewards for those who stayed. Some left. Others stayed, including her innder circle. Not sure if this was loyalty of plain curiousity-however those who stayed got a vision of a lifetime-turns out Dany has been "The Dragon" all along-she noted when Drogo "crowned" her brother with molten gold that "he was no Dragon. Fire cannot kill a dragon"-we also saw while she was holding one of the dragon eggs in a fire her concerned servent went to remove it and was burned while Dany was not. Her companion and protecter-a loner referred to as "the Traitor" kneels upon what he sees-Dany, slowly rising from the ashes with 3 dragons loyally clinging to her naked, soot covered body. The remaining Dothraki realize at that moment who they are dealing with and immediately kneel. Dany is the key to ending the madness. It was one of those great moments in TV that one doesn't see often. And very much worth it.
Meanwhile in Kings Landing-Sorsa learns that aside from being a whiney, snitty bitch, Goffrey is also a serious pyschopath. Even his mother notes the madness of his decision to behead her father. You beheaded her father and yet still point out you get to marry her and oh you plan on having babies with her as soon as she "bleeds" (gets her period). Just try and look over the whole I am planning on annihilating your family and the fact he promised to never be cruel to her. I do know from the books that eventually Jofferey marries Sorsa off to Tyrion-almost as a cruel act. He figured marrying her off to his dwarf Uncle would be a cruel joke. Of course he forgets his Uncle is probably the ONLY likeable Lannister. Tyrion is my second favorite character next to my girl Dany. He is smarter than people realize and the moment that Tywin admits as much to Tyrion, you see him react in a mixed way. Tyrion can be a dick, but he IS a good guy. My understanding is when Sorsa is forced to marry him, he is very kind to her and insists on NOT consumating the marriage, making sure she knows he'll protect her. He bonds with John Snow-Ned's bastard son and even goes out of his way to design a riding saddle for Bron-as he has a "soft spot for bastard, cripples and broken things".
I await the things that are to come. Of course I have to wait 6 months! Nurse Jackie ends tonight which leaves me pining for Boardwalk Empire-which will hopefully pass time until my precious Shameless and Nurse Jackie return!
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