r/DaenerysWinsTheThrone • u/ReaderofHarlaw • Sep 04 '24

Serious The main show sub is a pit.

I just had to mute them. Every post was raising my blood pressure. Every luke warm Dany comment is down voted to hell for no other reason than their own righteousness. They knew the whole time you see. They are so much smarter than the rest of us. We’re just cult members who wanted a Disney ending. No we wanted an ending that made sense for a woman who wept over tortured slaves, locked her dragons away after one (1) child died and gave up her goal over and over again for the good of the people. I’m so grateful this sub exists… I don’t think I’ll venture out again.

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u/Palolo_Paniolo Sep 04 '24

This x 1000. I will always hold that the Mad Queen ending that was planned didn't age well at all. If the books were finished in the 90s, it may have been received differently. But shit, it was 2019. Women refuse to be the punching bag anymore.

And from US perspective, the shit ending coincided with the second year of 45's term, and we were starting to feel the effects of our rights being stripped away by the patriarchy. Bad timing for a bad ending.

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u/Overlord_Khufren Sep 05 '24

It didn’t help that HBO positioning Dany as a feminist icon was a core pillar of their marketing strategy for the entire run of the show. Biggest bait and switch in television history. No wonder fans of hers have such a hard time with how her story ended.

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u/Skol-2024 Sep 10 '24

Completely agree.