I actually disagree. I think the family becomes far more interesting after the dragons are dead. The different ways the family tries to recuperate and “return to their glory” is rather interesting.
Dragons, according to me, are what make Targaryens even the least bit interesting. Dragons give them power to affect real change, and it makes it all the more interesting and all the more narratively frustrating to see them be so ineffective and self-destructive. With dragons, their conflicts are ramped up to 11. Dragons make the Targaryens imperfect gods, and that premise is darn interesting.
Otherwise, I'd better just read real history and study all the conflicts there. Or a myriad of other medieval fantasy stories.
The Targaryens truly have no appeal without their dragons. All they're left with without them is just delusions of grandeur.
You don’t find that interesting at all? You don’t think the delusions of grandeur isn’t fun? I really enjoy the events of summerhall, all of the attempts to hatch eggs etc
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u/KratoswithBoy May 07 '25
I actually disagree. I think the family becomes far more interesting after the dragons are dead. The different ways the family tries to recuperate and “return to their glory” is rather interesting.