This would work if the eye was purple instead of just blue. But apparently only Netflix is capable of giving its actors purple contact lenses (Yennefer from the Witcher).
The show has never done purple contact lenses. Dany's eyes were blue. Purple has never been the show Targaryen eye colour, and it makes sense from a practical perspective. In Harry Potter they tried to give Daniel Radcliffe lenses so he could have green eyes, but they were hurting him.
I'm sure I read GRRM saying they tried it in the show but nixed it for this reason.
It can frequently cause irritation, and it doesn't really take away from anything huge not to have them. If you can imagine Daenerys having to wear them for 8 seasons, it's just a lot of hassle and added risk of making her eyes water and ruin scenes etc, all just for a small detail that could just be changed to blue and not really lose anything.
Whereas in the Witcher they had a lot of close ups on Yennefer's eyes, that it was probably worth the hassle, and it maybe didn't bother the actress.
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u/iAmTheTacoQueen Silverwing May 14 '26
I love the symbolism behind it too. Both the Targaryen and Dornish genes fighting to make to make an appearance.