I agree with everyone saying this was a bit rushed. You saw bits and pieces of Dany's descent into madness, but I think there needed to more episodes to really get a feel for that. This sacking of King's Landing felt very abrupt. I understand she lost her "real" advisers and people she trusts: Jora, Missandei, Sir Baren, etc. I understand she feels alone and unloved and hates Westeros. But in the books, Martin makes it very clear that all Dany wants and has ever really wanted is a home and security, and I think throughout we've seen that; she wants a home, she wants people to be free and happy, and she thinks she can affect these changes by taking the throne is Westeros. Yes she's killed soldiers, but the wanton slaughter of women and children seems completely outside of everything the show has built. I wanted to see more of why she went down this path. As I told my husband, if Cersei has flown in on a dragon and destroyed the city, no one would've said a word. But because it was Dany, people are outraged lol

I read an article that I found super interesting: it stated that Targaryans are possibly driven mad by their connection to dragons, by their "dragon blood" or magic (obviously being able to walk through fire, etc). It pulled a lot of different sources from Martin's books and histories, how those Targaryans that were closest to the dragons were also the ones that ended up being the most cruel and destructive. Even the Mad King, Dany's father, talked about turning into a dragon. It's a path that the show could've explored, and would explain a lot of Dany's behavior... she's "being a dragon."

So,anyway, I'm going to choose this as my personal head canon lol


I've been rooting for Dany from the first so yeah, I was disappointed. I get why the show did it, and I understand that she pretty much has to die at this point - Jon Snow isn't going to let her continue as she is. He has far too much Stark in him. And that's going to be super sad and suck. But still... I'm not ANGRY like some people I've talked to. I think the episode was beautifully done. The effects were wonderful, the music was perfect (as always). It's a natural progression of a show that has always been shocking and sometimes distasteful, but always captivating. I bet no one turned the TV off and walked away when she started burning.