Speech500 215 points216 points 1 month ago

She started Season 7 with such a clear and obvious path to victory that they really had to twist things around to make her fail

Castriot 66 points67 points 1 month ago

I remember watching Season 6 finale and being like "they're gonna write something stupid to stretch this past 2 episodes, aren't they?"

I wanted to be wrong...

blisteringchristmas 9 points10 points 1 month ago

They should've had her take the throne in the first half of s7. Everything looks good for a little bit but she falls to insanity and infighting. It's not George's ending but you remedy the lack of Young Griff as well.

IrishPub 10 points11 points 1 month ago

It doesn't even have to happen in season 7. Season 7 is her war for the throne. She wins it. Starts controlling the seven kingdoms and rebuilding the realm. Ends with the NK and his armies breaking through the wall by some loophole via the mark on Bran's arm. Then season 8 is Jon fighting the dead and being pushed south. Dany hears about this and sends forces north. They are decimated. Dorne comes to her aid as Kings Landing is attacked by the NK and his undead. Dany, seeing that she is losing against this enemy she barely knows so quickly after getting a throne she spent her life in pursuit of, snaps and uses her dragons. She starts burning the dead and living alike. Not being able to discern the difference or not caring, she decides to burn everyone in the city to get rid of this threat. She kills hundreds of thousands of innocent people, thus giving her a reason to fall into madness.

RotisserieBums 3 points4 points 1 month ago

I don't think they used the plot stretcher. More like the plot compressor.

ballpark_mustardKingslayer 2 points3 points 1 month ago

I could have seen Dany mustering her forces just outside of Dragonstone, Greyworm/the Unsullied taking that one keep, and then marching on KL and taking that loot train from High Garden.

Soccerstud20 0 points1 point 1 month ago

I thought they EASILY could have made Cersei's army bigger. Or had the Golden Compasses arrive earlier