Daenerys Targaryen story a "non-stop confrontation with complex ideas about sex, war, gender, race, politics and morality". Matthew Gilbert of "The Boston Globe" called her scenes "mesmerizing". "Salon"'s Andrew Leonard, in his review of "A Dance with Dragons", called Daenerys one of the series' three strongest characters, and bemoaned her lack of inclusion in "A Feast for Crows". The website Mashable recognized her as one of the five most popular characters on the series, while "The Daily Beast" referred to her as the "closest thing the series has to a protagonist". Emilia Clarke's acting performance, as she closed Daenerys's arc in the
Regal Cinemas Regal Cinemas name, although Regal has built new Edwards locations in California and Idaho. Regal has acquired several smaller chains since this merger; these, however, have been rebranded as Regal Cinemas. On December 5, 2017, it was officially announced that the UK theater chain Cineworld would acquire Regal for $3.6 billion. On February 27, 2018, the acquisition of Regal by Cineworld was completed, making it the second largest global cinema exhibitor behind AMC. Regal Cinemas was established in 1989 in Knoxville, Tennessee, with Mike Campbell as CEO. Regal began to grow at a rapid pace, opening larger cinemas in suburban