+ Daenerys. Khaleesi. Mother of Dragons. Mhysa. There’s quite a few names for this woman – and even more reasons to be + afraid of her. Ever since her father King Aerys II Targaryen was ousted from the Iron Throne during Robert + Baratheon’s rebellion, she’s been desperate to take it back – and with it the control over the seven kingdoms. Let’s + face it: The moment Daenerys gave her OK for Khal Drogo to kill her (admittedly annoying) brother, we knew that girl + played to win. Here’s why we’ll see here sitting on the Iron Throne soon.
+She’s commanding the Unsullied
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In case you want to take a city back, it is always a good idea to bring a private army. Daenerys’ has apparently done + her homework on warmonger best practices and bought her very own battalion, the Unsullied, by burning their former + owner alive (#justdaenerysthings). Even with significantly less testicles or nipples compared to your average Essos + man, those guys are anything and everything you could wish for when you absolutely need some people dead. Still in + doubt? See them in action.
+Daenerys is the people’s woman
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With the US presidential elections approaching, maybe it’s time for a small thought experiment. Imagine you could + vote for… > Please display the images in a row next to each other here
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A religious fanatic in charge of what is basically the Game of Thrones equivalent of ISIS
+ A wimpy teenager with no experience whatsoever who should have stayed a minor character anyway
+ A young, dynamic civil rights activist, running around Essos freeing slaves in the thousands, who’s known for + her zero-tolerance policy regarding the establishment
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… Who would you choose? Heh? Not so hard, right? Daenerys Targaryen is pretty much our Game of Thrones Bernie + Sanders. Only in slightly more attractive. Sorry Bern.
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+ As you can see, she’s even among the most popular characters (rank 4, 10th of + April) in the real world! Feel the Daern, people!
+She has a bunch of dragons
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… Is there a reason we’re still debating this? Seriously? Even though her lathery scaled friends started out as cute + little hatchlings in season 1, those things are terrifying now. We all saw them eat the leaders of the great + families in the season 5 episode “Kill the boy” (S05E05) – and as countless fantasy franchises suggest, if you have + dragons by your side, chances are you’re going to bring home a victory.
+… Sooo, things are set, right?
+Well, almost. In Game of Thrones, there’s always a hint of uncertainty – and you have to admit that a lot of people + want to see her dead. Take this assassination attempt on + youtube for example. We in the got.show editorial department are confident that she’ll end up being + victorious, even though our machine learning algorithm is a lot less optimistic. The algorithm mostly takes family + history into account, and since her’s was cleared off the map, her calculated likelihood of death is pretty high. + See our latest prediction here: > Placeholder, Daenerys Targaryen PLOD
+++Alt text: Daenery’s calculated percentage likelihood of death
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No reason to be worried, though. Valar morghulis, remember?
+Follow Daenerys long journey through Essos
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