Why I think Game of Thrones will make Daenerys the villain, not the hero

"However, these attempts at mercy and peacemaking have been repeatedly slapped down by the world, and in the end, Dany has typically been forced to resolve these failures by pure violence. Usually, these resolutions are cheered by the audience, because the characters Dany is murdering — like the Unsullied's slave masters in season three, and the Dothraki leaders this week — are themselves extremely unsympathetic and villainous.

Frequently, though, there's been a disquieting undertone to Dany's bloody triumphs. "As the sphere of her empathy widens, the sphere of her cruelty widens as well," Game of Thrones showrunner D.B. Weiss once said."

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