Arthur Dayne's Honor Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 I think Dany is a red herring for AAR and TPTWP prophecy. But that doesn't mean she will be a just a useless character. She will have a pivotal role in TBOTD2.0 and will e the major antagonist to many characters. She wont be a "villain" but an obstacle to other characters as they would be to her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaarioKnowsBest Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Her story was just a reason to introduce the awesomeness of Daario Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonin Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 I'm quite certain that whatever Dany's eventual fate, it's not to be someone's trophy-queen. If it was, then it could have ended when she married Khal Drogo. For good or evil - and that remains very much an open question - she'll shape her own destiny, and her own legacy.If it'll be as Good Queen Daenerys, the Great Emancipator, or as Evil Queen Daenerys, the Mad Dragon Queen, only the future will tell. Likely there'll be some who will claim either extreme, with the truth somewhere in between. :agree: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Dayne's Honor Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 I'm quite certain that whatever Dany's eventual fate, it's not to be someone's trophy-queen. If it was, then it could have ended when she married Khal Drogo. For good or evil - and that remains very much an open question - she'll shape her own destiny, and her own legacy.If it'll be as Good Queen Daenerys, the Great Emancipator, or as Evil Queen Daenerys, the Mad Dragon Queen, only the future will tell. Likely there'll be some who will claim either extreme, with the truth somewhere in between.ive always thought this to some extent.I can see 3 possible endings for her1. She rules alone. Whether she is a great queen or a mad woman.2. She rules alongside her husband, as EQUALS. And the husband who I think would be okay with that is Jon and I dont see them marrying.3. The most likely scenario IMO is that she dies in the Battle of the Dawn 2.0.She will never play second fiddle to anyone. She will either die, rule alone or be her husbands equal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winds of Winter blow cold Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 I think she will rule with Jon...but her purpose otherwise is to give the guys in the story something to lust over! ;) (& bring Emilia Clarke to our TV screens!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shk12344 Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 So some of you think the book is about 2 long lost siblings riding around on dragons defeating evil Others and marry each other and live happily ever after, like some kid's fairy tale?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon's Queen Consort Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 So some of you think the book is about 2 long lost siblings riding around on dragons defeating evil Others and marry each other and live happily ever after, like some kid's fairy tale?? siblings? Dany's siblings are dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikkel Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 So some of you think the book is about 2 long lost siblings riding around on dragons defeating evil Others and marry each other and live happily ever after, like some kid's fairy tale?? Jon, who I'm assuming you refer to, is Dany's nephew, not her brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reginald blackfield Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 GRRM said that due to Dany's dragons nothing can stop her, unless...Someone else (e.g. Aegon, Euron) manages to get Dany's dragons from her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMysteriousOne Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Dany might not be AA/PTWP but I do think that she is the STMTW and either the three headed dragon, or one of its heads (if the dragon is three people), because of the following quote: And now the stone was gone and she flew across the Dothraki sea, high and higher, the green rippling beneath, and all that lived and breathed fled in terror from the shadow of her wings. She could smell home, she could see it, there, just beyond that door, green fields and great stone houses and arms to keep her warm, there. She threw open the door. “... the dragon... " And saw her brother Rhaegar, mounted on a stallion as black as his armor. Fire glimmered red through the narrow eye slit of his helm. “The last dragon,” Ser Jorah’s voice whispered faintly. “The last, the last.” Dany lifted his polished black visor. The face within was her own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Red Pope Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 I think we can all agree that it makes no sense that such a massive portion of the text as Dany's storyline would be devoted to a character with no role in the endgame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BranBrokeLegs Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 I think we can all agree that it makes no sense that such a massive portion of the text as Dany's storyline would be devoted to a character with no role in the endgame. But GRRM is SUBVERTING TROPES!!!!! I'm sure she'll die of an infected hang nail shortly after her encounter with the Dothraki and the dragons will fly off to Asshai never to be heard from again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Red Pope Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 But GRRM is SUBVERTING TROPES!!!!! I'm sure she'll die of an infected hang nail shortly after her encounter with the Dothraki and the dragons will fly off to Asshai never to be heard from again. But not throwing away the results of his hard work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great and Mighty Poo Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Her story was just a reason to introduce the awesomeness of Daario even though hes not that awesome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joluoto Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 One of her important functions is to get the dragons to Westeros. Or at least one of the dragons. As they grow up, the two she isn't riding will probably be less likely to follow her anymore. I don't think she's a red herring (but neither do I think she'll survive to the end), but dragons is basically her main purpose, whether red herring or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treemaster Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 I'm not sure what you mean by "red herring," but I think by that you mean a hero who will come to Westeros, achieve the Iron Throne, and then save the day by defeating the Others. I don't think it's helpful to think about Dany's role in the story in these terms. Dany could proove inspiring, tragic, pathetic, redemptive, etc., without being either a "hero" or the ultimate "villain." And because we don't yet know how the story will end -- what exactly is Martin's "endgame" -- we can't yet know how a non-heroic Dany could fit into that endgame, but I can certainly think of lots of possibilities. Out of the icebox and into the fire, maybe, if Dany proves to be a "villain"? This will probably sound trite (and is definitely circular), but Dany is in the story because the books are a story about Dany. Dany does not need to have any specific purpose in either the Game of Thrones or the battle with the Others for her story to be a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Arryn Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Isn't the thread title a self-answering question, as phrased? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treemaster Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Isn't the thread title a self-answering question, as phrased? :agree: You said it far better than I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BranBrokeLegs Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Isn't the thread title a self-answering question, as phrased? :agree: Answered. Close thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisdaw Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 It's curious people rally against the idea that Dany could be Jon's consort as it diminishes a weightily crafted character's influence on the story, yet a character with more text devotion is considered odds on to just play the part of Dany's good little hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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