Dany becoming the "mad queen" could've been an interesting arc. That has been a popular theory for years and I thought the show might go there. I would've liked to see that but they never built her up to it. She went from saving the world in episode 3 to a mass-murdering tyrant bent on world domination just two episodes later. They should've laid the groundwork for that much earlier.
They tried to use her burning people in Essos, such as slaveowners and the dothraki khals that basically wanted to turn her into one, as a sign that she would do that here. The problem is those people were her enemies and active threats to her. She never went after people she knew was innocent, especially women and children. Those were never signs of madness. Arya killed all of the male Freys, including cooking some in pies and feeding them to their father, and nobody ever called her mad.
I knew that it would never be as simple as Dany using her dragons to stop the White Walkers and become queen. I knew she would never get the throne and die years ago. I even had a feeling she would become the bad guy in the end but this was so poorly executed it made me more defensive of her character because they did her so dirty over the last few seasons.
Honestly, a lot of the things in the show feel meaningless. The Night King was stopped at Winterfell and defeated in one episode so the whole White Walker threat felt pointless. Bran's entire arc was about that so he felt meaningless as well. He didn't even do anything of significance in that battle. Jon being Aegon Targaryen amounted to nothing. The Prince that was Promised prophecy meant nothing. Jamie's character got completely destroyed.
I know I'm leaving a bunch out but I'm tired of writing about this mess now. I still have to get to Tyrion and Sansa at least.
They tried to use her burning people in Essos, such as slaveowners and the dothraki khals that basically wanted to turn her into one, as a sign that she would do that here. The problem is those people were her enemies and active threats to her. She never went after people she knew was innocent, especially women and children. Those were never signs of madness. Arya killed all of the male Freys, including cooking some in pies and feeding them to their father, and nobody ever called her mad.
I knew that it would never be as simple as Dany using her dragons to stop the White Walkers and become queen. I knew she would never get the throne and die years ago. I even had a feeling she would become the bad guy in the end but this was so poorly executed it made me more defensive of her character because they did her so dirty over the last few seasons.
Honestly, a lot of the things in the show feel meaningless. The Night King was stopped at Winterfell and defeated in one episode so the whole White Walker threat felt pointless. Bran's entire arc was about that so he felt meaningless as well. He didn't even do anything of significance in that battle. Jon being Aegon Targaryen amounted to nothing. The Prince that was Promised prophecy meant nothing. Jamie's character got completely destroyed.
I know I'm leaving a bunch out but I'm tired of writing about this mess now. I still have to get to Tyrion and Sansa at least.