I've been procrastinating watching the final eps of got because the show is such bs, but powered through 8x04 and urggghhhh.
The Starks. Gods, I hate show Starks so much. They have literally turned into the Lannisters and they can't even see it. Only wanting to trust themselves, their "family" and practically having no allies. Literally just like the Lannisters. Cersei stated only she and Jamie could be trusted and that is no different than the Stark's mentality at the end.
And then there's Sansa. She's the worst of the Starks. She is pretty much what all her stans are like - so jealous of Daenerys. She can't stand the thought of not being queen. And Starks don't do well in the South, but sure let Bran be king, living in the South. And Arya and Jon leave. Make it make sense.
Idk why Dany is seen as such a mad queen when her instincts were right on everything. She knew that the misogyny would win if everyone found out Jon was half Targaryen. And yup. Ofc, everyone would want him because he's a male. Varys admitted it in this ep.
Plus, the North and the 7 kingdoms are xenophobic. We've seen it time and time again at how Northerners looked at Grey Worm and Missandei. Even when Missandei smiled politely at young children. They just stared at her like some thing and walked away from her.
Tyrion and Varys act as if Cersei can be reasoned with. Oh, but "the people." Bitch, Cersei doesn't care about anything other than maintaining power for herself. They knew full well she was just using the people to shield herself from fire and blood. Sure, let's talk to her so she'll release Missandei. And look how it all turned out.
The asshats of Dany's advisors want to "avoid" bloodshed, but they just cause more of it. Because of them an innocent died in chains. Chains she had been freed from.
If Dany had attacked King's Landing back in season 7, everything would have been different. Literally, all that needed to be done was just fly to the Red Keep and get Cersei's ass. Drogon can fucking fly over the city. Be so fucking real. There was no fear of him burning any city down. If there had been any scorpions or whatever to take drogon down, those would be attacked first. Those weapons weren't even anywhere near the people in King's Landing anyway when Dany did attack King's Landing in the show next ep. So, again. No danger to the people at all.
But no. Have to make Dany look so insane for wanting the Iron Throne like every character on the show. Make Dany look insane for rightfully being angry at watching her long time friend die in chains and grieving said loved ones she has lost. Make Dany look insane for being upset at not receiving credit for bringing back dragons after hundreds of years and everyone appluading Jon when SHE was the first dragon rider in hundreds of years. Make Daenerys mad queen because she believes in destiny when it is confimed in show that she IS the Prince that was Promised, destined to fight the white walkers. She who without everyone would have died. Make Dany look insane for not wanting to wait and wanting to attack before her enemies had a chance to strike back. Again, Dany had all the right ideas, but nooo. Her advisors are so "smart" and "right" and self righteous.
I will never not think that Jorah should have been Hand of the Queen. He would have been so much better than Tyrion who can't think beyond his own house and family.