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Hibberd, James (May 16, 2016). "Game of Thrones recap: Book of the Stranger". Entertainment Weekly. Meredith Corporation. Archived from the original on July 27, 2020 . Retrieved October 18, 2020. In the story, Daenerys is in her early teens living in exile in Essos, where she has developed a Tyroshi accent. She remains dependent on her abusive older brother, Viserys, and is forced to marry Dothraki horselord Khal Drogo in exchange for Viserys' army to reclaim the Iron Throne in Westeros. Daenerys adapts to life with the Dothraki, and her character emerges as strong, confident and courageous. She becomes the heir of the Targaryen dynasty after her brother's murder and plans to reclaim the Iron Throne herself, seeing it as her birthright. A pregnant Daenerys loses her husband and child, but blood magic allows Daenerys to hatch three of her dragon eggs. The dragons provide her with a tactical advantage and prestige. She asks Rakharo to place the dragon eggs on the pyre seemingly because "They were not given to me to sell". A point to be considered is that in the future episodes she does several things that are much below this like selling her dragon to Kraznys, stealing items from Qarth, etc. Murphy, Joe (May 10, 2019). "Name of Thrones: Parents are naming their kids after favorite 'Game of Thrones' characters: "If it's a boy it's Aegon, if it's a girl we'll call her Myrcella." ". nbcnews.com . Retrieved June 5, 2022. Holub, Christian (March 25, 2019). "Game of Thrones: Catch up with EW's season 7 episode guide". Entertainment Weekly. Meredith Corporation. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019 . Retrieved October 19, 2020.

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a b c d e Martin, George R. R.; García Jr., Elio M.; Antonsson, Linda (2014). "The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II". The World of Ice & Fire. ISBN 978-0-553-80544-4. The world of Game of Thrones is dense and full of terrors. But it's also full of Easter eggs! George R.R. Martin has hidden so many subtle clues in the A Song of Ice and Firebooks that he is afraid some fans have already figured out the secret ending and, like the books, the HBO show is also peppered with plenty of Game of Thrones hidden features and Easter eggs that are inspired by Martin's books and other sources.Emilia Clarke's performance in the first season, showing Daenerys's arc from a frightened girl to an empowered woman, received praise. Gilbert said: "Clarke doesn't have a lot of emotional variety to work with as Daenerys, aside from fierce determination, and yet she is riveting." [46] In her review for " A Golden Crown," Emily St. James of The A.V. Club commented that Clarke successfully conveyed the relief of Dany seeing her brother dead. [49] IGN's Matt Fowler noted that Daenerys's choice to watch Viserys die was "powerful" and an important shift in her character. [50] St. James complimented Clarke's expression of "calm rapture" during Khal Drogo's speech. [51] Clarke's performance and the character's final scene in " Baelor" was praised by Ed Cumming in The Telegraph, [52] and the final scene of the season received widespread acclaim. [53] [54] There’s no opening sequence that gives you chills more than the GoTone. Have you ever sat down and analysed it, though? Do you watch it with eagle eyes every week? You should!

Kaufman, Amy (July 18, 2013). "Emmys 2013: 'Thrones' star Emilia Clarke reacts -- in Dothraki?". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 22, 2020 . Retrieved October 16, 2020. Daenerys and Jon arrive at Winterfell with the Unsullied, Dothraki, and her dragons. There they learn the Night King has breached Westeros. The Northerners and Sansa Stark are angry that Jon is allied with Daenerys. Later, Daenerys and Jon's bond grows when they ride her dragons. Jaime Lannister arrives and reveals Cersei's treachery. Jon learns his true parentage and reveals to a stunned Daenerys that he is the son of her brother Rhaegar and Lyanna Stark. Daenerys realizes this makes Jon the heir to House Targaryen. Later, Daenerys agrees to go to Astapor—instead of returning to Pentos—for an army as safe measures against the illusive Illyrio Mopatis. After acquiring all of the Unsullied, she frees them, and most agree to join her revolution. She executes the Good Masters, and sets up a council for the city. Later, she conquers Yunkai and Meereen, the latter Daenerys settles in to learn how to rule. Despite her strong moral compass, she can deal ruthlessly with her enemies, and those she believes to conspire against her. She is also disturbed by the prophetic warnings of Quaithe, a shadowbinder from Asshai. While in Meereen, she establishes herself as a powerful and relentless, but self-critical ruler, and eventually becomes a dragonrider to Drogon, whom she tames with a whip after he disturbs the fighting pits arena situated at Daznak's Pit. There were dragon hatcheries on the island of Dragonstone under the Dragonmont volcano, where many eggs and young hatchling dragons could be found. [11] [13] a b c d e f g h i j k Martin, George R. R. (1996). "Appendix: The Old Dynasty: House Targaryen". A Game of Thrones. ISBN 978-0-553-89784-5.Grand Maester Benifer believed that far away from Dragonstone, dragon eggs might not hatch. [14] Some dragon eggs, also on Dragonstone, do not hatch, but instead turn to Williams, Mary Elizabeth (May 14, 2019). "Don't worry, parents of babies named Khaleesi: You're in good company". Salon. Archived from the original on October 15, 2020 . Retrieved October 18, 2020.

While you’ve been busy figuring out the family trees and royal bloodlines in Game of Thrones, the show-runners have sneakily thrown in a few super-cool Easter eggs and hidden clues that only eagle-eyed fans would notice. Rense, Sarah (April 9, 2019). "The Best Daenerys Targaryen Fan Theories for Game of Thrones Season Eight". Esquire. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020 . Retrieved October 19, 2020. Parkin, Jeffrey (May 16, 2019). "Charting Daenerys Targaryen's course from Khaleesi to 'Mad Queen' ". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020 . Retrieved October 14, 2020. Zoller Seitz, Matt (July 17, 2017). "Game of Thrones Has Become More Empathetic and Complex in Its Final Leg". Vulture. Vox Media. Archived from the original on September 7, 2020 . Retrieved October 18, 2020.McGovern, Kyle (May 13, 2019), "So You Named Your Kid Daenerys. How's That Feel Now?", New York Magazine , retrieved May 7, 2022 Oh, a bunch! Pretty much everyone important has an ancestor involved in Dunk and Egg’s time. Depending how long the show lasts and if they get to Aegon V’s reign, we might see Robert Baratheon’s father Ormund and — drumroll please — a young Olenna Redwyne, the woman who would become Olenna Tyrell. Pour it out for the Queen of Thorns.