Why was khal drogo so gentle with dany on their wedding. Martins a song of ice and fire series of novels, as well as the television adaptation, game of thrones, in which she is portrayed by english actress emilia clarke. Drogo and daenerys wedding night refers to season 1. How tonights game of thrones finally spoiled the books. In the novels, she is a prominent point of view character.
Danger would not reach her that night, not in the arms of her khal. Daenerys references doreah a few times throughout the book and her tricks she had been taught. That is, until the scene of khal drogos and daenerys targaryens wedding night, where what unfolds which i swore i had saw a clip for, i think off of jezebel, but cant find anymore is a rape today, i went back and started rereading the book, and when i got to this scene, i was shocked. The taking of daenerys, the silver khaleesi, a game of. It is the wedding feast of khal drogo and daenerys targaryen. In the arms of her khal, an a song of ice and fire fanfic.
The night was silent, until she heard barely above a whisper the khal breathe out dany. Daenerys targaryen from game of thrones charactour. She smiled gently to herself, her fingers wrapping in his beard as she shifted to become comfortable in his arms. Based on the game of thrones tv series rather than the book. Because the show version had to tone it down because as much as i appreciate where dany and drogo got to, the path there was disturbing. Apr 20, 2012 i think the final wedding night scene between daenerys and drogo makes sense in the book. The game of thrones rape scene was unnecessary and despicable.
With the night king descending on winterfell, and cersei gathering her armies in kings landing, the heroes of westeros. Chapterbychapter analysis daenerys ii race for the. There was a dispute about whether or not this could be considered rape. Daenerys does not like this but hizdahr insists the fighters volunteered for the arena in a chance to win glory. Drogo could easily be an ancestor of christian grey with his need to dominate. It begins with taming the savage drogo who rapes her like a hound takes a bitch, on their wedding night and every night after that until she teaches him the tenderness of looking him in the.
Apr 16, 2014 martins book a game of thrones, depicts her wedding night as a sexual awakening and a revelation for daenerys about the power of her desire and sexuality. Sorry to break it to you, but daenerys was raped in the books. She should be playing with dolls and laughing at jokes with her friends, not be forced to smile through a wedding which she is saying she doesnt want despite the risk. The showversion is definitely closer to what happened to sansa. Daenerys targaryens wedding night with khal drogo this happened in the novels, essentially in the same manner. I understand why they aged her up for television that wedding night scene was already awkward with an adult actress, but they lost a part of her character when they did. He says he loves the fantasy genre because you can rape beautiful women and then have them fall in love with you. They definitely raped the scenes with cersei and daenerys up for the show. Khal drogo stared at her tears, his face strangely empty of. Dany starts out at thirteen years old instead of the shows sixteen, their wedding night is.
Drogo seemed so cold and cruel when we were first introduced to him, but his tenderness on their wedding night was so touching that i liked him after that and you can see why she fell in love with him. Daenerys whole storyline on game of thrones is messed up. The red wedding and 9 other most important game of thrones scenes and what book theyre in game of thrones is filled with intense moments, and now you can pinpoint when they happened in the books. Daenerys targaryen is married to khal drogo in a ceremony that lasts all day with a dozen deaths. Only once she decides to take matters into her own hands and initiate more intimate sexual acts does their relationship evolve into one rooted in love. You can understand part of danys impulsiveness more easily when you look at her as. A short one shot story that begins with khal drogo and daenerys targaryens wedding night. Guest post the three wedding nights of daenerys targaryen by. Later that night, daenerys insists that drogo look at her face as they make love. The khal had joined his khalasar, his estate given over to daenerys and her brother until the wedding. Like the wedding night scene with sansa, its probably a good thing that this was left out of the showthe tv version of tyrion is.
Tyrion lannistersansa stark works archive of our own. Chapterbychapter analysis daenerys ii race for the iron. Tyrion and sansas wedding night game of thrones s03e08. Not that the dothraki would even blink about basic human rights, specially about what a husband does to his wife. Daenerys daenerys targaryen wed khal drogo with fear and barbaric splendor in. Daenerys says the mare is beautiful and wants to thank drogo, asking jorah what the dothraki word for thank you is. On their wedding night, daenerys is resistant but drogo continues regardless. Dany then takes his fingers and inserts into her, so she consented and therefore it wasnt rape.
Princess daenerys targaryen, also known as daenerys stormborn,1 is one of the last confirmed members of house targaryen, along with her older brother viserys, who refers to her as dany. Sep 07, 2017 game of thrones moments in the books too intense for tv. I understand why they aged her up for television that wedding night scene. Although she is initially terrified of drogo, daenerys and his marriage turns out to be. Apr 15, 2019 the final season of game of thrones is here, but theres a long ways to go. She is one of the most popular characters in the series, and the new york times cites her as one of the authors.
I had to type it out because i couldnt find it online. Why is the book version of daenerys and drogo so different. A game of thrones can be broken down into three stories. The flames of the dragon cleanse her and make her feel strong and new and fierce. May, 2011 one thing that struck me particularly, though, is the wedding night of daenerys targaryen. Daenerys and khal drogos wedding night was not romantic. Daenerys targaryen, the exiled daughter and last surviving heir to house targaryen which used to rule the seven kingdoms before the baratheons. Why was khal drogo so gentle with dany on their wedding night. Daenerys is pretty cool in the show, but what about in the books. Hizdahr xiv zo loraq, is a ghiscari noble of the city of meereen. Why dany and khal drogos wedding night is so bitterly. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. We saw khal drogo raping daenerys on their wedding night.
Inside the problematic romance game of thrones season 8 is just days away from returning to screens and. During a got discussion the show, not books, drogo and daenerys wedding night the first time they have sex, in episode 1 came up. A game of throneschapter 11 a wiki of ice and fire. Game of thrones theory suggest daenerys is actually the. In this way, martin helps us make a connection between a real historical figure genghis khan and his horde of horseriding conquerors and a character in his invented.
Khal drogodaenerys targaryen 351 catelyn starkned stark 82. One thing that struck me particularly, though, is the wedding night of daenerys targaryen. I recall hearing some but not as much grumbling when the wedding night sex scene of daenerys targaryen emilia clarke and the barbarian khal drogo jason momoa. Daenerys and khal drogos wedding feast in pentos book. There are documentaries, books, interviews from dozens upon dozens of child bride survivors that grrm could have used as research material before he wrote the insulting passage. Her entire body hurts from spending her days on horseback, and her nights with drogo. Daenerys is starting to think shes the deserving targaryen heir, not her brother. Basically, she would never set fire to all of kings landing after hearing the bells. This is a place to enjoy and discuss the hbo series, book. Of note is his treatment of daenerys on their wedding night, which is significantly more sensitive than in the tv series, including explicitly asking her permission with the word no. Last weeks game of thrones season finale ended with a scene full of racial imagery that seemed kind of messed up. The original, unaired game of thrones pilot was way.
Hizdahr zo loraq a song of ice and fire wiki fandom. Though unlike her show counterpart who betrays daenerys for xaro. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of a game of thrones and what it means. Her relationship with drogo is much more consensual in the books on their wedding night in comparison to the tv show, where this doesnt seem to be the case. Doreah perishes in the red waste while dany and the rest march to find a safe place. On the podcast, shepard brought up a season one scene in which momoas character, khal drogo, virtually rapes daenerys on their wedding night. Did the dragon eggs given to daenerys at her wedding to drogo have a.
I completely understood what you were saying, and stellas email was awesome. Aug 10, 2016 book drogo was way more caring about dany than show drogo. Khal drogodaenerys targaryen works archive of our own. Inside the problematic romance game of thrones season 8 is just days away from returning to screens and the final series is set to be an explosive.
We saw khal drogo raping daenerys on their wedding night but this isnt how it happens in the. Drogo didnt rape dany general asoiaf a forum of ice. Its also inconsistent with how daenerys was described before the wedding night scene and even after it. Nothing about a child being forced to marry an adult should ever be attempted to be portrayed as romantic. He is extremely wealthy and can trace his descent from several notable ghiscari citizens such as mazdhan the magnificent, hazrak the handsome and zharaq the liberator hizdahr is tall and slender with flawless amber skin. The one rape of many from the novel that remains in the hbo adaptation is that of emilia clarkes daenerys, who has been aged up from a yearold in the book to a 16yearold.
In the original book, daenerys is a thirteenyearold girl given by her brother to a foreign warlord. The exile had offered her brother his sword the night dany had been sold to kbal drogo. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. For my followers who were curious about why i dont like the version on the show, here is the text copied out of the book. Jon gets lost in the crypts the night of the kings feast and has he learns the truth of his origins he knew that life would never be the same that he would never truly belong. In the game of thrones television show, why did they. Horseflesh roasted with honey and peppers, fermented mares milk, illyrios fine wines, steaming joints of meat and thick black sausages and dothraki blood pies, p. Spoilers all the first rape in the books an issue i have. In the books, drogo realizes dany is extremely nervous and eases her mind a bit.
On the night that daenerys decides she cannot go on anymore, she dreams about a black dragon. Daenerys targaryen has a lively wedding to khal drogo. Its a wildly problematic scene in a number of ways, and the problems and solutions about how to deal with it pretty much run the gamut. Emilia clarke reveals why that daenerys rape scene. The pits are reopened for a series of bloodsports held in daznaks pit to celebrate the wedding. As with a wiki of ice and fire, the content of wikia is available under the gnu free documentation license.
The truth is that on the wedding night, drogo gave her the opportunity to refuse. Martins book a game of thrones, depicts her wedding night as a sexual awakening and a revelation for daenerys about the power of her desire and sexuality. Daenerys is raped on her wedding night in the books, not just the show. I had another name, another body, another lifea life that is so long gone that it feels like a dream, but i still remember. In a clip from 2011s san diego comiccon, momoa speaks about his time on the show. I think the final wedding night scene between daenerys and drogo makes sense in the book. On the show, daenerys made her escape from meereen on the back of drogon in season five, when he rescued her from an uprising in the fighting pits and took her to the edge of the dothraki sea, where she was eventually found by a khalasar and taken as a captive. Emilia clarke reveals why daenerys rape matters to the story you need that part of the story to feel empathy for daenerys. Jun 16, 2015 5 game of thrones scenes that are more shocking in the books. In the show, drogo raped daenerys targaryen on their wedding night. After their wedding night, we read some very uncomfortable passages about. Mar 16, 2020 the red wedding and 9 other most important game of thrones scenes and what book theyre in game of thrones is filled with intense moments, and now you can pinpoint when they happened in the books.
When we first meet drogo we have no idea what he thinks, except that since he didnt kill her he must like her okay. Apr 11, 2019 daenerys targaryen and khal drogo relationship. Ramsay and sansas wedding night game of thrones s05e06 duration. But thats not possible in a television setting, where the action doesand mustunfold before our eyes.
Though there are bumps along the way, she is a natural khaleesi, and begins giving orders to her people not long after her wedding night. Daenerys and khal drogos wedding night is not the rape we witness in the show. Daenerys weds khal drogo and is offered many wedding gifts, among them three dragon eggs from magister illyrio mopatis. So one thing thats bothered me a lot in the s5e6 fallout is the claim that three main characters who were not raped in the books have been raped in the show. Daenerys targaryen is married to khal drogo in a ceremony that lasts all day with a. Book drogo was way more caring about dany than show drogo.
Daenerys targaryen is a fictional character in george r. I dont think many would have complained if her wedding night would have been more like that of book daenerys. As i undress my new khaleesi she trembles, and a tear trickles down her cheek. Drogos entire khalasar 40,000 warriors and uncounted women, children, and slaves is gathered in a field outside of pentos for the event. This change from book to screen has several implications, and not all of them are good since it solidifies the racist depiction of the dothraki as unfathomable savages and kicks off the. Chapterbychapter analysis daenerys ii race for the iron throne. You seem to miss the point and think the issue is because a child was turned on. Daenerys s brother forced her into a marriagealliance to khal drogo. The 20 best meals from game of thrones daenerys and. Spoilers all the first rape in the books an issue i. There are documentaries, books, interviews from dozens upon dozens of child bride survivors that grrm could have used as research material before he wrote the insulting passage about daenerys wedding night. Daenerys deserved a less traumatizing wedding night.
In the same manner, i was born as the object sansa starka girl of noble birth and daughter of the lord eddard stark and lady catelyn stark of winterfellbut that wasnt who ive always been. When night falls, drogo takes daenerys for a long ride before making love. Daenerys spends the whole chapter in increasing dread, becoming more and more frightened about what the actual consummation will amount to and then drogo is unexpectedly gentle, and theres a huge sense of relief on her part. In the books the scene was uncomfortable to read, but daenerys seemed to enjoy it at least. Hbo in the both the books and the show, daenerys does not consent to subsequent sexual assaults from drogo. Because it bothers theonngreyjoy and i, and because were both tired of seeing posts insist the opposite, id like to clear the air and make sure were not erasing a victims trauma. A huge miscommunication between the book and show is danys age. From that night onwards, life among the dothraki begins to come more easily to her. How tonights game of thrones finally spoiled the books in a major way. Once she consented, i guess drogo saw it as a greenlight to take her doggy style every night with no regard for her comfort or pleasure. Despite the crazy number of characters in a game of thrones, george r. Ser jorah gives her a collection of old books containing songs and histories of the. Viserys gave away his sister daenerys to khal drogo to secure a marriagealliance, which was as she later described basically selling her to get an army.
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