In a way it makes sense that she went crazy, even though she'd essentially already won at that point. Having lost two dragons, Jorah, Missandei, and having to execute Varys all in such quick succession pushed her over the edge. Really wonder if Jorah or Missandei had survived if they'd have been able to reign her in.
Also, bummed that she technically did (briefly) win the Iron Throne, but we never got to see her sit on it
Yes in a way it makes sense in the narrative but the way it was done in the show was too extreme a change in too short a time. Added to that there were two characters above all the others that were important in Game of Thrones, namely Dany and Jon. They were the heroes and the final season crapped on both of them. Subverting the viewers expectations is one thing in a movie but to do it in a eight year long series was just the ultimate in douche-baggery. The equivalent of farting in the fans faces.
Dany was extremely immature and run by emotion. Very dangerous for anyone who's under that type of person. You have to have tougher skin when friends die, think wisely instead of roasting a city full of innocents, and rule with competency. She was too stupid to realize that she had won it all. Jon had to take her down. It was the only logical thing to do. He saved many innocent lives.
shareShe was always like that. Her first idea was always to burn burn burn. It's her advisors who kept her in check and she didn't have any left so she burned burned burned.
shareI don't agree at all; burn her enemies sure; that would have been fine. But in the Penultimate episode she goes out of her way to burn innocents including children. There is just nothing in her character throughout 8 season that would suggest she would ever burn children alive. In fact just 3 seasons prior she locked her dragons up because 1 accidentally killed a child. The mad queen I believe, such as burning the Red Keep with Cersie inside regardless of the collateral damage. The crazier than Stalin burning all of King's Landing including innocent women and children for no reason or objective I don't.
shareShe wanted to burn cities to the ground a few times, children included. She finally got her fantasy. She was moved by that one kid thrown at her feet during "peace time" but when facing adversity, Fire & Blood was her first idea. That burnt kid is also there to add some nuance to her character. She had no one to stop her in King's Landing. Jorah and Missandei were dead. Greyworm is a yes man. Jorah did tell her to listen to Tyrion but after his blunders, she didn't trust him anymore. That attack on the gold train also reinforced her confidence. If you look at her journey, she was abused, sold and all that but never actually close to the common folks.
shareWhen did she ever say she wanted to burn cities down (including children)? She would threaten it sure but that was always her way of trying to feign strength and ruthlessness. In Private when among her advisers she never once indicated she has a desire to actually want to burn the cities. That is why she was always so easily dissuaded from using the dragons even to target her enemies (because she didn't actually want to do it regardless of Jorah or Missandei). It is quite insulting to her character to suggest her grip on sanity was utterly depended on her friends.
She might not have been close with the commoners but because of her experience she sympathized with them. Burning them alive does not show that sympathy. I am not buying it, these arguments are stretching more than Mr. Fantastic.