"Game of Thrones" has become one of the largest television series in recent history, with fans everywhere from around the world, talking about who dies, or who will be the ruler of Westeros. I can safely say I am among those people who are in love with the program and everything about it, and being the conspiracy theorist that I am, I have come to the conclusion that Daenerys Targaryen (Everyone’s favorite wannabe queen) is the true villain in "Game of Thrones." I know it’s a hard pill to swallow, but by the end of this theory you too will be convinced that the Mother of Dragons is the Mad Khaleesi. Also if you are not all caught up with the show, beyond this wall there are plenty of spoilers.

When we first meet our beloved Daenerys, she is the innocent one compared to her brother Viserys who said he would have her raped by a thousand Dothraki men just to sit on the Iron Throne. We feel bad for her, being bossed around by her impatient brother who keeps ranting an raving that he is the true heir, and how she is raped by Khal Drogo right after their wedding; Daenerys didn’t have the greatest of times. Yet, she already learns how to control people and find out how to make them submit to her. We see her take control of Khal Drogo, and through him she commands the Dothraki horde to follow her ambitions of taking the Iron Throne. She even stares down her own brother when molten gold is poured on his head. Daenerys already is taking on the role of lead villain, and we don’t even notice it.

After the death of Khal Drogo, her miscarried son, and burning a witch alive, she emerges from the flames with three dragons; The ultimate tools of destruction. Why is this important? Well when she visits the master of the Unsullied, she strikes a deal where she will trade her gold, people, and her largest dragon for all 10,000 Unsullied (8,000 trained, 2,000 still in training). Now do you really think the Mother of Dragons would just throw away one of her children like that? Of course not. The second she receives the whip that put her in control of the slave army, she shouts Drakarys and Drogon burns the slave master to death. So Daenerys basically just stole and army, and even though she claims they are free men now, they’re just going to be pawns in her ultimate quest of destruction.

What about when she spends her time in Qarth? Sure she was lied to and deceived, but was it truly necessary to lock Xaro and one of her own followers up in a safe for them to die slowly? Or what about all the problems she causes by liberating the slaves in each city? While she believes she’s doing good because a couple thousand slaves are chanting “Mhysa!”, she’s breaking the social constructs and systems that have been in place for thousands of years. While slavery is not a good thing by any means, we see that former slaves joined the Sons of the Harpy in hopes to kill Daenerys so that they may go back to the old way. The Breaker of Chains isn’t as well liked as we believe, in fact more and more decisions are made that turn her own people against her, like beheading a former slave in front of everyone. The poor leadership and bloodthirst that runs through her veins gets a good chunk of her Unsullied army killed, and one of her most loyal and honorable men. Daenerys brings death wherever she goes, and she knows it. She gained control of the Dothraki Horde by burning the elder men alive and walking out of the flames; Mad Queen much?

Now what about the White Walkers? Aren’t they supposed to be the big bad boogeyman of Westeros? Well actually, no. The White Walkers actually can be reasoned with and they can be peaceful also. Think back to Craster; Sure he sacrificed all of his sons to maintain peace, but this event shows that they can come to compromises and treaties. Now also isn’t it convenient that they are amassing an arming at the same time Daenerys’ dragons hatched, and at the same time she assembled her own army? What if the White Walkers sense a greater threat is coming to Westeros, so they create and army to achieve the one thing they were made to do; Protect the forests north of the wall. Sure the matter of which they are doing this is cruel, but maybe the Night King knows of the looming terrors and wants to be ready himself. If this is the case, I can see Jon making a deal the White Walkers to establish peace. This isn’t entirely unreasonable either, considering this is what Jon is known to do.

We also need to take into account George RR Martin’s personal philosophy, since he is a man who believes nothing truly good can come out of war. Think of all the characters who have went to war in the series, and then think about how all of them either died, almost died, or changed their attitude. They never achieved their goal, (Which is really upsetting because all I wanted was for Robb Stark to annihilate the Lannisters) instead their lives come to end, closing another chapter in this cruel game. However it’s more than just war.

“The battle between Good and Evil is a theme of much of fantasy. But I think the battle between Good and Evil is fought largely within the individual human heart, by the decisions that we make. It’s not like evil dresses up in black clothing and you know, they’re really ugly. These are some of the things that Tolkien did; he made them work fabulously, but in the hands of his imitators, they become total clichés. I mean the orc-like creatures who always do dress in black and… they’re really ugly and they’ve got facial deformities or something. You can tell that if somebody’s ugly, he must be evil. …We don’t need any more Dark Lords, we don’t need any more, ‘Here are the good guys, they’re in white, there are the bad guys, they’re in black. And also, they’re really ugly, the bad guys.”
- George RR Martin

Martin has always criticized the narrative norms that linger around in the fantasy genre, and has done everything he can to destroy them in his series. Jon Snow, who is the obvious hero of the story (Which will be discussed in a future article) wears all black with black hair and brown eyes. He’s not some blonde haired, blue-eyed white knight who prances around with his beloved princess. Also looking at the quote, notice how he brings up that the villain always seems to be ugly and unattractive. In George RR Martin’s world, the villain would most likely end up being one of the best looking and attractive characters to be described; Daenerys Targaryen fits that mold. Mix that in with the fact that everything she’s gained was through war and destruction, and you begin to see Daenerys for the villain she truly is.

So when Season 7 of "Game of Thrones" finally airs and you see everyone’s favorite Mother of Dragons on the screen, you can prepare yourself to see her destroy everything you ever loved in Westeros.