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Game of Thrones’ Season 8 premiere reminds us Daenerys shouldn’t be queen

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In the first episode of Game of Thrones’ eighth season, Daenerys Targaryen is sitting pretty as the most powerful person in Westeros, but although she seems like a good bet to grab the Iron Throne, is she the right person for the job? Given the evidence on display, the answer is: No, absolutely not.
If there’s one thing the premiere made clear, it’s that Daenerys Targaryen, She of Too Many Titles to List, should absolutely not be queen. I’m not questioning her legal claims to the throne — although Jon secretly being a Targaryen may complicate that — nor her ability to take it by force. Whether or not she can seize the Iron Throne, what Daenerys has demonstrated throughout last season and the beginning of this one is that she has no business running a corner store, let alone seven varied, often bickering kingdoms.
Daenerys’ poor leadership comes down to two problems: Her complete lack of strategic planning, and her penchant for brutally murdering anyone who disagrees with her, both of which have been big knocks against the show’s previous failed tyrants.
Game of Thrones, at least in its peak years, has always understood that careful planning and cunning diplomacy decide the course of war more than knightly heroics. Daenerys, however, has the tactical mind of an orc.

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