“House of the Dragon” will fight the stereotypes of women in power

“Game of Thrones” prepares to release its prequel, “House of the Dragon’, a new series that will tell the past of this universe with the Targaryens as protagonists and also with the intention of breaking some stereotypes about women with power in this medieval fantasy world.

The story of the “House of the Dragon” is found 300 years before all that was known in GOT and tells the time when the Targaryen family was on the Iron Throne leading the Seven Kingdoms, but their the main storyline focuses on Rhaneyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy), the heir to the throne who, precisely because she is a woman, must face the suspicions of her people.

In the tradition of the Seven Kingdoms and the West Continent, men are those who are placed on the Iron Throne to reign over the entire territory; but in the case of this time, Rhaenyra is the king’s only daughter and, therefore, the firstborn heir … despite the world seeing her only as a child and not as someone who is worthy of power, just because she is a woman.

So reveals Emma D’Arcy in an interview with AND! Funwhich also ensures that the world of the Seven Kingdoms sees Rhaenyra not only as the king’s daughter, but as someone who is only worth her attractive physical appearance, being the only value they want to give her.

She is a person who feels at odds with the way the world looks at her, even with this label as the ‘Delight of the Kingdom’, which implies a passivity, being the subject of huge gazes from people, “he says.

Despite the indications and stereotypes that Rhaenyra Targaryen suffers because a woman will try to prove that she has what it takes to lead the kingdomthough he must fight for the title of firstborn heir with his younger half-brother when he is offered to be the one sitting on the Iron Throne.

Besides Rhaenyra, many women fought for power in “Game of Thrones”

the protagonist of the prequel to “Game of ThronesShe’s not the only one who has had to fight for power and validity in the world, as in the original series there were also several women who went through a similar situation. He remembers only Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke), who all her life was subservient to her brother and when he died she found herself the true heir to her inheritance and her family.

In turn, there are Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey), Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner), Arya Stark (Maise Williams), Brienne of That (Gwendolyne Christie) and many others. Although, on this occasion, ‘House of the Dragon’ will try not to fall into the stereotypes and mistakes that these female characters have ended up showing and for which they have been widely criticized.