Game of Thrones/ASOIAF: Does the show's portrayal of Daenery mean that the "evil Daenerys" theories are wrong?

aenerys is not “evil.”

That is just a gross misreading of the books. It’s ridiculous: it requires a fuck ton of shoehorning.

Look. The reader is free to interpret GRRM’s characters any way they choose: they defy easy categorization. That is why people debate the merits of Stannis or Tywin Lannister. Stannis could be an extremely justice-minded man who is uncorruptiable with an indomitable will; or he can be an envious and often cruel power-hungry tyrant with a chip on his shoulder who would sacrifice anything to get his way.

He is both.

Tywin is a strong Machiavellian prince whose shame in childhood has given him a character that simply will not bear disrespect. He wants what is best for his family and his legacy; or he is a narcissistic cruel jerk who had his son’s wife gang-raped (among many other monstrous acts) due to a fear that his precious reputation might be slightly tarnished.

He is both.

Daenerys, like those others is is a morally grey character; her heart is usually in the right place; she is courageous, adaptable and a survivor; but she is trying to govern in an ungovernable situation and is forced to make choices that do not necessarily go off well. And sometimes are just plain bad.

And she has a nasty temper.

Daenerys, Stannis and Tywin are not the only morally grey characters in A Song of Ice and Fire. Every single character in the book is pretty much some shade of grey. Even Jon Snow and Ned Stark, have a few shades of grey to them in the books, though they are the closest to traditional fantasy heroes there are.

Now, Dany has a lot of power: and that power is essentially destructive: and she isgoing to wreak destruction. Although the show has largely foregone this, it willhappen in Winds of Winter. It is clearly foreshadowed.

She will fight much more.

And there will be blood. Innocent blood, not just enemies like the Tarlys who chose their end knowingly.

Euron and the Lannisters and the rest will all also play their bloody parts — espeically Euron. I believe that he and Dany are going to fight in the books with dragons.

But she is never going to be “evil.” She will continue to be grey.

She will continue to have her heart in the right place; she will continue to make some questionable decisions in anger; and she will continue to destroy when she chooses too.

She is caught up in a destiny by forces she cannot control and things in Westeros have a way of spiralling out of control for everybody anyway.

Now one thing more: Book-Tyrion and Show-Tyrion have become vastly different creatures. Show Tyrion’s peaceful ways may not be echoed in the books: that guy wants revenge. Its still not certain if he will let that desire go or continue letting it drive him down dark roads.

And Daenerys may be guided by him.

But mostly I think that her destruction is going to be collatteral damage in a Euron-Dany-aegon- Cersei war. With dragons on two of the four sides.

This is Song of Ice and Fire, not Harry Potter.

Though there are some evil character, there is no Voldemort.