Meanwhile, the surface parallels between Daenerys and her ancestor Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) are obvious.

Based on the plot inFire and Bloodtheir endings will be similar too, and likely similarly devastating for fans.

In contrast, Daenerys is raised far from her home with only an abusive brother for company.

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Both girls face the losses of loved ones which shape the women they become.

Having to watch such powerful women bend to the whims of lesser men is almost impossible to take.

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Daenerys with smoot on her face and her newly-hatched dragon on her shoulder in HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’

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Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen talking to Rhaenyra Targaryen played by Emma D’Arcy in House of the Dragon Finale

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