House of the Dragon: Unnuanced Femininity
Added 2022-09-29 13:00:09 +0000 UTCAs a spinoff of Game of Thrones, a show known for its gratuity in all things sex and violence, House of the Dragon also revels in the depiction of these harms. What’s more, the show is about how these particular systems pressure everyone in them; from the men who benefit from the system to the women who are often passed around as objects within it, into situations and expectations of behavior that ultimately harm everyone… yet at the same time, the show seems to wish us to empathize at times less with the people who both in its predecessor show Game of Thrones as well as fiction, in general, have not had a voice in these highly patriarchal worlds, and instead more with the same voices which Game of Thrones itself focused on; namely the machinations of the men in power.
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Huzzah!
Jessie Earl
2022-10-03 00:55:46 +0000 UTCYassss! It works! Thanks Jessie! 🌈❤️
2022-10-03 00:41:44 +0000 UTCAhh try it now, I updated the link to one that should work
Jessie Earl
2022-10-02 23:18:58 +0000 UTCBlah, try it now. Copyright issues were being a butt
Jessie Earl
2022-10-02 23:18:50 +0000 UTChaha fair
Jessie Earl
2022-10-02 23:18:40 +0000 UTCGosh Darn it! I really want to see this, I absolutely love the concept yet every time I click on it it's down. Sorry you're having copyright issues Jessie.
2022-10-02 21:54:06 +0000 UTCI can't find the video...
2022-10-02 14:57:53 +0000 UTC<3
Jessie Earl
2022-10-01 18:36:04 +0000 UTCTotally cool Susann. This is actually exactly what I want, cause I like the discussion! The hard part with video essays is you often have to come across as like, THIS IS MY FINAL AND DEFINITIVE VIEW but I hope the video makes clear that I'm more articulate an issue that I see with the show, but I still like it overall, and am open to discussion that maybe I not 100% right on this, at least in terms of what I say in the video. So please please please, disagree, it's what I want! <3 As for your point, I hear you, and I really hope that they can add more LGBTQ and better nuanced to the women as they go, but I can only analyze what they show me, and what they'v;e shown me is problematic use of the Bury Your Gays trope and disregard for caring about it, and a bit of unsubtly when it comes to the main two women. THat being said, I'd be so happy to see that change in the upcoming episodes AND/OR season 2.
Jessie Earl
2022-10-01 18:35:20 +0000 UTCI feel like you made this too early, the first season isn't finished yet. There are queer characters that will show up eventually. There are strong warrior women characters that will show up eventually. This show is about the dance of dragons, a civil war that nearly destroyed House Targaryen, it's not about "breaking the wheel". I'm sorry, I just don't agree with the things you said in this video. I didn't really like the comparison to game of thrones either. I am still a fan of your work.
2022-10-01 15:41:10 +0000 UTCCan I just say I giggle happily every time I have heard you sing "Super Dezzy" with that adorable lilt! I see you frien' and appreciate what you done there.
SuperDezzy
2022-09-30 22:23:13 +0000 UTCim gunnu hold off on getting hbo
Wellington Marcus
2022-09-30 04:26:56 +0000 UTC
