Coming Soon: Simple Changes that Could've Fixed Jonerys

To say I have a complicated relationship with the pairing of Jon Snow/Daenerys Targaryen (aka Jonerys) from Game of Thrones is an understatement. The pairing had a lot of potential that could've made me a proud Jonerys shipper.

Yes, my One True Pairing (OTP) of Game of Thrones will always be Jorah Mormont/Daenerys Targaryen (aka Jorleesi). But I'm also a multi-shipper that doesn't have many ships I just can't stand. In short I don't care how my many ships conflict with one another.

While I can admit that Jonerys had potential, I can also admit that potential was wasted on the show. There were so many problems that made it fail but there were still Jonerys shippers that liked what Game of Thrones gave them.

There are many things I loathe about how the show portrayed Jonerys and I've ranted about it many times on this blog. Today my rant will be contained to three things that could've been changed to make this popular pairing actually good.

Upcoming Review: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Ambition will fuel him. Competition will drive him. But power has its price. It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmanoeuvre his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute. The odds are against him. He’s been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low. Their fates are now completely intertwined — every choice Coriolanus makes could lead to favour or failure, triumph or ruin. Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute and must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to survive no matter what it takes.

Coming Soon: What Rachel Got Right That Daenerys Got Wrong

Game of Thrones gave viewers Daenerys Targaryen to root for. She started out as a mere abuse victim and eventually became one of the deadliest forces on the show. For many seasons it appeared that she would end up being a hero so it was unsurprising that many were taken aback when it was revealed she was the ultimate villain on the show.

Well there had been clues sprinkled throughout the show that it was possible for Daenerys to become evil. Just you had to have been looking for those clues as the show preferred to completely hide the twist instead of rewarding observant viewers.

Animorphs did the opposite with Rachel. The book series fully acknowledged that she was wavering between succumbing to her bloodlust and staying true to her humanity. So when she made her choice it made absolute sense.

Coming Soon: Top 10 Reasons Why Game of Thrones Seasons 7 and 8 Sucked

Game of Thrones began in 2011 to a strong fanbase. It helped that it was an adaptation of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series which meant there was already people interested in it. The show continued going strong and quickly all the world was tuning in to see what would happen next.

So when it was announced that the show was ending there was a lot of interest to see how characters and storylines would end up. The fanbase was so huge at that point that there were basically factions dividing people into what they liked and didn't like about the show.

But by the time Game of Thrones ended, no one wanted to talk about it or give it another rewatch. It wasn't that the events of Seasons 7 and 8 were sad, it was that they were painful. In two shortened seasons the show managed to destroy everything that made it unique.

While there are way more than ten reasons of why the final two seasons of Game of Thrones sucked, I do not have time to write a full and comprehensive list at the moment.

Upcoming Review: Dune: The Machine Crusade (Patreon Exclusive)

More than two decades have passed since the events chronicled in The Butlerian Jihad. The crusade against thinking robots has ground on for years, but the forces led by Serena Butler and Iblis Ginjo have made only slight gains; the human worlds grow weary of war, of the bloody, inconclusive swing from victory to defeat.

The fearsome cymeks, led by Agamemnon, hatch new plots to regain their lost power from Omnius--as their numbers dwindle and time begins to run out. The fighters of Ginaz, led by Jool Noret, forge themselves into an elite warrior class, a weapon against the machine-dominated worlds. Aurelius Venport and Norma Cenva are on the verge of the most important discovery in human history-a way to "fold" space and travel instantaneously to any place in the galaxy.
And on the faraway, nearly worthless planet of Arrakis, Selim Wormrider and his band of outlaws take the first steps to making themselves the feared fighters who will change the course of history: the Fremen.

Here is the unrivaled imaginative power that has put Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson on bestseller lists everywhere and earned them the high regard of readers around the globe. The fantastic saga of Dune continues in Dune: The Machine Crusade.

Coming Soon: Exploring Rey's Journey

With the release of The Rise of Skywalker, the ire of the Star Wars fandom was ignited once again. Some loved the film and were polite. Some loved the film and became defensive of it. Some loathed the film and cries of 'not a true fan' were heard.

Myself, I didn't become vocal about it since I was trying to not spoil it for anyone. Plus, while I am sure enough in my opinions to run a blog, I tend to allow people to like what they want without saying anything. Such as not telling people to quit with the #BenDeservedBetter. But I'm getting ahead of myself.

I feel people have misinterpreted the ending of The Rise of Skywalker and so wanted to finally give my two cents on it. The best way to understand the ending of the most recent Star Wars movie is to recount Rey's journey throughout the sequel trilogy.

Coming Soon: Hork-Bajir: A Mirror of Our Inner Ableist

Imagine that there is a war between birds. All the bird species are in war against each other for some reason. All the way from the far seeing eagle to the crafty raven to the energetic hummingbird. You can't fully understand the war because you are a snake.

While you can survive on the ground, you can't even begin to comprehend things that occur in the sky. As a snake you don't seem to have any part of the war and so you live your peaceful snake life. That is until the crows find a use for you and suddenly you're fighting a war you don't understand. A war you just want to leave but you can't.

That is what the Hork-Bajir face in the Animorphs series. They aren't as intelligent as the Andalites or Yeerks. They are pacifists that didn't think of killing before the Yeerks invaded their home planet. Their lack of comprehending their situation is the ultimate tragedy of their species.

Yet so many Animorphs fans want to believe the Hork-Bajir are smarter than they are in an attempt to look like they support the disabled.

Upcoming Review: Dune: The Butlerian Jihad (Patreon Exclusive)

Throughout the Dune novels, Frank Herbert frequently referred to the long-ago war in which humans wrested their freedom from "thinking machines." Now, in Dune: Butlerian Jihad, Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson bring to life the story of that war, a tale previously seen only in tantalizing hints and clues. Finally, we see how Serena Butler's passionate grief ignites the war that will liberate humans from their machine masters. We learn the circumstances of the betrayal that made mortal enemies of House Atreides and House Harkonnen; and we experience the Battle of Corrin that created a galactic empire that lasted until the reign of Emperor Shaddam IV.

Coming Soon: Tarot Deck: Fandom Edition

I like to keep my spiritual side off of this blog as that's not what this place is about. This blog is about dissecting and celebrating different shows, movies, ect. So making a post that has to do about tarot wouldn't make sense.

However, if I were to combine tarot and fandoms I'm in the post would fit. Hence this post. This was partially inspired by me thinking about making a tarot deck of my fandoms and my disappointment about the Game of Thrones tarot deck. The latter had the Moondoor on The Moon card.

I will provide minor explanations about different parts of the tarot deck, but I'm not expecting some explanations to be useful to the newcomer. So if you're interested in doing tarot, you'll need to do your own research.

Coming Soon: The Toxicity of Jonerys

We are all allowed to ship and no one should tell us no. It doesn't matter if our ships don't make any logical sense, are non-canon, are toxic, or only a few people ship them. We shouldn't be judged for what we ship as if it reveals who we really are. Shipping is for fun and shipping wars shouldn't exist.

So if I believe that then why am I writing this post? Well this is an analysis of the relationship between Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones, not the people who ship them. If you want to have a Jonerys themed wedding, more power to you.

One reason I am writing this post is because Jonerys is one of the biggest ships on Game of Thrones. One could easily argue it is the biggest ship in the entire show. People were into the relationship long before they even met onscreen.

Another reason is that a lot of Jonerys shippers seem to ignore the darker aspects of their ship. They try to brush that darkness under the rug in an attempt to make the ship moral. So I want to talk about the dark subject matter that not many people have considered.

Coming Soon: A Fangirl's Exploration of a Game of Thrones Sequel

Many times it is good to delve deeply into a piece of fiction. This can be done to critique the work in question or to come up with theories for future installments in a series. In all cases if you're exploring a work in your free time, it should be done for fun.

Every now and again you need to think about a work of fiction just for fun. You don't need to worry about impressing other people. They will either like what you have to say or not. You just need to accept whatever turns out to be the case.

In this post I will talk about what a Game of Thrones sequel could entail. To make sure this fangirl rambling doesn't go on forever, I'll only focus on four characters.

Coming Soon (Curse of the Wolf)

Clips of the next movie I'm going to review set to different songs.