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Originally Posted by CinnamonGirl
really need to watch this again. People were talking, and distracting me from stuff I really wanted to pay attention to (like the Dany/Drogo consummation scene. Is it just me, or did it seem less...rape-y in the book? Part of the reason she falls in love with him is that he shows a more tender side with her that I didn't really see onscreen.) I almost feel like I want to be watching with a notepad in hand, scribbling down thoughts as I'm watching.
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I consider that scene HBO-ized. It's one of the casualties of filming literature: the difficulty of portraying character emotions and internal decisions. I don't suspect this series to catch all these nuances.
In the book, Drogo makes attempts to communicate and connect with his new bride when he discovers just how frightened and innocent she really is. He makes some concession with regard to his sexual aggressiveness; however, Dany makes the decision to allow Drogo to consummate their marriage and invites him to do so, and that marked a big turning point in her perception of how the power was going to shift between her, Drogo, and her brother.
She wasn't necessarily "into it"; but I think she learns (and at a very young age, mind you) that sometimes you have to make sacrifices to get what you want.