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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
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.
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I've talked to another male friend about this part of the book. It is difficult to process. Mostly because our "liberated" male minds can't reconcile her rape by, then subsequent love for Drogo.
I don't feel the show was much different from the book. I remember some more talking between them, but at the end of the day, does the amount of her resignation really change the power balance? Whether she "allowed him" or didn't I feel it was still rape. If anything the show was more realistic (and more likely to have had more minds involved in the handling of it).
Also, since GRRM is so heavily involved in this, I wonder if he was consulted on some of the scenes and perhaps used this as a chance to refine the presentation of certain scenes.
Would love to hear more female perspectives on this scene and Dany's arc.
EDIT: oh and the Bellafante review...
1) claiming a global-warming allegory is very strange
2) why do critics bother reviewing serialized shows after the first episode?