How 'Game of Thrones' wronged its female characters in the series finale
by Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times
May 21, 2019
4 minutes
"Game of Thrones" will always be remembered for the strength and complexity of its female characters, flawed and fascinating women like Cersei Lannister and Daenerys Targaryen, who were beautifully portrayed even when the writing by showrunners D.B Weiss and David Benioff failed them.
And Sunday's series finale, "The Iron Throne," did just that. The 80-minute episode illustrated in microcosm the gender blind spots that have bedeviled the show from its beginning, unfolding almost completely from the perspective of two men, Tyrion and Jon, while pushing its remaining female characters - Daenerys, Arya, Sansa and Brienne - to the sidelines.
In the end Bran, a young man with few
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