The world of House of the Dragon consists of extremely misogynistic people, even when they have tons of references in front of them of women who have, time and again, proved that they are worthy of leading a kingdom but also shown that they are more prudent and capable than their male counterparts. The brittle male ego often impacted the sensibilities of the rulers and made them take certain reckless decisions that were not good for the people in general. Take Daemon, for example. He prioritized his own feelings, his guilt, and his regrets, and then ran away to Harrenhal when Rhaenyra needed him the most. The poor woman was left hanging amidst a difficult situation, and she didn’t have a clue if the man who was supposed to be her strongest ally had turned into a foe or not. Rhaenyra didn’t know if she could bank on...