Daemon Targaryen Deep Dive––Why Do We Love Him? How To Write Compelling Characters

My take on Daemon Targaryen from House of the Dragon. Hoping to start the channel in earnest now. Thoughts welcomed! Check out Patreon and Paypal links below. I'd love to do this full time.

00:00 - Summary: Who is Daemon overall?
03:56 - Relational ambiguity; hypotheticals
06:17 - Legacy and primal fire; the overprotective mother
09:00 - A classic story: the ruling house growing careless
09:35 - Daemon's vs Viserys' view of Rhaenyra
15:10 - Viserys has dominated Rhaenyra's life
17:06 - Ambiguous characters draw us in
18:07 - The branching path of character choice
20:45 - Daemon, suspense, and chaos
20:50 - Suspense versus empathy in story
24:08 - Rhaenyra's weaknesses, Alicent's growing relatability
24:57 - Daemon's character arc and empathy
27:35 - What is charisma? Oberyn, Tyrion, Arya, Daemon
30:25 - Will suspense diminish with time?
31:39 - Changes I would have liked to see
33:53 - Conclusion: Is Daemon a hero?

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