A recurrent theme throughout the books and the TV show, which we've certainly seen in the most recent episode, is what is the best strategy for a ruler? Is it love or fear? And one of the most haunting lines that Daenerys used was 'let it be fear.' That's straight out of the 16th century Italian political theorist Machiavelli who advised the ruler or prince that the secret to stay in power is to choose fear over love. Yes, it's also about the power struggle, right?
Only now, in the final season, do we see those two worlds collide. Much of the meat in the books and the TV show is about the human drama and the real world politics of a fictional medieval society that has fantasy elements on the boundaries right? They're north of the wall and across the sea. If you ask most people who don't read fantasy why they don't read fantasy, they will say something like 'I don't believe in dragons.' Well, Cersei Lannister didn't believe in dragons either until the day one turned up on her doorstep. One of the answers is that most of the characters don't believe in fantasy either. Well, one of the things that is so remarkable about the show is that it's appealing to not just the people who like fantasy. Why do you think the Game of Thrones story is so appealing? Leonard discusses everything from how the show has managed to captivate audiences for almost a decade to who he thinks will sit on the Iron Throne. London Morning host Rebecca Zandbergen sat down with John Leonard, a professor from Western University's English department who teaches a course on the Game of Thrones universe through George R. After eight seasons, the HBO epic fantasy is coming to an end tonight. The wait is almost over for Game of Thrones fans.
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