#maybe i'm underestimating (overestimating???) them idk

[dazais-guardian-angel]

Chapter 110 is 13 pages long welcome to hell!!! so in a lot of ways this is just more fuel for a theory that I've had for a few weeks now, that's only gotten stronger with each recent season 5 episode, which is that the last episode of the season is gonna end on 110, and that Asagiri/Harukawa and Bones have been collaborating to make this happen, specifically because it's a major turning point that would be the only good place to end the season on.

When we started getting especially long chapters again (like from 25-35ish pages, with the exception of 107.5, the last two being some of the longest we've ever had), at first I just assumed that Asagiri/Harukawa got freed up from some other obligations they'd been having to cause the extremely short/half chapters, like promotional stuff for the anime/Beast movie, or working on light novels. But then 109 happened, with the "supposed" death of Dazai, and heavy emphasis at the end on how literally everyone is at their lowest point right now, and I got to thinking. 11 episodes is a strangely specific number for an anime season -- why not 12, or 13, or even 10, like you'd usually see? Why have we gotten suddenly gotten two 35 page chapters out of nowhere, that's almost unheard of at this point? They're both beautiful chapters, don't get me wrong (as always), and maybe A/H simply just didn't want to cut them in halves because they felt like the full emotional impact wouldn't hit/that there were no good cutoff points in them, but you can't deny that it's surprising, after all the shorter chapters we've been getting. Why has the anime been going at such insanely breakneck pacing for the most part ever since around the Sunday Tragedy chapters, even more so than it has in the past? So much so that it feels dangerously close to overtaking the manga?

Well, maybe, just maybe, it's because..... Asagiri decided a long time ago that whatever happens in 110 is the only point that feels "season finale"-worthy enough, in an arc that still isn't anywhere close to being completely wrapped up, and so both the manga and the anime have been specifically coordinated to reach that part within 2 and a half weeks of each other?

I've seen a lot of people now think season 5 will end with 109, and as much as my sadistic side would find that hilarious, I honestly don't think they'd do that and realistically don't want it to happen; it'd be so cruel to cliffhanger the anime for years like that, and just doesn't feel like a season cliffhanger BSD would do, a series that is ultimately hopeful and uplifting. Seasons 2 and 3 had a positive, conclusive ending; the only reasons seasons 1 and 4 didn't was because they're technically not really full seasons of their own, and are more like the first cour of another "season" that also came out that same year (seasons 1 and 2 both aired in 2016, so they're more like one big season, and seasons 4 and 5 have both aired this year, so they're also more like one big season, again taking into account how episodes 12 and 50 are not satisfying finales like episodes 24, 37, and hypothetically, 61, are). I really can't see season 5 ending with Dazai and Fukuzawa's supposed deaths, Sigma being unconscious and maybe close to death, Atsushi being vulnerable and limbless again, everyone we love still vampires, and the entire world being basically doomed; that's just too depressing and not like BSD at all. However, having said that, if it doesn't end there, there really isn't any good place to end the season before that, either, that feels in any way satisfying or like a finale at all. And so, to me, that only leaves after 109: chapter 110.

I think things are really gonna turn around next chapter. Like I said, everyone is at their lowest point right now, it cannot possibly get any worse, the framing of Dazai, Fukuzawa, and sskk at the end of 109 is telling us that; this is the time for the heroes to finally start winning again, with Aya being so close to pulling out the sword, and for all the thematic reasons other people have talked about to death that I don't need to go into here again. This upcoming chapter being so short again makes a part of me wary of 110 being "the one", so to speak, I won't lie, but at the same time, it's very possible that it needs to be that short because that's all the final episode of the season will be able to reasonably fit in, since it's already gonna be VERY close if they do make it all the way to 109. And at the end of the day, I don't doubt at all that Asagiri and Harukawa can make these the most monumental and game-changing mere 13 pages ever if they wanted to; a chapter does not at all need to be extremely long in order to be an important and impactful one, even if short ones we've gotten in the past haven't felt the most important.

An additional thought I've had, though this is much more crack territory than all this already is, is that since we know from Anime Expo that a Stormbringer movie at some point is highly likely (judging from Asagiri's reaction when someone brought it up), it's possible that chapter 110 and thus the final episode will involve the long-anticipated return of Verlaine and/or Adam, or at least some other major reference to Stormbringer, that would naturally and smoothly lead into a Stormbringer movie to explain things to people who haven't read the novel. It would make a lot of sense, especially since the s4 OP has the Old World sign behind Chuuya, which might be a hint that this has been in the works ever since seasons 4/5 were first in planning with Asagiri. We also know that Dazai and Chuuya's voice actors apparently struggled to record their lines together this season, which probably relates to 101 and possibly 109, but it could be 110 too.... I could be very wrong, as I'm no expert on this kind of thing, but I kinda doubt they would bring Chuuya's actor in for just the vampire growls, and Asagiri placing heavy emphasis on Chuuya's importance this season in that one interview gives me the impression that he's talking about much more than just 101/109. But that's the least solid evidence I have, that's just mostly based on vibes I get.

So basically, I think a lot of factors -- the unusual episode count, how close the anime is to catching up to the manga with three whole episodes left, the seemingly arbitrary recent chapter lengths, and the climactic events of 109 -- can tell us that 110 might be a very, VERY big deal. Again, there's of course no way this arc is anywhere near close to being finished, with so much left to address and resolve, but since it is currently incomplete in the manga, unlike the previously adapted arcs, if the anime was going to adapt it at all, they'd have to find a place that feels satisfying enough to end this season, knowing there won't be more anime for a long time after this, and so I think they specifically planned for that, from both Bones' and A/H's sides. 10 episodes might not have been enough to reach that point, but 12 or 13 might have been too many it wouldn't have been if Bones actually decided to slow down and let the story breathe the way it needs to, but this post isn't meant to criticize the anime, so maybe 11 was just right. And maybe Asagiri and Harukawa specifically pushed to make recent chapters longer than usual, in order to make sure that the manga reached the story content in 110 the monthly release right before season 5 was to end.

Is this just copium? Absolutely. Am I going to look like an absolute clown in two days when this post ages like milk? Probably. But the evidence is There, so let me just enjoy my delusions until Sunday, okay 🥂🫡

[allastoredeer]

I love theory/lore time!

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I wanted to say that I also agree with both intakes and those who overall theorize that the person/entity that owns Alastor's soul is either Eve or Roo.

Honestly, Idk if Eve and Roo are different or the same. Maybe they started as two separate entities, but after Eve ate the forbidden apple, they slowly became one. Kind of like how it seemed that Roo was an entity and not just a concept, what allowed Roo to get released in the physical world was the ingestion and possession of Eve… or maybe I'm just sippling.

Anyway, I think the main reason why I feel am not Alastor's contractor is because I just have this feeling that she is not a threat. The show makes it seem as if she was sort of conspiring against hell, but it does not make sense to me for a person who was basically that face of the resistance to sort of be a threat to Charlie and hell in general. She seems sketchy, not going to lie, and that whole thing of both Lilith and Alastor disappearing at the same time is highly suspicious, but idk… maybe I'm crazing but I do not feel such animosity from Alastor to Lilith.

One could look at Al's reaction to Lucifer as maybe a remainder to whom he may a deal (if it was Lilith), besides the obvious of him maybe threatening his position at the hotel. But if that was the case, I would think he would not act the way he does with Charlie. Yes, it can be argued that acts that way because he is trying to manipulate Charlie into something regarding the deal (probably… he is but we are uncertain of what he might really go for with the deal he made), but it just does not add. He might have a soft spot for women, but it does not add that he acted mildly with Charlie (the daughter of the person who owns his soul, in this scenario) when just the mention of him being on a leash had him losing his cool like he did with Husk in ep5. It does not add that he had a mental breakdown because he might have almost gotten attached and risked his life for this group of people (also because he might have overestimated his powers, and we do not exactly know how much the deal restricts him in terms of power). I totally see him working alongside her because he must gain what he has, but I just do not see it being so "friendly" with her. Or maybe I am just underestimating his acting skills.

My point is that (at least in my head, and the way I interpreted the situation) I see more possibility that Eve/Roo/something else is the one holding Al's soul and not Lilith. Now, again, it is really weird that both of them went away at the same time. My theory is that, somewhere along the lines (sometime after Al's made the deal maybe) both he and Lilith partner to maybe stop Eve/Roo or Eve/Roo made Al and Lilith confront in a way that made Lilith having to seek shelter in Heaven, and Alastor to go away. But I feel it was Lilith who might have asked Alastor to watch/help Charlie, and he might have agreed because it is convenient as well… and maybe because it was also Eve/Roo's order…

IDK maybe he is a double spy, and despite all this, he is trying to seek the perfect opportunity which is going to give him the chance to "move all the strings". I also headcanon that both might have a level of respect for one another but that is just a crazy thought of mine because they haven't even interacted so… idk

Anyway, sorry for the rant. Love how your mind thinks!

ALRIGHT IM HERE! I know this has been sitting in my inbox for the past week, but I'm here now and ready to get into it!

I've never considered the possibility that Eve and Roo are the same, but hmmm, thinking about it, I'm not so sure. In the opening of the show, it's said that evil already exists.

Angels shielded all from Evil. So, Roo (the literal Root of all Evil) will have existed long before Eve was even created. If she were using Eve as a host, however... ◉_◉ As being the first one to let evil into the world being the gateway (for a lack of better word) and Roo taking advantage of that...

It was Adam and Eve eating the apple that allowed evil to find it's way to Earth.

Like, the phrasing here says it all. "For with this single act of disobedience, evil FINALLY found its way into Earth."

So not only has evil existed for a long time, it's implied that it's been trying to find a way to get to Earth. (Also, the Roo theory brain is taking over, this whole scene, with these black tendrils growing, turning into a hand, and curling around Earth, do those not resemble roots to anyone? I'd gif it if I knew how, but it literally looks like roots growing up and wrapping themselves around humanity. ROOT OF ALL EVIL, come on, the symbolism is there.)

And with Alastor, I truly think he cares more than he wants. I think he cares more than he expected to. I know there's a lot of people who just do NOT think he does, and that he's going to be the big bad (or at least an antagonist), and while I don't disagree about the antagonist part (I can see him being an obstacle to get in their way), I just think there's going to be more to his character arc. I don't think he's just going to manipulate the hotel, betray everyone, and get all the power he's ever wanted and that's IT.

For one, as any writer knows, stories need conflict. Characters need conflict. One could argue that Alastor's deal is his conflict, but I think his true conflict is going to be getting attached to Charlie and co. and not wanting to. i think he's going to fight it tooth and nail, but I think, in the end, he's going to be their ally (or as much of an ally as he can be considering someone--most likely the actual antagonist of the show--has his soul).

And I agree with you about his relationship with Charlie. We can already see that he's a good at manipulating. The "Dad Beat Dad" episode gave us numerous examples of him using his relationship with Charlie (saying things like "We're all very proud of her," and that he's "happy to fulfill her bizarre requests") to get under Lucifer's skin, while Charlie is shown to whole-heartedly believe him. He IS a manipulator and he knows how to pin-point that insecurity to get what he wants.)

However, there's also examples in the show where he was kind and considerate to Charlie when he literally didn't need to be. There was no reason or benefit to him for doing so.

One example would be him going with her to assist in getting the cannibals help. He didn't need to do this. He got what he wanted. He officially has a deal with Charlie. He gave her the information she needs in exchange for a favor, there's no reason to linger. But he does, and not only does he freely suggest Cannibal Town, but he's going WITH her to recruit their help.

When Charlie is talking to Rosie to get said help, she's frantic and stumbling over herself, and Alastor pipes in to help her. Later, when Charlie is singing her song to convince the cannibals, he pipes in again (when it's obvious they're not entirely on board) to include that they'll get to eat angels, which is the tipping point that gets the town interested. And another time during that same song when he said "he knew she could do it all along." Charlie wasn't there, so who was he supposed to be manipulating in that scenario?

Rosie? As if Rosie doesn't already know Alastor's whole schtick, she was literally telling him about souls he could go make deals with earlier in the episode. Demons who are in a territory that they can't properly defend, which would make them desperate. Easy pickings to manipulate a few into giving up their souls.

He had faith in Charlie getting the cannibals to join and even helped her along every step of the way.

And that's not even mentioning the fact that he has literally let her use his cane twice. His cane, which Vivzepop has said is like an extension of himself. We haven't seen him let anyone else in the series touch his cane. Hell, he didn't even need to offer his cane in the first place, the microphone she was using earlier was still right there.

One could argue he was trying to get the cannibals to help so they could defend the hotel and have a better chance at, you know, NOT dying. But there's multiple times when he does things he didn't have to do, because there was literally no benefit of it to him. But he did.

Because I think he's more attached than he wants to believe.

Where was I...I went on an Alastor tangent.

But yes! The way I see it right now, I can see Roo going after Lillith because Lillith empowered demonkind.

Lucifer may the the ultimate ruler of Hell, but it's obvious that he didn't really...interact much with the rest of Hell. At least from what we've seen. He was ashamed of what he did and lost his will to dream.

He fell into depression. I think when he and Lillith had Charlie, it really did make him happy. I think it brought him out of his depression for a bit, but depression doesn't just...go away. At least not for everyone. And we do see that something had to happen between him and Lillith to result in them splitting up, AND something had to happen to him and Charlie to result in them not seeing each other for long periods of time, to the point of Charlie not even wanting to call him for help when she could really use it.

Guys been in depression for a while, and I can't see him getting involved with Hell, which he's ashamed of creating at all. I can see him being more than happy to step aside for Lillith to handle it herself. I don't think Roo would see him as much of a threat so long as he's not getting involved.

Because as the show says:

She literally EMPOWERED demonkind. Hell grew and evolved, and it became so much more. It became powerful enough for Heaven to not only take notice, but to get worried.

Lillith has MUCH more of an impact in Hell. She has more reach and authority, and I can see Roo being intimidated and/or threatened by that. There's a lot Roo (the Root of All Evil) can do in Hell, where the sinners and wicked go--those who commit evil acts. This should be her PLAYGROUD. But it's Lillith who has authority here.

So maybe Roo needed to get her out of the way? And how much farther can she get Lillith from Hell then having her go to Heaven?

I definitely think there's a connection between Alastor and Lillith. Maybe Lillith did enlist Alastor for his help. Maybe Roo already got Alastor's soul and he helped her, in some way, get Lillith to go to Heaven. I don't know what the connection is, but I'm so eager to find out.

(Also, can we all talk about how Lillith empowered demonkind with her voice, her songs, and Charlie is out here singing every time she wants to help Hell--when she first got the meeting with Adam, when she's trying to convince Adam of her plan, her song with Pentious, etc... And when Rosie asks how she typically tries to get people interested in her hotel, she does so by singing. All of her songs are about love, redemption, being better, working together, almost as if she's trying to empower demonkind with her voice too.)

I think we should talk more about not only what Charlie gets from Lucifer, but what she gets from Lillith as well.

But YES, I'm just so eager to see the whole deal with Alastor and Lillith, and I REALLY think Roo is going to come into play here somewhere. I really do. If not now, then later.

Personally, I still think Roo has Alastor's soul, but who knows? Maybe Lillith DOES have Alastor's soul, but Roo blackmailed/threatened Lillith into going to Heaven, so Lillith ordered Alastor to keep an eye on Charlie for her? Who knows? No one.

Who wants to know? ME!

fgo;fg;sgnsjn AHH I fucking love talking about this show, it gets my brain going.

[blockgamepirate]

thing about the red festival: i've been watchign a lot of techno's bedwars stuff lately and like techno tends to overestimate his opponents bc they have access to the same tools he does so obviously they should be able to use them in the ways that seem obvious to him, right? and him theoretically fighting at the red festival would be like,, extreme bedwars (single point to defend, if the defense gets hit you lose), and he is REALLY REALLY GOOD at breaking defenses in bedwars (1/2)

(2/2) idk if bedwars specifically is canon to dsmp!techno, but it definitely informs cc!techno's style and he's clearly not deliberately holdign back in pvp. so techno is probably looking at the red festival and seeing all the very obvious and easy ways (to him) that his enemies could kill tubbo and him because figuring out how to break through defenses to kill a single point that's unable to defend itself is like exactly what he specializes in

Dude, that's actually wild because I was thinking about talking about bedwars in the follow up post too! Although my angle was gonna be about how this is basically like one of those times where his bed gets destroyed early while all the other teams still have their beds, so they can afford to die and respawn but he can't. Also his teammate has absolutely no gear, somehow even less gear than you get by default in bedwars. And every other team is streamsniping and could be crossteaming on him. (Although in reality the festival crowd was not quite so unanimously on board with Schlatt of course. And some of the ones who were might have chosen not to meddle anyway.)

But your point is really good too, with Tubbo as the "bed". From Techno's point of view the others could easily take him down if they wanted to and he could do nothing to stop it, and they could kill Tubbo even more easily. In fact it's worse than a bed because Tubbo is killable even with projectiles and you can't cover him in blocks because you need to get him outta there. AND he won't even help you respawn. xD

Would they actually have been able to react that fast if Techno HAD tried to do a rescue mission? Maybe not, it seems kinda unlikely they would be organised or skilled enough, although they did have Punz and Purpled. The difference between the usual Technoblade bedwars video/stream and this is that some of his opponents actually are that good.

I feel like that's the thing, you only need two actually good PVPers for it to become extremely risky. He might have been able to handle the entire rest of the crowd AND Schlatt and Quackity all alone, but I'm really not sure about Punz and Purpled if both of them decided to go for him and Tubbo. At the very least it would have been trivially easy for that tag team to kill Tubbo.

(Of course in character c!Techno doesn't know most of these people's skill levels)

And honestly even small things could have an effect, someone could just by chance manage to hit an arrow shot, Schlatt and Quackity might have time to put armour on if he shoots the crowd first, or conversely if he kills Schlatt and Quackity first, the crowd could armour up, and then he can't get quick kills, and then in the time it takes him to kill Schlatt and Quackity, Purpled and Punz might be able to reach the podium... I mean it's true that Techno has a nigh infinite catalogue of insane clutches on his channel, but there are also times when he doesn't clutch, when something goes wrong and he's overwhelmed or makes a mistake and goes down in the end.

So it's not like it's a bad call to overestimate his opposition rather than risk underestimating it. He has a better chance at survival that way around. And during the Pogtopia arc he was playing a very risk-averse character. I think it might have been partly about wanting to maintain his reputation as unkillable, and partly because it just provides more tension for the content than if his character just didn't fear anyone or anything and easily defeated everyone every time. But it also makes sense for a character like his, someone who must have had too many close calls to count along the way, someone who knows that battles are chaotic and you can't get too cocky.

(Either way it's what contributed to the theories about him having only one life afterwards (which I think was absolutely the right call to make for his character, because it just works for the way he clearly wanted to play his role in the story, I just wish we'd gotten the confirmation sooner and in a less awkward way.))

But yeah, I don't think the two of them escaping was impossible, Techno has survived wilder situations. It's just that insane clutches are called insane for a reason. Usually they don't happen. You can't rely on them happening.

[thingsarecomplicated]

Regarding:

"I know that this isn't really in a particular parent's control, but this is atrocious."

Ok, so, my examples about how a kid might not have legal rights to protect themselves had two purposes: 1. It's not a fight about each individual child's ability level. That's important, but gets too specific for a general overarching discussion of what people generally should do. Maybe some children at age fourteen would be able to form a safety plan and take reasonable steps. But at age fourteen my best friend had to talk me down from running away from home with no real plan of what to do next. Yes, I was that stupid. But other kids aren't that stupid. 2. These laws do exist. We can fight against them, we can say they shouldn't exist, but at the end of the day they do exist. So, if I'm a parent, I would have to work within the existing laws, whether or not I like them.

Regarding:

"I'm not entirely sure how your scenario relates to privacy specifically — idk if it was meant to or you're discussing the more general case?"

I was responding to your prompt of how we would handle it if an adult we care about were in danger.

In my experience/opinion, I think you may be tending towards overestimating kids a little bit. Which isn't the worst thing in the world, most people underestimate them. But I think that some of your assumptions about how well kids would troubleshoot on their own are a bit faulty.

Anyway, all in all, I agree that privacy is a good thing to give kids. I just can't wrap my head around seeing it as high and as "only violate it in life or death scenarios" as others seem to.

Also, regarding your tags, yeah. I know that if I called the cops on my friend's abusive partner than may well mean the friendship ends. But... so??? If my friend's life is in immediate danger, I don't give a flying you-know-what about whether or not that friendship continues.

Ok, so I know I have a number of mutuals who are very, very pro-privacy, up to and including kids having privacy from their parents.

My counter argument generally is "I wish I had had less privacy* as a kid because if my mom had pushed harder, she would have uncovered the abuse my sister was doing to me."

So, genuine question to anyone (mutual or not) who is very firm on the "kids should have privacy" thing:

What, in your opinion, should a parent do if they have good reason to suspect that their child is in genuine danger of some kind.

I mean, sure, ask the kid. But when the kid denies it. What's step two?

*To clarify, I definitely agree kids should have some privacy. I just also think that there's a point at which parents should butt in.

[itsnotacastle]

@tiny-little-bird

I agree with your point on how Daenerys's ambition for the throne is corrupting her but i don't really think it's leading her to taking a "dark character arc". I think that the corruption of power is the whole point of the series. How the pursuit for something as trivial as a metal chair damages a character's integrity and challenges them into making decisions that are bigger than just themselves.

Saying that Daenerys would not march north is a fair point, but she was prepared to do it even without Cersei agreeing to the truce. ( end of beyond the wall ) I agree it took her a long time to do it, but when she finally did, it wasn't because Jon had finally plead fealty, it was because she has a reason to fight, now ( losing her baby dragon ).

I don't think it's safe to assume that Jon would believe Sansa about Cersei, it's not like he's paid attention to the important advice she's given him before ( battle of the bastards ). Jon needed cersei to come help in the North as much as Daenerys, regardless of what Sansa told him about her. It's better to assume that Tyrion, Dany, and Jon are all underestimating Cersei, or overestimating her grip on reality, idk. Tyrion lost dany Highgarden and Dorne, by underestimating her emotional value to that place, which honestly was a huge faux pas on Tyrion's part.

The truce wasn't only for Dany, Jon needed it too. One of the first scenes of the season was the letter he received from Cersei demanding him to bring Sansa, and to plead fealty to her in King's Landing. If we are to believe Jon and Sansa's exchange the north is already under threat, from her. So Jon's decision is to convince first Daenerys, obviously the better ally with fucking dragons, then get Cersei to like idk stop trying to absorb the north??? Point is, Jon doesn't have a clue who cersei is or what she's capable of, ( "there's a thousand miles between us and cersei" ). This is pure speculation, but Jon probably changed his mind when he realized what she was capable of when dany lost all her allies to her. Then Jon understood the only way to get Dany's help is to deal with her shit, which is dumb i know, but to Jon it's better to come back with one ally than no allies.  Call him naive or whatever but we can't expect him to know cersei like we know cersei. The only option he had, at the time was to prove to anyone that the army of the dead is real and by the end of the season, he was successful. Though he came out one hand short, cos of cersei, he still went south and proved to people what was coming.

So, I wouldn't call the dragonpit meeting useless. I mean yeah, cersei didn't agree, but she wasn't the only one there. Bringing the wight to King's Landing got a whole lot more people other than cersei to see what the army of the dead really is. Jaime being the primary example, if he can defect from cersei's rule, then maybe so can others, and Jaime is a valuable asset for the War for the Dawn.

Blaming Daenerys for "giving" the NK her dragon is absurd, yes she was risking a lot by going north but its not like she knew what was gonna happen. Daenerys was convinced up until she left for Eastwatch that nothing could hurt her dragons, which is naive on her part, but there hasn't really been any indication that her dragons could die at all. Yeah Drogon has gotten shot at and shanked with spears and shit, but he's survived everyone of those encounters. The NK took her dragon. Simple as that. She didn't willingly give it to him. It's unfair to expect her to know what the audience knows. I mean, Tyrion and Jon discussed on top of the cliffs that even if it is really real it's hard to convince anyone that the Army of the Dead is coming. She doesn't even know yet that viserion got resurrected, no one knows besides Bran.

I'm not coming up with excuses for her. As of the end of season 7, she definitely has a lot to answer for, but i definitely wouldn't go as far as calling her a "villain" or a "dark" character. I'm not gonna put her on a pedestal, or an Iron Throne, but i don't understand what people are suggesting by not acknowledging the position Daenerys is in. Everyone is making it out to be that everything bad that happened in the season is her fault because of her pointless war. What I mean is that even though she isn't innocent, she is fighting a war of liberation or retribution, not really sure what to call it. 

She fought hard to get where she is, and isn't completely willing to abandon what she's fighting for, especially if she doesn't know any better about what the real enemy is. The whole trip north was more or less to prove to herself, and to everyone that what Jon is fighting is real and is a bigger threat to anyone.

What reason does Daenerys have of blindly following Jon, a man she didn't know existed, when she already has this war she has to fight. Obviously she's gonna fight the war she declared first, because it's the war she had been preparing for her whole life. I don't understand why people refuse to acknowledge the fact that she is actually going North by the end of the season. Everyone is just complaining about her not going sooner. There was no substantial reason for her to abandon the war for the IT in the beginning of the season and going north. Jon couldn't convince her on the first meeting, just like he hasn't convinced Sansa. Refusing to blindly believe Jon doesn't make her a "dark" character, it just makes her a smart ruler. Burning Sam's brother makes her a "dark" character, threatening to burn varys makes her a dark character, but not knowing any better doesn't make her "dark" it makes her flawed, which she is. She is heavily flawed, she had to spend a long ass time learning to be a queen, and when she felt she was ready she comes to a country that is entirely different than what she was preparing for.

You can't expect her to know what the audience knows, it's not fair to her character, or any character really.

Jon ‘I’m utterly frustrated and disappointed’ Snow