[Brother Leon]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I wonder if this is how GRRM had planned it for the book? He could have made her progression into madness more believable I think, it was all too fast in the show, same with Jaimes turn back to the darkside

I would say this is almost certainly GRRM’s end game,It just would have been executed far better.

My prediction for the Book is that:

Spoiler:

it looks like Aegon(who isn’t even on the show funnily enough) would take the Iron Throne from the Lannisters first and be generally loved by the people. He would become the Targaryen prince that freed the people and everything Dany was hoping to be, but was too slow. So Dany would end up Burning a City that doesn’t want her and killing her own Nephew and rightful heir in order to become The Queen and the Usurper, Kin Slayer etc everything she has hated and wanted to crush.