Tolkien: and then the Good King came and cast out the Evil Stewards who were corrupt because they ruled without the correct bloodline. Everything was peaceful after that and there was no more evil. There are two women in this story. Monarchy is good. The actual singular God who created everything wants you to be ruled by a 300 year old nobleman. The End.
GRRM: Feudalism is inherently destructive. Even the Noble Good Guys cause unimaginable suffering due to the structures of the system they operate within. Women are no more than brood mares under Feudalism. There is a Good King whose father was deposed. This Good King has spent his life living amongst the common people in order to become a good ruler. He is being manipulated by cynical actors and will bring devastation to the world when he begins his conquest. Thirty years ago the Hero of Prophecy acted to save the world from the Great Evil. He unleashed devastation on the land, died, and destroyed his own dynasty, possibly dooming the world. There are no gods, only powerful forces beyond our understanding that operate through the power of blood. Once upon a time there was a Good King who ruled justly. He brought peace to the land and improved the common folks' lot tremendously. Due the nature of Feudalism, the succession crisis that succeeded his reign led to the most bloodshed in 300 years. No one who wants war understands its cost.
People who dislike things because they're popular: Wow these are exactly the same!
George R R Martin did not write the Game of Thrones TV show.
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Yes because Daenaerys ruling in Essos is a story about a hypocritical white supremacist foreigner who wants to rule a continent by virtue of her birth and conquest, while looking down on brutal dynastic conquerors. She does not study the land or people she's trying to impose her will on. She fucks up by not understanding the power dynamics, listening to her chauvinist (literally) Western advisors, and conquering a state with nuclear arms, erecting a toothless council with no material basis, and then fucking off.
Then when she fucks off to Mereen, it becomes another illustration of class and power. She fucked up her last revolution, so this time she tries to please everyone by permitting those with power to remain in power.
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Daenerys has never in the books expressed a desire to end the Feudal system of Westeros because she's not a revolutionary, she's a downwardly mobile noble who experienced hardship and now is capable of understanding that other people who experience that hardship also suffer like she did. You keep bringing up the breaking the wheel thing, which was never spoken in the books.
Moreover, depiction of failed revolution does not mean that revolution is inherently futile.
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