13 Reasons Why Emilia Clarke Just Got Voted World's Most Desirable Woman
6. She's Basically A Bad Ass
Herladed as a feminist icon, Daenerys is undeniably one of the strongest forces in the Game Of Thrones universe, and in Emilia Clarke's hands, the character comfortably wears that crown. She is poised and unfazed in the most intense situations, and there is measure in Clarke's performance that balances cold, almost malevolent detachment with an underlying innocence that makes the performance completely disarming, and utterly enthralling. And it's no small feat to not react to an explosion like that.
5. She's In The Biggest Show On TV Right Now
Like it or not, there's nothing currently screening on TV that can come even close to the enduring success or profile of Game Of Thrones. Doctor Who and The Walking Dead have their own raging fanbases, but neither have really managed mainstream cross-saturation that way that HBO's flagship has, which is remarkable considering how high-concept, and how niche the fantasy would have been considered even 15 years ago. The show undoubtedly owes a lot to the success of things like Lord Of The Rings and even Harry Potter, but it also thrives because of its cast, and specifically because of those members who have become the immediate icons of the show - like Sean Bean, Peter Dinklage and like Emilia Clarke. Without those talents, the show might now have become the phenomenon it currently is, and it certainly wouldn't have the irresistible sex appeal that it has thanks to the better looking cast members like Clarke, Kit Harington and Charles Dance...
4. She Thrives In A Man's World
Despite the illustrious history of female characters in fantasy adaptations, none have really had the layers that Clarke's Daenerys has, and none have been able to really compete with the leading men as a protagonist worthy of the same screen prestige. Clarke's performance as the Stormborn leader of the Dothraki is a lot more than complex than traditional fantasy and sci-fi representations of females, more akin to Ripley than Red Sonja (thankfully,) which adds a whole new world of appeal to her, and allows her to stand shoulder to shoulder with an otherwise engulfing cast of strong male actors and performances.
