Game Of Thrones: 15 Plot Threads The Show Totally Abandoned

6. Daenerys' Infertility

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Back in Season 1, Mirri Maz Duur made a prophecy to Daenerys, telling her that Drogo will be as he once was "When the sun rises in the west, sets in the east, when the seas go dry and the mountains blow in the wind like leaves."

That much happens in the books too, except there's an extra line to it: "When your womb quickens again, and you bear a living child."

That never made it into the show, meaning Daenerys' ability to have children was never mentioned or questioned by other characters... until Season 7, when all of a sudden absolutely everyone was running their mouths about how she can't have children.

Now, maybe that's all just setup for Sansa telling the realm that Bran can't have kids first chance she gets, but it certainly felt like it was leading somewhere, like Dany getting pregnant to be exact. But it never happened, her ability to have kids (or not) wasn't mentioned in Season 8, and then she took a knife to the heart. What gives?

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