It’s hard not to love Emilia Clarke – she’s lovely and funny and beautiful and I’m pretty sure we’re soul mates (not that she knows it).
Then I remember what Game of Thrones did Emilia’s character and just how crazy and un-loveable Daenerys became and, suddenly, I begin to question my feelings for Emilia.
Sure, it’s not her fault that Thrones’ made her into a totally evil power hungry queen devoid of empathy or logic. But that doesn’t stop a little part of me resenting her – HOW DARE SHE KILL ALL THOSE INNOCENT PEOPLE IN KINGS LANDING.
Emilia’s latest movie is a far cry away from Game of Thrones.
The film is called Last Christmas (yes, it’s a Christmas film) and follows a Christmas shop employee called Kate (played by Emilia) who is down on herself and down on life for a few different reasons.
Enter handsome love interest played by Crazy Rich Asians’ Henry Goulding and, suddenly, Kate’s perspective on life begins to change.
It’s Christmas, it’s a love story, it has two great actors in it – on paper it’s right up my alley.
But the trailer has me feeling all types of emotional turmoil. It doesn’t help that Emilia is still sporting her blonde hair in it and so looks a lot like Dany than she normally does (she’s a natural brunette).
But Last Christmas might just redeem Daenerys.
Seeing a blonde Emilia Clark dressed as an elf is (almost) redeeming enough. It’s comical and light-hearted and a definite contrast to Daenerys’s usual harsh leather look.
But the most redeeming aspect of the movie is the plot: it’s, at its core, a redemption story. Think about it – it’s a story about a woman who has fallen from grace but eventually finds her feet again.
This is something Game of Thrones never gave Daenerys the opportunity to do as she was – SPOILERS – killed before she could amend for her mistakes. Watching Emilia’s character in Last Christmas embark on a journey of self-discovery and self-improvement may be cathartic: this is what we wanted from Game of Thrones, this is what Daenerys was meant to be.
Or maybe it will just be a fun, enjoyable, simple little Christmas movie we can enjoy with no emotional baggage. Yeah…probably that one.