Ladies Love Game of Thrones… Why?

At a glance, the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros are a male-dominated society. Mothers’ daughters are wedded off for political alliance and advantage, and wives who happen to disobey husbands are slapped simply on the face. Terribly heartbreaking and tragic, don’t you think? But we’ve got more than tragedy covered in the television series so go and watch Game of Thrones Season 2 Episode 8 online when it happens on your small screens this coming May 20, 2012.

And despite what actually appears to be some misogynistic message, HBO’s critically acclaimed series, “ Game of Thrones” has also managed to appeal to a large base of women fans. “I could see how men would be more attracted to it. It’s a lot of sex and violence – and there’s a lot of cleavage as well,” Rosanne Stern, a 26-year old English student says. “But a lot of the girls who have seen it – after they got over that, there was a lot of sex and violence – were drawn in as well.”  Stern has faithfully watched the HBO series with her boyfriend. And despite the fact that she believes that it is one of the most well-written series, she’d seen in a long time, Stern still rarely found other female fans who shared her passion for the series before the TV show came out.

Now she’s noticing that men and women alike are reading the books and catching up with the “A Song of Fire and Ice” saga. Part of what Stern feels draws women to the series is the strong female characters such as Daenerys, the khaleesi from the House Targaryen. Another female fan of the show, Diya Chaco also agrees to that. “The women have a lot of control over their actions, more than typical women in fantasy stories,“ she says. And at the very end, what really touches many women’s interest is the universal appeal of the series and a nail-biting plot where no person is safe, and the stronger characters are regardless of gender.

“The characters are very, very well done, and I think that’s what draws women and men anyways.” Stern says. “I haven’t met anyone who watched the show and didn’t like it. Love girl power and watch Game of ThronesSeason 2 online this coming May 20, 2012.