Do you think that if Wheel of Time had been made pre woke era then it could’ve reached the GOT early season popularity? Or close to it? I was going through my books and wondering what if someone who wasn’t a typical Hollywood douchebag had been the showrunner and no race swaps or changing the story to make the women look even stronger.
And speaking of GOT, that should be a prime example along with Westworld about what happens when you inject stuff like unnecessary girl power themes
Arya killing the Night King made logical sense. You can neutralize an opposing army by taking out the leaders, which is why they've historically been so well-protected against assassins. In this case, the Night King was the mystical linchpin to the entire army of the dead, making him even more of a prime target. And they devoted her entire story arc into cultivating her into an assassin.
But because they went with the girl power route early on in the show, with too many girl bosses laming things up, Arya's 'power move' came across as pathetic feminist drivel.