Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Doran Martell is one of the most secretive characters in A Song of Ice and Fire, but he seems poised to take center stage in The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring. According to what he has said to his daughter Arianne, he's angling to wed one of his children to a Targaryen and restoring the Targaryen dynasty to the Iron Throne. But is that actually his genuine intention?

Content Of This Video:
00:00 Intro
00:40 Doran Reveals His Secret Plans... Or Did He?
02:54 The Targaryens Endangered The Martells Before, And Would Again
06:40 The Martell-Targaryen Rivalry Puts Starks Vs. Lannisters To Shame
08:19 Is The "Secret Pact" A Secret, Or Just A Fake?
11:00 If Doran Supports The Targaryens, Where Are The Receipts
13:05 Was Doran Planning To Fail?
17:11 If Doran Plays To Win, What Does Winning Mean To Him?
19:58 Outro