ALL OF THE MAD TARGARYENS (Game of Thrones)

The Notorious Targaryen Madness that has plagued the
dragon riding conquerers them self from Game of Thrones / ASoIaF

Maegor the Cruel
Baelor the Blessed
Rhaegel Targaryen
Aerion Brightflame
The Mad King Aerys II
Viserys Targaryen, Daenerys Targaryen's crazy bro
...and it looks like dany herself lost it in season 8

[AlexS-ojqf]

I think Viserys is just groomed badly. I mean being constantly told that you're the true King of Westeros and being told lies about people secretly wishing that you're the king and all that other lies makes Viserys an oblivious fool. It's like early Daenerys too, but she never expected to rule so she listened in.

[SuperGreatSphinx]

"Every child knows that the Targaryens have always danced too close to madness."

- Ser Barristan Selmy

[nazimouachek]

The image of Maegor just waking up from his coma and going like "that's it, I am ending this religion" and then 5 seconds later rides balerion and burns the shit of that sept is literally One of the funniest shit ever 😭😭😭

[redjirachi]

Maegor isn't insane, he's just evil

[itsnotnaeyo]

You forgot the part where Aerys had Ned's brother watch their father burn with a sword just out of reach and strangled himself to death trying to reach it to save him...

[AppleWasMyIdea]

*Daenerys Targaryen has joined the chat*

[raymagliacano]

New Reality Show to Hit Westeros: *Keeping Up With The Targaryens* Coming This Winter

[Beraksekebon]

Updates : according to spoiler leaked of season 8, Daenerys is joined the chat

[simaopereira]

I chalenge you to do a "House Frey Family Tree" video.

[PartyPoison]

As far as we know Dany could be mad too. Aerys didn't show signs of madness till his later years and Dany has become more and more bloodthirsty as the books go on.

[RegTarg]

I don't consider Maegor to be mad. He was a product of his mother upbringing and his war-time surroundings.
He was cruel :p but I don't see him as mad.

[daemonblackfyre]

Maegor was not mad. He saved the Targaryen Dynasty the best way possible. The Dragon bows to no man. You also forgot to add Maelys Blackfyre the Monstrous. By blood he is Targaryen.

[riseeuterpe]

8:05 he was crazy, danced around naked, and died choking on a pie..

but somehow managed to have 3 children?

[mons-bd]

Barristan the bold: stops a rebellion and frees the king.
Baelor the blessed: that's cute!

[seventhirty]

"Maegor, along with his 'mommy?'" That sounds maddeningly frightening....lolololol

[Angel]

Taegaryen madness was focused on cause they were looking for a weakness to spit on a great house. Lannister also had their mad son Joeffery, Greyjoys are full of mad men and even Brandon stark was a hotblooded tempermental man. Yes Taegaryns are mad, but the Game of Thrones world brings out the madness in men

[aerieleah]

No mention of Summerhall? Arguably, Summerhall was possibly the initial root of his insanity. We don't have many details, but it's pretty clear he saw his grandfather, uncles, aunts, and a good portion of the kingsguard die brutally. Right when his first son was born too. Imagine that, if you can. Most of your family dying on the very eve where you become a father for the first time.
Aerys shows signs of suffering from PSTD. Literally, half of his descriptions, down to the maniac mood shifts, are signs of PSTD. Surely he had genetic predisposition to madness, but between Summerhall and the Defiance of Duskendale were what broke him, turning him into the worst king to sit the Iron Throne.

Also, it is arguable that more than just the ones you listed here were, in one way or another, mad. Madness doesn't always equal dancing naked in the halls or taking a shot of wildfire to become a dragon. Sometimes it's as simple as sleeping around constantly and bequeathing lavish gifts to random people.(here's looking at you, Aegon the Unworthy.)
Even Aegon the Unlikely's obsession with restoring dragons, the thing that literally caused most of the Targaryens of his day to die, could be considered a form of madness.

[whycreate]

Meant to write "vipers" and not "vipes" -__-

[lightschunk]

1:52 "Maegor, along with his MOMMY, Visenya..." Lol. Did you just say mommy?

[snakes]

With Baleor the Blessed, you see that madness takes two forms: Cruel and Despotic, or Holier then Thou, and in Baleor's case he was someone who was so devoted to his faith, that he failed to see he was sliding deeper and deeper into insanity