"Dragon Family" Mizuno Sonoya plays Mesaria, is one of the controversial characters in the play. In particular, many viewers were criticizing Mesaria's unique accent.
A prequel to Game of Thrones, Family of Dragons explores many fascinating characters, such as King Viserys, who is entangled in family conflicts. However, compared to many characters, Mesaria doesn't have much screen time. However, her accent has attracted the attention of many people. It's just that the criticism about Mesaria is because the vast majority of the audience does not really understand this character.
Mesaria is from Rees, and her unusual accent represents both her Essos ances and her journey into the Targaryen Inner Group. Therefore, it is not surprising that her accent blends different regional accents. Although, some accents seem unfamiliar in the world of "Dragon Family". However, despite this backstory, the evaluation of Mesaria, played by Sonoya Mizuno, is still polarized.
Anyway, there is some criticism, a little unjustified. In particular, they don't even know the origin story of Mesaria. In particular, this Mrs. Xiaomei is obviously one of the most interesting characters in "Dragon Family". She will play a very important role in the next blood dragon dance.
Even though Mesaria is a fictional character in George Martin's books, as an actor, Sonoa Mizuno had to use and combine real-world accents to portray Mesaria, a character from "Fire and Blood". Unsurprisingly, Mizuno Sonoa combines different regional accents and blends them together. Her accent seems to be some combination of Caribbean, Asian, and perhaps a bit of her own British accent (ironically, this fits perfectly into Westeros).
At the end of the day, many of the criticisms about Mesariya's accent are very unreasonable. In particular, many people do not take into account the backstory of this character. It is worth noting that the origin story of Mesaria in "Dragon Family" is slightly different from George Martin's "Fire and Blood". Because in the play, she does not remember her hometown. Therefore, with a vague, hard-to-locate accent, it can be side-baked that she wants to hide her identity, but also that she has traveled to many places.
Not only that, but after countless time jumps in The Family of Dragons and Tigers, she has become a source of news about King's Landing, which is a compelling reason why she likes the accent: it can reflect her mystery and elusiveness. Anyway, I think Mesaria's accent is very meaningful in "Dragon Family". Although many aspects of Mesaria have changed on HBO, I have reason to believe that the role of this character will increase significantly in the coming seasons. Especially considering that in the coming seasons she will be a loyal ally of Rhaenyra.