Daenerys Targaryen shifts from willingness to burn dissenters to becoming a “Mad Queen” who kills civilians and soldiers in King’s Landing. After losing key people, she continues pursuing the goal of breaking the wheel and delivers an inspirational speech to her army, seeking their support. Jon refuses to allow further innocent deaths and kills Daenerys as they embrace. Her death enables the possibility of breaking the wheel, with Tyrion proposing Bran as king. Bran’s inability to father children means succession will be determined by people rather than birthright, with figures such as Robin Arryn appearing to support a chosen ruler. The season’s pacing and lack of source material contribute to a sense that character development has been sidelined.
"Even after her devastating choice in Episode 5, Daenerys was apparently still intent on breaking the wheel in the finale. And not just in Westeros, but across the world, as she delivers an inspirational speech to her army that asks them to support her in continuing the endeavor of breaking the wheel. But her means for doing so aren't enough to convince Jon, who prevents the potential massacre of further innocent lives by killing Dany as they embrace."
"But her death does lead to the potential breaking of the wheel, as Tyrion proposes a king in Bran who is unable to father children, meaning his eventual replacement will be chosen (by people like Robin Arryn, who showed up out of nowhere), not granted the title by birthright."
"In Episode 5, "The Bells," Game of Thrones finally takes Daenerys Targaryen from "worryingly willing to burn to death anyone who disagrees with her, but generally out for good" to full-on "child-murdering Mad Queen." She accomplishes what her father never could: She "burns them all" in King's Landing, regardless of whether they're civilian or soldier, or whether it wins her the throne or not."
"There's something else fundamentally underpinning reactions, though, even if fans aren't not as aware of it. Game of Thrones, it turns out, is not about what we all thought it was about. For a lot of viewers, the most recent season of Game of Thrones feels different than previous ones. It might be that there are no new books to act as a map for where the show is headed, or that shorter final seasons make it feel like character development has been pushed aside in favor of major plot moves."
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