The Season 8 episode, titled “The Bells,” shows Daenerys’ army quickly taking over King’s Landing, leaving the Lannister forces to surrender. Fellow showrunner David Benioff explained during “Inside the Episode” that “Game of Thrones” had been planting hints at Dany’s dark future since Season 1. While Meereen is under attack in Season 6, Episode 9, Daenerys tells Tyrion (Peter Dinklage), “I will crucify the masters. Looking To The Books The “Song of Ice and Fire” books that are the basis of “Game of Thrones” make the case for evil Daenerys even more seamlessly. It’s more likely than not that Daenerys burning King’s Landing is this third moment.

Source: Huffington Post May 14, 2019 01:47 UTC