10 Characters Game Of Thrones Killed Off At The Wrong Time
4. Missandei
The death of Missandei almost acts as the opposite to the previous entry on Stannis. While that incredibly important character was killed off in a barely memorable episode placement, Missandei was killed with all the pomp and circumstance of a major player, which she really wasn't.
This character was very well liked by fans, and viewers were disappointed to see her go, but this death was hardly the significant emotional moment the showrunners wanted it to be, as audiences had never considered her to be a vital piece of the puzzle.
Her demise was placed as the climax to the third to last episode, but this position should have been saved for something else. While it lit a fire under Dany - which would lead to a fire under King's Landing - the entire sequence was pushing for something that fans just weren't too invested in.
Missandei could have either died in the coming episodes, earlier or even the same outing as she does here, but it shouldn't have been the final note of the episode, as that's a position plenty of other scenes deserved over the death of this likeable, but irrelevant supporting character.