10 Game Of Thrones Episodes That PISSED People Off

7. The Winds Of Winter (S6E10)

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When Game of Thrones started, the vast size of Westeros was on display from the very beginning. It took King Robert about a month to travel from King's Landing to Winterfell, and Brienne and Jaime were travelling across the country for more than a few episodes.

This was typically consistent throughout the series, as it often took characters several episodes to make one journey. However, the season six finale left fans scratching their heads thanks to how quickly Varys seemed to move about.

His story arc saw him with Tyrion and Daenerys in Meereen, however in 'The Winds of Winter' he travelled to Westeros in order to recruit Olenna Tyrell onto the side of the Dragon. It was jarring when he turned up unannounced in Westeros with absolutely no warning, but what was even more confusing was that by the end of that very same episode, he was back in Meereen sailing to Dragonstone at Dany's side.

All of a sudden, great distances didn't seem to matter any more. The slow, deliberate build up that was one of the show's many trademarks was thrown out of the window for Varys, and despite this being a strong episode otherwise, one of the main things taken away from it was confusion, and a little bit of anger regarding these scenes.

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