10 Most Disappointing Death Scenes In Game Of Thrones
4. Varys
The Master of Whisperers was one of the most entertaining characters in Game of Thrones. His dialogue was always delivered beautifully by Conleth Hill, and his shift from a prominent member of the Small Council to one of Daenerys’ companions and advisers was a wonderful evolution.
Like Littlefinger, Varys was also a master schemer and manipulator. However, he was much more honourable, for his actions were always done for ‘the good of the realm’. Consequently, given Daenerys’ increasingly unhinged state of mind, Varys advocated Jon Snow to be the next ruler after discovering the truth about his parentage. Unsurprisingly, Daenerys was not happy when she discovered this, and she soon had Varys burnt alive by Drogon.
Given that Varys always put the realm before himself, it would have been immensely satisfying if he had lived to the end of the show. Bran may have been a dull choice for ruler of the Six Kingdoms, but Westeros was finally at peace after years of political squabbling and turmoil, and if anyone deserved to see this it was Varys.
In this sense, not only was his death annoyingly brief, it shouldn't have happened in the first place.