Game Of Thrones: 12 Ups And 4 Downs From Season 6

7. Daenerys Gets A Move On

Game Of Thrones Daenerys Tyrion ships
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Six seasons.

Six seasons, 60 episodes - that's how long we've been waiting for Daenerys to get her army and sail over to Westeros to claim it for her own.

In that time we've witnessed her brother killed, her husband die, and then various journeys that have taken her across Quarth and then Salver's Bay, conquering, ruling, but never getting all the pieces in place to sail to Westeros.

Season 6 then circled back around this arc, taking her to Vaes Dothrak, only this time empowering her to take control of the Dothraki herself, featuring an immense show of power when she burned the khals. Once back in Meereen, it was another fight for power, only this time with three dragons that she was able to unleash.

It all came together to push Daenerys to a point where she could finally sail to Westeros, and also prove that she'd be a capable leader when she gets there. Now she has the ships, the armies, the support of major houses, and the dragons, and she is on her way. Can anything stop her?

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