Game Of Thrones: 15 Plot Threads The Show Totally Abandoned

5. The Warlocks Of Qarth

Game Of Thrones Warlock
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It's the beginning of Season 3. Daenerys has dealt with the Warlocks of Qarth, got her dragons back, and is ready to keep on moving forward, when a little girl approaches her, hands her a deadly manticore, and disappears.

The girl was sent to kill Daenerys by the Warlocks, with the implication quite clearly being that they hadn't forgiven or forgotten, and were still going to come after her.

And then they're never mentioned again. You can kind of see why, because Daenerys' storyline across Seasons 3 & 4 is some of her most focused on the entire show, with a clear sense of momentum, and muddying that with a warlock revenge plot might've got in the way. But it's also very odd to set it up and then never go back to it.

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