Game Of Thrones: 20 Most Shocking Moments Ever

13. Daenerys Burns King’s Landing

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For 7.5 seasons, Daenerys Targaryen was the hero. Sure, she killed - and more specifically, burned - some people along the way, but her intentions were good, right? Not quite. Her coin was always spinning, and after the events of the fourth episode of Season 8, during which she lost another dragon and her best friend in Missandei, it landed.

It wasn’t the result anyone wanted.

The bells may have rung out, but Daenerys didn’t care. Sold with just a single look from Emilia Clarke, Dany turned her fury not just on Cersei Lannister, but the entire city of King’s Landing.

Fire rained down upon the capital, and we bore witness to what happens when someone presses that nuclear button. The choice to frame it from the ground was a smart one: what we lost in seeing Dany, was more than made up for in the true, full evils of war being unleashed. Buildings, streets, and worst of all people burned; men, women, and children perished amidst the flames; all we could do was sit and watch in horror.

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