Game Of Thrones Season 8: Ranking Every Character Worst To Best

14. Varys

Game Of Thrones Varys
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With him leaving Westeros behind, Varys has largely existed on the periphery for a few years now. He's not been in the political hub, which means less influence over events, and as the story shifted towards the White Walkers, he had even less to do.

Then, all of a sudden, he was back in the game. With The Long Night over, it was time for some politicking to return, and the Spider got to spin some final webs. It all happened a bit too soon, but after years of doing little, it was exciting to see the Varys of old leap back into action as he saw Daenerys might not be a great leader, and that there was another option in the form of Jon Snow. It led to his death, but it meant Varys got to go out playing the game and serving the realm.

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