GoT Just Killed Some Of Its Biggest Characters

The last season of Game of Thrones was always going to feature plenty of death, destruction, and chaos, and it certainly didn't disappoint with its penultimate episode, "The Bells," which focuses almost entirely on the long-awaited siege of King's Landing. With the end in sight, the series still has plenty of plots left to conclude, and it moved closer than ever to the endgame. With the final episode just a week away, the show is offing major characters left and right - let's dive into who didn't win the Game of Thrones this time around. Obviously gigantic spoilers ahead.

Lord Varys has been one of the most mysterious figures on Game of Thrones throughout its run. The best gossip in the Seven Kingdoms, Varys quietly pulled the strings in the background for much of the show's eight seasons, even as many of the main characters surrounding him thought they were calling the shots.

Until the very end, Varys was consistent and pragmatic about who might be the best ruler of the Seven Kingdoms. And once he found out that Jon Snow had a stronger claim to the Iron Throne than Daenerys Targaryen, he went against the Dragon Queen, knowing that doing so would immediately put himself at risk. In trying to do what was best for the Seven Kingdoms, The Spider signs his own death warrant, and finds himself at the mercy of Daenerys. Unfortunately for him, she has little to no mercy left to spare, and Varys dies by flame, the latest victim of the word "Dracarys."

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