'Game of Thrones' fans loved the Cleganebowl, but not Dany's fiery reign of terror
Spoiler alert! The following contains details from “Game of Thrones” Season 8 Episode 5, "The Bells."
Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) loved inflicting fire and blood on King's Landing in Sunday's episode of "Game of Thrones," but fans of the fantasy HBO series thought she should just chill out.
In a survey of more than 133,000 "Thrones" fans in Reddit's popular r/gameofthrones community, 86% thought Dany's actions weren't justified when she burned King's Landing to the ground. Only 21% thought this explosive battle was better than Season 6's beloved Battle of the Bastards.
But fans loved parts of this week's episode, "The Bells," including the much-hyped "Cleganebowl" between the Hound (Rory McCann) and the Mountain (Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson), which led to both of their deaths. The brawl between the brothers was Reddit fans' favorite death scene, and they found it pretty satisfying overall. See the rest of USA TODAY's exclusive look at the results of the survey below.
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On a scale of 1-10, what score would you give this episode?
Average: 6.3 (Last week's episode got a 6.2, this season's second and third episodes managed a 7.9 and the premiere a 7.5.)
How well-written was this episode on a scale of 1-10?
Average: 4.9
Was Daenerys Targaryen justified in her actions? Had she been provoked to the point where this was justified?
No, her actions were not justified: 86%
Yes, her actions were justified: 14%
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Which of these two battle episodes was your favorite?
The Battle of the Bastards: 79%
The Battle for King's Landing in this episode: 21%
On a scale of 0 (totally unsatisfying) to 10 (totally satisfying), how satisfying did you find Cleganebowl?
Average: 7.1
Which of these death scenes do you think was the best of the episode?
Sandor Clegane+Gregor Clegane's death: 43%
Qyburn's death: 31%
Jaime and Cersei Lannister's death: 16%
Varys' death: 7%
Euron's death: 3%
Of the below options, what do you think Daenerys should have done when she found out about Varys' scheming?
She should have had him executed: 44%
She should have imprisoned him: 33%
She should have exiled him: 15%
She should have pardoned him: 8%
Should Jon Snow have told his family about his Targaryen heritage?
Yes, he was right to tell them: 79%
No, he should have kept his Targaryen heritage a secret: 21%
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