CBR

  • Game of Thrones' "The Bells" confirms Daenerys Targaryen has always been a villain. 1 / 8

  • Looking beneath the surface, it's clear she's the series' greatest tyrant. 2 / 8

  • Dany's played politics and used folks as pawns to get what she wanted. 3 / 8

  • She has an ego, sense of entitlement and privilege regarding the throne. 4 / 8

  • Her massacre at King's Landing proves even innocents wouldn't stand in her way. 5 / 8

  • Her execution of Varys is also that of a dictator, frightening everyone else. 6 / 8

  • Tyrion finally realizes just how much they've been played over the years. 7 / 8

  • Jon Snow also sees he's been duped by what's clearly a Mad Queen. 8 / 8