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Emilia Clarke weighed in on Daenerys' final arc in an interview with The New Yorker. 1 / 8

The Game of Thrones star expressed initial shock when she read the script... 2 / 8

...Recalling how she didn't want her family --or Beyoncé-- to hate her character. 3 / 8

She was distraught when she read of her character's fate. 4 / 8

But eventually made peace with it by saying that it was up to the writers. 5 / 8

And that it was her job to portray that arc believably. 6 / 8

She said that she wanted to portray her character's softer side. 7 / 8

And acknowledge the years of abuse Dany faced, likening her arc to Lawrence of Arabia. 8 / 8