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Game of Thrones 8x05: Why did Daenerys burn King's Landing?

30 fans picked:
She's lost so many loved ones, she literally lost her mind.
   37%
"Let it be fear." She realized they (or Jon) would never love her, so screw it.
   30%
"We will lay waste to armies & burn cities to the ground." It's her trademark.
   10%
IDK, bitch be crazy.
   10%
"Dracarys." For Missandei.
   7%
"Fire and Blood." She's proving that she's more Targaryen than Jon.
   3%
King's Landing hadn't suffered enough.
   3%
King's Landing didn't turn on Cersei fast enough.
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Ranty-cat picked "Let it be fear." She realized they (or Jon) would never love her, so screw it.:
It felt like she made up her mind after this scene. She said Westeros doesn’t love her, they love Jon. When Jon implied that she's not more than a queen to him, it made her think that fear is the only thing everyone has for her. Added with all other options like death of Missandei and everything infuriated her . Just my own thought. Idk. Bitch be crazy lmao
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DarkSarcasm picked "Let it be fear." She realized they (or Jon) would never love her, so screw it.:
"Far more people in Westeros love you than love me. I don't have love here. I only have fear."
"You will always be my queen."
"Is that all I am to you? Your queen?"
NO, YOU'RE ALSO HIS AUNT

Yup, I also think "let it be fear" was her declaration of war. But "bitch be crazy" is an equally valid option. ;D
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xxxqueenMaryxxx picked She's lost so many loved ones, she literally lost her mind.:
I think it's the main reason. To lost so much loyal friends, persons... And Dany become mad.
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DarkSarcasm picked "Let it be fear." She realized they (or Jon) would never love her, so screw it.:
I have added an option for the "official explanation" offered by director Miguel Sapochnik in Game Revealed 8x05. Notice that I have not changed my answer.

"They did it. They did the impossible. This is a bloodless coup. It's out of Cersei's hands. You cut to Cersei and see her. You cut to Tyrion realizing that this is an opportunity, this is the moment where the bells could ring, we could call this off. And then you go Dany. She feels empty. It wasn't what she thought it was. It's not enough." -Miguel Sapochnik, director
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Bibi69 picked She's lost so many loved ones, she literally lost her mind.:
I think it's a cumulative of everything on this list.

- She started to become mentally unstable ever since Viserion died.
- She is her father's daughter.
- No one in Westeros is showing her any support.
- Everyone that knows about Jon's true claim just ditched her for him.

The only thing she has left is her dragon and fear. She became the tyrant she claimed delivering people from.
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misanthrope86 picked "Let it be fear." She realized they (or Jon) would never love her, so screw it.:
^ Agreed!
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Zeppie said:
It's an amalgamation of many of these and more.
This moment had been brewing for a long time.
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ScorpionTDC picked "Let it be fear." She realized they (or Jon) would never love her, so screw it.:
It’s edsentially all the above and more, but this most of all
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vagos picked IDK, bitch be crazy.:
how the fuck did i miss this poll? and oh by the way she was always crazy lets be real, she did alot of horrible things even BEFORE she met with jon snow tbh, even if she did win the iron throne and rule, i bet sooner or later she would start burning people again and wanting more and more and more, to completely rule the world, her coin was flipped by the gods.....and it was never gonna be good.....shes a bitch tbh she wasnt like this, but power and the targaryen blood completely consumed her, daenerys used to be good but as the seasons progressed she started going darker and darker and EVEN MORE darker, i bet she would still burn everything despite what happend in the end, maybe after she ruled the iron throne she would have done the exactly same thing after a while, make it like 5 years or so, or maybe 1, i honestly dont doubt it i bet she would do it again.
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vagos picked IDK, bitch be crazy.:
something last as a bonus comment.....if she really loved jon snow, she would have never said "keep your real name a secret dont tell anyone" its kinda obvious she wanted the iron throne by herself, if she really loved him, she wouldnt care she would want to be with him, bitch is crazy i am telling ya. xD i feel very very bad for jon snow where he truly loved her, always followed her no matter what happend and he would have forgave her at the end if she could change (Even after she burned kings landing) jon snow still wanted to change her, and to give her another chance, so dont get me started tbh, jon snow really loved her <33333 but daenerys......uuuuugh xD he really wanted to save her at the end before he stabed her, he would have given her another chance so she can live together with jon, but you know daenerys being blonde and knows only how to count to 20 so lmfao


#HeLovedHerButSheDidntLoveHimTheSame (feels like idk she was using him some times tbh)


or at least not like jon snow did....cuz damn my boy really loved her.....
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AudreyFreak picked "We will lay waste to armies & burn cities to the ground." It's her trademark.:
^he really doesn't? He looks constipated in all their scenes. He barely gives her replies when she tried to get to know him. His body language and facial expressions are downright annoyed or even disgusted when she acts entitled or bratty. He never ever shows any interest in her or her dreams or anything. He even smirks in that deleted scene when a northern soldier spits on the ground when he sees Dany.

Anyway... pretty obvious. She enjoys feeling powerful and worshipped and hated that she wasn't wanted here. And yes, she was angry they didn't turn on Cersei to cheer for Dany.

Also, did people somehow miss when she promised to do exactly this several seasons ago? When she looked aroused when Drogo promised to do it himself? When she threatened to burn down Qarth if they didn't give in to her demand?
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