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Originally Posted by Harry Lime
No one seems to be talking enough about the turning point in the show...
When Jon rejected Dany, she says "Let it be fear, then". She was willing to admit that the people loved Jon more, and if they were together, King's Landing would stand. Jon killed everyone in that city, in that moment.
That and the end of Varys. He was attempting to assassinate Dany using the girl from the kitchens to poison her, and the only thing that saved her was her grief from losing her dragon ruining her appetite. Tyrion holding Varys's hand before he died surprised Varys. He thought that he had no real friends, and learned differently right before his death. It was all handled very well, but overshadowed by the rest of the episode. The beginning of the episode was really very strong.
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She also would be distraught losing Missandei, whose final word was some foreshadowing.
I haven’t read this whole thread, but another thing that happens related to Varys and the legitimacy of Dany’s claim - right before she does the final heel turn, around when they are switching views between Cersei and Dany, in the shot of the Kings Landing palace, you see 5 or 6 ravens arrive. It is pretty much right before the closeup on Dany, where she takes her decisive action
We know Varys was writing notes and burned his last one before they came for him, and given Dany’s developing paranoia / isolation / madness, perhaps the ravens were one of the last straws.