Few people anticipated that “The Last of the Starks,” the fourth episode of the final season of Game of Thrones, would be more unpredictable than the suspenseful episode that came before it. However, the show’s transition to King’s Landing following the Battle of Winterfell turned out to contain a number of unexpectedly stunning events.
One of the most important was the horrifying demise of a prominent character, information about which was leaked online before to the episode’s airing. In the hours before the show’s broadcast, a brief clip from the episode that went viral included the killing without any explanation, which caused confusion and fury among many Game of Thrones fans.
Following the airing of the episode, it became apparent that the character’s demise served a broader storyline shift for another adored character, one that many fans aren’t too fond of. Fans’ fury about this specific death has very good justification, both because it serves as a worrisome illustration of a persistent thematic issue for Game of Thrones and because it may have implications for the fight for the Iron Throne.
Who was Missandei?
Game of Thrones debuted Missandei as the Good Masters’ interpreter and controller of the Unsullied sellsword army. She helped free the Meereen slaves after being set free, made her way across the Narrow Sea to Westeros, and withstood the Battle of Winterfell against the Night King. She thereafter served as Daenerys Targaryen’s friend and advisor. It’s amazing how little we learned about Missandei as a person, though, considering how long she was on the show. It is only brought up to viewers’ attention in the last season, during one of her biggest moments.
What actually happened?
After the Battle of Winterfell and some difficulties determining Jon’s actual parentage, Daenerys and what’s left of her soldiers prepare to travel to King’s Landing by sea with the intention of stopping at Dragonstone.
Unfortunately, Euron Greyjoy and his navy are there to meet them, and as they smash Dany’s ships with enormous arrows, they manage to kill not just Rhaegal, her dragon, but also a large number of her soldiers. Missandei is taken prisoner in the subsequent melee and brought to Cersei in King’s Landing to serve as bait.
From there, a challenging issue develops: how would Daenerys save Missandei without obliterating King’s Landing? Dany thinks that her best course of action is to send a portion of her army to King’s Landing and demand the release of her devoted confidante as well as Cersei’s capitulation. Tyrion engages in the conversation with Qyburn, making it plain that Cersei prefers Dany to submit and will take nothing less. To speak with his sister directly, Tyrion decides to march up to the castle wall where Cersei, Euron, Missandei, and the Mountain are positioned.
Even though practically everyone thinks she is a monster, Tyrion assures her that she is not one. Even when your rule is gone, your life need not come to an end. Your infant need not pass away as a result. As almost everyone anticipated, Cersei takes exception to this and tells Missandei in a whisper that “now is the time” if she has any final words. Missandei was a determined warrior until the very end. Then came a single, lethal strike of the sword to sever her head. Tyrion turns away with an expression that almost approaches shame as Daenerys is visibly shocked.
Missandei’s Legacy
Her last words complicate her legacy even further. Cersei inquires with Missandei if she has any final remarks before directing her to be put to death. Dany orders her dragons to burn anything in front of them, and Missandei responds with “dracarys,” the High Valyrian word for dragon fire.
Although it appears to be a strong and defiant last statement, Missandei is aware that it has a complex past. Dany has nearly always used that word in her most dubious moments as a ruler, deciding to ignite a problem than put it out.
Missandei pushes Daenerys farther to an extreme as she approaches the Iron Throne, and others around her worry that she poses a risk. Dany will lose all of her allies if she decides to burn King’s Landing to the ground after hearing Missandei’s last advice. Even in her final moments, Missandei served more as a weapon to influence Dany than as a stand-alone figure.
In which episode does Missandei die?
In Season 8, Episode 4, Game of Thrones killed off Missandei, loyal adviser of Daenerys Targaryen. It was a particularly brutal death, the former slave was put in chains by Cersei Lannister, then beheaded by the Mountain, which sparked backlash, not least because it amplified the show’s enduring racial blind spot.
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The Queen in the North married two times in her life till the end of the show and fans are wondering about how Sansa Stark ended up with Ramsay Bolton. Well, here we have shed light on that issue more. So as we know that Sansa always was a naive little beautiful girl who wished to become a Princess or maybe even queen one day. She was betrothed to Joffrey Baratheon, the heir to the Iron Throne.
But well, after her brother, Robb Stark, declared war on King’s Landing and raised his banners to fight against the Lannisters and the King himself, she was declared the traitor’s sister. Because of this, and the fact that her honest, loyal father died as a traitor as well, the small council of the King deemed Sansa unfit to become a Queen. She also did not benefit the Crown in any way. Instead, the council decides to marry Joffrey to Lady Margary Tyrell who shall be wealth and grain to the Crown.
Later, we see that Robb Stark along with the Northmen and their mother Caitlynn Stark is killed at the Red Wedding, Sansa is now the key to the North. She is directly in line as an heir to the North and the Wall. It is obvious that the Northmen will never listen to anyone The Crown chooses as the Warden unless and until it is a Stark. In order to keep the House Stark connected to the Lannisters, the Crown decides to marry Sansa to Tyrion Lannister instead.
A still of Sansa Stark and Ramsay Bolton from GOT
How Did Sansa Escape From King’s Landing?
After their wedding is done, Joffrey has his wedding to Margaery Tyrell. Although, the King does after being poisoned. This was a perfect chance to escape for Sansa and she flees from King’s Landing with a little help from Lord Petyr Baelish. He safely transports her to the Eyrie where her aunt, Lady Lysa of the Vale lives. She invites them over and is happy to cater to Sansa. It is revealed that Lord Petyr tends to marry Lady Lysa.
Although, in a grand turn of events, it is revealed that he always loved Caitlynn Stark. As for Lysa, she always loved Lord Petyr. Given the fact that Sansa inherited her mother’s beauty, Lord Petyr kisses her. Lysa catches this kiss and summons Sansa to her throne room. She opens the Moon Door threatening to kill Sansa for kissing her husband. Before she could anything, Lord Petyr throws Lady Lysa out the door and saves Sansa. When the council interferes, Sansa reveals her true identity but agrees to the false story that Petyr brewed about Lysa killing herself.
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How Did Sansa Stark End Up With Ramsay Bolton in GOT?
While she is living happily at the Vale, Lord Petyr arranges for her to marry Ramsay Bolton, the bastard son of Roose Bolton, a bannerman to the Starks. Sansa does not want to marry him given the fact their house killed her brother. But Lord Petyr Baelish convinced Sansa that a marriage between them both will give Sansa a chance to take control over the North and avenge her family’s death. Well, this is how Sansa Stark ends up with Ramsay Bolton in Game of Thrones .
The two wed in the god’s wood. The same night, Ramsay rates her and reveals his true sadistic nature. He keeps her locked inside her bed chambers and comes back every night to beat and torture her. She also meets with Theon Greyjoy who has been tortured by Ramsay so much that he has now assumed the identity of Reek, his servant.
When Sansa tries to convince him to help her from this situation, he instead tells Ramsay who starts to further torture her and make her life a living hell. Well, by the end of season 6, we see Sansa and Theon escape from Winterfell. As Thein decides to go to the Iron Islands to be with his sister Yara Greyjoy, Sansa goes further North to the Wall to meet with her half-brother Jon Snow.
