Where was this dragon carnage before? How was Dany able to conquer an entire city with one dragon, but failed to win so many previous battles with three of them? This time, Dany and her last dragon, Drogon, were able to evade those same large crossbows with ease and lay waste to the city and everyone in it. Which makes said assault all the more confounding. (Did she not see the many dozen ships? Why not approach from the side, or behind, or go around?) Her decision is easier to understand when you realize the show had to eliminate one of her remaining dragons to make the upcoming assault on King’s Landing more of a fair fight. Why Dany flew her dragons directly into the fleet was unclear. In last week’s episode, Euron Greyjoy and his Iron Fleet were able to easily fell one of Dany’s dragons with several strikes from a large crossbow.

Martin’s book series to guide it), Game of Thrones has been marred by so many illogicalities and narrative contrivances that it’s become a distraction. But due in part to the show’s abbreviated six-episode season (and no longer having the benefit of George R.R. In isolation, one of these types of storytelling inconsistencies does not ruin a TV show-especially one that already requires you suspend your disbelief and accept a world of fire-breathing dragons, zombified soldiers, and Peter Dinklage’s weird British accent.

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