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For me their mistake was
spoiler
wanting Danaerys' downfall to be a huge internet-breaking shock moment, that people would react to the way they did to Ned Stark's death or the Red Wedding. In their desperation to avoid spoiling the surprise, instead of a compelling 8-season study of her descent from idealism into madness we got Saviour Dany for six seasons followed by a small handful of half-assed "look, the clues were all there!" moments where she was put in a difficult position and chose the "I'm in charge, don't mess with me" option, followed by one of the most abrupt clumsy heel turns outside of pro wrestling.