‘Game of Thrones’ director opens up about controversial Daenerys Targaryen scene

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Washington D.C.: It’s been a while since the insanely popular HBO series ‘Game of Thrones’ concluded, but the discussions surrounding the final season don’t seem to end. Miguel Sapochnik, who directed season eight’s episode five titled ‘The Bells’ shed some light on the bad decisions made by Emilia Clarke’s character Daenerys Targaryen.

In the episode, Daenerys destroyed King’s Landing, killing innocents while on the top of her dragon, Drogon. Many fans were unhappy with the character’s actions since she was always an advocate for saving the innocent and ending slavery.

“The way she has treated humans, and the conviction she has, means that conviction is eventually going to fall afoul,” Sapochnik told IndieWire, as cited by E! News.

At the start of the episode, Clarke’s character was dealing with the death of her trusted adviser and friend Missandei (Nathalie Emmanuel).

Sapochnik stated that he wanted to make sure that she was no longer doubting her decision-making ability.

“She’s not questioning herself anymore, which is the difference between somebody who, I think, has kind of lost their mind,” Sapochnik said.

“That’s part of what makes us human, is we question whether we’ve made the right decisions or not,” he added.

Once she decided to destroy everything, Sapochnik shared that they made it a point not to show the character again.

“At that point, you don’t need to see her. We decided not to cut back to her. When she makes that decision, she and the dragon become one,” the director said speaking of the scenes of destruction.