"I'd rather be burned alive than fight under the Targaryen family I originally and loyally served. Instead I'll fight for the people that ransacked my kingdom and killed the Tyrells" -The Tarlys apparantley.

What bothers me is Tyrion doesn't even try to counter Randyll's accusations. Moreover, according to what I've seen, House Tarly were Targaryen loyalists, meaning this whole thing with him not recognizing Daenerys as a born and bred Targaryen is just another layer of poor writing and rushed storytelling.

Weird character butchery and unbelievably stupid actions by the Tarly’s. Randyl Tarly literally fought for Daenerys father and won one of the greatest victories for him. He nearly stopped the bloody rebellion. The fact that didn’t come up here is insanely stupid. Randyl also letting his son end his family line with only a “No” is unbelievable as well

"No ties to this land" Randyll suddenly forgetting that she's a Targaryen and that his house were Targaryen loyalists.

"No ties to this land" Her family literally ruled Westeros for almost 300 years. Not to mention the Tarlys were on the side of the Targaryens during Robert's rebellion.

when she says "I'm not beheading anyone." That's one deadly sentence.

These two dudes were probably the last two good scriptwriters of the show

I always liked how Randal nodded to his son to bend the knee to her, it proves he wanted his house to survive.

The showrunners kinda forgot that the Tarly's were Targaryen loyalists

Dickon Tarly actually survived the flames, and then went to the moon with a gorilla’s body.

Interesting to note that Tarlys ancestors were once foreign invaders, and Daenerys was indeed born in Westeros but was taken away from the country to save her from being murdered by the oath breaking father of the woman who he currently calls queen who fathered bastard children with her oath breaking king slayer brother. So yes Tarlys allegiances are indeed very flexible.

I hate how Tyrion became such a failure as a Hand.

A lot of fans see this as the beginning of Daenerys going mad. But she did give them a chance to kneel and save themselves. How many prisoners didn't even get than much from Tywin Lannister, The Mountain, Roose Bolton, Ramsey Bolton, and others? For this world she was about as merciful as could be expected.

I shed a tear when Daenerys said “It’s Targaryen Time!”

“Say what you will about your sister but she was born in Westeros and lived here all her life. So when she blew up sept and murdered hundreds of innocents she did it on her own soil.”

I love how gentle her voice sounds when says “Step forward my lord. You will not kneel?” :)

“One with no ties to this land” She was born there and her ancestors have ruled it for centuries… and their house was loyal to them for those centuries…

So many people have said that this is where Dany first began her "madness". I just saw it at the time that she felt she had to do the regrettable task of being a hard-ass and making an example of them to show she meant business.

"There are NO easy choices in war." Sad, But True.

This show really is a masterclass on how not to end your story. What an illogical mess.

That tiny little smile of pride in Randall’s face as Dickon says “I will not” is really well acted.

No matter how many dragons we get introduced to in HOTD Drogon will always be my favourite 😭😭❤️

For many who said that she was a tyrant, this was war. This was not your average play with your friends next door. She was right to give them choices. Aegon the Conqueror was known for being merciful to those who bent their knees, and ruthless to those who chose not to.

While it was a bold move, danaerys needed to prove that she was serious about the choice she put before them, when they saw the tarlys burned is when the rest realised she was definitely serious. She only burned two men either way, she could’ve burned every single one and not given them a choice at all.

This is not her going "mad". This is war, and the simple fact that she gave them a choice makes her better then 99% of the rest of the commanders in GOT. But she could not show weakness once they refused her offer. She acted like a true commander: harsh, but fair.

"There are no easy choices in war, except the choice to eliminate a plot thread that we have no idea what to do with, so I'm going to irrationally and stubbornly refuse to do anything logical or story-consistent."

Hate them all you want, the Tarlys had balls of valyrian steel.

I don't see anything wrong with what she did here. They were at war and she gave them a choice to join her but they refused. She remained composed despite the insults he was hurling at her. She was going to take up Tyrion's idea to send them to the Wall but again they refused. They signed their own death sentence. She gave them both a quick and honourable death as knights of the realm. She executed them the traditional Targaryen way. That's all. She didn't torture them needlessly. She had dragons after all, so why shouldn't she use them? Was she supposed to put them on display at the zoo instead? Taking them prisoner was out of the question. Dragonstone was too far away. Her only option would have been to fly them there on her own on an already injured Drogon and risk getting herself murdered.

He didn't die because he refused to bend the knee. He died because he refused to go to The Wall, the option that literally exists so that people can do good even after they've been on the wrong side...

You know she claimed to not put people in chains but fear is it’s own set of shackles was obvious where she was gonna end up

" Bend the knee" The phrase is so popular.

What is he talking about? Her father was king of the seven kingdoms…. No ties to this land ok

He went from being the hot Tarly to the flame grilled Tarly 😢

Love Dragon's roar at the start, mommy's biggest and goodest boy saying "She told you to KNEEL"

And the sweet and loving Daenarys turns to the DARK side of the force.... I hear Palpatines voice... "good..... good"

Drogon really said "ON YOUR KNEES, YOU PATHETIC PEASENTS! YOU WILL BOW DOWN TO MOMMY!"

You dont need to put someone in physical chains to make them a slave - fear does that perfectly well.

Am I the only one who thinks Dickon was a dumbass for not bending the knee?

doesn't really make any sense for Randall to suddeny becomes righteous, he literally betrayed the tyrell, I don't think it would make much difference if he switched side again. Although it was not openly stated I'm pretty sure he's aware about who really killed margeary.

A fate worse than death for the Tarly house would have been banishment. Death in war brings honor to a house but exile after loss forever shames the family name. I wish she had heard him out.

Yeah, she really nailed the whole "stable genius" bit.. when she says "I'm not beheading anyone." That's one deadly sentence..

I love how Randall basically forced her into killing him, refusing her authority. Smart to make her look like a maniac.

I love how everyone who didn't take a knee immediately did after their lord and his son were incinerated to ash instantly. Life and death tend to be a good motivator for obedience

I watched this whole series and other than the closer it was a great series. The actors were all so very good and all of them were wonderfully convincing. But, in my opinion, Peter Dinklage outshone them all. He is just simply one of the best actors of our time.

Gotta give Dany kudos for sticking to her principles. She's always been about choices and she offers it to both her allies and her enemies. And really, how would it look if the Breaker of Chains was putting men in chains? Plus, why should she spare anyone who won't bend the knee to her?

Dany wasn’t entirely wrong here - if she gave imprisonment as an option more would take that to preserve their idea of honor. You can only take so many prisoners in situations like this.

How many of you are forgetting the man is an ass how he treated Sam. he betrayed Olenna Tyrell the minute he figured he could advance his own house.

I'll hold the hand of the son I like but hunt down the one I don't. How honourable and charming.

They absolutely destroyed Tarlys character. Other comments have pointed out some of the issues but Tarly says Daenerys doesn't have ties to the seven kingdoms when her family literally conquered it, Tarly even served Daenerys father and went to war for him, having been the only man that drove off Robert Baratheons army during the rebellion. He also should have known that Daenerys was forced to flee during the same said war. Giving how quickly and easily he decided to serve Cersei, too, knowing who she is and what she did, him acting like he has honor or standards is highly ironic. I kind of see his character refusing to join daenerys but his stated reasons for doing so are absolutely based.

It's a small detail but Tyrion's face when Daenarys looked at the dragon. He's like, "seriously?"

Sometimes … when I am making buns, I line the lumps of dough up on the kitchen table - like a wee army. I put the two most rebellious ones out front, hesitate for a beat, just for suspense, and then I snap out my Creme Brulee gas burner and go BAKEARYS!!!!

This show had so much potential

No ties to this land? She was born on Dragonstone.

Dragonfire has a bit of magic in it to reduce them to ash so quickly.

Randyll: I do not wanna bend the knee! I want to die. Dickon: Me too! Tyrion: No! You are the last Tarly! If you die your entire house dies with you! Dickon: I don't care I have shitty name! I just want to die!

The music in this scene was awesome!!!!

This is one of few scenes where daenerys actions made sense, unfortunately the tarly's didnt, but had they done more of this kind of thing her ending up as a villain would have seemed much more natural.

Yeah, she really nailed the whole "stable genius" bit.

Drogon sounds like a fighter jet😂

Nothing like making an example of someone to get the rest to fall in line 😊

Don't know anything about the story, but she means what she says. I like her.

One of the stupidest deaths honestly. Randall already shown he is flexible on who to follow. Why choose death now? Im pretty sure he shouldve known who daenerys is. Hell, he fought under the targaryen flag at robert's rebellion. If its anything he shouldve switched sides with the tyrells. Lol

i loved the part when they mentioned randall fought for the mad king aka her bloodline it was truly amazing when tyrion stated that point and then randall reconsidered his position... such genius writing

Boy those knees bended PRETTY FAST after their leaders got TORCHED haha

The problem with Dany when she gets to Westeros is she doesn't know anything really about the place, it's people, their systems and beliefs and rules. For instance, burning being outlawed after the Targaryens because understandably it's incredibly fucked up, Stannis is extremely controversial for that. So Dany comes, and she hasn't done herself favours already by bringing/allying with: -The dothraki, the mongols of the middle ages world, brutal rapists, pillagers, slavers, things she claims to abhore, who are brutal and incredibly vicious, have no understanding or desire to live peacefully with others and look down on any other people, and only believe in their superiority. Meaning even if she does get the throne, no one will like her much for her vast Dothraki who will brutally murder, sack, raid etc the land during her conquest and then afterwards she will have the problem of trying to control them from taking women, enslaving people, raping and such and generally doing whatever they want to the poor smallfolk, because I'm 100% sure the Dothraki haven't changed that much. -The unsullied, a known slave army( now ex slaves but she bought them, thus making them still slaves loyal to their bidder who is Dany), who despite her claims, are not totally free to make their own choices because they have been conditioned such they obey orders without question, so when she says their free, and offers them to join her they do because they see it as a order. Won't win her favours having slave armies. -Jorah Mormont, a known slaver who is barely remorseful for what he did or even understands the atrocity, and who is a exile having fled to avoid his fate making him a criminal. -Tyrion, he killed his father, this is fact, while not everyone believe he killed Jofrrey, he did kill Tywin, he's a kinslayer a big no no and is a Lannister thus the Riverlands, Vale, Stormlands and North will hate him. - Varys, a guy who has served three kings at least, bouncing seamlessly between Targaryens, Baratheons, to Lannisters, he's distrusted heavily and would hardly be liked. -Ellaria Sand, the murderous harpy who killed her lovers brother( therefore her brother in law equivalent), a innocent child under the fostering of Dorne which is like guest right, had her nephew murdered by his own cousins, the guards and therefore those of Dorne, and caused the Lannisters to set Euron on them, resulting in massive casualties, even if she had lived she would not be seen as a right person to have murdered. -The Greyjoy siblings, who particularly in Yara's case, raided, pillaged, murdered and sacked the North, commiting severe atrocities and broke the agreement of peace,( Theon did attack, but he did so rather restrained, since he essentially got in there, got Bran to surrender, then took it with 1 casualty before the Boltons massacred everything.)This will not help her either, the ironborn are despised throughout the land and no person in the north will like the greyjoys getting independance and rewards from a invading queen who's father executed two Starks and who's brother raped Lyanna. So you see, Already she has set herself up as a foreign invader and usurper by having a army and council of almost entirely foreigners who know nothing of Westeros, or people who are hated or known enemies like Jorah or Greyjoys. Then, she has no knowledge or understanding of things. Like the mad king. While yes, Jamie broke his oath he was right to kill the mad king, everyone agrees there, his sin was in not stopping Elia's death, but Dany only sees him as a murderer who unfairly killed her dad, despite her never even knowing him and his awful deeds being famous. Then when Jon comes, she thinks she can just tell him the oaths sworn by Torrhen Stark and it's all done. She doesn't take into account that by kidnapping and raping his aunt, murdering his grandfather and uncle, one of which violated the ancient right of trial by combat, calling for Ned's head despite no fault of his own, the Targaryens forfeited the oaths. She doesn't offer any real assurances or apologies, she's very quick to apologise for Aerys but does nothing to assure Jon nothing will happen to the North. She also is incredibly untactful when Jon comes, calling him lord instead of king shows she feels superior and that there is no negotiation, if she had respected his title then she comes off as a equal and valuable ally, not a arrogant self proclaimed queen. Then, she also has no knowledge of her image portrayed. Despite her claims, she's not coming off as a saviour but as Aegon the conqueror, someone who no one actually liked. Burning people like she does is making her jus look like more of the mad kings evil daughter, it's not allowed by law so she comes off as again a unjust tyrant. She had no tact, as she seems to believe everyone must just see her as queen or die, and has no interest in prisoners despite the heavy benefit it gives, making her more merciful then what she does here by ending the Tarlys since she had no idea Sam was alive or even existed. And of course, her over reliance and willingness to use her dragons to get her way, making her far too similar to the evil Targaryen rulers who everyone wanted gone. Also, her lack of understanding that all her families actions may not endear her to the North, or that they may wish to no longer be under a southern ruler, after the awful Lannisters who directly killed Ned, orchestrated the abominal red wedding killing their king and the lady of winterfell, and took Sansa Stark captive beating her and marrying her off to a Lannister.I mean, she seems very confused why no one is happy she's there, and why Sansa for instance wants a independant North, not 100% with no contact but just to rule by themselves and since the Targs broke the oaths that had the North lose it's independance in the first place, it means they have a right to rule once more therefore, you can tell she just sees them all as slaves and the poor needing to be freed by her.

*Chooses Renegade dialogue option*

Shoutout to DaVinci's demons and Black sails Amazing shows

Never get tired of Tyrion and his terrible suggestions

IDC what anyone says, this was one of my favorite scenes. 😂😂😂

She started off cool, but Daenerys went full Tyrant when she landed in Westeros. Bow to her or die. Thankfully Jon Snow fixed that.

Death by fire is slow and painful but this is the instant immolation, quick and pretty merciful.

Kinda badass not kneeling or feeling intimidated after a dragon roars at you.

this doesn't make her bad, the literal first lesson we learnt in got is that treason should be punished...

Randyll not only got burned to death here but he lost a filling to Magneto in X-Men First Class.

During this fire , Dickon Tarly somehow became the older brother in Dumb and Dumbers minds 😂

Always more fitting when treacherous souls act valiantly only to be consumed but a fitting death

Pretty rich of Tyrion to pearl clutch at the Tarly’s being burnt alive like he didn’t do the same if not worse at the battle of the Blackwater

False gods that make false threats are not to be feared. Real men build there reputation through their actions.

that was ... "well done"

I still don't see why people were mad at Daney for this act. The lord Turley did not want mercy aka The Wall he CHOSE his fate, and so did Dickon. Also, she gave them an instantaneous death by being turned into ash in less than three seconds.

"I was born in dragon stone and was forced to flee over seas to escape death, I am here to take back what was taken from me" I think that would've cleared things up... Honestly though at this point anyone choosing cersei over Dany makes no sense considering the lannisters have been loyal to no one and has screwed over everyone at this point... also basically everyone knows the lannisters claim to the thrown is a lie so yea this scene especially made no sense

That imp is the real double faced

“So my son is an idiot.” -Randyl probably

Betrayed their overlord, served mass murderer who killed their overlords , refuse to serve again their Old lord's daughter and suddenly talks honor. He is a traitor deserved this. Oh, brilliant writing .

These may have been D&D’s most pointless victims

Drogon is just asssstttoundingggggg

You know it's bad news when other soldiers start pulling out long sticks and marshmallows.

Their allegiance wasn't worth much. Daenerys was right to fry them.

All they had to do for this scene to make sense was have Dickon (lol) die in the battle, so that Randyll was furious and said he didn't care about death because he lost his heir to Danaerys. How hard is that to write?

“She’s lived here all her life.” Is the worst qualification for a ruler I’ve ever heard. He has a point but that’s literally all he’s got.

should have called herself 'breaker of chains and burner of flesh' - she burnt all too many alive

As far as deaths by fire go, this one was pretty quick

Danerys was absolutely correct in her actions and I don't see how anyone has the right to brand her a maniac considering the atrocities that were committed by the other players in the GOT both past and present. These two were given a choice and they made it.

I like how tyrion said 'bend the knee' to Dickon, like " wtf bend the knee🤨"

Y luego aún le pareció raro que Sam quisiera verla a caer, cuando mató a su familia a sangre fría.

Tyrion: You gonna burn everybody to death with your dragons? Danny: Yes. Tyrion: Will you ever stop? Danny: No. Tyrion: I'm short anyway.

Was I really supposed to feel bad for the Tarlys?!

I love that once the fire starts going, all those still standing just "alight, bending the knee, bending the knee..."

Out of all the mad things she did, this was probly the most civil one, giving them an option.

No ties to this land???? What was he on about 💀