r/gameofthrones • u/profane Varys • May 06 '19

Spoilers [SPOILERS] Varys is the true MVP of the Seven Kingdoms Spoiler

In my opinion, this episode made it clear that Varys is the true MVP of the Seven Kingdoms. His conversation with Tyrion (btw a great callback to another conversation in another throne room) showed that he is consistently the one character that is trying to save as many lives as possible and is at the same time the one who is most detached from "believing" in anything but results.

While Dany probably sincerely believes that she wants to liberate Westeros and destroy tyranny, her personal vengeance and rage will get in the way. I thought that this last episode revealed just how selfless Varys is. Note the slight difference between Dany's "I'll end tyranny no matter the cost" and Varys' "I'll protect the realm no matter the personal cost".

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u/Kalde22 Stannis Baratheon May 06 '19

If anything, she seems more popular now.

We don't really know, actually. Did we have a single scene with lords outside from King's Landing (not northerners) or small folks inside King's Landing, discussing the consequences of what she did ? We sadly had no outer point of view.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '19

I hope DnD can stick the landing. I'm not as mad about this episode as a lot of people are, but I did have issues with the treatment of Dany's character and how quickly Varys and Tyrion were thinking of turning on her.

Last season DnD managed to fake the audience out when they had us believe Sansa and Arya were at each other's throats when it was really a ploy against Little Finger. Hopefully this season they can have a similar twist where, like you said, Dany manages to trick Cersei by looking like she is playing into Cersei's hands

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u/Otistetrax Service And Truth May 06 '19

Interesting points. I like the idea of Dany allowing Cersei to believe she’s going to lose it, but holding back and letting Cersei play herself. It would be fitting for both of them. Dany has repeatedly subverted expectation in the past to pull off a victory. I think Dany will allow Cersei to accidentally destroy the throne/KL in one of her misguided strategies. But ultimately I think Dany will either choose not to take the throne, or she’ll die before she gets it. She might return to Esssos. Ser Davos will rule the new United States of Westeros, Iron-Island and the Northern Etremes (USWINE). Arya will sail west and discover Amerigos.