The Bells
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"The Bells" is the controversial penultimate episode of Game of Thrones, depicting Daenerys Targaryen’s devastating assault on King’s Landing and marking a dramatic turning point in the series’ final season.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Bells canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Game of Thrones episode
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television episode ⓘ |
| basedOn |
A Song of Ice and Fire
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characters created by George R. R. Martin ⓘ |
| controversy |
depiction of civilian casualties in King’s Landing
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rapid character shift of Daenerys Targaryen toward extreme brutality ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | received mixed to negative reviews from many critics ⓘ |
| director | Miguel Sapochnik ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 5 ⓘ |
| fanReception | provoked significant backlash from portions of the fanbase ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Arya Stark
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Cersei Lannister ⓘ Daenerys Targaryen ⓘ Drogon ⓘ Euron Greyjoy ⓘ Gregor Clegane ⓘ Grey Worm ⓘ Jaime Lannister ⓘ Jon Snow ⓘ Qyburn ⓘ Sandor Clegane ⓘ Tyrion Lannister ⓘ |
| follows | The Last of the Starks ⓘ |
| genre |
drama television
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fantasy television ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | major turning point in the final season of Game of Thrones ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the most controversial episodes of Game of Thrones
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depicting Daenerys Targaryen’s turn toward mass violence ⓘ extensive large-scale battle and destruction sequences ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 2019-05-12 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | HBO ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Game of Thrones ⓘ |
| plotPoint |
Arya Stark attempts to survive the destruction of King’s Landing
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Cersei and Jaime Lannister die beneath the collapsing Red Keep ⓘ Daenerys burns large parts of King’s Landing with dragonfire despite the ringing of surrender bells ⓘ Sandor and Gregor Clegane fight to the death in the Red Keep ⓘ Tyrion Lannister frees Jaime Lannister before the attack ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Daenerys Targaryen launches a devastating assault on King’s Landing after the city surrenders ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | penultimate episode ⓘ |
| precedes |
Iron Throne
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surface form:
The Iron Throne
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| productionCompany |
HBO
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surface form:
HBO Entertainment
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| runtime | approximately 78 minutes ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 8 ⓘ |
| setting | King's Landing ⓘ |
| title | The Bells ⓘ |
| universe |
Seven Kingdoms
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surface form:
World of Westeros
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| writer |
D. B. Weiss
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David Benioff ⓘ |
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