Game of Thrones 10 Most ‘Oh No!’ Moments of Season 8 Episode 5

While Game of Thrones has certainly kicked things into high gear during Season 8, the carnage in the fifth episode was unbelievable. There were moments that made us say “oh no” in a good way — and some not good at all. Here is our list of Top 10 moments, both good and bad.

10. Friend Betrayed
No one was shocked that Varys was discovered to be a traitor or that Dany (Emilia Clarke) would burn him for it. What was shocking was that Tyrion was the one who turned him over to Dany. The moment where he touched Varys, who never gets touched, was particularly moving.

9. Lover Betrayed
It was amazing how quickly Jon found himself capable of resisting Dany. But also how stupid he was for doing it. She doesn’t handle betrayal well and while he thought Sansa had kept his confidence, surely he figured out she didn’t, right? Which means he’s in danger. Don’t give Dany more reason to kill you.

8. Brotherly Love Part I
While Jaime was stupid to get caught, how could Tyrion throw himself on the sword like that for his brother and worthless sister? Tyrion was well-meaning, but how many times does his sister have to dupe him for him to realize Lucy will never let Charlie Brown kick that football?

7. Learn A New Trade
Our hearts sank for Davos when Tyrion asked him a little favor. Sure, he was a great smuggler but he’s a leader now and shouldn’t have agreed to Tyrion’s treasonous plan. We like Davos and want him to live — and we’re just not sure that will be possible when Dany learns of this.

6. Good Guys Go Bad
Cersei’s army had laid down their weapons — but Grey Worm didn’t care and attacked them, kicking off the horror show once again and shocking Jon (Kit Harington) and some of the others who were trying to hold onto their humanity. It was a frightening moment to witness, especially for Jon.

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5. Something Snaps
Dany was on top of her dragon, seething as she realized the war was won but it didn’t satisfy that thirst for revenge she was feeling. When she made the decision to torch all of King’s Landing on her way to the Red Keep, it was a gut-punch, even if it was foreshadowed for years now.

4. The End Is Near
Cersei spent most of the battle in denial but once she stared down with Dany (okay, not really — there’s no way they could see each other’s eyes), the truth seemed to register and she finally agreed to leave the Red Keep — but it was all way too late.

3. Friendship Sealed
It was a touching moment when Sandor told Arya not to be like him — what a turnaround these two have experienced. But when Arya left him, we knew the Hound was toast. But it was awesome when Gregor took his brother out with him! That fight was epic —and gave us hope Arya might survive.

2. Brotherly Love Part II
It was a horrifying moment to realize that all these years of character development on Jaime’s Hero’s Journey were for nothing as he returned to be with his hateful twin, Cersei. Their deaths (especially hers) were incredibly unsatisfying and didn’t jive with the prophecy. Yeah, they went out the way they came into the world, blah blah.

1. Energizer Arya
One fake-out death was okay, but trying to make us think Arya was dead a few times was just bizarre because it felt more like a cartoon. We get that they wanted to show how harrowing exiting a burning city was. However, surviving so much that should have killed her started to seem ridiculous — though we’re glad Arya lived!

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