Beware! Spoilers for all of HBO's Game of Thrones through the fifth episode of Season 5 await you...
Even though rigid rulers and mad kings like Tywin and Joffrey have been disposed of, Game of Thrones is still thriving when it comes to executions. In fact, the first three episodes of Season 5 prominently featured three different institution-approved slayings. This is a show that's basically built around the "Off With His Head!" premise.
Then the fourth episode of Season 5 didn't have one. No one got sentenced to death. Had the well run dry? Nope. The fifth episode, "Kill the Boy," marked a quick return to fatal form by having Daenerys, with a little bit of her "Mad King" shining through, pass her first ever "death by dragonfire" sentence.
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Even though rigid rulers and mad kings like Tywin and Joffrey have been disposed of, Game of Thrones is still thriving when it comes to executions. In fact, the first three episodes of Season 5 prominently featured three different institution-approved slayings. This is a show that's basically built around the "Off With His Head!" premise.
Then the fourth episode of Season 5 didn't have one. No one got sentenced to death. Had the well run dry? Nope. The fifth episode, "Kill the Boy," marked a quick return to fatal form by having Daenerys, with a little bit of her "Mad King" shining through, pass her first ever "death by dragonfire" sentence.
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