As many lover expected would happen , the late sequence ofGame of Thrones , entitle “ The Alexander Melville Bell , ” began with Varys direct action after learning that Daenerys Targaryen was n’t the true successor to the Iron Throne , and that it was instead Jon Snow , a.k.a . Aegon Targaryen . The schoolmaster manipulator is known to switch alliances at the free fall of a hat , and it was obvious he would no longer be following Dany as his rule . He was cauterize live for treason . But before he was killed , fans had reason to believe that he was actually contrive on admit out the Mother of Dragons in the word form of poison . Here ’s why .
Many viewers were mixed-up about why the sequence was focusing on Varys ’s conversation with a random young fille named Martha , whose job was to bring Daenerys her food . AsCosmopolitanreports , their chat go as keep an eye on :
Could it be that Martha was supposed to get Dany food for thought that was poisoned by Varys ? Some fans have take to Twitterto arguejust that , with some even finding a callback to the show ’s first time of year . During a conversation between Ned Stark and Maester Pycelle in the season 1 episode “ Cripples , Bastards , and Broken Things , ” in which the twosome discuss Jon Arryn ’s death , Ned necessitate if he could ’ve been poisoned .
“ I find out it said that poisonous substance is a woman ’s artillery , ” Ned say Pycelle , to which he replies , “ Yes . Women , cravens … and eunuchs . Did you know that Lord Varys is a castrate ? ”
It definitely would n’t be out of character for Varys to poison Daenerys , specially considering that the true heir does not require to rule . But as we all view , Tyrion Lannister got to Dany first to inform her of Varys ’s treachery , and his fate was sealed .
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