6. When Shireen Was Burned Alive
The build-up to this event in the episode where it occurred was so painfully suspenseful. The optimist within us prayed vehemently that Stannis would change his mind and stop this monstrosity before it could occur. But the wisest of Game of Thrones fans learned early on that we must lobotomise our inner optimist if we are to watch this show without dying inside completely.
Still, we prayed, but of course our prayers did nothing. Shireen burned and burned till she died, her last cries echoing excruciatingly inside the walls of our skulls, all because Melisandre thought it necessary in order for Stannis to become king.
Did Stannis end up getting that crown he so desperately desired? No, he died under a tree. So all that poor little girl’s burning and screaming and dying was for absolutely nothing. Breaks our hearts, and Melisandre would have been scribbled permanently into our black book if she hadn’t lent Jon a hand out of the grave.
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