Tyrion No Longer Looks Like The ‘Cleverest Man Alive’ After The Latest ‘Game Of Thrones’ Episode

Spoilers for Game of Thrones season 8 will be found below.

During the recent Game of Thrones premiere, Sansa Stark’s reunion with one-time husband Tyrion Lannister was a telling moment. “I used to think you were the cleverest man alive,” she chided him. In doing so, Sansa made no secret of her opinion that his strategic prowess had severely diminished following his tenure as the Queen’s Hand to Daenerys Targaryen, and Sansa didn’t trust Dany’s motives. Arya joined in with that skepticism and has possibly now even placed Dany on her kill list after she torched an entire city full of innocents — after the surrender bells sounded.

The final episode arrives next Sunday. One can assume that Sansa and Arya might both confront the Dany issue with a combination of maneuvering and sword skills. Whether they’ll be successful against the Mother of Dragons (who’s remaining child, Drogon, appears to have an unlimited supply of fire breath), it’s anyone’s guess. What’s pretty clear is that Tyrion has been rewritten as a shadow of his former self. Whereas he was once renowned for his masterful manipulation skills, he’s been reduced to a series of troubled expressions, which transformed into blatant shock over Dany’s fire vengeance at King’s Landing. Rather than simply target the Red Keep, she guided Drogon down aisles of screaming civilians. Did Tyrion really never see this coming

Of course, Jon Snow does deserve some blame. His words to Dany earlier in this episode were another daft move on his part, but folks honestly don’t expect much intellect from him. Whereas Tyrion should be smarter than he’s proven himself to be lately. He also wrongly believed that Cersei would send forces to aid the Battle of Winterfell against the undead. And he was entirely surprised that Dany ignored his plea to nix the assault on King’s Landing once those bells sounded. Twitter definitely noticed his shock-face once her spree commenced.

*After the bells ring at King's Landing*

Daenerys: pic.twitter.com/ANEEIGxkJh

— St. Bainbridge️ (@i_bainbridge) May 13, 2019

Tyrion: If the bells ring that means they surrender #GameofThrones

Daenerys: pic.twitter.com/iDQFaZ7Pzx

— alex ⛓ (@ghostlikecrime) May 13, 2019

tyrion: when you hear the bells, it means they surrender

dany: #gameofthrones pic.twitter.com/j1DhOdSN2L

— ☼ (@e1aci) May 13, 2019

*bells ring*

Me: Damn I can’t believe Tyrion’s plan worked.

Daenerys: lol you thought

Me: She wouldn’t dare…

Daenerys: DracarysDracarys DracarysDracarysDracarysDracaryDracarysDracarysDracarysDracarys…

Me: #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/IlYK8wlN7I

— Jean Christian (@LeManikongo) May 13, 2019

Tyrion: Don't murder thousands of innocent people

Dany: pic.twitter.com/WYp9sJU5MI

— Grant Goldberg (@GrantGoldberg) May 13, 2019

#GameofThrones

*Bell rings, Kings landing surrenders*

Me, Jon, and Tyrion : oh thank God , that was a close one

* Daenerys goes on a murder spree of an entire city full of innocent people*

Me , Jon, and Tyrion : pic.twitter.com/Ca7NFga5jr

— Timur_Syrota (@TimurTargaryen) May 13, 2019

Tyrion tonight. #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/Nn9r3z369U

— Allie Goertz (@AllieGoertz) May 13, 2019

Tyrion: Don't burn the city! Think about the kids!

Daenerys: pic.twitter.com/NyPKNJ5Z6e

— dane reid (@danereid1024) May 13, 2019

Tyrion: Thousands of children will die.

Dany:

#GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/df25K8wp8W

— Atharva (@Aalsi_Jeev) May 13, 2019

Tyrion: When the bell rings, call back your men

Daenerys: #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/rxbPuI4Mxx

— David Elder (@DavidElderTV) May 13, 2019

Jon Snow wasn’t off the hook, though. In addition, people wondered how Jon and Tyrion would react against Dany next episode.

— amira‍♀️ (@e_amiracle) May 13, 2019

Jon and Tyrion questioning Daenerys in the next episode.#GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/hStEPrXyww

— AARON AGABA M (@ama_4820) May 13, 2019

Jon+Tyrion- ‘Dany, why did you burn the whole city, even after the bells were rang’

Dany-#GameOfThrones #DemThrones #GOT pic.twitter.com/5NzpcGDEV1

— Harry (@bxrdyx) May 13, 2019

jon and tyrion running to kill daenerys in the next episode after they kept calling her their queen while seeing her completely losing it pic.twitter.com/7kTJDO4aVw

— ellie (@odairannies) May 13, 2019

Tyrion might not make it out alive, but at least he was right about this former quote to Cersei: “A day will come when you think you are safe and happy, and your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth. And you will know the debt is paid.” And the finale arrives next weekend…

-Tyrion Lannister to Cersei#GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/XRBR2Xxj2W

— Pepper (@PepperMintiiii) May 13, 2019