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Game of Thrones – Season 8, Episode 5

The Bells

Aired May 12, 2019

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Daenerys and Cersei weigh their options after their confrontation at the city gates. Their armies await instructions as they sit on the edge of battle.

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Death, destruction, and the deterioration of Daenerys' sanity make "The Bells" an episode for the ages; but too much plot in too little time muddles the story and may leave some viewers feeling its conclusions are unearned.

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Lena Headey

Queen Cersei Lannister

Emilia Clarke

Daenerys Targaryen

Aidan Gillen

Petyr Baelish

Kit Harington

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Tasha Robinson

The Verge

"The Bells" is full of characters being their dumbest, most ill-considered selves, solely in the pursuit of momentary conflicts and payoffs.

May 14, 2019

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Robert Rorke

New York Post

It was shocking, and like the best of "Thrones," unexpected. But you can't say we weren't warned.

May 14, 2019

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AJ Willingham

CNN.com

If we're supposed to buy Dany turning Mad Queen after seasons of building her up as a hero and a revolutionary, why did she get about 3.5 seconds of screen time once she started burning everything down?

May 14, 2019

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Christopher Hooton

NME (New Musical Express)

Did Daenerys just jump the shark/dragon?

Jul 14, 2021

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Fausto Ponce

Alta Fidelidad Magazine

Memorable, and... one of the most painful [episodes] for depicting the horrors of war. [Full review in Spanish]

Apr 26, 2021

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Huw Saunders

Cultured Vultures

As ever with Game of Thrones, it's all excellently put together, it's just the reasons that leave something to be desired. It is a tale full of sound and fury, told by - well, you know the rest.

Rated: 6/10

Aug 22, 2019

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Synopsis

Daenerys and Cersei weigh their options after their confrontation at the city gates. Their armies await instructions as they sit on the edge of battle.

Director: Miguel Sapochnik
Executive Producer: David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Carolyn Strauss, Guymon Casady, Vince Gerardis, Ralph Vicinanza, George R.R. Martin
Screenwriter: David Benioff, D.B. Weiss
Network: HBO
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2019