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Game of Thrones – Season 8, Episode 5 The Bells

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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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Game of Thrones — Season 8, Episode 5

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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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Tasha Robinson The Verge 05/14/2019
"The Bells" is full of characters being their dumbest, most ill-considered selves, solely in the pursuit of momentary conflicts and payoffs. Go to Full Review
Robert Rorke New York Post 05/14/2019
It was shocking, and like the best of "Thrones," unexpected. But you can't say we weren't warned. Go to Full Review
AJ Willingham CNN.com 05/14/2019
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? Go to Full Review
Christopher Hooton NME (New Musical Express) 07/14/2021
Did Daenerys just jump the shark/dragon? Go to Full Review
Fausto Ponce Alta Fidelidad Magazine 04/26/2021
Memorable, and... one of the most painful [episodes] for depicting the horrors of war. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Huw Saunders Cultured Vultures 08/22/2019
6/10
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. Go to Full Review
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Episode Info

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