'House of the Dragon' S3E3 Is the Masterpiece 'Game of Thrones' Finale Never Was

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Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for House of the Dragon Season 3 Episode 3. There are a lot of things to hate about the way Game of Thrones ended, but none are more apparent than the flagrant character assassination of Daenerys Targaryen ( Emilia Clarke ). Even seven years later, it's truly baffling that the team behind one of the biggest fantasy shows ever made thought it would be a good idea for a benevolent ruler to become a genocidal maniac with zero development to back up such a change. It's a conclusion that's so bad it really should have killed the entire franchise for good, but then, along came House of the Dragon .