Daenerys Targaryen ignoring the bells on Game of Thrones has inspired some incredible memes
13 May 2019, 12:59
Tyrion Lannister asked Daenerys to stop when the bells rang but she and Drogon had other plans.
Season 8 episode 5 of Game of Thrones was a huge moment for fans of the series. It marked a final turn for Daenerys Targaryen as she went from breaker of chains to full on baddie. The episode, aptly titled "The Bells", took a dramatic turn when Daenerys ignored the clear signal that Cersei and her army had surrendered.
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Jon Snow, Tyrion Lannister, and the others watched stunned as Daenerys and Drogon destroyed the Red Keep–ignoring the bells, and murdering thousands of civilians in the process. This episode had Game of Thrones fans in their feelings and the memes about Dany ignoring the bells will have you laughing in between your panicked and confused screams.
Dany promised to stop her attack when the bell tolled but things didn't quite turn out that way.
#GameOfThrones
— Complex (@Complex) May 13, 2019
Tyrion: when you hear bells, you gonna stop, right?
Dany:pic.twitter.com/v6O691hV2E
Tyrion: If the bells ring that means they surrender #GameofThrones
— alex ⛓ (@ghostlikecrime) May 13, 2019
Daenerys: pic.twitter.com/iDQFaZ7Pzx
*bells ring*
— Jean Christian (@LeManikongo) May 13, 2019
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
At the beginning of the episode, Tyrion made Dany promise that she would stop her attack once the bells tolled. He even went to great lengths to execute his plan to stop the carnage. Tyrion would have been successful in sparing the residents of King's Landing had Dany heeded the bell's tolls.
People joked that Dany pretended not to hear the bells.
Dany after the bell rang #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/pIPJURkzoO
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) May 13, 2019
And that she was wearing ear pods...
Oh no...she can’t hear the bells. She has airpods on. #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/Zna2PrXiTT
— Fardeen (@Fardeen_02) May 13, 2019
Dany the bells rang! They surrendered!
— ohgustie (@ohgustie) May 13, 2019
OH MY GODS SHE HAS HER AIRPODS IN! SHE CAN'T HEAR US! #gameofthrones pic.twitter.com/zUS2c6r8md
And we can only imagine what Cersei was thinking once the bells rang and Drogon was still burning down the city.
cersei after ringing the bells and seeing daenerys still burning down the city #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/hlcZhMBg6S
— lulu ! (@luluugrace) May 13, 2019
And we KNOW how Jon felt watching Dany continue her killing spree.
Jon after khaleesi kept killing everyone anyways after the bells rang #GOT pic.twitter.com/YmXagFICcr
— Camila (@camicamcams) May 13, 2019
"The bell does not dismiss you. I do" just sent me all the way back to high school.
“The bell doesn’t dismiss you. I do.”#GameofThrones #GoT pic.twitter.com/fCNXoKFi2D
— Colby Woods (@scolbywoods) May 13, 2019
The bell was shook.
#GameOfThrones
— Gaelle (@KilziGaelle1) May 13, 2019
The bell when daenerys started barbecuing king’s landing: pic.twitter.com/K1sJ3VnWvF
Dany and Drogon had other ideas.
#GameofThrones#GOTS8E5
— Dun Sin (@Dunsin_official) May 13, 2019
*Bells ring*
People in Kings Landing: "We are safe"
Dany and Drogon: pic.twitter.com/IeCEEWwE7a
All the innocent people in King’s Landing: the bells rang we surrender!
— J🌙 (@hereyqueer) May 13, 2019
Dany and Drogon: tHe BeLLs RAnG wE suRReNder #gameofthrones pic.twitter.com/h1grJAdt2x
tyrion: when you hear the bells, it means they surrender
— valyrian. (@e1aci) May 13, 2019
dany: #gameofthrones pic.twitter.com/j1DhOdSN2L
The bell rings for surrender Dany: #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/4Qr3AwvIg7
— 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕚 𝕠𝕠𝕡 (@EtsubTadesse) May 13, 2019
Season 8 episode 6 is the last ever episode of Game of Thrones and Dany ignoring the bells is clearly going to have huge implications as we head into the final episode. Game of Thrones is notoriously brutal, so anything could happen in the finale.