Game of Thrones season 8 episode 4: What does Dracarys mean? Missandei's last words, explained
The phrase was used in one of the latest episode's most devastating moments
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.The fourth episode of Game of Thrones‘s eighth and final season ended in devastating fashion.
*Spoilers below – you have been warned*
With just two episodes to go before the HBO series comes to an end, showrunners David Benioff and DB Weiss are continuing to cull the cast.
This week’s unlucky character was Missandei (Nathalie Emmanuel). She was first introduced in season three as a slave who was later freed by the dragon queen.
Since then, she’s been one of her most loyal servers – something that led to her murder in episode four.
After Missandei is kidnapped by The Golden Company, Tyrion comes face to face with his sister Cersei. He pleads for her to return Missandei, but Cersei refuses. Instead, she tells Missandei to utter her last words before The Mountain mercilessly chops her head off – but not before Daenery’s council aide shouts the word: “Dracarys.”
What does it mean? Dracarys is the high Valyrian word for Dragonfire. It’s usually used by Daenerys as an instruction for Drogon to wreak havoc on their enemies.
Missandei wasn’t the only one Daenerys lost this week. Fresh from the death of Ser Jorah Mormont during the Battle of Winterfell, she also suffered the loss of one of her two surviving dragons.
The final season of Game of Thrones continues every Sunday. Our extensive ranking of every episode in the series – from worst to best – is below.
The show will be available on Sky Atlantic and NOW TV in the UK.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments