So it looks like Sen. Claire McCaskill was on to something when she stopped watching HBO’s “Game of Thrones” after the brutal scene of fan-favorite Sansa Stark getting raped on her wedding night.
Tonight’s episode featuring another fan favorite from this season, King Stannis Baratheon, letting his daughter Shireen get burned alive as a sacrifice to the god R’hllor!
(Update: Recap of the episode here.)
Fans of the show are pissed, to say the least:
Well, Stannis *had* been growing on me.
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) June 8, 2015
Watching @GameOfThrones. Fuck you, Stanis. Holy shit…
— KevinSmith (@ThatKevinSmith) June 8, 2015
What the literal hell are you doing, Stannis. #NotTheMannisRightNow
— Eric Geller (@ericgeller) June 8, 2015
Admittedly, Stannis & Melisandre are reprehensible. But geopolitically speaking there's not much good to be said about people of Meereen.
— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) June 8, 2015
Before today, I had a harder time reasoning Book Stannis shouldn't be king. Show Stannis just made up my mind! DANY FOREVER. #GameofThrones
— Rachel King (@rachelking) June 8, 2015
https://twitter.com/SonnyBunch/status/607737340388253696
https://twitter.com/TomFornelli/status/607723776696938496
Stannis Baratheon …Worst Father Ever! #GOT #GameofThrones
— Scott Fishman (@smFISHMAN) June 8, 2015
https://twitter.com/MildlyAmused/status/607722098945957888
Down with Stannis #GoT turning to #NBA
— Tamron Hall (@tamronhall) June 8, 2015
At least they are not showing it….but man, Stannis…monster. No better than Ramsay. #GameofThrones
— Vladimir Duthiers (@vladduthiersCBS) June 8, 2015
https://twitter.com/chechecuenca/status/607727538060681216
OOOoooh child! Even the worst mother in the world tried 2 stop u #Stannis @GameOfThrones
— Frangela (@frangeladuo) June 8, 2015
Everyone to Stannis rn #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/o5TkS1CRoL
— Hayes Brown (@HayesBrown) June 8, 2015
Stannis just moved to the head of the line of people who I want to see die.
— Jessica Scott (@JessicaScott09) June 8, 2015
REMEMBER THAT TIME STANNIS TOLD DAVOS IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO HIM TO PUT SHIREEN ON THE IRON THRONE
— candlebody tell me nothin (@Coolguyreiner) June 8, 2015
I'm so pissed off still. I can't believe what they had Stannis do
— harley (@fckinlosersclub) June 8, 2015
Well, I don't like Stannis Baratheon anymore
— The Big Short (@_stopher_) June 8, 2015
https://twitter.com/dylanmatt/status/607726912237142016
Wow. And there’s still one episode left this season!
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Editor’s note: Additional tweets have been added to this post.
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