--- title: Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 5 Photos Tease Mad Queen description: New Game of Thrones photos seem to hint that Daenerys is well on her way to turning into the Mad Queen she always feared becoming. canonical: https://time.com/5586046/game-of-thrones-season-8-episode-5-photos/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-05-08T21:22:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:57:02.245Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Game of Thrones Continues to Tease Mad Queen Daenerys in New Photos og:description: "Do not become what you have always struggled to defeat" og:url: https://time.com/5586046/game-of-thrones-season-8-episode-5-photos/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte553ae0e6809172c/6989499f7cdbacd015d5f7f1/game-of-thrones-season-8-episode-5-daenerys-targaryen.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: game-of-thrones-season-8-episode-5-daenerys-targaryen og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Game of Thrones Continues to Tease Mad Queen Daenerys in New Photos twitter:description: "Do not become what you have always struggled to defeat" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte553ae0e6809172c/6989499f7cdbacd015d5f7f1/game-of-thrones-season-8-episode-5-daenerys-targaryen.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # _Game of Thrones_ Continues to Tease Mad Queen Daenerys in New Episode 5 Photos  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer May 8, 2019 9:22 PM UTC  Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen. Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen.Courtesy of HBO  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer May 8, 2019 9:22 PM UTC **Warning:** This post contains spoilers for [_Game of Thrones_ season 8](http://time.com/4913247/game-of-thrones-season-8-premiere-date/). With just two episodes to go before _Game of Thrones_‘ eighth and final season comes to a close, it seems like the show is gearing up to turn Daenerys Targaryen into the [Mad Queen](http://time.com/5583559/game-of-thrones-daenerys-going-mad/) she has always feared becoming. And a new batch of photos that HBO released on Wednesday appears to contain hints to that effect. Following the [deaths of both Rhaegal and Missandei](http://time.com/5583497/game-of-thrones-missandei-rhaegal/) in episode four, “The Last of the Starks,” Daenerys looked ready to unleash her [one remaining dragon](http://time.com/5583767/game-of-thrones-more-dragons/) and army on King’s Landing at any moment. But with Jon Snow and the remainder of her forces still on their way south, it appears that Dany will retreat to Dragonstone to wait for reinforcements in episode five. But that doesn’t mean she’s going to be any less angry when the time for vengeance does come. One new shot shows the Mother of Dragons peering mournfully out of a window in the [Chamber of the Painted Table](https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/Chamber%5Fof%5Fthe%5FPainted%5FTable) and looking more disheveled than we’ve seen her in many seasons, perhaps signaling that her state of mind is deteriorating. Other photos show Jon and Davos arriving at King’s Landing while [Harry Strickland](http://time.com/5545412/marc-rissmann-game-of-thrones/), the leader of the Golden Company, makes another appearance. See the new episode five photos below.  Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen. Courtesy of HBO  Jacob Anderson as Grey Worm. Helen Sloan/HBO  Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister. Helen Sloan/HBO  Liam Cunningham as Davos Seaworth and Kit Harington as Jon Snow. Helen Sloan/HBO  Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister. Helen Sloan/HBO  Liam Cunningham as Davos Seaworth, Kit Harington as Jon Snow, and Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister. Courtesy of HBO  Marc Rissmann as Harry Strickland. Courtesy of HBO  Pilou Asbæk as Euron Greyjoy. Courtesy of HBO  Kit Harington as Jon Snow and Conleth Hill as Varys. 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