--- description: 'The Simpsons' appears to have predicted that big, fiery surprise in the penultimate episode of 'Game of Thrones' in its eighth season. title: The Simpsons Predicted the Latest 'Game of Thrones' Surprise image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4cda74df438a8252/698949cd09208f640a413d23/gameofthronsseason8episode5redkeep.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # It Looks Like _The Simpsons_ Totally Called That Fiery _Game of Thrones_ Plot Twist  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 13, 2019 4:46 PM CUT  Red Keep gets a lot of action in Game of Thrones season 8 episode 5 Red Keep gets a lot of action in Game of Thrones season 8 episode 5Helen Sloan—HBO  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 13, 2019 4:46 PM CUT By now, we should be used to [_The Simpsons_](http://time.com/5510210/simpsons-super-bowl-predictions/ "undefined") predicting [the future](http://time.com/5174912/olympics-2018-simpsons-curling-usa-prediction/ "undefined"). But that doesn’t mean it’s any less surprising when the long-running cartoon once again seems to have preempted an unexpected twist. This time, it’s about the penultimate episode of [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/5588182/game-of-thrones-family-history-jon-snow/ "undefined"). In episode five of _Game of Thrones_‘s eighth and final season, [Daenerys Targaryen](http://time.com/5588147/game-of-thrones-green-fire-jon-daenerys/ "undefined") and her army lay siege on Queen Cersei and King’s Landing. But just when it seems Daenerys, her dragon, her Unsullied and the motley crew of Northerners she’s assembled have handily won the battle against the Lannister forces and the mercenary Golden Company, Daenerys seems to flip a switch to [Mad Queen](http://time.com/5587311/daenerys-mad-queen-game-of-thrones/ "undefined") status. She appears to ignore surrender, instead going on a rampage and laying fiery waste to all of King’s Landing, decimating the civilian population that has taken refuge in the city. This came as something of a surprise to many viewers, who are used to Dany’s benevolence to innocents; after all, this is the [Breaker of Chains](http://time.com/5583559/game-of-thrones-daenerys-going-mad/ "undefined"), who murdered slavers but freed the enslaved. (Then again, Dany has demonstrated she had a thirst for vengeance on those who would dare to cross her, an impulse often tempered by her more even-keeled advisors.) But as it turns out, it looks like _The Simpsons_ guessed at this development all along — or at least, hinted at [Drogon](http://time.com/5583767/game-of-thrones-more-dragons/ "undefined")‘s unchecked fiery ways. In an episode of the show from 2017 called “The Serfsons,” Homer, Marge and the gang are deposited in an alternate fantasy universe of “Springfieldia.” At the end of the episode, a fire-breathing dragon wreaks havoc on the town. Unfortunately for _Thrones_ fans who wanted better for Dany and King’s Landing, a vengeful dragon is pretty much exactly how things are unfolding on the HBO series as well. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5588359/simpsons-game-of-thrones-ep5/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5588359/simpsons-game-of-thrones-ep5/"},"headline":"It Looks Like The Simpsons Totally Called That Fiery Game of Thrones Plot Twist","datePublished":"2019-05-13T16:46:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:58:58.018Z","description":"Never trust a dragon","url":"https://time.com/5588359/simpsons-game-of-thrones-ep5/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","game of thrones","clickmonsters"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4cda74df438a8252/698949cd09208f640a413d23/gameofthronsseason8episode5redkeep.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4cda74df438a8252/698949cd09208f640a413d23/gameofthronsseason8episode5redkeep.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"GameofThronsSeason8Episode5RedKeep","caption":"Red Keep gets a lot of action in Game of Thrones season 8 episode 5","creditText":"Helen Sloan—HBO","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5588359/simpsons-game-of-thrones-ep5/","name":"It Looks Like The Simpsons Totally Called That Fiery Game of Thrones Plot Twist"}}]}] ```