Did Daenerys Sacrifice Herself to ‘Rid the World of Tyranny?’

Last night, millions of us watched — mostly in horror — as Daenerys Targaryen heard the clamoring of bells, which signalled the surrender of King’s Landing, and took it as a cue to torch the city. For years now, A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin and showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have been telegraphing loudly that Dany would go insane like her father did, and…