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And in Season 7’s second episode, he gave a speech reminiscent of the message that Jorah shared with Dany in the book A Game of Thrones: “The common people pray for rain, healthy children, and a summer that never ends. Varys has been one of the show’s few characters who understands that, despite the show’s title, this isn’t just a game. He fought and clawed his way to Westeros, collecting people’s secrets as currency along the way, and once he got into a seat of power, he looked out for the powerless, those beholden to the whims of their rulers. He was born a slave in Essos traveled with an acting troupe as a child was eventually sold to a sorcerer and castrated. Varys’s whole shtick is that he’s a man of the people. Join and as they recap and analyze that roller coaster of an episode! #GameofThrones - The Ringer May 6, 2019 The battle for Westeros continues and so does #TalkTheThrones! He watched Aerys try to “burn them all,” saw Robert run the crown into debt and drink himself into a stupor, survived Joffrey’s torturous ways, and tried to steer Tommen down the right path-and through it all he remained loyal. He served on the Small Councils of the Mad King Aerys Targaryen (Daenerys’s father), Robert Baratheon, Joffrey, Tommen, and now Dany.

There is no one in the Seven Kingdoms-and likely Thrones’s entire universe-that has more experience with kings and queens than Varys. Specifically, plotting against maniacal rulers. But in “The Last of the Starks,” Varys was back in his element. The Master of Whisperers doesn’t have any ties to the past that could have helped against the army of the dead he never looked into the Night King’s eyes, as Jon Snow has (and has explained in detail many times) and his skills as a fighter are … virtually nonexistent. Up until this week, everyone’s favorite eunuch had largely spent Season 8 on the bench, and with somewhat good reason. The biggest revelation yet in Game of Thrones’ final season came in Episode 4, when we learned that Varys still has bars!