Game of Thrones season 8: Viewers slam show's treatment of characters of colour | indy100 | indy100

Warning: the story below contains spoilers for Game of Thrones season eight episode four.

Game of Thrones viewers have spoken out against the show's treatment of characters of colour in light of its latest episode.

Missandei, played by Nathalie Emmanuel, died in The Last of the Starks, leaving some viewers thoroughly disappointed and concerned about the fantasy drama's representation of people of colour.

They shared their views on Twitter, bashing the storyline that led to the death:

#gameofthrones spoiler . . . . There really was no reason to do that to Missandei. You could have got a better plo… https://t.co/vNKRXsz69B
— Saffron (@Saffron) 1557138535

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Seriously #GameofThrones you have all of 2 people of colour on your show and felt the need to kill one off tonight? Ugh.
— Aurora M (@Aurora M) 1557117204

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Well, thank you (I guess) #GameOfThrones for reminding me of EVERYTHING I despise about this show's treatment of wo… https://t.co/SZoHJnsOvW
— Craig Ranapia (@Craig Ranapia) 1557111173

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The People of Colour population on Game of Thrones just dropped by 50% from 2 to 1... SMH #GameofThrones
— Colin MacWhirter (@Colin MacWhirter) 1557115479

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One person referenced the infamous coffee cup that appeared by mistake in the same episode:

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And some started thinking about revenge:

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Daenerys & Drogon headed to westeros next episode to avenge Missandei’s death #GameOfThrones https://t.co/HKgf2Ou91j
— Cara (@Cara) 1557109691