Game of Thrones Fans are Freaking Out About This Shocking Death

After last week's Game of Thrones, fans may have gone into tonight's episode with the hope that there would be no major deaths but let's be real. This is Game of Thrones. No one is ever safe on the HBO fantasy epic and that bore out tonight with a huge, devastating death -- and it has fans online freaking out.

Spoilers below for tonight's episode of Game of Thrones.

After mourning the dead, Dany and her forces move towards King's Landing with Dany flying there upon Drogon, Rhaegal beside her. However, while Drogon and Rhaegal are flying, Euron Greyjoy's ships are nearby, and Rhaegal is struck repeatedly by arrows fired from massive crossbows on those ships. The dragon is struck multiple times in the chest before an arrow strikes through his neck, prompting the screaming winged beast to crash into the ocean below. Dany herself must dodge arrows before flying around a corner and seeing the ships for herself.

Rhaegal's death marks the second loss of a dragon that Dany's endured. Viserion was killed last season and ended up under the command of the Night King, something that grew even more horrifying when the Night King arrived at Winterfell riding the undead Viserion. And while the death of any of Dany's dragons would be tragic, Rhaegal's death is particularly painful as the dragon only barely survived a vicious battle with his undead brother last week only to be felled this time around.

And as you can guess, fans took to social media to express that pain. Dany's dragons are beloved characters on Game of Thrones. Now that two have passed, there are a lot of feelings going around -- and it's making social media a very interesting place to be. Read on for some of the big reactions to the death of Rhaegal tonight on Game of Thrones.

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