The show’s referenced the Doom of Valyria as far back as Season 2, when it was first mentioned by the mysterious masked character Quaithe. Valyria used to be the capital of the world its Doom was as if the fall of Rome happened in a one-day conflagration. I would not be surprised if the TV show concluded without trying to explain or understand what is, essentially, one of its many, many footnotes like the story of Valyria-the ancient city whose terrible destruction permanently altered the world of Westeros. At this point, the show is just trying to end-to surmount the nearly impossible challenge left by Martin’s unfinished book series, and attempt to sew up the fight for control of Westeros in six supersize episodes. There are a lot of other lingering mysteries left in Game of Thrones, the HBO adaptation of George R.R. I hope that someday I find out what happened to Valyria.
