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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Would've been fantastic.

Bronn's been gone for 2-3 seasons; he's run his course. There's really no need to keep him along other than not wanting to piss off the internet.

But I tell you what, they missed a fantastic opportunity there to create a true 'holy shit!' moment. Yeah, if he's putting a reticle on Drogon's dome and then right before the shot an Arakh just comes blasting through his chest cavity....g'damn.

That's a worthwhile use of a beloved character who no longer serves a purpose in the story. Jar the audience out of their malaise and comfort.

Or just drop him in the deepest riverbank in history and having him swim away from a ****ing angry dragon. That was much better.

For a moment I thought Bronn was going to go the way of...(Hell or High Water spoilers below)

Spoiler!

Ben Foster's incredible character in HoHW, right after Bronn makes an impossible shot on Drogon, he has a moment of glee as he sets up round 2. To have Bronn cut down in that moment would have been a massive blow to Jaime and the audience, and showed the audience that no one was safe from Dany the conquerer, not even beloved characters in the series. This would have also added some slight moral ambiguity to Dany's conquering with Bronn being such a fan favorite.