Chinese viewers hail Lord Varys on Game of Thrones as a true communist

The best social media reaction from China to the latest episode of Game of Thrones

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Chinese viewers hail Lord Varys on Game of Thrones as a true communist

Xinmei Shen

Published: 9:19pm, 13 May 2019Updated: 9:04am, 20 Sep 2019

This article originally appeared on ABACUS

Chinese viewers hated the latest episode of Game of Thrones as much as the rest of the world seemed to. But one character was the subject of much praise.

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The episode begins with the end of a character who’s been with the show since the first season: Lord Varys, executed by Daenerys after she finds out that he was plotting against her.

Chinese viewers did complain that the Master of Whispers could have been a little smarter when trying to press his case that Jon Snow is a better ruler for the common people of Westeros than Daenerys. But his selflessness is being widely applauded by Chinese social media users, who call him a true communist.

One user on Zhihu drafted a speech for King Jon Snow's theoretical inauguration ceremony. “Comrade Varys’s life is a life of glory and honor… The suffering he has been through laid ground for his dream to seek welfare for the people and the country.”