I'm calling it now: when Daenerys Targaryen got carried off at the end of GoT, she wasn't dead. The dragon ate her...and after she slid down his gullet...she was...
...
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pooped out into a time distortion!

This ended up sending her back to the days of House of the Dragon.
Why? Because the casting in this show needs a serious shot in the arm. Everyone looks like stand-ins for the actual actors who should be playing the parts, but refused because HBO offered pennies on the dollar and lots of exposure bucks while they were casting this show.