Game of Thrones: Ten reasons why [Spoiler] death was utter nonsense

The target poses massive problems.

Let’s talk theoretically about dragons for a moment.

1. Dragons don’t fly in patterns.

No matter how hard you try to predict what they’ll do, it’s impossible to truly know where the dragon will fly. Small gust of wind? The dragon shoots up or slows down. Scent of a burning goat? Immediate change of direction. Aiming a weapon at a target that so randomly changes course is a dilemma that even the greatest militaries in the world haven’t quite figured out.

2. Dragons have inherent defense tactics.

First and foremost, there is the sense of sight. The dragon, and Dany for that matter, would have seen the boats from up in the sky. Secondly, dragons breathe freaking fire at a great distance. Granted, the fire might not be strong enough to stop a harpoon mid-flight, but it could be enough to deteriorate the speed, change the angle, or maybe even dull the tip. Furthermore, a dragon has a layered defense. Eyes and fire are long range, but claws and wings are close combat. Deflection is completely realistic. Hell, if a mouse can do it…

3. Dragons are omni-directional.

This is 3-dimensional movement. Dragons, and just about everything that can fog a mirror other than Rickon Stark, will likely move erratically when in danger of being fired upon. The variables of the dragon are too great for such a shot to be realistic, much less three in a row.