Bran reveals the Night King's motive. Finally! Battle for Winterfell war council

[@TheMediaBot]

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[@bookardtdb]

"We can't beat them in a straight fight" .. Dorthraki: "Charge!!"

[@Masterofthechickens]

"We only lost half" xD

[@xGarrettThiefx]

Catapults out front ok !!

[@MajorSkrewup]

​@IdleBigots giving corpes to a necromancer, 11/10 6d chess

[@chancellorasher9417]

It was the dumbest move in military strategy ever. We can’t see the enemy and we can’t fight it head on, so anyway let’s go full charge into the darkness and unknown.

[@monotech20.14]

@@chancellorasher9417 They thought they could reach the Night King.

[@robbieodonovan44]

Jon: "We cant beat them in a strate fight." Jamie: "So what do we do?" Jon: "We send the dothraki out so we can take them on in a straight fight"

[@croatoansounds]

Let’s line up, outside the castle walls.

[@drippinwet774]

The fuck would you have done? They had one night to plan this defense. Fighting an undead army they know very little about with allies they have ran minimal training with alongside anyone who can, at the very least, pick up a sword. At least they got the job done; while you, what, left a KZbin comment about how better we are at strategic planning?

[@chaobanh5003]

@@drippinwet774 But they could stay defense in winterfell with dragonglass and let the dragons do the job

[@jackcogi9586]

and we set up the trebuchets and catapults right infront of the infantry lines an we only fire them 3-4 times that'll get em

[@user-sc9oy1kz8g]

@@drippinwet774 Defended the walls? Maybe lined up behind the flaming barrier to fight any that got through? Literally anything wouldve been better...

[@pedrojorge1912]

Bran reveals the Night King's motive. Finally! Bran: he wants to kill everyone. He's bad!

[@davidtargaryen3229]

The real twist should have been that the Night King is Bran... Like right at the scene where Bran and The Night King are staring at eachother in Episode 3, Bran goes back in time warging into the Night King’s body to attempt preventing the white walkers creation but then he, the Night King kills himself as he is trapped in that state, thus making Bran forever trapped in the Night King’s body. Would have explained why there was a deeper connection of sorts between he and Jon that one the Night King seemed to know about. It’s really complicated but once you understand it it’s a really genius idea. I was so confused when I saw the theory first but once I figured it out, I strongly believe it would have been one of the greatest twists ever!

[@JESUSwithLIGHTSABERS]

@@davidtargaryen3229 No Bran... Your true father wasn’t beheaded that day. I.. am your father.

[@douglasschmidt2869]

@@davidtargaryen3229 yea D&D really screwed the pooch there. After the Hodor and Tower of Joy scenes and the mad king screaming burn them all, they had real opportunities to create the best twist and story this world has ever seen. Instead, they shit the bed. They rushed the final season and spent two years doing it. 6 episodes of crap.

[@Chacalot]

this season was bad

[@kpvhjjjbcffxxhhjkkk]

@@davidtargaryen3229 Go on with your fanfics. Night King was made from another man who turned against the creator. How come the man is Bran?

[@eidolon-0696]

"We can't beat them in a straight fight" Dothraki: LEEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOY JEEEEEEEEEEEEENKINS

[@homelander5499]

I understood that reference 😂 😂

[@discombobulate4215]

At least I have chicken

[@markperez9613]

OMG Yes😂😂😂

[@johndaman6322]

OMG, Dothraki you are just a jerks

[@therza1133]

@@homelander5499 Sir charles?

[@robbieodonovan44]

2:47 Tormond was the only one who made an accurate statement about this battle plan.

[@cosmiclight_926]

Lmao

[@lloydchaddings]

“We’re all going to die” “Well not me because I’m a fan favorite named character- but you extras are fucked.”

[@amanhasnousername1614]

@@lloydchaddings Those Dothraki extras survived somehow. Maybe Jon did the raised hands thing and brought them all back as fire wights. Amazing how even the stupidest shit sounds better than what we got in that final season....

[@Ethan-hk8se]

@@lloydchaddingslike literally. The most anticipated, climatic event in the GoT story, and only a small handful of characters that aren’t even important to the overall story die. Jorah, Lyanna, Edd, The Red Woman are pretty much the only characters that die.

[@Coatyl_2124]

Actually 😂😂

[@nowgoawayanddosomethinggoo8978]

tyrion "i can fight as well" jamie "what are you gonna do? shoot the night king while he's in the privvy?"

[@sweetspicy92]

Unnecessary

[@cooljackster7390]

@Sweet Spicy how was this comment unnecessary?

[@breitperformer9310]

"Shaming your Night King has always given you pleasure

[@habibshaikh5423]

😂

[@Ginric99]

Jon "We will put you in the crypt Bran where it is safest" Bran "No, I don't need to see the future to know thats a really stupid idea." Dany "Tyrion your really important to me, go, hide in the crypt" Bran smiles knowingly to himself.

[@bangscutter]

We have a castle, but let's put our army outside the walls instead of defending from the walls! Genius!

[@lawrencemakoshori3601]

And get swamped while inside in a small space? Genius

[@lawrencemakoshori3601]

@@KRAST666 Best place to put them,

[@tomriddle9371]

the night king is made of Ice how was the ice wall gonna stop him to begin with?

[@Owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww]

@@valaxius but the majority of their army were open field specialist who would have been impractical confined in the walls. The calvary (while I admit didn't really do anything anyway ) would have been beyond useless and the unsullied were heavy infantryman that fought in formation and were famous for defending a castle from 20000 blood riders with only 2000. I think all things considered they planned the best the could. Dany was obviously to scared to lose another dragon she needed for curse. Formations of archers really would have been their best bet though.

[@Owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww]

@@valaxius it didn't but holding out into a sergeant from a medieval standpoint tactics standpoint is a last resort. Yes you can dictate battle better from there standpoint and it showed with the battle of castle black but you have to remember that the knight king could literally respawn his army endlessly growing it which isn't something you'd want to happen in the wall. I just think with what the coalition was facing a seige from the beginning would have fucked them.

[@ZyliceLiddell]

It’s *so* cool to see almost all of the characters together at once. The best parts of S7 & 8 imo.

[@hellodigitalworld8224]

But the dialogue is so horrible

[@Ginric99]

@@hellodigitalworld8224 and the constant, cut to black/next scene when there is a big reveal. Can you imagine "No, I am your father" Cut to R2D2 in the Falcon trying to fix the hyperdrive Cut to Luke hanging from the bottom of cloud city.

[@iplaydart3425]

Unfortunately, cerseis people weren’t part of this. Really bad season

[@gook5219]

What is the point? They ruined everything

[@RTU130]

Right

[@PhluppeHimself]

Bran: "he wants to kill me, because my major was history" Literally everyone else: "Eh, oh, that ain't too bad actually"

[@jarabenicoleperez9494]

We are all going to die.... AT LEAST WE'LL DIE TOGETHER. That's the spirit🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@elevatedgame3016]

😂😂😂 Man wanted to let her know

[@happilyevernever4289]

Believe IT!!😂😂

[@sonofpears4691]

“We’ll put you in the crypt where it’s safest” I would strongly argue that since the night king can raise the dead, the crypt where all the dead people are is probably one of the least safe places in all of sodding winterfell

[@Heartland.Productions]

They’re extremely old, decayed mummies that you can spawn kill as they emerge from their coffins. Still the safest place in the castle, especially considering the Night King’s wights hadn’t even reached it while the entirety of winterfell was filled with them. But hey, jump on the bandwagon

[@MBS435343323]

"We can't beat them in a straight fight" And the very next episode they literally send the dothraki in a straight fight in a suicide mission. WHAT. THE. FUCK? What's this show come to...

[@luisendocantola5053]

But still 5k dothraki survived from that

[@LordSiravant]

The dothraki weren't following orders and got overconfident when their blades were lit.

[@johnnymcblaze]

@@LordSiravant Well you were never a commander of men in a past live. You saw them charging with their commander. How is that "not following orders "?

[@brianhobaugh]

@@LordSiravant Don’t give the shitty writing any excuses. The plot of season 8 sucked.

[@Ginric99]

they knew the Dothraki can rise themselves from the dead and respawn back at the save point :)

[@gwp4eva]

ahhh yes...years and years of lore and mystery surrounding the walkers and what their motives were. only to just have them told to us in some hastily written expository dialogue. imagine if, rather than seeing the climax of 'The Door', someone randomly asked why Hodor said 'Hodor' all the time Bran just said 'oh i went back in time and warged into him causing a feedback loop in spacetime that fried his brain'. then everyone looked around nodding for a second and moved on. thats what this feels like

[@TurinTurumba]

Lol talk about anticlimax, NK just sounds like a knock off Sauron but much less interesting

[@Ginric99]

all of season 8 was like this, and some of season 7. Dany arrives, Bran exposites for a few mins to tell us all that the dragon is alive and can destroy stuff.

[@jmeds94]

Hate to break it to you, but that’s the literary device of the Three Eyed Raven. All the details we’re going to get on the Others in the books are going to come from his exposition via conversations. And since Bran’s true purpose/motive for kingship will be kept hidden, he’ll be giving short answers on a need-to-know basis.

[@BlackTalonGaming]

I mean NK isn't in the books, so...they are kinda doing what they do with a character they created. I'm almost certain the books long night and final ending will be vastly different. Just the existence of Lady Stoneheart makes a huge difference.

[@eddiewinehosen6665]

1:26 is the best part of this. Theon redeeming himself volonteering for a suicide mission.

[@cald1421]

All these awesome characters in one room. All these stellar actors. The worlds best author on speed dial. As many episodes as they want and an unlimited budget. And D&D STILL fucked it up

[@Hjereitytt-eu2vw]

Money and greed corrupts

[@TheAireaidLord]

Most shows would beg their execs for more episodes. HBO was perfectly fine with 10 seasons to properly end the show. Or at the very least giving seasons 7 and 8 10 full episodes rather than cutting them short.

[@johnnymcblaze]

The books, if ever finished, will show the dead stark lords rising to fight the night King. Was was it said about the crypts? "They bury them with iron so they may rise with the soul of a man"

[@thesynergyofblood]

That's how I thought the fight in the show would go, with the Stark ancestors coming back to fight the NK and protect their descendants and allies. Shame it didn't happen, we could have seen the legends, perhaps in a spirit form, march towards the White Walkers. And even have Jon get to say Hello/Goodbye to Lyanna Stark. As well as have the spirit of the other recent Starks (Ned, Robb etc) watching over their family.

[@august7535]

Where in the books did they say that?

[@Ginric99]

Books will never be finished.

[@OZYMANDI4S]

@@Ginric99 I hate the pessimism but I think you may be right.

[@Ginric99]

@@OZYMANDI4S I have lived this once already, was an avid reader of the wheel of time series while Robert Jordan was alive, then he died, and we got Brandon Sanderson to finish the series off. I fear that because we have the TV show when that happens, either a decision will be made not to end it, or someone will just make the books that follow the tv show.

[@xxlCortez]

"Tyrion, you're important. You'll be in the crypt when the undead army with their necromancers attack."

[@Heartland.Productions]

They’re extremely old, decayed mummies that you can spawn kill as they emerge from their coffins. Still the safest place in the castle, especially considering the Night King’s wights hadn’t even reached it while the entirety of winterfell was filled with them. But hey, jump on the bandwagon

[@kushagraprasad4367]

​@@Heartland.Productionsthey shouldn't have managed to get out of the crypt in the first place. Aren't crypts made of stone? And wight could not even break through a wooden box.

[@Heartland.Productions]

@@kushagraprasad4367 We don’t know what their coffins are made out of. Could be hardened clay, like many ancient mummification vessels in real life. But none of this talk even matters! If a fantasy undead mummy breaking out of the material of a coffin is your issue with Game of Thrones, you’re watching it wrong. You could tear apart any great piece of media with stupid little continuity or logical errors. You’re thinking like the braindead Cinema Sins KZbin channel.

[@princezephyr7139]

"We can't beat them in a straight fight.", proceeds to not make any strategical plan. Some "Battle for Survival" thinking this season had.

[@ralphganteriii9363]

So are we just not gonna talk about how to deal with Viserion?

[@mikkocruz9331]

Ralph Granter EXACTLY.

[@ralphganteriii9363]

They definitely do know. Bran straight up told them in episode 1.

[@billghli]

@Marxgrad Jiang Don't forget Tormund and Beric saw it happen they know he has it.

[@DrHeroe]

Jesus...Jon said it. They are going to use their dragons to pursue NKs dragon

[@thebigvulpes9921]

Folks who heard about the first long night be like: Ah shit, here we go again.

[@brettstevens7242]

The Knights King wants to be remembered he is the "Forgotten Stark"

[@hihellokitty85]

Jon: "Bran, we will put you in a crypt where it's safe. Where it's dark & full of terrors, you know w/ dead bodies of our kins & all."

[@shreyasnaigude9937]

Imagine Sir Arthur Dayne protecting Bran..😜

[@logand2431]

That dual wield scene was badass

[@viswanathchilukuri3143]

Irony is that his father murdered him....

[@rhaevan.maniyara]

Actually Theon and his men using Bow and Arrow in the middle of the forrest was so stupid.. Even the dead was closing in on them, they don't use swords or spears.. you could get killed by the time you reload the arrow.. If Theon had a sword, I think, he could've had one last scene where Night King kills him in a duel rather than a stupid charging run..

[@AstroSully]

Not gonna matter if 100+ wights are charging at you.

[@rhaevan.maniyara]

@@AstroSully it would still be better than using a bow and arrow tho

[@chancellorasher9417]

It was the dumbest move in military strategy ever. We can’t see the enemy and we can’t fight it head on, so anyway let’s go full charge into the darkness and unknown.

[@benlowe1701]

I thought the motive was revealed back in season 5... or was it 6? They are essentially "Grey Goo", a biological weapon created by the children of the forest with a single imperative: destroy the humans; using ancient magic and dragon glass. When the children of the forest made peace with the first men; the walkers decided that the children were also an obstruction in that task. They were created to kill humans. And turned on their creators when their creators changed their minds. I don't know why people imagined the Night King would have a secret hidden motive. The white walkers *are* winter. They are a force of nature. They don't have a motive any more than the storm has a motive.

[@ananrs8750]

Because this paints the walkers as just a bad guy 101 and game of thrones “villains” have always been more complex than that. Besides, the WW’s also don’t kill everyone as shown in earlier seasons where they have a deal with Craster and also they let Will live in the very first episode. Lastly, throughout the series we’ve seen wars and we’ve seen the consequences, the chain of revenges etc. You can even say this show is anti-war, so to have the show just be a fight between good and evil goes against this trope.

[@benlowe1701]

@@ananrs8750 But they aren't really the villians. The villians are the humans. The nobles. The Houses. They're the *threat* certainly, but only in the same way that Walter Whites Cancer is a threat. The Night King isn't going to be the one that decides the fate of Westeros. The White Walkers are essentially an ecological disaster gone off the rails, but everyone's too busy pushing their own personal ambitions to figure out how to deal with them. They *arent* some nefarious intelligence, with some masterplan. Now, would that be a better plot? Eh. Maybe. But it's perfectly in keeping with the books, where the Night King doesn't exist, and the Similarly named Night's King is a historical figure who represents the only time the Wildlings and the Nights watch works together. I think expanding on the white walkers defeats the points of the white walkers. The complicated nuance is for humans. The White Walkers are inhuman. Unrelenting. A force of nature. And that's by design. I don't think its entirely fair to dismiss that choice as bad writing, especially as there is nothing in the books so far that suggests otherwise, and quite a lot that supports it. Except maybe that the Others of the Book are more Fey and ephemeral in nature. I still think the Winter being an ecological disaster, a released grey goo, is a more interest choice than another master planner, even if it were developed. It keeps them different, alien, to the human villians we are so used too, and really ramps up the notion of them being an unrelenting force of nature driven to exterminate humanity because that is what they were made to do. With nothing besides fulfilling that purpose. They spend the earlier seasons building, reproducing. Then, when the long night begins, begin to execute their programming. A sort of Fantasy AI. They aren't pure evil. They just... are.

[@craigridley7369]

The storms motive is to storm.

[@andrewvincent7299]

@@ananrs8750 Yeah exactly. The Others/White Walkers were supposed to be sentient beings with a language and culture of their own. In the prologue of Game of thrones(the book), they are clearly speaking to each other and taunting the Rangers.

[@baileydeverell1175]

@@andrewvincent7299 Does the Others having their own language necessarily mean that they aren't just a superweapon created to destroy mankind? I mean, for all we know they could be speaking the language of their creators the Children. Them having a language doesn't indicate any sense of higher purpose, especially given what we know about them in the books. That they corrupted and enslaved a great portion of the Night's Watch if the stories are to be believed. Considering the Night's Watch is an organization literally dedicated to defending mankind and created as a direct response to the Others, why on earth should anyone believe they have any higher motive than to kill off humanity? Edit: I realize that a lot of the White Walker/Other lore has been established by the show, but considering G.R.R. Martin has given us basically nothing except for what I assume were part of his notes for the show, I can only assume that the showwriters were following Martin's suggestions when it comes to the creation of the Others.

[@TheRibottoStudios]

So do they just not believe Bran about Viserion? They never mention it here, they only looked at him when he mentioned it....that will completely take them by surprise.

[@theoutsiderspost4982]

Imagine having a battle plan and not seeing the flaws.

[@Heartland.Productions]

Literal verbal acknowledgement “we’re all gonna die” by Tormund and no one denies it. Come on

[@ravensong9030]

I cringe at the thought of D&D conceiving of this as a "revelation". Lame lame lame... this season is a never-ending reservoir of crap ideas

[@himanshu7103]

why it seems everyone want to get attention in this table and at 1:55 jon reaction made me laugh , he is everything was quite and then dany's bossy voice came

[@Vee_TheWorshipper]

I still can't get over the fact that d&d thought it smart that the safe place should be the crypt when there's a war going on with a man that literally raises the dead. Like bruh..... 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@andrewvincent7299]

You'd think a Castle like Winterfell has an actual safe haven for citizens of the castle that isn't the crypt....

[@Vee_TheWorshipper]

@@andrewvincent7299 righttt!

[@Vincent-fb1yj]

If only Gandalf didn't get held up in middle earth he could have shown with help and the riders of the north! Damn it!

[@marc07112]

Damn theon, if you just stayed loyal man, fuck!

[@jambaar9313]

He ll be immune to the dragonfire calling it, he ll get of his dragon he will kill serveral iron born at once with his sword he ll kill Theon bran will be rescued just in time the dragons will spit fire onto the night King everyone will be like yesssss he s dead and then you ll see the night Kings blue eyes raising all the dead and looking at Jon something like that, something epic

[@DrHeroe]

He is immune to fire, we have saw it in previous episodes

[@a2trappy26]

Jam baar most of it was right! Bravo

[@magnusthered4973]

You are fuckin psychic

[@peternguyen3645]

Wtf how did you know

[@lithalethuculture7513]

I'm sure this comment was edited

[@strife2405]

"Your grace"- Jon being cold as Ice! Damn Sonnn!! lol

[@nocturnalrecluse1216]

Colder than the Night King even! That was damn brutal. 🥶

[@artorias6502]

The Night King was such a damp squib in the end.

[@jeelofiasmr1748]

2:47 When me and my brother break a glass while playing football outside

[@kalekain3521]

Sam's comments on death equating to being forgotten is still one of the best monologues in the series IMO

[@daysofgrace7818]

Pre fight plan…”let’s lower the night king into godswood using Bran as bait. The dragons don’t need to be out in the field, the dragons need to be near enough to bran to protect him” Actual night of the fight…Daenerys and Jon fly out of sight of the castle and attempt to take out the night king! Awesome writing!!

[@aliciathacker4025]

What Sam said gave me chills. That was real!!!

[@burakyavas6552]

When he said to khaalesi "your grace" and go away like there is nothing between them. We already understood what she will become...

[@tenebreh7363]

The safest place in the world from the god of necromancy is a crypt 'kay

[@thesaviorofsouls5210]

"We'll put you in the crypt where its safest" my god

[@hugoakerlund5114]

I wonder if the nk and bran will have a little conversation in the gods wood

[@thespartjan]

Imagine the nk is lisping like Mike Tyson. Lolz

[@hugoakerlund5114]

@Bile Cumer i know

[@jonathanpotter8760]

“I don’t know, No ones ever tried” What a heavy statement

[@jebiniv]

This is the most epic battle plan scene of the entire show. Love it.

[@MultiSaunak]

Expression of Lord Varys when Dany declines Tyrions plan was 😅😅😅🤣🤣

[@srivats1095]

Jon: We can’t beat them in a straight fight! Jaime: So what can we do? Jon: We’re gonna try anyways!

[@bbywhocares]

Game of thrones is a emotion❤️

[@youngzoe305]

"We'll put you in the crypt" sure jon where he can raise more of the dead

[@Ruffian144]

They are talking like ordinary soldiers. What about Bran's & Arya's special ablilities? Dany & Jon need to coordinate a dragon attack to kill Viserion & their dragons need special armor.

[@RedBullxMD]

If seasons 7-8 were spread out to 4 seasons more, seasons like this would hae been incredibly powerful in terms of reveal.

[@stvvbee]

...years after... chills still.

[@TheTruthIsGonnaHurt]

Tormund.. worst motivational speaker ever..

[@Nino-zg4ux]

😂

[@libirdinowski6270]

the fact they have all these enemies in one bunch to fight for eachother is amazing.

[@matthewporras3815]

“That’s what death is isn’t….forgetting”

[@swatzinatorhanselhoff7858]

John "we'll put you in a crypt where its safest" Bran " are you high"

[@brianmayabella5992]

Theon: Winterfell can hold with only 500 Men JON SNOW: WE will hold them OUTSIDE, we are the Winter and we will come to them

[@mkace2198]

Jon: “We’ll put you in the crypt where it’s safest” Bran: “Nah mate I wouldn’t wanna go down there” 😂

[@Reddstarz]

"at least we die together" always positive thoughts. be like Tormond. stay positive.

[@ZyliceLiddell]

Jaime is standing next to Brienne. 😭💗

[@Haunter_O_Jim]

No idea why but this scene reminded me of the war council from the witcher 3 wild hunt at kaer morhen if anyone knows what i mean

[@eiskaffe9853]

Game of Thrones is the Witcher of tv shows

[@MattCollectorControl]

That witcher plan was much better thought out. It didn't work too well on the end but all the basis were covered as best as possible. This war council was a straight up joke. The only defensive strategy was to protect bran and the dothraki were thrown to the dead for absolutely no reason at all. 10000 dothraki horsemen were never going to cut or ride down 100 000 wights like that.

[@811chelseafc]

Except the Witcher’s was, ya know....good.

[@jjh2456]

The whole point in sending the Dothraki out was to engage and draw out the NK. They were gonna do what they did in the Reach. They were just meant to engage so the NK can be lured into a trap.

[@kirbi888]

Man I wanted to see Tyrion fight, he shouldn’t be underestimated just because he is a dwarf. But Dany has a point.

[@jamaljames9331]

I have a feeling he will at some point in the battle. I just loved how Dany was taking little steps in forgiving him for the mistakes he has made, by having him in the crypts where they think everyone will be safest. He really wants to prove he is useful in some way.

[@xdbjchbkhfdsvj7978]

He is probably not much stronger than a child. And he has a huge disadvantage in fighting plus he's easier to kill (it's likelier to hurt his organs if he's stabbed because they are smaller). Taking him off his horse if something goes wrong will be easy. Plus he probably cannot wield a sword properly. She is right there's nothing for him to do there.

[@dailydoseofmma1512]

tyrion woudlve died the first second of the battle you wanna know why ?? because hes is a dwarf im not an expert but to survive a battle you need top physical condition a dwarf doesnt have dont you think ??

[@Ginric99]

He was in the Crypt lol, I mean, surrounded by the dead, whoever thought that was a good idea was just stupid.

[@mappingshaman5280]

Why does everyone, including show watchers underestimate tyrion? In the books he killed a few northern warriors in the battle of the whispering wood. In both book and show he killed a mountain clansman. He also kills a few of stannis' soldiers in the battle of the blackwater. He also kicks the arse of that slaver guard whilst being chained up. The guys no Arthur dayne sure but he's not a bad fighter either.

[@Lancelot0311]

She’s not a major character to the plot,but Alyssa Karstark, the last living Karstark is shown on 1:35 along the other leaders. Shes also fighting alongside Theon,and gives her life to defend Bran right before Theon’s Death. With her death,so too died her house. But they died with honor, redeemed of the sins of her fathers. You’ll be remembered Karstarks

[@bhagatsingh4451]

Kinda feel bad for Dany now multiple times she made sure nothing harms Tyrion she actually cared for him quite a lot and never endangered him, then he goes and betrays her.

[@mappingshaman5280]

After she kills a million innocent people. She earned that betrayal.

[@whitedemon8953]

Theon in his mind: let me stick to the main character, maybe I'll survive. Night king : SIKE

[@ausonius100]

This series is a masterpiece! The subtle mix of the wars of the roses with the lord of the rings. Then a zombie apocalypse on top (which in fact resembles the ghost army from the Lord of the rings - so yet another core Tolkien-ripoff element- besides the ring/throne everybody wants). I tremble in awe at this mighty concoction. Yours truly Dimwit Flatheadson

[@ilitomili5554]

"It's important to note that the night king will bring back all dead people back to life and use them in his army, which is why we should lock all the women and children in the one place that's filled with countless generations of dead people."

[@soxfant4132]

“We’ll put you in the crypt where its safest, next to hundreds of dead”

[@MuadDiiib]

"we'll put you in the crypt, where it's safest" sure, bro.

[@shineboxofiran1899]

- We cant beat them in a straight fight. - So what do we do? - We try to beat them in a straight fight.

[@hamimhameem3411]

Tormund heads over heels on Brienne....the big lady... We all going to die, but at least we die together.... eyeing & grinning at Brienne & the look from Brienne, gets me laughing.

[@andrecisternasvictoriano]

"We can't beat them in a straight fight" proceeds to place the strongests soldiers outside the wall and orders them to charge against an enemy they can´t even see.

[@Vejur9000]

Is it just me, or was this simply epic?

[@ZyliceLiddell]

Just sacrifice freaking Bran the Boring and the Night King won’t be able to use ‘Voldemort Vision’ on him any longer!

[@johnpaulgonzalez9016]

Producers: we got no more budget for such special effects for the dead *lowers brightness*

[@georgelopez4663]

There we go THEON!!! Becoming an honorable man again!!!

[@Vejur9000]

“We’re all going to die… but at least.. we’ll die together.”

[@lunafencoven]

Jon: Will put you in the crypt where it's safest. Night King: = )

[@Lee_Enfield95]

I wish I could forget this season

[@JS_246]

*I think the reason why season 8 was so bad, was because it practically was the first entire season the deviated from the books. Remember Season 8 in game of thrones is further in the timeline than whats happening in the books. So the story line is really rushed because unlike the early seasons they don't have George's books to rely on.* The story lines in season 8 were pretty much made up on the spot by the writers, which really showed on-screen.

[@l0ndon429]

@@samrosenthal4347 Agreed, the inconsistencies and bad writing in Season 8 had been there since Series 5, but became more noticable to the audience because it was the grand finale.

[@slenderfoxx3797]

@@samrosenthal4347 no season 5 6 are far better than season 8. To say they are equal is maddening.

[@joeyjerry1586]

Uh, what? Season 6 was the first season that had no books to rely on. Hell even Season 5 deviated a lot from the book

[@Perciprius_91]

What? I heard the show started going as different path from the book back in Season 5.

[@BoxingGuruTakes]

Season 6 passed the books and was still good. Season 8 was bad because they were lazy and didn’t try. It was just a bunch of plot points mashed together with the hopes that pretty special effects would make it seem awesome

[@Savage-en1xv]

Dumb and dumber sure ruined the last few seasons. But having podrick sing the ballad of Jenny oldstone as everyone prepares for the end made me actually feel chills for the week leading up to the big battle

[@nocturnalrecluse1216]

DaYum. I'd say that Jon was even colder than the Night King when Dany approached him.

[@updeshveersingh4984]

20 million nazi zombie vs 5 million Soviet, American and British

[@andanandan6061]

Brando reveals the motive of night king "Well folks, their motive is to bring an end to this miserable season as soon as possible"

[@Johnsnow-pu4oo]

Theon: I will stay with him with the iron born The iron born: hell naaawh

[@zacharymoss2994]

1:06 huh so the night king wants to pull a return to monkey on everyone by global amnesia, and throw the world back to the ice/stone age.

[@ariachiacze2526]

I miss cute little young bran.

[@cihancinar7772]

How about placing Bran into Kings Landing secretly and position your army at Iron Islands until the dead goes away for you to follow later since he will follow Brandon Stark. Force Kings Landing into fight and once the dead and Golden Company engage you strike from back to dead. Hmm...Although Night King got some shit we have never seen before.Too risky ?

[@alejandrodecesare5929]

you got a point. Bring the fight to Cersei, force her to fight the white walkers. Though the have this magic thing with winterfell

[@cedricbenjamin5156]

So you think because Bran is not in Winterfell the Nk would skip Winterfell , are you drunk ?

[@cihancinar7772]

Cedric Benjamin It does not matter if he skip or not the Winterfell, army and it’s people would be transported to some other area where the dead can not reach like Islands. I would like to think that Dothraki would have an advantage if they could catch army of the dead in an open field in front of Kings Landing as well. Also they could damage army of the dead by setting traps or small raids through their rotation if possible. What I’m trying to say it’s not wise to take a direct hit from them or relying on just defeating Night King. This battle plan doesn’t cover everything and it seems like going to fail unless there are other tactics and strategies involved that we are unaware of which also I believe there is. We will see how it works out. 😅

[@robbieodonovan44]

That would be careless, sending the Night King down to one of the most populated areas in country with a White Dragon and 500 000 people to stand in his way .Not to mention 10 000 thousand of Golden Company and Lannister soldiers with armor swords and shields. Nothing would please him more to add fresh armed fresh dead men than skeletons and rotted carcasses as he already had. No no no. Need a different approach

[@richardroberts6021]

This didn't REALLY explain his motives, WHY does the Night King want to erase life? Is he trying to start the world over with his White Walkers? Like a Thanos type? And what Bran said, "he's tried before with many 3 eyed ravens," so there were many 3eyed ravens before Bran? But the only reason Bran was recruited to be the new 3eyed raven was to fight the White Walkers, yet he just serves as bait, seems like something any of them could have done. Se, this is why Brans storyline should have gotten more attention in those later seasons, bc none of this makes a lot of sense

[@jaxteller1606]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYiZmZ6JitBob6s Here is the answer, I was looking for it for ages as well.

[@AnnaBellaChannel]

"History Remembers Names" Corlys Velaryon

[@Brian88920]

Denrys looks like a spare one at a wedding 😂😂

[@antonydandrea]

Well I wouldn't say his motive was explained. His goal was explained but still no idea why, or why it was thousands of years before he did something

[@hugohsu748]

Dragons could have harassed the advancing elements of the Nights king army. But that exposes them again to the Nights King spear and his new dragon.

[@jst6114]

Yes as Tormumd says: "We are all going to die". That should had be the outcome from this battle. All death.

[@mn780]

jaime is the kingslayer he should’ve been the one to kill the night king and he should’ve been the one to protect bran, boom redemption arc comes full circle

[@rabbioogway1089]

What? No That makes even less sense then arya killing him

[@mrhouse9368]

@@rabbioogway1089 I’ll throw out a guy who should’ve killed that night king that people wouldn’t expect, how about Beric Dondarian?

[@MrKingYuji]

Jaime already has his redemption arc. It’s not about Bran, it is about leaving his awful family legacy behind and foregoing his need to be the best sword fighter. Except they didn’t really stick the landing

[@thewanderingstudent9950]

@@rabbioogway1089 Arya was the only logical to kill the Night King. The Night King was always surrounded by his White Walkers and the wights. The Night King knew how the armies of the Seven Kingdoms fought and had the advantage of numbers. No one fighting for the living could get close to the Night King would have been his train of thought. A trained assassin could, the wild card no one saw coming.

[@rabbioogway1089]

@@thewanderingstudent9950 how much copium did you consume? Dahm.

[@albdamned577]

lol it’s fun reading these comments after half a decade to contemplate this show.

[@johnmcauley3042]

This storyline makes so sense. Surley if he can mark him he couldve killed him when bran was inches from him