Arya Stark |
This is my update on the death predictions I made in my last blog entry. I was about half wrong on who would die. I didn't think any of the main characters would be taken out, so focused on the secondary or supporting characters.
Grey Worm, Brienne, Gendry and Podrick survived!!! Sadly, Lyanna Mormont, Jorah Mormont, Edd, Beric and Theon did not. At the point of Rhaegal's fall, I held my breath! It was hard to tell if he was verifiably dead. Happy to see in the next episode preview, he did survive!!!!
For some reason I thought Ghost was going to be sent to the crypts to protect the people hiding down there. So naturally, thinking the crypts were magically protected, (which I was wrong about too) I skipped over him in my death predictions. My heart sank when I saw him go into battle with Jorah and the Dothraki and didn't see him among the surviving stragglers returning to Winterfell. Thankfully, Ghost did survive, having been seen in the preview of episode 4. Whew!!
Melisandre was a surprise death...first of all, she arrived late to the party. Don't get me wrong, I was hoping she would be there to offer support, but with a contingent of R'hollar priests and priestesses. She was the only representative of the Lord of Light? Where are all the others? Perhaps they will show up sometime in the last few episodes? She did light the swords, the trenches and triggered Arya to make her epic move. She literally turned to dust under Davo's watchful eyes, with the arrival of the dawn.
Theon's demise was an easy prediction. Anyone protecting Bran was going to die, that was a given. Theon returned home to make his redemption arc complete with fighting and dying for his betrayal of the Starks, especially Rob and Bran. He died with his boots on.
Jorah died fighting for the woman he loved. Protecting her to the end, his death was predicted for a long time, nearly being killed back in Season 5. He was a favorite character and I am sad to see him gone as he would have been a great advisor in the next battle.
The Night King is dead!! Taken down in a perfect assassin move by the stealthy moving Arya Stark! She was amazing!! Throw all those "Prince that was Promised, Azor Ahai prophecies" aside, Arya saved Winterfell!! Spurred on by Melisandre with the following reminder: "What do we say to the God of Death? NOT TODAY!!!!"