Game Of Thrones
The long uninterrupted fight in TV account was The Battle of Winterfell fromGame of Thrones , but thing did n’t release out as most fans carry . The Battle of Winterfell was a lost cause before Daenerys Targaryen and her dragons joined the battle . When the Unsullied and the Dothraki joined the Starks , the odds tilt sharply in favor of the living , but the advantage did n’t have much wallop on the outcome .
The alliance between Jon and Daenerys was flimsy and take care as if it would collapse even before the beat came , but it held , and the battle was won in the destruction , although at a high cost . The show never teach watcher much about the White Walkers and The Night King but even free-base on what had been revealed , some aspects of the struggle did n’t add up .
Tormund Beats The Night King To Winterfell
The conclusion of season 7 ofGame of Thronesteased the Night King and his army in the end get past the Wall and march into Westeros . This was see by Tormund Giantsbane and Beric Dondarrion who then direct to Winterfell to monish the others .
Tormund is next seen arrive at The Last Hearth and detect the Umbers deadened . Yet somehow , they manage to make it to Winterfell a day before the White Walkers adding to the many instances of refutable travel time in Game of Thrones .
What Was Jon Doing?
Despite being one of the show ’s many hero from the beginning , many fans feltJon Snow get worst onGame of Thronesduring its net season . This battle encourages that idea as he is useless for much of the time .
Though he is riding a dragon into the fight , Jon spend a large amount of time simply sit down on the castle paries and looking around . It is as if the show did n’t jazz what to do with him , so they just had him take a clock time out .
How Did Sam Survive?
When Samwell Tarly is introduced inGame of Thrones , he acknowledge to being a coward . Over time , he prove he is unfearing than he knows , but he is still not much of a paladin . He is shown to be completely out of his chemical element in this engagement , simply lie on the ground crying the intact clip .
While that is a very relatable chemical reaction to being in the middle of a battle against an undead army , it is a little hard to think that tactics led to his endurance . With undead soldier pour into the castle , the unarmed and defenseless Sam should not have lasted two minutes before being killed .
Bran As A Target
Even after eight seasons , there is littlefans knew about White Walkersgoing into this battle . But with a large part of the programme relying on Bran as hook , the interrogation is eventually asked why the Night King need Bran so disadvantageously and the answer is disappointing .
Sam immediately see the system of logic that the Night King is conquer Westeros and wants to egest the person who bang all of Westeros ' story . But if the Night King was work to just toss off everyone and turn them into his asinine horde , he should n’t really care about destroying Westeros ' history .
Winterfell’s Weak Defenses
Jon Snow had fought the all in before , and he bed very well how they attacked in wave and how severely it would be to defeat them using a human rampart . He is also the person who plan Winterfell ’s defence reaction , which means he would have created the strong defenses for Winterfell .
However , when the dead descended on Winterfell , the trenches were shallow , while the spiked barrier were too low and imperfect to cease any dead . Preparing for the battle without devise the city ’s denial just does n’t voice like Jon Snow . The City gates also seemed to give away too well to the walkers considering how hard it was to breach them during The Battle of The Bastards .
Jorah Fending Off An Undead Army
This instalment marked thefinalGame of Thronesepisode for many graphic symbol , include Jorah Mormont . The hardy knight fail out exactly as fans would bear – dying while protect Daenerys from the undead army .
The problem with the submarine fighting a fatuous army is that they would not consider tactic or self - preservation . Jorah and Daenerys are on their own and surrounded yet the undead soldier attack cautiously , one at a fourth dimension , when they would just rush the two of them and be done in seconds .
The Night King Dying From A Stab Wound
No one seemed to know how to defeat the Night King in the seven seasons ofGame of Thrones . The ice - covered world seemed invincible with an awful amount of intensity . Dragon chalk , Valyrian brand , or attack are ask to kill a walker . The Night King was evidently harder to stamp out since a whole wave of Drogon ’s flaming did n’t have any wallop on him .
Valyrian steel looked like the weakest of the three tools for kill the stagnant , and if tartar ’s fervidness did n’t have an effect , it would seem like something far more powerful would be necessary . Dying from a elementary stab of Arya ’s Valyrian steel sticker oversimplify the whole trouble around the Night King .
Why Didn’t Drogon Kill The Night King?
Daenerys had the Night King corner , but he just smile through Drogon ’s flames as if they did n’t intend anything . When Daenerys went beyond the wall to save Jon , her dragon were causing a lot of damage to the Night King ’s forces . The idea behind the Night King throwing the lance to kill Viserion was so that the dragons do n’t hurl their flames at the Night King himself because they would likely shoot down him .
If a dragon ’s flaming could melt the not bad wall , covered in ice and Dragon Glass , why would n’t it kill The Night King ? How would the Night King smile through the flames that take down his minions with so much easiness ? The unresolved questions about Night King prepare him one of the worstGame of Thronescharacter arcs in the oddment .
The Dothraki’s Deaths
The Dothraki were Berserk but loyal , which is why they were the first to hurry into the battle against the White Walkers . Jorah Mormont , Daenerys ' most loyal belligerent , lead the bawler with their sickle - form steel into the first wave , but they got consume one by one , and only a handful come back defeated . Daenerys also affirm after the engagement that many of her forces had been killed .
However , when Daenerys gave the victory speech to her U. S. Army after burning down King ’s Landing a few days later , The Dothraki numbers seemed undaunted . So , did the Dothraki have the power to lift their all in ? The only other account would be that Daenerys kept other Dothrakis veil somewhere , which would n’t be coherent either .
Viserion’s Flames
The Night King was known for his unknown blue eye , a trait all his followers make once he raised them from the all in . The strangest miracle the Night King did was raising Viserion from the dead . Viserion ’s dingy flames seemed to be as strong as Rhaegal ’s powerful ones .
The dead dragon also managed to fly despite having brave wing . After getting injured , with half of his head start , Viserion stay on to give flames at Jon Snow . Surely , a dead flying lizard with only half of its mouth left should have some limit .
