In case you’ve been living under a rock, Game of Thrones’ final season is in full swing. After two episodes of setup, the Battle of Winterfell is upon us. The show’s creators say the episode will feature the longest battle sequence in TV or movie history, and most of the show’s fan favorites will be joining in the fight for the living against the Army of the Dead. It’s basically a guarantee that a lot of our favorite characters will be taken out in this battle…so who’s going down? Here are my best guesses:
–Brienne of Tarth. Ser Brienne was knighted by Jaime Lannister in last week’s episode, which essentially completes her story arc. This show doesn’t keep characters around for no reason. Brienne is as good as gone.
–Jaime Lannister. Jaime will be fighting alongside Brienne. He admitted that he’s not as good a soldier as he used to be last week, so something tells me this will be the last time we see him.
–Podrick Payne. The well-endowed young man with a golden singing voice is Brienne’s loyal squire. He’ll probably go down trying to save her, but end up getting himself killed in the process.
–Greyworm. The leader of the Unsullied made plans to grow old on a beach with Missandei in last week’s episode, which is the Game of Thrones equivalent of being a police officer who announces he’s retiring in two days. He’s dead.
–Gendry. Sex scenes result in pregnancies every time it’s good for the plot in GoT, which means Arya is probably carrying Gendry Jr. after their romp last week. This also means that Gendry is getting killed off tonight.
–Theon Greyjoy. Theon volunteered to protect Bran Stark while he sits as bait for the Night King. Theon’s had some successful fight sequences, but the Night King is gonna make quick work of him.
–Davos Seaworth. Ser Davos mentioned that he managed to survive the Battle of the Bastards and the Battle of the Blackwater without any real combat skills in the last episode. The third time will be the charm (or lack thereof).
–Lyanna Mormont. The only time we saw Lady Lyanna last week was when she was telling her cousin, Ser Jorah, that she was fit for battle and didn’t need to stay in the crypt during the fight. She’s dead.
–Jorah Mormont. Samwell gave Jorah his family’s sword last week, and Jorah said he would wield it in his father’s honor. Fighting for a cause? He’s toast.
–Samwell Tarly. Sam gave up his Valyrian steel sword the night before a battle against an enemy that’s only killed by Valyrian steel and dragonglass. What an idiot! (Sub-prediction: After Jorah dies, Sam will pick the sword up and do some damage, but eventually die at the hand of the Night King)
–The people from the soup line in last week’s episode. This includes the group of men who complained to Davos that they weren’t fit for battle when they were in the soup line last week, and the little girl who wanted to know if she should be in the crypt or not during the battle. There was no reason to add these characters in other than making the audience form a small connection with them before killing them off.
–Everyone in the Crypt. Jon Snow (noted tactical genius) has a very smart plan to put all the women and children of Winterfell in the castle’s crypt because it’s safe and underground. What could possibly go wrong? What’s that? Everything? Yeah, pretty much everything can go wrong here. The crypt has one entrance, it’s dark, and it’s full of centuries’ worth of dead bodies. That makes it almost too easy for the Night King. Tyrion, Missandei, Gilly, Young Sam, and basically everyone else, it was nice to know you.
Body Count: At least 18 people.
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