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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWhat were the casualties on GoT Tonight? What was the body count?
Theon
Lyanna Mormont
Wasn't sure about these:
Red dragon?
Brienne?
CatWoman
(79,283 posts)"NOT TODAY, BITCHES"
Baitball Blogger
(46,576 posts)exboyfil
(17,857 posts)I have not too comfortable with the industrial grade plot armor for the principles.
C_U_L8R
(44,897 posts)Glorfindel
(9,706 posts)Melisandre, Samwell Tarly's girlfriend (?), Jorah Mormont, the man who had died and been resurrected 19 times. Hard to keep up with the body count.
avebury
(10,946 posts)good dragons survived.
Jorah Mormont died
I think that Brienne lived
nocoincidences
(2,195 posts)were watching it together, and at the end she says:
Wow, they have a big mess here to clean up, don't they?
Baitball Blogger
(46,576 posts)Dead bodies will keep in the ice.
Liberal Veteran
(22,239 posts)Just sayin'
Bradshaw3
(7,455 posts)Looks like many will live on - at least until the "final battle" as Dany called it in the trailer - and maybe after. I really thought there would be more top tier characters dead but the two showrunners seem to be more into letting the good live on than Martin was.
Baitball Blogger
(46,576 posts)but, how do you make the battles and deaths top what we've just seen?
Bradshaw3
(7,455 posts)I'm not a fantasy fan and, as I wrote in another post, the battles are not as interesting as they used to be for me. I like the plotting, subterfuge and betrayals, and watching the characters change and adapt to where we never thought they would be. The final stages should be fascinating. I'm glad they got this night king and army out of the way - if they truly are finished.
hlthe2b
(101,730 posts)Victim No. 1: Dolorous Edd (Ben Crompton). The acting Lord Commander of the Night's Watch is the first main character killed in the battle against the White Walkers, following the undead's first major assault on the forces of the living. He's stabbed from behind after saving Samwell Tarly (John Bradley); it's a death that mirrors what happened to poor Pyp (Josef Atlin) during the Castle Black battle in season four's "Watchers on the Wall."
Victim No. 2: Lyanna Mormont (Bella Ramsey). The Lady of Bear Island is no more. She doesn't die without a fight, though. She's standing in the way of an undead giant when it bursts through Winterfell. After she's bashed out of the way, Lyanna stands back up and charges at the giant. It grabs her, lifts her up, and makes a crucial mistake: letting Lyanna get too close to his undead face. She drives a dragonglass dagger through the creature's eye, defeating the biggest foe on the battlefield, save for the Night King and the undead Viserion.
Victim No. 3: Beric Dondarrion (Richard Dormer). The Lightning Lord has died many times and now, his watch has finally, officially ended. Beric does his best to rally courage in the Hound (Rory McCann) throughout the battle, and is most effective when he leads Clegane on a mission to rescue Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) from getting overrun by wights. Beric loses his life on that mission, sacrificing himself to keep her alive. "The Lord brought him back for a purpose," Melisandre (Carice Van Houten) tells Arya when Beric passes. "Now? That purpose has been served."
Victim No. 4: Theon Greyjoy (Alfie Allen). Once the Prince of Winterfell, then Reek, then a hero who stood his ground all the way until his dying breath. He once jumped ship when he couldn't face off against Euron Greyjoy (Pilou Asbaek). At the end of the line, Theon was more than ready to take on the deadliest foe of them all: the Night King, master of all White Walkers, who he tried to skewer with a spear. Of course, he didn't survive the showdown, but it's the thought that counts.
Victim No. 5: The Night King. You read that right: the Night King is dead, stabbed in the gut by Arya Stark, using the same Valyrian dagger that was once meant to kill Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead Wright). Chekov would be proud. Since the Night King is dead, that means the entire White Walker army is done, too: Viserion, all the other White Walkers, the Wights all of them.
Victim No. 6: Jorah Mormont (Iain Glen). He's killed after doing everything in his power to defend Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) once she's surrounded by wights. He's stabbed multiple times, and yet, he manages to push on right until the bitter end. His death, combined with the death of Lyanna, means we have seen the last of House Mormont.
Victim No. 7: Melisandre (Carice Van Houten). The Red Woman is one of the surprise heroes of the night, showing up to Winterfell right before the battle begins. She arms everyone with fire, guides Arya into the act of killing the Night King, and when it's all over, she collapses in a heap outside the gates of Winterfell. The Great War is finally over which means Melisandre's watch has finally ended.
Baitball Blogger
(46,576 posts)This is a much better and reasonable casualty list than Walking Dead. The thought that we will have familiar faces to rejoice in the conclusion makes it more palpable.
nolabear
(41,915 posts)I watched an aftershow that did a body count. Theon, Jorah, Leanna, fifty brazillion Dothraki, maybe another minor or two. The dragons were in the preview for next week, and possibly Ghostvas well.
DAMN that was good. Dark af but good. A girl has no fear! 😍
shanny
(6,709 posts)shanny
(6,709 posts)Lord Beric, Ed...R.I.P.
SleeplessinSoCal
(8,998 posts)But will Grey Worm want to fight for the racists?
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)So freaking intense, pretty much all one could've hoped for ... although towards the end it became obvious that a deux ex machina was the only hope ... it was still a satisfying one when it came ...
RIP Theon Greyjoy, Lady Mormont, and Ser Jorah ... ye died well
And Melisandre ... I'll miss those boobs ...
TeamPooka
(24,156 posts)Brienne: I am a badass.
Cersei: No, I'm a bigger badass.
Dany: I am the biggest badass.
Arya: Not today.
Baitball Blogger
(46,576 posts)Silver Gaia
(4,514 posts)I knew it had to be her. If not, then her whole storyline was for nothing. She was the one.
Bran knew it, too. He was calmly waiting. When you watch it again (we all will, right?), pay attention to where his gaze is focused. When he first looks up, he looks directly at the Night King, then he shifts to somewhere above the Night King. He's looking for Arya. The Night King notices, too, and you see a brief "WTF?" cross his face right before he starts to pull his sword. That's when I screamed for Arya. And then there she was in all her glory. Masterful plan, too. She knew he'd grab her hand and she was ready for him. Beautiful. He saw it too late, and kablooey! I screamed with delight then!
I think we came through this with most major characters surviving, too. And the dragons. I feared Drogon was a goner when he flew off with those swarming wights all over him. So gross! But he survived. I loved how he curled protectively around Dany and the fallen Ser Jorah.
I could gush all night about this... Better get some sleep!
nolabear
(41,915 posts)Its been Arya all along. Yes, everyones life got them to that moment, as it always is, but for the construction of a plot, its Arya.
Thank goodness her power wasnt connected to her virginity! 😄
Silver Gaia
(4,514 posts)Awesome. Perfectly executed! That's my girl!