Got Small Council Submission

Published April 30, 2019 · Updated July 6, 2022

(Hey guys – submitted this into the comments section of the SOT page. First time submitter, so I’m resubmitting it here through the appropriate channels, forgive me)

I should really be saving this for after the deep dive, but I’m hoping you guys would discussing that the “saga” of the Night Kind and the White Walkers not being completely concluded after episode 3.

I keep seeing folks comment on how unnecessary the threat seemed now that the battle against the dead has been won, and that the conclusion of Game of Thrones will be focused on unseating Cersei from the throne. I do believe that is what we’re lead to believe – but there are so many questions left regarding the Azor Ahai prophecy, the symbols left by the Night King, the Lord of Light and the struggle between the Three Eyed Raven. I don’t think any of that is really resolved just by his death.

I don’t foresee another attack by the White Walkers – I do believe the imminent physical threat has been concluded. Do you think the battle for the throne will be resolved with just strategic tactics and battles, some peppered betrayals and character deaths, or do you think these expectations are a bait and switch for some fantasy lore coming into play to subvert expectations of just guessing “who will end up on the throne?” .

I’m expecting a conclusion that won’t just be another chapter of Westeros’ history, but rather drastically reforms it. I can’t speculate on what that would entail (as I’m not creative enough to be a fantasy writer), but I’d love to hear the shat on TV crew discuss the possibility that the Night King still has a very real, threatening impact on these last few episodes.

Maybe I’m just in the denial stage (I’m actually pretty content with the battle of Winterfell so it’s not like I’m struggling to come to terms with it), but it seems like there are so many pieces of something larger that’s been alluded to throughout this show. There are 3 episodes left and there’s no way it’s just regrouping and more war councils to usurp the throne.

Or maybe I’m looking too deeply into this, and the Night King was really just a mindless byproduct of the war between the children of the forest and the first men and was nothing more than a boogeyman pawn who was introduced to the plot as a means to unite the houses; but I trust GRRM and the showrunners too much to believe that.

Post-Mortem: Just to fuel some speculation, which I’m sure should be taken with a grain of salt, Vladimir Furdik (the actor who portrays the Night King) posted this on his official Twitter page.

Ryan McNamara

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