{"id":14980,"date":"2019-04-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-26T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shatontv.com\/game-of-thrones-night-king-tactics\/"},"modified":"2022-07-06T00:43:38","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T04:43:38","slug":"game-of-thrones-night-king-tactics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shatpod.com\/tv\/game-of-thrones-night-king-tactics\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Of Thrones &#8211; Night King Tactics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"attachment_10663\" style=\"width: 190px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"mailto:hosts@shatpod.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10663\" class=\"wp-image-10663 size-full\" src=\"\/tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Game-of-Thrones-Theories.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"122\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Have a Theory? <a href=\"mailto:hosts@shatpod.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Share It Now!<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div>Hi folks,<\/p>\n<p>Why is everyone assuming that the Night King is some genius military tactician when we have visual evidence from Season 7 that he is not? Remember when Jon and co. went beyond the Wall to capture a dead dude? Well when Dany lands Drogon on that little island the Night King could have easily killed Drogon right then and there. Not only would a stationary dragon be an easier target than one flying through the air in the distance, but it would have effectively stranded Dany, Jon, and the rest of them. <\/p>\n<p>The Night King could have ended it all but for some inexplicable reason chose to target Viserion with that first ice spear instead of Drogon. 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Remember when Jon and co. went beyond the Wall to capture a dead dude? 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