Questions tagged [game-of-thrones]
HBO TV series based on George R R Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" books.
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Can the Night King get past the wall without a dragon? [duplicate]
I've always struggled with why everyone is afraid of the Night King in Game of Thrones and the army of the dead after it's revealed by Benjen that there's magic in the wall that prevent undead from ...
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Who was the Lord of Storm's End after Stannis Baratheon?
In Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 4, "The Last of the Starks", Daenerys proclaims Gendry the new lord of Storm's End.
I think at least some cousin or second nephew of Robert Baratheon would have ...
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Why was wildfire not used during the Battle of Winterfell?
Why haven't the defenders of Winterfell, in S8 of GOT, at least contemplated using wildfire to defend the castle (and humanity)?
I just watched 8.2. The defenders of Winterfell have been armed with ...
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Jaime's character change in Game of Thrones
In Game Of Thrones Jaime's character is shown to be bad and ruthless in the beginning. He pushes a little kid off a window. Later he's shown to have honor and sympathy and looks after Sansa, tries to ...
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Why did they go to Dragonstone?
In Game of Thrones S08E04,
What did they want to achieve in Dragonstone in the first place?
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What is the reason for why Game of Thrones is being wrapped up in such a rapid manner?
6 seasons of Game of Thrones had 10 episodes each. Then it dropped to 7, and now the last season has only 6 episodes.
What is the reason for the producers of the show have decided to wrap the show ...
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Why didn't Hotstar delete the coffee cup in Game of Thrones S08E04?
HBO has deleted coffee cup scene from E4 of S08 but Hotstar still appears to have it.
Is it policy set by HBO that Hotstar cannot request for a new copy without additional fees? or Hotstar does not ...
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Did anyone else know about Cersei being pregnant?
In Game of Thrones S8E04 when Daenerys meets with Cersei, and Tyrion says aloud that Cersei is pregnant, did anyone else other than Jamie, Tyrion, Euron and Qyburn (Cersei's Hand) know about it? I.e., ...
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How did Arya survive this confrontation unscathed?
Let's have some flashback about S04E04,
When a white walker brings one of Craster's son to Night King.
So, the scene goes like this,
[WikiPedia] Later, a White Walker retrieves Craster's son. The ...
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Has there been evidence of any other gods?
IIRC, the only god we've seen real evidence of in Game of Thrones is the Lord of Light. We see it when Beric comes back to life, and well as a couple times with Melisandre (birthing the shadow and ...
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How did Varys know about Jon Snow's parentage?
In S8E04, Tyrion makes a remark regarding Lyanna Stark leaving Robert Baratheon that only somebody who knew about Jon Snow's true parentage in the first place, could have made a connection between the ...
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How did Daenerys manage to turn up at King's Landing
In Game of Thrones S8E4, Daenerys went to Dragonstone with her court and the Unsullied when...
We see Tyrion and Varys have a discussion on Dragonstone. Some unspecified time later they turn up with ...
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Why didn't Cersei kill Dany, Tyrion and the rest of the others?
In Game of Thrones S08E04 we see a face-off between Cersei and Dany.
She could have killed Dany during the first meet before the great war also, but possibly didn't because she was terrified of her ...
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Purpose of the Night King's generals
What is the reason the Night King from Game of Thrones would create his generals (I don't know a better name for the icy guys that are not wights).
If they are killed, the wights they created are ...
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Why is the episode called "The Last of the Starks"?
The latest episode of Game of Thrones Season 8, episode 4 has been named "The Last of the Starks". Why was it named so? I couldn't fathom the reason behind this intriguing episode title.
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Does Bran still consider himself part of the Stark family?
Bran has said at least once that he's "not Brandon Stark anymore".
Yet, in the Game of Thrones episode "The Last of the Starks" (S08E04), when the Stark children meet in the Godswood to discuss ...
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What purpose does Bran serve by still greenseeing into the past?
In episode 8.04 (The Last of the Starks) of Games of Thrones, the story continues to march along with the characters continuing to prepare for the future by playing 'The Game of Thrones',
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How come the armies suffered far less casualties than presented in the Battle of Winterfell?
In the great fight in episode S08E03 of Game of Thrones we first see the Dothraki approach the army of the dead. There does not seem to be even one survivor.
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Where and what is Storm's End?
In Game of Thrones S08E04 Gendry was named the Lord of Storm's End.
Where is this place? In Westeros? In the northen part or the southern part?
Does this place have any history behind it? I don't ...
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Have all of the 3 Game of Thrones twists been revealed?
In this TIME article it was mentioned that George R.R. Martin shared 3 major twists with the Game of Thrones showrunners:
Showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss recently told Entertainment Weekly ...
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Given what happened in S08E03, is the Azor Ahai prophecy a false prophecy? [duplicate]
At the end of Game of Thrones S08E03,
But it was told that the Azor Ahai, the prince/princess who was promised, would bring an end to the Long Night.
So, is Arya the Azor Ahai? If yes, then why did ...
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What is Arya's weapon design?
In season 8 episode 1, Arya asks Gendry to forge her a dragonglass weapon (which we can see drawn).
What is the purpose of this weapon?
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What happens to Arya's new weapon?
We see Arya use her new weapon in Game of Thrones S08E03 effectively during her fight with undead at the wall, but once she was hit and retreated to the library we see her using a normal dragon glass ...
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Why is Arya visibly scared in the library in Game of Thrones S8E3?
In Game of Thrones S8E3, Arya fiercely kills a way lot of wights after which she has to escape from them and enter the library. In the library she seems pretty shaken and also not as brave as she ...
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Aren't Sansa and Tyrion still married?
Watching Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 3, Sansa makes a reference that she and Tyrion were married, but this is a genuine question as I am unsure if I missed something.
Did a septon or someone ...
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Does Bran know that Arya is a faceless man?
I know that Bran from Game of Thrones has the ability to see everything.
The Night King has his mark on Bran and he can see Bran's visions.
If Bran didn't know that Arya is a face shifter then the ...
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Why wasn't the Night King naked in S08E03?
So we know that the Unburnt (e.g. Daenerys Targaryen) are fireproof, and presumably the Night King is one of the Unburnt.
However, the Night King's clothing is unharmed after an extended blast of ...
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Who is the "old friend" Bran refers to in the first episode of season 8?
The first time I saw the first episode of Season 8 I instantly assumed that Bran's remark to Sam about 'waiting for an old friend' referred to Sam himself as it was said immediately prior to his ...
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Were Jon Snow and Arya working together in the episode "The Long Night"?
I have been reading a lot about Game of Thrones S8E3 and what each scene signified. And there is this weird theory that what Jon Snow was doing right before
was on purpose. He was trying to distract ...
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Why was S08E03 so dark?
In Game of Thrones, everyone who watched the S0803 episode noticed one thing, the episode was so freaking dark, it was almost impossible to see anything.
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Why didn't dragon fire burn and kill the Night King?
It's strange that the Night King wasn't harmed when the dragon spit fire at him in Game of Thrones S08E03, because Valyrian steel killed him and what makes Valyrian steel different from regular steel ...
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Can Jon Snow command the dragons like Daenerys or is he limited to just piloting them around?
In Game of Thrones S8 E3, there weren't any scenes where we heard Jon say "Dracarys" and set things on fire, so the question. There was this one scene 15 minutes into the episode where both the ...
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Melisandre's Green Eye Prophecy for Arya
In s08e03 we see Melisandre and Arya meet for the second time after Season 3 when Melisandre said to Arya back then:
"I see a darkness in you. And in that darkness, eyes staring back at me. Brown ...
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Can Ghost kill White Walkers or Wights?
In Game of Thrones S08E03 we see Ghost charging with the Dothraki to fight the dead army, but could he kill them?
If no, how could he be useful in that charge?
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Is Jon Snow immune to dragonfire? [duplicate]
In Game of Thrones S08E03, "The Long Night", Daenerys's dragon Drogon blasts fire at Jon Snow to burn the wights surrounding him and he is unscathed, being half Targaryen.
But later the White Walker ...
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What's the role of Melisandre?
I was always confused with Melisandre and was never sure about the purpose she was serving in Game of Thrones. It seems to me that she had been always serving the Lord Of Light. That's why she had so ...
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Was Theon Greyjoy's final charge unnecessary?
When Theon charges for the Night King in Game of Thrones S08E03, I don't know if:
Theon knew of Bran and Arya's plan to lure the Night King ("NK").
Bran can foresee the failure of Theon's banzai ...
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Why did the writers highlight Arya's weapon when it was just a regular spear? [duplicate]
The special weapon of Arya in Game of Thrones season 8 was not so special, I think it was the same as an Unsullied's spear. So what was the point of that special weapon?
The weapon didn't do anything ...
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Why did the Night King want to kill Bran personally?
In the episode S08E03 of Game of Thrones, the plan of the defenders for vanquishing the Night King is to lure him near Winterfell using Bran for being able to approach him and kill him. It is well ...
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What happened to Lyanna Mormont?
In the Corpse Reanimation Scene during the climax of S08E03 we see Lyanna Mormont open her eyes. At first I thought that this meant that she had survived the giant attack, but her eyes were not ...
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What is Bran doing in S08E03?
What is Bran/Three-Eyed Raven doing in Game of Thrones S08E03 when he goes into GreenSight?
Is he spying on the Night King or is he providing insights into the battle or is he searching for some key ...
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How did Arya manage to disguise herself?
In Game of Thrones S08E03, we see Arya killing
How does she manage to sneak up on him given that he's surrounded by an army? Did she use the face of someone from the army?
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Did this character even qualify for being Azor Ahai or The One Who Was Promised?
In the books and to some degree in the show as well there is a prophesy about the legendary figure Azor Ahai. But in the latest Game of Thrones episode (S08E03) we see Arya
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What happened to Rhaegal?
In Game of Thrones S08E03 ("The Long Night"), the Night King's dragon tore at the one Jon Snow rides (Rhaegal). He falls off of it and we don't see the dragon anymore, is it dead?
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After episode 3 of season 8, how many dragons do the allies have? [duplicate]
In the E03 S08 of Game of Thrones, the two living dragons, respectively ridden by Deanerys and Jon, fight against the dead dragon, ridden by the Night King.
During the fight, Jon's dragon happens to ...
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Is this thing a wight or a White Walker?
Major spoilers for "Beyond the Wall" (Game of Thrones, S07E06)
In "Beyond the Wall" (Game of Thrones, S07E06) we see the newest member of the army of the dead ...
Usually, from what we have seen (...
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Did the spear of the Night King reach its target?
In Game of Thrones S08E03 the Night King threw a spear at Daenerys after she unsuccessfully tried Dragon Fire on him.
When the spear heads towards Daenerys, we can hear a reaction sound from her, ...
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What happened to Ghost?
Is Jon Snow's direwolf Ghost dead? Do we know what happend to him in Game of Thrones S08E03 after he ran along with the Dothraki into the dead horde?
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What was the plan that Daenerys abandoned?
In S8E3 of Game of Thrones, Jon unsuccessfully tries to stop Daenerys from leaving the mountain they are perched on as they watch the Dothraki get chewed up by the undead hordes. In the "Inside the ...
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Why was Jon snow resting with his dragon on the wall?
At around 25 minutes into Game of Thrones S08E03 Jon Snow and his dragon (Rhaegal) were resting on the wall of Winterfell when he could have been burning the army of the dead whom the living were ...
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