After all, doesn’t the Night King control and raise the dead? What is a crypt, if not a cave full of dead people?Īdd in next week's trailer, and Daenerys’ line, “The dead are already here,” and the tinfoil hats all came out en masse. For viewers, this was a sign that the Winterfell crypts were probably the least safe place for anyone. Throughout the hour, no less than five characters stated that “down in the crypts” was the safest place for those not looking to face the Army of the Dead and held the best chance for survival. Could last week have planted seeds for a significant hairpin turn? For a show that built its reputation on major plot twists, fans have started to become a little suspicious. In last week’s “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” characters mostly waited around for the coming battle, while Jon told Daenerys the awkward news about his parentage. In the premiere, everyone arrived at Winterfell, and Jon learned the identities of his true parents. Season 8 of Game of Thrones has so far played the first two episodes of the season relatively straight.

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