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**Major spoilers ahead forGame of Thronesseason 8, episode 3, The Long Night.
We did it, gang!
We survivedThe Long Night.And though were still a little emotionally shaky, were not all that worse for wear.
The Battle of Winterfell came and went, and with it,Game of Thrones mightiest, scariest adversary.
Weiss want us to think.
Also Cersei and Euron Greyjoy and everyone south of Winterfell.
), are all spottable in the trailer for next weeks episode.
(We knewthose Crypts were a deathwish.)
Er, is that it?
Like, I love you Tormund and Podrick, but: why are you still here?
Before Jon Snow was her chosen hero, Melisandre believed (erroneously) that Stannis Baratheon was that prince.
But High Valyrian words are often gender-neutral, hence why many have believed Dany to be this supposed savior.
So: if Arya killed the Night King, is she that very hero?
Which, if were being real here, could mean many different things at this point.
Martin told the series creators, roughly, how it all ends.
So to deduce what may be coming to us next, we have to look to Martins own words.
Though often compared to his hero J.R.R.
Tolkien, the two writers diverge when it comes to their interest in this particular question.
According to Martin, In real life, real-life kings had real-life problems to deal with.
Just being a good guy was not the answer.
You had to make hard, hard decisions.
… Ive tried to get at some of these in my books.
My people who are trying to rule dont have an easy time of it.
Just having good intentions doesnt make you a wise king.
Who will the Realm support?Ahh yes, the biggest question of them all.
It all depends on whos the most cunning and strategic.
So whos the real big bad here?
Is it magic itself?
The maesters hellbent on trying to destroy it?
The Children of the Forest?
Honestly: our money is on that last one.
