Many of us were left stunned when Arya Stark killed off The Night King in the final season of Game Of Thrones, but it turns out that the young warrior might have her brother Jon to thank.
Eagle-eyed fans have rewatched the epic Battle of Winterfell scenes, that took place in series eight episode The Long Night, and have worked out that Jon (Kit Harington) aided her epic takedown.
Sharing their findings on Reddit, they pointed out that The White Wolf cried out to distract the undead dragon so that his sister could sneak past it and enter the Godswood.
‘Watch it again, you can actually hear him scream, “GOOOOO – GO – GO”,’ user Applesoapp revealed.
’10 seconds later the scene you can see the hair of a White Walker flying up when Arya sprints past the group of White Walkers.
‘Jon once again was ready to sacrifice himself to kill The Night King.’
Many others chimed in convinced that Jon must have forged the plan with Arya, adding: ‘I like it purely because it makes more sense than Jon randomly yelling at a dead dragon’s face for no apparent reason, which is what I thought the first two times I watched the episode.’
Not all were convinced by this theory though, with one skeptic writing: ‘I love the idea that Jon was purposefully trying to distract the dragon, but there is no indication he was even aware of Arya.’
Let us live!
Game Of Thornes has already won 10 Creative Arts Emmys for its final season, with the main ceremony due to take place this Sunday 22 September.
The HBO series has racked up a record-breaking 32 nominations, including nods for Kit and Emilia Clarke, who played Daenerys Targaryen) for best lead actor and actress respectively.
Game Of Thrones is available to stream on Sky One and NOW TV.
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