The very first episode of Game of Thrones season 8 came and went without any main characters dying. There was still a little bloodshed, but it was irrelevant to the story.
I remember leaving the room for an instant on Sunday, retreating into the kitchen to snatch some water and popcorn, per my wife’s request.
She asked me when I wanted her to pause it, and I said, »Nah, what can possibly happen in 15 seconds? »
As I round the corner into the kitchen, she cried, »Someone expired » Obviously.
Per her, »They didn’t matter. » She was not wrong, and then I was able to sit and enjoy the rest of the episode, it was apparent nobody could be fulfilling their bitter ending before episode two.
But that can’t possibly endure for long. This can be Game of Thrones, after all, and just five episodes stay.
Now, I am not demanding that each character dies — or even most of these — but that I also don’t know if I buy a lot of these lasting through a battle with The Night King and everything lies ahead with Queen Cersei.
The purpose here is no one left Westeros in a body bag in episode one, however, that’s going to change in a hurry. And while the likelihood of corpses piling up at the Seven Kingdoms increases with every passing event, incident one did put some groundwork for a few potential deaths.
Whether foreshadowing or not, here are all the characters I believe are for sure perishing before season 8 is finished.
Varys and Melisandre
This is old information, but hey, why not begin with two people that the show has teased will probably die before the show is over? Melisandre has already been promised by Sir Davos that he would kill her if he saw her again, and I’m certain others have reason to wish her ill will.
But she advised Varys she needed to go back into Westeros to see things through. She also said she had to die there like him. Her capacity to be prophetic clearly struck a chord with Varys in the moment, and maybe it’s only me, but he has appeared extra down since.
The clock is ticking on nearly everyone, but let us face it — Varys is highly opinionated and has spoken against rulers previously. He also has no true ability to shield himself, so that he puts himself in trouble, that is that.
These are smaller characters that can help ease the story. They could be spared, but there’s reason enough to have either/both murdered.
Theon and Euron Greyjoy
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