Why the Night King should win Game of Thrones

No, this isn't a climate change metaphor

A White Walker.
(Image credit: Illustrated | Courtesy of HBO, Antikwar/iStock, Kukino/iStock)

The Night King cometh. Since the finale of Game of Thrones' seventh season, fans have been left to mull over the ending shot of the army of the dead marching south. The blue-eyed foot soldiers can only be stopped with dragonglass or fire, and Cersei's army can be counted out. Everyone's doomed.

But we know everyone's not actually doomed, right? Jon Snow and his pals will band together to stop the White Walkers, and then turn their attention to overthrowing the Mad Queen Cersei. Who will ultimately sit on the Iron Throne is anyone's guess, but as The New York Times puts it, "George R.R. Martin has said the ending [of the show] will be 'bittersweet,' not 'weird and deflating.'"

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.