However, she is too late to save Jorah, who dies from his wounds in Daenerys' arms.Īs dawn breaks, Davos sees Melisandre leave Winterfell, rather than follow through on his promise to execute her (" The Winds of Winter"). The Night King catches her by the throat and dagger-wielding hand, but she drops the dagger to her other hand and stabs him, causing him and the army of the dead to disintegrate. The Night King approaches Bran and is drawing his sword when Arya arrives and leaps at him with the Valyrian steel dagger. Bran thanks Theon, and Theon charges the Night King, who easily kills him with his own spear.
In the godswood, Theon defends Bran to the last man, but is surrounded by the Night King and his wights. Daenerys fights wights alongside Jorah, while Jon makes for the godswood, but he is stopped by Viserion. Jon attempts to charge the Night King, but is forced to flee when the Night King reanimates the dead, including those buried in Winterfell's crypts. Jon, Daenerys, and the Night King are dismounted from their dragons. They encounter Melisandre, who repeats her prophecy that Arya would "shut many eyes forever" (" The Climb"), emphasizing "blue eyes".
A wight giant breaks through the castle walls and is killed by Lyanna Mormont as it crushes her to death, and the dead begin pouring into Winterfell.Īrya is saved from a wight by the flaming sword of Beric, who sacrifices himself so she and the Hound can retreat. Melisandre invokes R'hllor to ignite the trench surrounding Winterfell, but the wights use their bodies to dampen the fire, allowing them to breach the trench. Jon and Daenerys unsuccessfully attempt to engage the Night King. Edd is killed saving Sam, and the survivors flee into Winterfell. Daenerys, witnessing this, leaves to burn the wights with Drogon, but the living find themselves outnumbered. Melisandre arrives and enchants the Dothraki's arakhs to burn the Dothraki charge at the army of the dead, but are quickly overwhelmed. Tyrion takes refuge in the crypts with the other non-combatants and the army of the living assembles outside Winterfell. Theon, Alys Karstark and the Ironborn escort Bran to the godswood. With the army of the dead near Winterfell, Jon and Daenerys leave with Drogon and Rhaegal to await the Night King. This episode also marks the final appearances of Carice van Houten ( Melisandre), Megan Parkinson ( Alys Karstark) and Vladimir Furdik (The Night King). It received a total of five Primetime Emmy Awards.
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It was later picked by Alfie Allen and Maisie Williams to support their nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, respectively. It It received eleven Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) for Ramin Djawadi, and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for Carice van Houten for her final performance as Melisandre. Critics praised Arya Stark's storyline as its highlights, as well as the episodes direction and cinematography, while criticism targeted its handling of the White Walker conflict and the episode's production lighting.
The episode received generally positive reviews. The episode's title refers to the prolonged winter that occurred thousands of years earlier, in which the White Walkers first descended upon Westeros. "The Long Night" takes place entirely at Winterfell and depicts the final battle between the Army of the Dead and the combined armies of the living, ending one of the series' primary storylines. It is the longest episode of the series, with a run time of 82 minutes. " The Long Night" is the third episode of the eighth season of HBO's fantasy television series Game of Thrones, and the 70th overall. 3rd episode of the eighth season of Game of Thrones " The Long Night"
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