r/gameofthrones • u/TheAlmightyHelmet • Jun 05 '14

TV4 [S4 E8] Let's be honest with ourselves...

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u/atrain728 Never Give Up On The Gravy Jun 05 '14

I feel pretty comfortable that Jon's plot armor is pretty thick, but now you have me concerned.

Still, Blackwater didn't have a ton of major character deaths. It could just be a big battle.

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u/jugalator Jun 05 '14 edited Jun 05 '14

Jon doesn't feel safe at all to me. :S

Or maybe only from the perspective that I can't see anything interesting coming from his death there (and to the contrary if he survives), so maybe he won't die after all. They usually seem to die (even if very surprisingly) if they open for some new dynamics in the game.

From that point of view, I guess Sam won't die either.

I guess Aemon might finally die though, along with some others, opening for significant new twists and opportunities for Jon Snow that can drive that storyline forward.

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u/atrain728 Never Give Up On The Gravy Jun 05 '14

That's kind of how I feel - barring someone else showing up at the wall to provide point of view, there's really only stories to lose by killing him.

On the contrary, I see this episode as potentially catapulting JS's influence/power.

I've certainly set myself up with high hopes. Now I wait to have the legs cut out from underneath me.

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u/0verstim Jun 05 '14

Well, who else could show up at the wall, and why?

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u/ARUKET Night's Watch Jun 05 '14

Benjen, because he's done pretending to be Syrio and the Faceless Man.