It's a beautiful tribute. Very touching with a sad song which fits perfectly to their story. It reminds you how terrible is war and how it changes people.
ATimeForWolves Yes! In the latest episode *spoilers* Bran returns to Winterfell, where Sansa is, and in the previous episode it let on that Arya was returning to Winterfell as well. Hopefully Jon returns to Winterfell soon, because then it would be a Stark reunion! Even more so, if they all visit the crypts together.
I thought so too until he died in the show, I can't really see anyone who dies in the show being a big player in the books. For example, I can't see Stannis being the king (which I really wanted) bc the show and the book are 'broadly' going to end in the same way. He might tho!
ATimeForWolves they had to kill him in the show to make a fast and viable way for Jon to become King. Rickon can bring Skagos into the fold in the books
I agree that they went via the 'fast' route but for me that still means that eventually Rickon will die and Jon will be king. I think that Rickon still has a role to play in the books, with maybe bringing help from Skagos and his interactions with Davos but in the end, I still think that he will die.
ATimeForWolves I just hope you're wrong on that account. By that logic though, are you saying Stannis would sacrifice shireen in the books as well? BC I feel there is no way that would ever happen. He's given Davos the order to keep fighting to put her on the Throne should he (Stannis) fall in battle
I hope I'm wrong too! & no, I don't think that it will happen exactly like that. I think that Shireen will definitely die, perhaps burned by Melisandre (without the consent of Stannis who is obviously on his way to Winterfell) and Davos wouldn't be able to stop her death as he's going to Skagos and she is at the Wall. I also think Stannis will die too though I doubt that Brienne will have a hand in it. I'm not saying that everything will happen the same way/play out the same way - I just think that if a big character dies in the show, they will almost definitely die in the books (though not in the same way).
