- Warning: Spoilers ahead for the "Game of Thrones" season eight, episode three, "The Long Night."
- By eliminating the Night King with three (very long) episodes of the final season to go, "Game of Thrones" just opened a new can of worms when it comes to questions about how the finale will shake down.
- Plus we have a couple questions about the tactics deployed during the Battle of Winterfell.
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The eighth and final season of HBO's "Game of Thrones" is officially halfway over after Sunday's episode, "The Long Night," brought the great war between the living and the dead to a close. Arya killed the Night King, many of our protagonists survived, and Melisandre had one last hurrah as the powerful priestess of the Lord of Light before succumbing to death.
But now "Game of Thrones" has four hours worth of episodes to fill, and we have a lot of questions about where certain characters go from here. There are also dangling threads from the Battle of Winterfell we'd like cleared up.
Without further delay, let's dive in.
Where are the rest of the red priests and priestesses? What will they do now under the Lord of Light's guidance?
The servants of R'hllor, or the Lord of Light, were seen throughout earlier seasons of "Game of Thrones" preaching about how Daenerys Targaryen was a savior of fire who would help banish the coming night.
Are those other priests and priestesses ever coming to Westeros? Or is their purpose with Westeros done now the Night King is dead? If they aren't coming, then why did Melisandre go back to Essos in the first place?
What was with Melisandre touting the "Prince(ss) That Was Promised" prophecy to Jon and Daenerys?
On seasons six and seven, Melisandre spent time gassing up both Jon and Daenerys and speaking of the Prince That Was Promised prophecy. She indicated it involved both of them, but then "The Long Night" revealed Arya Stark was really the key player.
The showrunners said they've known for around three years that Arya was going to be the one who killed the Night King, so what gives with these Melisandre threads dangling?
Read more: A full breakdown of the Prince(ss) That Was Promised prophecy
How will Varys die?
Melisandre told him on season seven that they were both going to die in Westeros. That came true for Melisandre after the Battle of Winterfell, but when will it be Varys' turn? And what will Varys make of Jon Snow's true Targaryen parentage and claim to the throne?
More on Jon in a bit, but first we need to address the crypts.
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