Game of Thrones season 8: Terrifying crypt theory becomes reality in episode 3
*Spoiler warning for Game of Thrones season 8, episode 3*
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One things keeping fans on tenterhooks was whether either (or both) of two terrifying theories involving the army of the dead would turn out to be correct in the battle at Winterfell.
*Spoilers ahead*
Ultimately the prediction that Cersei would have to face the Night King after all when he took his ice dragon to King's Landing to create a bigger army was, predictably, rubbish. With all the build-up to Bran baiting him to the godswood, the Night King was hardly going to swan off to the south instead.
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No, it was the other, arguably scarier theory that, for the people hiding below Winterfell in the crypt, things weren't exactly going to be any safer.
As the Night King stood in front of Jon Snow and raised a fresh army, the dead resting in the crypt were also resurrected.
Fortunately Sansa and Tyrion didn't have to do too much given the Lady of Winterfell's baby sister was outside doing all the legwork. Nice one, Arya.
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