Am I the only one bored with the White Walkers?
They just seem like too much of a coincidence for getting Jon Snow and Bran Stark into a position of power.
shareThe Hardhome episode really made the white walker threat come to life. But they lost that momentum a while ago. Also, if you look at a map, Hardhome isn't that far from the Wall, so where are these guys??
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… is about 200 miles away from Eastwatch-by-the-Sea.
And the brief shot we saw this season implies that the Army of the Dead moves very, very slowly. We don’t know why – we know that the wights, unlike the walkers of The Walking Dead, CAN move very quickly. Maybe they can hold up that speed only for a very short time, or (and my guess is that this is the case) the White Walkers are still waiting for something, most likely for winter to grow harder.
That's got my vote. They thrive in that environment, so I would guess they've amassed and are waiting for the snows to set in so they can make a move. (Not bored with them.)
shareYeah, they are waiting on the long night, which happens on the real Earth at the poles for several months. But in the world of ice and fire, it varies, and could last a generation.
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