This article contains full spoilers for Game of Thrones’ latest episode, “The Long Night.” It also includes discussion around key plot points from The Lord of the Rings. For more on Game of Thrones, be sure to read our Season 8, episode 3 review.
After seven seasons and two episodes of build up, the Army of the Living finally had its last stand against the Army of the Dead, and in the course of 80 minutes (and one “long night”), the Night King, at long last, was finally defeated.
There are three more episodes to go in Game of Thrones’ eighth and final season, and if the preview for episode 4 is any indication, the battle against Cersei Lannister for the Iron Throne (what Daenerys Targaryen calls the “last war”) will be the key conflict resolved in this last stretch before the end. Sure, there’s every opportunity for Game of Thrones to throw in one last surprise about the White Walkers before this whole thing comes to a close — is Bran actually the Night King? I sure hope not! — but if there’s one thing this season has done so far as we pass its midpoint, it’s streamline its story to a definitive, if almost too tidy plot resolution.
Source: IGN.com Why Game of Thrones' 'The Long Night' Was a Disappointment