Season four may have had the highest body count yet for the series. With tensions running higher than ever in the Seven Kingdoms, a major battle at The Wall, and the looming threat that winter is coming, people are dropping like flies. For an in-depth recap of the entire season and all future episodes, be sure you're checking out Sand & Snow: A Game of Thrones Podcast here on Fanboys Anonymous.
With death being such a major theme it's only appropriate that we determine which one viewers liked the most. Therefore, we've created a single-elimination tournament to figure that out by allowing you the fans to vote!
Joffrey Baratheon (1) - Bye
Polliver (17) vs. Head Into Own Blade Guy (16)
During this same altercation, The Hound participated in the brunt of the action. Numerous nameless people felt his brutality, but none of them came off worse than the poor guy who was forced to head-bang right into his own blade. While this kill felt less triumphant than Arya's, it certainly was more gruesome.
Craster's Baby (9) vs. Masters of Meereen (24)
The White Walkers have been teased on the show since the very first scene of season one. However, they've still remained largely a mystery. One of the more interesting parts of the story was Craster and his sacrificed babies. Why did he do it? Who was taking them? And why did he believe he was invincible because of it? We finally got a glimpse deeper at whats going on when a white walker takes Craster's final baby, a "gift for the gods," and brings it to a frozen fortress. Once there, another white walker takes the baby in his arms; gently touches its face; and sends a cold chill through its body, turning its eyes bright blue. While this even being considered a death may be debatable, there's no debate that this sent the entire community ablaze with conversation and provided a new look at the nebulous creatures of the way north.
Daenarys has attained many titles during her ascension to power. One of them that she takes the most pride in is "Breaker of Chains," proclaiming her as a symbol of freedom and hope for slaves all across the continent of Essos. Her biggest target this season was Meereen, a city ingrained in the traditions of the slave-master relationship. After breaching the city walls to find the underbelly where the slaves were quartered, her soldiers gifted them with weapons and the motivation to stand up to take their own freedom. And take it they did under the proclamation of "kill the masters."
Ser Dontos actually came very close to death way back in season two after showing up drunk at King Joffrey's name day ceremony. Joffrey did not appreciate this and ordered him to be suffocated with the wine that he loved so much. However, after a plea from Sansa, Joffrey decided instead to let him live on as the King's royal fool. Dontos never forgot this and promised to pay Sansa back for saving his life. That opportunity came during the commotion at the purple wedding, allowing him to sneak her out of the city to finally be free of the Lannister's claws. Unfortunately, Sansa's new captor Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish did not trust fools and gave him a few bolts from a crossbow as payment for his help.
Jojen Reed entered as a guide for Bran Stark to help make sense of the visions from his dreams. Along with his sister Meera and simpleton Hodor, Jojen escorted Bran on his journey to find the three-eyed raven. After they successfully reached their destination, they were greeted by reanimated corpses attempting to murder them. While Bran was able to find out who was calling him, Jojen was unable to survive the final attack. The most noble part about it was that Jojen knew his fate through his gift of sight, yet traveled on anyway.
Who do you expect to win? Vote above, leave your feedback below, and be sure to follow the Sand & Snow Facebook page to keep updated on when the next round is posted!
Daenarys has attained many titles during her ascension to power. One of them that she takes the most pride in is "Breaker of Chains," proclaiming her as a symbol of freedom and hope for slaves all across the continent of Essos. Her biggest target this season was Meereen, a city ingrained in the traditions of the slave-master relationship. After breaching the city walls to find the underbelly where the slaves were quartered, her soldiers gifted them with weapons and the motivation to stand up to take their own freedom. And take it they did under the proclamation of "kill the masters."
Ser Dontos Hollard (25) vs. Jojen Reed (8)
Ser Dontos actually came very close to death way back in season two after showing up drunk at King Joffrey's name day ceremony. Joffrey did not appreciate this and ordered him to be suffocated with the wine that he loved so much. However, after a plea from Sansa, Joffrey decided instead to let him live on as the King's royal fool. Dontos never forgot this and promised to pay Sansa back for saving his life. That opportunity came during the commotion at the purple wedding, allowing him to sneak her out of the city to finally be free of the Lannister's claws. Unfortunately, Sansa's new captor Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish did not trust fools and gave him a few bolts from a crossbow as payment for his help.
Jojen Reed entered as a guide for Bran Stark to help make sense of the visions from his dreams. Along with his sister Meera and simpleton Hodor, Jojen escorted Bran on his journey to find the three-eyed raven. After they successfully reached their destination, they were greeted by reanimated corpses attempting to murder them. While Bran was able to find out who was calling him, Jojen was unable to survive the final attack. The most noble part about it was that Jojen knew his fate through his gift of sight, yet traveled on anyway.
Who do you expect to win? Vote above, leave your feedback below, and be sure to follow the Sand & Snow Facebook page to keep updated on when the next round is posted!
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