Game of Thrones: A detail of the Battle of Winterfell that you have probably missed

Warning: Spoilers 3 of Game of Thrones Season 8.

The long night, aka Battle of Winterfell, was a polarizing episode of Game of Thrones. Some love, others thought it was a disappointment. In particular, there have been negative discussions about how Arya Stark killed King Night.

Where does it come from? How did she sneak up in front of the White Walkers? For some, it seems a little Arya-ex-machina, with the leap of faith Hail Mary of the young Stark coming out of nowhere and not really manufacturing meaning. However, there is a small detail of the episode that adds an essential piece to the puzzle.

Before Arya goes to bed at Night King, we see Jon Snow trying to make his way to Godswood, where Bran Stark and Night King are. The path is blocked by Viserion, the White Walker dragon. Jon tries to overtake him, but he is spotted by the dragon. Jon finds himself trapped behind the remains of a wall and decides not to run anymore, but to confront Viserion. Except that he does not lift his sword, he gets up and screams.

Here's what you may have missed: Jon yells "Go!" One long and then another short. In the next scene, we see one of the white vacationer's hair blinking – the wind created by Arya as she heads for the Night King.

In other words, Jon saw Arya and distracted the dragon so that she could fight her way.

Not only would that make sense in terms of clearance for Arya, it would also rid him of the stupidity of trying to kill a dragon shouting on it.

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prefigured: In episode 1 of this season, Jon stands next to the tree of wood, exactly where the king of the night is watching Bran. He turns around and discovers that Arya has crawled without him noticing it. The creators of the series reminded us at the last minute of his talents of stealth. Similarly, during a slight duel with Brienne (this is Ser Brienne to you) in season 7, Arya beat Brienne passing his dagger from one hand to another.

To leave as he entersIn season six, we see the children of the forest creating the king of the night by pinning it to an oak tree and plunging a dragonglass dagger into his heart. The tree of wood could be the key to the vulnerability of the king of the night. He seemed really indestructible when he was attacked by dragon fire.

See a ghost: Ghost, the werewolf of Jon, reappeared in Episode 2 of Season 8 after a notorious lack of spotlights. He was seen at the Battle of Winterfell, charging into the aisles alongside the Dothraki and Ser Jorah Mormont. Jorah came back, but most of the Dothraki did not do it. Ghost was not seen for the rest of the episode either. But do not worry, lovers of the giant wolf, he was spotted in the trailer of the episode next week.

Thread the needle: Arya got his first sword, a needle, from Jon in season 1. "First lesson", he tells him, "stick them with the sharp end." This is the same advice that Arya gave to Sansa when she sent Sansa into the crypts with her dagger at the approach of the army of the dead. Of course, Syrio Forel, Arya's first official police officer, was later quoted by Lady Milensadre. "What do we say to the God of death?"

The path of a dagger: The dagger Arya plunged into the King of the night saved Bran and all the others. Seven seasons ago, he was supposed to kill Bran, because an assassin was armed after Bran saw Jaime and Cersei, uh, explore their siblingship. The dagger belonged to Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish, who also used it to betray Ned Stark. Littlefinger gave it to Bran last season, and Bran to Arya.

Hopefully we'll get an honest explanation next week on exactly how Arya traveled from the room with The Hound and Lady Milesandre to Godswood.

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