How this Game of Thrones character finally won redemption

By Adam Bankhurst

SPOILERS AHEAD for Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 3 – "The Long Night."

Theon's death in the epic episode of Game of Thrones was, according to revelators David Benioff and DB Weiss, a symbol of redemption and the way we choose to cope with our last moments of life .

The last night of Theon was spent defending Bran from the King of the night and his army. However, before the undead enemies arrived, he turned to Bran and began to apologize for all that he had done in the past.

Bran stopped him quickly and said, "Everything you did brought you where you are, what you belong to."

So, as the King of the Night arrived at Godswood and all seemed lost, Bran looked at Theon and said, "You're a good man, thank you." Bran knew what would happen, just like Theon, and Theon chose to spend his last moments redeeming himself and doing one last fatal attempt to kill the King of the Night and, in a sense, all his previous mistakes.

lost and was killed, he won in life and faced death with a full goal and honor, despite everything that had happened before.

"I think what was really important for Theon at the end was to hear thanks from Bran Because Bran knows what's going to happen, he knows he's dead," Benioff explains in Inside the Episode of HBO. "He knows that he will not be able to kill the king of the night, but I think his action is really heroic, that is, we are all going to die, and we know we will not be able to defeat death." at the end." but you know, this is the way you face these last moments. He chooses to run straight to the point and I think he dies in a way that makes us really proud of him and the journey he has made. "

Weiss described the fact that, even though the show does not" only deal with people who redeem themselves, it's over, but if you, if the canvas is big enough, there is room for these moments of redemption. "

Theon went through many things, hostage and pupil of Lord Eddard Stark after the Greyjoy rebellion, befriended the Starks and then betrayed them Capturing Winterfell, being captured and tortured by Ramsay Bolton and becoming Reek, saving Sansa and so much more, he had a senseless journey and was able to end it on a tragically heroic note.

Theon was not the only one to die at the Battle of Winterfell, and you can check out our complete list of people who have lived and died in this tragic but ultimately victorious battle.Also be sure to check out our article on "The Long Night "and explain why Lyanna Mormont needed of this epic moment in this battle between good and evil.

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Adam Bankhurst is an information editor for IGN who needs a while to process everything that has happened in this episode. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst.