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Old 08-28-2017, 11:11 AM
 
Location: Parts Unknown, Northern California
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Really? You think the Night King would have traveled all that way, seen the wall, and just headed back home? Really?!

They were getting through/around the wall one way or another. Having the dragon just made it easier.
But what was the plan before the dead dragon became available? Was the Night King going to knock on the gate and pretend to be a door to door salesman, and rush inside when the gate was opened?
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Old 08-28-2017, 11:21 AM
 
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But what was the plan before the dead dragon became available? Was the Night King going to knock on the gate and pretend to be a door to door salesman, and rush inside when the gate was opened?

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Didn't the Hound's vision originally have them going around the wall where the sea had frozen? The dragon probably just saved them a few days.
So no, they were not going to just " knock on the gate", they were going to go around the wall.
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Old 08-28-2017, 11:24 AM
 
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So no, they were not going to just " knock on the gate", they were going to go around the wall.
In that case the huge wall was an enormous waste....if you can just walk around it when the water freezes, why bother having a wall?
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Old 08-28-2017, 11:28 AM
 
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In that case the huge wall was an enormous waste....if you can just walk around it when the water freezes, why bother having a wall?
Better to have one point on each end to worry about a serious manned defense than the entire border.
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Old 08-28-2017, 11:37 AM
 
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Better to have one point on each end to worry about a serious manned defense than the entire border.
Plus the sea is not always frozen, so normally there is not even that one access point.
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Old 08-28-2017, 11:38 AM
 
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Better to have one point on each end to worry about a serious manned defense than the entire border.
Then why was the main defense, Castle Black, located in the center of the wall?
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Old 08-28-2017, 11:38 AM
 
Location: New Jersey
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Actually, I wondered this myself but with a slightly different twist. Could the mountain be a plant for the Night King, just biding his time until he gets the signal from the Night King to kill Cersei?

We all assume that the Night King is out to get everyone, but maybe, in the end, he's only going to be out to get ONE very evil queen.
The night king didn't bring him back from the dead. He is somewhat living.
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Old 08-28-2017, 11:40 AM
 
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So no, they were not going to just " knock on the gate", they were going to go around the wall.
Except that the Night King has shown no ability to instantly freeze seawater. Heck, the dude couldn't even freeze lake water. And in the scenes with the Wall's destruction, one can plainly see that the sea wasn't frozen.

...

Like another poster said, it could have been anything that opened up the way south. I was just trying to point out how the writers once again went for the easy/showy scene without considering the finer points of it.

At this point in the GoT series, don't try to make sense of it, just sit back and enjoy the ride...
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Old 08-28-2017, 11:54 AM
 
Location: Los Angeles
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But what was the plan before the dead dragon became available? Was the Night King going to knock on the gate and pretend to be a door to door salesman, and rush inside when the gate was opened?
Knock Knock....

Guard: Who's there ?

NK: Candygram


Sorry, couldn't help myself.
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Old 08-28-2017, 12:12 PM
 
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Except that the Night King has shown no ability to instantly freeze seawater. Heck, the dude couldn't even freeze lake water. And in the scenes with the Wall's destruction, one can plainly see that the sea wasn't frozen.
The Night King wasn't going to freeze the seawater. The seawater is freezing because it's winter, which means it's extremely cold outside.
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