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Originally Posted by mlyonsd
Earlier seasons had Jon and the NK making eye contact at multiple occasions. They knew each other. We all assumed they would meet in the end.
So when the battle is about to commence and Bran says the NK will come for him AND they think killing the NK will destroy his army they decide......to let Reek defend Bran.
Yes feeling gyped is allowed.
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I get feeling that way but, honestly, think it would have been lazy storytelling to have the Night King show up for a showdown 1x1 with Jon.
The Night King revealed himself because he thought he had won and it was safe.
If the defenders of Winterfell put up a masterful, classic siege defense: He doesn’t reveal himself
If Jon and his dragon (R.I.P.) are waiting in the godswood with Bran, the NK would have sent in his forces to obliterate.
The only way, really, to win the war was to let the NK think he had won.
In my mind, Bran had foreseen that. He’s playing the role of Dr. Strange in Endgame here.
We didn’t see much of the battle preparation or planning. No council discussing the plan. That leaves what they’re ultimately trying to do open to interpretation.