Here’s How The STARKS Just Became the Most Powerful Family in GAME OF THRONES


If you watched last night’s episode of Game of Thrones, then you’ve seen the great game changing luck that’s just struck the Stark’s, but if not… you should probably turn away right now. Don’t spoil the show for yourself! It’s just too good!

Now that our obligatory caveat’s out of the way… Here’s how the Starks just became the most family in Game of Thrones.

So, you remember that Albino Darth Maul from the end of the episode? The one who used his super powerful (and super creepy) fingernail magic to transform Craster’s last male child into a White Walker, blue eyes and all. Well, apparently that giant spiky headed creep wasn’t always an ice demon. No… he was actually a Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch. One of the earliest.

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His name’s Night King. 13th Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, he ruled the wall after the Long Night. Renowned for his battle record, Night’s King was an all around good guy and defender of humankind. Until he fell in love with a lady White Walker, that is. According to the legend, Night’s King banged a female Other, took her back to the Wall, and ruled the Night’s Watch as a cruel despot. It took the combined might of the Stark’s and A King Beyond the Wall to defeat Night’s King.

Well, that was 8,000 years ago, and as we’ve seen in tonight’s episode, the old’ tyrant’s still alive and well. He appears to be a king of the White Walkers, which is pretty weird. What happened to all of the other White Walkers that he and the Southerners fought during the Long Night? If Night’s King can so easily rule the White Walkers, who were the prodoginators of this race? We know so little about them, but of what we do know, new White Walkers are created by converting newborn human children. So… who were they originally?

I have absolutely no answer for any of these questions, but all I know is Night’s King appears to lead the White Walkers. Oh, and he might be a Stark. That’s right. Of all the many rumored houses this Darth Maul look-a-like might call home, the most compelling one is House Stark. While his desires might exceed the petty wars of Winterfell and King’s Landing, he’s a Stark nonetheless (brother of Bran the Builder, according to the story). While Daenerys Targaryen might have a handful of adolescent dragons, and Stannis Baratheon has his creepy Red Priestess, the Starks have an Ice God.

“Winter Is Coming” has a whole new meaning, doesn’t it? Less of a warning and more of a festive announcement. Whenever the Night’s King utters it, of course.  Dude totally loves Winter.  Nothing like fresh snowfall, fresh lemon sorbet, and the sweet scents of Westeros on the wind.

Now, I’m not saying Night’s King will wage war on behalf of Ned Stark and the misfortune his family’s experienced at the hand of the Lannisters… still, the Stark’s have an Ice God on the roster.  That’s gotta count for something.