Game of Thrones: 11 Burning Questions About White Walkers, Dragons, and More
Did you catch all the new info flying fast and furious? This post contains frank discussion of Season 7, Episode 6 “Beyond the Wall.” If you’re not caught up or don’t want to be spoiled, now would be the time to leave. Seriously, I won’t warn you again. Skedaddle. This episode was packed with a lot of action but also, surprisingly, a lot of new rules of the Game of Thrones universe. These rules—specifically as they pertain to White Walkers—will be vital in understanding the war to come in Season 8, so make sure you caught it all. How Do Those Flaming Swords Work and Why Doesn’t Everyone Have One? In the books Thoros of Myr lights his sword with wildfire while Beric uses his own blood (and some magic) to light the flame. That’s how the show version of the character seemed to do it when he fought the Hound back in Season 3 . There was a whole ritual and everything. So that explains why they were so rare back then. But now they just seem to turn on whenever Thor