Season 8
The living meet the Army of the Dead outside Winterfell. The initial Dothraki charge is decimated, and the Unsullied are quickly overwhelmed, despite the dragonfire assist. Edd is killed saving Sam. Survivors retreat into the castle. Melisandre ignites the fire trench surrounding Winterfell to delay the advancing horde. Jon and Daenerys aerially engage the Night King on their dragons. The wights invade Winterfell, overpowering the defenders; Lyanna Mormont dies destroying a giant wight. Beric dies defending Arya. Melisandre tells Arya what she must do. Jon and Rhaegal knock the Night King off Viserion, and Daenerys and Drogon burn him with dragonfire without any effect. The Night King raises the slain Winterfell defenders, including the dead entombed in the crypt, which attack the non-combatants sheltered there. Wights pull Daenerys from Drogon, and Jorah is fatally wounded defending her. The Night King arrives at the Godswood and kills Theon. Just as the Night King reaches Bran, Arya ambushes him, stabbing the Night King with her Valyrian steel dagger. The Night King and his White Walkers shatter, causing Viserion and all wights to collapse. Her purpose served, Melisandre allows herself to die of old age.
The Long Night
The living meet the Army of the Dead outside Winterfell. The initial Dothraki charge is decimated, and the Unsullied are quickly overwhelmed, despite the dragonfire assist. Edd is killed saving Sam. Survivors retreat into the castle. Melisandre ignites the fire trench surrounding Winterfell to delay the advancing horde. Jon and Daenerys aerially engage the Night King on their dragons. The wights invade Winterfell, overpowering the defenders; Lyanna Mormont dies destroying a giant wight. Beric dies defending Arya. Melisandre tells Arya what she must do. Jon and Rhaegal knock the Night King off Viserion, and Daenerys and Drogon burn him with dragonfire without any effect. The Night King raises the slain Winterfell defenders, including the dead entombed in the crypt, which attack the non-combatants sheltered there. Wights pull Daenerys from Drogon, and Jorah is fatally wounded defending her. The Night King arrives at the Godswood and kills Theon. Just as the Night King reaches Bran, Arya ambushes him, stabbing the Night King with her Valyrian steel dagger. The Night King and his White Walkers shatter, causing Viserion and all wights to collapse. Her purpose served, Melisandre allows herself to die of old age.