![]() ![]() “Behind him, to right, to left, all around him, the watchers stood patient, faceless, silent, the shifting patterns of their delicate armor making them all but invisible in the wood. George RR Martin has also referred to the others as the “Watchers” – which is quite often used for describing the men of the Night’s Watch. This also gives away an important clue about the Night King’s identity – of him perhaps being the book’s Night’s King.Īccording to the YouTuber Bridge4, the Night King is definitely the Night’s King, who had twelve companions, the twelve slashes being the evidence for this. This suggests that he had been slashed a dozen times, perhaps by a dozen White Walkers. Ser Waymar may have felt the cold that came with them, but he never saw them, never heard them…”Īlso, when Will climbs down the tree to check on Ser Waymar Royce’s corpses, he sees a dozen slashes upon his cloak. “They emerged silently from the shadows, twins to the first. Among them, some are visible and some are not. While observing Ser Waymar spar with a Walker, Will acknowledges the number of other Walkers present. Still can’t see them? Watch the scene closely frame-by-frame again.Īpart from these takeaways from the TV show, there also are several important takeaways from the book’s version as well. Also, upon looking closely, we can see that there were other White Walkers in the background as well. In the books, it is described as sounding like “crackling ice”. We can hear it being spoken to Will (perhaps, warning him) by the one who killed Gared. White Walkers, too have a language of their own. ![]() This symbol later reappeared in the episode ‘Spoils of War’ from Season 7 in the cave carvings of Dragonstone. First of all, the mutilated corpses that Will saw were arranged in a strange pattern or symbol. There were a few takeaways from this scene of the pilot episode. #What is the relevance of the opening scene? In the books, it is Gared who survives these events and is later executed by Eddard Stark for deserting the Night’s Watch. An undead Waymar then grabs Will’s throat with his icy cold hand. Then he picks up his broken and twisted sword, only to see that Waymar has risen back from the dead – his right eye has turned blue. All of the remaining ones then charge at Waymar, killing him.Ī fearful Will then climbs down the tree to examine Royce’s body. The White Walker’s shard hits his left eye and he is blinded. As soon as his blade strikes the White Walker’s sword, it shatters. A White Walker emerges from the woods, which Waymar challenges for a duel and suddenly, more of them start following. Waymar orders Will to climb up a tree and watch, which he does reluctantly. Will warns he companion to not get too close but later being determined on making his first ranging mission a success, ignores him. Will and Waymar climb up the ridge to look for the dead bodies but they are long gone. Then, he leads Royce to the wildling encampment, while Gared stays behind to guard the horses. Will explains to Ser Waymar and Gared in a similar fashion that he saw wildlings lying on the ground, perhaps dead. Just like in the TV show, the three rangers from the Night’s Watch set out on a ramping mission beyond the Wall to track down the wildlings. Later in the episode, Will is executed by Eddard Stark for deserting the Night’s Watch. The White Walker tosses Gared’s head at Will’s feet. Gared is eventually caught by a White Walker, who kills him by severing his head. Will spots the same wildling girl and run away fearfully and comes across Gared, who too is being chased by White Walkers. Soon enough, both of them are ambushed by a White Walker, who kills Royce. Will heads back to look for what happened there, while Royce and Gared stay at the spot to investigate. Upon arriving at the spot, they find that the bodies have disappeared. Royce ignores his advice and asks Will to take them to the spot. Upon knowing the happenings, Gared advises them to get back to the Wall to report everything to Lord Commander Jeor Mormont. Will finds mutilated dead bodies of wildlings arranged in a strange pattern and upon seeing a girl pinned upon a tree runs back to the others to report his sightings. They all part their ways to track down the wildlings. Three rangers of the Night’s Watch namely – Ser Waymar Royce, Will, and Gared travel beyond the Wall to investigate reports of wildlings in the Haunted Forest. ![]() The Game of Thrones TV show begins with a cold opening scene.
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