Pop quiz, everyone: When facing an undead army, is it better to keep your forces together, or send them out in smaller groups to die horribly before the real fight even starts?
That’s the question Theon Greyjoy and Alys Karstark are faced with in a deleted scene from “The Long Night,” during the Battle of Winterfell. The scene debuted on IGN, and clearly, the pair of them made the wrong choice. Watch below:
Look, I’m not saying that Theon purposefully sent out Alys and her cadre of Karhold men to die fighting those squirrely wights in the Winterfell godswood so he could get a big dramatic death scene to himself later, but I’m not not saying it.
But seriously, I’m glad this scene was cut. It’s not like a handful of fighters would have even mattered once the Night King found his way to Bran, but I don’t like that the characters were operating on horror movie logic here. Stick together, guys.
Plenty of deleted season 8 scenes have been making their way online lately. YouTube’s own Targaryen has made a supercut out of them, so best watch it before it gets removed:
Which deleted scene was your favorite? Let’s discuss! And you can see all of these scenes, plus more, on the home video release of season 8, as well as on Game of Thrones: The Complete Collection. Both are out now!
To stay up to date on everything fantasy, science fiction, and WiC, follow our all-encompassing Facebook page and sign up for our exclusive newsletter.
Watch Game of Thrones for FREE with a no-risk, 7-day free trial of Amazon Channels