What a long, strange trip it’s been.
This gallery was originally published April 22, 2016, and most recently updated Nov. 18, 2022.
Her enemies vanquished, Arya resolved to set sail and explore uncharted territories in Westeros.
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But he remained the honest, noble, fundamentally decent person he’d always been.
(Honestly, you’d think he would’ve learned by now to keep secrets to himself.)
He then fittingly took his place as the leader of the Night’s Watch.
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(“The things we do for love.")
She got her revenge on those who made her suffer, and governed Winterfell with a steely resolve.
Slowly but surely, though, Theon re-emerged, eventually getting his shot at redemption several times over.
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He may have betrayed House Stark, but he atoned for his sins in the end.
Unfortunately, a lot of her worrisome tendencies never exactly went away.
He enjoyed the nitty-gritty business of governing more than almost anyone, and he was even good at it!
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Through it all, Tyrion retained his piercing wit, his penchant for wine, and a loquacious tongue.
Tyrion soon found his spot as the Hand of Bran.
The pair fittingly died together, the Red Keep collapsing on them.
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Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey)
Cersei was never known to let things go.
Varys (Conleth Hill)
Varys (Conleth Hill), a.k.a.
the Spider, was crafty and conniving even up to his death.
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His scheming proved to be his undoing, though, with Dany orchestrating his death by Drogon.
In the end,he died as he lived: protecting the queen and Khaleesi he loved.
As Jon Snow remarked, Ser Jorah surely wouldn’t have wanted it any other way.
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He was Arya’s first road-trip companion (alongsideHot Pie!)
See, upward mobility is possible in Westeros!
Provided you’re the bastard son of a king, that is.
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Yep, one of them was Beric (David Michael Scott).
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