![]() Weiss are still following their previously established formula of delivering big twists in the penultimate episode. Though GoT consists of just seven episodes this year, let's assume executive producers David Benioff and D.B. From the Red Wedding to the Battle of the Bastards, what was traditionally Episode 9 (when GoT produced 10 episodes) always had some major repercussions. The penultimate episode of a GoT season is known to be high-stakes. Let's dive into this week's preview: Who will die beyond the Wall? Jon and company are facing off against the Night King, after all. Taylor has plenty of experience with huge action sequences, so you can expect that "Beyond the Wall" will feature some pretty spectacular battles with deadly consequences. Sunday's episode is directed by Alan Taylor, a veteran GoT director who went on to make Thor: The Dark World and Terminator: Genisys. In "Eastwatch," Jon put together a team: Beric Dondarrion (Richard Dormer), Thoros of Myr (Paul Kaye), recently-cured-of-greyscale Jorah Mormont (Iain Glen), the Hound (Rory McCann), Tormund Giantsbane (Kristofer Hivju) and recently-returned-to- GoT Gendry (Joe Dempsie). Picking up where we left off last week in "Eastwatch," the majority of the action this week will follow Jon Snow (Kit Harington) and his ragtag crew of White Walker hunters on a mission to catch one of the undead to return to Westeros and prove that this supposedly mythical threat is real. If you've managed to avoid watching that leaked version of Episode 6, then you're in for a wild ride Sunday as GoT goes "Beyond the Wall." Where range weapons were available to any size force, on any mission and it was decided to stick to melee.Buckle up, Game of Thrones fans, because this is where our journey through Season 7 really picks up as the HBO fantasy drama airs its penultimate episode of the current season Sunday. I would love to hear of instances in real history where I would be mistaken. Even if he did not expect to see any more than small groups of enemies, he would want range weapons. Given the experience and background of Jon I find the fact that he did not bring at least two bows almost beyond belief. Note that visibility cleared up during the big battle. With low visibility high accuracy can beĪchieved at 10 yards without fear of hitting your own team. Snipe at high value targets from a distance, during the battle Most skirmish archers are also very well trained at melee.Ī decent archer can fire off a staggering amount of arrows at anĪpproaching enemy depending on visibility range. Ready, bringing back 50 arrowheads worth would have been no Based on the timing in the show they should have a few boatloads First lets be clear that this is a skirmish force, not a large army deployed for battle using those types of tactics.Ī single barrel of dragon glass could have made hundreds ofĪrrowheads. My 'in universe' answer can only be that he is a fool. My answer is plot, Virusbomb had a comment along those lines on another answer that made me smile. Probably the mission was planned as a quick hit and run: find some wights (a scouting party?), kidnap one of them and run the hell back to the Wall. I think Jon also didn't imagine he would meet the Night King (or at least he hoped he wouldn't). You don't want to waste a whole load of it in arrows before the main battles have even begun. (Credit to for this point)ĭragonglass is already in short supply and has only just started to be mined. Arrows aren't as accurate as a melee hit and so may miss altogether or pass through the target, think skeletons.As we saw with the bear they had trouble tracking it with handheld weapons, an archer would have been useless. Archers need good visibility: It's winter now so blizzards are more likely.Archers aren't too effective against a mass enemy approaching at speed.Archers are only effective at long range and as we've seen wights like to attack up close and personal.The archers would need back up weapons if the wights get close to them.An arrow needs to be retrieved to be used again.An arrow can only hit one target at once.Archers need a lot of ammunition to be effective.So why wouldn't you include archers in your small patrol: That's also one of the reasons why they took so few men with them. The expedition beyond the wall is a last ditch attempt to get more people up north to help protect the realm.
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