The 10 craziest show deaths that made fans cry

Who’s going to die in the new season of Game of Thrones? Nobody knows, although fans have their theories. After all, the show is notorious for killing off fan faves. Here’s 10 of the most shocking.

WHO’S going to die in the new season of Game Of Thrones? it’s the questions that all fans are asking because, let’s face it, not all of our favourites are going to make it.

George RR Martin has killed off more than 150 named characters in his books. In six series of the television adaptation, viewers have been shocked, saddened and horrified by the carnage. And, although there have certainly been a few “hooray” moments, most of them have been of characters undeserving of the gruesome ends they were given.

So, to whet everyone’s appetite for what will no doubt be a season with plenty of deaths and tears, here are the top 10 most shocking (and sad) deaths scenes so far — be warned, we’ve got some MASSIVE spoilers here!

Everyone thought Ned and Catelyn Stark were the real heroes. Until he got his head cut off and she got her throat slit.

1. NED STARK (Season 1, episode 9)

Both Sansa Stark and the fledgling audience of Game of Thrones were led to believe that new King Joffrey would show mercy to Ned Stark after he confessed to treason on the steps of the Sept of Baelor. Looking back, it’s easy to see Ned Stark’s beheading was crucial to the overall plot, but early fans of the show were horrified when lead actor Sean Bean was executed in just the ninth episode. What kind of show would kill off a main character in its debut season? We were about to find out.

The death of Khal Drogo also took the show in a completely different direction.

2. KHAL DROGO (Season 1, episode 10)

We quickly became attached to Khal Drogo despite his inauspicious introduction as the brute Dothraki horse lord poor Daenarys was forced to marry in the first episode. Still recovering from the shock of Ned Stark’s beheading the previous episode, fans then had to witness the death of another major character. Near death from an infected wound, Drogo was saved by the maegi’s blood magic only for Dany to have to euthanase his catatonic body with a cushion, while recovering from the stillbirth of her baby. At least she got some dragons out of the whole sorry incident.

Robb Stark was so close to revenge ... until he was slaughtered along with his wife, unborn son and mum.

3. ROBB AND CATELYN STARK (Season 3, episode 9).

Poor, poor GoT fans made it this far believing that one day the Starks would have their revenge. After all Ned’s widow and eldest son had spent two and a half seasons traipsing around Westeros fighting battles and negotiating a take down of the Lannisters. Surely they would have their vengeance soon …. and Arya was tantalisingly close to her family. Alas, we learnt the ugly truth the moment Walder Frey shut the castle doors and announced that the Lannisters sent their regards, having Catelyn, Robb (and his wife and unborn child) killed while he looked on.

The death of Prince Oberyn blew our minds. And his, really.

4. PRINCE OBERYN MARTELL (Season 4, episode 8).

The colourful rogue Prince Oberyn arrived with a flourish in King’s Landing to seek revenge against those who murdered his sister and her children. Given the chance to kill “The Mountain” Ser Gregor Clegane, Prince Oberyn looked set to win the trial by combat for Tyrion Lannister. Unfortunately he got just a little bit over-confident and his head got just a little bit squished. The graphic scene left fans in shock and in fear that Tyrion’s death sentence would be carried out in the season finale, with many taking to social media threatening to riot if Tyrion died.

Jon Snow and Ygritte were star-crossed lovers. They should have stayed in that cave...

5. YGRITTE (Season 4, episode 9)

Right from the start of Jon Snow’s forbidden relationship with wilding Ygritte (remember the love scene in the cave?) we just knew they were doomed. He was a Stark after all, albeit a bastard one, and Starks don’t get happy endings. Various scenes had one contemplating killing the other, until the attack on Castle Black where Ygritte planned to take out Snow to save her reputation. While she hesitated, young Olly came to the rescue and shot her in the back and fans through the heart. Damn you, Olly! They should have stayed in that cave.

Shireen Baratheon was good and kind and caring. So of course she was going to die.

6. PRINCESS SHIREEN BARATHEON (Series 5, episode 9)

As a true-born Baratheon the Greyscale-scarred princess was a legitimate heir to the Iron Throne that her father Stannis wanted. She touched our hearts as she taught the gruff Ser Davos to read, secretly visiting him in prison. Even Stannis himself was shocked when Melisandre suggested Shireen be sacrificed in exchange for victory in the battle for Winterfell, but he went ahead and had her burned at the stake as she screamed for help and fans shed real tears. It was controversial in real life as well as the show, where most of Stannis army abandoned him in disgust and Shireen’s mother hung herself.

7. JON SNOW (series 5, episode 10)

Jon Snow’s death came as much of a shock to viewers as it did to him. One minute he was safely tucked in his Lord Commander’s quarters at Castle Black and the next he was lured outside by Olly where he was knifed by various traitors with young Olly taking the final stab. Damn you, Olly! But we all knew that Snow was destined for greatness and speculation in the long months between the end of series 5 and series 6 was correct — Snow wasn’t going to stay dead. So can we bring back the Starks now?

Walda Frey and baby Bolton’s death at Ramsay’s hands was particularly shocking.

8. BABY BOLTON (series 6, episode 2)

Even though he had an evil lineage (his father Roose Bolton and his grandfather Walder Frey orchestrated the Red Wedding) viewers were still appalled at the manner of the innocent newborn baby’s death. Shortly after hearing of the birth, Ramsay Bolton stabbed his father and then set his dogs on both Walda and her babe to secure his status as head of House Bolton. Some GoT viewers were so offended by this chilling scene that they switched off their TVs vowing to never return to the show, claiming it had “finally gone too far”.

The death of Hodor was so sad — and should have been a warning to Bran about the dangers of his warging.

9. HODOR/WYLIS (series 6, episode 5)

When the White Walkers drop in for a visit, Bran, in the throes of a vision/visit to past Winterfell, had to be dragged from the cave while warging into Wylis, the stable boy who would grow up to be Hodor. Through Bran, Wylis heard Meera‘s shout as Hodor as he was torn to pieces by the wights, the repeated words “Hold the door” morphing into ”Hodor”. The self-perpetuating cause of death and finally knowing the horrible truth about why Hodor only says “Hodor” left many fans curled up on the floor in anguish as if they’d been sucker-punched in the stomach, instead of just the soul.

Margaery Tyrell tried to outwit Cersei and got blown up as a result.

10. MARGAERY TYRELL (series 6, episode 10)

To most recent series finale of Game of Thrones was a bloodbath with many longstanding characters losing the game, including King Tommen. The biggest shock wasn’t sweet young Tommen’s death, but Queen Margaery’s alongside everyone else when Cersei had them all blown up instead of facing her trial. Viewers were shown the igniting wildfire in the tunnels under the Sept of Baelor, realising what was about to happen. But astute Queen Margaery realised the danger and urged everyone to leave, leading viewers to believe she was about to escape. She wasn’t.

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