Kill him with fire.
There are multiple characters in Game of Thrones that really needed to die.
Joffrey’s tyrannical rule got so unbearable that we were actually cheering when the little shot choked to death at his own wedding. Elsewhere, Ramsay Bolton was such a sadistic bastard that the idea of him being eaten alive by his own ravenous dogs seems like he got off lightly.
The deaths of characters like Meryn Trant, Olly, Janos Slynt, Roose Bolton, and Shae were also joyous affairs and now that the Great War is here, it’s likely that Game of Thrones fans want the Night King to meet the pointy end of a Valyrian steel sword.
However, there’s an even bigger evil than the leader of the undead.
Of course, we’re talking about Ed Sheeran’s Lannsiter soldier that almost ruined the illusion of Game of Thrones for viewers everywhere. In the interest of full disclosure, we’ve nothing personal against the singer – he seems like a lovely fella – but that cameo was awful.
In an interview with the Huffington Post, Kristian Nairn (Hodor) once said that: “I’m not a fan of the cameos in Game of Thrones. I don’t like them. I think it’s stupid. I don’t mind going on the record on that. I just think it takes you right out of the world.”
“Especially Ed Sheeran. I was like, ‘Why is Ed Sheeran here?’ I mean, Ed Sheeran’s great. He’s a great guy, great musician, but why is he in Game of Thrones?”
See, Hodor knows the craic.
Well, fans made their feelings on the cameo known but it appears that Ed’s not dead…yet.
Much like Beric Dondarrion, it appears that Ed will be hanging around Westeros for quite some time because it’s practically impossible to kill the singer.
In the recent episode, there was a scene where Bronn was, erm, spending time with three prostitutes.
The topic of conversation then turns to the Lannister soldier and one of the women mentions a fighter named Eddie. It’s soon revealed that the “ginger” soldier had his face burned off during a battle and that he now doesn’t have any eyelids.
Well, it appears that Sheeran’s soldier is alive in Westeros but he’s in some pain.
If the Night King wants to do us all a favour and kill this Lannister soldier, we won’t say no.
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