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I feel like this episode seriously devalued the white walkers and AOD army too.
For 6 seasons they have been this ominous threat that are we are told to be terrified of. Then in their brief appearances, they live up to that and are truly terrifying.
In Hardhome they were unstoppable, unpredictable, rapidly moving around, jumping off cliffs, climbing over each other. Slaughtering people left and right.
In this episode they were mowed down like they were nothing. In the surprise attack, they kill them all easily (Except the one of course). Jon also easily killed the WW.
Then in the epic showdown after clearly being much faster than the gang by running ahead of the group encircling them (which was cool), they were so slow when they attacked. They all died with one hit and seemed like your average zombie rather than the ravenous psychos they were in previous seasons.
Are we supposed to believe that this unstoppable army was mowed down by 6 guys??
I was thinking ahead after the episode about what comes next and the inevitable WW march toward/past the wall. And I couldn't help but thinking that the threat seems completely watered down now. We just saw what 6 guys could do to the army. It doesn't seem that unwinnable of a war if they march against them with the North/Dany's army.
The episode was cool, but it really diminished the WW/AOD in my opinion.
I thought the opposite. Forever we have known what the Onion Knight finally figured out---there are three dragons that would fight against the dead and burn em to crisps. Kind of anticlimactic. Now we know the Ice King can take dragons out and he has an Undead Dragon of his own. Seems like a fairer fight all of a sudden.
P.s. Those were the best fighters all put together with the knowledge and means to fight the White Walkers. Clearly, someone was gonna have to figure out how to kill them eventually. That knowledge was gained and acted upon. Does it make the White Walkers seem less invincible? Well, yeah, that is what happens when you learn the mysteries of the mysterious enemy.