Game Of Thrones Season 6: 10 Big Questions We're Asking After 'No One'

9. Is The Blackfish Really Dead?

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It's the long-established rule of TV: if you don't see them die, there's a chance they aren't really dead. And that goes double for Game of Thrones, because even when you do see them die, it doesn't mean they're really dead (or at least staying that way).

The Blackfish makes an unceremonious exit from the show this week, having only just been brought back, as he's apparently killed off screen. Or is he?

There's not much to go on here beyond not seeing the death happen or his body afterwards, but that's generally enough. After all, why bring the character back after three years just to immediately kill him off?

There's also the question of how much more time we'll now spend in Riverrun, which has had its moment in the sun here. Walder Frey is a wonderfully despicable presence, but what more does he have to offer, save the brutal death he so obviously deserves?

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