Game Of Thrones Season 6: 10 Ups And 2 Downs From 'Battle Of The Bastards'

4. Taking Back Winterfell

Game of Thrones Winterfell Stark Banners
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If you didn't feel even the slightest tinge of joy when the Bolton banners from Winterfell, and were replaced by Stark ones, then you truly have a heart of stone.

It's been a long time since Winterfell even had one Stark calling it their home, by choice anyway, and in keeping with the theme of Season 6 coming full circle, it's fitting that the castle is returned to its rightful owners after the battle.

This started out as the Stark story, it was through their lens that we discovered this world, and while the show has massively expanded its scope, they're still the emotional core of it. They've suffered more misfortune and tragedy than anyone else: the father, the mother, the eldest child, and now the youngest all killed, the other siblings separated out across the continent. Now they're finally coming back home. It's hard not to be happy about that.

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