Game Of Thrones Season 6: Ranking Every Death From Worst To Best

18. Summer And Shaggydog

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Causes Of Death: Mauled by wights; killed on order of Smalljon Umber.

For f**k's sake could this show just stop killing off all the direwolves already?

The Stark dogs continued to get a raw deal this year, as both Summer and Shaggydog returned from their extended absences, only to be killed off. Well, in the case of Shaggydog he actually returned killed off, his head unceremoniously displayed to Ramsay Bolton as proof of Rickon's identity. This led to the big 'House Umber is going to betray Ramsay' theory that ultimately never panned out.

As for Summer, at least he got to go down a hero. One of the direwolves we've seen quite a lot of, thanks to Bran's warging, he died charging into a group of wights so Bran could escape; another sad moment in a tragic episode.

They're ranked among the worst not just because they're cute animals being killed (although there is that), but because the show has now killed off four of the six direwolves, and it keeps feeling like a waste.

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