Game Of Thrones Season 8: Ranking Every Character Worst To Best

20. Melisandre

Game Of Thrones Melisandre
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Despite the fact she only appeared in one episode of Season 8, Melisandre still managed to make a lasting impact in The Long Night.

Her entrance was suitably dramatic, as she (somehow) arrives at the gates of Winterfell, and lights up the Dothraki's arakhs in an utterly thrilling moment. She then goes on to share a key exchange with Arya, which pushes her in the direction of killing the Night King, before finally being able to take off her necklace, reveal her true form once again, and die with her mission completed.

In the space of a single episode, she get to help play a key role in defeating the White Walkers and have her whole arc satisfyingly tied up.

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