re: Rank the 4 battles of Game of Thrones

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3. The Wall-- Maybe this is a bias of mine, but seeing Jon take his place is just gratifying. Besides, even though we can empathize with the wildlings, and grow to like them in many ways, the Wall is set-up as some "true" boundary."

4. Blackwater-- Obviously this was well done, but it seems futile in the grand scheme of the narrative. It's important for many reasons, and highlighted true "bravery" regardless of status, BUT I think it's place in the lore will be a footnote when compared to the true "War" in the series.

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What do you mean in the grand scheme of the narrative? If Stannis had won, the entire war would be different. Half of the characters would have been executed. It was the decisive point in the show and books where the Lannisters seemingly won.

In the grand scheme of things, Hardhome didn't even happen in the books. How is that more important in the grand scheme of things? Even the Battle of the Bastards had lower stakes than Blackwater, and I'm thinking it also won't be as grand as it was in the books when we see it in the show. Yes, the Wall had the highest stakes, but that doesn't make it great. Blackwater is still the best episode of the series, so...