GAME OF THRONES Season 8, Episode 3 Breaks Series Record With 17.8 Million Viewers

GAME OF THRONES Season 8, Episode 3 Breaks Series Record With 17.8 Million Viewers

Sunday night's nail-bitingly tense installment of Game of Thrones promised the most epic battle in TV history, and while some feel it didn't quite deliver, the hype most definitely paid off for HBO...

By MarkCassidy - Apr 30, 2019 03:04 PM EST
Filed Under: Game of Thrones
Source: Via Variety
Jon Snow and his companions endured "The Long Night" this past Sunday on Game of Thrones as The Night King and his army of the dead laid siege to Winterfell, and while not everyone lived long enough to see the sunrise, HBO execs will have had a very good morning indeed.

According to multiple reports, the epic third episode of the fantasy drama's final season was the most watched in the show's history, drawing in 17.8 million viewers across all platforms. The extra-long installment also broke another impressive record, becoming the most Tweeted-about TV episode of all time with 7.8 million reactions to the intense Battle of Winterfell shared to the social media service.

With 3 episodes still to come there are bound to be more causalities, but if you want a recap of who met their makers in "The Long Night" you can check out our recap below.

Simply click on the VIEW LIST (ONE PAGE) button below!

Eddison Tollett

Ben Crompton in season 6, episode 2 of Game of Thrones.


And now his watch has ended.

Acting Lord Commander of The Nights Watch Eddison "Dolorous Edd" Tollett may not have been a principal character, but his constant griping and hilarious one-liners saw him emerge as a strong fan-favorite.

He was high on many fan's "death list," and was the first familiar face to be taken out when he was killed by a wight while bravely helping Samwell on the field of battle.

Beric Dondarrion

Beric fights off wights in the Battle of WInterfell


The Lightning Lord gave his last life to save Arya Stark, which, it seems, was something he was destined to do from the first time his Lord of Light resurrected him through his friend Thoros.

While being pursued by wights through the corridors of Winterfell with Arya and The Hound, Beric was stabbed multiple times before breathing his last once the young Stark girl was safe.

Like Edd, Dondarrion was never much more than a secondary character, but he was pretty damn awesome, and we're going to miss that flaming sword!

Lyanna Mormont


It's a shame the fierce little Lady of Bear Island had to go, but things always looked bleak when she insisted on fighting alongside her men during last week's episode.

Hey, at least she went out like a boss.

After being swept aside by an undead giant, Lyanna charged right at the beast with her axe raised. While she ultimately perished in the giant's grasp, she managed to jam a dragonglass dagger in his eye first, taking one of The Night King's biggest assets out of the battle.

Theon Greyjoy

Theon attempts to hold the Night King off from the godswood, where Bran is waiting.


"Theon, you're a good man. Thank you."

Theon Greyjoy's demise seemed inevitable after he volunteered to protect Bran in the Godswood last week, and, sure enough, the Iron Islander was impaled with his own spear when he charged The Night King.

Theon was one of the most hated characters in Game of Thrones at one point, but his gradual redemptive arc really struck a chord with fans, and he was able to atone for his pretty heinous past actions by giving his life in service to The Starks.

Jorah Mormont



Arguably the biggest character to bite the big one (Theon was probably on par, but Jorah appeared in more episodes) was Ser Jorah Mormont.

The grizzled warrior came to his Khaleesi's aid at the last second, saving her from dozens of undead while sustaining grievous wounds in the process.

Mormont stayed on his feet right until the last wight fell once The Night King was destroyed, before dying in the arms of the woman he'd loved and protected since the very first episode.

Melisandre



It's definitely a stretch to refer to Melisandre as a hero, but The Red Woman did do some good before checking out.

Arriving out of the blue before the battle kicked off, Mel gave the gift of fire to Winterfell on two different occasions. Then, she inferred that it was Arya's destiny to kill The Night King, prompting The Young Wolf to leave the keep and save her brother.

After the battle, The Red Priestess removed her collar before ageing rapidly and turning to dust in the snow while Davos looked on. Her actions may not make up for burning poor Shireen Baratheon alive (what could?), but at least she attempted to make amends.

The Night King



Fans may not have expected the show's ultimate big bad to be taken out halfway through the final season, but here we are.

The seemingly unstoppable ice demon may have survived dragonfire, but he didn't count on a Faceless Man-trained badass with a Valyrian steel dagger and expert hand-eye coordination.

Some feel that Jon should have been the one to kill the Night King, but that would have been predictable. Does this mean Arya is actually the Prince(ss) that was Promised?
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JustAChillFan
JustAChillFan - 4/30/2019, 3:14 PM
Honestly a disappointing episode for me. Didn't help that the lighting was absolutely atrocious.
L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 4/30/2019, 3:20 PM
Remaining episode lengths:

Episode 4 (May 5): One hour, 18 minutes
Episode 5 (May 12): One hour, 20 minutes
Episode 6/Series finale (May 19): One hour, 20 minutes
BigMikeReviews
BigMikeReviews - 4/30/2019, 3:26 PM
Say what you will about the episode itself, but it delivered one of the best if not THE best music track by Ramin Djawadi "The Night King"
blitzkreg
blitzkreg - 4/30/2019, 4:39 PM
@BigMikeReviews - Yes it did. Awesome music !
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 4/30/2019, 3:49 PM
I'm honestly baffled as to how anyone could be disappointed by this episode. I had a few nitpicks, but that's all they were. I think between this and some of the Endgame backlash I've seen, it might say something about how spoiled we've become such a high standard of TV/film recently.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 4/30/2019, 4:09 PM
Never thought I'd see that happen :p
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 4/30/2019, 4:18 PM
The first half was like nothing I’d ever seen on television.

Wait... no... the first half was like I was seeing nothing on television.
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 4/30/2019, 4:23 PM
Great special effects though....

BigDriggs
BigDriggs - 4/30/2019, 4:24 PM
Episode was intense af! I do have a question though, not sure if anyone can answer or not










Spoilers!!!
Did Rhaegal die? It was kind of unclear. Same with ghosts fate.
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 4/30/2019, 4:36 PM
@BigDriggs - It’s a bit blink-and-you’ll-miss-it, but 2 dragons are seen over Winterfell in the preview for the next episode, and Ghost looks to be outside the gates in another shot, so I guess they both survived. I wasn’t able to tell what happened to either of them in the episode itself.
BigDriggs
BigDriggs - 4/30/2019, 7:04 PM
@Chewtoy - oh nice, I didn't notice that but I went back and saw that you're right. Very cool. It was extremely vague about Rhaegal, so I was just assuming he dies, same with ghost. Good catch!
blitzkreg
blitzkreg - 4/30/2019, 4:38 PM
Why people thought Jon would be the one to take out the night king is beyond me. Have we been watching the same show ? It was always presumed he would be the one to do it. But from season 1...characters you think wouldn't die...died !
I thought It was great that Arya took him out. Besides they been mad foreshadowing about it.
Now...will she be the one to take out Cersei?
I think it will be Tyrion. Many think it will be Jamie. I don't think so. Hell...Cersie might kill herself.

TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 4/30/2019, 4:42 PM
I don’t know if viewers is the right term. People who were in the room while the show was playing is probably more accurate.
marvel72
marvel72 - 4/30/2019, 5:37 PM
I enjoyed the episode, I didn't want the White Walkers taken out completely. The episode was a bit dark though. It could of been better lit so you could actually see what was going on.
MikeDrop1
MikeDrop1 - 4/30/2019, 5:52 PM
How did arya get to the night king that's only thing, I was a little confused about.
four20smoke
four20smoke - 4/30/2019, 7:46 PM
@MikeDrop1 - i think it would have made a little more sense for her to have been using a face of bran and then got his ass, thats actually what i was thinking was going to happen in that whole scene
deepee3
deepee3 - 4/30/2019, 10:57 PM
She ran up behind the group of White Walkers as they focused on Bran. How is that not clear?
Typhoon20
Typhoon20 - 5/1/2019, 4:18 AM
@deepee3 - There was 50 feet from the NK to the white walkers, and the white walkers were standing shoulder to shoulder. How is THAT not clear ? So she can leap that far ? I'm baffled how people can just see past BS like this.
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