Game of Thrones may be finished but that hasn’t stopped people from discussing the show in depth.
Now, fans have turned their attention to some of the show’s smaller characters,in particular, Theon Greyjoy (played by Alfie Allen).
Many will recall he perished in the Battle of Winterfell in episode three of season eight, when he tried one final stand against the Night King (Vladimir Furdik).
However, he was sadly slain while protecting the future King of Westeros, Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead Wright) and it was down to Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) to murder the villain.
It seems fans aren’t too convinced with Arya being the chosen one to take his life, considering the whole show and book lore had built up the notion of “Azor Ahai” - the Prince That Was Promised.
Many believe that man was Theon, and M3_Driver has shared a pretty convincing list of reasons why on Reddit.
The forum poster wrote in a thread titled “It should have been Theon…”: “Look, we all have our opinions of season eight and some of the writing decisions that were made. Say what you will but I will always love this show. That being said, I felt they made a tactical error by choosing (the decision was made a couple years ago apparently) for Arya to kill the Night King.”
They continued: “Theon is one of the last people in the show the viewers and book readers alike would have expected... and more importantly it would be fitting and surprising just like the Hodor reveal.
“Early is the show, we are informed that Theon was raised at Winterfell when his father proclaimed himself King in a rebellion that failed and lost his son as punishment to the Starks. In a way, Theon was a ‘prince’ who was promised.”
The poster continued to suggest Theon’s story in Game of Thrones meant he was consistently trying to find a purpose in life considering he wasn’t a Stark, but
