Game of Thrones fans were shocked to the core when Arya Stark (played by Maisie Williams) killed the Night King (Vladimir Furdik).
The the thrilling third episode, titled The Long Night, saw the villain stride his way through Winterfell without really facing any challenges.
When Jon Snow (Kit Harington) took a run at him, he merely raised the dead and continued on his mission to get to Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead Wright).
In fact, the only confrontation he really had was with Theon Greyjoy (Alfie Allen), but fans will recall the wannabe hero was slain in his tracks.
However, according to director Miguel Sapochnik, the Night King was supposed to get his hands very dirty.
The production member told IndieWire previously how they simply had to cut the scene as it wouldn’t have been as tense as the final edition.
Miguel said: “There was an extended battle sequence where you saw the Night King fight. Very long.
“There was a whole bunch of stuff that was going to happen.
“But when we got there, not to shooting, but in the process of prep, you start to prioritise what’s important, and this is a micro-version of what we’re just talking about.”
He went on: “At the end of
