But EW, like the North, remembers.
So, enjoy (and then proceed to Twitter to tell us why we’re wrong).
Ros (Esme Bianco)
Who weeps for Ros?

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The ruse worked, of course, and thus began Jon’s season-long adventure in love and Wall-climbing.
(See also: Bronn, Yohn Royce.)
(Thrones' plant-and-payoff game really has been superb.)

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Alas, he met an also-ignoble end, killed at the hands of common foot soldiers.
But his name, or at least his nickname, will live on.
Well, it’s a hard world for everybody, but especially little things.

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Alas,Game of Thronescan never let us hold on to hope for long.
(“You have no right to an opinion!")
(“Oh, we’re all thinkers now, are we?")

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Much like the Blackfish, the 10-year-oldLady of Bear Islanddoesn’t take guff from anybody, including the Starks.
“I think we’ve had enough small talk.
Why are you here?”

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Truly an icon for our times.
Yoren (Francis Magee)
Jaqen H’ghar (Tom Wlaschiha) had a more memorable schtick, sure.
But Yoren was just as important in getting us the Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) we have today.

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Bold statement, we know, but hear us out.
That’s about as decent as men come in Westeros these days.
Except for…
1.

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Hot Pie (Ben Hawkey)
Who doesn’t love a heaping helping of Hot Pie?
Plus, he helped steer Arya back toward Winterfell upon her return to Westeros in season 7.
If HBO ever greenlightsThe Great Westeros Bake-Off, hosted by Hot Pie, we’re there.

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